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PhDinAppliedScience

DoctoralResearchInternship(APSC7620)Proposal&Report

InformationforStudents&Faculty

• Twoformsmustbecompleted:aproposal,submittedbeforetheinternshipstarts,andareport,submittedwhentheinternshipiscomplete.

• TheattachedProposalFormmustbecompletedandsubmittedatleasttwomonths

beforetheInternshipstarts.

• TheattachedReportFormmustbecompletedandsubmittedwithinonemonthofcompletingtheInternship.

InternshipOverview

• PhDstudentsmustcompleteaResearchInternshipatleastfourmonthslong,duringwhichtheyworkatadifferentresearchinstitution(somewhereotherthanatSaintMary’s).Theresearchinstitutionmaybegovernmental,non-governmental,industrial(privatesector),oralabatanotheruniversity.

• TheintentoftheInternshipistohavethestudentgainadditionalexperienceinresearch

techniquesorapplicationsandbenefitfromexpertisenotavailablelocally.

• Examplesofpotentialinternshipsinclude:

o Thestudenttravelstotheresearchlabofanotherscientistatadifferentuniversityinordertolearnnewtechniques,interactwithnewcolleagues,andgenerallyexpandtheirknowledgeoftheirownoranotherfield.

o Thestudentundertakesapaidorunpaidinternshipwithacompanyinvolvedwith

researchanddevelopmentinthestudent'sfield.Thestudentcouldlearnnewtechniques,activelyconductresearchsupervisedbythecompany,orbecomeinvolvedwiththetransferofknowledgetothecompany.

o Thestudentvolunteerswithanon-governmentalorganization(NGO)totransfer

theirownresearchresultstotheorganization,toaidincommunicatingscientificcontenttotheaudienceoftheNGOs,orconductnewresearchdirectlyrelatedtotheinterestsoftheNGO.

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• TheSupervisorandSupervisoryCommitteeareexpectedtohelpthestudentfindand

fundanappropriateinternship.

• DuringtheInternship,studentsshouldspendatleast50%oftheirtimeworkingattheplaceoftheInternship.

• Shouldanappropriateinternshipbeunavailableforaparticularstudent,thestudent

willhavetocompleteatechnologytransferstudybasedonhis/herresearchandpresentittotheSupervisoryCommitteeaugmentedbyonememberfromtheSobeySchoolofBusinessortheIndustrialLiaisonOffice.

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PhD in Applied Science

Doctoral Research Internship (APSC 7620) Proposal Form Part I: Student Information

Student Name: A#:

Program Start Date:

Thesis Title:

Completed Degree Components

Course Semester Grade

APSC 7600: Graduate Seminar

APSC 7610: Research App. & Knowledge Trans.

APSC 7602: Doctoral Research Proposal

APSC 7603: Qualifying Examination

Part II: Details of Proposed Internship

Location:

Start Date: End Date:

Supervisor: Title:

Phone: Email:


Describe the work that will be undertaken during the proposed Internship:


How will the proposed Internship provide a learning experience not available at SMU?


What specific learning objectives do you plan to achieve during the proposed Internship?


Part III: Signatures

Supervisory Committee Approval

Name Affiliation Signature

Supervisor

Committee Member

Committee Member

Student Signature: Date:

Program Coordinator Signature: Date:

Submit to the Applied Science Program, c/o Dean of Science Office


PhD in Applied Science

Doctoral Research Internship (APSC 7620) Report Form Part I: Student Information

Student Name: A#:

Program Start Date:

Thesis Title:

Completed Degree Components

Course Semester Grade

APSC 7600: Graduate Seminar

APSC 7610: Research App. & Knowledge Trans.

APSC 7602: Doctoral Research Proposal

APSC 7603: Qualifying Examination

Part II: Details of Completed Internship

Location:

Start Date: End Date:

Supervisor: Title:

Phone: Email:


Describe the work that was undertaken during the internship:


Describe the learning objectives that were achieved during the internship:


Part III: Supervisory Committee’s Assessment

Assessment of Completed Internship:

Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

Comments: (in the case of an Unsatisfactory assessment, indicate remedial actions to be taken)


Part IV: Signatures

Supervisory Committee Approval

Name Affiliation Signature

Supervisor

Committee Member

Committee Member

Student Signature: Date:

Program Coordinator Signature: Date:

Submit to the Applied Science Program, c/o Dean of Science Office

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