Barney School of Business

Internship Program

For information on the Barney Undergraduate Internship program, contact the internship coordinator for the particular discipline as follows:

Accounting and Taxation
Dr. Patricia Nodoushani
Office: Auerbach Hall Room 406J
Phone: (860) 768-4346
E-mail: nodoushan@hartford.edu

Marketing and Management
Mr. Michael Bzullak
Office: Auerbach Hall Room 310
Phone: (860) 768-4828
E-Mail: bzullak@hartford.edu

Economics/Finance/Insurance
Dr. Jeffrey Cohen
Office: Auerbach Hall Room 412
Phone: (860) 768-4834
E-Mail: jcohen@hartford.edu

Director of Internship Programs
Mr. Jeremiah Nelson
Office: Auerbach Hall Room 227
Phone: (860) 768-5004
E-Mail: jenelson@hartford.edu

OVERVIEW

All undergraduate students in the Barney School of Business are required to complete an internship as part of their major program. The internship is an on-the-job work experience related to your personal interests, career aspirations, and major field of study. Because the internship is required for your undergraduate business major, you will receive academic credit upon successful completion of the internship requirement. Because you receive academic credit for the internship, you must pay tuition for the experience.

To begin the internship, students should have:

Completed BAR 210 (BAR 310 recommended) and the specified major prerequisite.
Junior standing (at least 53 credit hours).
Departmental approval.
2.0 cumulative GPA.

The specific course prerequisite for the internship requirement in each major is as follows:

Major	Internship course	Course Prerequisite
Accounting	AC 480 Internship in Accounting	AC 320
Economics/Finance	EC 480 Internship in Economics, or FIN 480 Internship in Finance	EC 311 or 312 FIN 310
Entrepreneurial Studies	MGT 480 Internship in Management	MGT 310
Insurance/Finance	INS 480 Internship in Insurance, or FIN 480 Internship in Finance	INS 210 or 322 or 324 FIN 310
Management	MGT 480 Internship in Management	MGT 310
MIS	MIS 480 Internship in MIS	CS 111, MIS 310
Marketing	MKT 480 Internship in Marketing	MKT 310

Successful completion of the internship requires the following tasks:

1. Selecting your internship placement organization. In order to facilitate the finding of an internship, the Career Center has a search engine available which lists available internships. The address for this is http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/career/coop.html#intern

2. Completing a learning contract by identifying the specific objectives you will meet during the experience. This learning contract must be signed by you, your faculty internship advisor, and your work supervisor.

3. Maintaining a weekly journal of your activities. You must turn in your journal on a regular schedule as determined by your faculty internship advisor.

4. Completing other requirements specified by your department or faculty internship advisor.

5. Receiving a satisfactory evaluation from your work supervisor.

6. Writing an 8-10-page paper explaining how your experience helped you achieve your internship objectives, as well as what you learned and how it relates to your course work.

7. Giving a report to your faculty internship advisor and being prepared to give a report of your internship experience to BAR 110, BAR 210, or BAR 310.

Select Your Internship

In consultation with your department chair or internship supervisor designated by the department chair, select your internship. The career center can also help you develop ideas on what to do for an internship. When selecting your internship, please keep in mind the following:

1. Your internship must cover a period of no less than 7 weeks.
2. Your internship must cover a minimum of 200 hours of internship work. This time does not include travel to and from your place of internship.
3. Your internship may involve either business work or community service.
4. You may complete your internship either locally or abroad (e.g., at home during the summer).
5. Your internship can be either paid or unpaid.
6. Your internship must allow you to achieve at least one objective in each of the program areas described below. (This requirement can be modified for community service internships.)

Complete the Learning Contract

The learning contract is a formal plan of the specific objectives you hope to achieve for your internship. It also serves as a record of what you have completed. The learning contract must be signed by you, your faculty internship advisor (assigned by your department), and your work supervisor. A copy of this contract will be given to you, your faculty internship advisor, and your work supervisor. Note: If you are completing a business internship, you must identify objectives from each of the four program areas. If you are completing a community service internship, you must identify at least four objectives from at least two of the program areas.

These objectives must come from each of the following areas:

Professional experience: Identify at least one specific business or professional experience you would like to have during your internship.
Major learning application: Identify at least one specific theoretical concept from your major that you will be able to apply during the internship experience.
Technical skill acquisition and application: Identify at least one specific technical skill or area of knowledge that you wish to acquire or improve upon during your internship.
Communication skill development: Identify at least one specific written or oral communication skill that you would like to develop during your internship.

Maintain a Weekly Journal

You are required to maintain a complete and accurate journal of tasks and activities you perform during your internship, including the dates and times you worked for each week of service. Record how that time was spent and indicate the proportion of the time you spent on each of the program objectives identified in the learning contract (i.e., think and write about what you did that week, what you learned, and how it was relevant to the objectives you want to achieve). Use your journal to record ideas for the paper you will write about your internship experience. Make your journal entries at the end of each week rather than at the end of your internship. Turn in your journal to your faculty internship advisor on the dates specified by your faculty internship advisor.

Complete Other Departmental Requirements

If there are any other departmental or major requirements, these will be determined by your department or faculty internship advisor. Each academic department has the option of adding additional requirements to the internship experience to meet educational or program objectives.

Receive an Evaluation From Your Work Supervisor

Upon completion of your internship experience, you must receive an signed evaluation by your work supervisor. This evaluation will be attached to your learning contract and will be a permanent part of your academic record.

Write a Paper About Your Experience

After completing your internship, you must write and turn in an 8 to 10 page paper, typed, doubled-spaced, with one-inch margins. In this paper explain how your internship helped you achieve each of the objectives you identified in your learning contract. Provide examples from your experience to illustrate what you learned from the internship and how it relates to your course work. Turn the paper in to your faculty internship advisor by the date specified in the learning contract. This paper will be graded and, with the signed evaluation from your work supervisor, form the basis for the grade you will receive for your internship.

Give a Report of Your Experience

Upon completion of your internship, give a report to your faculty internship advisor of your experience. You may be asked by your department, faculty internship advisor, or a course instructor to discuss your experience with students in BAR 110, BAR 210, or BAR 310