Internship

Internship

A) FASHION DESIGN DEPARTMENT INTERNSHIP GUIDE

The aim; the students of Dogus University Faculty of Art and Design Department of Fashion Design make theoretical and practical studies in the courses they have taken during their four-year education and training. The students of the department of Fashion Design are expected to be proficient in textile and fashion, who have the necessary knowledge and experience in the field and develop a sense of responsibility in the projects to be completed. For this, besides the education of the Fashion Design student; to provide the students with an understanding of the working environments and work patterns in the sector, to create an infrastructure that will help them to choose the appropriate branch as a fashion designer in their field of study they are expected to do an internship. Students for the Ist and IInd Internship are obliged to do a total of 45 working days internship.

 

1. INTERNSHIP (LASTS 20 WORKING DAYS / 4 WEEKS)

During the first internship, students of Department of Fashion Design; Before starting the internship in the fields, the program advisor must get the opinions and approval. Students will be able to obtain comprehensive information about both the operating conditions and the application areas of textile and apparel technologies. In addition, the student develops his knowledge by studying the technological developments related to the field. In addition to the education of Fashion Design student, he has the opportunity to know the sector by doing his / her internship in the field and by finding the needs for this field; he has the opportunity to improve himself until the graduation. In the internship, students can learn different materials and techniques in the field of weaving, printing and clothing, and have the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge they get in education.

Students in the field of internships; learn the work flow practice of the business according to the place and the working arm in which it works and records what it has learned in the internship book. The internship notebook also contains pages following the study program. These pages contain forms that show the breakdown of the work done during the days of the week. Forms must be filled in each day and approved by the responsible manager who checks the work at the end of the week. At the end of the internship book, there are pages that the student will report the internship subjects specified in the internship program in detail according to their duration, daily / weekly studies in detail and fill in according to the department / program requirements. These pages are filled and approved by the student as required. The number of pages of the internship book cannot be less than the number of the days of the internship.

 

2. INTERNSHIP (LASTS 25 WORKİNG DAYS / 5 WEEKS)

In the second internship period, the student chooses the sector according to his / her area of study ; the weaving, printing, garment design areas should be completed. Before starting the internship for these areas, the student will have to get advice from the program consultant and present the program to the internship commission.

 

3. INTERNSHIP EXAM

The internship committee evaluates the criteria and the internship book which are submitted to the internship evaluation form within 1 month at the latest. As a result of the evaluation, the student who gets 50 and over 50 points is considered successful from the internship. Students who are unsuccessful will be given two further internships during their formal  study period.

When evaluating the file, internship commission checks the file in terms of shape and contents. Should the file found  sufficient, they accept the student's internship; or they may find  it necessary to make an interview with the student or make  necessary arrangements.

 

B) FASHION DESIGN DEPARTMENT

1- Each student has to do his / her internship, which is 45 working days in the periods of vacation; 15 days each in the

weaving, printing and clothing subjects, in the establishments approved by the internship commission of Department of Fashion Design.

2- Students can find their internship places themselves. In this case, the student can apply to the internship commission by completing the internship place notification form by the end of March. In order for the application to be accepted, the company that the internship will be completed must complete the ”Dogus University Internship Acceptance Form and the internship commission should approve this proposal. The students who have completed their internship places can start their internship by taking the approved internship notebook; the letter written to the company they will do internship and the student evaluation form.

3- The students submit the Internship Student Evaluation Form and the internship book at the latest three weeks of the school year following the internship commissions of the relevant units. Students who do not submit these documents within the deadline are deemed not to have done their internship.

4- The content of the internship notebook should reflect the work of the student. In the internship notebook, pictures must be drawn according to the

technical drawing rules. The contents of the notebook should reflect the knowledge and skills acquired by the student. The student should indicate the information he / she obtained in the course of the practical training period with the training received.

5- The internship commission makes an evaluation by examining the criteria and the internship book in the appraisal student evaluation form.

6- The contents and section titles of the Internship Files should be as follows:

The internship file should be at least 20 pages in A4 size under the headings below. Text; should be supported with narrative elements such as schema, photograph, product sample.

 

Internship File Section Headings:

A-Location:

  • Name of the place of internship,
  • Definition of the place of internship,
  • Internship capacity

B-Production:

  • Internship product types
  • Detailed description of the production stages according to the production flow chart
  • Detailed explanation of the units or units that are internship
  • Criticism and suggestions about the place of internship
  • The internship file cover should be delivered as requested in the section bulletin board, delivered as desired (spiral or bound).
  • Every page of the file must be signed by the company representative.

Internship Book Content

The internship book should be at least 20 pages in A4 size under the headings below. Text; Schema will be supported with narrative elements such as diagrams, photos, product samples. (Internship Book can be accessed from our website.)

Internship Book Section Headings:

1st-Area:

  • Name of the place of internship,
  • Presentation of the place of internship,
  • Internship capacity

2nd Production:

  • Internship product types
  • Detailed description of the production stages according to the production flow chart
  • Detailed explanation of the units or units that are internship
  • Criticism and suggestions about the place of internship