INTERNSHIP PROJECT COURSE CODE: INB 4930

GUIDELINES:-
1) Project should comprise of 15 18 pages.
2) Select a real world compan wor! on an particular topic relating to the compan.
") #ist of past internship projects$ listing the compan with a %rief description of goals and o%jecti&es
of each.
Company Inten!"#p
'elect (ncorporation )*port +anagement )*perience
Senator +urra,s -ffice .ssistance in (nternational /usiness (ssues
)*ecuti&e 0entre 1otel (nternational 0orporate )*ecuti&e +anagement
/uer 0ompan +ar!eting +anagement )*perience 2 Strategies
3nited Parcel Ser&ice +ar!eting$ Pricing Strategies for -&erseas +ar!et
4ag Staff )ngineering +ar!et .nalsis of .luminium (ndustr for +ar!et
-)ntr into 5ussia
678 0orporation 0orporate 0ulture 2 +anagement Strategies
3S )*press (nternational /usiness Strategies to impro&e -perations
Sterling (nternational /usiness .nalsis in 9apan
8.: ;esigns (mport -perations 2 0orrespondence with 0hinese factories
<) (nternship project should include correction of academic concepts with the real world situations.
$% Samp&e Po'e(t O)t&#ne *#n +P+ !ty&e o, -#t#n.%:/
a. 'itle of the page
%. .c!nowledgment
c. 'a%le of contents
d. 0ompan profile
e. (nternship project =including rele&ant academic underpinning$ real world applications 2
information$ recommendations 2 conclusions)
f. 5eferences.


0+IN RE1UIRED SECTIONS
INTRODUCTION =Program 2 (nternational /usiness$ +ajor> 0ompan 2 ;epartment)
CO0P+N2 PRO3ILE =1istor$ ;epartment$ capacit ? .rea ? (ssue)
DESCRIPTION O3 2OUR JOB =;ail operations$ tas!s performed$ people ou met and ? or wor!ed
with$ dail accomplishment)
+PPLIC+TION O3 THEORETIC+L CONCEPTS: *.cademic materials$ academic material on career
planning$ jo% performance and its e&aluation etc.)
2OUR +PPLIC+TION O3 2OUR 0+JOR: *;iscuss how our %ac!ground in (nternational %usiness
or .ccounting helped ou in our internship jo%. @or e*ample$ how 0ost accounting was useful in helping
ou to ma!e decisions)
CONCLUSION
a. T"e St)4ent Inten!"#p Ro&e: ;escri%e the perfect person for our jo%$ assuming future interns
would li!e to e*plore our field. #ist assets and s!ills that would %e useful =such as computer
s!ills$ writing s!ills$ educational %ac!ground) as well as &arious personalit characteristics such as
salesmanship$ enthusiasm$ highl organiAed etc.)
%. Caee Potent#a& #n t"#! 3#e&4: Pro&ide information on what ou ha&e learned a%out long term
career possi%ilities through our office. @ind out what sort of jo% openings might %e a&aila%le in
the near future$ and discuss what sort of preparation if necessar for full time wor! in this field =for
e*ample$ educational %ac!ground li!e graduate degrees$ technical s!ills$ training as an intern$ etc.)
c. +45#(e: Pro&ide our %est ad&ice %ased upon what ou ha&e learned to other students who are
interested in o%taining a jo% in this particular field.
INTERNSHIP PROJECT DET+ILS
'his is a &er unusual upper di&ision course in (nternational /usiness in that there are no e*ams$ and
ou and our professor structure the major part of our own course contentB 'his course is designed to
%e an acti&e learning e*perience during which ou will %e thin!ing a%out and appling our
!nowledge of our major to a wor! e*perience of our choice =though it is su%ject to pre-appro&al %
Professor .dler). 'his course is onl for the moti&ated student who wants to learn more a%out career
possi%ilities in his ? her major field$ at the same time$ we are wor!ing to ma*imiAe our majors, chances
of locating a position after graduation % encouraging ou to recei&e training$ de&elop a resume and
jo% inter&iew s!ills$ and ma!e &alua%le contacts in toda,s &er tight jo% mar!et.
De,#n#t#on o, an Inten!"#p: .n (nternship is inter&iewing for and wor!ing at an tpe of monitored
emploment or ser&ice e*perience in which the student has international learning goals related to
his?her major and prospecti&e career$ and reflects acti&el on these goals throughout the e*perience.
