Internships with CETES • CETES is Cameron’s Economic Development Initiative • Assists Startups in Business Incubator & Existing Businesses • Student Interns – An Important & Valuable Resource
Classroom Learning – Applied to Real World Business Issues • CETES Internships • Not For Academic Credit. • Project Based With Deliverables. • Mentored by CETES Staff.
Value Proposition • Students – Service learning – Resume Differentiator • Clients – Economic value • Cameron – Community /Business Relations
CETES Perspective • Classroom Learning to Business Applications • Project Management Experience • Team Work – Interdisciplinary, Faculty inputs • Potential for business startup – incubator assisted. (e. g. GIS, Safety Training, Graphics)
CETES Perspective • Students – Learn Presentation / Soft skills. • Client for Computing & Technology Capstone Projects. • Assisting Business with OCAST Grant Applications to fund student interns.
Internship Examples • Market Research • Web Development : www. tourdemeers. org http: //www. autenticol. com/ • Business Analysis • Growth Strategies • GIS Systems
Team Based & Multi Semester Cameron University GIS Internship Summer 2010 • Base Map Fall 2010 • Water Network Spring 2011 • Electrical Network Summer 2011 • Lighting Fall 2011 Spring 2012 • Hand-off / Gas Meters Flower beds
Internship Example Internship Work Water network Electrical network Gas network Building info Parking info Road info Recreation info Satellite info CAD info Security info Grounds info