Accounting Placement

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ACCT 302

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School of Arts and Sciences

General Course Information

Course Lecturer Name(s): Ronald A Peters Naline Ramdeen-Joseph and Troy Noel

Course Director Name: Ronald A Peters

Course Lecturer(s) Contact Information: njoseph@sgu.edu, tnoel@sgu.edu

Course Director Contact Information: RAPeters@sgu.edu (473) 444 4175 ext 3612

Course Lecturer(s) Office Hours: Mon., Wed.,1:00-3:00pm, Tues., Thurs., 9:00-10:00 am

Course Director Office Hours: Same as Above

Course Lecturer(s) Office Location: BMS Windward Building

Course Director Office Location: BMS Windward Building

Course Support: Tracy Fortune, TFortune@sgu.edu 3373, Mahalia Charles, MCharl11@sgu.edu, 3863

Course Management tool: To learn to use Sakai, the Course management tool, access the link https://apps.sgu.edu/members.nsf/mycoursesintro.pdf

Course Curriculum Information

Course Description:

The Accounting Placement internship is a form of experiential learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional setting. Internships give students the opportunity to gain valuable applied experience and make connections in the professional fields they are considering for career paths. Employers get the opportunity to guide and evaluate talent in a structured environment. Students are required to complete a total of 320 hours or an equivalent of eight weeks internship program during the summer or winter period, at any Business organization. Students should aim to start their internship the second week after final exams in order to complete their internship before the next semester starts.

Course Objectives:

Use and apply the Accounting concepts learnt in the classroom to organizations
Analyze information and apply critical thinking skills to help solve organizational problems
Apply professional and work-related skills
Generate creative approaches and processes adapted to the needs of the organization

Student Learning Outcomes:

Gain relevant experience by working within a business organization
Develop and apply practical and managerial skills in the working environment.
Describe, analyze, evaluate and critique workplace processes and procedures using academic concepts
Build proficiency in a range of Accounting skills including quantitative analysis
Apply qualitative analysis through professional communication in the form of written, verbal, and non- verbal means.
Assist in the decision-making process in relation to the career direction they wish to pursue.
Network and establish useful contacts for future employment/business opportunities

OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE:

A semi-structured and supervised situation in which students receive basic training and directed work experience in selected entry-level positions consistent with their career preference. It is intended that students will also receive some managerial and supervisory training. Emphasis will be placed on job competence, performance, professionalism and interpersonal relationship skills.

Program Outcomes Met By This Course:

ISLO-3: Students will be able to demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.

SAS Grading Scale: Grades will be assigned as follows:

A = 89.5% or better

B+ = 84.5 - 89.4%

B = 79.5 - 84.4%

C+ = 74.5 - 79.4%

C = 69.5 - 74.4%

D = 64.5 - 69.4%

F = 64.4% or less

Grading:

Pass/Fail

Course Materials:

Text: No text applicable, material will be supplied by internship instructors
Supplementary Readings/Resources: N/A

Course Grading Requirement:

ITEM	WEIGHT
Oral presentation^{^[1]}	25
Written report (inclusive of daily activity log)^{^[2]}	25
Midterm supervisor assessment report- (completed after 3 weeks)	25
Final supervisor assessment report (completed at the end of the internship)	25
TOTAL	100%

Course Requirements:

Complete 8-week (320 hour) internship at assigned organization
Submit midterm supervisor assessment report
Complete oral presentation
Submit written report (inclusive of daily log)
Submit final supervisor assessment report

Course Schedule:

	Before Internship	During Internship	After Internship
1	Attend Internship briefing and familiarize yourself with the Internship checklist	Student must ascertain who his /her SGU Faculty Internship Supervisor.	Upon completion of the internship, the student must collect a thank you letter for his/her internship organization from the department secretaries. This should be done within two weeks of completing their internship. Student is personally responsible for delivering these letters to the organization.
2	Secure Internship placement with resumes and application checked by the writing center or internship supervisors	There will be two supervisor’s/mentor’s evaluation during the internship period; one in the middle and one at the end of the internship.	Internship schedule will be sent out to all students by the secretaries and they must indicate the most convenient time for their presentation based on this schedule. Student is expected to make his/her presentations (2) weeks after mid-term.
3	Obtain internship package from Secretaries in the business department	Student is expected to complete his/her written report and PowerPoint presentation based on the established criteria of the Department of Business and Management Studies
4	Return the signed learning agreement to the Business Department’s Secretaries

Internship Overview and Support:

The internship is a joint venture undertaken with employers at various Business organizations and the St. George’s University. Prior to and during the internship students will have contact with the following:

1. SGU Support Staff:

Secretary Mary Celestine- mcelestine@sgu.edu

Secretary Tracy Fortune- tfortune@sgu.edu

Secretaries will provide an internship checklist, a list of suggested companies/organizations, internship report and presentation guidelines and an evaluation package to each student. They will also collect the necessary data about each intern for ease of reference, evaluation and record keeping.

