Information Systems Department

University of Maryland Baltimore County

Baltimore Maryland 21250

IS office ITE 404 ph. 410-455-3206

 

IS 399 Section 2 Cooperative Education in Information Systems

Summer/Fall

 

Instructor:      Tate O. Redding 

                        Phone:  (410) 455-3942          Fax: (410) 455-1073

                        e-mail redding@umbc.edu   web  http://www.research.umbc.edu/~redding

                        Office Hours: by appointment

 

Meeting Times:            To Be Arranged: Note this section is for students having the bulk of their placement hours during summer and their journals and reports will be due early in Fall.

                                   

Course Description:  (per catalog)  This course provides the opportunity for IS majors to earn academic credit while employed in a professional position under the Cooperative Education Program. The course is repeatable to a maximum of six credits for a second co-op assignment. Course grading is Pass/Fail only, based on the students meeting the requirements of The Shriver CenterÕs Work and Service Learning Programs, and an acceptable performance evaluation from the employer.  Note-This course cannot be used to fulfill the major requirement for an upper-level IS elective. It does count toward the university requirement of 45 upper level credits required for graduation.

 

Prerequisites:  Admission to the Cooperative Education program.

 

Enrollment Procedures:

All interns placed by the Shriver Center, who are majoring in Information Systems, are eligible to enroll in IS 399 (1 to 3 credits).

            A.  Enrollment is by permission only. Students need to have a signed Permission Slip from The Shriver Center. The signed slip is presented to the IS 399 instructor in order to get electronic clearance prior to registration.

            B.  Students must be placed, and enrolled in PRAC 099, or PRAC 098.

 

Course Requirements:

      A.  (This goes to the Shriver Center.) The student must comply with all the requirements of the Internship programs as indicated by registration for the Practicum section through the Shriver Center.

 

B.  A weekly journal must be kept, summarizing major duties, projects, and responsibilities, and submitted with the summary paper (see C. below). (You may have a separate work log that is submitted to the Shriver Center.)

 

 

 

C.  The following reading is required:            

A minimum of three (3) journal or periodical articles related to internship.  You may find it helpful to locate articles along a theme or which relate to the work you are performing. Consider asking your internship supervisor for periodicals and book suggestions about your company or industry.             

 

D.        Each student must submit a 10 to 15 page typed summary paper to the instructor for the course.  The paper is due the FIRST Friday in October.  The final report summarizes your internship responsibilities and relates the articles read for part ÒCÓ with experience obtained while placed. The content of the paper is as follows:

1.  A Title page

2.  An Introduction section with a brief description of your company or agency, with emphasis on how your department and particular position fit in the whole organization. An Organizational Chart is appropriate.

3.The process you went through in setting and meeting the learning objectives you established at the beginning of the semester. Include a summary of your responsibilities and duties.

4. A section on the value of your placement as a part of your IS curriculum including your observations about the curriculum as it relates to your Internship job. 

5. A conclusion section

6. A proper bibliography with appropriate references placed in the body of your report.

                       

Grading:        Grading for this course is Pass/Fail only. A grade of Pass will be given for students whose journal and summary report meet requirements and are deemed satisfactory.

 

Due Dates:     All assignments are to be handed in by the due date. For Summer, the final due date for your paper including journal entries is the First Friday in October, (or if your internship ends earlier you may submit the paper earlier). The paper must be in the IS Department by that date, or if some situation beyond your control will make it late, you must get my permission to extend the date, and that must be done before the first Friday in October.  If I do not hear from you, or get your paper by the due date, I may have to give you an "F" since this course is only graded Pass/Fail.

 

Academic Integrity:

By enrolling in this course, each student assumes the responsibilities of an active participant in UMBC's scholarly community in which everyone's academic work and behavior are held to the highest standards of honesty. Cheating, fabricating, plagiarism, and helping others to commit these acts are all forms of academic dishonesty and they are wrong. Academic misconduct could result in disciplinary action that may include, but is not limited to, suspension or dismissal. Full policies on academic integrity should be available in the UMBC Student Handbook, Faculty Handbook, or the UMBC Directory.