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Guidelines for Writing Internship Reports
Objective
Writing reports is one of the most formal ways of presenting the results of a project. Reports can be written about any professional activity including experimental or test results, design proposals, economic or technical feasibility studies and project summaries. They usually follow a major effort on a single topic and are written for review by people involved in decision making or affected by their work. Internship students are asked to write an Internship Report for a number of reasons, including practice in the following: • Organizing and presenting a large amount of information related to a problem. • Interpreting relevant information. • Evolving relevant conclusions which result in recommendations.
Essential Elements
An Internship Report contains four essential parts. However, it may also contain other information and be laid out under different tiles. These essential parts are: • A clear definition of the problem addressed by the study. • The details of the study including: assumptions, alternatives, and predicted outcomes; • Conclusions following from the details. • Recommendations derived from the conclusions and addressing the problem. Recommendations are required in your Internship Report. 9 – Guidelines for Writing Internship Reports
Choosing a Topic
Your Internship Report should be based on a specific aspect of the relevant organization where you intend doing your internship, e.g. HR, Finance, Marketing, Logistics, etc. Hence you should research a topic that is related to your work or place of internship. In this regard ,a generalized study report will not be acceptable.
Style
The Internship Report is expected to be analytical rather than descriptive. It should contain accurate, factual information together with sound arguments and conclusions. The format of the report should normally follow the guidelines provided in R&D Research Book issued by R&D Office.
General Guidelines
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Guidelines for Writing Internship Reports
Objective
Writing reports is one of the most formal ways of presenting the results of a project. Reports can be written about any professional activity including experimental or test results, design proposals, economic or technical feasibility studies and project summaries. They usually follow a major effort on a single topic and are written for review by people involved in decision making or affected by their work. Internship students are asked to write an Internship Report for a number of reasons, including practice in the following: • Organizing and presenting a large amount of information related to a problem. • Interpreting relevant information. • Evolving relevant conclusions which result in recommendations.
Essential Elements
An Internship Report contains four essential parts. However, it may also contain other information and be laid out under different tiles. These essential parts are: • A clear definition of the problem addressed by the study. • The details of the study including: assumptions, alternatives, and predicted outcomes; • Conclusions following from the details. • Recommendations derived from the conclusions and addressing the problem. Recommendations are required in your Internship Report. 9 – Guidelines for Writing Internship Reports
Choosing a Topic
Your Internship Report should be based on a specific aspect of the relevant organization where you intend doing your internship, e.g. HR, Finance, Marketing, Logistics, etc. Hence you should research a topic that is related to your work or place of internship. In this regard ,a generalized study report will not be acceptable.
Style
The Internship Report is expected to be analytical rather than descriptive. It should contain accurate, factual information together with sound arguments and conclusions. The format of the report should normally follow the guidelines provided in R&D Research Book issued by R&D Office.
General Guidelines
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References: can be collected on one page at the end of the report, or they can be placed as footnotes on the bottom of the page on which the reference occurs. The term “appendix” applies to only one set of data: for example, program listings would be in Appendix A and technical specifications would be in Appendix B. 9 – Guidelines for Writing Internship Reports Reference Material Every writer requires: a grammar handbook a good dictionary: Oxford is recommend Recommended grammar handbooks: Milward & Flick, Handbook for Writers, Harcourt Brace, 2nd Edition, 1993. Prentice-Hall, Handbook for Writers, 1st Edition, 1996. Strunk and White, The Elements of Style, Collier Macmillan. 9 – Guidelines for Writing Internship Reports Overview of the Report-Writing Process Define topic. Discuss topic and ideas for Report with your supervisor . Write your Report according to guidelines provided in these guidelines. Provide your Report to your supervisor for review at least a week before your Internship ends.