Syllabus
Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Gary Rutledge
Office: 303 (Prep. Hall)
Phone: 918-343-7800
e-Mail: rutledge@garyrutledge.com
WEBSITE: http://www.garyrutledge.com

PREREQUISITES
College-level Reading and Writing skills. Basic computer skills and access to a computer connected to the internet

APPLICATION PROCESS
Provide a cover letter explaining purpose for taking the intern program and demonstrating the commitment to complete the course.
Provide a brief resume covering past work and education experience.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Classroom lectures, discussions, and seminars structured to involve students in a supervised manner through the intern process. No less than 60 additional hours spent in intern activities verified by an approved site manager.

TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS
Handouts, Internship web pages, and internet links will be required readings for weekly assignments.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objective of this course is to allow the student to experience and observe a real-world community or institutional setting with a special emphasis on the day to day activities. The practical experience is an essential component in the broad-based training of the social science student. Students will participate in writing and research projects to improve writing and critical thinking skills. It is recommended that the  student experience the internship after a firm grounding at the foundation level in their major area of study. For example, the student should have completed basic survey courses in their academic area. The internship experience offers students the practical experience of observing the social relationships the occur in the workplace environment. The success of the internship depends on the partnership between the teacher, the site manager, and the student.

DISABILITIES
The school provides a range of services to allow persons with disabilities to participate in educational programs and activities. The responsibility for acquiring academic accommodation services for any student with a disability rests with the student. Advisors, faculty members, and administrators can help such students only if a formal request is made and only if official certification of the disability is completed. For information, contact the office of Student Relations or the counseling office.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
During the internship experience, students will conduct themselves in a professional manner. If a student exhibits behavior that casts doubt on his or her ability to complete the internship duties the students grade may be adversely affected.

INTERNSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
Instructor:
Help student select potential placement site.
Be familiar with pre-approved and potential placement sites.
Conduct group and one-on-one meetings, present lecture and printed material material appropriate to the course
Administer the Internship website
Assign course grade to students
Student:
1. Take responsibility of selecting a site in consultation with advisor.
2. Schedule and complete interviews with on-site contacts.
3. Read the weekly reading material as published on the Internship Website
4. Attend required class meetings and complete internship assignments.
5. Perform site responsibilities in a professional manner as if a paid employee.
6. Submit weekly progress and activity reports to the Internship Website
7. Contribute to weekly Threaded Discussions on the Internship Website.
8. Submit the required site evaluations and logs at the end of the placement service.
9. Prepare and submit the following items for a student portfolio.
    Emergency Contact and Procedures Information Form.
     Internship Learning Agreement record Form.
    Ethical Guidelines Form.
    Agency/Organization Placement Information Form.
    Resume Cover Letter.
    Resume
    Supervisor Evaluation: Intern Form.
    Intern Evaluation: Supervisor Form.
    Final Essay describing your intern experience    

METHOD OF EVALUATION
The grading scale is 90-100=A, 80-89=B, 70-79=C, 60-69=D, 0-59=F.

An Internet-based journal will be required in which you will keep weekly notes of all internship activities. Each week you will begin a new entry with notes of readings, discussions, activities, etc. in the appropriate place in the Internet Forum as provided. Begin each new entry with a title or description of the notes to follow. All notes should be maintained in this on-line notebook. (do not turn in loose pages) Other activities, threaded discussions, and time spent on site will be logged in this same Internet Forum. 

GRADES
50% of total grade = 60 Internship hours & performance (observation, working at direction of site supervisor, personal organization, reporting) Students will publish a detailed daily/weekly journal of all activities, observations, problems, will be published weekly to appropriate Threaded Discussion Forums on the Internet. Each posting should be at least 1 (two pages preferred) page in length. This portion of the grade is based on the quality and completeness of the journal entries.

10% of total grade = classroom hours (Absences - 1 = 100%, 2=50%, 3=0, Perfect attendance = 5 Points extra credit)

15% of total grade = Students will respond in writing to case study scenarios on the threaded discussion forum.

15% of total grade = Final Paper and Presentation to Class / Each student will summarize their internship site experiences (what old skills were used? – what new skills were developed?) in a 2-3 page paper and publish it to the Internship Website. Each student will also make an in-class final presentation of this paper to the rest of the class at the end of the semester. (presentations should be approximately 15 minutes in length)

10% of total grade = Student Portfolio (all forms, resume, cover letter, writing sample, etc.)

