The Internship Report Preparation GUIDE

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The Internship Report Preparation Guide consists of the folloin! sections"

A. OVERVIEWB. INTRODUCTIONC. ARRANGEMENT OF MANUSCRIPT

D. PREPARATION OF FINAL COPIESE. DEADLINE FOR FINAL SUBMISSIONF. SAMPLE TITLE PAGE

A. Overview

1. Selectio o! Iter"#i$In consultation ith the Internship Co##ittee $co#prised of an InternshipAd%isor & ho #a' also (e the student)s ori!inal Acade#ic Ad%isor& and toadditional facult' ad%isors*+ the student deter#ines and coordinates aninternship that (est #eets his/her needs,

%. Iter"#i$ Co&&ittee Pro$o"'l A$$rov'l Meeti(

Priorto the start of the Internship+ the student #ust discuss and define thepurpose of the Internship ith his/her co##ittee, The student ill su(#it aproposal $see IMS Internship Proposal !uidelines* to co##ittee #e#(ers fortheir re%ie+ cul#inatin! in an Internship Co##ittee Proposal Appro%alMeetin!, This proposal ill pro%ide the (ac-!round infor#ation necessar' forco##ittee #e#(ers to ad%ise the student a(out ho to approach his/herinternship+ as ell as hat for#at his/her Internship Report ill ta-e $thesis orportfolio*,

). Iter"#i$ Co&&ittee Meeti(

.ithin one #onth of co#pletion of the internship+ the student should or!aniea follo&up Internship Co#pletion Meetin! ith his/her co##ittee in order toin%entor' the re0uire#ents of the Internship Report+ and to pro%ide !uidancefor its preparation. It is reco##ended that the student plan to co#plete theInternship Report ithin one #onth after the date of the InternshipCo#pletion,

*. Iter"#i$ Pre"et'tio '+ De!e"e.

The student should su(#it his/her final Internship Report to his/herco##ittee, This Internship Presentation and 1efense ill pro%ide anopportunit' for the student to place in conte2t and re%ie his/her internshipe2perience ith his/her co##ittee #e#(ers and other interested facult' andstudents,

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I! t#e co&&ittee +eter&ie" t#'t t#e iter"#i$ re,-ire&et" +e"i('te+ 't' $revio-" ti&e #'ve ot /ee &et+ the' #a' re0uire that the studentre#ediate to fulfill these re0uire#ents, For e2a#ple+ the co##ittee couldre0uire the student to co#plete an additional literature re%ie+ rele%ant to theinternship,

0. Iter"#i$ Re$ort Pre"et'tio '+ De!e"e

The steps toard the conclusion of the Internship Report Presentation and1efense process include"

7* Su(#it the co#pleted Internship Report to the Internship Co##ittee forinitial re%ie in a ti#el' fashion,4* .or- ith the Co##ittee to deter#ine the da'+ ti#e+ and location of theInternship Report Presentation and 1efense,

8* .hen the 1efense has (een co#pleted and the Internship Co##ittee hasappro%ed the final co#pleted Internship Report+ the Co##ittee si!ns theFulfill#ent of Internship Re0uire#entsfor#+ and the Internship Ad%isorpro%ides a !rade for the hours of Internship credit,B. Itro+-ctio to t#e M'-"cri$t For&'t

The su(#ission of 'our Internship Report is one of the last steps in the pro!ra#leadin! to the co#pletion of the IMS de!ree, The report is a scholarl'state#ent of the results of the student)s internship or-, The Place#entOffice has esta(lished !uidelines for unifor#it' in the for#at of the

#anuscript, These !uidelines ere desi!ned to ensure that all papers ere hi!hin 0ualit' and consistent in the arran!e#ent of the contents,

The Internship Report #ust (e a professionall' finished or- in for#at+ st'le+spellin! and appearance+ as the finished docu#ent reflects on (oth the studentand the 9ni%ersit', The for#at of the #anuscript should (e consistent ith the!uidelines presented herein, Failure to follo these instructions #a' result ineither re:ection of 'our Internship Report or an instruction to re%ise it,

There are se%eral approaches to ritin! an Internship Report, This Internship;and(oo- pro%ides sa#ple for#ats for IMS Internship Reports, So#e for#ats

follo a structure si#ilar to a traditional thesis< others follo a portfolioapproach,

The thesis st'le is appropriate for a student ho has or-ed on a sin!lefocused pro:ect or research acti%it' and/or is e2a#inin! a specific corporateissue in the conte2t of the practical internship e2perience. In al#ost all cases+Internship Reports follo the thesis st'le for#at,

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The portfolio approach is appropriate for a student ho has (een in%ol%ed in ase%eral discrete acti%ities durin! his/her internship, Each student #ust see-the ad%ice of his/her Internship Co##ittee $hich is co#prised of a Facult'Pri#ar' Ad%isor+ To Facult' Ad%isors+ and an Internship Sponsor Ad%isor* as tohich for#at (est suits hi#/her, This decision should (e #ade durin! the

proposal sta!e

of the Internship process,

C. Arr'(e&et o! M'-"cri$t

1. Title A$$rov'l P'(e

One ori!inal title pa!e+ prepared in the sa#e for#at as the attached sa#ple$see the end of this docu#ent*+ #ust (e su(#itted ith the ori!inal si!naturesof all #e#(ers of the Internship Report Co##ittee, $There #ust (e at leastthree #e#(ers of 'our co##ittee+ #e#(ers of the IMS Pro!ra# facult'+ and

the co##ittee #ust (e appro%ed (' the Pro!ra# 1irector,* The title pa!e isnu#(ered i+ (ut the pa!e nu#(er is not displa'ed, The date on the title pa!eill depend on the se#ester 'ou ill recei%e 'our de!ree,

%. T'/le o! Cotet"

=oth reports are e2pected to ha%e a Ta(le of Contents for the con%enience ofthe reader, If plates or illustrations $i,e, #aps+ dia!ra#s+ charts+ photo!raphs+etc,* are scattered throu!hout the te2t+ include a separate List of Fi!ures orTa(le of Illustrations after the Ta(le of Contents,

). A/"tr'ct

An a(stract #ust (e included ith each cop' of 'our internship report, Thea(stract #ust

'.state the pro(le# or pro(le#s that 'ou or-ed on

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