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Prefatory Parts:

Title page

The title page of the report will include:

Name of the organization
Name of the internee, Student ID and session
Submission date of the internship report
Name of the University
VU logo

Letter of Undertaking

You are required to fill in the Letter of Undertaking provided in the 'Download' section of the course VULMS and attach here the scanned copy after signing it.

Scanned copy of the internship certificate (provided by the organization)

Attach the scanned copy of your (original) Internship Completion certificate provided by the organization.

Dedication (Optional)

If you want to dedicate your work to someone, you may write the dedication note under this section of your internship report.

Acknowledgement

In this section you should acknowledge the help and support of all the people who helped you in the compilation of your internship and internship report e.g. the library staff, instructor, family, or any other person.

Executive summary

An executive summary previews the main points of an in-depth report. It helps the reader to get a quick glance at the report before reading it in detail. It can be called as micro image of the report. Every thing important that you have done, discovered and concluded should be mentioned but briefly and concisely.

Table of contents

List the important headings and sub headings in the report with their respective page numbers.

Brief Introduction of the Organization Business Sector

Note: Word limit: 300 words; maximum 1 page

Describe overview of the complete sector in which the organization falls according to current scenario.

"Brief introduction of the business sector" refers to the main area which the organization deals in i.e. consumer consumable, consumer durable or services, e.g. Textile, Dairy or Telecom etc. But you should discuss the main sector and NOT the organization under consideration.

Overview of the Organization

Note: Word limit: 1400-1600 words; maximum: 5 pages

Brief history
Organizational Hierarchy chart
Business volume (Total number of stock, shares, bonds/ commodities, future contracts planned for a particular period etc).
Product lines (List complete range of products/ services of the organization)
Competitors
Brief Introduction of all the departments
Comments on the organizational structure (You would have to comment or give your opinion on the structure of the organization as a whole that whether the adopted structure and practices fulfill the requirements of the organization or not.)

Plan of your Internship Program

Note: Word limit: 200-300 words; maximum: 1 page

A brief introduction of the branch where you did your internship
Starting and ending dates of your internship
Names of the departments in which you got training and the duration of your training

Training Program

Note: Word limit: 1400-1500 words; maximum: 4 pages

Detailed description of the tasks assigned to you during the internship program.

Detailed description of the project (s) assigned to you during the internship program.

This section is the most important part of internship report and should be given extreme significance. You are required to describe in detail all the tasks that were performed by you during your internship. Description given in bullets will NOT be acceptable. Explanation should be given.

Ratio Analysis

A document "Essentials for Ratio Analysis" is available under the ICON of "DOWNLOADS" on VULMS of this course's website. You have to follow that document while doing ratio analysis. You are required to provide the ratio analysis of most recent three years. Ratio analysis based on the financial data older than recent three years will NOT be accepted.

Future Prospects of the Organization

Note: Word limit: 100-200 words; maximum: 2 paragraphs

In this section, you are required to describe the future plans of the organization regarding new projects, products, etc.

Conclusion

Note: Word limit: 200-300 words; maximum: 1 page

In this section, you are required to describe the organization according to your evaluation/assessment in the light of your learning experience and ratio analysis.

Recommendations for improvement

Note: Word limit: 200-300 words; maximum: 1 page

In this section, you are required to suggest solutions for all the problems or discrepancies (you have pointed out on the basis of your ratio analysis and internship/learning experience) in the organization.

References & Sources used

In this section, provide all the references and sources in APA format that you have used for data collection in your internship Report. Guidance regarding APA format is available in the "DOWNLOADS" section of this course.

Annexes

You must provide scanned copies of all the financial statements used for financial analysis. However, if you have downloaded the financial statements from organization's website then URL or web link should be provided. In this case, scanned copies will not be required.

Without providing the scanned copies or URL of the organization's website, your work will NOT be accepted /evaluated.

Note:

Scanned copied should be provided in the following format:

Resolution: 200 dpi

File type: JPEG

Size: 300-400 kb

Important Notes

Complete all the required parts as mentioned in the format of Internship Report. Remember, each part is essential, therefore, DO NOT skip any part.
In sections "Brief Introduction of the Organization's Business Sector" and "Overview of the organization", students are expected to collect information from various sources such as within the organization (managers, internship supervisor and other concerned persons) and company's website, documents, brochures etc. but it is necessary to mention the sources of information in APA format.
Sections "Plan of your Internship Program", "Training Program"," Ratio Analysis", "Conclusion" and "Recommendations" are NOT expected to be copied from anywhere, the student must provide information in these sections based on his/her personal observation, learning and experience gained during the internship. Cheating or copying in these sections is NOT acceptable and hence the entire internship report can be completely rejected as per ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY of the university. The university may also take a legal action according to plagiarism policy as defined by HEC (Higher Education Commission).
There should be harmony among the ideas that you describe in the Ratio Analysis, Conclusions and Recommendations.
Internship Report should be submitted within the due date as mentioned in the 'Semester Calendar'. Submissions made after due date shall not be considered.
Students are required to upload their Internship Reports on VULMS of the course against the relevant assignment. Internship Reports submitted via e-mail will not be accepted.

Non Availability of Financial Statements for Ratio Analysis

All those students who are facing difficulty in conducting ratio analysis due to non availability of the organization's financial statements are required to discuss this issue with their Course Instructor via email at: Fini619@vu.edu.pk. They will be given guidance about how to resolve this issue as ratio analysis is a very important part of internship report and skipping this part will NOT be accepted at all.