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Download the File: [|Internship Program Final Essay Guidelines 2010-2011]

** Internship Program Final Essay ** ** Spring 2010-2011 **

Write an essay in which you analyze your experience during the senior internship program. This essay should be at least 5 but no more than 7 pages long, double-spaced, typed, in 12 point times new roman font. Follow MLA formatting guidelines (available online if you search MLA format) which include a four-line header on the first page as well as your last name, followed by first name, followed by page number right aligned in the header of every page. You can find an MLA research paper template to use on the AST Internship wiki at astinternship.wikispaces.com.
 * Assignment: **

Answer the following questions within the structure outlined below:
 * Essay Content Guidelines: **
 * Introduction (write this while you are still working as an intern)
 * Explain where you are completing your internship and why you chose to work with that company or organization
 * Describe your goals for university study and your intended major prior to or early on in the internship
 * Describe your career goals prior to or early on in the internship


 * Body
 * 1st Body Paragraph: Describe your experience during the internship detailing both the positive and negative aspects. Include a description of:
 * Your daily routines and duties
 * Any challenges you faced
 * How you overcame those challenges
 * Your favorite aspect of the experience and why
 * Your least favorite aspect of the experience, why, and how it could be improved or remedied
 * 2nd Body Paragraph: Explain what you learned and describe what experiences most contributed to your learning and //how// they contributed
 * 3rd Body Paragraph: Describe the book you read
 * Tell why you chose it
 * Briefly summarize its content
 * Explain whether or not it turned out to be helpful to you in learning about your planned major and career and //how// it was or was not helpful.
 * Conclusion
 * Describe your university and career goals now that you have completed the internship.
 * Explain how and why they have or have not changed
 * Make constructive recommendations for next year’s group of seniors who will participate in the senior internship program
 * Make constructive recommendations for organizational/administrative changes in the senior internship program


 * Criteria for satisfactory completion: **
 * Follows format as outlined
 * Gives developed answers to all the questions posed
 * Provides support and explanations for statements made
 * Uses appropriate language and grammar
 * Is not plagiarized/all sources are appropriately cited in MLA format
 * Is turned in by 11:59 pm May 23, 2011


 * Procedure for turning the essay in: **
 * Go to [|www.turnitin.com] and enroll in a new class, called “Senior Internship 2010-2011.” It is sponsored by Mrs. Diaz.
 * The class ID # is 4008360 and the password is Tegucigalpa (Capitalize the “T”).
 * Once you have enrolled in the class, submit your essay. The assignment title is “Senior Internship Essay.”
 * From there, all of your supervisors will be able to access and read your essay and the originality report generated by turnitin.com.


 * Negative Consequences: **
 * Failure to complete the essay in a satisfactory manner will result in the student’s needing to rewrite it. If the rewritten version is not submitted prior to graduation or still does not meet the requirements outlined above the student will not participate in the graduation ceremony.
 * Should any student be found to have plagiarized any portion of his or her essay that student will be required to take all the final exams for his/her classes (although s/he was not present to learn the last month’s worth of material).

Hint: Write your introductory paragraph before you begin your internship so that your experiences on the internship will not interfere with your answers.