Upon completion of a CAS internship you will
- Develop or enhance your understanding of an organization’s structure, behavior, communications, management style and performance expectations in a professional position related to a field of inquiry.
- Experience or observe at least one role in a professional organizational setting in order to:
- Enhance the learning experience beyond that provided in your coursework
- Develop or refine and apply professionalism, work ethics and communications skills
- Possess enhanced problem-solving abilities
- Possess improved critical thinking skills
- Demonstrate academic, personal and professional credentials through academic assignments such as the development of a professional portfolio.
- Demonstrate and document that you have considered, critiqued, evaluated, tested, inquired and performed, and subsequently learned from the internship position through academic assignments such as the completion of a reflective learning journal or reflection paper.
- Summarize the internship experience, learning and outcomes through the completion of an internship self-evaluation.
- Reflect upon the perception of a professional within your discipline who critiques your knowledge, skills and personal growth attained through the receipt and review of a supervisor’s evaluation.