Work Report and Project Report Preparation Guidelines
Master of Publishing Program
Simon Fraser University
The primary purpose of these guidelines is to assist students in the preparation of their
Project Reports. It also outlines what is required in a Work Report.
Work Report Guidelines
A Work Report is a document of no more that one single-spaced page describing your
internship. It must be submitted to the Assistant to the Director for the end of classes
(usually the first Friday in August) of the semester of your internship. It should contain
the following information:
??your name;
??the name of the organization that hosted your internship;
??beginning and end date of your internship;
??number of hours per week spent at your internship;
??summary of work experience in broad terms, e.g., Weeks 1 to 3 worked in
publicity, reporting to marketing manager, prepared catalogue copy for Frankfurt,
attended weekly meetings, interviewed authors for jacket copy, prepared jacket
copy, etc.
Internship Report Guidelines
Internship project reports differ from course essays. MPubbers often refer to them as
theses although that is a misnomer. But it does capture some important elements of the
project report--its analytical nature, its submission of first and subsequent drafts, the
rigour with which it is evaluated, and the multiple readers that supervise its development
and examine it. The following points are to help you complete a project report with the
least amount of frustration.
1. Examine at least 3 completed project reports to discern:
??their structure;
??their voice.
2. In the initial month of your internship, you should, in consultation with your
internship host, identify a research proj ...