Therefore, students are permitted to return to a previous employer only if the learning experience is clearly different, and are not permitted to repeat a previous summer job. Routine clerical and manual tasks, though not ruled out, should be limited. Projects sponsored by immediate relatives of the student are not allowed. Projects in organizations where immediate relatives are employed are discouraged and require special approval. The host may certainly choose to pay an intern, but the opportunity for a significant learning experience is usually considered sufficient recompense.
Members help students develop a learning contracts that outline the internship project goals.
Each student provides the host with a copy of the completed learning contract. The faculty sponsor serves as a point of communication with the host throughout the project and provides the host with an evaluation form prior to the conclusion of the project. The faculty sponsor meets with the student at the conclusion of the internship, to discuss the experience. DePauw's Winter Term office provides students with guidelines on learning contracts, journal writing, and written reports. The office responds promptly to host and student requests for information or assistance.