My experience was very rewarding. It is amazing how much you can learn in such a short time working in an internship. There are many real world scenarios you learn to navigate that you would never be able to learn […]

I think one of the biggest challenges with working in an internship is the unexpected. Classes can teach you concepts but there is no way to understand how to deal with tasks that come in and need to be completed […]

The courses that helped me most in my internship were MIS 2501, MIS 3504 and MIS 3535.

MIS 2501 – Enterprise IT Architecture – This course really helped me to understand how systems in a large organization are […]

I was lucky enough to get all online courses and one night course. I am then free to work at my internship Monday-Friday from 9-3. I usually get home from work and check my online courses for anything due and […]

I think two of the most important business skills are communication and problem solving. I think being in the Internal Communications department may be a reason for communication being the top business skill, but […]

This was my first time working in a large organization. The organization has 12,000 employees with buildings in West Philly, Center City and networks through PA and NJ. It was definitely a huge change from the […]

I started my Web Production internship with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in June 2012. I am currently working in the Internal Communications and Performance Management department. The main responsibilities […]

3. If the error control operator(@) suppresses errors, what is the purpose of using it?

In addition to the above answers, if you enable the track_errors feature, error messages will be saved in the variable […]

The MIS department should definitely include coding in the curriculum. There are many opportunities for a person who knows how to code. Coding is becoming an increasingly necessary skill for individuals who are […]

3. What are some example of functions that help you obtain file and directory information?

The file_exists(filename) function will determine if a file or a directory exists. The is_executable(filename) function […]

1. When is it preferable to use the “post” method and when is it preferable to use the “get” method?

The “post” method gives access to all the variables using the $_POST array and the “get” method allows you to […]

Why would you want to combine strings?

Strings are combined to save time when coding because less code needs to be written when two strings are combined. Strings are also combined because a combined string will […]

Global variables should be used when the variable needs to be accessed from anywhere in the program. A global variable is given a global scope which gives accessibility in every scope unless the variable is […]

A variable is used to make PHP coding easier to navigate and more organized. The name of the variable is referred to as an identifier. The name of a variable must begin a dollar sign and combine uppercase and […]