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Intern Own Final Evaluation
All student interns must complete the final evaluation. You will need to write a summary of your experience at the organization where you were assigned. This should be a narrative that summarizes the different issues addressed below. The summary should be 5-7 pages, single-spaced, typed. It is due no later than the Friday before regularly scheduled examinations. You should return the evaluation to Dr. Emile Sahliyeh, GAB 470 or e-mail an electronic copy of the form to sahliyeh@unt.edu.
In the event your hours are not completed by that time, you may submit your evaluation later and receive an “Incomplete” in the course.
The following list of questions are designed to help you think about the experiences you have had over the course of the internship. You are not expected to answer all of them, but you should be able to discuss at least 10 of the questions throughout the course of your narrative. You must answer the questions that are denoted with an asterisk (*). Please note that all information provided in your summary is strictly confidential.
- Who was your supervisor (what is his or her position in the office)?*
- How frequently did you have contact with the supervisor? How frequently did you receive feedback regarding your job performance? Did you receive it from the supervisor or did you receive it from other co-workers? Who were the persons that you worked with that provided you with the feedback?*
- Did you receive any training or guidance on the activities of the office? If so, what kind of training or guidance? Be sure to indicate the person (and position) in the office that provided you with the training or guidance. Was it helpful?
- What types of administrative activities did you perform on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis? (Please indicate how frequently you carried out these activities) Please be sure to give specific examples of projects that you worked on for the organization.*
- What kinds of activities which pertain to your area of interest in International Studies did you perform on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis? (Please indicate how frequently you carried out these activities). Please be sure to give specific examples of projects that you worked on for the organization.*
- How do these activities contribute to your understanding of your area of concentration in International Studies? What did you learn about your area of concentration that you did not know before? What is the one thing that stands out in your mind about your internship?
- What was the most important work that you carried out? What was the least important job that you carried out?
- What contact did you have with the other political or business actors, or the bureaucracy?
- What international skills do you believe that you gained? What skills do you wish you would have learned? Did you feel prepared to handle the kinds of activities you participated in for the organization?*
- How quickly did you grasp the nature of the tasks required? How capable were you of following supervision and directions from supervisors?
- What do think is the greatest strength the internship program has? What do you think is the greatest weakness that the program has?
- What would you do differently or suggest to improve the quality of the internship experience? What would you do differently if you were the intern coordinator? Please feel free to give specific suggestions and criticisms about the program.*
- What do you feel you have learned from the internship program? What do you wish that you would have learned from the experience? What did you expect to learn from the experience?*
- What problems do you think the University of North Texas should be aware of as it relates to this organization? (For example, did you think you received fair treatment by the organization? Or, did you feel like there were unethical or illegal activities that you were required to do?) Please note that all information provided in your summary is strictly confidential.
- Based on your performance, what grade would you give yourself, and most importantly why?*
The overall grade should be (please circle one): A B C D F
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