Information about UC Davis Cognitive Science Undergraduate Internships

Catalog description: CGS 192 allows students to receive unit credit for a supervised internship off campus in community or institutional settings. A Cognitive Science instructor must be willing to support the intended internship or research. For CGS 192, a proposal must be approved by the instructor before the quarter of the internship begins. The proposal must include the requested units, units justification, objective and plan for work. A final report must be submitted of the work completed at the end of each quarter, during the final week of instruction. The final report must include description of the work completed, skills or knowledge gained, and details about the work environment. If requirements are met by the end of the quarter, the agreed upon units may be used towards satisfaction of upper division major requirement.

CGS 192

Beginning of the quarter/before quarter begins:

1. Identify a Cognitive Science faculty member to serve as the instructor for your internship or research.
2. Provide verification of the internship or research employment.
3. Create a proposal that includes the following sections:
   1. Title
   2. Name of company or organization.
   3. Requested Units - This should be at most one unit for each 3hr/wk you are working during quarter (5hr/wk for summer session)
   4. Units Justification - This should specify how many hours per week you are planning/scheduled to work.
   5. Background and Objectives - Provide description of work to be completed and how work will contribute to your learning objectives.
   6. Plan - What is your plan so that you can be successful?
4. Once submitted and accepted by your instructor, forward an email of approval from your instructor email the Undergraduate Advising Office (ycadvising@ucdavis.edu) to request the CRN.

End of quarter:

1. At the beginning of the final week of instruction, you will need to submit a final report of what you've completed.
2. The final report should include the following sections:
   1. Title
   2. Accomplishments - Give an overall brief of what you did. You should give some background for those that haven't read your proposal.
   3. Skills or Knowledge Acquired - What new skills or new knowledge have you acquired, or what have you learned?
   4. Objectives Completed - What objectives did you complete while there and how has it contributed to your learning goals?
   5. Work Environment – What was the work environment like? This section must be sufficiently detailed to provide future students with realistic expectations of what your internship involved.
3. Once submitted, the instructor will review the final report, and possibly request changes.
4. Once the report is accepted, you will be all done.