Syllabus

Contact Email: econintern@ucsc.edu for field study coordinator

Text:  No textbook is required.

Course Location: Canvas will be used for primary field study communication and assignment requirements. The official syllabus will be located within the Canvas page.

Economics field study is available every quarter for students to earn academic credit while working in the community and earn credit for the Practice: Service Learning (PR-S) general education requirement at UCSC. Economics field study provides students with a practical context in which they can integrate course material into work experience.

Students will be responsible for securing their internship. This is typically done one or two month(s) before the quarter in which they are participating in field study.

This is not a regular course, but an independent study course. You will add the academic units after you secure your internship, it has been approved, and complete the field study agreement and waiver.

The primary goal of ECON 193/ECON 193F is to gain practical experience related to your economics major by participating in a field study internship. You will have a field study supervisor who will oversee your internship duties and a faculty sponsor who will work with you on the academic component of the course. Your field study experience should provide you with a good foundation to be used to make subsequent career decisions and help you in obtaining a permanent position after earning your degree. 

Students may enroll in economics field study up to 2 times, not to exceed a total of 10 credits in field study.

The number of units you enroll in for field study indicates how many hours per week you should be interning at your internship site and the length of the final paper/project that must be submitted to your faculty sponsor at the end of the quarter.

Meetings:

• Meet with your assigned faculty sponsor at least three times during the quarter.
  • Student is responsible for contacting their faculty sponsor to schedule the three meetings. 
  • Meetings with faculty sponsor may be conducted in person or remotely at the faculty/student's mutual discretion.
  • Meet with your faculty sponsor mid-quarter during week 5 to discuss the internship, its quality and the project. (Watch for mid quarter assessment survey sent to you via Google form in week 4, and schedule mid-quarter meeting with your faculty sponsor).

Assignments:

• Track your internship hours each week to monitor time.
• Complete the mid-quarter questionnaire prior to your mid-quarter meeting with your faculty sponsor.
  • This Google form questionnaire will be sent to you in week 4.
• Your supervisor must submit a final evaluation of you.
• Final paper/project submitted directly to your faculty sponsor.

Examinations: There will be no examinations for the course. The final evaluation by your supervisor and your academic assignment with your faculty sponsor is due at the end of the quarter. Academic assignments are submitted directly to students' faculty sponsors. 

Grading: Your final grade will be determined on a pass/no pass basis by your faculty sponsor. Grading is based on the paper/project related to your internship and completing satisfactory work in your internship as well as the administrative assignments given on the Canvas page. The due date for your academic project is decided by your faculty sponsor. 

UC Santa Cruz is committed to creating an academic environment that supports its diverse student body. If you are a student with a disability who requires accommodations to achieve equal access in this course, please submit your Accommodation Authorization Letter from the Disability Resource Center (DRC) to the field study coordinator privately during office hours or by appointment, as soon as possible in the academic quarter, preferably within 1 week. 

We encourage all students who may benefit to learn about the DRC and the UCSC accommodation process. You can visit the DRC website at drc.ucsc.edu. You can make an appointment and meet in-person with a DRC staff member. The phone number is 831-459-2089, or email drc@ucsc.edu.