WORKSHOP ON INTERNSHIP

SUMMER 2015

Internship Marks Allocation

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Marking Criteria Marks Allocated

Workshops (4 in total) 4*5 = 20 marks

Academic Supervisor Attendance 5

Report Writing 25

VIVA: Report Related 15

VIVA: Major/Minor Related 10

Presentation 10

External Evaluation (Workplace Supervisor)

10

Grand Total 100 marks

Internship Report Format

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Internship Report

Working Report Advance Working Report

Research ReportAnalytical

Report

Internship Report Format

Working Report:

Identifying and describing internship duties in detail.

Will only be permitted by his/her supervisor on special cases

Possible examples: Participation in particular company projects/campaigns.

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Advance Working Report

1. Research Report: Research work with stated research questions,

hypothesis and hypothesis using statistical tools. Not mandatory to use SPSS (analysis using MS

Excel or equivalent is permitted) Research report style resembles BUS 485 project

work.

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Advance Working Report

2. Analytical Report: Analytical applied research paper without

hypothesis testing process. Collection of primary and secondary data and

descriptive analysis using MS Excel graphs and charts.

Report topic should be on the major area of the student.

Possible Examples: Financial performance/HR strategy/selling strategy analysis.

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Descriptive Research

Designed to describe the characteristics of persons, events or situations.

Answers the questions who, what, where, when and how.

Can not describe the cause of a situation/ not applicable for creating causal relationship.

Can be both qualitative or quantitative in nature

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Descriptive Research (Cont.)

Technique:

Descriptive Statistics: Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation, Frequency Distributions

Inferential Statistics: Correlation, Regression (Both of these studies attempt to describe the existing relationship between variables. These statistics do not mean that one variable causes a change in another variable)

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Preliminary Matter Requirements

Title PageApproval PageAcknowledgements (Optional)Table of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresOther Lists (Glossary of terms, Definitions

etc.)

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The Title Page

10

Approval Page

11

Report Header & Footer

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Body of the Report Executive Summary Introduction:

Company Profile History of the Firm Organization of the firm (Structure, Size or volume of the firm, Number of employees) Official Organogram/Hierarchical Structure of the Firm Business Operations of the Firm

Internship Outcome: Location of Employment Within the Organogram Duties & Responsibilities Assigned by his/her Supervisor and Decisions made during the internship Cross-checking with Different Departments regarding Departmental and Personnel Responsibilities Competencies and Skills Acquired On The Job Particular problems faced over the duration of the internship Suggestions for Overcoming Problems

Research Component (Descriptive Research Procedure): Introduction (objective, scope of the research) Statement of the Problem Purpose of the Study Literature Review Research Questions & Hypothesis Methodology Findings Limitations

Summary & Conclusion:13

Body of the Report (Cont.)

Executive Summary:

ObjectivesMethodsFindingsSignificance of your Study

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Body of the Report (Cont.)

Introduction:

Company Profile History of the Firm Organization of the firm (Structure, Size or volume

of the firm, Number of employees) Official Organogram/Hierarchical Structure of the

Firm Business Operations of the Firm

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Body of the Report (Cont.)Internship Outcome:

Location of Employment Within the Organogram

Duties & Responsibilities Assigned by his/her Supervisor and Decisions made during the internship

Cross-checking with Different Departments regarding Departmental and Personnel Responsibilities

Competencies and Skills Acquired On The Job Particular problems faced over the duration of

the internshipSuggestions for Overcoming Problems

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Body of the Report (Cont.)Research Component (Descriptive Research

Procedure):

Introduction (objective, scope of the research)Statement of the ProblemPurpose of the StudyLiterature ReviewResearch Questions & HypothesisMethodology (Sampling Method, Instrument, Data

Collection Procedure, Data Analysis Method)FindingsLimitationsSignificance of the Study 17

Back Matter RequirementsReferences:

Use API format (instructions available at IUB SB webpage)

Appendices:Instructions to ParticipantsOriginal Scales or QuestionnairesSample of informed consent formsCover Letters sent to appropriate stakeholdersOfficial Letters of permission to conduct

research 18

THANK YOU!

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