{"id":8063,"date":"2025-07-29T12:30:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/?p=8063"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:47:09","slug":"student-case-study-university-of-exeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/07\/29\/student-case-study-university-of-exeter\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Case Study:\u00a0University of Exeter\u00a0ESE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Name of Student:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Ashish Siwach&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Job Title:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;AI &amp; NLP Intern&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Company Name:<\/strong>\u00a0University of Exeter Business School \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Description of Organisation:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Exeter Business School delivers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in business, economics, finance, accounting and management. With global partnerships and research centres focused on sustainability, leadership, and technology, it supports innovation, employability, and impactful learning across a diverse international community<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What was your biggest achievement on your internship?<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Some of the biggest achievements during my internship were: creating a custom dataset for a specific task, fine tuning open source LLMs on the custom dataset, researching techniques for efficient fine tuning of LLMs, researching suitable evaluation metrics for the specific creative task and finally inferring the outputs from the four fine tuned LLMs and finally submitting the consolidated deliverables.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Were there any challenges and how did you overcome these?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;There were challenges related to my existing technical knowledge due to which I struggled during the initial phase of the internship, but with the support of my supervisor and by reading a lot about the problems I was facing and enhancing my skills, I was able to overcome those problems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What were your reasons for undertaking this internship?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>To gain experience and knowledge within a specific occupation or field.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>To build new connections\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>To improve my job prospects by expanding my CV and what I can draw upon in interviews.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>To earn money\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>To start my career after graduating\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As a result of my internship\u2026&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>I have improved my communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>My job prospects have improved by expanding my CV and what I can draw upon in\u00a0\u00a0interviews.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I have learned more about the skills I need and the options available to me in the future.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>I have developed specific skills that could help me in the future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>My overall confidence has increased.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>During the internship&#8230;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>I received learning and development opportunities which could be helpful for my career (e.g., online courses, research development or mentoring).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>I was able to complete the tasks assigned to me.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>I received regular feedback from my manager\/supervisor.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>I received sufficient training to undertake the role.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Overall, this internship has been a positive experience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Would you recommend this internship scheme to other students? <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, I would recommend this internship scheme to other students &#8230; because it helps you gain relevant skills, increases your confidence and brightens your future job prospects. 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