Internship Application

Project Update

University Internship needs will now be handled by SDCL (Sun Devil CareerLink) offered by the Career Services office. For more information please contact Elaine Stover or visit Sun Devil CareerLink.

Project Summary

To create an internship application that will enable management of internship accounts for students, employers, and administrative staff through a secure web interface. The application will be able to be utilized by multiple colleges and departments across the university.

Application Features:

• Students can apply for internships online
• Employers can post new internships
• Departments can approve new internship postings

Project Goal:

To build a secure web application that will allow internships to be managed online by employers, students, and administrative staff. To create a scalable application for university-wide use.

Objectives:

Create a single scalable application for university-wide use

• enable departmental management of own student and employer accounts
• accounts will be secure and password protected
• authorization will be done through single sign-on with ASUrite ID and passwords
• provide automatic messaging processes to employers, students, and staff
• provide tracking and feedback capabilities

Student Functionality

• search for available internships online in their college and department
• apply for internships online
• fill out a application form
• upload a resume
• accommodate registration criteria that varies for each college

Employer Functionality

• manage their accounts online
• enter internship descriptions and criteria
• renew their accounts every year

Departmental Functionality

• Administrative capabilities
• approval processes for internship submissions
• record changes

Possible Solutions:

• Use of Drupal to create the web application
• Use of OGATE ogate.asu.edu (web service application) as Drupal / Peoplesoft interface

Number of Customers Impact:

Number of students, faculty / staff, and employers depend on project sponsorship

Risks and Assumptions:

• Funding
• Internship standards across all of ASU
• Availability of a php accessible interface or web service for Drupal (or other technology) to communicate with PeopleSoft