INSTRUCTORS WEBSITE GRADE PAGE
Students with proper ID numbers may view a current summary of their grades from any computer. Grades should be checked often for posting accuracy and grade average.
To check your grades:
Go to: www.garyrutledge.com
Click on "Grades"
When master grade page opens, click on the appropriate button for your class.
Scan down class grade page for your ID# and grades
Column headings are abbreviations of the unit assignments and will be in the same sequence as course calendar.

ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance of scheduled meetings are essential in a course of this nature; The Financial Aid Office and Veterans Services must be notified if student misses more than 10% of the meetings.

PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING
Plagiarism is usually defined as copying another person’s writing "word for word." This is accurate but incomplete. To mislead your readers to believe that another person’s ideas, words or sentence structures are your own is plagiarism. If you copy a passage that someone else wrote - published or not - and do not credit the author, you have committed plagiarism. If you use another writer’s text and replace certain words with synonyms, you have committed plagiarism. If you include another writer’s ideas in your essay without giving that writer credit, even if you state those ideas in your own words, you have committed plagiarism. Simply using another writing as a guide to your own writing may also be considered plagiarism.

To avoid plagiarism, first understand what needs to be documented. Your own ideas, interpretations, observations, and expressions do not need documentation. Information that most people know, or that can be found in at least three sources (such as when Mozart lived, or who won the super Bowl) is called "common Knowledge" and does not need to be documented, even if you have to look up the information. Any other information you present in an essay, however, needs documentation. This includes another person’s writing or ideas, statistics, obscure facts, paraphrasing, or summarizing.

To Quote directly, you enclose in quotation marks the exact words of the original, then provide information to refer the reader to an explanation of the source, located on the Works Cited page. For longer quotations (more than four typed lines), you should indent ten spaces and include parenthetic documentation at the end of the quotation. You do not need to put the quotation marks around the indented material since the indentation tells readers you are presentation a direct quote. Sometimes the information in the parentheses consists of the author’s last name and the page number on which the words appear. If you give the author’s name as a lead-in phrase you need only include the page numbers in the parenthesis. With quotations, a lead in phrase is not necessary, since the quotation marks tell the reader where the quotation begins. However you should strive to smoothly incorporate quoted material into your own writing rather than simply "dumping" it into your essay.

When you paraphrase, you set fourth an author’s meaning in your own words. You can not use words, phrases, or clauses that resemble those of the author. In other words, paraphrasing involves more than simply " plugging " synonyms or rearranging phrases and clauses; it involves changing the original substantially, so that the author’s ideas are conveyed in your own voice. With a paraphrase, a lead-in phrase is necessary s that readers will know where the paraphrase begins. After the paraphrase you should include the information in the parenthesis that refers the readers to an explanation of the source located on the works cited page.

To summarize, you must extract the author’s main ideas and present those ideas in your own words. Summary condenses longer passages to give the readers the authors basis massage. As with a paraphrase, a summary requires that you substantially change the words, phrases, and clauses to convey the author’s ideas in your own words. You must also use a lead-in to phrase to introduce a summary, and provide documentation that will lead the readers to the explanation of the source on the Works Cited page.

Unless instructed to do so, you should not consult secondary sources when writing essays. In some essays you will be using your own experience, ideas, and observations instead of research to develop your ideas. Plagiarism or any other kind of cheating will automatically receive an "F" for that work with no make-up

WITHDRAWAL POLICY
To withdraw from the class, students should initiate an official withdrawal in the Counseling Office to avoid being assigned the grade of "F". Nonattendance does not constitute official withdrawal.

GETTING HELP
I am here to help you! As your instructor, I am available via telephone (918-343-7800), e-mail (rutledge@garyrutledge.com) or in person (Office #303). I will be available to discuss grades, assignments, questions, or problems with you. Do not hesitate to contact me at any time during office hours or make an appointment.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Rogers State University is committed to providing students with disabilities equal access to educational programs and services.  Any student who has a disability that he or she believes will require some form of academic accommodation must inform the professor of such need during or immediately following the first class attended.  Before any educational accommodation can be provided, it is the responsibility of each student to prove eligibility for assistance by registering for services through Student Affairs. Students needing more information about Student Disability Services should contact the Office of Student Development at 343-7707.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Notify your college registrar and your instructor if you change your address or telephone number during the semester. This information must be accurate in order to receive newsletters and grades.

CHANGES
This syllabus is subject to change at any time at the discretion of the instructor.