In today's trying economic conditions, internships play an increasingly important role in helping tackle project needs and establish a pool of strong candidates with critically relevant experience for future full-time openings.
Interships are an ideal partnership between the academic/student and business communities, giving students on-the-job work experience while allowing employers to meet their staffing needs. In addition, internships are a prime opportunity to bring new skills, a fresh perspective and in some cases a valuable international dimension into your business while raising your company's profile among students.
Successful internships are typically structured as independent projects that can be completed in three months or longer, or as a structured series of shorter-term assignments. They provide a win-win-win situation for the student, the university, and the firm.
Employer Benefits
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A cost-effective way of 'trying out' potential employees
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Short-term staffing to aid, especially during tight economic conditions, low staffing periods, completing crucial projects
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The opportunity to assess interns without making a long-term hiring commitment
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The presence of enthusiastic student-employees with fresh ideas and knowledge of the latest technology and techniques
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Awareness of current curriculum and the opportunity to evaluate whether or not the university's objectives are meeting business needs.
MIS MS Student Profile
- Two years work experience, on average
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Most have Bachelor degrees in technical fields, engineering, computer science and/or MIS
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All have successfully completed the first year of the 1.5-year MS MIS program
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Significant technical skills: programming, Web technology, database-data warehousing-ETL, multi-platform including linux servers, various applications, tools and certifications
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Coursework that includes interaction with an external business client, strategic business analysis, financial assessment of proposed IT solution, and implementation and risk mitigation strategies
Sample Internship and Master's Projects
- Business Analysis & Project Management: The Product Sector
- Enterprise Wiki: Confluence
- Enterprise Search: Microsoft Share Point & Google Search Appliance
- Business Objects Success Evaluation Project (BI)
- An Applied Software Project Management Plan for the Engineering Solutions Org. (Business Process Reengineering)
- Software Migration Analysis (IT Implementation)
For further information about our MIS MS internship program contact our Master's advisor, Mona Lopez, at Mllopez@eller.arizona.edu (520-626-0493).
View student resumes at www.mis.eller.arizona.edu/content/view/416/405/
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