Co-op/Internship

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Prerequisites:Program Advisor Approval Corequisites: Pre/Corequisites: Description:This course offers a practical experience in a commercial/non-commercial foodservice or hotel establishment in order to build specialized skills. This work-based experience provides an opportunity for students to transfer their academic preparation into actual work-based learning by acquiring real world skills and building ties with the business/professional community. (Students should have a site in mind prior to registering for this course--coordinator will assist.)JOB PREPARATION ACTIVITIES:Letter of application to prospective firms. Resume or personal data sheet. Interview with a prospective firm. Follow-up letter and/or thank you. Intern self-evaluation. Students should contact the coordinator ONE month prior to the semester in which they will enroll for work experience.REPORTING ACTIVITIES:Weekly meeting with Coordinator. Weekly activity logs. Two or three paragraph typewritten memo attached to each set of activity logs as well as documentation of total hours completed to date. Weekly inspection of logbook reviewed and signed by supervisor. Complete the final work experience report (see guidelines). Final Comprehensive Exam. Practical Exam (Culinary and Baking students only). CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE TRAINING DISCLAIMER:Ivy Tech cannot guarantee that any student will pass a certification or licensing exam. Your success will be determined by several factors beyond the instruction you are given in the classroom including your test-taking skills, your willingness to study outside of class, and your satisfactory completion of appropriate practice exams. Certification and licensure exam questions are drawn from databases of hundreds of possible questions; therefore, a thorough understanding of the subject matter is required. Ivy Techs coursework is designed to assist you in…