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Micro-Seminar: The internship journey: everything you need to know from a psychological point of view PART ONE
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024
3 PM – 4:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
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Part 1: Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm (PST)
Part 2: Friday, August 23, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30 am (PST)
The goal of this micro seminar is to led students through their internship journey, from finding an internship to making the most of their experience using psychological skills. The seminar will discuss topics such as networking, writing a learning plan, communicating with supervisor and coworkers, expressing gratitude, using emotions effectively, staying in contact with supervisor after the internship is finished, and understand how to apply soft and hard skills learned in different environments.
Learning Outcomes After attending to the micro-seminar, students will be able to:
1. Create and write a learning plan.
2. Acquire networking skills to make connections to find an internship.
3. Increase their communication skills to work with their supervisors and coworkers.
4. Maintain professional relationships with their supervisor after the internship is ended.
Target audience The micro-seminar is open to everyone that is taking an internship or is planning to do in the future.
Day 1 Activity How to Write a Learning Plan Students will learn how to write a Learning Plan, including setting goals, (cognitive development, general skill development and personal development goals), identifying obstacles, and looking for possible solutions.
Day 2 Activity Role-Playing Communication Scenarios Students will participate in role-playing exercises to practice conversations with supervisors and coworkers, in difficult situation focusing on effective communication, and using emotions in a positive way.
Lead By: Professor Francesca Romana Puggelli
Dr. Francesca Romana Puggelli has over 25 years of teaching experience at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has taught a diverse range of courses, including Psychology of Communications, Social Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Psychology of Advertising, Media Psychology, Psychology of Tourism, and Mass Media Communication. She earned her Master of Science in Advertising Management and her Ph.D. in the Psychology of Public Service Advertising at the Università Cattolica di Milano (Italy). She has been teaching at Master of Applied Psychology at USC, for nine years courses of Psychology of Interactive Media and Applied Internship.
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Fri, Aug 23, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Private Location (register to display)
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Micro-Seminar: The internship journey: everything you need to know from a psychological point of view PART TWO
Micro-Seminars have two parts. Attendance to both parts is required. Registering for the PART ONE session will automatically enroll you in the PART TWO session on Friday.
Part 1: Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm (PST)
Part 2: Friday, August 23, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30 am (PST)
The goal of this micro seminar is to led students through their internship journey, from finding an internship to making the most of their experience using psychological skills. The seminar will discuss topics such as networking, writing a learning plan, communicating with supervisor and coworkers, expressing gratitude, using emotions effectively, staying in contact with supervisor after the internship is finished, and understand how to apply soft and hard skills learned in different environments.
Learning Outcomes After attending to the micro-seminar, students will be able to:
1. Create and write a learning plan.
2. Acquire networking skills to make connections to find an internship.
3. Increase their communication skills to work with their supervisors and coworkers.
4. Maintain professional relationships with their supervisor after the internship is ended.
Target audience The micro-seminar is open to everyone that is taking an internship or is planning to do in the future.
Day 1 Activity How to Write a Learning Plan Students will learn how to write a Learning Plan, including setting goals, (cognitive development, general skill development and personal development goals), identifying obstacles, and looking for possible solutions.
Day 2 Activity Role-Playing Communication Scenarios Students will participate in role-playing exercises to practice conversations with supervisors and coworkers, in difficult situation focusing on effective communication, and using emotions in a positive way.
Lead By: Professor Francesca Romana Puggelli
Dr. Francesca Romana Puggelli has over 25 years of teaching experience at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has taught a diverse range of courses, including Psychology of Communications, Social Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Psychology of Advertising, Media Psychology, Psychology of Tourism, and Mass Media Communication. She earned her Master of Science in Advertising Management and her Ph.D. in the Psychology of Public Service Advertising at the Università Cattolica di Milano (Italy). She has been teaching at Master of Applied Psychology at USC, for nine years courses of Psychology of Interactive Media and Applied Internship.