POS 290 - Senate and Assembly Internship

Institution:

Onondaga Community College

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Description:

Senate and Assembly internships available on a competitive basis for outstanding sophomores. Description of Assembly Internship follows: The program begins with a comprehensive weeklong orientation to the operation of the State Government, with particular reference to the workings of the Legistlature. Interns then receive full-time job assignments in the office of an Assemblyman or Assembly committee; the assignments are based on a work plan and a learning contract between a supervisor and an intern; tasks involve constituent work, research on specific legislation, research on the legislative process, and office administration; supervisors are either members of the Assembly, members of their legal or research staffs, or committee staff; job performance is formally evaluated on a regular basis by the supervisors. During the course of the program interns participate in seminars covering such topics as descriptive statistics, evaluating social programs, behavior of legislators, legislative decision- making, and current political issues. Interns receive academic guidance and support, on an individual and group basis, from the permanent program staff, from the Professor in Residence, and from staff within the Assembly (and the State Government) who work with the interns on specific topics and who provide them with a unique blend of academic and practical expertise. The Professor in Residence evaluates the interns at regular intervals and at the end of the program. Prerequisite: POS 100 or POS 102 or Permission of Instructor.

Credits:

9.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sunyocc.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 498-2622

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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