Evaluation of the First Year of an On-Campus Internship Program Dr. Sharra Hynes , Executive Director, Experiential Learning Mark Walvoord , Assistant Director, Student Transformative Learning Record
Pair and Share • What is the state of internships on your campus? • What advantages would come from increasing internship opportunities on campus? • How do you differentiate on-campus internships from other on-campus student employment?
Today’s Outline Context Funding Program and Research Goals Enhancements to Our Program Participant Implementation Reflection
Context: About UCO • 17,000 students • Primarily nontraditional, ~45% work off campus 20+ hrs/week • Oklahoma’s oldest institution of higher education (126 years) • 40-50% First Generation college students
Context: About UCO • Oklahoma City metropolitan area has 1.25 million people • With 10 Colleges and Universities • Our graduates need a competitive edge = experiential learning opportunities
Context: TL at UCO Mission : The University of Central Oklahoma exists to help students learn by providing transformative education experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical, and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global community. UCO contributes to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves. Four Strategic Themes: 1) Transformative Learning 2) Student Success 3) Value 4) Place UCO’s Center for Transformative Learning (2010)
Context: TL at UCO Transformative Learning: • Develops beyond disciplinary skills and • Expands students’ perspectives of their relationship with self, others, community and environment.
Context: Experiential Learning at UCO UCO Experiential Learning Applies classroom Provides avenues to knowledge to transformative practical situations learning through… Volunteer Global Student In Class Student Internships and Service Experiences Research Activities Life Learning Clinical Experiences
Context: History of UCO Internships • Decentralized (in Departments/Colleges) • Few with required internships • Less alignment of Career Services priorities to campus actions • 2014 move to enhance experiential learning opportunities
Today’s Outline Context Funding Program and Research Goals Enhancements to Our Program Participant Implementation Reflection
Funding: STLR
Funding $7.78 million, Career Services DOE Title III grant, A DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS Oct 2014 – Sept 2019 ~$110,000 per year 30 positions
Today’s Outline Context Funding Program and Research Goals Enhancements to Our Program Participant Implementation Reflection
Program Goals • Give students work experience in a potential future career field • Create an internship program that is replicable in other settings • Enhance students’ employability through increased experiential opportunities
Research Goals • Analyze students' satisfaction with the University’s attempts to enhance their career prospects • Determine if program helps students verify career goals • Quantify increase in students’ employable skills Data: Pre- and post-surveys SIS Data GPA, Major
Research Goals y e v r u S o t t s r e d o o r P n f o I . e t r v a i n e c t y e a g Pre- and post-surveys c p n i s p m r w i e e p o i d l l c a r o c u f a o i y e t 6 h 1 t r 0 u t r a 2 o e b w P 5 a 1 s 0 a n 2 t a a O s d e i h s C t e a g m e n m P l i U o t a s c r u g g . d o n d n n r i e l o r p r i u e f c o r O h e C t r y e a e b U g e l o • 4 Likert scale prompts t r ' l t n e a e n r c w s e a r n t e i I n r O , a I e u t w t C e r e u U h f p . t s , n s i n n g n i e r o n i m i i g e n t t d a c a n n r n I m i t i g e f f a o o o r h p r d i p f i n t n f s c n l i t i s o e i b r i c m s u a h i p p t s h d s T o r u l n e t o a s f s f s o r s , a l . u e s a l s o s a l f e y c e n c c n t k u d r s n n s e a e e n t l r w r e for UCO’s contribution a i y f o p r e n h e . o v o r n f r c s p a s u s c e s t e r a e u s e t e o n r n y o p e a r p t s r s c s e u e e r o r O , b p r C s u n o a o i t y s s n t u t g p n e w m s r i n o o e o l r h c a l t a r l l g u w i o o t y h c n n r o o a to their career i e t d s d i e d e r s a a e n b h t I h d c n a r a e t s n e e r m e v l o v n : ) i e t e l p m o readiness c e s a e l p ( y t i t n e d I Questionairre Name • 10 skills-based Likert Not UCO ID Applicable Strongly : d e d i Agree v o r p e a l c scale prompts s Agree e h t g n i s u Neutral s t n e m e t a t Disagree s g n Strongly i w o l (3 communication, 3 teamwork, o l Disagree f e h t e t a R 3 problem solving, 1 leadership) I believe that UCO is committed to helping me succeed academically. • Post-graduation plans opportunities to enhance UCO affords me my resume. My experiences at and through UCO will help me get a job in my chosen field upon graduation. One or more full time UCO faculty and staff care
Research Results Significant skills increases using traditional pre-post Significant� Self-Reported� Skills� Changes Pre-survey Post-survey 4.7 Agree) 4.6 Strongly� 4.5 4.4 - 5� 4.3 Disagree� 4.2 4.1 Strongly� 4 3.9 (0� Scale� 3.8 Likert� 3.7 Expressing� ideas� and� Engaging� with� people� Working� with� others� to� Interpreting� data� and� concepts� orally whose� ideas� and� complete� a� project information� to� apply� to� experiences� are� different� my� task than� my� own N=24
Research Results And ALL increased using retrospective pre-post data N=24
Research Results No significant change in students’ beliefs about UCO helping them succeed Student� � Perception� of� University's� Comittment� to� their� Success Pre-survey Post-survey 5.2 Agree) Strongly� 5 4.8 - 5� Disagree� 4.6 Srongly� 4.4 (0� 4.2 Scale� 4 Likert� 3.8 I� believe� that� UCO� is� UCO� affords� me� My� experiences� at� and� One� or� more� full-time� committed� to� helping� me� opportunities� to� enhance� through� UCO� will� help� UCO� faculty� and� staff� succeed� academically. my� resume. me� get� a� job� in� my� care� about� my� academic� chosen� field� upon� and� career� success. N=24 graduation.
Today’s Outline Context Funding Program and Research Goals Enhancements to Our Program Participant Implementation Reflection
Enhancements • Intern UCO Handbook to help students and supervisors stay on track • Weekly reflections and increased LMS usage • Compile Year 2 data to combine with Year 1 • New funding model • Expansion to 8 Off-Campus positions
Today’s Outline Context Funding Program and Research Goals Enhancements to Our Program Participant Implementation Reflection
Implementation Reflection Choose a topic, then go to your corner: • Assessing your existing internship program • Starting a new internship program • Expanding an existing internship program • Ideas for non-internship, experiential programs
Evaluation of the First Year of an On-Campus Internship Program Dr. Sharra Hynes shynes1@uco.edu careers.uco.edu/InternUCO Mark Walvoord stlr@uco.edu uco.edu/stlr @ucostlr
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