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sta
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sso
r,Depar
tme
nto
fBa
nki
ng&I
nsur
anc
e,RJCo
lle
ge(
Aut
ono
mous
),Gha
tkpa
r,
Mumba i
she
ffal
igo
pla
ni@gmail
.co
m

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aAka
sh,
Assi
stantPro
fess
or,Depa
rtme
nto
fMa
nag
eme
ntSt
udi
es,RJCo
lle
ge(
Aut
ono
mous
),Gha
tkpa
r,
Mumba i
aa
ka s
hg 81
6@g mail
.co
m

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bha
niJ
ewe
l,
Assi
stantPr
ofess
or,De
partme
nto
fVo
cat
iona
lCo
urs
es,RJCo
lle
ge(
Aut
ono
mous
),Gha
tkpa
r,
Mumba i
so
ni.khemani87@gmai
l.c
om

Submit
tedto
:5thI
nterna
tio
nalMult
idi
sci
pli
nar
yCo
nfe
renc
eon"Ro
leo
fEduc
ati
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nSus
tai
nabl
e
Deve
lopment
"atSM Shet
tyCol
leg
e,Powai
Ac
kno
wle
dge
ment
:
Pe
errevi
ew hasbe
endonebyPro
f.DR.VI
LASINIPATKAR,HeadofCo
mme r
ce
de
par
tment,RJcol
le
ge(
Autono
mo us
)Ghat
kopa
r.Heart
il
ythankst
oMa ’a
mf orhe
r
ki
ndsuppor
t.
ASt
udyOnI
mpa
ctOfI
nte
rns
hipOnRe
gul
arSt
udi
esOfUnde
rgr
adua
teSt
ude
nts
.
1
h2&Sa 3
Go
pla
niMa
la,Gupt
aAka
s bha
niJ
ewe
l

Abs t
rac:Ani
t nterns hipduringc ol
leges tudiesc anhe l
pt oenhancequa li
tyofhi ghereduca ti
ona nd
toimpr o
ves kil
ls&c ompet
enciesa mo ngsts t
ude nts.Ithelpstofil
lthega pbe twee nthethe or
etica
l
le
a r
ninga tc l
assr oo ma ndpr acti
ca lappl i
cationa two rkpl ace
.I tisa l
sos eent hatthes t
udent
undergoinginter
ns hipswhi lethe i
r3ye arsde greec our
sea r
eno ta bl
et ope rform bet
teri nt hei
r
regularexamsbe c
a us eofti
mec onst
ra i
nts.Ont heo therhand,Inter
nshipsalsohe l
pt hemt oa c
hieve
higherpr of
essi
onalc ompetencie
sa nde xc e
llencei nt hei
rf i
eldo fint
e r
esta nds othatt heyc an
perfor
m be tt
erint heirfuturejo bwi thf ullpo tentia
lkno wledge.Int hisstudywea na l
yzet he
posit
ivea swe l
lasne gati
vea spect
so finternshipso nr e
gularstudie
so funde rgraduat
es t
ude ntsof
self
-fi
nancingcour ses( BMS,BBI ,BAF,e t
c.)wi tht hehe l
po fdatacolle
ctedfr o
m 31 9studentsby
randoms ele
cti
ono fs amples i
ze.

Ke
ywo
rds
:Unde
rgr
adua
tes
tude
nts
,Int
erns
hippr
ogr
am,Hi
ghe
rEduc
ati
on.

1.INTRODUCTI ON:
An i
nte rnship i
sape r
iodof 
wo r
ke xperience
 of
feredbya no r
g a
nizationf oralimi t
edperiodoft ime .
TheI nternshi pistypica
llyundert
a kenbys tudentsandg raduateslo okingt ogainr el
evantskil
lsa nd
experiencei napa rt
icul
arfie
ld.Empl oyersbenefi
tf ro
mt heseplaceme nt sbecausetheyo ft
enrec ruit
emplo yeesf romt hei
rbe s
tinter
ns,whoha vekno wnc a pabi
lit
ies,thuss a vingtimea ndmo neyint he
l
o ngrun.
Thebe nefito fbringi
nga ninter
ni ntofull-
timee mplo ymentist hatt he ya r
ea lre
adyfa mil
iarwi th
theco mpa ny,t heirposi
ti
on,andt heytypicall
yne edlit
tleornot raining .Inter
nshipsprovidecurre nt
coll
eges t
ude ntstheabili
tytopartici
pateinaf ie
ldo ftheirchoicetor eceiveha ndso nle
a r
ninga bo ut
apa r
ticularf uturecareer
,prepari
ngt hemf orfull
-ti
mewo r
kf ol
lowi ngg raduation.

