Washington Center Fall 2009 Internship
Contact Information
Dr. Mike Williams 619-741-9333 (home)
619-990-7790 (cell)
619-260-4012 (office); IPJ 286B
jmwilliams@sandiego.edu
The Washington Center 1-800-486-8921 (ext. 7582 or 7568)
seminars@twc.edu
www.twc.edu
Assignments and Expectations
While you are in Washington, D.C. at your internship, there are a few additional assignments you are required to complete in addition to what the Washington Center requires.
1) When you arrive and are placed in housing, you must email me and give me your address, telephone number (cell or local), and your email. If any of this information changes while you are in Washington, D.C., please let me know as soon as possible.
2) Once you are placed at an internship, please send me all the necessary information (name of internship, name of supervisor, phone number and/or email at internship).
3) You will keep a weekly journal describing what you have done at your internship, your class, or what you have observed in Washington, D.C. Please send me this journal every Sunday during your stay (beginning September 13 and ending December 20). The journal should be approximately 2-3 pages in length (double-spaced; 12 point font). You can paste it to an email message or send it as an attachment. Please include your name, the date, and the journal number on each of the journals.
4) You are required to complete a 20-22 page paper on a topic you will choose once you are in Washington, D.C. Please send me some ideas for topics within the first three weeks of your internship, and we will decide which topic is best. I would recommend that you find a topic that relates either to your internship or your class (or both). You are required to utilize at least five academic sources for this paper, which includes books or academic journals. You may use internet sources and newspapers but these will not count toward your three sources. This paper will be due no later than December 23, 2009.
How to Register
If you are a political science major and your internship and class relate to this major, you will enroll for the following*:
POLS 52 435 01 – Wash DC Directed Study PS (3 units – research paper and weekly journals)
POLS 52 436 01 – Wash DC Internship PS (3 units – internship)
POLS 52 436 02 – Wash DC Internship PS (3 units – internship)
POLS 52 437 01 – Wash DC Class PS (3 units – class in Washington, D.C.)
If you are an international relations major and your internship and class relate to this major, you will enroll for the following*:
POLS 52 485 01 – Wash DC Directed Study IR (3 units – research paper and weekly journals)
POLS 52 486 01 – Wash DC Internship IR (3 units – internship)
POLS 52 486 02 – Wash DC Internship IR (3 units – internship)
POLS 52 487 01 – Wash DC Class IR (3 units – class in Washington, D.C.)
If you are not a political science or international relations major, you will register for a different set of courses through your department. Please see Dr. Williams for more details.
*Students must get the approval of the Washington Center Faculty Advisor concerning both the internship and the class before registering.
Grades
Your internship supervisor and Washington Center supervisor will submit a grade for your internship. Your class instructor will submit a grade for the class you take in Washington, D.C. Dr. Williams will review these grades before they are given to the Registrar. You will also receive a grade from Dr. Williams for the research paper and the weekly journals.
Odds and Ends
As representatives of the University of San Diego, you will be expected to behave appropriately at all times. If you are in violation of any of the Washington Center or USD rules concerning conduct or academic integrity, you will be sent home and receive an “F” for the six or nine units.