Faculty of Engineering

Office of Undergraduate Programmes

EG3601 Industrial Attachment Programme

IAP REPORT WRITING GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENT

Students are required to submit a total of four (4) internship reports and weekly journals. This is not a lab report. Do
not disclose confidential information.
1.

First Internship Report

1500 to 2500 words. It is due on the Monday of the 8th week. The exact due date is indicated in the Enhancement
Programme portal.

Contents

The first internship progress report should carry details of your internship from Week 1 to 6.
Please include details of the orientation programme, the organisational structure, principal activities of the
organisation, relationship with your supervisors and colleagues, work description in chronological sequence and each
objectives etc.
Students are expected to display a broader interest and within the limits set by his status, to gain information and form
impressions on various aspects of corporate functions. Activities of particular technical interest, whether or not within
a students own course should also be described.
2.

Second and Third Internship Report

1500 to 2500 words each.

The second report should carry details of your internship from Week 7 to Week 12.
The third report should carry details of your internship from Week 13 to Week 18.
It is due on the Monday of the 14th and 20th week respectively. The exact due date is indicated in the Enhancement
Programme portal.
3.

Final Internship Report

3500 to 5000 words. It is due 1 month from the end date of the 24th week of internship. The exact due date is indicated
in the Enhancement Programme portal.

Contents

The final internship report should carry details of your internship from Week 19 to 24.
In addition to the work description, please detail intellectual contents to highlight your industrial experiences, learning
outcomes and sections to sum up the entire internship programme.
4.

Report Submission

Please ensure each reports are duly endorsed for clearance on the Clearance Form.
Submission is via the web-secured Enhancement Programme portal in a PDF format of not more than 5MB.
We recommend that you meet your mentor between Week 8 to 10 of your internship.

Enhancement Programme Team

Email: ugep@nus.edu.sg
Fax: 65 6774 2518

Faculty of Engineering
Office of Undergraduate Programmes
EG3601 Industrial Attachment Programme

Grading
When a report is uploaded, your mentor will be notified via system-generated emails. Grade of the first internship
report may be viewed on the portal.

5.

Report Format

A well-organized and easily readable report is expected. The grading of the report will be based on the completeness
of presentation with evidence of good technical reporting skills.
Concise functional style of writing is recommended. Describe all pertinent facts, work experience, and observation
without extraneous information.
Plan ahead. The information, when still fresh in the mind should be is recorded.
i. Please type the report using Times New Roman and 10 font size with a 1.5 spacing between lines.
ii. The report should not be written in point form.
iii. Figures, charts and tables etc may be included when necessary to adequately describe the information.
iv. Proper references should be cited. Appendices should contain details that are normally not described in the
main text of the report.
COVER PAGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
MAIN TEXT
CONCLUSION
TRAINING SCHEDULE (1ST REPORT ONLY)
References
Appendix
Student Log Sheet
Report Clearance Form
Online Student Feedback (FINAL REPORT ONLY)

Enhancement Programme Team

Email: ugep@nus.edu.sg
Fax: 65 6774 2518