Welcome to IE2!

Course Description

Industry Experience is a form of experiential learning that will let you apply your academic knowledge in a professional context. You will work to build software that meets the needs of a professional organization by completing either:

• An approved internship
• A product studio or open-source project

During your industry experience, you will work on tasks that meet the needs of your sponsoring organization. Whether you undertake an internship, product studio or open-source collaboration, your industry experience must include significant, substantial computer science.

In addition to building your project, you will submit bi-weekly written reflections on your personal goals, challenges, and team feedback. At the end of the term, you must obtain written feedback from you organization supervisor. You will also submit a final report which describes the problem statement, approaches/methods used, deliverables, and skills you gained. Industry Experience culminates in a final presentation which is shared as a public blog post.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will:

• Craft an effective professional presence including resume, portfolio and online website
• Cultivate your professional network, and use your network to aid in job searching
• Apply academic knowledge and skills in new professional settings
• Demonstrate the ability to cope effectively with ambiguous and unfamiliar situations
• Develop interpersonal and professional skills to successfully transition to work
• Reflect on your personal skills, and identify opportunities for further development
• Demonstrate professional and ethical behaviour, and ability to maintain accountability for your commitments

Enduring Understandings

By the end of this course and your subsequent internships and career experiences at Kibo, we hope you will agree with four key claims.

• Career success is a journey, not a single destination
• Knowing yourself is the beginning of career wisdom
• Your professional network will power future opportunities
• Experience is the best teacher

Instructors

• Ope Bukola, ope@kibo.school
• David Walter, david@kibo.school

Live Classes

There are no live classes, and the majority of synchronous time in this course will be spent at work during your internship.

You are expected to attend two preparatory workshops which will be held during the following dates/times:

• Friday January 19, from 5pm - 7pm GMT
• Friday March 8, from 5pm - 7pm GMT

Office Hours

Optional office hours will be held weekly. Office hours times will be posted in the course help channel in Discord.

Core Reading List

• Personal Brand Workbook (2015). PricewhaterhouseCoopers
• Northeastern University (2020). Job Search Guide
• Bolton, G. and Delderfield, R. (2018). Reflective practice: writing and professional development (5th edition). London: SAGE.
• Rollag, K. (2015) Succeed in New Situations. Harvard Business Review

Supplemental Reading List

• Yancy, G. B., Clarkson, C. P., Baxa, J. D., & Clarkson, R. N., (2003). Examples of good and bad interpersonal skills at work. Eye on Psi Chi, 7
• Rollag, K. (2015) What to Do When You’re New. AMACOM

Topics and Timeline

Industry Experience 2 officially takes place during the July 2024 term, from July 8 - September 13 2024. However, you are expected to begin preparing now in order to secure internships. Below is a rough timeline of activities over the coming months.