Paper

EP 4814: Exercise Science Internship

Final Report: Summer 2020

Guidelines:

Each intern is required to submit a Final Report describing and evaluating his/her total internship

experience. This report is to be typed, double spaced in typical paragraph format, and submitted to the

Department of Kinesiology Internship Coordinator at the completion of the internship before/on the due

date given in the syllabus. Remember, when writing, you should always have an introduction and

conclusion and there should be a logical flow throughout your paper. There is no set length to the paper,

but approximately 3-4 pages of text would probably be appropriate for most. The following are the areas

which the report should address.

A. Title Page: should include

Date,

Name of student,

Name of site and site supervisor,

Course code and section, and

Name of course instructor.

B. Description of the site at which you completed the internship.

This should include not only the main purpose and objectives of the site, but also a description of

the clientele and personnel (number, age, sex, social/ethnic background, special characteristics,

etc.), as pertinent.

C. Description of significant experiences

A thorough description of your significant learning experiences of the internship. Include details

about any special projects worked on or any other special learning experiences. If there is a

finished product or pictures that can be included from a special project or other special

experiences, please submit with your report. Please share the defining moments of the internship,

both good and bad, and how they influenced/impacted you. This should be the largest portion of

your paper.

D. Student Self-Evaluation

Goals and objectives, accomplishments, strengths, shortcomings, future career interests, and other

pertinent information should be addressed. Did your goals and objectives change over the course

of the internship? Did you meet or exceed your stated goals and objectives? How could you have

improved your performance during the internship? What did you learn about yourself through this

internship? In what areas did you experience the most professional growth? In hindsight, is there

anything you would have done differently during the internship? What did you learn about your

competency in this area? Please also include what your future plans are after graduation and how

this internship may have influenced those goals.

E. Site Evaluation:

Evaluate your internship site. Is this a good site at which to do an internship? Were you able to

gain valuable experience or make valuable contacts at this site? Would you recommend that

future interns utilize this site? Are there any changes that the site could feasibly make that would

make the experience more valuable to the intern? What are the strengths/weaknesses of this site?

Or, how could the site better utilize the interns?

F. Evaluation of and Recommendations for Improvement of the Internship Program:

Evaluate the job that the Kinesiology Departmental Internship Coordinator (Mrs. Joe) is doing in

administrating the internship program. Include any comments or suggestions you may have that

might help us to improve the quality of our internship program for future students. Are there any

changes that the Department of Kinesiology could feasibly make that would make the internship

experience more valuable? What courses were most valuable in preparation for you completing

this internship?