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The Internship Report Preparation Guide consists of the folloin! sections"

A. OVERVIEW
B. INTRODUCTION
C. ARRANGEMENT OF MANUSCRIPT
D. PREPARATION OF FINAL COPIES
E. DEADLINE FOR FINAL SUBMISSION
F. SAMPLE TITLE PAGE

A. Overview
1. Selectio o! Iter"#i$
In consultation ith the Internship Co##ittee $co#prised of an Internship
Ad%isor & ho #a' also (e the student)s ori!inal Acade#ic Ad%isor & and to
additional facult' ad%isors*+ the student deter#ines and coordinates an
internship that (est #eets his/her needs,
%. Iter"#i$ Co&&ittee Pro$o"'l A$$rov'l Meeti(
Prior to the start of the Internship+ the student #ust discuss and define the
purpose of the Internship ith his/her co##ittee, The student ill su(#it a
proposal $see IMS Internship Proposal !uidelines* to co##ittee #e#(ers for
their re%ie+ cul#inatin! in an Internship Co##ittee Proposal Appro%al
Meetin!, This proposal ill pro%ide the (ac-!round infor#ation necessar' for
co##ittee #e#(ers to ad%ise the student a(out ho to approach his/her
internship+ as ell as hat for#at his/her Internship Report ill ta-e $thesis or
portfolio*,
). Iter"#i$ Co&&ittee Meeti(
.ithin one #onth of co#pletion of the internship+ the student should or!ani/e
a follo&up Internship Co#pletion Meetin! ith his/her co##ittee in order to
in%entor' the re0uire#ents of the Internship Report+ and to pro%ide !uidance
for its preparation. It is reco##ended that the student plan to co#plete the
Internship Report ithin one #onth after the date of the Internship
Co#pletion,
*. Iter"#i$ Pre"et'tio '+ De!e"e.
The student should su(#it his/her final Internship Report to his/her
co##ittee, This Internship Presentation and 1efense ill pro%ide an
opportunit' for the student to place in conte2t and re%ie his/her internship
e2perience ith his/her co##ittee #e#(ers and other interested facult' and
students,
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I! t#e co&&ittee +eter&ie" t#'t t#e iter"#i$ re,-ire&et" +e"i('te+ 't
'. $revio-" ti&e #'ve ot /ee &et+ the' #a' re0uire that the student
re#ediate to fulfill these re0uire#ents, For e2a#ple+ the co##ittee could
re0uire the student to co#plete an additional literature re%ie+ rele%ant to the
internship,
0. Iter"#i$ Re$ort Pre"et'tio '+ De!e"e
The steps toard the conclusion of the Internship Report Presentation and
1efense process include"
7* Su(#it the co#pleted Internship Report to the Internship Co##ittee for
initial re%ie in a ti#el' fashion,
4* .or- ith the Co##ittee to deter#ine the da'+ ti#e+ and location of the
Internship Report Presentation and 1efense,
8* .hen the 1efense has (een co#pleted and the Internship Co##ittee has
appro%ed the final co#pleted Internship Report+ the Co##ittee si!ns the
Fulfill#ent of Internship Re0uire#ents for#+ and the Internship Ad%isor
pro%ides a !rade for the hours of Internship credit,

B. Itro+-ctio to t#e M'-"cri$t For&'t
The su(#ission of 'our Internship Report is one of the last steps in the pro!ra#
leadin! to the co#pletion of the IMS de!ree, The report is a scholarl'
state#ent of the results of the student)s internship or-, The Place#ent
Office has esta(lished !uidelines for unifor#it' in the for#at of the
#anuscript, These !uidelines ere desi!ned to ensure that all papers ere hi!h
in 0ualit' and consistent in the arran!e#ent of the contents,
The Internship Report #ust (e a professionall' finished or- in for#at+ st'le+
spellin! and appearance+ as the finished docu#ent reflects on (oth the student
and the 9ni%ersit', The for#at of the #anuscript should (e consistent ith the
!uidelines presented herein, Failure to follo these instructions #a' result in
either re:ection of 'our Internship Report or an instruction to re%ise it,
There are se%eral approaches to ritin! an Internship Report, This Internship
;and(oo- pro%ides sa#ple for#ats for IMS Internship Reports, So#e for#ats
follo a structure si#ilar to a traditional thesis< others follo a portfolio
approach,
The thesis st'le is appropriate for a student ho has or-ed on a sin!le
focused pro:ect or research acti%it' and/or is e2a#inin! a specific corporate
issue in the conte2t of the practical internship e2perience. In al#ost all cases+
Internship Reports follo the thesis st'le for#at,
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The portfolio approach is appropriate for a student ho has (een in%ol%ed in a
se%eral discrete acti%ities durin! his/her internship, Each student #ust see-
the ad%ice of his/her Internship Co##ittee $hich is co#prised of a Facult'
Pri#ar' Ad%isor+ To Facult' Ad%isors+ and an Internship Sponsor Ad%isor* as to
hich for#at (est suits hi#/her, This decision should (e #ade durin! the
proposal sta!e of the Internship process,