Defi
nit
ion:An int
ernshi
pisano ppor
tuni
tytointe
grat
ec ar
eerr e
lat
ede
xpe
rie
ncei
ntoa
n
underg
radua
tee
ducati
onbypa
rti
cipa
tinginpl
anne
d,s
upervi
sedwork.

Be
nefit
stos t
ude nts:
• Opportunit
yt owo r ki ncareerrela
tedo rpr o
fessi
onalenvir
onme nt
• Pr
o vi
dec areera wa re nessforthestudents
• Gi
vet hestudent st hec hancet oevaluate,refl
ectupona ndtryac a
ree
rfi
eld
• Pr
o vi
deva luablee xpe r
iencethathelpss ecurefut
ureempl o
yme nt
• Canea rnmo ne yo rc redit
• Pr
o vi
depr ofessiona lne t
wo rkingcontacts
• Makec las
srooml ea rningmo r
einterest
ing
• Helpthestude ntde ve lopjobs ea
rchs ki
lls
• Devel
o pself-
co nfide ncea stheyidentif
ys kil
ls,abil
it
iesandtal
e nt
s

1
As
sis
tantPr
ofe
ssor
,De
par
tme
ntofBanki
ng&I ns
uranc
e,RJColl
ege(Autonomous),Ghatkpar,Mumbai
2
As
sis
tantPr
ofe
ssor
,De
par
tme
ntofMa na
gementS t
udi
es,RJCol
leg
e( Autonomous)
, Ghat
k par
,Mumbai
3
As
sis
tantPr
ofe
ssor
,De
par
tme
ntofVocat
iona
lCourses
,RJColl
ege(Autonomous),
Gha tk
pa r,
Mumba i
Be
nefi
tstotheemplo yer
• Ca
ne valuat
ethes tudentf
orpote
ntia
lfullt
imee mpl
oyment
• Gi
vethee mployera c
cesst
oqua l
it
ycandidat
es
• St
udentscontr
ibutene wenerg
ya ndidea
stot heworkpl
ace

Bene
fitstot hedepart
me nt/col
lege/unive
rsit
y
• Str
e ngthentiestoalumnia ndthec ommuni t
y
• Ma ket hetransf
eroutpr oc
es seas
ierforst
udent
s
• Curriculumc anbene f
itthr
o ughfeedbackfromemplo
yers
• Helpwi t
hr e
tenti
ona ndg r
adua t
ion
• Stre ngthent hestudents’ t i
est otheuni ve
rsi
ty whent
hee
xpe
rie
ncei
ffa
cil
it
ate
dby t
he
de
partme nt/col
lege

2.REVI
EW OFLI
TERATURE:

(1)Mi c ha elHe rge rt,Sa nDi eg oSt ateUni ve rsity,USA( 2009)

