Internship

Course Title: Internship

Course No: BIT453

Nature of the Course: PRACTICAL

Semester: 8

Full Marks: 160 + 40

Pass Marks: 64 + 16

Credit Hours: 6

Course Description

This course covers the real world practice in industry. It includes using theoretical and practical knowledge while working in industry together with the understanding of industry culture.

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to:

Allow students into market industry and gain real world experience
Make students more pragmatic and professional

Course Contents

1. Nature of Internship

1.1. Internship relevant to the field of information technology (software, hardware, network services, database systems and other IT infrastructures)

1.2. Minimum duration of 180 hours or ten weeks, started tentatively by the 3rd week of eighth semester

1.3. Host organizations: software/hardware development companies, telecommunications companies, network and internet service providers, financial organizations, health organizations etc.

1.4. Individual activity with student responsible for timely completion of all activities and projects assigned

1.5. Each student facilitated with a mentor at the intern organization and a supervisor at the campus

1.6. Individual internship report prepared and submitted on the basis of work done during the internship period

2. Phases of Internship

2.1. Proposal Submission

Submit and present internship proposal plan after 2nd week of start of the internship

2.2. Mid-Term Submission

Submit progress report and defend midterm progress in the 11th week of the eighth semester

2.3. Final Submission

Submit and defend internship work during last week of eighth semester before final board examination

Submit internship final report to respective department at least 10 days before final defense date

Hard/soft copy of report made available to the external before a week of presentation date

3. Provision of Supervision and Mentorship

3.1. Regular faculty member of the college assigned as supervisor; can supervise at most four internship students in a section

3.2. Regular employee of the intern providing organization assigned as mentor to guide students throughout the internship period

4. Evaluation Scheme

4.1. Proposal Defense — 5% Marks of 200

5 Marks Head/Program Coordinator + 5 Marks Supervisor

4.2. Midterm — 15% Marks of 200

5 Marks Head/Program Coordinator + 25 Marks Supervisor

4.3. Final Defense — 80% Marks of 200

100 Marks Mentor + 20 Marks Supervisor + 40 Marks External

4.4. Marks Distribution

Head/Program Coordinator – 10

Supervisor – 50

Mentor – 100

External Examiner – 40

4.5. Focus of Evaluation

Presentation Skills

Level of Work Done and Understanding of Internship Activities

Internship Report

Viva/Question Answer

5. Roles and Responsibilities

5.1. HOD/Coordinator

5.2. Project Supervisor

5.3. Mentor

5.4. External Examiner

5.5. Student

6. Report Contents

6.1. Prescribed content flow for the internship proposal

Introduction, Problem Statement, Objectives, Description of Internship Work/Project, Internship Plan, Expected Outcome of Internship Activities, References

6.2. Prescribed content flow for the internship report

Cover & Title Page, Certificate Page, Acknowledgement, Abstract Page, Table of Contents, List of Abbreviations/Figures/Tables, Main Report, References, Bibliography, Appendix

6.3. Prescribed chapters in the main report

Chapter 1: Introduction (Introduction, Problem Statement, Objectives, Scope and Limitation, Report Organization)

Chapter 2: Organization Details and Literature Review (Introduction to Organization, Organizational Hierarchy, Working Domains, Description of Intern Department/Unit, Literature Review)

Chapter 3: Internship Activities (Roles and Responsibilities, Weekly log, Description of Projects, Description of Tools, Description of Tasks/Activities Performed)

Chapter 4: Conclusion and Learning Outcomes (Conclusion, Learning Outcome)

7. Report Format Standards

7.1. Page Number (Roman for prefatory pages, numeric from Chapter 1, bottom center)

7.2. Page Size and Margin (A4, Top/Bottom/Right 1in, Left 1.25in)

7.3. Paragraph Style (Justified, 1.5 spacing)

7.4. Text Font (Times New Roman, 12pt)

7.5. Section Headings (16pt chapter, 14pt section, 12pt sub-section, all bold)

7.6. Figures and Tables (centered, bold captions 12pt, figure caption below, table caption above)

8. Final Report Binding and Submission

8.1. 3 Copies (College Library + Self + Dean Office)

8.2. Golden Embracing with Black Binding

8.3. Final approved signed copy submitted to Dean Office, Exam Section, Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University

Notes:

This syllabus follows the official BIT curriculum of Tribhuvan University. In case of any doubt or revision, the university's published syllabus shall be considered authoritative.

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