This document provides an overview and requirements for the GISES Practicum project at Everett Program. It discusses that the practicum involves implementing a substantial project over approximately a quarter with a partner organization. It must incorporate technology organically and be at the level of Everett's tech labs. The practicum write-up tells the story of establishing, preparing for, implementing, and evaluating the project so a future student could replicate it. It should be written like an ethnography, not an essay. A timeline is provided for drafting, submitting, and finalizing the practicum over the quarter.

1. GISES PRACTICUM

2. Agenda
 Go over agenda
 GISES Requirements
 FAQs
 The Practicum
 Structure
 Style
 Submitting
 Timeline

3. GISES Requirements
 Have a Partner
 Incorporate ICT Organically
 Do a Substantial Project (~1 quarter full-time
work)
 This includes learning time, prep time,
coordination, implementation, evaluation, etc.
 You’d be surprised just how long you spend on a
project

4. Have a Partner
 GISES projects must be done with a willing
organization (Nonprofit, NGO, public
institution, civil society group, etc.)
 Must prove cooperation
 Exceptions are possible for exceptional
independent innovations or enterprises

5. ICT
 ICT component of project must be appropriate
and organic to the issues being addressed
 Not tacked on
 Of a level of sophistication on par with tech
labs above single technologies taught in Tech
Essentials
 Does NOT mean you must use any tech you
learned in EP tech labs

6. Do a Project
 No Brainer
 You must actually implement a project
 Your project may change significantly from
your expectations during implementation, but
you need to do one
 Should be the equivalent of a quarter-long full-
time internship

7. Your experience put to words
A handbook for future students
An Item in your portfolio
Project Practicum

8. What is the Practicum?
 A natural history of your project
 What you did to establish it, prepare for it, do
it, and evaluate it
 A future student could use it to replicate your
project

9. What Style Should I Write In?
 More like an ethnography than an essay
 Your project is a story, tell us your story
 Should be proofread and checked for clarity
extensively

10. Structure
 Front Matter
 Personal info, partner info, project vitals
 Project Narrative
 Research and Preparation
 Implementation and Evaluation
 Appendices
 Original Proposal
 Any important docs
 Lessons, correspondences, promo materials, etc.

11. Don’t wait until week 10
Timeline

12. Timeline
 Week 1: Attend Orientation
 Week 1-2: Await approval, add SOCY196G
 Week 5 : Submit rough draft to Chris for review
 Rough draft should be far past the outline stage
 Finals Week: Submit final package to
gises.everettprogram.org/submit
 See Practicum Guidelines or GISES website:
http://gises.everettprogram.org/

13. Tips for Success
 Start now
 Seek help from staff
 They are more than happy to help brainstorm and
outline
 Look at past practicums on GISES site
 Set aside 4 hours a week to work on this
 You get 5 units for a reason