An academic internship is a supervised work experience that integrates classroom learning with professional practice, allowing students to apply knowledge while earning academic credit and developing career skills.
These focus on professional skill-building and career exploration:
• Reflective Journals: Students write weekly entries connecting their internship tasks to
academic concepts.
• Portfolio Projects: Compile a portfolio of work completed during the internship, with
analysis of learning outcomes.
• Supervisor Evaluations: Feedback from internship supervisors, sometimes paired with
a self-evaluation.
• Learning Contracts: Agreements at the start outlining goals, tasks, and academic
objectives.
• Midpoint and Final Presentations: Oral or poster presentations summarizing
experiences and lessons.
• Case Studies: Students write or analyze real cases encountered during the internship.