2. Assigned Faculty Internship Supervisors

Naline Joseph- njoseph@sgu.edu

Ronald A Peters- RAPeters@sgu.edu

Troy Noel-Tnoel@sgu.edu

Internship Faculty supervisors will provide the necessary support and guidelines before, during and upon completion of the internship. They are required to liaise with both the employer/mentor and the student to ensure the internship experience is fulfilling its stated objectives for both parties. This liaison during the internship period will comprise of an initial contact with the organization supervisor and the intern by phone/conference call or email. The Faculty supervisor will be available to both the workplace mentor and the intern to handle any issues that may arise.

3. Workplace Mentor/Supervisor.

The internship organization will assign a supervisor/mentor to ensure that the work undertaken is of a substantial nature, the necessary support is provided, and the student evaluations are completed on time.

Course Requirement and Percent in Grade

This is an on the job-training experience design to gain practical experience in specific areas of study. Guidelines will be provided prior to students embarking on their internship. Students will also be required to deliver an oral presentation and a written assignment which will be graded by faculty in the Business and Management Department

Rubrics

Written Internship Rubric
Categories	Highly Competent 9-10	Competent 7-8	Satisfactory 5-6	Unsatisfactory 4 -1	Total
1.Overview of Internship Site, Mission, Services, Personnel	Student fully described the elements required.	Student partially described the elements required.	Student provided a minimal description of the elements required.	Student did not provide any information on the internship site.	/10
2.Internship activities, duties responsibilities	Student fully described what he/she worked on during the internship.	Student partially described what he/she worked on during the internship.	Student provided a minimal description of what he/she worked on during the internship.	Student did not provide any information on what he/she worked on during the internship.	/10
3.Self-Assessment of preparedness	Student fully described their preparedness with connections to courses and past experience.	Student partially described their preparedness with connections to courses and past experience.	Student did not described their preparedness with connections to courses and past experience.	Student did not provide any information on their preparedness with connections to courses and past experience.	/10
4.Lessons learnt and challenges experienced	Student fully described the lessons learnt and challenges experienced.	Student partially described the lessons learnt and challenges experienced.	Student did not described the lessons learnt and challenges experiences.	Student did not provide any information on the lessons learnt and challenges experienced.	/10
5.Successes Experienced and areas for professional development	Student fully described the successes experience and identified areas for professional development.	Student partially described the successes experienced and identified areas for professional development.	Student did not described the Successes experienced and identified areas for professional development.	Student did not provide any information on the successes experienced and identified area for professional development.	/10
6.What was learnt from the experience and the relevance of theories and concepts learnt	Student fully described what he/she learnt from the experience, theories and concepts learnt.	Student partially described what he/she learnt from the experience, theories and concepts learnt.	Student did not described what he/she learnt from the experience, theories and concepts learnt.	Student did not described what he/she learnt from the experience, theories and concepts learnt.	/10
7.Sketch of Future Plans (Career, Etc.)	Student Clearly articulated and described his/her future plans.	Students only provided a list of options.	Student was not able to articulate his/her future plans.	Student did not provide any information on his/her future plans.	/10
8.Student evaluation of the overall internship site	Student demonstrated a clear understanding of how all the different components contributed to his/her learning experience, and how he/she contributed to the overall mission of the Agency/Site.	Student demonstrated moderate understanding of how all the different components contributed to his/her learning experience, and how he/she contributed to the overall mission of the Agency/Site.	Student demonstrated minimal understanding of how all the different components contributed to his/her learning experience, and how he/she contributed to the overall mission of the Agency/Site.	Student did not demonstrated any understanding of how all the different components contributed to his/her learning experience, and how he/she contributed to the overall mission of the Agency/Site.	/10
9. Style & Grammar Follows APA writing style and basic rules of formal English grammar and written paper style	Well written with excellent communication and written skills.	Information is generally clear and reasonable development of ideas and competency demonstrated.	Information flow is fairly developed with average competency demonstrated.	Information was poorly developed with little understanding.	/10
10. Daily Activity Log	Student’s activity log included all the required elements and was presented in a professional manner.	Student’s activity log included all the required elements and was presented in a less professional manner.	Student’s activity log included some of the required elements and was presented in a less professional manner.	Student’s activity log very poorly presented and was incomplete.	/10
					Total: ______/100