Interns hipsa rea ni mpo rtantpa rto ft hebus inesss cho o lc urriculum.The ypl ayac rucialro l
ei n
he l
pings t ude nt st oma ket hec onne ctionsbe twe ent he irt raditiona lc our se wo r
ka ndt hewo r
kpla ce
.
Thes t
udyf oundt ha ts tude nt spl aceag reatva lueo nt hei nterns hipe xpe rie nce.Thi si spa rtic
ula r
ly
truewhe nt hei nte r
ns hipha sadi rec tc onne c ti
ont ot he irul tima tec are erg oals.I ti sc le
art hat
student sa ppr ec i
a tet hebe ne fitso fi nt er
ns hippr og ra ms ,pa rticularlywhe nde s
igne dt ome etthe i
r
ne e
ds .
(2)Che n,Chi n- Tzu&Hu,J in- Li&Wa ng,Che ng -Ca i&Che n,Chun- Fu.( 201 1)
.
Thema inpur po seo fthe irs tudywa st oe xpl o rethepo s i
tivea ndne g a t
ivee ff
e c
tso ft hei nternship
exper i
e nc eo nt hebe ha viora li ntentio nso fc olleges tude nt sinTa iwa n.Ther esul t
so fthe i
rs tudy
shows t he di fferente ffectso ns a tisfaction,wi lling ne sst or et
ur nt ot he o rigi
na li nternship
organi za tion,wi ll
ing nes st owo rk,wi llingne sst or eco mme ndt hei nte rns hipo rganiza t
iont oo ther
student s,a bilityt omo vebe twe ende pa rt
me nt sdur ingt hei nterns hip,e tc.
(3)Thi lake r athne ,P. M. C.&Ma dura ppe ruma ,Wa sa nthi .( 201 3)
Increas ing ly,i nte rnshipha sbe comea ne ssent ialco mpo ne nto ft heunde rg radua tede gr eepr ograms.
Itpr ovi de ss tude nt swi th as mo o tht ransitio nf ro m o n- ca mpuse nvi ro nme ntt ot hewo rking
enviro nme nt .Empl oyersbe ne fitf romi nt e
rns hi psbe caus ei nte rnsa res o ur ceso ff utur ee mploye es
.
Ther e latio ns hipbe twe enI nt erns hipa nda cade mi cpe rfor ma nceo na cc ount i
ngde gr eeiss ignifi
cantly
unde r-re se arc he d.Thi spa pe re xa mine st hee ffe c
to fa cc ount i
ngs t
ude nti nt ernshi pso ns ubs equent
acade mi cpe rfo rma nc ei no neo fthena t
iona luni ve rsitiesi nSr iLa nka .Fo rt hispur posepo st
-
inter
ns hi pc o ur se uni tpe rf orma nc eo fs tude nts wi tha c count i
ng i nt er nshipe xpe rience we re
conside re d.
(4)Iva na ,Di ana .(201 9) .
Thes t
udya na lyz est hei nter nshi pso fs tude ntswi thina ni nt e
r na t
iona ls tudypr ogr a
m( Ge rma nl i
ne
ofs t
udy)i no r de rt ode termi newha tf a
c t
o rsa ccountf o rt hemo stva lua blei nterns hipe xpe r
ienc e
.
Ba s
edo nt hee leme ntso fthee xpe r
ient ialeduc ationa ppr oac h,t her es ultsr e ve a
ls omec ha racte
risti
cs
thatc ont ribut et oahi gherl eve lo fpe r
c eivedi nte rns hipe ffective ne ssi na ccorda ncewi tht he
empl oyme nts tatusa ndg ende r.
(5)Mr .Ga uta m( 201 7)
Hiss tudyc o nc lude st hatma j
o rityo ft hes tude nt sares atisfiedf r omt hei nt erno ppor t
uni tya ndhe nce
they wi sht oj o i
n ho teli ndus try.Thes tudy ha so bse rvedl ow butpo s
iti
vea nd s ignifi
cant
relat
io ns hipwi ths atisfactiona ndi nte ntiono fc ha ng inga ttit
ude .Thes tudyha sa lsoe xploredt he
fac
tthatthe
renogende
rinfl
uenceins a
tisf
acti
onlevelo
fthei nt
ernst
udentsbutmales
tudent
sa r
e
morepronetocha
ng eonbehavi
oralintent
ion.Stude
ntsarepo s
iti
verega
rdingthe
irca
reerchoic
e
butarefoundofdevel
opi
ngne g
a t
ivea t
tit
udet o
wa r
dsc o
lle
gema nagementaswe l
lasin-co
lle
ge
act
ivi
ti
es.

