CISS 260 Syllabus

HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

TROY, NEW YORK

COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE TITLE: Internship

COURSE SUBJECT AND NUMBER: CISS 260

DEPARTMENT: Computing and Information Sciences

CREDIT HOURS: 3

CONTACT HOURS: 1 Lecture 6 Lab

SEMESTER COURSE IS OFFERED: Fall, Spring, Summer

PREREQUISITES: CISS 210 Analysis and Design of Information Systems or Permission of CIS Department

COREQUISITES: None

TEXT(S):  None

COURSE FEES: None

OFFICE HOURS: Continual by arrangement throughout semester

FINAL EXAM / FINAL PROJECT: No

IS COURSE OFFERED DISTANCE LEARNING: no

DATE PREPARED:  August 2019

PREPARED BY: Prof James Looby

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The student will participate in an internship at an approved local business organization for experience in computer programming, operations, training, data communications or other technological areas during the last term of study.

ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS:

• • • Students will prepare a resume & cover letter in preparation for seeking a job in the information technology field.
    • Students will be placed in Information Systems positions at various businesses in the area.  Work activities will vary based on the placement. 
    • Students will submit a journal that documents the dates and hours worked as well as the work activities performed. There should be 1 journal entry for every 8 hours worked.
    • Students are encouraged to attend job fairs held in the HVCC geographic area. 

GRADE COMPUTATION:  

Performance at work site including weekly journal 90%. Blackboard Journal entries are required for every 8 hours worked. 

Resume & Cover Letter 10%

ADA COMPLIANCE:

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Hudson Valley Community College is committed to ensuring educational access and accommodations for all its registered students, in order to fully participate in programs and course activities or to meet course requirements. Hudson Valley Community College’s students with documented disabilities and medical conditions are encouraged to access these services by registering with the Center for Access and Assistive Technology to discuss their particular needs for accommodations. For information or an appointment contact the Center for Access and Assistive Technology, located in room 130 of the Siek Campus Center, email us at caat@hvcc.edu, or call 518-629-7154/TDD: 518-629-7596.

STUDENT BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES:

Students will demonstrate work skills in at least one of the following areas by working the equivalent of one workday per week at a local business:

• • • -programming
    • -PC application development
    • -hardware/network installation, maintenance & support
    • -help desk
    • -analysis & design of information systems
    • -computer operations
    • Students will demonstrate knowledge of resume and cover letter construction.
    • Students will demonstrate knowledge of appropriate workplace behavior and follow site specific standards.
    • Students will become aware of job opportunities in the Capitol District.

SEMESTER OUTLINE: (course content)

• • • Day 1 & Pre-Registration – Resume is due
    • Weeks 1 & 2 Placement and meeting with site supervisor
    • Weeks 2/3 – 16 Weekly attendance at work site

Benefits for Veterans: https://www.hvcc.edu/veterans/

Assessment Component	1 - Below Average	2 Average	3 - Above Average	4 - Outstanding	Enter 1 - 4 or N/A
1. Attendance & Punctuality	Occasionally absent and/or late and/or leaves early and/or takes extra breaks.	Never or rarely absent, rarely late, rarely leaves early or takes extra breaks.	Never absent, almost always on time, remains for assigned shift, takes only assigned breaks.	Never absent, always on time, sometimes remains after assigned shift, takes only assigned breaks.
2 . Performance & Initiative"	Seldom seeks out more work. Work is sometimes late and/or is sometimes incomplete and/or below average in quality.	Occasionally seeks out more work. Work is submitted on time, is always complete, and is of average quality.	Sometimes demonstrates initiative. Occasionally seeks out more work. Work is submitted on time, is always complete, and of very good quality.	Often demonstrates initiative. Self-starter, seeks additional work, work is submitted on time, is always complete, and is of superior quality.
3. Professionalism & Ability to work with others	Minimal self-confidence and/or sometimes a team player and/or gets along with most co-workers and managers. Rarely takes a leadership role.	Building self-confidence, team player, gets along with others, takes a leadership role only when asked.	Self-confident, team player, gets along well with others, sometimes takes a leadership role, often demonstrates creativity.	Self-confident, team player, gets along well with others, often takes a leadership role, and routinely demonstrates creativity.
4. Customer/Client Relations	Avoids interaction with clients and/or customers. Interactions rarely enhance company performance and image.	Occasionally seeks out interactions with clients and/or customers. Interactions often enhance company performance and image.	Often seeks out interactions with clients and/or customers. Interactions usually enhance company performance and image.	Routinely seeks out interactions with clients and/or customers. Interactions always enhance company performance and image.
5. Planning	Plans little work and/or usually follows work plans and/or little prioritization & multitasking and/or somewhat inflexible.	Plans some work, follows work plans, some prioritization & multitasking, flexible.	Plans most work, follows work plans, prioritizes, multitasks, flexible.	Plans all work, follows work plans, prioritizes, multitasks, flexible.
6. Problem Solving "	Resolves few problems and/or, rarely questions and/or rarely provides solutions.	Resolves some problems, sometimes questions, occasionally provides unique solutions.	Resolves some problems, sometimes questions, occasionally provides unique solutions.	Resolves own problems, questions the unusual, often provides unique solutions.
7. Communication	Somewhat ineffective written and/or verbal skills.	Effective written & verbal skills.	Above average written & verbal skills.	Superior written & verbal skills.
8. Technical Knowledge & Skill Level"	Below average subject and company knowledge and/or limited attempts to gain knowledge.	Average subject and company knowledge, seeks out others to gain additional knowledge.	Above average knowledge of subject and company, seeks out experts to gain additional knowledge.	Expert in subject and company, seeks out other experts to gain additional knowledge