GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS – READ AND FOLLOW THESE CAREFULLY
- Prepare your response to the prompts below using your preferred software (e.g., Microsoft Word)
and save your work. - I highly recommend utilizing a network-based drive to ensure that you do not risk losing your work
should a computer die, get lost or be stolen. There are many options available… and so far I’ve
been very happy with DropBox (http://db.tt/hj6Mpj1e) Tip: it works best if you download and
install the free software because then you can just save things to the DB folder on your computer
like you already do and it will automatically save a copy on the network that you can access from
anywhere. If even stores previous versions of the file in case you edit or delete it… that’s saved
me more than once!) - Do not use any direct quotes from any source. For this particular assignment you do not need to
cite the course resources (I know where you are getting that from). However, if you use any
outside source as a reference, you should be sure to cite it in a way that makes it clear what ideas
came from them and which are your own. See http://ter.ps/psycethics for instructions. - Proofread your work carefully… like any professional writing you will be required to do, it should
be well organized, clear and free of typographical or grammatical errors. It can be helpful to have
others proofread your work and I strongly encourage anyone that wants a strong Writing Quality
score to schedule an appointment with the writing center (http://ter.ps/writing). Just be sure to
write it and schedule that with enough time to make edits and submit. - Once you have carefully proofread your work and are ready to submit it, prepare a PDF copy of
your document and be sure it is titled as described above. If you are not familiar with how to
create a PDF document there is a tutorial posted here: http://ter.ps/makePDFs. Only PDFs will be
accepted for credit – any other file format will be rejected by ELMS. - Log onto canvas.colorado.edu and submit the assignment. Late submissions will not be accepted,
except for a documented, excused absence, so plan ahead for any technical difficulties you might
encounter.
Due: 12:00pm (Noon) on the day the assignment is scheduled for your group (see Canvas)
Learning Outcomes – After completing this assignment you should be able to:
• Locate information about how to apply for an internship
• Write an appropriate cover letter
• Apply concepts learned in this course to the application process
• Apply concepts learned in this course to better performance in an internship experience
You Will Need
• University Career Center and the President’s Promise website: www.c4t.umd.edu
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Double-check that you have followed the instructions carefully before clicking
Submit… once you click submit, that’s it.
WRITING PROMPT
Do you want a job after you graduate? If the answer is yes, then you would probably benefit from
pursuing an internship while you are here. Fortunately, the principles that we discuss over the course of
this semester can help you pursue an internship, interact with employers, and perform more effectively in
an internship or job. There are lots of internships available to students. Sometimes, however, the
internship you really want is not being offered. If that is the case, then you should propose an internship
with the company/organization that you would like to work for. This assignment will help you with this
process. You will hand in three pages for this assignment. You must do the following: - The first page of your assignment should be a description of an internship with a real
company/organization.
a. Identify an internship that you would like to apply for. Do this by doing one of the following:
i. Log on to the career services website: https://www.colorado.edu/career/. Find a real
internship opportunity that you would actually like to apply for. OR
ii. Find an actual company/organization that you would like to work for. This must be a
real organization. Make up an internship opportunity with this company/organization.
b. Give the internship description
i. If you found an actual internship, copy and paste the internship description OR
ii. If you are making up an internship, write a paragraph describing the internship
c. Give the name and contact information of the real-life person who would be in charge of that
internship. This must be a real person. The contact information must be real as well. - The second page of your assignment should be a cover letter addressed to the person in charge of the
internship. It should describe why you are interested in the internship and why he/she should choose
you to fill the internship. This must be a professional cover letter. Do not begin this part of the
assignment without visiting the career services website:
https://www.colorado.edu/career/students/application-materials/cover-letters. If it is not formatted
as a professional letter it is a zero for writing quality on the assignment. NOTE: For part two,
your response should be at least two paragraphs but no more than one page. - The third page of your assignment is a list of three principles that you have learned in this class that
would help you with this internship. For each principle, describe how the principle would help you at
the internship. These may be principles that would help you get the internship, interact with employees
at the internship or be actual knowledge that you would need to perform the internship. NOTE: For
the third section of the assignment please limit your response to 500 words.
Sample Solution
