DET 139 Field-Based Experience I

12 CR

The student will complete an unpaid or paid internship or job shadow at a maintenance/repair facility in the industry. This is the first of two internships the student will complete in the program. It is recommended that the student’s experience focus on the subject areas completed the previous three quarters on campus, if practical or possible, thereby making the internship site a real world extension of the classroom. Student work will be monitored by an instructor from BTC who will visit the work site periodically. Students will create and maintain a field-based learning portfolio, documenting their work experience with narratives and photos and providing an in depth self-reflection.
Prerequisite(s): TRANS 101, TRANS 102, TRANS 103, and DET 129, all with a C or higher; and all General Education (Related Instruction) courses required by degree; or Instructor permission.