Course# / Title / Credit:		MBU 2000.02 Internship Lab (For all majors within CEMB)					0 Credits
Semester:	SPRING 2008			1st Session	January 9 – February 29, 2008
Class Location:	Massey Computer Lab, MC 305
Instructor:	Anita O'Dell
Contact Info:	BMH, Room 246
	Office: 615.460.6438					Fax: 888.865.3096
	odella@mail.belmont.edu
	For questions & concerns: odella@mail.belmont.edu For assignment submissions: CEMB2000@mail.belmont.edu [must be saved, attached & submitted as a .doc or .pdf and subject line & document must be Last Name First Name Subject, for example: Thomas Joe Cover Letter.doc] For answers: http://campus.belmont.edu/mb/internship/Internship.html
Office Hours:	Monday - Thursday 9 – 12; after lab; or by appointment (office hours may change due to unexpected meetings)
Meeting Time (s)	MBU 45082 – Tuesday 2:00 – 2:50
Final Exam:	Last day of class
This course is Pass/Fail			THIS COURSE IS THE PREREQUISITE TO CEMB 3000 - INTERNSHIP
WE WILL NOT BE USING BLACKBOARD.

Educational Objectives of the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music: 1) To provide a personalized, career-oriented and practical education that emphasizes leadership, innovation, private enterprise and entrepreneurship.  2) To equip students with the tools to think critically, communicate effectively, accept responsibility, make successful decisions, and prosper in diverse work environments. 3) To emphasize quality classroom instruction within the parameters of ethical Christian principles.

Course Description: MBU 2000. Music Business Internship Lab (0). Prerequisites: MBU 1110, MBU 1380 and sophomore standing or 12 hours of credit in residence at Belmont for transfer students. A computer/lecture-centered, career-oriented course covering basic business communication skills and music industry administration. Interviewing skills, internship expectations, career-building methodology and networking techniques in the music business are also covered. 

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn basic job search skills and strategies
• Develop necessary job search correspondence
• Explore successful interview techniques
• Learn about resources and information that can be utilized in the job search process
• Acquire job/internship professional workplace methods

Performance Criteria:

ú Students will learn basic job search skills and strategies and will demonstrate ability by locating available internships and/or jobs through the Career Services database (Career Connector) and networking.

ú Students will develop necessary job search correspondence (primarily a R‚sum‚, Reference Page and Cover Letter) and will demonstrate skill by completing professional quality documents.

ú Students will explore successful interview techniques by reading assigned text, participating in Mock Interviews and receiving a satisfactory evaluation from guest interviewers.

ú Students will learn about resources and information that can be utilized in the job search process and will present information in class.

ú Students will acquire job/internship professional workplace methods and exhibit these methods through class participation and attendance, as well as in future internship evaluations.

Honor Code:  It is the responsibility of each student to abide by the Belmont University Honor Code. “In affirmation of the Belmont University Statement of Values, I pledge that I will not give or receive aid during examinations; I will not give or receive false or impermissible aid in course work, in the preparation of reports, or in any other type of work that is to be used by the instructor as the basis of my grade; I will not engage in any form of academic fraud. Furthermore, I will uphold my responsibility to see to it that others abide by the spirit and letter of this Honor Pledge.”

Accommodation of Disabilities:  In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Belmont University will provide reasonable accommodation of all medically documented disabilities.  If you have a disability and would like the university to provide reasonable accommodations of the disability during this course, please notify the Office of the Dean of Students located in Beaman Student Life Center (460-6407) as soon as possible.

Course Requirements:

1. Attendance: Attendance is required at every class unless a personal or family emergency. It's only seven weeks in length and there is a great deal of information that needs to be covered. If you're not in class, you will miss valuable aspects of the job and internship search process.

2. Materials: A 2” three ring binder is required with seven dividers (R‚sum‚, Reference Page, Cover Letters, Thank You Letters, Interview Techniques, Resources, Other). Handouts will be provided to place in each section of binder.

3. Assignments: R‚sum‚ (15 pts); Reference Page (7.5 pts); Cover Letter (7.5 pts); Thank You Letter (5 pts); Present Resource Information (5 pts); Attendance at Mock Interviews (15 pts); Attendance at Internship Fair (15 pts); Attendance at Poster Presentations (15 pts).

4. Testing: The final exam (15 pts) will be given on the final day of class.

5. Basis of grade evaluation: Grading scale as per the current Undergraduate Bulletin and is pass/fail, however I have provided a rubric of expectations.

Rating	Points Awarded	Description of Judging Criteria
Excellent (Pass)	90 – 100	No grammatical, typographical, spelling errors Appealing to the eye Completed in thoughtful, contemplative manner When answers required a correct answer, the answers were all correct
Good (Pass)	80 - 89	Minor grammatical, typographical, spelling errors (1 – 3) Slightly appealing document Completed in somewhat thoughtful, contemplative manner When answers required an objective answer, more than 75% of the answers were correct
Fair (Pass…barely)	70 - 79	Minor grammatical, typographical, spelling errors (4 – 6) Document did not grab attention Project seemed to be completed last minute, not much thought When answers required an objective answer, more than half were correct
Unacceptable (Fail)	Below 69	Did not turn in project or turned in project with unacceptable amount of grammatical errors Document was handwritten in a sloppy manner, paper was crumpled Project was definitely a last minute approach to homework completion

6. Class Schedule:

CRN 45082 – TUESDAY 1^ST SESSION
DATE	DUE TODAY	IN CLASS	READ DURING THE WEEK	ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT WEEK
JAN 15		Introduction; Syllabus; R‚sum‚	Handouts about R‚sum‚s; Reference Page & Cover Letter	Draft R‚sum‚ – Send to your email or bring an electronic copy to class
JAN 22	Draft R‚sum‚ – Send to your email or bring an electronic copy to class	R‚sum‚; Reference Page & Cover Letter	Handouts about R‚sum‚s; Reference Page & Cover Letter	Final R‚sum‚ – Hard Copy
JAN 29	Final R‚sum‚ – Hard Copy	R‚sum‚; Reference Page & Cover Letter	Handouts about Interviewing Techniques & Thank You Letter	Final Reference Page & Cover Letter - email
FEB 5	Final Reference Page & Cover Letter - email	Reference Page; Cover Letter & Thank You Letter	Handouts about Interviewing Techniques & Thank You Letter	Practice Interview Questions Present three career development resources to class
FEB 12	Present three career development resources to class	Thank You Letter & Interviewing Techniques	Handouts about Interviewing Techniques & Thank You Letter	Prepare 2 R‚sum‚s on R‚sum‚ paper; dress professionally
FEB 19	Prepare 2 R‚sum‚s on R‚sum‚ paper; dress professionally	Mock Interviews	Handouts about Career Connector & Internship Guidelines	Write a Thank You Letter to one of the Interviewers & email it to the interviewer & instructor within 24 hours of interview
FEB 26		Internship Guidelines; Career Connector; Internship Override Request & Final Exam