Purpose of the course

Internship prep (aka personal development for personal success) will support your personal and professional development.  

After completing the course, you should have a greater sense of who you are and how you want to live your life. 

You'll learn about skills most employers seek in future employees (NACE, 2019), and discover habits and positive values in order to execute those skills while accomplishing personal goals or a personal mission.

Why should I take this course?

Most courses in experiential learning expose you to the essential practicalities of daily work in a given field. This preparatory course requires you to examine yourself in relation to everything else. Are you human? Do you work with other humans? Do you have goals? Do you want to accomplish those goals?

This course helps you think deeply and create personal practices for sustaining and becoming the person you want to be.

Learning outcomes

• Experience enhanced oral communication skills.
• Develop a greater sense of personal direction
• Understand the self in relation to the collective whole (who am I)
• Define and articulate personal skills and abilities based on the NACE’s top ten workplace competencies.

Content/Focus/Knowledge/Concepts

• Examine and develop habits of personal success.
• Analyze current workplace competencies from the NACE.
• Engage in a regular practice of reflection and journaling.
• Determine applicable next steps to accomplish personal goals and/or a personal mission.

Other topics covered in KIN 307

Review of internship guidelines and requirements

• Admission to internship program
• Prerequisites for enrolling in KIN 410, Internship
• Objectives of the internship program
• Policies of the internship program
• Timelines for KIN 410 materials
• Internship forms