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Experiential learning opportunities (ELO’s) are real world experiences which
connect students with regional businesses and organizations. These include:
Internship
Practicum
Job Shadow
Special or Class Projects
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How do I get started?
Want to know the types of
experiences other businesses have had? Read our
business profiles
and student profiles.
Internship
An
internship places the student in an on-the-job learning experience
under the direction of a mentor. It is practice-oriented and requires
that the student has knowledge of, and understands the basic skills of,
the job. An internship provides real world experience; it is not
simply an entry-level job. It is intended to place the student outside
of the College-classroom environment and to provide realistic
experiences for one's future career. These experiences can be paid or
unpaid, but the emphasis is on the learning experience. Internships
would most generally be for a junior or senior level student who has
had direct classroom instruction which corresponds with the experience.
Practicum
A
practicum places the student in an exploratory learning situation. It
provides supervised observation of a particular career or profession
and exposes the student to the organization through participation in
its operations. Projects and assignments are completed which expose the
student to important elements of the profession. Students would most
generally be classified as sophomores or juniors.
Job Shadow
Job
shadowing is an informal process, usually of short duration, (like
J-Term) in which students observe the daily routines and activities of
professionals in the students' field of study. Job shadowing provides
an opportunity for students to see, on a limited basis, how skills and
knowledge acquired in class are applied in the real world. Job
Shadowing students would probably be freshman or sophomore’s, but could
include upper classmen as well.
Projects
Class
Project is an assignment, which is required to be completed as part of
a class, in which the group of students work with an outside
organization to solve a particular problem(s) or attain a certain
goal(s). It allows students the ability to transfer academic theories
and principles into action.
A
Special Project is an assignment in which a student works with an
outside organization to solve a particular problem(s) or attain a
certain goal(s). It allows the student the ability to transfer
academic theories and principles into action.
How do I get started?
Have
there been some projects that you wanted done but didn’t have the
manpower to do? Are you willing to provide experience to a student
from which the student can learn? Think about what would be required
for the experience…
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Primary responsibilities
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Major projects
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Skills needed
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Previous experience needed
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Length of experience
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Start Date
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Schedule of experience
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Paid or unpaid
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Mentor
or supervisor
We'll assist you in creating a meaningful experience for a student.
Are you ready to assist a Huntington
University
student? Do you have
a project where you don't have the manpower or the expertise to
complete? Contact Kay
Schwob to get started!
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