Course Description
Students are permitted to enter businesses, governmental agencies, or other organizations for the purposes of obtaining practical and applied information systems experience. A paper or suitable project associated with a description and analysis of this experience is required.
Athena Title
MIS Internship or Co-op Ed
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in MIST 4801, MIST 4802
Non-Traditional Format
This course is designated for undergraduate internship and does not meet formally.
Prerequisite
(MIST 5750 or MIST 5750E or MIST 4610 or MIST 4610E) and permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
This course is designed to reinforce IS concepts introduced in the classroom, to offer practical experiences, on-the-job training and exploration of career opportunities in the field of IS. This course fulfills the following specific objectives: • To help students compete more effectively in the job market; • To enable students to put into practice material learned in IS courses; • To enable students to evaluate a career in IS; • To provide students with the opportunity to improve their professional skills while gaining an understanding of the structure and operation of an IS unit.
Topical Outline
This course is designated for undergraduate internship and does not meet formally.