IE496IE496Industrial Engineering Industrial Engineering

InternshipInternship

Dr. BarnesDr. Barnes

November 13, 2006November 13, 2006

Lecture # 10Lecture # 10

Draft Internship ReportDraft Internship Report

DeadlineDeadline

Submission of written report and Submission of written report and presentation of oral report/poster –presentation of oral report/poster –

To be announced – the time is being To be announced – the time is being arranged sometime during exam arranged sometime during exam week.week.

Internship ReportInternship Report

The objective of your report is to The objective of your report is to intelligently described the project(s) intelligently described the project(s) that you conducted for your that you conducted for your internship.internship.

IS – a technical report of your IS – a technical report of your internship assignment.internship assignment.

IS NOT – a chronological narrative IS NOT – a chronological narrative of what you did.of what you did.

An Acceptable FormatAn Acceptable Format

Title PageTitle Page Table of ContentsTable of Contents Executive SummaryExecutive Summary

IntroductionIntroduction• CompanyCompany• Product/processProduct/process

An Acceptable Format - continuedAn Acceptable Format - continued

Problem StatementProblem Statement ObjectiveObjective

MethodologyMethodology

ResultsResults RecommendationsRecommendations ConclusionsConclusions

An Acceptable Format - continuedAn Acceptable Format - continued

ReferencesReferences Appendixes (data)Appendixes (data) PPT for Oral Report PPT for Oral Report OROR Poster Poster

Title Page and Table of ContentsTitle Page and Table of Contents

Title Page – your name, course Title Page – your name, course name & number, date.name & number, date.

Table of Contents – contains major Table of Contents – contains major headings used in report and possibly headings used in report and possibly some subheadings, implies some subheadings, implies pagination.pagination.

T of C also contains lists of Figures T of C also contains lists of Figures and Tables, if used.and Tables, if used.

Executive SummaryExecutive Summary

This is a key element in the report.This is a key element in the report. It allows the reader to understand It allows the reader to understand

the main problems, findings, and the main problems, findings, and recommendations in concise form.recommendations in concise form.

It does not allude to such things as – It does not allude to such things as – “work was done” and “read more to “work was done” and “read more to find out what happened.”find out what happened.”

IntroductionIntroduction

Company – carefully chosen info to Company – carefully chosen info to orient the reader in such matters as: orient the reader in such matters as: size - number of employees, sales; size - number of employees, sales; product line(s) and market; not longproduct line(s) and market; not long

Product/Process – especially the Product/Process – especially the one(s) you are dealing with.one(s) you are dealing with.

Problem Statement and Objective Problem Statement and Objective

Problem Problem StatementStatement

The The difficulty/difficultidifficulty/difficulties that group is es that group is facing.facing.

ObjectiveObjective

What improvement What improvement you want to you want to make.make.

MethodologyMethodology

The What – What procedureswill I use?

The How – How will I measure?i.e., what data will I use?

Methodology – continuedMethodology – continued

The What –The What – An integration of the courses you have taken; An integration of the courses you have taken;

selection of the best tool(s) for the job.selection of the best tool(s) for the job. Might include the use of fish bone diagrams, Might include the use of fish bone diagrams,

flow charts, % acceptable plots, layout flow charts, % acceptable plots, layout diagrams, bench marking, best practices, etc.diagrams, bench marking, best practices, etc.

Can have multiple methodologies – Can have multiple methodologies – especially if you have multiple especially if you have multiple problems/objectivesproblems/objectives

Methodology - continuedMethodology - continued

The How – The How – What evidence will you accept as to What evidence will you accept as to

whether or not “your change(s)” is/are a whether or not “your change(s)” is/are a good one?good one?

How will you go about measuring what How will you go about measuring what exists, and then making your change(s)?exists, and then making your change(s)?

Good results are statistically conclusive Good results are statistically conclusive results; statistical model is presented here results; statistical model is presented here if used; remember Design of Experiments if used; remember Design of Experiments (DOE).(DOE).

ResultsResults

What you found.What you found.

The data and an explanation of what The data and an explanation of what it means.it means.

Could be existing layouts.Could be existing layouts.

Results ContinuedResults Continued

Please remember what we spoke Please remember what we spoke about earlier this semester –about earlier this semester –

What is an IE especially interested in?What is an IE especially interested in?

TimeTime CostCost QualityQuality

RecommendationsRecommendations

What changes you think should be What changes you think should be made based on your results.made based on your results.

Why you make these Why you make these recommendations.recommendations.

Could be new layouts.Could be new layouts.

ConclusionsConclusions

A prediction of what will happen A prediction of what will happen if/when your recommendations are if/when your recommendations are implemented.implemented.

Things that you observed that you Things that you observed that you think should be done next (but were think should be done next (but were not part of this investigation).not part of this investigation).

ParallelismParallelism

There is a parallel structure that There is a parallel structure that must take place within your report.must take place within your report.

Problem Objective Methodology

Results Recommendations Conclusions

Logical Placement of InformationLogical Placement of Information

To be most effective, your information must be To be most effective, your information must be placed in the appropriate section of your placed in the appropriate section of your report.report.

A place for everything, and everything in its place.A place for everything, and everything in its place.

Problem Objective Methodology

Results Recommendations Conclusions

Internship Report RequirementsInternship Report Requirements

Written report and oral PowerPoint Written report and oral PowerPoint slides/poster – copies to Academic slides/poster – copies to Academic Advisor, Mr. Prieto and me.Advisor, Mr. Prieto and me.

OtherOtherNext week – The Future of Engineering, a Next week – The Future of Engineering, a

complementary piece to the Future of Work.complementary piece to the Future of Work.

Remember other assignments that will become/were Remember other assignments that will become/were due.due.

1. Project description and objectives*1. Project description and objectives* past duepast due2. Team and design experience form*2. Team and design experience form* past duepast due3. How your supervisor keeps current3. How your supervisor keeps current past duepast due4. Resume4. Resume past duepast due5. Student appraisal by company*5. Student appraisal by company* upcomingupcoming6. Project summary sheet*6. Project summary sheet* upcomingupcoming7. Ethics problems7. Ethics problems upcomingupcoming8. Final Report8. Final Report upcomingupcoming

*Are on web site.*Are on web site.