'he student intern,s goals must %e defined at the outset in decision %etween the professor$ the
super&ising emploer$ and the intern and these goals must %e related in some wa to another nation,s
%usiness practices$ customs and ? or language.
'he (nternship course is a "-unit 0redit ? Co 0redit class. (nterns wor! for 15D hours after o%taining a
position of their choice$ to %e completed in one ear or less. (nternship can %egin at antime of ear$
and the wee!l wor! schedule is mutuall determined % a signed contract %etween the intern and the
emploer. (nterns are reEuired to select a career-related %oo! to read$ to turn in F one page forms
throughout their internship$ and write a ten-page paper upon completion.
3#e&4 -o6: .s a student who has not et completed a /achelor,s ;egree$ ou are not e*pected to
o%tain a jo% with the classification of G(nternational /usiness .nalstH. 'here are man fields in which
college graduates in our major field e&entuall wor!$ from %an!ing to %ro!ering$ go&ernment polic
to pri&ate %usiness$ sales to manufacturing$ etc. at this stage$ we e*pect ou to focus on some area of
interest$ and ou can use this internship opportunit to e*plore that field.
Ienerall$ man jo%s will Eualif for "units of upper di&ision credit in (/ <J5. @or e*ample$ an
internship ma %e with a compan or go&ernment agenc where ou are de&eloping e*pertise at
wor!ing with an office team$ or learning how computers are utiliAed in %usiness$ or writing short
articles for pu%lication. 7ou ma pursuer the position ou choose$ as long as ou remem%er that some
part of our internship wor! must %e international. 7ou must secure a position where ou can wor! at
least 15D hours within one ear> usuall$ 1D-12 hours per wee! is a reasona%le time schedule$ with
our emploer.
4hat does not EualifK Positions which are strictl Ggo-ferH tpes of wor!: .nswering the phone$ or
cold calling for a stoc! %order$ or 6ero*ing and filing. .ll of these are$ of course$ a part of an office
jo% so ou should e*pect to %e as!ed to do some of these sorts of tas!s$ howe&er$ if these are the onl
responsi%ilities ou ha&e$ then our super&isor is using ou unfairl$ and the ;epartment will not
allow the jo% to Eualif for course credit.
(f ou are uncertain a%out the tpe of internship to pursue$ go to the 5eser&e /oo! 5oom at the li%rar
and loo! through our pre&ious interns, reports. =.s! for the /rown Cote%oo! on (nternships) 'here
are descriptions of hundreds of internships from pre&ious semesters written % the student intern them
sel&es. 'hese jo%s are categoriAed % the tpe of compan or go&ernment agenc$ and ou will %e
inspired % the &ariet. 7ou will also get an e*cellent idea of what these offices e*pect from their
interns. .lso$ if ou want to add the class %efore acEuiring an internship$ ou ma do so onl after ou
ha&e read at least three of these reports.
'here are o&er 1DD positions listed through our (nternship Program> current and new listings will
alwas %e posted outside Professor .dler,s office in C1 "2L. Some include the I-.# .ward which
stands for the Irant for -pportunities in .cti&e #earning. (t is a ta*-free scholarship fund of M2DD
donated % firms which decide to pro&ide this award for their interns. +an interns choose to target
other companies and locate their own positions> Professor .dler will pro&ide as much information and
guidance as possi%le to ena%le ou to find a position which %est fits our long-term career goals.
Co)!e Re7)#ement!:
'his is a 0redit?Co credit class. 7ou will not recei&e a grade of G05H unless ou complete all of the
following. @or most students$ one semester is not enough time to search$ acEuire a position$ and finish
all course reEuirements. 'herefore$ ou are gi&en one full ear to complete the course reEuirements
after adding the class. .lso$ ou ma %e our internship an time of the ear$ the course is offered
e&er semester$ including summer sessions and winter sessions.
4hen ou turn in forms N1 and N2$ ou will %e gi&en an add code. .t this time$ ou will also recei&e
our (ntern num%er for this class$ which must %e written on e&er form and all correspondence turned
in to the (nternship -ffice.
@orms N2. - NF are due at &arious times throughout the internship. . list of forms and their due dates
follow.
3om! 4)e: 2OUR INTERN NU0BER 0UST BE ON E8ER2 3OR0 TURNED IN999
.ll forms descri%ed %elow are in the pac!et at the end of this %oo!let.
