16 · Survey Results: Executive Summary
Comparison of Job-related and Personal Development Internships
Expenses Covered
Job Related
N=65
Personal Development
N=63
Responses %Responses %
Full Registration, Full Travel 1 2% — —
Full Registration, Full Books, etc., Full Travel 5 8% — —
Full Registration, Part Books, etc., Part Travel 1 2% — —
Full Registration, No Books, etc., Full Travel 1 2% — —
Full Registration, No Books, etc., No Travel 1 2% 1 2%
Part Registration, Part Books, etc., Part Travel 5 8% — —
Part Registration, Part Books, etc., No Travel — — 1 2%
Part Registration, No Books, etc., Part Travel 1 2% 1 2%
Part Registration, No Books, etc., No Travel 2 3% 2 3%
No Registration, No Books, etc., No Travel 39 60% 56 89%
Other Response 9 14% 2 3%
Treatment of Time Away from Normal Duties
Job Related
N=39
Personal Development
N=37
Responses %Responses %
Counted as time worked 16 41% 2 5%
Employee uses personal time, e.g., vacation 17 44% 24 65%
Employee is allowed to make up the time 14 36% 21 54%
Not allowed during normal assignment hours 8 21% 11 30%
Other response 2 5% — —
Maximum Number of Credit Hours Allowed per Session
Job Related
N=7
Personal Development
N=6
Range Mean Median Range Mean Median
Number of credit hours 6 – 8 6.6 6 6 – 8 6.8 6.5