CAP 480 - Cooperative Internship Program Interdisciplinary Seminar:Exploring Issues and Practices in the Workplace

Institution:

Gallaudet University

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Description:

An internship experience combined with a weekly seminar that provides an opportunity to develop critical thinking skills, observation skills, creative responses to challenges in the workplace, and the ability to integrate theory and practice. Students will perform three hours' worth of credit in the seminar and three hours' worth of credit in the internship. Internships will be arranged by the Career Center according to their already established academic requirements. The internship will be used as a laboratory to investigate, evaluate, analyze, and apply classroom teachings. The seminar will provide a structured process to consider specific, relevant topics such as ethics in the workplace, conflict resolution, understanding actual and theoretical organizational structures, women in the workplace, special concerns of deaf people in the workplace, and effective communication of ideas. From time to time, selected on-site supervisors and deaf professionals will be invited to participate in classroom discussions. This course is not repeatable; students may not earn Career Center credits and credit for this course simultaneously. Prerequisites: Completion of sophomore year; satisfaction of other Career Center requirements for participation in internships (GPA of 2.0; completion of all conditional English and/or math courses); completion of Career Center information file (resume, letters of recommendation, transcript, information release forms, etc.) and the development of a portfolio.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.gallaudet.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 651-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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