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<p><strong>Guide for KOGIC&nbsp;internship [English version]&nbsp;</strong>Update : 2019-07-18</p>

<p>Korean version: [[코직 인턴쉽 가이드]]</p>

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<p><strong>Internship is not just learning about a particular field.</strong></p>

<p><strong>It is an actual&nbsp;work&nbsp;and should be taken seriously.&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p><strong>In addition, sufficient knowledge is necessary for the intership. </strong></p>

<p><strong>If you do not have enough knowledge, you should work really hard all day doing a lot of studying and practical work in the lab.</strong></p>

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<p><strong>The applicant&nbsp;should ask himself/herself:</strong></p>

<p>1. Do&nbsp;things such as bioinformatics, biology experiments, genomics&nbsp;really interest you and have priority&nbsp;in your life?</p>

<p>2. Do you really have a passion for this research so&nbsp;you can apply the internship to KOGIC?</p>

<p>&nbsp; ( If not, do you want the internship because you have an alterior motivation such as military service exemption and certificate?</p>

<p>3. Do you really know how to work in a team&nbsp;and is it truly good and fun to do the teamwork in a science/ technology/ organization, sharing your vision with others?</p>

<p>4. Do you make decisions and judgement logically or out of emotional whims?</p>

<p>5. Can you identify/recognize&nbsp;and solve problems? (Do you have the skills in solving problems?)</p>

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<p>* If you want to learn how to do bioinformatics, genomics, biology experiment, and science in KOGIC,</p>

<p>you should be ready to learn through related courses such as bioinformatics,&nbsp;genomics, and experiments.</p>

<p>In addition, you can learn&nbsp;by yourself because there are already a lot of materials on the internet.</p>

<p><strong>(It is the most important quality; identifing&nbsp;problems and learn how to solve them by researching on them.</strong></p>

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<p><strong>What you need to prepare before your internship</strong></p>

<p>1. Before starting the internship, you should deeply consider the field of research that you are interested in and want to study.</p>

<p><strong>Present it to colleagues (Presentation: within 15 minutes)</strong></p>

<p>2. Read and understand [[Orientation Book for New Researcher-새동료가이드]].</p>

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<p><strong>Guide during internship</strong></p>

<p>1. Do your best to come to the lab on time. (Spend as much time as possible to communicate with other colleagues)</p>

<p>&nbsp; 1.1. Checking in and leaving the lab is up to you. However, you must be accountable and other people should be able to know where you are.&nbsp;</p>

<p>2. Be active in&nbsp;trying to understand and do your&nbsp;work with an independent and self-motivation.</p>

<p>3. Have the ability to recognize the problems first.</p>

<p>4. When you are aware of the problem, think freely about all possible ways to solve it and find solutions.</p>

<p>5. Communicate (asking, questioning)&nbsp;as much as possible and solve the problems with teamwork.</p>

<p>6. Always report on your work (to explain&nbsp;and share your work.&nbsp;At least once a weak for lab meeting time)</p>

<p>7. When the internship is done, systemize your outputs for other people to take over&nbsp;all things you did to continue the project.</p>

<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; (At the end of the internship period, present your work&nbsp;during the internship period)</strong></p>

<p>8. Share your research notes and status using wiki page,&nbsp;PPT, slack etc.</p>

<p>9. Strive to solve problems seriously and participate actively&nbsp;during presentations and meetings.</p>

<p>&nbsp; 9.1. The presentation should focus on achieving the goal of the work for the project and others.</p>

<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;It is not to show of, get scores, or&nbsp;boast your ability.</p>