ENGLISH 5: WRITING A REPORT

TASK: You are studying abroad. Recently your university sent you to do six weeks of work experience. Now the head of your faculty has asked you to write a report about the experience. You should say:

--Who you were working for and how you spent your time there

--Whether your experience was positive

--Whether you would recommend the experience to other students

1.      

Think about the following things:   (HEADINGS)

a)     Working hours

b)    Location

c)     Facilities available

d)    Dress code

e)     Variety of tasks

f)     Colleagues

g)     Future career

2.     Write your own report. Think about the section headings you would use. Decide whether it would be a recommendable exprience or not. Write 200.

EXAMPLE.

Introduction The goal of this report is to describe and evaluate my six weeks’ experience at the Muirwood Clinic and to make recommendations for the future. About the clinic The Muirwood Clinic is one of the most prestigious psychiatric clinics in Canada, dating back to 1935. It employs around 200 employees at its premises, among whom 75 have professional degrees. The Clinic provides facilities for all kinds of psychiatric and therapy patients, along with de-toxification facilities. My work experience During my six weeks with the Muirwood Clinic, I was assigned to three different departments. Outpatient facility My first placement was in the outpatient facility. Here I learned how to receive the outpatients who were coming for their therapy sessions. I helped with setting up appointments over the phone, and also answered questions via the phones. I also had general receptionist duties for the therapists, psychologist, and psychiatrists who were running the sessions. Drug de-toxification facility I spent two weeks observing group sessions led by various therapists. I also helped the therapists write up their reports on patient progress and session sumaries. In-patient dormitories During my final two weeks, I worked as a daytime receptionist in the in-patient dormitories. In this section, you could find all kinds of patients who were staying at the clinic for up to a month. I was assigned to coordinating the visits of friends and family who came during the afternoon hours to visit patients. General comments On the whole, I found my time at the Muirwood Clinic extremely beneficial to my formation. The staff were very helpful, and I obained a good understanding of how such a clinic functions. However, I believe I would have benefited more if m work experience had been for a longer time. Conclusion To sum up, the Muirwood Clinic is an ideal place for psychology students to get work experience. I have no hesitation in recommending that we send other students to the Clinic in the future.