C. Arr'(e&et o! M'-"cri$t
1. Title 1 A$$rov'l P'(e
One ori!inal title pa!e+ prepared in the sa#e for#at as the attached sa#ple
$see the end of this docu#ent*+ #ust (e su(#itted ith the ori!inal si!natures
of all #e#(ers of the Internship Report Co##ittee, $There #ust (e at least
three #e#(ers of 'our co##ittee+ #e#(ers of the IMS Pro!ra# facult'+ and
the co##ittee #ust (e appro%ed (' the Pro!ra# 1irector,* The title pa!e is
nu#(ered i+ (ut the pa!e nu#(er is not displa'ed, The date on the title pa!e
ill depend on the se#ester 'ou ill recei%e 'our de!ree,
%. T'/le o! Cotet"
=oth reports are e2pected to ha%e a Ta(le of Contents for the con%enience of
the reader, If plates or illustrations $i,e, #aps+ dia!ra#s+ charts+ photo!raphs+
etc,* are scattered throu!hout the te2t+ include a separate List of Fi!ures or
Ta(le of Illustrations after the Ta(le of Contents,
). A/"tr'ct
An a(stract #ust (e included ith each cop' of 'our internship report, The
a(stract #ust
'. state the pro(le# or pro(le#s that 'ou or-ed on<
/. descri(e 'our acti%ities<
c. su##ari/e the findin!s, Li#it it to 8>5 ords $a(out 4+?>5 characters* in
len!th,
The a(stract should include 'our na#e and internship report title, It should (e
dou(le&spaced+ usin! onl' one side of the paper+ and should (e ithin the
internship report #ar!in re0uire#ents, The a(stract #ust adhere to the 8>5
ord li#it, Its pa!es should (e assi!ned a place in the s#all Ro#an nu#(er
se0uence for the preli#inar' pa!es+ (ut the nu#(ers should not (e displa'ed
on the a(stract pa!es the#sel%es,
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*. Te2t
The for#at for the te2t of the thesis&st'le Internship Report follos, Its first
pa!e+ t'picall' the first pa!e of either an introduction or a first chapter+ should
(e nu#(ered @7A in Ara(ic nu#erals,
'. Itro+-ctio
The purpose of the Introduction is to introduce the reader to the pro(le#, The
Introduction is a concise state#ent of the pro(le# and an outline of the scope+
ai#+ and nature of the research, Mention of the pre%ious literature should (e
included here,
/. Liter't-re Review
A re%ie of the literature pertinent to the su(:ect should (e discussed and used
to pro%ide conte2t for the internship report,
c. M'teri'l"1D't' '+ Met#o+"
The purpose of the Materials and Methods is to recount+ in a concise #anner+
the #aterials and/or data and #ethods e#plo'ed in the research, It should
also include sufficient infor#ation so that the stud' could (e repeated,
Care should (e e2ercised not to include superfluous infor#ation, Also+ e2tre#e
caution #ust (e used to a%oid includin! results and/or conclusions, Speci#ens
or data deposited in a #useu# or li(rar' should (e cited here,
+. Re"-lt"
The results reflect the findin!s of the student)s in%esti!ation onl'+ not the
findin!s of other researchers in the area, This is a su##ari/ed for# of
e2tensi%e data that #a' appear in the fi!ures+ ta(les and/or appendices,
e. Di"c-""io
The 1iscussion section is for an anal'sis of the data ac0uired, In this section+
the student #a' dra co#parisons ith findin!s of other researchers in the
field or e%en speculate to so#e de!ree and+ if appropriate+ su!!est additional
research,
The 1iscussion section should specificall' focus on"
1. 3o/ De"cri$tio"4
List the functions that had to (e perfor#ed durin! the tenure of the internship
in the or!ani/ation, Beep the 31s $3o( descriptions* (rief and precise,
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%. E2$l''tio o! e'c# 3D4
& 9se the first 31 as a title,
& .rite the o(:ecti%e of that 31, .hat as the purpose of that 31C
.hat outco#es ere e2pected fro# that 31C
& Ne2t rite in detail the process that 'ou ent throu!h to co#plete
that particular tas-,
& I##ediatel' after detailin! the process rite the le'ri(5"6 'ou
de%eloped as a result of perfor#in! that particular tas-,
). S-&&'r.4
In this section su##ari/e the learnin!s fro# the internship tenure,
Finall'+ proof read the docu#entDcarefull', Run spell chec-s, Run Gra##ar
chec-s, Loo- for font difference errors+ font si/e errors etc, /e!ore !ettin! a
printout,
!. Cocl-"io
The Conclusion is a final (rief state#ent hich dras to!ether the o(:ecti%es
and findin!s of the entire internship, Care should (e e2ercised to dra
conclusions pertinent to the pro(le# and to a%oid personal (ias,
7. Liter't-re Cite+
The st'le and for#at of this section ill ordinaril' depend on the practice of
the :ournal to hich the paper (ased on the internship report is su(#itted,
8. A$$e+ice"
A last section #a' contain supportin! data for the te2t in the for# of one or
#ore appendices, E2a#ples of appendi2 #aterial are data sheets+
0uestionnaire sa#ples+ illustrations+ #aps+ charts+ etc, If the appended data
should include o%ersi/e illustrations or #aps se%eral alternati%e #ethods of
inclusion are a%aila(le,