3.OBJ
ECTI
VES:

1.Toa nal
yzea ndc ompareamo ngunde rgraduates t
udentswhounde rgoInt
erns
hipa ndwhodono t
optforInter
nship.
2.Toe xaminet hereas
onsf orwhi c
hs tudentso ptforI nter
ns hi
pdur i
ngthei
rt hreeyea
rdegre
e
course
.
3.Tounde rsta
ndt heImpactofInte
rns hi
pso nRe gularstudies.
4.Toa na
lyzet heviewso fUndergraduates tudentstowa rdsinter
nshipwithrespecttowhet
herit
helpsthemint heirre
gul
ars t
udies
.
5.Tos uggestandr e
comme ndtheeffe
c ti
vewa yso fst
udieswhi letaki
ngupInter
ns hi
pprogr
am.

4.HYPOTHESES:

HO:I nterns hipsarenothe l

pfulfo rstude ntstounde rst
andr e
g ul
arc o
lle
ges yl
labus
H1:I nterns hipsarehelpfulforstude nt
st ounde rs
tandregularcoll
egesyll
abus
HO:Thes tude nt
swhounde rgofori nterns hipprograma renotabletope r
formbe t
terine xams
H1:Thes t ude ntswhounde rgof o
ri nterns hippr o
grama reabletope r
formbe t
terinexa ms
HO:I nterns hipdoesno thelpstude ntstog ettheJobseasi
lya f
tercompleti
ono fdegreeco ur
se.
H1:I nterns hiphelpsstudentstog ettheJ o bse a
sil
ya ft
ercompl e
tionofdegreecourse.
HO:I nterns hipsdo e
sno the lps t
ude ntst olearn pract
icala ppl
icat
iono fkno wl edgea tt
hei
r
workpl a
ce .
H1:Interns hipshe l
psstudentstol earnpr a cti
calappli
cati
ono fknowl e
dgea tt
he i
rwo rkplace.

5.RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY:

DataCo l
lec
tion:
Pri
ma ryDa t
a-Tog e
tthedatafr
omt hestudent
s,sur
veyme t
hodwi l
lbecarr
iedo
ut.Da t
aha sbeen
col
lect
edf ro
m 31 9r
espo
ndentsbyus i
ngRa ndoms a
mplingtec
hniquewiththehel
po fs t
ruct
ured
questi
onnaire
.
SecondaryDa ta
-Thisdat
aha sbee
nc oll
ecte
df r
om,r e
sear
cha r
ti
cle,j
our
nal,wri
t-up,these
sa nd
di
sserta
tionetc.

Res
ear
chDes
ign:
Thepr
ese
ntst
udyisAnal
yti
calandDesc
ripti
veinna t
ure
.Itwil
lhi
ghli
ghtt
heI
mpa
cto
fInt
erns
hip
onReg
ula
rst
udieso
funde
rgraduat
est
udentsofSel
f-Fi
nanci
ngCour
se.

SampleDesi
gn:
Student
scurr
ent
lyunde
rgo
ingt
hre
eye
ars
elf
-fi
nanc
ingde
gre
eco
urs
ear
eta
keni
ntoc
ons
ide
rat
ion
only.

SampleSiz
ea ndTec
hnique
:
Fo
rt hi
ss t
udy,Randomc o
nvenie
ntsampli
ngisuseda
so nl
ytheUnde
rgr
aduatest
udentsofSel
f-
Fi
nancingCoursewil
lbes t
udie
da ndre
sult
swillbeass
umedtobeappl
ica
bletootherst
udent
s.
Sa
mplesiz
ede
pendsupo
nthenumbe
rofs
tude
ntse
nro
lle
dint
hec
oll
ege
ssi
tua
tedi
nCe
ntr
al
Mumbai
.

Dataanalysi
s:
Datarel
a ti
ngtoPe rformanc
eo fs t
udentswhi l
eengagedinI nt
ernshi
pprograma rec
oll
ect
edfr
om
Undergr
a duat
es t
udentsofSelf
-Financi
ngCo ursef
romdiffe
rentcol
lege
sinMumba i.
Limit
ati
onso fthestudy:
1.Thestudyisr e
stri
ctedtot
hec oll
egesit
uatedinCent
ralMumba i.
2.Thes tudyisr es
tri
ctedtostudentscurre
ntlyunder
goingthreeyearsel
f-f
inanc
ingdegr
eeco
urse
only.
6.DATAANALYSI S&I NTERPRETATI ON:

1
)Ha
veyo
ueve
rta
kena
nyi
nte
rns
hippr
ogr
am?

