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A success index for an academic internship course in economics (2003).
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
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| Author | Adler, Renatte K. Bansak, Cynthia A. Wolf, Katherine |
| Abstract | Many students understand that majoring in economics will give them access to numerous entry level careers. Upon graduating, however, they may have a great deal of uncertainty about career direction without the information and skills necessary to make the successful transition from classrooms to employment. This may be due to a gap between university professors ' views of appropriate preparation of graduating students and the stated need for preparatory skills that managers of multinational companies require when hiring recent university graduates. To address this gap, the Economics Department at San Diego State University offers an Internship course that is integrated as an academic program within the major's curriculum. The intent is to provide job experiences that allow economics majors to apply theoretical concepts in the global workplace. In operation for 17 years, the internship program has enrolled over 2,700 students. In this paper, we analyze data obtained from student interns to estimate the success of professional internships before graduation at SDSU. While returns from students’ general work experience before graduation have been identified in wage estimation |
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| Publisher Date | 2003-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Success Index Academic Internship Course Economics Major Appropriate Preparation Student General Work Experience Numerous Entry Level Career Many Student Student Intern Job Experience Academic Program Recent University Graduate Great Deal Successful Transition University Professor Economics Department Global Workplace Internship Program Theoretical Concept Multinational Company Career Direction Professional Internship Preparatory Skill Stated Need Wage Estimation Internship Course San Diego State University |
| Content Type | Text |
