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CM 4970 Summer Internship Course

 

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

Get your hard hat on and step into the real world of Construction with a Construction Management Summer Internship. 

Work alongside experienced professionals through direct personal contact hours or through a training program. Gain practical knowledge and insights from industry experts on real construction projects to explore diverse career paths through internships that lets you gain hands-on experiences in careers including, but not limited to: field engineer, project manager, project engineer, project manager, supply manager, safety manager, etc.

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Tackle diverse tasks. Depending on your internship placement, you could be involved in: shop drawing reviews, coordinating subcontractor workflow, drafting requests for information and change orders, creating and updating project schedules, surveying, materials testing, building information modeling, drafting field reports, OSHA safety experiences, and creating as-built documentation.

 

  • Minimum of 240 internship/supervised hours required per internship.
  • Complete up to 2 internships, each worth 3 credits (6 credits total).
  • UW summer internship tuition cost applies.
  • CM 4970 is open to all Construction Management students

 

CM 4970 Summer Internship Course Additional Requirements

In this step the following is requested:

A. Identification of general scope of the internship, duration of the internship, and performance expectations to be completed by the intern’s supervisor within a managerial capacity.

B. Signatures by host supervisor, intern, academic advisor, and Internship Academic Coordinator.

C. Application for student internship credit form must be submitted before the start of the internship.

Download Step 1 form

 

Please contact Francois Jacobs with questions

Roy & Caryl Cline Distinguished Professor in Engineering

3089 Engineering Building

fjacobs@uwyo.edu

Students must write an initial report:

Deadline: Within the first two weeks of internship.

Content: Report should outline the intern’s and employer’s (supervisor) expectations for work performance and quality of work.

Length: Should not exceed 1 page in length.

Recipient: Report should be submitted to internship academic cordinator (listed on form).

Download Step 2 form

 

Please contact Francois Jacobs with questions

Roy & Caryl Cline Distinguished Professor in Engineering

3089 Engineering Building

fjacobs@uwyo.edu

Students must write a final report:

Deadline: The report should be submitted per the stated date on Canvas.

Content: Report should document the intern’s training, activities, and accomplishments in a comprehensive manner. It can include work examples and explain how the internship relates to the intern’s education.

Length: Final report should not exceed 15 pages in total. This limit is divided into 10 written pages and an additional pages allowed for photos or figures.

Approval: Report should be approved by employer.

Download Step 3 form

 

Please contact Francois Jacobs with questions

Roy & Caryl Cline Distinguished Professor in Engineering

3089 Engineering Building

fjacobs@uwyo.edu

A QR Code will be sent out to each student via Canvas to share with their supervisors for evaluation feedback.

CM 4970 is graded on a pass or fail basis, and the decision is based on the evaluation of initial, final and employer evaluation reports as well as the hours supervised by a company representative in a managerial position.

The employer (supervisor) must submit an intern evaluation survey in support of the following feedback data:

A. The Intern’s performance (10 questions).

B. The accuracy of the intern’s final report (supervisor must review that before the student submits it on Canvas).

C. An indication, based on the intern’s performance, of a willingness to hire another intern.

Download Step 4 information sheet

 

Please contact Francois Jacobs with questions

Roy & Caryl Cline Distinguished Professor in Engineering

3089 Engineering Building

fjacobs@uwyo.edu

 

 

Contact us

Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management
EN 3074, Department 3295
1000 E. University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071
Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: (307) 766-2390 Email: cae.info@uwyo.edu