The Internship Journal One of the requirements of your internship is to keep a journal. A journal is a lot like a diary, in that you need to make daily entries, especially in the beginning weeks and toward the very end of your experience. There may be an occasional day that is so routine that it can be summarized in a sentence, but the best journals provide insights not just on the most interesting days, but on the most ordinary ones.
Good journals have three major components.
The evaluator of your work must understand what you are doing. At least at the start of your work, you should provide some significant details. Obviously, this will taper off as time passes. Next, you should provide some analysis. As your internship develops, you will develop some greater understanding of the entire endeavor you contribute to.