1 Syllabus for MUS 290 Coordinated Internship
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COURSE SYLLABUS
MUS 290 – Coordinated Internship
Summer Semester 2018 Meeting times: By appointment
Instructor: Dr. T. Michael Gilley Phone:
Office Hours: M-F, By appointment Email:
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
MUS 290 – Coordinated Internship
Supervised on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours. 1-5 credits.
STATEMENT OF BROAD GOALS:
Provide supervised on-the-job internship (paid or non-paid) experience in heritage music venues including regional tourist and performance venues such as The Crooked Road venues, museums featuring heritage music exhibits, recording studios, music instruction in summer and JAM camps. This internship will provide the student with supervised work experience focused on a heritage music track focused on the student’s career pathway such as instruction; performance; managing events or venues; audiovisual and light systems; recording; or videotaping.
STATEMENT OF SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
During the orientation between the employer and the student, there must be agreement on Measurable Learning Objectives (MLOs) for the work period. The MLOs must be directly related to the student’s classroom studies and enhance the student’s creative, problem-solving, and technical skills, as well as personal improvement. The MLOs must be developed by the first two (2) weeks of employment. Instructions for developing MLOs can be found in Attachment 1. MLO worksheets found in attachment 2 must be signed by the student, the employer, and the faculty member.
TEXTBOOK:
None required
STATEMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:
Instructional methods include supervised hands-on training.
SAFETY:
Student safety is a primary concern in any and all labs associated with this course including work experience. It is imperative, for both the students’ safety and the safety of others, that each student utilize safe work practices and follow all safety rules and the employers’ directions explicitly.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Mountain Empire Community College is committed to academic quality and student success. Elements that support both of these values are regular attendance and participation in class. The college policy states that regular class attendance is required. The attendance policy in this class is:
Regular attendance is mandatory. The student is required to work a minimum of hours to achieve the registered credit hour(s) at a ratio of credit/practice not to exceed 1:5 hours during the internship. The student intern must work the minimum hours required by the curriculum but also understand that the employer may require additional hours as a condition of employment. These conditions are detailed in the Co-operative Education Agreement (attachment 3) and consistent within the requirements of the curriculum.
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