{"id":1512,"date":"2020-11-10T15:55:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T15:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1512"},"modified":"2021-11-17T18:51:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T18:51:07","slug":"environmental-studies-practicum-writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1512","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Studies &#8211; Practicum Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-service-2 ab-layout-columns-1 one-column has-white-background-color ab-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-right:5%;padding-left:5%\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5%\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-content\" style=\"max-width:700px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-4 ab-4-col-equal\" style=\"margin-bottom:3%\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1501(opens in a new tab)\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1501(opens in a new tab)\">Overview<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1510\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1510\">research papers<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1504\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1504\">professor tips<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">practicum writing<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1506\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1506\">response papers<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1508\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1508\">reflection papers<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-spacer ab-block-spacer ab-divider-solid ab-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reporting on Environmental Practicums<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing a practicum in the environmental studies field is a great way to gain additional credits while obtaining internship experience. This guide will provide suggestions for&nbsp;brainstorming a topic,&nbsp;writing the proposal, and&nbsp;writing the practicum, as well as some&nbsp;sample papers&nbsp;for each and a&nbsp;guide&nbsp;to finding environmental jobs\/internship positions where you might carry out your practicum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember that the Writing Center is a great place to come during any step of your writing (from brainstorming to making a final draft) if you have questions or want some feedback!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brainstorming a Topic<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make a list of your environmental interests and talents (farming, local food, environmental art, ecological design?).<\/li><li>Visit the Bittersweet to meet with an advisor or check out the bulletin boards for job and internship listings.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t be afraid to contact a company you would like to intern for with a cover letter and resume.<\/li><li>Check out environmental volunteer opportunities (WWOOF- Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, or various conservation projects).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing the Proposal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The guidelines provide very specific questions to answer in the proposal and a clear planning process; be sure to follow instructions very carefully.<\/li><li>Leave some time to plan and write the proposal, as it is quite specific and requires thought.<\/li><li>Be clear and specific about learning expectations, and how you will be graded upon completion.<\/li><li>Choose an advisor based on their interests and specialties.<\/li><li>Provide a preliminary draft to discuss with your advisor before the deadline.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing the Final Paper<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Review your proposal, and reflect upon how well you met your learning objectives.<\/li><li>The final paper should essentially discuss how well you achieved your learning objectives and goals, and how you have changed over the course of the practicum.<\/li><li>Be specific and provide examples portraying what you learned.<\/li><li>Be honest.<\/li><li>Keep your audience in mind. This should be a formal piece geared to your advisors, ENVS faculty, students and even potential employers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample Papers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/files\/2020\/11\/envs_sample_proposal.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/files\/2020\/11\/envs_sample_proposal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Sample Environmental Practicum Proposal (PDF)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reporting on Environmental Practicums Doing a practicum in the environmental studies field is a great way to gain additional credits while obtaining internship experience. This guide will provide suggestions for&nbsp;brainstorming a topic,&nbsp;writing the proposal, and&nbsp;writing the practicum, as well as some&nbsp;sample papers&nbsp;for each and a&nbsp;guide&nbsp;to finding environmental jobs\/internship positions where you might carry out your &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1512\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Environmental Studies &#8211; Practicum Writing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6113,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1512","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-featured-image"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1512"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2862,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1512\/revisions\/2862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}