RE4202 Real Estate Internship Programme (REIP) Introduction RE4202, a 4-MC restricted elective (also known as programme elective), is intended to give BSc (RE) students who have completed at least 6 semesters of study a formal exposure to the working environment. The official programme is for a minimum period of 10 weeks from 14 May to 20 July 2018. Subject to the agreement by both student and employer, the internship could be extended beyond the 10-week minimum duration, bearing in mind the commencement date of the new academic year. The Application Process The Department of Real Estate (DRE) will compile a list of employers and internship positions for the 2018 REIP. This is available for your viewing at http://www.rst.nus.edu.sg/undergraduate/internships.html. Students should submit their applications directly to the 2018 participating firms for the listed internship positions. The firms may contact you for an interview subsequently. Students are also allowed to apply to firms which are not already included in the 2018 REIP participation list. A list of participating firms from past years can be found on the above DRE Internship webpage for quick reference. After you have successfully secured a placement, you are required to email a soft copy of the completed Form 2, together with the letter of offer/acceptance, all consolidated into one email to Ms Serene Chee at rstcwfs@nus.edu.sg not later than 5:00pm, 6 Apr 2018. Email subject title should be 2018 REIP Application Student Name (Company). A copy of the Form 2 can be downloaded from the above-mentioned link. Late applications will not be entertained. Please see write-up below for the timeline of the REIP process. Students going on internships will have to comply with the rules and regulations of the organization that employs them for the entire duration of the programme. You are strongly urged to embrace all the good qualities expected of any employee during your internship such as punctuality, positive attitude, respect for colleagues, and diligence. Grading The grading of the internship depends on the evaluation by the employer (50%) and the student s written reports (50%) as follows: S/No Component Weightage Remarks 1 Evaluation by the employer on the intern covering aspects such as attitude, ability to work as a team member, quality of work, and level of knowledge in the field of work assigned. 50% The employer will assess each intern using a standard evaluation form designed by the DRE. 2 Internship Journal 10% Please see write-up below for details about this component. 3 Project Report 40% Please see write-up below for details about this component.
Reports to be submitted by Intern (A) Internship Journal (10%) The Internship Journal is an account of the 10-week internship experience. The main objective is to record training experiences from the REIP. The Weekly Internship Records must be clearly completed and signed by the supervisor at the workplace, preferably at the end of each week. Please use the template shown as Annex I. (B) Project Report (40%) Interns are required to identify and submit a topic for their project using data they can gather during the internship or their experience gleaned. Interns could discuss with their supervisor/mentor on possible topics. The Project Report should include: Introduction description of the organisation, organisation chart, functions, etc; Case study selected on real estate-related topic (e.g. Valuation of 1 building; Financing of 1 project; Management of 1 development, etc); You role in the case study (e.g. assistant, lead, etc); Lessons learnt in case study; Recommendations for case study in particular; Feedback in general The Project Report (excluding appendices) should not exceed 10 pages with 1.5 line spacing, and Arial font size 12. Besides presenting a logical flow of ideas, the report is expected to be free from grammar errors. Other criteria include how the students motivate their case studies, how they identify the lessons to be learnt from the cases, and how they synergize the theories learnt in other modules in the light of their internship experiences. Credits will be given for personal reflections and views which provide an interesting account of the internship experience as well as thoughtful recommendations and feedback. Both the Internship Journal and Project Report are to be submitted via IVLE Workbin by 5:00 pm, 2 August 2018. Late submissions will incur a 5-mark penalty. If there is still no submission by 5pm, 3 August 2018, it will be an immediate failure. 2
TIMELINE FOR 2018 REAL ESTATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (REIP) For Students Timeline for May to July 2018 REIP: Introduction briefing 16 Jan 2018 Students submit their applications to companies From Dec 2017 Deadline for companies to interview, shortlist and offer students Deadline for students to obtain approval from DRE (via Form 2) 30 Mar 2018 6 Apr 2018 Preparation briefing Apr 2018 (Week 13) Internship period (min. 10 weeks) 14 May 20 Jul 2018 Deadline for students to submit Journal and Final reports 2 Aug 2018 3
Annex I RE4202 REAL ESTATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (REIP) Weekly Internship Records Particulars of Intern Name of Intern : Matric Number : Participating Firm : 4
WEEKLY INTERNSHIP TRAINING RECORDS (A weekly report should not exceed 1 page in length) Week No. 1 Week No. 2 Week No. 3 5
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