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Weekly Activity Reports
Each week the student intern will be required to submit to the Agency Coordinator and
then the Internship Coordinator a typed weekly activity report (log) summarizing his/her
daily activities. This report should be a clear, concise, and accurate account of the types of
activities the intern participated in and/or observed.
During the week, interns should make notes of their observations, thoughts, questions, and
feelings.
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At the end of five working days, interns should type their daily observations being
certain to leave out any names, situations, or activities that are confidential. The typed
weekly activity report should be submitted to the agency coordinator every Monday for
his/her approval and then forwarded to the university internship coordinator. It is the intern’s
responsibility to make sure weekly reports are forwarded to the university internship
coordinator. Weekly reports may be faxed or mailed to the Internship Coordinator. Agency
Coordinator’s are also welcome to forward the intern’s report through her/his professional e-
mail address to the internship coordinator (Note: the professional e-mail address will act as a
signature and release of information recorded).
Interns should always proofread their reports before submitting them to their agency
coordinator for approval. Effective communication skills are mandatory if an individual is to
be successful in their career pursuits. Within the criminal justice field, an individual with
inadequate communication skills (oral and written) will endure many frustrations and
setbacks during their career (assuming they are fortunate to obtain employment within the
field). Therefore, students must work hard during their internship by identifying and
correcting their inadequacies to develop into a stronger candidate for employment.
The following weekly reports represent different, but acceptable, activity report styles. The
memo heading report sample is the preferred style of the internship coordinator. Interns are
encouraged to be creative concerning the overall appearance of their weekly reports.
However, each report must contain the following: intern’s name, current address (including
WIU e-mail address), phone number, agency name, agency coordinator’s name, address, and
phone number. Additionally, each report should be properly numbered and contain the total
hours completed for the week.
*If you engage in note taking during your observations, it is recommended that you share your notes
with the agency personnel around you and explain why you are maintaining a log, i.e., university
requirement. Taking notes during the event may have an effect on what people say and how they act
around you.