Internship Approval Guidelines
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Students must have taken at least five information science courses
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Have consent and approval of Internship Director
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Complete the INFSCI 1085 Student Internship Application Form and have your internship supervisor complete the INFSCI 1085 Employer Internship Agreement Form (send them this link: https://ischoolatpitt.wufoo.com/forms/dins-undergraduate-employer-internship-agreement/).
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After these forms have been completed, you will need to contact Alka Singh (adsingh@pitt.edu), Internship Coordinator, for a code to register for the INFSCI 1085 course.
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Register for INFSCI 1085
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Only one INFSCI internship will count for credit as an INFSCI capstone class requirement. Students who wish to complete a second INFSCI internship must contact their INFSCI advisor.
Student Performance Assessment
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Students will be awarded 3 credits for a successfully completed internship
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Students will not receive a letter grade for an internship (S/NC); this course will not affect students’ QPA
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Students are required to submit two reports during their internships – one in the middle of the term and another one during finals week.
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At the midpoint of the term, students must complete the INFSCI 1085 Internship Report.
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At the end of the internship period, students must complete a final INFSCI 1085 Internship Report.
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At the end of the term, ask your internship supervisor to complete the INFSCI 1085 Employer Internship Evaluation Form (send them this link: https://ischoolatpitt.wufoo.com/forms/infsci-1085-employer-internship-evaluation-form/).
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Internship Position Requirements
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Internships can be paid or unpaid
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10-15 hours of work per week
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Must complete the internship in the term when you are registered for INFSCI 1085
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Work duties/positions must be directly related to the information science and technology fields. Some examples of acceptable positions are:
- Programmer / web developer / application developer
- Database administrator
- Data analyst
- Business analyst
- Project manager
- Web designer
- Technical liaison
- Quality assurance/systems testing
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The following duties/positions will not be accepted as valid internship positions:
- Data entry
- Filing
- Document scanning
- Help desk triage
- Customer service
For more information about internships in the BSIS Program, please contact:
Dmitriy Babichenko
Room 722 Information Science Building
dmb72@pitt.edu
Alka Singh, Internship Coordinator
Room 507 Information Science Building
adsingh@pitt.edu
412-624-0879