{"id":1461,"date":"2019-04-02T17:09:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T17:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/hospitality\/?page_id=1461"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T18:17:08","slug":"students-start-here","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cht.austincc.edu\/hospitality\/students-start-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Students – Start Here"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have completed 70% of your degree classes and are looking for an internship, be sure to read all the information on this \u201cInternship\u201d tab.\u00a0 There is also a link to Internship Opportunities<\/em> here<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 These opportunities are from companies sending us requested positions as well as listings that previous interns have held.\u00a0\u00a0 Also,\u00a0please note\u00a0that if you are asking companies about internships,\u00a0they will sometimes not call them\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>internships, but positions or jobs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You can take an official internship, a position or a job but you need to explain that you would like to work in or cross train in a couple of areas so that you can use the position for your internship at ACC.<\/p>\n

The work you do needs to include the opportunity for you to learn in areas that are supervisory or management oriented, or are positions you would like to learn more about.\u00a0 An Internship position differs from a job or position in a couple of significant ways. \u00a0An internship can be paid or unpaid, depending on the company offering the position. \u00a0An intern\u00a0works with management\u00a0to try out different areas of the work place and focuses on understanding\u00a0 management issues. So for example, in a hotel internship, you might work several departments of the hotel (housekeeping, front desk, banquets, restaurants, etc.) so that you can see the opportunities and challenges each department faces. \u00a0In a job or position, you would simply perform the work related to that one position. \u00a0Another example might include working with a catering company. \u00a0An intern would work with management to help in various areas of the client interaction – perhaps sitting in on client meetings, working through the schedule and planning process, helping at the event, and participating in the event wrap up and closure. \u00a0If you were only working a job or position, it might limit you to only one part of this process, such as helping with the catering of the event. \u00a0Therefore, this internship is your opportunity to understand and experience a larger scope of work and begin understanding the management functions. \u00a0Talk with your internship supervisor about the various things you will be doing and be sure they understand you will want to be involved in a larger scope of work.<\/p>\n

If you have begun your internship, you can begin accumulating hours toward the course as of three weeks before the semester begins. \u00a0 If you have not begun, you will need to begin your internship by the second week of the semester.<\/p>\n

Forms will be provided on the first day of class that will include your Work Log, Internship Agreement Form, FAQ listings, and a schedule of the modules we will be completing in class. \u00a0If you need these forms before the semester begins, they are under the tab on the course Blackboard page if you have registered.\u00a0 Please see the note below in regards to the ACC Internship Approval Form that must be completed.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you have completed 70% of your degree classes and are looking for an internship, be sure to read all the information on this \u201cInternship\u201d tab.\u00a0 There is also a link to Internship Opportunities here.\u00a0 These opportunities are from companies sending us requested positions as well as listings that previous interns have held.\u00a0\u00a0 Also,\u00a0please note\u00a0that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1461","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"layouts":[{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"important information about the course","column_1":"

Class Period and Class Work:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to the work students do at their internship employment location, there are five scheduled on-campus required classes that are 1 1\/2 hours long.\u00a0 The class meetings schedule for the semester is listed in the notes section under the\u00a0ACC Schedule listing.
\n*Note:\u00a0\u00a0In the class syllabus, you are asked to purchase a book called\u00a0StrengthsFinder\u00a0by Tom\u00a0Rath. \u00a0You will need to buy a\u00a0new\u00a0book due to a testing code in the back of the book that will be used. \u00a0(So a used copy of the book will not work.)\u00a0\u00a0Additionally, you will need to complete 240 working hours in your internship throughout the semester.<\/p>\n

I am looking forward to having you in the Internship course.\u00a0 If you have questions, please contact the hospitality offices.<\/p>\n

Liz Hundley, CMP<\/em>
\nDepartment Chair, Programs of Hospitality Mgmt and Meeting & Event Planning<\/em>
\nstacy.hundley@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Accessing the Internship Agreement -The internship agreement can be completed 2 ways:<\/strong><\/p>\n