@-5+ N1: Ioals #ist-/efore .dding the 0lass
@-5+ N2: Proposal /efore .dding the 0lass
@-5+ N2.O: (nterns Ioing .%road-/efore #ea&ing the 3.S.
@-5+ N": 0ontract-/efore Starting 7our 9o%
@-5+ N<: +id 'erm )&aluation 1alf-4a=L5 hours)
@-5+ N5: )&aluation-4ednesda of finals wee!.
#etter on 0ompan Stationar-4ednesda of finals wee!s.
@inal PaperP @-5+ NF 4ednesda of finals wee!
@-5+ N1$ S(;)2: Ioals 5e&isited 4ednesda of finals wee!.
(f all materials are not completed and turned in % 4ednesda of finals wee!$ ou will recei&e a grade of
GSPH which stands for satisfactor progress. 1owe&er$ whene&er all materials are turned in$ ou must
inform Professor .dler and our grade will %e changed to G05H. 7ou ha&e one full ear after adding the
class to turn in our materials.
.n important note: after ou ha&e %een hired % a compan or agenc as an intern$ ou will fill out a
contract which is @-5+N" in our pac!et. 'his contract$ outlining our duties and our time schedule$ is
signed % ou$ our internship super&isor$ and % Prof..dler. (t represents a commitment % all parties to
wor! together to complete the internship specified. (f$ after ou ha&e signed @-5+ N"$ ou choose not to
complete our internship without good reasons. =e.g:- serious illness$ or a %reach of the contract % our
super&isor)$ ou will recei&e a G3H in the internship course. Please do not ta!e our internship
commitment lightl$ as in an other course> once ou ha&e %egun the wor! outlined in @-5+N"$ ou are
responsi%le for completing all reEuirements.
Please read carefull the ne*t page of detailed instructions on completing the (nternship reEuirements and
the necessar forms. Since this is a self-directed and self moti&ated course$ all responsi%ilit for getting
these forms filled out and turned in is our ownB
TEN RE1UIRED STEPS
1) .ttend one orientation meeting for the (nternship 0ourse. 'here are meetings held at the %eginning
and end of each semester. (nformation on dates and times will %e posted outside the (nternship
office in C1-"2L and the (nternational /usiness -ffice at 5J<-"DD8 for dates and times. 7ou ma
attend an one meeting as long as it is %efore ou %eing our internship wor!.
2) (n the last section of our +aterials Pac!et$ all the necessar forms are found. 7ou are responsi%le
for turning in all si* =F) forms at the specified times. 'he gold form is the Ioals #ist =@-5+ N1)
which ou must fill out and discuss with Professor .dler in order to recei&e our add code for reg-
line. (f ou do not currentl ha&e an internship$ ou must read " (nterns, 5eports in the 5eser&e
5oom =as! for the /rown Cote%oo!) at the li%rar %efore adding the class.
") /egin thin!ing a%out the researching the internship position of our dreams. 5ead the related
materials in this %oo!let. @ill out the internship proposal form =@-5+N2) %efore %eginning wor!
on our internship. 'his form is reEuired to recei&e our add code foe the class.
<) -nce ou ha&e a position$ our contract =@-5+N") must %e appro&ed %efore ou start compiling
our hours. 7ou will not recei&e credit for wor! completed %efore the 0ontracts was turned in. it
must %e signed % %oth ou and our super&isor. Professor .dler will also sign this> it,s our
three-wa contract %etween our compan$ the uni&ersit$ and ourself %efore ou %egin wor!.
5) #ocate an %oo! on career planning$ inter&iewing$ ma*imiAing our career potential$ or preparing
for emploment in the field of our choice. 'he internship office has a list of suggested readings in
C1-"2L. 'his will %e our course te*t$ and should pro&ide a reference for the field wor! ou will
%e doing. -r$ ou ma choose a %oo! recommended to ou % our super&isor which is specific to
succeeding in the field in which ou are wor!ing.
Cote: - . list of some possi%le readings is also a&aila%le from Professor .dler in the (nternship
program office.
F) 1alfwa through$ the mid-term )&aluation guide =@-5+N<) is to %e completed during a meeting
with our super&isor after L5hours of emploment. 'r our hand at negotiation an hourl wage
for our ser&ices. 'his is an essential part of an jo% e*perience$ though ou ma %e hesitant at
first$ ou will find that our emploer respects ou for &aluing our own a%ilities.
L) 4or! 15Dhours in the field$ wor!ing toward the goals ou specified on @-5+N1$ N2$ and N".
