PSI3000

Professional Internship ( points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Jennifer Curtin

Offered:
Not offered in 2004.

Synopsis:

Objectives: On successful completion of this subject students will have: 1. developed social science research skills in the use of primary data; 2. developed communication and interpersonal skills appropriate to future professional employment; 3. developed organizational and time management skills; 4. developed an appreciation of the pressures inherent in producing high quality, focused research under strict timelines; 5. gained an appreciation of ethical issues involved in research; 6. developed the skills necessary to write well-informed, well-structured and well-presented research reports.

Assessment: 1 Research Report 6000 70% 2 Reflective Essay 2000 20% 3 Conference Presentation 1000 10%

Contact Hours: One 1-hour seminar per week and one 1-hour supervision session per week averaged over one semester

Prerequisites: A minor sequence in either Communications and Media Studies, Criminology, Politics, Sociology or Women's Studies

Corequisites: PLT 2270 or PLT 2/3870 - for Politics Majors only

Prohibitions: PLT 3440