content and structure of the internship report
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At the end of the internship, the student submits a concise, personal internship report.
Front page
The front page of the internship report includes the following elements:
- title
- name and student number of the student
- academic year
- name and location of the internship organisation
- names of internship supervisor and the academic supervisor
Structure
The structure of the internship report consists of the following parts:
- Front page
- Table of contents
- Introduction (one page): description of the internship organisation
- Objective (one page): wording of the objectives of the internship assignment
- Work (max. five pages): reporting of the daily work performed, incl. short scientific situation, approach, possible results and discussion, conclusion
- Critical reflection (five to six pages)
- Reflection on the internship towards the internship organisation
- Reflection on the internship towards the Master’s programme: which skills / competences of the internship are strongly, less or not dealt with in the programme?
- Reflection on own actions, personal development throughout the internship
- Reference list
- Appendices (if relevant)
Form requirements
- Size: 10 to 15 pages, not including table of contents, references and possible annexes
- Written language: English
- Font and paragraph: Arial, 10 (or similar), 1.5 line spacing
- Tables and figures: correctly numbered. Tables that are too large should be referred to the appendices.
- Reference: APA or classic style
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