The examination form for this course takes the form of a 10-page, excluding the bibliography and appendices, internship report following the specifications outlined below. The Internship Report must include an outline of the business of the company for which you worked, summarize the work you did, and discuss the specific international business relevant aspects of your work term. The report must demonstrate your ability to communicate what you have done in your internship, it must demonstrate your ability to relate your work to the bigger picture, and it must demonstrate your ability for critical thinking. You have to demonstrate that your internship had a major international business component, or that you are able to relate your work term to international business issues.

Your internship report has to contain three subject areas:

1. Outline of the background and specific business of the company and/or department in which you performed your internship.

2. Outline of the work that you have performed in the company.

3. A discussion of a specific electronic commerce issue related to your internship.

The first two components can be brief. The major focus of the report should be on the third component, the critical discussion and analysis of a specific internship-related topic. We refer to this component as analytical component. The analytical component should relate academic knowledge to practical experience. Its purpose is to help you develop written and analytical skills. You will not only gather information but interpret, organize and present it clearly and understandably.

It is common that the analytic component and the demonstration of the international business focus of the internship is perceived as a major challenge of the internship. However, note that it is well acknowledged that many aspects of your daily work can be praxis oriented rather than academically oriented. It is thus clear that your work might include administrative duties as well as mundane tasks required by your employer. It is, of course, important that you follow the direction of your employer. However, to pass the academic requirements of the internship you must go, if necessary, beyond the following of instructions and demonstrate your ability in critical thinking and the international business field. Thus, the internship report allows you to examine aspects of a project or the organization beyond the work performed by the company. Ideally, the report will be of practical benefit to your employer and demonstrates initiatives beyond your instructed work.

Starting early is the key to producing a high-quality, professional report. Last-minute efforts are reflected in a lack of research and poor quality of writing. While you cannot write your report the first month on the job, you can begin gathering information and outlining your ideas. Once you have chosen a topic, keep a notebook to record your activities related to the report's research - methods, observations, meetings attended. Preparation is an on-going process.

Choosing a subject is a crucial aspect of your success of your internship report. It is sufficient to concentrate on one specific aspect or problem related to your internship, and it is not required that you report in depth on all the projects that you might have encountered during your internship. However, the chosen subject has to be discussed with enough depth, if necessary with efforts beyond your daily work, so that your treatment of the subject demonstrates specialist-level ability in international business. If you doubt your judgment on a topic, you may speak with your company supervisor or contact your faculty advisor.

Grading: In the process of preparing the internship report the student could rely on the role of an advisor chosen on the basis of the international business topic to be discussed in the report. The advisor is involved in discussing the issue formulation and the framing of relation of the practical experience to the international business theories. Each student is entitled to 3 hours of supervision from the advisor. The advisor will be the sole evaluator of the report and will grade the report.