Mechanical engineering internship report doc

image1.jpg Winter 2018
School of Engineering

Internship Program

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Assignment 1: (Value 30%) Due Date: _11 January 2018_
Work Term Report
Your assignment is to prepare a Work Term reflection report. This report should include what was learned from your internship experience to date, and how well your educational program prepared you. Provide a thoughtful reflection on the course work, skills and abilities you have learned.

Required:

The format and content of the work term report is described below:

Cover Page: The cover page of your work term report should contain the following information, your name, email, student number, title i.e. “Work Term Report”, work term time period, name of supervisor and location.

Location: Summarize where your work term was conducted and where your particular work group fits into the overall organization. Clearly describe the company and general goal of your work group.

Job Responsibilities: Describe your responsibilities during your work term. What are the duties, tasks or major projects you are working on?

Some points to reflect on in this section include:

· Did the tasks you were asked to perform give you a broader understanding of your specialization?

· Were your tasks the tasks you expected to perform? If not, was this a good or a disappointing experience? Why?

· Did you find the job easy to adjust to? Why or why not?

The Learning: You are expected to summarize what you have learned during your work term experience.

Points to consider include:

· What duties and activities did you expect to learn from your internship?

· Did you expect to use more or less of what you learned?

· What courses prepared you most for your internship?

· What was the most important thing you learned so far?

· What was the most surprising or disappointing thing you learned?

· What, if anything, could you have done more to enrich your work experience?

· What, if anything, could your employer have done more to enrich your work experience?

· Did the work term experience affirm your planned career path? Why?

Skills and Knowledge: Describe the skills and knowledge required to fulfil your work term responsibilities. Discuss how your knowledge base and personal skill set evolved during your work term experiences. Explain how your new knowledge and skills are relevant to your academic studies and future goals.

Outcomes: Describe your work term achievements. Give examples of these accomplishments.

Conclusion: The conclusion should include a brief description of the impact your participation in the internship program has had on you personally, academically and professionally.

This process is designed to capture your insights into the transition from classroom to internship. The final report will be a continuation of the first report. We encourage you to be candid in your observations and comments as these reports will not be shared with your internship supervisor.

Length: The entire report should be 3 – 5 pages in length.

Marks will be assigned for:

· Over all flow/content of the report and written communications

· Critical analysis of the internship

· Synthesis and application of what you have learned in your Degree Program at ACK

· Grammar and Mechanics

Submission Deadline: Date: _11 January 2018_ via Moodle and Hand in a hard copy to your instructor during your feedback session.