Type of Credit: Required
Credit(s)
Number of Students
GCIT offers a required domestic internship course with two credits (160-200 hour internship) in the Fall semester. This course aims to train students to obtain first-hand experience from Taiwanese new media organizations and technological companies. To cultivate global communication talents, the internship scope covers international news, digital content creation, and mar-tech. These organizations must be based in Taiwan, and students cannot be employed full-time or part-time there. To abide by the policy of the GCIT program, students taking this course must submit application forms and acquire prior approval from the instructor and the GCIT director before the internship. Students may register for the internship course before or after completing the actual internship. To complete this pass/fail course, the requirements include a satisfactory evaluation from the organizational mentor, a ppt presentation for sharing internship experiences, and a final report.
能力項目說明
The objectives of this course are as follows:
1. Students can gain first-hand experience from professionals in Taiwanese media and technological industries, nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions, and the public and private sectors.
2. Students will practice hands-on skills and learn know-how on a daily basis in the workplace. They can observe professional ethics, develop professional networks and improve interpersonal communication skills.
3. Students can accumulate personal work portfolios for future careers.
Therefore, students are expected to share internship experiences and write a thoughtful report at the end of the internship.
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SCHEDULE
(Sep 12 Thu) W1 Introduction (Required to attend for all registered students)
After receiving the instructor and GCIT's approval for the internship plan, students must work at their internship organizations for around 160-200 hours and obtain the organizational mentors' evaluation forms for marking.
W17
GCIT will have a Personal presentations: 10 min PPT presentation to share internship experiences (job scope, significant cases, your internship learning and reflections)
W18
(1) Final report submission deadline (uploaded to Moodle before class);
(2) Internship mentors’ evaluation results must be emailed directly to Prof. Trisha Lin (tsuichuan0918@gmail.com), cc the GCIT staff who helps process the contract, subsidy, and TA before the deadline.
In addition to the organizational mentors’ evaluation forms, students must complete the internship presentations and final reports for this required course.
This course is evaluated on a pass/non-pass basis. Students are highly recommended only to take the course while they secure the internship positions before the add/drop week. If a student does not complete the internship within this semester, he/she will receive an "incomplete" mark on the transcript. The grades will be determined based on the quality of the internship work, the evaluation of the student's internship supervisor, and the depth of the final internship report.
Internship period:
Domestic Internship B (2 credits) is generally around 160-200 hours for internship working time. The internship will be declared ineligible if a student worked fewer hours than specified. Using a part-time job as an internship is not allowed. The internship organizations also do not include students currently employed full-time or part-time. The students must fulfill the internship requirements in the selected workplace and be evaluated by the internship mentors. If the internship job is paid, the subsidized amount will be reduced.
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