SCHOOL OF BUINESS AND MANAGEMENT

ACC713 COMPULSORY INDUSTRIAL WORK ATTACHMENT

15 CREDIT POINTS
INTERNSHIP CONVENORS Bachelor of Accounting
Silas Felix Qopu
Phone 30045 Ext 244
Email: silas.qopu@sinu.edu.sb

SECRETARY/ADMINSTRATOR Sako Giano

Ph. Ext:3005 Ext 244
Room: Office
Email: sako.giano@sinu.edu.sb

RATIONAL- THE INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

The internship program or ‘Compulsory Industrial Work Attachment’ represents a full-time opportunity
for students to be attached with an organisation. It is a culmination of course work, prior field experience,
and personal aspirations into direct application under the supervision of managers and business owners.
During the course of the internship, students may find themselves in a variety of positions – from office
administration, attachment with accounting division, marketing section, HRM section, running a small
business to accompanying the chief administrator to a staff or board meeting.
It is the variety of exposure as well as the intensity of the experience that makes for a successful
internship. It should allow students opportunities to assess their knowledge and skills in relation to
immediate and long-range career objectives. This can only be accomplished by students challenging
themselves to experience failure as well as success. It is therefore essential that careful planning by the
student and academic supervisors be done to guarantee the best experience possible. Students must meet
both university and School of Business and Management guidelines in addition to academic requirements
in order to be enrolled and complete this academic internship.

PURPOSE STATEMENT
The purpose of this Unit is to provide students with the opportunity to gain practical work
experience in the private, public and non government sectors and apply their theory-based
knowledge in an organisational setting.
Employers, academics and students have long expressed concerns that management education
programes need to include a strong applied element to bridge the gap between theory and
practice. This Unit addresses this concern and is a response to prepare graduate s for
employment.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES.
Objectives will be demonstrated by the successful completion of work attachment/internship in order
to:
a) Gained an understanding of a “real world setting” by contributing to the site’s day-to-day
operations.
b) Became more aware of current issues and trends within business, management and commercial
world,
c) Gained more specific knowledge and skills required to be a successful entry level leader within
a small, medium sized and large organisation.
d) Applied academic training and university experiences to the real-world setting.
e) Practice professionalism on a day to day basis (e.g., dress, punctuality, communication, and
willingness to seek and grow from feedback, willingness to take on any task).
f) Networked with potential employers/organizations.
g) Gained valuable work experience to add to a resume.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
On the successful completion of this internship, students will be able to:
1. Use hard and soft skills (technical and inter-personal skills) and apply principles and practices
of operations, management and leadership in these industries
2. To appreciate practical and theoretical solutions to complex problems in the core areas of
service industry operations and management;
3. Evaluate and apply within the management context, appropriate theories and concepts from
generic management areas, e.g. managing people, hospitality operations management,
managing business performance and business communication;
4. Demonstrate the sustained ability to apply recreation theory, use diverse, structured ways of
thinking to solve problems related to different facets of professional practice, engage in advocacy,
and stimulate innovation.

ASSESSMENTS. There is no Examination on this paper but is 100% internally assessed as

follows:
COMPONENTS DUE DATES WEIGHT COMPULSOR WHERE
S Y
ACADEMIC CREDIT 70%
1. ASSESSMENT1: Intern 35% Compulsory
journal Submit – Journal within 1000-1500
(1 submission) 4months of Internship words
2. ASSESSMENT2: Reflective Submit on or before 6 35% Compulsory
Paper months is up or as
determined by 2000-2500
Internship Coordinators words
CREDIT HOURS 30%
3. ASSESSMENT 30%
ORGANISATION FEEDBACK See appendix A & B 30%
15% Within 5 or 6 months
ORGANISATION EVALUATION
15%
TOTAL MARKS 100%

Notes Reflective Paper is Compulsory

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ASSESSMENT 1: JOURNALS COMPUSLORY 35% Submit within 4 months

Each intern is required to maintain a journal (diary) which is worth 35%. A journal is a series of
writings in response to daily life, work and interactions with others. It is intended to help
intern become more observant, be reflective about the events and feelings about them rather
than merely be descriptive. This will aid intern in preparing their Reflective Paper (Assessment
2). The journal entry should be not less than 1,000words or not more than 1500 words for one
entry.

ASSESSMENT 2: REFLECTIVE PAPER: COMPULSORY 35%

Final Report –on or before 6 months

A reflective essay is your chance to reveal and discuss your own thoughts about your internship.
Reflective essays are used as a self-assessment measure of sorts; they allow you to address your
experiences and what you’ve gained. The goal of this essay is to successfully relay your own beliefs,
attitudes and observations. In some reflective essays, you’ll be required to support your conclusions
by citing materials such as books, journals, articles and other resources. This will be 2000-2,500
words report which is reflective of your work experience.

The following questions are meant to guide you as you write your reflective report. You are
encouraged to add other points that you feel are significance.

The establishment
o What kind of organisation did you choose (small, medium-sized, and large
organisation)?
o Organisation structure, number of employees etc.
The Internship positions
o Did you work for one department or were you assigned to several departments?
o What were your daily tasks, weekly, monthly tasks?
o How did the internship develop your accounting or entrepreneurship knowledge?
Difficulties and problems
o Did you have any problems or difficulties that you had to solve? How do you do that?
Work Environment
o Did you like the working environment?
o How were your relationships with your colleagues?
Lessons Learn
o How did the internships relate to your Degree?
o What was especially interesting or memorable?
o What was good and bad about your experience?
o Did this experience help you decide which area of the industry you would like to concentrate on
your future career?

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ASSESSMENT 3: SPONSOR FEEDBACK 30% (see appendix A & B) for detail information

Because the purpose of an internship is for the intern to learn, it is important to evaluate not
just their performance but also their ability to learn and improve during the internship.
Sponsors’ evaluation becomes an important part of the student’s internship file. Feedback let
supervisors know what an intern did well, as well as what skills and knowledge that could be
improved. This is not part of the official academic record for the student, rather it helps academic
staff to match intern’s capability to better prepare future interns to be successful. Important aspects
of the students’ performance include:

 Communication skills
 Interpersonal skills
 Language ability
 Adaptability
 Motivation
 Organization skills
 Knowledge of your organization

Final evaluation as a whole summarizes learning objectives that were met and discuss areas where the
intern still has room to improve.

RESOURCES
RECOMMENDED READINGS

Coll, R.K. & Zegwaard,K,E. (Ed). (2011) International handbook for Cooperative and Work integrated
Education: International Perspectives of Theory, Research and Practice. WACE, MA, USA.

Linn, P.L., A., & Miller, E. (2004). Handbook Research in Cooperation Education and Internships.
Lawrence Erlbaum Association: London

LINKAGES TO OTHER PAPERS

This paper addresses this concern and is a response to the expressed demand of the industry
to prepare graduates for employment.
For those students wishing to enrol in higher studies, completion of this paper will guide them to select
appropriate courses to bridge the gaps between Theory and Practice.

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