All internships must be pre-approved and registered for before the student begins the internship experience.  Contact the CBC Internship Office in SMI 269 or at 496-1477.

Information about Student Login & Internship Registration can be found here.  Once you have secured an internship, you need to fill out paperwork to be registered for the internship course, please follow the instructions at the link above. You will NOT be registered or receive credit for your experience until all steps are completed.

B 298 Beginning Internship for all Business Management Majors

Syllabus

In an effort to strengthen the business program we are announcing an Introductory Internship (B298) requirement beginning Fall 2007.  All freshmen beginning the program Fall 2007 will be expected to meet this requirement in addition to the Advanced Internship (B 398). 

The B 298 Internship is a 1-credit course requiring at least 90 hours of internship work over a 8 week period and at least 15 hours per week.

From student feedback we have found internships to be one of the most meaningful educational experiences students have. The Introductory Internship is to be taken prior to being admitted to the Integrated Business Core (IBC).

While the Advanced Internship (B 398) is more focused on career development the Introductory Internship will be more focused on introducing students to the different areas of business. Therefore, the need for students to have access to managers / mentors will be critical. The same basic guidelines for BYU-Idaho Advanced Internships will apply to Introductory Internships.

The Internship office along with a Business Management Faculty member will be helping monitor and manage the B 298 Introductory Internships. As with the B 398 internship, the B 298 internship experience must be pre-approved and registered for.  Please contact with College of Business and Communication Internship Office in SMI 269 for additional details and to register for this course.

B 398 Internship Requirements for All Business Management Majors

Syllabus

Your internship should involve training in at least five of the following management, learning and leadership functions of your company, including one or more training assignments in your specialty area.   You are required to complete 3 credits (270 hours) of work over the course of the semester for which are enrolled in the internship with at least 20 hours of work per week.

General Areas:

1. Work directly with the CEO or owner of the business.

2. Supervisor four or more employees.

3. Contribute to the strategic planning of the organization.

4. Complete at least three job rotations to learn new aspects of the business.

5. Be a primary member of a management team.

6. Be in charge of a useful management project.

7. Be formally assigned to teach/train other employees operation or management/problem solving skills.

8. Be formally assigned to shadow key management personal.

9. Present report findings or strategic plans to upper management.

10. Be a representative of your organization in key meetings with other organizations.

11. Use a foreign language in your business dealings on a regular basis.

12. Prepare written published reports or presentations for management.

13. Individually or as a member of a team, create new products and/or services for your company.

14. Be responsible for managing a company office.

15. Sell to internal or outside customers. (Not as a clerk, but as a salesman.)

16. Be responsible for recruiting and hiring new employees.

17. Work full-time.

18. Work in an international area. (Or at least spend some significant time abroad.)

19. Work for a fortune 500 type of company or "world class" company.

20. Represent your company in the public media. (Television/Radio)

21. Significantly assist in the presentation of your company on the Internet-development of web pages etc.

22. Set up a computer program/system to benefit your company's production/operations.

23. Be a member of the management team for planning the opening of a new company outlet.

24. Write up and have accepted by management new company SOP (Standard Operating Procedures).

25. Become involved as a company agent with any legal or government negotiations.

26. Be a major consultant or architect of a new business plan for a start-up company in which you become employed or in which you own.

27. Train new employees in a foreign language.

28. Receive certified training on the job in a specialized business related area.

29. Other approved:__________________________________________________________

Finance Majors: (must be involved in at least one of the following training functions)

1F. Manage and report on a part of the financial aspects of the business including the accounting functions or management of funds.

2F. Work on a primary research report in finance for your company.

3F. Be responsible for investing significant customer/company funds in money markets.

4F. Obtain a legal license in any state to sell insurance, real estate or negotiable securities.

5F. Work for a noted financial institution.

6F. Other approved financial functions:___________________________________________

Marketing Majors: (must be involved in at least one of the following training functions)

1M. Be responsible for sales and marketing in an entire geographic area.

2M. Be responsible for the creation/delivery of new marketing programs.

3M. Work on a primary research report in marketing for your company.

4M. Be responsible for the marketing of a specific product or product line in your company.

5M Attend a buying and ordering (marketing) event in which you help management buy new products/services for your company.

6M. Other approved marketing functions:___________________________________________

Supply Chain Management: (must be involved in at least one of the following training functions)

1S. Be responsible for forecasting demand for a product or group of products

2S. Be responsible for the creation of a production or distribution schedule for an item or group of items (finished production, assemblies, subassemblies, etc.)

3S. Be responsible for purchasing some sort of items (finished production, subassemblies, components, etc.)

4S. Be involved in a project that improves production or service quality, efficiency, etc.

5S. Be involved in a project that improves a supply chain-related process (supply/demand planning, inventory mgt, distribution, vendor selection, etc.)

6S.  Other approved supply chain functions:________________________________________