Report Preparation
The internship report is written in English, is at most 20 pages excluding appendices and follows the outline below. The full rules are in the Internship Handbook.
The internship report is written in English, is at most 20 pages excluding appendices and follows the outline below. The full rules are in the Internship Handbook.
Report Outline
The report consists of the following 8 required sections:
1. Cover Page
The cover page must show:
- Student name and ID
- Internship start and end dates
- Total number of internship days
- Internship type: Production or General
- Company or institution name
2. Executive Summary
Approximately 1 page, in these two short parts:
- A brief introduction to the company or institution
- A concise summary of the main activities completed during the internship
3. Table of Contents
Section headings are listed with their page numbers.
4. Timetable
Each row represents one day of the internship. The template has 4 columns:
- Day: The day of the week; the template already lists Monday–Saturday (no date is entered; the weekly date range at the top of the page is sufficient).
- Work Accomplished: The work done that day; it must relate to the Internship Activities section.
- Page Nr.: The corresponding page in the report.
- Working Hours: The hours worked that day.
Example row:
| Day | Work Accomplished | Page Nr. | Working Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Applied moving-average forecasting to sales data; measured error with MAD | 14 | 8 |
5. Company/Organization Introduction
Write about all 6 topics below in coherent paragraphs, not in a question-and-answer format:
- Full name, brief history, address and website
- Ownership structure, principal shareholders and their shares
- Industry and the products or services provided
- Customers, including end users, retailers, other manufacturers and employees
- Organisation chart and number of employees
- Functions performed by industrial engineers in the organisation
6. Internship Activities (Main Body)
This is the main body of the report. You are expected to describe the work you did during the internship from an industrial engineering perspective. For the expected analyses and questions, you may use the Topic Guide.
7. Assessment
The following 4 topics are addressed in coherent paragraphs:
- Skills and qualifications you gained
- Responsibilities you assumed
- How the internship affected your future career plans
- How your internship activities related to your coursework
8. Conclusions
The following 2 topics are addressed in coherent paragraphs:
- Your main conclusions from the internship
- Your observations about the industry
Sections Added When Needed
The following two sections are not required in every report; they are added at the end of the report, in this order, only when there is content for them. They do not count towards the 20-page limit. Leaving them out when they are not needed does not lead to a deduction of days.
9. Appendices and Supplementary Material
Material that supports the main text but would interrupt its flow:
- Charts, tables and pictures
- Computer code, calculation details and raw data
Number the appendices you refer to in the main text (Appendix A, B…).
10. References
Required if you used any outside source in the report: books, articles, company documents, websites, data sources and so on. Cite them in the text and list them in a consistent style (e.g. APA).