University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

College of Media: 495 - Internship Course

Supervisor Final Evaluation

[To be completed by the site supervisor (must be a professional employee)]

Please rate the student who completed an internship in your area based on their skills and performance.
A meeting with the student for a final internship evaluation prior to returning this evaluation to the
course instructor is recommended. Include any comments that will assist the course instructor in
assigning a satisfactory/unsatisfactory completion.

Joshua Kim
Student’s Name: _________________________________ 04/30/2018
Date: __________________

Courtney McLearin
Employer: __________________________________ WebStore, Technology Services
Department: ______________________

Rating Scale:
1 = completely failed to meet expectations; 2 = minimally adequate but less than expected
3 = met expectations in a satisfactory manner; 4 = exceeded expectations; 5 = exceptional performance

Oral Presentation: Effectively communicates verbally in a concise, articulate and professional

manner. Public speaking skills are apparent and expresses ideas to others well.
1 2 3 4 5
-Difficult to understand -Speaks clearly, concisely -Well articulated
-Poor grammar and professionally -Shows appropriate emotion
-Uses inappropriate or -Uses appropriate grammar and expression
unprofessional language -Easy to understand -Uses gestures appropriately
-Frequent use of “filler” to convey information
words (uh, um, like)
Comments: Has not given his oral presentation yet.

Written Communication: Effectively communicates in writing in a concise and professional

manner.
1 2
-Written work is
difficult to understand
-Poor grammar and
sentence structure
-Uses inappropriate or
unprofessional language
Comments:
All written communication has been executed well with only minor corrections necessary.
3 4
-Writes in concise and
professional language
-Writing is easy to
understand
-Usually uses proper
grammar and sentence
structure
5
-Tailors written language and
style to different audiences
-Well articulated
-Always uses proper grammar
and sentence structure

1
Digital Technology: Able to successfully use and adapt to digital technology as necessary to
advance content, solve problems, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.
1 2 3 4 5
-Unable to adapt to -Understands most of the -Understands and adapts
digital technology necessary digital processes quickly to new technology
-Demonstrates minimal and technology -Consistently demonstrates
or no use of digital -Somewhat effective use of effective use of digital
knowledge to advance digital knowledge to knowledge to advance
content, solve problems, advance content, solve content, solve problems,
complete tasks, and problems, complete tasks, complete tasks, and
accomplish goals and accomplish goals accomplish goals

Comments: Josh has implemented a new social media management tool for WebStore. He has also
adapted well to using various software applications to create social media posts. He has learned new
to use new software tools to create and edit promotional videos.

Initiative/Self-starter: Takes initiative to complete tasks and seeks opportunities to learn without
direction of others.
1 2 3 4 5
-Needs to be told what -Seeks new tasks when all -Begins new projects or
to do others are complete tasks without being told
-Does not seek new -Does not require -Fills downtime with work-
tasks when all others are supervision to complete related activities
completed tasks -Displays enthusiasm
-Requires frequent -Completes daily activities
reminders to complete without assistance
tasks
Comments:
Josh is never "off task." He is always working on a current project, working ahead to complete
routine tasks in advance, or researching other methods of communication.

Interpersonal: Appropriately interacts with others. Values, respects, and learns from diverse
cultures. Interacts respectfully with people and understands individual and group differences.
1 2 3 4 5
-Rude -Treats others with respect -Goes out of way to value
-Treats others poorly -Polite, even when opinions individual opinions
-Does not listen to differ -Expresses sincere interest in
others -Maintains composure others
-Does not allow others during disagreements
to speak or frequently -Actively listens to others
interrupts them when they speak
Comments:
Josh is always respectful and has no trouble interacting with other employees or students in our
department.