8) .fter completion of the hours$ as! our emploer to do t-o things:
a. 'he super&isor must fill out the )&aluation form =@-5+N5).
%. 'he super&isor must write a short letter on compan stationer which sas ou,&e
satisfactoril completed 15Dhours and all assigned tas!s.
7ou ma %ring these to me$ or ha&e our super&isor mail them to me at the:
;epartment of )conomics$ S;S3$ San ;iego$ 0. J2182$ or fa* them to Prof. .dler at 5J<-5DF2.
P&ea!e note: / it is our responsi%ilit to ma!e sure these forms are turned in$ not our super&isor,s and
not Prof. .dler,s. /e sure ou follow-throughB
J) 'urn in to Professor .dler an 8-1Dpage paper =tped) as descri%ed on the following pages.
'his ma also %e left for me in C1-"2L or the )conomics -ffice in C1-"D5$ or mailed to me an time
of the ear to the ;epartment of )conomics$ or fa*ed to me$ .ttn: Prof..dlerat 5J<-5DF2. ;-C,'
@-5I)' '- '35C (C 7-35 -4C )Q.#3.'(-C$ @-5+NFB
1D) (nclude with our paper a completed Ioals 5e&isited #ist =@-5+N1$ Side2). )&aluate what ou
ha&e achie&ed$ what ou ha&en,t achie&ed %ut would ou li!e to in the future$ and what
une*pected accomplishment came out of our dream of until ou specif e*actl what the are and
monitor our progress toward themB
Note: / t"e!e ,om! -#&& not :e a((epte4 -#t" any :&an6!;:e (eta#n to ,#&& t"em o)t (omp&ete&y9

Pape De!(#pt#on: / our paper must %e neatl tped$ 8-1D pages in length. (t must ha&e a 0o&er Page
correctl formatted =%elow)$ and it must co&er the following fi&e =5) sections. Papers which are less than 8
pages or are missing an part will not %e accepted.
Cote: - .n important aspect of %usiness and go&ernment in toda,s glo%al econom is incorporating
international en&ironmental goals. Please do not contri%ute to waste generation % handing in plastic or
paper %inders> P+PERS SHOULD BE BOUND<ITH ONL2 ONE REC2CL+BLE P+PER CLIP.

0o&er Page @ormat:-
'pe: (n the upper right hand corner$
Semester ou added
(/ <J5
(ntern no. =Cot S;S3 (; N)
(n the middle of the co&er page$ tpe:
@irm ? .genc where ou interned
7our position title
7our name
'oda,s date
3I8E RE1UIRED SECTIONS
1) @rom our self-selected %oo!$ a one page discussion of reading material on career planning or jo%
performance =Step 5 in the course reEuirements). 7ou must cite this %oo! full$ that is$ title$
author$ pu%lisher$ and copright date. Please emphasiAe and e&aluate specific e*amples of how ou
used$ or will use$ some of the concepts from the te*t in our chosen field of wor!.
2) ;escription of our jo%: for e*ample$ dail operations$ tas!s performed people ou met and?or
wor!ed with. 7ou will find it useful to !eep a dail journal with short notes or dail
accomplishments$ to help ou to put our final paper together. Sample pages from this journal are
accepta%le for this portion of the paper if the entries are clear to the reader.
") 7our application of our +ajor in (nternational /usiness: ;iscuss how our %ac!ground in
international %usiness helped ou in our jo%> for e*ample$ how marginal %enefit ? cost reasoning
was useful in helping ou ma!e decision.
<) 'he student (ntern,s role: ;escri%e the perfect person for our jo%$ assuming future interns would
li!e to e*plore our field. #ist assets and s!ills that would %e useful =such as computer s!ills$
writing s!ills$ educational %ac!ground) as well as &arious personalit characteristics =such as
salesmanship$ enthusiasm$ highl organiAed$ etc.) in this section$ include @-5+NF: our
e&aluation of the internship. 'his will %e !ept on file for future interns who ma want to do an
internship in the same office or a related field.
5) 0areer potential in this field: using a %roader perspecti&e$ pro&ide information on what ou ha&e
learned a%out long term career possi%ilities through our office or agenc. 'al! with people in
our office and do some li%rar research on what sort of jo% openings might %e a&aila%le in the
near future$ and discuss what sort of preparation is necessar for full-time wor! in this field =for
e*ample$ educational %ac!ground li!e graduate degrees$ technical s!ills$ training as an intern$ etc.)
