Wondering how to provide student internships in a struggling economy? Learn how to plan an out-of-the box internship alternative that can strengthen your advisory board, build student interest and increase community involvement. Presenters: Sharrell Howard and Rebecca White, Mallard Creek High School

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that WORK!!!
Mallard Creek High School
Academy of Engineering
Co-Directors
Rebecca White
Sharrell Howard

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NAF Standard
Standard 4.2
Work-Based Learning
Internship Completion
The academy develops and sustains a program of
compensated internships for all students.

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Our Internship Road-Blocks
• Age/Liability – Students were too Young and not
able to work in the places that would be part of our
Academy Theme.
• Economy/Wages – Our economy is suffering and
people are not able to find jobs and companies are
not willing to provide paid internships for High
School Students.
• What to do?
 NAF Gold Standard's Virtual Enterprise

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Using Our Resources
• Using the Virtual Enterprise Concept from NAF
• AOE Board Members (To Assist Students):
 Black and Veatch – Engineering Firm
 Teacher – Owns Architectural Design Firm
 Parent – Civil Engineer/ Surveyor
• CMS CTE Central Office – Provided Wages for
Teacher to supervise
• Model Internship after the CEA Capstone Project
• Funding from Grants

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Internship Process
Step 1: Advisory Board met to Create Internship
Tasks, Deliverables, and Timeline.
Step 2: Funding was acquired through grants to
compensate students. (Best Buy Gift Cards)
Step 3: Students Applied and Interviewed for Positions
 Interview was conducted by Black and Veatch Human
Resources and Advisory Board Members.
Step 4: Students Groups were set based on
interview, application package, and skills.
Step 5: Executed the Internship Simulation
Step 6: De-Brief and Evaluate the Internship

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MCHS Internship Simulation 2012
Problem Statement:
The field house at Mallard Creek
High School was poorly designed
and does not meet the needs of
the Athletic Department.
Design Statement:
Design a New field house that will
meet the needs of the athletic
department at Mallard Creek High
School.
Building Program
•Large Open area
•2 Locker Rooms with Shower & Restrooms
•Referee Room with Showers & Restrooms
(Accommodate 6 Officials)
•Storage
•2 Coaches Offices with Shower & Restroom
•Athletic Trainers Office with Shower &
Restroom
•Training room (Medical Room)
•Utility Room
•Electrical Room
•Water Service room
•White Board in Common Area for Team
Meetings

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MCHS Internship Simulation 2012
Code information:
Applicable Codes
Occupancy
Type of Construction
Max Building Size: Max area, Max
number of stories
Egress Requirements
Preliminary Design:
Client Survey/ Meeting Notes
Building Program
Bubble Diagrams
Floor Plan Sketch
Inspirational Pictures
Site information:
Site Selection (Address/Location)
Picture of Original site/parking/egress
Some of the Project Portfolio Components
Calculations:
Water Supply Calculation
Water Run-OFF Calculation (Site)
Heat Loss Calculation (1 Wall)
Drawing Sheets:
T-1 Title Page W/ Rendering
T-2 Code information
C-1.0 Site Plan/ Landscape plan
A-1.0 Floor Plan
A-2.0 Reflected Ceiling Plan
A3.0 Roof Plan
A4.0 4 Elevations
A5.0 Building Section
E1.0 Electrical Plan
P1.0 Plumbing Plan

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MCHS Internship Simulation 2012
Day 1
Hours: 8am – 4pm
8:00-9:00 STAFF MEETING
Deliverables for 8AM Day 2:
Code Information
Preliminary Design
Site Information
3:30 Staff Meeting
Day 2
Hours: 8am – 5pm
8:00 -8:30 Staff Meeting
Deliverables for 4PM Day 2:
Floor Plans
Elevations
Site Plan
B&V supervisor Meeting 4pm-5pm
Schedule
Day 3
Hours: 8am – 5pm
8:00-8:30 Staff Meeting
Deliverables for 4PM Day 3:
Revisions from Meeting on Day 2
RCP
Roof Plans
Building Section
Electrical Plan
Plumbing Plan
B&V Supervisor Meeting 4pm-5pm
Day 4
Hours: 8am – 4pm
8:00-8:30 Staff meeting
Deliverables for 12PM Day 4: Everything!
Presentations Begin at Noon

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SIS 2012 Highlights

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MCHS Internship Simulation 2013
Problem Statement:
A local Nursing Home is in need of
an elevator that will allow them to
expand their center to include Three
Floors for Residents and support
staff.
Design Statement:
Your team must design the control system
and a prototype of an elevator that can go
between three floors in any combination. The
prototype must include a set of three
switches to represent each floor of the
elevator. Each floor the elevator stops at must
have a call button and a set of three lights to
indicate where the elevator is currently
located. A built-in safety mechanism requires
that the elevator normally rest on the ground
floor and return to the ground floor after a
user-determined period of nonuse.

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MCHS Internship Simulation 2013
The Elevator needs to meet the needs of
the nursing home including but not
limited to:
• Moving Residents and their personal
belongings from Floor to Floor
• Handicap Accessibility
• Emergency Stretcher Accommodations
• Dual Side Access
• Located in Central Area
Expectations/Deliverables:
• Use the 12 Step Design Process
• Determine Best Placement of Elevator(s)
on the Floor Plan
• Design how the Elevator will
look, aesthetically, using AutoDesk
Inventor
• Build the Prototype using the Vex Robotics
Equipment
• Program the Prototype using EasyC Cortex
• Create a Portfolio with complete
documentation
• Present Results to AOE Advisory Board
• Convince the Board to Fund your
Project!!!!

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SIS Highlights 2013

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Your Challenge
Task: To Create an Internship Simulation that can
be implemented at your school for your academy
students.
Use Your “Internship Simulation Creation Tool”
Step 1: Creating Internship Tasks/Deliverables/Timeline:
1. What do you want your students to be able to achieve and
produce by the end of the internship?
2. How many students can you accommodate?
3. How long will your internship last?
4. Where will you hold the internship?
5. Who will be your “client” or judge of the deliverables?
6. Who will facilitate the students?

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Your Challenge
Step 2: Funding
1. What are some possible resources for compensating the
students? (please be specific ex: carwash fundraiser, NACME
grant, donations)
2. How will you compensate your lead instructor/facilitator?
Step 3: Application and Interview
1. Who from your board can conduct the interviews? (be specific
when naming your resource)
2. What will your application packet include?
Step 4: Student Grouping
1. How will you evaluate the students to figure out which students
should work together to complete the internship tasks?

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Your Challenge
Step 5: Execute the Internship Simulation.
Imagine planning an internship for a week.
1. What are some tasks and outcomes for Each Day(1-5)?
Step 6: De-Brief and Evaluate
1. What could be some possible roadblocks that you may face from
your administration? School? Or District?
2. How will you evaluate the student’s performance? (rubric, voting)
3. Once the internship is over, how will your team debrief and
evaluate the summer internship?

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Co-Directors of MCHS AOE
Rebecca White
Sharrell Howard
Mallard Creek High School
Academy of Engineering
Charlotte, NC
Rebecca.white@cms.k12.nc.us
Sharrelll.howard@cms.k12.nc.us