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Industrial Training Overview v1
Industrial Training Overview v1
Introduction
All students who are registered for a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and Bachelor of Technology are required to undergo Industrial Training for a period of 12 weeks after Year 3. Industrial Training Objectives a) To expose students to engineering experience and knowledge. Which is required in industry, where these are not taught in the lecture rooms. To apply the engineering knowledge taught in the lecture rooms in real industrial situations. To use the experience gained from the Industrial Training in discussions held in the lecture rooms. To get a feel of the work environment. To gain experience in writing reports in engineering works/projects. Version 1.0
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Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus f) g) To expose students to the engineers responsibilities and ethics. To expose the students to future employers as well as to introduce the Industrial Training Program available within Curtin University of Technology. With all the experience and knowledge acquired, it is hoped at the students will be able to choose appropriate work upon graduation.
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Approvals
In order for a work period to be counted as part of Industrial Training, the proposed employment must be approved by the School (through the respective Adviser) prior to commencement of work. Approval will NOT be automatically granted. A student may be required to submit further supporting information for the intended employment to be approved. Retrospective approvals may not be granted. Fresh approvals should be sought for each different period of Industrial Training. Once an Industrial Training program is agreed upon, a student will be registered with the school. The students are reminded that unregistered placement will be nullified. Version 1.0
Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus You can always communicate with the Adviser using the normal e-mail or fax while you are employed overseas. Overseas experience is often viewed favourably by employers when seeking permanent full time employment after graduation.
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Students are not allowed to change the place of training during the industrial training period except getting written permissions by the Industrial Training Adviser of the respective discipline. If there is a valid reasons of the change of placement, the students needs to discuss this with the Industrial Training Adviser
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Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus References should be made in the text to books, technical papers, standards etc., used during the training period and should be listed. Finally, a conclusion should include comprehensive comments on the type and value of experience gained, and how this relates to your professional career. A copy of the report should be submitted to your employer, another copy to the School (through the respective Adviser). Students should also retain a personal copy of the report.
Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus , font-size of 12 points with type face of Times New Roman has to be used throughout the report, with line spacing of 1.5 (Appendix A). The report has to be properly bound with staple and tape binding. b) Front Cover Format Students are advised to use 310 gram Whiteart Card in as the front cover. The format for the front cover should be as shown in appendix. c) Abstract/Preface This section of the report should consist of brief description of the following: i. ii. iii. Activities of the Organization Summary of the Report Acknowledgement
This section of the report is limited to two (2) pages only. A sample is shown in Appendix. d) Table of Contents This section of the report should consist of: i. ii. iii. Titles Sub-titles Page numbers
Every appendix must have a title and each page must be page numbered accordingly. e) Background of Company/Organization Brief and concise description of the company/organization in which the student is undertaking the industrial training. The main items are: i. ii. iii. iv. History Structural organization of main activity Title and position of the officer in responsible Others deemed necessary (no more than three (3) pages)
f) Summary of Duties This section should be the brief description of the time, duration and types of duty carried out during the training. The description must follow the schedule of the training, that is, in chronological Version 1.0
Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus order (12 weeks). The days when the student is not on duty must be properly recorded with reasons given. Letter of permission must be attached in the appendix. g) Working Experience In this section, the student must descript the experience gained according to titles considered appropriate. For example, the main items are: i. ii. iii. iv. Projects carried out Supervisory works Problems encountered Problems solved
h) Summary Student should provide an overall discussion in this section and arrive at a conclusion with regards to the industrial training undergone. Subjects that may be presented are: i. ii. iii. Types of experience gained Problems Views and recommendations
i) References Provided that there are important resources that are used as references while preparing the report, a complete list of the titles of references concern must be included. j) Appendix Appendixes are additional information considered appropriate to support the main text. Suggested appendixes are: i. ii. 4. Others a) Figures/Tables All figures, tables and similar contents must be captioned and labeled. Every figure or table must be mentioned in the main text. b) List of Notations and Symbols If the report contains notations and symbols, the full definition must be given when each notation or symbol first appeared in the main text. The list of notations and symbols with the full definitions can be placed after Table of Contents. Version 1.0 Investigation/project report during the industrial training Technical drawings etc.
Every appendix must have a title and be mentioned in the main text where appropriate. All page numbers must for appendixes must be continual from the main text. DO NOT include irrelevant materials, e.g. brochures from the organizations, order forms, organization newsletters and similar materials.
Based on the criteria above, the results of the Industrial Training is as follows: a) b) Pass Fail
Students are advised to give a serious consideration in writing their report. The report must be in good quality and explain all the industrial experience and knowledge gained. The report must not be in notes form and figurative form. If the report is not satisfactory, the students may be ask to rewrite the report again until it is in satisfactory manner.
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Administration
Industrial Training is facilitated by the Director of School with the consultation of the Industrial Relations Committee, and is managed for each course by the respective Adviser for Industrial Training. Administrative matters are handled by the School Office to maintain records of employment, approvals given by the respective Advisers (approval of training programme, approval of final training report), letters of confirmation, and registration of all reports submitted. All approvals and variations are dealt with by the respective Advisers. Assessments and other academic matters are dealt with by an Industrial Training Panel.
REMEMBER: PLACEMENT WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL DOES NOT COUNT PLACEMENT UNREGISTERED WITH SCHOOL DOES NOT COUNT AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM OF 12 WEEKS OF APPROVED PLACEMENT PLUS PASSING THE ASSESSMENT IS ESSENTIAL FOR GRADUATION.
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Chemical Engineering: Freddie Panau Civil Engineering: Tang Fu Ee Mechanical Engineering: Moola Mohan Reddy Electrical Engineering: Kenneth Adan Silek BTech: Veeramani Shanmugam
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