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Editing Internship Assignments

Required Assignments

The requirements for the written reports are adjusted according to the number of credit hours you signed up for and the number of internships you have done. All other homework remains the same regardless of how many hours you are taking.

Credit hours or repeats	Report 1	Report 2	Report 3	Work logs	Two supervisor evaluations	Advice to interns	Oral report
>3	1 page	3 pages	4 pages	yes	yes	yes	yes
3	1 page	2 pages	3 pages	yes	yes	yes	yes
2	none	2 pages	2 pages	yes	yes	yes	yes
1	none	1 page	2 pages	yes	yes	yes	yes
2nd semester of same internship	Revised goals only	none	2 pages	yes	yes	yes	yes
2nd or 3rd internship	1 page	none	2 pages	yes	yes	yes	yes

All reports are single spaced.

Work logs
Written reports
Advice to future interns
Supervisor evaluations
Oral report

Work Log

The work log consists of a descriptive summary of your internship activities for each week, problems you may have encountered or new concepts you've learned, and self-reflection on your experiences.

I recommend that you fill out the work log in enough detail that you can refer to it for details when you write a résué

One type of detail needed is how much of any task you did. So record things like number of pages, number of errors found in source checking, etc. Another type of detail is anything that indicates how successful you were. Record feedback, author satisfaction, etc.

Another function of the work log is to tell me about any problems you are struggling to resolve. Often I can send a tip or two to you to help. Email your work logs to me as attached files. Follow one of these schedules:

• bi-weekly for a semester-long internship or for an internship that stretches over both spring and summer terms
• weekly for a summer- or spring-term internship

The work log form is provided on this web site and on Blackboard under Course Documents.

Written Reports

Before proceeding, please review the table (at the top of this document) listing your assignments so that you know what information applies to you.

The reports address different aspects of your internship. The first report explains your preparation for the internship and the goals you've set. The second report allows you to examine and reflect upon your experiences. The final report analyzes your experience as a whole and the implications of your internship for your future goals.

Please include your name on the report. Email your reports to me as attached files.

Report 1 (Due one week after the beginning of your internship)

Before completing report 1, skim chapter three, "Framing the Experience," and read pages 100-103 (from "Experiencing the 'What Ifs'") in The Successful Internship. These readings are located in electronic reserve for ELang399, password DAN399. Report 1 should be one full page, single spaced, and should include the following:

1. A brief introduction describing yourself, the site of the internship (where, when, and with whom you work), and your understanding of what the internship entails.
2. Why you are doing the internship, how you have prepared, and what you anticipate for the internship.
3. The specific, measurable goals you have set for your internship. They should be four types based on your reading of pages 100–103 (please label them).

If appropriate, share your goals with your onsite internship supervisor.

Report 2 (Due at midterm or at the end of spring term for a combined spring-summer internship)

Before completing report 2, reread chapter three, "Framing the Experience," and read chapter eleven, "Breaking through Barriers," plus pages 197-205 (from "Taking Stock and Facing Reality") in The Successful Internship. These readings are located in electronic reserve for ELang399, password DAN399. Report 2 should be two full pages, single spaced, and should include the following:

1. A careful review and assessment of your experience in regards to the points made in the readings. For each of the first three stages of the internship model, include at least one specific personal example of what you encountered or felt and how you dealt with it.
2. A thoughtful assessment of the skills and abilities you are learning, including how your initial goals for the internship (as outlined in the first report) have changed to coincide with those of the organization in which you work.

Report 3 (Due the last week of class)

Report 3 should be three full pages (not counting the appendix), single spaced, and should include the following:

1. An introduction explaining the setting where you completed your internship and how your job related to the entire work of your organization. Your narrative should be descriptive and factual.
2. An analysis and evaluation of your status and contributions within the organization as a whole and of the actual work you did during your internship.
3. A discussion of the implications of your experience on your future educational and occupational goals.
4. If possible, turn in an appendix containing portions of two samples of the work you have done. These samples will be kept confidential.

Advice to Future Interns

By the end of the semester, post at least one paragraph of advice on the editing internship web site. On the main menu, click Interns' Advice. Instructions are available.

Your advice to future interns can be specific to your internship site or be general to all editing internships. Keep the advice positive even for problematic situations. For instance, if your supervisor gave you inadequate feedback, give advice on how to obtain better feedback, but do not complain about your supervisor.

Supervisor Evaluations (2)

The two evaluation forms are available on Blackboard under Course Documents and on the editing internship website under Forms.

Midservice evaluation. Ask your internship supervisor about having an evaluation interview. Ideally, your supervisor and you will discuss your strengths, goals, concerns, and problems (if any). Provide your supervisor with the midservice evaluation form and request that it be filled out and submitted to the editing internship coordinator. The evaluation may be emailed, but if it is to be mailed from off campus, provide your supervisor with a stamped, addressed envelope.

Final evaluation. Ask your internship supervisor for a concluding evaluation interview. As before, provide your supervisor with the final evaluation form and request that it be filled out and submitted to the editing internship coordinator. If the evaluation is to be mailed from off campus, provide a stamped, addressed envelope.

Be sure to thank your supervisor for the internship opportunity and for the help the supervisor personally gave.

Make sure the supervisor turns in the final evaluation and a recommended grade as that information figures into your final grade.

Oral Report (about five minutes)

A five-minute, informal debriefing on your internship, the oral report is usually given to the editing internship coordinator and the other interns. The presentation should include the following:

1. A very brief description of where you did your internship and what your primary responsibilities were.
2. A discussion of the most important editorial and interpersonal skills you developed. Include the reasons you feel these skills are so significant.
3. Either additional lessons you have learner or advice you would give to future interns hoping to work at your site. The advice can be about preparation, working with a supervisor, problem solving, taking initiative, or anything else you feel would be particularly helpful. (This can be the same advice that you post on the website.)

The oral presentation will be graded on how well you organized your material and how clearly you presented it.

Except for those who have out-of-state internships, we meet during finals week to do the reports, usually at the Brick Oven (my treat). I will give you a choice of two times for your oral report. If you are unable to meet at one of these times or you are out of town, you must contact me to set up an alternative time. We may arrange a phone interview.