Type the Name of the Company

[Type the name of the company]

Co-operative Education Report

[Type your full name]

Code Number [Id number]

September 2013

The Co-operative Education Report Committee, the Oral Exam Committee, and the Faculty of Liberal Arts have accepted this report as a partial fulfillment for a Bachelor of Arts in English for Business Communication, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sripatum University.

Co- operative Education Report Committee:

______Chair

(A. Michael J.P. Martin)

______Advisor

(Internship advisor’s name)

Oral Exam Committee:

______Chair

( )

Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts:

______

(Dr. MontichaKhruasuwan)

Acknowledgements

I wish to thank ______, who advised me [supervisors/manager/staff who helped with duties etc.]

I would especially like to thank Ajarn ______, who has given me a lot of information [teachers/advisors/written report]

I would also like to thank [anyone else who helped you]

*Three or four paragraphs should be enough. Just click the text between the [ ] and type. (delete this hint)

Table of Contents

Page

Acknowledgementsi

1.Introduction

1.1Background1

1.2Objectives of the Co-operative Education Program 2

1.3Personal Objectives 4

2.Methods and Self-Evaluation

2.1Procedures5

2.2Self-Analysis6

3.Duties and Responsibilities

3.1 Responsibilities8

3.2 Weekly Reports 10

4.Problems and Solutions at Work

4.1 Problems 19

4.2 Solutions 20

5.Recommendations

5.1 Overall Evaluation 22

5.2 Advice for Next Year’s Co-operative Students 23

5.3 Recommendations for the Co-operative Program24

Appendices

Appendix A: Examples of Work

Appendix B: Company Profile

Appendix C: Other Supporting Data

1. Introduction

1.1 Background

This is a report on my internship at [name of company], from [date] to [date], this report details my experiences at the company.

The internship and this report are part of my graduation requirements for the English for Business Communication major at SripatumUniversity.

Inside, you will find both the university’s objectives and my own personal objectives.There are chapter which discuss [and you go on to write little about what each chapter and subheadings are about. You tell the reader what is contained in the report, but not in any detail.]

1.2 Objectives of the Co-operative Education Program

As an Englishfor Business Communication major, there is a requirement to have a four-month internship period where a student is required to go and train with a company for a period of time.

SripatumUniversity’s Co-operative Education Program is designed to:

provide students with valuable, real-world work experience,
introduce prospective employers with Sripatum students who will be seeking employment in the near future,
[start with verb 1 (present simple) and add 6 or 7 more]

1.3 Personal Objectives

After deciding to study in the Co-operative Education Program, I set myself some goals and objectives which I wished to achieve. These personal objectivesfor my internship were to:

practice my speaking skills with foreigners to help improve my conversation skills.
[start with verb 1 (present simple) and add 6 or 7 more]

2. Methods and Self-Evaluation

2.1 Procedures

After considering a list of companies, I selected the [company name]. It is a very interesting company doing businessinternationally as well as in Thailand.

The following was the procedure which I followed to obtain a place at [company name].

I was informed about the Co-op Educational Internship Program by Ajarn[name of head of Program]
[Verb 2 (Past Simple). List the steps you took to gain a place at your company. About 7 or 8 more.]

2.2 Self-Analysis

I am a third-year English for Business Communication student. I can read and understand most books very well, but if there is hard vocabulary, I must use the dictionary a lot.

[Write another two or three paragraphs explaining your skills: language – four skills, give details – computer, etc.; and your personality and character (Positives and weaknesses)]

3. Duties and Responsibilities

3.1 Responsibilities

I was a trainee [position] in the [department]. My supervisor, [name of supervisor or manager] was responsible for assigning my duties at [name of company].

The following are only some of the main duties and responsibilities that I was assigned during the four months that I worked as an intern. These were:

answering telephone calls from foreigners who were asking for information about the company.
[verb 1 + ing (give details about your duties and responsibilities)]
[add about 8 or 9 more]

3.2 Weekly Reports

English for Business Communication

Co-operative Education Internship Program

Weekly Report

Student’s Name: [click and type name]Code Number: [number]

Company’s Name:[company’s name] Tel: [type tel. no.]

Company’s Address:[company’s name]

Week: 1 Date: [ _____ to _____ ]

I was an intern assigned as a/an [position in company] in the [name of dept.] The following were the main duties and responsibilities which I was assigned for the first weeks of my internship. These were:

answering telephone calls from foreigners who were asking for information about the company.
[verb 1 + ing (give details about your duties and responsibilities)]

Comments (for official only)

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

______

(…………………………….)

English for Business Communication

Co-operative Education Internship Program

Weekly Report

Student’s Name: [click and type name]Code Number: [number]

Company’s Name:[company’s name] Tel: [type tel. no.]

Company’s Address:[company’s name]

Week: 2 Date: [ _____ to _____ ]

I was an intern assigned as a/an [position in company] in the [name of dept.] The following were the main duties and responsibilities which I was assigned for the second weeks of my internship. These were:

answering telephone calls from foreigners who were asking for information about the company.
[verb 1 + ing (give details about your duties and responsibilities)]

Comments (for official only)

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

______

(…………………………….)

4. Problems and Solutions at Work

4.1 Problems

[Write a short paragraph about the problems and difficulties you faced in general]

Some of the problems and difficulties that I encountered on my internship and at my place of work were as follows:

I didn’t understand technical business terms while translating business-presentation documents from English into Thai.
[Verb 2 (Past Tense), Full sentences giving some details. Add 5 or 6 problems or difficulties you had.]

4.2 Solutions

[Write a short paragraph about what you decided to do to overcome the problems. Solutions need to match the problems above]

The following were some of the solutions that I employed to solve the above problems and difficulties that I faced.

My supervisor explained some of the more difficult terms and I search for definitions on the internet.
[Verb 2 (Past Tense)]

5. Recommendations

5.1 Overall Evaluation

Interning at [company name] was a great opportunity for me to learn real-world experience. [continue about the value of the internship program]

[Explain some of the things you learnt (skills) and the experienced gained]

[Explain how this internship will benefit you in the future ]

[Three or four paragraphs]

5.2 Advice for Next Year’s Co-operative Education Students

I realise now that doing an internship course and working at a company aren’t easy. I would like to make some suggestions and recommendations to next year’s Co-operative Education internship students. These are as follows:

The student should read and know about the rules and policies of the company before they go to work there.
[… should + verb 1 … You need to add another 5 or 6 recommendations]

5.3 Recommendations for the Co-operative Education Program

The following are some of my opinions about the Co-operative Education Internship Program and how I think the program can be improved.

I think students should be given more training about office procedures before going to the company
[add 5 or 6 suggestions.]

Appendices

Appendix A: Examples of Work

Appendix B: Company Profile

Appendix C: Other Supporting Data