Learning contract Spring 2015 L. Demarse

The Learning Contract

The academic credit internship program (Mgt 4801) is designed to contribute to your intellectual and ethical growth by providing a reflective opportunity to apply classroom knowledge and a practical perspective from which to evaluate past and future classroom learning. The learning contract sets for the academic expectations of the internship and guides the internship experience. The school, experience provider (host) and the student develop the learning contract goals to ensure that the student receives an appropriately rigorous learning experience. The learning contract protects the student from serving as an unpaid office assistant, and insures that experience provider will work with the student who takes the experience seriously and conducts him or herself professionally. As you complete the learning contact please pay close attention to the instructions regarding alignment of the objectives. The first objective supports the School of Business learning goals; the second objective related to discipline-specific knowledge you seek to gain from the internship and the third objective addresses your personal aspirations for the internship. You are required to detail the specific learning activities that will assist you in meeting your objectives. Learning contracts that reference “observation or exposure” as learning activities are likely to be sent back for further development. Avoid generalities such as the following: “I would like to become very comfortable calling clients and working with people to accomplish my goals”. The learning contract needs to be specific. For example, “Develop as an effective communicator”.

Learning contract Spring 2015 L. Demarse

Spring 2015 Internship Learning Contract (Mgt 4801) This form is the initial contract between the Experience Provider (host), Student