MVL.4497SC ATLAS Internship: Science
An internship integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional setting. Internships give students the opportunity to gain valuable applied experience and make connections in professional fields they are considering for career paths. In this course, students engage in self-reflection and workplace skill enhancement, including workplace ethics, working with teams, academic success, and leadership development. Note that students participating in on-campus internships must attend a CCD-sponsored networking event. The purpose of this course is to engage in reflective activities, students express how they are processing an experience and what learning they are drawing from that experience. Students are prompted through written and/or oral activities to analyze and think critically about experience. Reflection helps students connect their past and present experiences and understand their own motivations. They often develop their own narratives about their learning processes, both within the course and beyond. It is this intentional process of reflection that generates the learning from experience and leads to the achievement of particular learning objectives. Reflective activities also provide a formative assessment structure in which instructors can collect data, interpret the results, adjust teaching strategies as needed and collect more data.