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D. Pre$'r'tio o! Fi'l Co$ie" o! t#e Iter"#i$ Re$ort

1, P'$er

The ori!inal Internship Report #ust (e printed on standard si/e+ hite+ E&
7/4 2 77 inches+ non&!loss'+ non&te2tured acid&free paper, A laser printer is
reco##ended,
%. T.$e!'ce
Consistenc' of t'peface is %ital, 9se an' standard t'peface+ (ut (e unifor#
throu!hout the entire internship report, A%oid script or other ornate
t'pefaces, Either underlinin! or italic t'peface #a' (e used for purposes of
e#phasis or for distin!uishin! section headin!s,
No particular choice of font or t'peface is #andated< an' clearl' le!i(le font
that is not ornate or fanc'+ in a si/e (eteen 75 and 74 points+ is accepta(le,
;oe%er+ fonts should not (e #i2ed inappropriatel',
To ensure that 'our printer produces output accepta(le for su(#ission+ it is
reco##ended that 'ou (rin! a sa#ple to the IMS Place#ent Office for final
deter#ination,
*. Correctio"
Ma-e corrections ith the !reatest care,
0. S$'ci(
9se sin!le spacin! throu!hout e2cept in footnotes+ indented 0uotations set off
fro# the te2t+ (i(lio!raph' entries of #ore than one line+ and #aterials such
as captions or ta(les and appendices of data,
7. M'r(i"
E%er' pa!e of the internship report #ust (e -ept ithin #ar!ins set as follos"
A #ini#u# #ar!in of 7&7/4 inches $for (indin! purposes* on the left side of the
pa!e< 7 inch at the ri!ht side< 7&7/? inches at the top and (otto# of the pa!e,
An' pa!e su(#itted ith less than the #ini#u# #ar!ins ill (e re:ected,
8. 3-"ti!ic'tio '+ 9.$#e'tio
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The internship report ill ha%e a strai!ht&line left #ar!in and a ra!!ed ri!ht
#ar!in+ ith no ord of the te2t less than one inch fro# the ri!ht ed!e of the
paper+ nor e%en a sin!le letter of a ord, The ri!ht #ar!in #a' (e :ustified
$strai!ht* if this i#pro%es appearance and le!i(ilit', 1o not end a line of a pa!e
ith a h'phen,
:. P'(i'tio
All pa!es e2cept the title pa!e+ cop'ri!ht pa!e+ and a(stract pa!e are
nu#(ered, This includes full pa!e photo!raphs+ charts and !raphs+ the
(i(lio!raph'+ and appendices,
For the preli#inar' pa!es+ use s#all Ro#an nu#erals $ii+ iii+ etc,*,
Pa!e i is the title pa!e+ (ut the pa!e nu#(er is not printed on this pa!e,
Pa!e ii is the cop'ri!ht pa!e or a (lan- pa!e $shoin! no pa!e nu#(er* if 'ou
are not cop'ri!htin! 'our or-,
The Ta(le of Contents follos the cop'ri!ht pa!e $or (lan- pa!e if 'ou are not
cop'ri!htin!* and is nu#(ered ith the pa!e nu#(er$s* displa'ed,
The a(stract follos and is nu#(ered+ (ut the pa!e nu#(er$s* ill not (e
displa'ed,
The first ite# on the Ta(le of Contents list ill (e the A(stract, This ill (e
folloed (' an' dedication or ac-noled!#ent section 'ou #a' ish to
include, This is nu#(ered in the s#all Ro#an series+ ith the pa!e nu#(ers
displa'ed,
The re#ainder of the internship report is nu#(ered ith Ara(ic nu#erals $7+
4+ etc,*,
The pa!e nu#(ers that are displa'ed #ust (e at the (otto# ri!ht corner of
each pa!e+ ithin the (otto# #ar!in,
Note that no ords+ punctuation+ or diacritics of an' -ind acco#pan' the pa!e
nu#(er" it sa's @?A+ not @&?&A or @?,A or @Pa!e ?A,

E. De'+lie !or Fi'l S-/&i""io

All candidates for a de!ree #ust su(#it the ori!inal and all copies of their final
Internship Report to the IMS Place#ent Office,
F. SAMPLE TITLE PAGE
See folloin! pa!e for sa#ple
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ENGIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF STRESS AN1 FATIG9E ON GRA19ATE ST91ENTS
An internship report su(#itted in partial satisfaction
of the re0uire#ents for the de!ree of
MASTER OF =9SINESS A1MINISTRATION
In
;9MAN RESO9RCE MANAGEMENT
='
;ina Per%ai/
Fall 4575
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Su(#itted to" place#ent coordinator
Mr, Nasir Mah#ood
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1ear Student"
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The a(o%e is an atte#pt to !uide 'ou thou!h the report preparation sta!e, If
hoe%er 'ou feel that 'ou ould li-e to discuss an' aspect in #ore detail+
please do co#e forard ith 'our 0uer',
Good Luc-I
Re!ards
Nasir Mah#ood
Coordinator Place#ents
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