Assessment Internships
 

Purpose of the Internships

Truman State University Assessment Internships offer students a chance to explore the University’s assessment program in a variety of ways, including, perhaps, from the vantage point and methodological practices of their own discipline.  Because assessment is implemented in numerous ways and on a variety of levels within the University, students may choose the area(s) in which they are most interested for further investigation.  Assessment Internships are designed to be flexible, allowing students from many majors the opportunity to enjoy an internship experience directly applicable to their particular field of study.  These internships allow students to further their own understanding of the role of assessment at Truman while also learning the role that people from every discipline play in assessment.  The University will benefit from increased publicity of the assessment program on campus, greater student awareness of the program, and student support.  Internship projects are designed to suit the needs and interests both of the student and of the assessment program.

Eligibility

Assessment Internships are open to all majors.  Students must have junior or senior status and a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.  Students must also meet University internship guidelines.

Credit

Four credits are awarded for the completion of an Assessment Internship.  Three of the four credits are pass/fail credits awarded for the completion of the internship project objectives.  The remaining credit is a graded (A-F) evaluation and analysis credit based on the reflective academic component of the internship.  Credits will be INDV.

Time Requirements

Students must work a minimum of twenty hours per week for one summer 8-week undergraduate session for full credit (based on forty hours of work per credit hour).

Supervision and Assessment

Each intern is assigned both a project and a faculty supervisor.  The project supervisor will directly oversee and direct the student’s work while the faculty supervisor will aid in coordinating the internship into a student’s major and evaluate the academic component.  Students will be supervised and assessed based on pre-determined learning objectives agreed upon by the intern as well as the project and the faculty supervisor.

Selection

Interested students should contact Erika Woehlk at 660-785-4107 or daette@truman.edu.  Applications can be picked up from the Vice President’s Office and should be returned to Erika Woehlk in the same office (MC 203) by April 10.  Selections will be made by April 20.  Selected students will then be interviewed and will register for the course.

Past Internship Projects

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