Professional Documents
Culture Documents
CoverPage
Thefollowinginformationmustbeprovidedinthetoplefthandcorner: Name StudentIDNumber Major Option InternshipSemesterandYear EmployerandEmployerLocation Title(centeredonthepageinbigboldletters)
Abstract
Youmustincludeanabstractasthefirstpageofyourreport.Anabstractisnotanintroduction,itisa brief(5070words)summaryofyourreport.
Introduction
1. Whydidyouchoosethisinternship? 2. Describetheorganizationinwhichyouinterned. a. Whatwasthetypeoforganization(company,University,Governmentagency,etc.)? b. Whatproducts/servicesdoestheorganizationoffer? c. Whoarethecustomers/clientsoftheorganization? d. Whoarethemajorcompetitors(U.S.andworldwide)oftheorganization?Whatisthe organizationdoingtoovercomethecompetition? TheInternshipPosition 1. Whatmethods/resourcesdidyouusetofindthisinternship? 2. Forwhichdepartment(s)intheorganizationdidyouwork? 3. Describeeachassignmentyouworkedon.
a. Whichwasmostrewarding?Whichwasleastrewarding?Explainboth. b. Althoughyouwereworkingforaspecificdepartment,explainhowyourassignments impactedtheorganizationonagloballevel. 4. Didyoufaceanychallengesordifficultiesinyourassignments?Howdidyousolvetheseissues? 5. Howdoyouthinktheinternshipassignmentsyoucompletedcorrelatedwithyourclassroom knowledge? CorporateCulture 1. Didyouliketheworkingatmosphereintheorganization?Pleaseexplain. 2. Reflectontheculturewithintheorganization. a. Whatculturalnormswereexplainedtoyou? b. Whatculturalnormsdidyoupickupon? c. Didyougainanyinsightsaboutcorporateculturethatyouwilltakeintoconsideration whensearchingforfulltimeemployment? Diversity Theconceptofdiversityencompassesacceptanceandrespect.Itmeansunderstandingthateach individualisunique,andrecognizingindividualdifferences.Thesecanbealongthedimensionsofrace, ethnicity,gender,sexualorientation,socioeconomicstatus,age,physicalabilities,religiousbeliefs, politicalbeliefs,orotherideologies. 1. Giventheabovedefinitionofdiversity,describeasituationinwhichyoushowedrespecttoa person(orpeople)withdiversecharacteristics. Communication 1. Inwhatwaysdidyoucommunicateinformationwithinandoutsideoftheorganization? 2. Werethereexamplesofgoodcommunicationskillsbeingutilizedbytheemployees?Please explain. 3. Howwouldyouimprovetheeffectivenessofthecommunicationwithintheorganization? CareerReflection 1. Howdidtheinternshiprelatetoyourfieldofstudy? 2. Whatconclusionshaveyoudrawnregardingyourfuturecareergoalsasaresultofthis internship? 3. Oneofthepurposesoftheinternshipistohelpyoufigureoutyourlongtermcareergoals. Whatstepsdoyouplantotaketoobtainyourdreamjob(eitheratthisorganizationoranother organization)?