Work Term Report Guidelines
The report should be:
- 4 to 5 pages (double spaced);
- plus cover page including: name, student number, program, company name, title and date.
Report Content:
- General Company overview;
- Description of your position(s) including technical and non-technical work, skills learned, training received, mentoring programs, special assignments etc.;
- Major projects and key learning’s from the placement;
- Comments on your experience and your overall thoughts of your co-op and the company etc.;
- Any suggestions relating to professional or personal preparation that you would have found helpful if Western had provided it to you prior to starting your placement;
- Any pictures, diagrams, special projects etc. that you wish to include are optional and should not be used to account of the 4 to 5 page requiremnt.
Report Guidelines:
To view a rubric of the expectations for the report click here
Important Report Details:
Please remember that your report is graded (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) by Engineering Career Services. It is also open to future students for review to assist them in learning about your Summer Co-op and what a placement is like in that company. Your report may also be used by The University of Western Ontario as a promotion to employers and potential students for the Summer Co-op program.
If you have any questions or concerns about your report being open to the public please email Engineering Career Services at wecareer@uwo.ca.
It is your responsibility to confirm with your employer that you are not disclosing any confidential company information. If you would like to submit your report and have it viewed only by Engineering Career Services, then that can be arranged at the request of your employer for confidentiality reasons. Please add the disclaimer to the cover letter of the document if that is the case.