	Presentation Rubric
CRITERIA	Highly Competent	Competent	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Total
Points	5	4	3	2-1
Sequence (15 Points) Introduction Articulation and development of ideas -Conclusion	Extremely well organized, introduces evidence in a clear and creative manner with a smooth transition to connect key points and ends with a conclusion	Generally, well organized, introduces evidence with a smooth transition to connect key points and ends with a conclusion	Somewhat organized, introduces evidence with a lack of a smooth transition between key points and ends with a conclusion	Non-existent organization, does not clearly introduce the evidence and with a lack of a smooth transition and ends abruptly without a conclusion	______ 15
Information and Content (20 Points) -Adherence to Internship Report Guidelines -Depth of research on the company -Application of relevant theories and concepts learnt Explanations using examples and illustrations	The presentation provides an accurate and complete reflection on key theories and concepts related to selected evidence and to the internship experience, with the use of adequate examples and illustrations clearly articulated to the audience.	The presentation for the most part provides an accurate and complete reflection on key theories and concepts related to selected evidence and to the internship experience, with some use of examples and illustrations not clearly articulated to the audience	The presentation provides a somewhat accurate and an incomplete reflection on key theories and concepts related to selected evidence and to the internship experience, with little use of examples and illustrations	The presentation provides an inaccurate and incomplete reflection on key theories and concepts related to selected evidence and to the internship experience, with no use of examples and illustrations	______ 20
Presentation Skills (25 Points) -Volume -Enunciation, -Eye contact -Posture -Appropriate dress	The presenter displays excellent verbal skills and delivered a highly interesting coherent presentation; at a level to keep the audience attention, appropriately dressed and maintained eye contact	The presenter displays good verbal skills and delivered an interesting coherent presentation; at a level to keep the audience attention, appropriately dressed and maintained eye contact	The presenter displays fair verbal skills and delivered a fair but lacking in coherency; at a level not engaging for the audience, appropriately dressed and maintained little eye contact	The presenter displays poor verbal skills and delivered an uninteresting presentation; at a level that did not engage the audience, inappropriately dressed and with no eye contact	______ 25

School of Arts and Sciences Master Syllabi — Info for All Sections

Plagiarism Policy

Academic Integrity

The St. George’s University Student Manual (2019/2020) states as follows:

“Plagiarism is regarded as a cardinal offense in academia because it constitutes theft of the work of someone else, which is then purported as the original work of the plagiarist. Plagiarism draws into disrepute the credibility of the Institution, its faculty, and students; therefore, it is not tolerated” (p. 48).

Plagiarism also includes the unintentional copying or false accreditation of work, so double check your assignments BEFORE you hand them in.

Be sure to do good, honest work, credit your sources and reference accordingly and adhere to the University’s Honor Code. Plagiarism and cheating will be dealt with very seriously following the university’s policies on Plagiarism as outlined in the Student Manual.

Your work may be subject to submission to plagiarism detection software, submission to this system means that your work automatically becomes part of that database and can be compared with the work of your classmates.

Attendance Requirement

The St. George’s University Student Manual (2019/2020) states as follows:

“Students are expected to attend all classes and or clinical rotations for which they have registered. Although attendance may not be recorded at every academic activity, attendance may be taken randomly. Students’ absence may adversely affect their academic status as specified in the grading policy. If absence from individual classes, examinations, and activities, or from the University itself is anticipated, or occurs spontaneously due to illness or other extenuating circumstances, proper notification procedures must be followed. A particular course may define additional policies regarding specific attendance or participation” (p. 9).

Examination Attendance

The St. George’s University Student Manual (2019/2020) states as follows:

“All matriculated students are expected to attend all assigned academic activities for each course currently registered. Medical excuses will be based on self-reporting by students. Students who feel they are too sick to take an examination or other required activity on a specific day must submit the online SAS medical excuse, which is available on Carenage. Students are only allowed two such excuses a year. Upon consultation with the Director of University Health Service, the third excuse will result in a mandatory medical leave of absence. The policies regarding make-up examinations are at the option of the Course Director” (p.46).

For additional specific examination policies and procedures, refer to the St. George’s University Student Manual (2019/2020), pages 31 through 37.

Student Accessibility and Accommodation Services Policy

The St. George’s University Student Manual (2019/2020) states as follows:

“A student with a disability or disabling condition that affects one or more major life activities, who would like to request an accommodation, must submit a completed application form and supporting documentation to the Student Accessibility and Accommodation Services (SAAS) located in the Dean of Students Office. It is highly recommended that students applying for accommodations do so at least one month before classes begin to allow for a more efficient and timely consideration of the request. If a fully completed application is not submitted in a timely fashion, an eligibility determination may not be made, and accommodations, where applicable, may not be granted prior to the commencement of classes and/or examinations” (p. 8).

Disclaimer

It is the responsibility of the student to read and understand the policies, laws, rules and procedures that while they could affect your grade for a course, have not been specifically outlined in the course syllabus. These are contained in the St. George’s University Student Manual.