Computer Science 100 - Homework 3: Internships
Assigned: Monday, September 16
Due: Monday, September 23 in class
Evaluation:
- 3 points: All requested information submitted. Submission is neat and tidy.
- 2 points: Submission has minor errors or omissions, or submission is not neat and tidy.
- 1 point: Submission has a single major error or omission.
- 0 points: Submission has multiple major errors and/or omissions, or nothing was submitted.
Instructions: For this exercise only, you may work in teams
of two if you wish. There should be no more than two people on each
team, and each team should turn in only one submission with both student names.
Use the worldwide web to find information about an internship or
cooperative experience (co-op) that would be appropriate for a
Truman State University computer science major. The
internship/co-op should be with one of the specific companies,
government agencies or not-for-profit organizations listed below or
something similar. Once you have identified an organization, answer
the questions below on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure to answer
the questions using complete sentences.
- Choose an organization (such as one of the following) and then
list the name and website URL of the organization.
- For profit companies, such as: Boeing, Monsanto,
Google, Cerner, Apple, AT&T, Microsoft, Garmin, etc. . .
- Governmental Agencies, such as: the Central
Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the State of
Missouri, etc. . .
- Non-profits (these can be more difficult), such as:
GreenPeace, National Public Radio, American Cancer Society,
etc. .
- Find an advertisement for an internship at the organization you
selected in step 1 that would be appropriate for a student who is a
computer science major and would meet the requirements of a computer
science capstone. What is the name of the internship or
cooperative experience?
- What is the physical location of the internship/co-op (city and
state)?
- What is(are) the background requirement(s) of the
internship/co-op, if any? (For example, you may be required to have
completed a specific year in college, have a specific G.P.A. or a
certain major.) List all the requirements. The requirements may be
divided into two categories: basic and preferred. If so, list both
types.
- Locate the description of the internship/co-op. The description
should contain a list of the tasks and responsibilities the intern
will be required to perform during the internship. List all of the
responsibilities.
- Is the internship paid or unpaid?
- Does the internship provide housing? (Answer either "yes", "no" or
"cannot tell from advertisement".) Does the internship provide any of
the following: housing allowance/stipend, relocation
allowance/stipend, moving expenses?
- Is the internship available as co-operative experience? (Answer
either "yes", "no" or "cannot tell from advertisement".)
- Using your knowledge of Truman's computer science curriculum and
your four-year plan, determine when (the semester and year) you will
have the minimum qualifications for this internship.
What to turn in: When you have found the answers to all the
questions above, write your answers using a word processing program
of some sort and print the results. Be sure your name(s) is/are on
the top of the sheet.