2
Teamwork and Leadership: Works well with others in order to complete projects and meet
objectives. Uses strengths and skills of others to achieve group goals as a leader. Uses interpersonal
skills to coach and develop others, and uses empathy to guide, motivate, organize, prioritize, and
delegate work when necessary.
1 2 3 4 5
-Causes disruption in -Works well with others -Facilitates group
group work -Cooperates effectiveness
-Disturbs cohesiveness -Accepts assigned tasks -Voluntarily takes leadership
of groups -Contributes to team role
-Does not actively decisions and discussions -Volunteers for tasks when no
participate in team -Willing to compromise one else does
activities
Comments:
Josh worked well as the lead on a project that utilized the expertise of others. He received and
considered constructive criticism well and worked to incorporate changes that reflected those
suggestions. The project finished on time and was well executed.

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Identifies problems and generates/evaluates solutions to
problems. Uses reasoning to analyze issues, make decisions, and overcome problems. Effectively
uses critical thinking to demonstrate originality and inventiveness when problem solving by
obtaining and interpreting knowledge, facts, and data.
1 2 3 4 5
-Does not learn from -Accurately identifies -Generates novel solutions to
previous mistakes nature of problem problems
-Frequently -Develops viable solutions -Evaluates alternative
overwhelmed by to problems solutions, including
problems -Gathers input from others practicality
-Suggests inappropriate when evaluating solutions -Executes solutions
or impractical solutions -Anticipates future problems
Comments: Josh has adapted his writing style over the semester to fit the needs of WebStore. I no
longer correct posts for grammar or style. Any corrections now are due to knowledge that is outside
the scope of his position.

Planning and Organization: Organizes and prioritizes tasks and materials in order to manage
projects, complete tasks and locate information easily.
1 2 3 4 5
-Does not prioritize -Orderly -Adapts schedule to
tasks -Sets goals and deadlines unanticipated events or
-Procrastinates -Divides large tasks and changes
-Cannot locate projects into manageable -Distributes tasks effectively
information or materials components -Arranges material
-Unorganized -Prioritizes tasks systematically
Comments: Josh has completed all tasks on time. I believe this is because of his excellent time
management and organizational skills.

3
 Responsibility and Reliability: Demonstrates a consistent level of self-discipline, organization, and
dependability.
1 2 3 4 5
-Consistently late -Punctual -Early to work and other
-Misses meetings or -Able to locate work related appointments
appointments materials -Completes assignments
-Misplaces/loses work -Meets deadlines before deadlines
material -Completed work may need -Work is consistently of
-Does not complete revisions superior quality
tasks on time
Comments: Josh is almost always on time, if not early. All tasks have been completed on time so
far. His final project is cutting it close. However, if it is completed on time and is well done, I will
amend this rating (if that's possible).

Career Management: Demonstrates knowledge of the field from coursework and the utilization of
knowledge in practice, has the ability to progress towards goals, and overall confidence and sense of
personal ability.
1 2 3 4 5
Comments:
Josh has demonstrated his knowledge in communications and social media management well. He
gives ideas and/or researches new things as necessary. He has taken on tasks that required new
software skills. He learned how to utilize the new software quickly and executed those projects well.

Overall Performance and Skill Review: Please comment on how well you feel the student met the
goals contracted with you prior to the start of the internship, as well as their observable professional
growth and potential as a professional in the field.
1 2 3 4 5
Comments:
Josh is performing well in his role. He has utilized his strengths to enhance the work he has
done. He has developed new skills in video direction and production which will serve him well.

Strengths: Please comment on the students’ specific area(s) of strength.

Comments:
I believe Josh's greatest asset is the ability to adapt well to new tasks. He takes initiative to ask
necessary questions and dives head first into learning new skills to complete assignments.

Area(s) of Improvement: Please comment on if they have made the necessary improvements noted
from the mid-evaluation and on any other suggested area(s) of improvement.
Comments:
I can't think of an area Josh needs to improve. Any score that is not a 4 or 5 is because he is he has
not had the opportunity to complete that particular skill or project.

Recommended Completion: Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

Site Supervisor’s Signature____________________________________ Date:_04/30/2018__

Student Intern’s Signature_____________________________________
Joshua Kim 4/30/2018
Date:_____________

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Return completed evaluation form to:

Internship Course Instructor

Media Career Services
College of Media
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
18 Gregory Hall, MC-477
810 S. Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801

Or

Media-careerservices@illinois.edu