Thest
udyre
fle
ctst
hatoutof31
9res
pondent
s,51st
udent
s(o
nly16%)ha
veta
keninte
rnshi
pdur
ing
the
irt
hre
eyearsde
greecour
seandr
est268st
udent
s(84%)didnoto
ptf
ort
heint
ernshi
p.

2)Ge
nde
r-wi
sedi
str
ibut
iono
fst
ude
ntswhoha
veo
pte
dfo
rint
erns
hip:

Outo
fthos
e51stude
ntswhoopt
edf
ori
nte
rnshi
p,a
bout47% whi
chc
ome
sar
ound24s
tude
ntsa
re
f
emal
esandre
st27stude
nts(
53%)a
remal
es.

3)De
par
tme
nti
nwhi
chi
nte
rns
hipwa
sdo
ne:

I
tisobse
rvedthatmos
tofthecompa
nie
sof
fert
hest
udent
stot
akeact
iveparti
nthei
rMa r
ket
ing
(
Sal
es)depa
rtmentwhi
chi
sa bo
ut49% a
ndt
hele
asti
sfo
undinHRde
partmentwhic
hisonl
y5%.
4)I
sint
erns
hiphe
lpf
uli
nthe
irr
egul
ars
tudi
es?

80% i
.e.41s
tude
ntsr
espo
nde
dtha
tint
erns
hipi
sve
ryhe
lpf
uli
nthe
irr
egul
ars
tudi
es.
5)Wha
tthe
yfe
ela
bouti
mpa
cto
fint
erns
ipo
nthe
irr
egul
ars
tudi
es?

Mosto ft
hestudents(i
.e.78%)ha veposi
tivel
yr espondeda bouttheinte
rnshipastheyfeeli
tis
very hel
pfultoe nhancetheirpract
icalkno wledgea nd a round 41% s t
udent
sbe l
ievethat
int
ernshi
pi svaluabl
et oa c
hieveprofe
ssionalco mpetenci
e s
.Whe re
as,i tisalsofoundthat
aro
und37%,29% a nd1 5% st
udents
’ r espondedi nte
r ns
hiphe lpstounde r
standcurri
cul
um
bet
ter,duetoint
e r
nshiptheycoul
dno tatt
endt helectur
e sandt heyfi
ndi tverydif
fi
cultdur
ing
the
irexamda ysduetotimeconstr
aint
srespect
ively.

6)Thec
ont
ri
but
iono
fInt
erns
hippr
ogr
amt
owa
rdsde
vel
opme
nto
fPe
rso
nals
kil
lso
fst
ude
nts

Re
spo
nseOuto
f51s
tude
nts
:
Ski
ll
s Posi
ti
ver e
sponse Int
ernshi
ppr o
g r
am Nega
tive
towardsdeve
lopment hel
peds t
udentstoa re
sponse
ofski
lls cer
tainexte
nt

Co
mmuni
cat
ion 1
9 29 3

Et
hic
s 22 23 6

I
nit
iat
iveTa
king 1
8 27 6
 I
nte
rpe
rso
nal 22 26 3

Re
spe
ctf
oro
the
rs 22 27 4

7)Thec
ont
ri
but
iono
fInt
erns
hippr
ogr
amt
owa
rdsde
vel
opme
nto
fPr
ofe
ssi
ona
lski
ll
sofs
tude
nts

Re
spo
nseOuto
f51s
tude
nts
:
Ski
ll
s Posi
tivere
sponse Int
ernshi
ppr o
g r
am Nega
tive
towardsdeve
lopmento
f hel
peds t
udentstoa re
sponse
skil
ls cer
tainexte
nt

Co
mput
er 22 25 4

De
cis
ionma
king 1
8 26 7

Ma
nag
eme
nt 25 22 4

Pr
obl
ems
olvi
ng 21 25 5

Ski
ll
sofwo r
king 21 23 7
wit
hPeo
ple

8)Ho w you deve

lop Co
mmuni
cat
ion,I
nte
rpe
rso
nala
nd o
the
rre
lat
eds
kil
ls wi
tho
utt
aki
ng
Int
erns
hippr
ogra
m?

