10162140Risk Management and Insurance Internship
Course Information
Description
Provides an opportunity for students to apply insurance and/or risk management skills in a real life business environment. These paid internships may be in insurance agencies, insurance companies or other risk management settings. Duties may vary depending on the opportunity. Written assignments affiliated with the internship will also be required. Reserved for students enrolled in Risk Management and Insurance studies either in the Certificate program or as a focus in their current major. Students must have completed at least one degree credit insurance course.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Interview for a job
    Assessment Strategies
    Written Product
    Criteria
    Analyze your education and experience
    Develop a resume
    Analyze a job description
    Communicate you are a good fit for the position
    Obtain qualified business contacts willing to provide recommendations
    Receive an offer of a paid internship

  2. Participate in on the job training
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration--on the job internship
    Criteria
    Complete a minimum of 210 hours of employment
    Employer completes performance evaluation

  3. Apply program information to assigned work
    Assessment Strategies
    Written Product – Weekly log
    Verbal work analysis with instructor
    Criteria
    You describe tasks of job
    You describe the relationship between job tasks and course learning

  4. Perform assigned work to employer satisfaction
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill Demonstration
    Criteria
    Employer submits a satisfactory performance evaluation
    You increase job responsibilities and add new tasks/exposures

  5. Develop team skills
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill Demonstration
    Verbal Report
    Criteria
    Employer provides positive feedback on intern’s team work in Evaluation Form
    You enter comments into Blackboard
    You communicate issues with co-workers, either in Blackboard Discussions or verbally with the instructor
    You identify solutions

  6. Provide honest feedback of self-performance on the job
    Assessment Strategies
    Written Product
    Verbal Report
    Criteria
    You submit a written self-analysis of job performance
    You complete a final meeting to discuss the evaluation
    You verbally communicate steps to incorporate to improve work
    You identify areas of success