IMPORTANT- THE INTERNSHIP DIARIES ARE A MUST.... ENTRIES MADE IN ANY OTHER NOTEBOOK WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
(refer facebook- FEP 2011 group)
Internship Guidelines
· The students of the Communicative English programme are required to undertake an internship of not less the 30 working days at any one of the following media organizations-
o Television,
o Radio organizations;
o PR firms,
o Advertising agencies,
o Event management companies;
o Theatre groups/organizations;
o Any other organization approved by the programme coordinator.
· The internship, which is a mandatory requirement for the completion of the Communicative English programme is to be undertaken during the fourth semester break.
· Faculty members from the department will be assigned to groups of students as guides.
o 08D4401- 08D4418 – Ms. Abhaya, (abhaya.nb@christuniversity.in)
o 08D4419 - 08D4434 – Ms. Tana, (tana.trivedijoshi@christuniversity.in)
o 08D4435 - 08D4448 – Dr. Sagarika, (sagarika.golder@christuniversity.in)
o 08D4449 - 08D4463 – Mr. Anil Pinto, (anil.pinto@christuniversity.in)
o 08D4464 - 08D4479 – Ms. Renu, (renu.elizabeth@christuniversity.in)
· The students will have to be in touch with the guides during the internship period either by meeting them in person, speaking over the phone and through the internet.
· The students will have to give the guide weekly reports of the work they have done at the organization.
· Regular contact with the guide, submission of regular weekly reports and maintaining regular internship diary/record carry 10 marks.
· At the place of internship, the students are advised to be in constant touch with their mentors.
· The students should work towards creating a portfolio of the work they have done for the organization.
· At the end of the required period of internship the students will submit a written report of their internship. The report should be submitted when the University opens for the V semester.
Format of weekly report to be emailed regularly to the guide
Joining report:
Personal Details
· Your contact no (mobile):
· Your personal email:
· Your current address:
· Home Phone:
Organisation Details
· Name:
· Address:
· Phone:
· Mail:
Job Details
· Department in which you are appointed:
· Job profile:
· Working Hours:
· Name of your immediate boss:
· Email:
· Mobile:
Ist weekend report
Please include whatever is relevant out of the following details in this report. A brief write-up on each topic is fine:
Rough organizational structure. (Owner, MD, Heads,.....)
Your time schedule
Details of your responsibility in the organization/department
Summary of your responsibilities and daily programme
Projects that you have completed/on going in this week
New leanings from the organistion
Relationship with your immediate boss in the organisation
Difficulties that you have faced in organisation
to interact with boss, management, team workers...
to understand the industry working situation
to keep time
travel and food
Team work
Challenges
Plan for the next week, if any.
Any other relevant detail.
IInd weekend report
Please include whatever is relevant out of the following details in this report. A brief write-up on each topic is fine:
· Project done/in progress
· Include the links/evidence of your projects/article (if any)
· Organisational work culture...
· New learnings/Innovative ideas
· Challenges/difficulties that you are facing in the organisation/team if any.
· some details on next project/s
· Any other relevant detail.
IIIrd weekend report
Please include whatever is relevant out of the following details in this report. A brief write-up on each topic is fine:
Project done/in progress
Include the links/evidence of your projects/article (if any)
How do you understand/look at the organization today as compared to your first impression?
New learnings/Innovative ideas
Challenges/difficulties that you are facing in the organisation/team if any.
some details on next project/s
How do you compare the class room learning (theory and practical) with industry exposure
Any other relevant detail.
Things that you need to get from the organization
Notes,
Rough draft of work done
Cuttings of printed articles
Photographs
Proof of ideas/your contribution
Note- If the organization does not permit students to keep copies of their work (some client work may be confidential), a letter describing the work done by the student must be provided by the organization.
In case, evidence is not available for the work/soft skills, the student shall get letters duly signed from the mentor or persons under which they have worked. For this the student needs to consult with the guide.
Your internship diary must be maintained everyday according to the format given and duly signed by your mentor every day. In case getting a signature everyday is difficult get it signed at the end of each week.
The report along with other mention items should also contain a letter in a sealed envelope from the organization, evaluating the students’ work. So please remember to get a letter from the organization before you leave.
Format of the Final Report
The report shall have the following parts.
· Title Page
· Declaration of the Student
· Declaration of the Guide (get signature from HOD and Guide from University)
· Letter from college
· Certificate/letter from Organization
· Acknowledgments
· Content page
· Introduction to the Course
· Aims and Objectives of the Internship
· Reasons for choosing the organization
· Profile of the Organization
· Organizational structure
· Job Description
o Appointment
o Duration
· Tasks undertaken
· Task Analysis
· Challenges/limitations of the Internship
· Retrospection/Conclusion
· Appendices (Attested portfolio of work done in the organization)
Style Sheet: The format for the internship report
Title page: Centered and Bold – 14 & 12 – Times New Roman
Logo of the college in title page: black, uniform in size
Page numbers: Roman numerals
I. Student’s declaration
II. Declaration of the guide
III. Letter from the College
IV. Employer’s letter (letter of successful completion)
V. Acknowledgement
Content page
· Do not number this page
· CONTENTS : bold +centered + caps
· Items: regular
Introduction to the Course
Page number begins form this page
Aims and objectives of the internship
Reasons for the choice of work place
Keep it precise
Profile of the work place
Max 3 pages
Brief history
Important facts
Organizational structure
Job description/nature of work
Duration of internship
Manner of employment
Working hours
Reported to
Assigned tasks by
Worked under/Mentor in the organization
Areas of work
Task and analyses
· Divide the task into categories and describe them: analyze all the tasks together
· Main title: Tasks And Analyses : 14 + bold + centered
· Subtitle : Tasks : 12 + bold + left aligned
· Task description and the analysis should be in third person and passive voice. (The intern was…)
Task analysis
What did you learn?
What skills did you acquire?
How did your course help you to do the work?
Challenges faced/Limitations of the internship
List the challenges you faced during the internship
Conclusion and retrospection
Narrative in first person.
Max 2 pages
Appendices
Signed proof of all your work done
The students must discuss with the guide the contents of appendix.
Any evidence in your appendix which is not signed is invalid.
Neatly label your appendices I, II, III, IV…
Proof read the entire report,
Page numbers: centre + bottom,
Paragraphs should be justified,
For bibliography footnotes follow MLA Style.
Headings- size 14, in bold and underlined
Body Font- Times New Roman, size 12, 1.5 spacing.
Dates of submission
First draft due on June 15th , 2010
Second draft due on July 1st , 2010
Final Reports due on July 15th , 2010