(n this last section pro&ide the %est ad&ice ou can$ %ased upon what ou,&e learned$ to other students
who are interested in o%taining a jo% in this particular field. .s a courtes$ ou should pro&ide our
emploer with a cop of the paper when it is completed.
Genea& In,ome4 on Co)!e Re!pon!#:#&#t#e!: (n all cases$ ou must fill out the (nternship Proposal
form$ which will help ou de&elop entries to put on our resume. (n the pac!et at the end of this %oo!$
we ha&e included a letter of introduction from Professor .dler$ the internship Program ;irector$ which
is often &er useful in lending ou the credi%ilit ou need to get an inter&iew with an emploer for an
internship position. @ill in our name and the current date %efore mailing or gi&ing the letter of
introduction to prospecti&e super&isors. 7ou ma 6ero* copies if ou appl for se&eral internship
possi%ilities.
(f ou succeed in o%taining an internship position$ then ou must turn in the contract form which is
filled out and signed % our emploer or super&isor. (f the internship demonstrates progress toward
our career goals$ Prof. .dler will also sign the contract. 'his is a three-wa contract %etween ou$
our super&isor,s firm$ and the uni&ersit-- - a commitment % ou to perform the responsi%ilities
outlined with the support of our emploer and our professor.
Please ma!e sure emploer is aware that he?she must fill out a +id-term and @inal )&aluation form of
our wor! at the completion of the internship$ as well as sending Professor .dler a short letter
&erifing that ou ha&e completed the agreed upon hours and projects at the end of our wor!. /e sure
to reEuest feed%ac! on our strength and wea!nesses at e&aluation times.
5emem%er at all times that ou are representing the 3ni&ersit and our major ;epartment. (n man
cases$ our success or failure will determine whether or not our emploer will %e willing to hire other
S;S3 students as interns. 'herefore$ as part of our course reEuirements$ ou are e*pected to dress
and act professionall. Please identif ourself as a student intern in all situations. (f at an time ou
run into pro%lems on the jo%$ Professor .dler is alwas willing to listen and offer suggestions$ as well
as spea! to our super&isor on our %ehalf.
La!t&y==
+an of our interns ha&e %een offered part-time or full-time wor! after completing their internships
--- either in that office or through contacts made while on the jo%. (f ou can negotiate some pament
from our super&isor$ perhaps after an initial Gpro&idingH period$ we commend ou =this does not
affect our "units earned for the wor! in an wa.) %ut whether or not ou are paid for the wor!$ the
chances are that ou will %e paid &er little %ecause our super&isor is ta!ing a chance on ou$ as well
as de&oting his?her &alua%le time to training ou. Please %e appreciati&e of the fact that this person,s
time is worth upwards of M2D an hour --- on the other hand$ also !eep in mind that ou are offering
our time at a &er low rate in order to recei&e information a%out our jo%$ so as! Euestions e&en when
our super&isor seems %us.
(f ou can de&elop our writing and ? or computer s!ills$ ou will %e in&esting in &alua%le assets to
ta!e with ou on our jo% searches after graduation. 4ritten articles completed on our internship can
%e included with our jo% applications later$ and !nowledge of?e*perience with computer software
=such as )60)# or 4-5; for 4(C;-4S) is an impressi&e entr on a resume. 0hallenge ourself---
de&elop our research s!ills % accessing the (nternet and 4orld 4ide 4e% while on the jo%.
+a!e reEuests to %e included in group meetings> don,t %e afraid to offer our own ideas?suggestions
when appropriate$ &olunteer to perform challenging tas!s$ and don,t allow ourself to %e stuc! awa in
a corner alone. +a!e e&er effort to esta%lish a fi*ed wor! schedule of hours$ so that our emploer
will !now when he?she can find ou at the office. )&en if our emploer sas he?she doesn,t care
a%out when ou come in$ ou will find that %oth of ou will get much more out of this e*perience if
ou are responsi%le for all set wor! schedules.

7ou will get as much out of our jo% as ou put it in to it % acti&el participating in the dnamics of
the office$ so use this opportunit effecti&el % ta!ing on difficult challenges. @urther$ ta!e ad&antage
of our (nternship course % wor!ing with Professor .dler to enhance our resume and inter&iewing
s!ills$ as well as to discuss our successes and challenges throughout our internship e*perience. 7our
(nternship can %e a tremendous learning e*perience which ma sa&e ou ears on the career ladder$ so
use it to its fullestRGoo4 L)(6999