Assessment and Grading
When you participate in the International Mentorship Program, you will be registered on NTU's Summer Internship course, which carries 2 academic credits 2 academic credits.
This course treats your internship as a structured academic learning experience, not just work experience, and so your internship performance will be assessed.
Course Record and Certification
Although the Summer Internship course will appear on your NTU transcript as pass/fail, your performance will be assessed using a percentage score. This score will appear on a Turing Certificate that you will receive from NTU, giving future employers clearer insight into your achievement.
What You Will Be Assessed On
Both assessments will use the same rubric (provided below), ensuring consistent and transparent evaluation.
Maintaining good professional relationships during your internship is part of what is being assessed. This includes clear and professional communication with your mentor and host organization, timely responses, attendance at required meetings or check-ins, and sustained engagement. Strong performance is not limited to completing tasks; it also includes reliability, engagement, and professionalism in how you work with others.
Deadlines, Responsibilities, and Deductions
Meeting deadlines, completing required hours, and fulfilling internship responsibilities will directly affect your final score. Unless mitigating circumstances have been formally approved by NTU in advance:
PERCENTAGE POINT DEDUCTION
- Late submission of weekly work logs — 1 percentage point per day per weekly log
- Late submission of the final reflection — 1 percentage point per day
Automatic Fail
- Failure to complete all required training courses before the start of the internship
- Leaving the internship early without prior NTU approval
- Failure to submit weekly work logs as required, or any work log submitted more than one week late
- Failure to submit the reflection, or submission more than one week late
What the Rubric Measures
The assessment rubric focuses on how effectively you meet the goals of your internship and the course reflection.
- For the mentor's assessment: quality and consistency of work, professionalism, reliability, and engagement.
- For NTU's assessment of your reflection: clarity of reflection, demonstrated learning and insight, and how effectively you connect your experience to your future academic and career plans
Required Training Courses
- Required Preparatory Online Course: Students must complete the designated online course before March 2.
- Required events: Attendance is mandatory for three training courses and the local study tour.
- Deduction mechanism: Three points will be deducted from the final grade for each recorded absence.