Outof268student
s(whodidnotoptfo
rInte
rnshippro
gra
m)1 37and167student
sdevel
opedthe
ir
di
ff
erents
kil
lsthro
ughpa
rti
cipa
tingi
nIntr
a-col
leg
iat
eandInt
er-c
oll
egi
atee
ve nt
srespe
cti
vel
y.
9)Wha
tist
her
eas
onbe
hindno
tcho
osi
ngt
ogof
orI
nte
rns
hipPr
ogr
am?

Re
spo
nseo
f268s
tude
ntsr
ega
rdi
ngt
heRe
aso
nsf
orno
tta
kingI
nte
rns
hipPr
ogr
am:
Re
aso
nfo
rno
tTa
kingI
nte
rns
hippr
ogr
am No
.Ofs
tude
nts Pe
rce
nta
ge

Fe
lta
sunne
ces
sar
y 1
6 6%

Di
d notwa
ntt
o di
stur
bro
uti
ne a
nd r
egul
ar 1
08 40%
l
ect
ure
s

Do
esno
the
lpi
nexa
ms 1
7 6.
3%

Doe
s not he
lp i
n pr
act
ica
lappl
ica
tio
n o
f 1
2 4.
5%
Knowl
edg
e

Dono
tge
tsuf
fi
cie
ntt
ime 1
59 59%

1
0)Ho
w di
dyo
uma
nag
est
udi
esa
ndI
nte
rns
hipbo
thi
nba
lanc
edma
nne
r?

I
tisfoundt hat
,Mo s
to fstudent
stookthei
rInterns
hipprogr
am duri
ngthei
rsummervac
ati
on
a
ndo t
he rstudentshaddo nepa r
ttimeinte
rnshiptog a
inPract
ica
lknowle
dge.Manyst
udent
s
a
lsorespondedt hatthe
ys o mehow manage
dt hei
rt i
met ogoforthejo
bdur i
ngthe
irr
egula
r
s
tudi
esbys cheduli
ngpro pe
rt i
mef o
rthei
rlear
ningparteve
ryday.

HYPOTHESESTESTING:
Dat
aiste
ste
dbye mplo
yingAve
rag
esf
romt
her
espo
nse
sre
cei
vedi
nthec
our
seo
fthes
urve
y.

1
. HO:I nte
rnshi
psar enothelpfulforst
ude nt
stounde rs
tandregularcoll
egesyll
abus
H1:Int
ernshi
psarehe lpf
ulfors t
udentstounde rst
andregul
arco l
legesyl
labus
I
tispro
ved;only37% students(Q.5)r e
spondedt hatInte
rnshi
pishelpfultothemt ounder
sta
ndthe
c
urri
cul
um bett
er.Majo
rityo fst
udentsfeltthatInter
ns hi
psarenothelpfultounderst
andthecol
le
ge
s
yll
abus.Ther
efor
e,wea cceptourNul lhypotheses.

2. HO:Thes t
ude ntswhounde rg
of orinternshi
ppr ogra
ma renota bl
etope rf
orm bet
teri
n
exams
H1:Thestudentswhounde rgoforinte
rnshipprogra
ma rea
blet
ope rf
orm be
tte
r i
n
exams
Only15% st
udents( Q.5)fi
ndI nt
ernshi
pdi ffi
cultduri
ngt hei
rexam days.Whe r
eas,Major
it
yof
st
udentsareablet oc opeup be t
tereve n duri
ng thei
re xams.There
f or
e,wer e
jec
to urNull
hypot
hese
sanda cce
ptt heal
ter
natehypotheses.

3. HO:I
nte
rns
hipdo
esno
the
lps
tude
ntst
oge
ttheJ
obse
asi
lya
fte
rco
mpl
eti
ono
fde
gre
eco
urs
e.
 H1:Int
ernshi
phe lpsstudentstogettheJobseasi
lyaft
e rcomple
tio
nofdegreecour
se.
Since,i
tisprove d(Q.6&Q. 7)Inte
rnshiphelpsstudent
se nhancethei
rPer
s o
nala ndPro
fes
sio
na l
skil
ls
,whi chma kesthe
mc apa bl
eenoug htogetJobsopport
uni t
iese
asil
yinthei
rc a
reer
.Ther
efore
,
wer ej
ectourNullhypothese
sa ndaccepttheal
ternat
ehypothe s
es.

