Report Guidelines: Industrial Studies 444/544 Occupational Internship

INTRODUCTION

Each individual- registered for Environmental & Technology Studies 444/544 at St. Cloud State University is required to submit to the University intern supervisor a summarizing report on his or her internship experience. The report is due prior to the last week of the internship experience, and may be delivered or mailed to the University addressed as follows:

Dr. Anthony Akubue
Environmental & Technology Studies
207 Headley Hall
St. Cloud State University
720 4th Ave. S.
St. Cloud. Minnesota 56301-4498

PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is twofold:

1. To provide a means for closure and summarization of the internship experience.
2. Provide an additional means for evaluation of the experience as it relates to the intern, the agency/company, the University, and future employment.

STRUCTURING THE REPORT

It is expected that reports will vary widely from one intern to another. However, each report should contain at least the following elements:

Title Page

Include all information needed for identifying the report source and location.

LIGHT COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION
A Summarizing Report
on the
Internship Experience
of
Fred Farkle

Working for
Windfall Construction Company

Summer Session I & II
2007

In Partial Fulfillment of
the Requirements
of
Industrial Studies 444/544

Environmental & Technology Studies
St. Cloud State University

Introduction

Use this section to introduce the reader to your internship position. You might include such items as:

1. How the position was obtained.
2. How it relates to your immediate and future goals.
3. Information about the employer, i.e., what makes the agency/company special or unique.
4. What special equipment does the agency/company have.
5. What particular talents or experiences do the supervisors have that have made the experience particularly valuable.

Body

The main portion of the report is the actual summary of the experiences encountered. This may include such things as:

1. Discussion of general job progression over internship period.
2. Highlights of internship (incidents which stand out as unusual).
3. Charts, tables, or lists enumerating the skills learned and the degree of efficiency.
4. Tables or charts showing tools and machines used and/or observed.
5. Photographs or accompanying slides which tell a story about some phase of the internship, and which may later be used in the intern's own classroom. Ask your supervisor for permission before taking pictures.
6. Where feasible, samples of work may be included. This is particularly helpful for those working in the graphics industries. (Please! No concrete blocks or road sections.)

If work samples are included, their significance to the experience should be clearly explained.

Conclusions and Evaluation

In this section include an honest evaluation of:

• the experience
• the station
• the agency/company supervision
• the university supervision

Take this opportunity to suggest ways in which the employer can improve the experience (i.e. more frequent rotation), how the university might improve its service (i.e. more or less visitations, better timing, etc.), and how future interns might do a better job for the agency/company and/or gain more for themselves.

There are no length or style guidelines dictated, because these will vary with the individual and the experience.

To avoid the assignment of an incomplete grade, reports should be submitted for evaluation prior to the final quarter.