General Internship Guidelines for Internship Report

Meaning The position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification. A period of training spent in a hospital by a young doctor in order to finish their medical qualification

1. Internship Research Report 2. Internship Affiliation Report Types of Report 1. Internship Research Report 2. Internship Affiliation Report

Internship Research Report What is Research? Research is an unusually stubborn and persisting effort to think straight which involves the gathering and intelligent use of relevant data (Hamlin, Burnett)

The Internship Final Research Report Format Cover Page (see the standard format)  Title Page (see the standard format)  Letter of Transmittal (this letter contains the information about the submission of the Final Report to the Center of Business Administration)  Letter of Endorsements by the Supervisor  Acknowledgment (Page no. in Roman Form; ex. I, II / i, ii) (Expression of thanks to the people, to the company and others who have made invaluable contribution to the completion of this report.) Executive Summary (Not more than 500 words) (Page no. in Roman Form; ex. I, II / i, ii) (This is the recap of the report or study highlighting the important and significant features of the study ) Table of Contents

Body of the Report Chapter-1 Introduction (within 1-2 pages) Statement of the Problems (see proposal format) Rationale of the Study (Why are you interested?) Objectives of the Report/Study (see proposal format) Scope of the Study (The Report covers what) Limitation of the Study

Review of Related Literature Books Reports Journals Studies (Describe the relationship of each of these documents to your study. Why did you use or cite them in your study? Avoid cut and paste.)

Analysis and Interpretation of the Data / Observations The sequence of the analysis should be made based on the Statement of the Problems or Objectives of the study.

This must be in accordance with the specific objectives. Findings of Study This must be in accordance with the specific objectives.

Conclusions These are specific and direct answers to the questions in the statement of the problems or objectives of the study

Suggestions These are your suggestions based on the findings of the study for improvement or sustainability of the organization, strengthening of the systems and procedures, possible revision of policies, and other relevant suggestions. All suggestions must be based on the study and not just personal perception, hypothetical or arbitrary

References APA (American Psychological Association) is used by Education, Psychology, and Sciences. MLA (Modern Language Association) style is used by the Humanities. Chicago/Turabian style is generally used by Business, History, and the Fine Arts.

Chicago, Turabian

(Source: Official Chicago Manual website) Author/Date Style In-text Citation Bibliography A book (Pollan 2006, 99–100) Pollan, Michael. 2006. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin. An article in a print journal (Weinstein 2009, 440) Weinstein, Joshua I. 2009. “The Market in Plato’s Republic.” Classical Philology 104:439–58. An article in an electronic journal (Kossinets and Watts 2009, 411) Kossinets, Gueorgi, and Duncan J. Watts. 2009. “Origins of Homophily in an Evolving Social Network.” American Journal of Sociology 115:405–50. Accessed February 28, 2010. doi:10.1086/599247. A website (Google 2009) Google. 2009. “Google Privacy Policy.” Last modified March 11. http://www.google.com/intl/en/priva cypolicy.html. (Source: Official Chicago Manual website)

Appendix (Examples) Questionnaire Letters to the Company/Respondents CV (not more than 2 pages)

Format of Internship Affiliation Report TITLE OF THE REPORT INTRODUCTION (1-2 pages) Rationale (Why are you interested to undertake this report? What is the importance of this report?) Background (Description of the Organization/Company- not more than 2-3 pages) Objectives (What are your objectives/purposes you intend to attain or achieve in this report? Ex. To describe the various practices of the company in dealing with the clients; to find out how issues and problems are resolved by the management; etc.)

ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN (Narrative discussion of the activities undertaken in relation to the report. These activities can be focused on the assigned task by the organization or any interest about the whole organization.) Work-Related Organization-wide Other relevant activities

Task to be done Maintain a diary Write date, tasks undertaken, and take signature from the supervisor of the Organization Maintain an Interactive schedule with your supervisor of CUCBA Name of the supervisor: Date : Signature of the supervisor: Your Signature (At least five interactive sessions are needed and submit it to the office of the CUCAB during submitting the Report)

Identified/Observed in the Organization – CONSTRAINTS/CHALLENGES AND PROPOSED COURSE OF ACTION FOR IMPROVEMENT (Issues and Problems encountered and identified during the internship affiliation with the organization/company.) Identified/Observed in the Organization Academic Preparation (Mismatch between assigned tasks and other operational functions of the organization with your academic preparation/major. Relevance of the academic preparation /major to the present assignment and future job requirements of the organization) Any missing knowledge and skills that need to be learned in the university which are relevant to the company or to oneself as future professional.

Implications to Organization/Company Based Affiliation – LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (These are the valuable lessons/knowledge /skills/behavior/practices you have learned or acquired from your internship.) Implications to Organization/Company Based Affiliation 2. Implications to University’s Internship Program 3. Others (SWOT)

CONCLUDING STATEMENTS Recapitulation /Summary Recommendations for Future Strategic Actions (Over-all Internship Program: Affiliation and University)

SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OR COURSE OF ACTION Mention specific suggestions to address the problems identified or observed during the affiliation. You may refer to Part IV on Constraints…) References