4. HO:I nte
rnshipsdo esnothelpstudentstolearnpract
icalappli
cat
ionofknowledg
ea tthei
r
workplace.
H1:Inter
nshipshe l
psstudent
stolearnpract
icalappl
ica
tionofknowledgeatt
hei
rwo rkpl
ace
I
tisproved( Q.
7)s tudent
se nhancethei
rPr of
ess
ionalskil
lsthroughInte
rnshi
p,whichhelpsthe
m
a
pplypract
icalknowl edgeattheirwo r
kpla
c e
.The r
efore,wer e
jectourNullhypot
hes
esanda cce
pt
t
healt
ernat
ehypo theses.

CONCLUSI ONS:
Itisno t
edt hat,ve r
yl es
snumbe ro fst
udents(i.e.51outo f319)ha do pte
dforI nt
erns
hippr og
ram.
Andt hosewhoha vet akenI nt
e rnshiparemo stl
ya ct
ivei nma rketi
ng( Sales)depar
tme ntwhich
helpsthemi mpro vet hei
rc ommuni cati
on,Interpersona
l,Co mputer,andDe ci
sionma kinge t
cskil
ls
.
Alsoitishe lpf
ult oe nhanc etheirpr ac
tic
alkno wledgeanda pplyitatthe i
rwo r
kpl a
ce.
Whe reas,tho sewhoha veno to ptedf orinternshipr e
spondedt hatt heyfindi tdiff
icul
ttodo
int
e r
nshipdur ingt he i
rr egulars tudi
esa sthe yc annotma nagebo tht oget
her.So ,how dot hey
developt heirs kill
s?Whe na sked,t heyr es
po ndedt heye nhancet heirdif
ferentskill
st hr
ough
parti
cipat
ingi nI ntr
a -c oll
egiat
ea ndI nte
r-col
legiateevents
.

SUGGESTIONS:
1. Studentsmus tg oforInte r
nshipprogrambe causei thel
pse nha ncePra cti
calkno wl e
dg e.
2.I thelpsstude ntstoa pplyt hei
rpractic
alknowl edgea ttheirwo rkpla
ce .
3.Eve ryEduc ationalI nst
itutio
nmus tma keInterns hi
pa sapa rtoft heirc urri
culum a cti
vit
y
whi c
hwi llhe lpi mproves t
udentstheirPersona landPr ofe
ssionals kil
lsdur ingt heirthre
e
yearde g
r eeco urse.
4.I tisbetterforCo mpa niesa l
sowhoo ff
erint
erns hipstos t
ude nts,asitwi l
lhe l
pt hem placea
rig
htpe rsonf o rther ig
htj obe as
il
ybe causethe ya realreadya wa r
ea boutt heskillsofthei
r
Inter
ns.
5.Pr operTi mema na gementi srequir
edf ort
akingI nternshippro gr
a mdur ingr egularstudiesi
.e.
theyne edt of i
nda ndg ivescheduledtimeeve ryda yfo rtheirregulars tudiesaftera t
tendi
ng
theInternships essions othatstudentscankee paba l
ancebe twe entheI nternshipa nds t
udie
s
whi c
hhe l
pt he mpe rfor
mbe tte
rine xamsa l
so.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Firs
tandforemostwewoul
dli
ketoe
xpr
esso
urgr
ati
tudet
oProf
.Dr.Vi
las
iniPat
karforhe
rsuppor
t
duringres
earchpape
r.Weexpre
sso
ursi
nce
ret
hankstoourf
amil
y,fa
culti
es,s
tude
ntsandothe
rs
forthei
rsupport
.

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ABBREVIATIONS:
BMS:BachelorofManage
me ntSt
udie
s
BBI:Ba
chelorofBanki
ng&I nsur
ance
BAF:Bachel
orofAccount
ing&Finance