STANDARD LAPORAN PRAKTIKUM

KOLEJ PERNIAGAAN UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

BMgmtTech (Hons)

SEMESTER 2 (A081) SESI 2008/2009

PRACTICAL TRAINING
1.0 PHILOSOPHY Practical training is obligatory for all the student attending courses at College Of Business (COB) for fulfilling the requirements for the conferment of Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pengurusan Teknologi with honours (BMgmtTech). The purpose of the practical training is to expose students to the real working environment, increase the students knowledge on the industries / organizations of interest and giving them opportunities to undertake real work in a more challenging environment.

Students will be qualified to undergo practical training after completing semester 4 successfully. Non-sixth semester students can only undergo practical training during the April/May session. Students are also subjected to all regulations as laid down by the university. The duration of the training will be 8 weeks and the course code is JTX4998 Practicum (8 credit hours)

The experience and the outcome gained from the training can, not only increase the knowledge of the students, but can also assist the industries / organizations improve their management procedures. This can provide direct feedbacks to the school / university in identifying the needs of the industries, and the weaknesses of the students can be overcomed by improving the curriculum. Hopefully we produce competent graduates with the capabilities to perform in the relevant industries.

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SUPERVISION

The purpose of the supervision is to ascertain that the students will be given suitable tasks based on the courses undertaken. Supervisors consist of :

1) 2)

Universitys Supervisor (Management of Technology lecturers) Employers Supervisor (appointed by the organisation)

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SUPERVISION VISIT

Supervisors from the university will visit the organization where students are placed only once through the training period. The visit will be sometime during the last two weeks before the training ends. The purpose of the visit is to evaluate the performance and commitment of the students , and also to establish a rapport between the university and industry. Actions to be taken are as follows;

For the students

- Prepare for interview session by supervisor from the university. - Submit the log book for checking by the university supervisor. - Remind the employers supervisor to complete the

Employers Supervisor

Confidential Report Form to be

submitted to the visiting university supervisor.

For the University Supervisor

- Evaluate students through interviews during visit. - Check students log book. - Obtain confidential report from employer. - Obtain students attendance from employer. - Fix an appointment date for a presentation session and submission of final report.

For the Employer Supervisor

- Submit the students confidential report to the universitys supervisor. - Submit the students attendance to the universitys supervisor

IMPORTANT NOTICE:1. Students are required to submit ONE copy of the completed report to the university supervisor not later than the date specified. (Please refer to UIL guideline) 2. Students are required to make a presentation of the report produced , at a date specified by the university supervisor

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EVALUATION FOR PRACTICAL TRAINING Evaluation of the training id divided into THREE (3) components: 1) 2) 3) Practicum Report Universitys Supervisor Confidential Report Employers Supervisor Confidential Report 20% 20% 60%

Students not fulfilling any of the above components will be assumed as FAILING in his/her practical training.

PRESENTATION OF REPORT Students are required to make a presentation of the report to their respective university supervisors. Students have the responsibility to discuss with their supervisors regarding matters relating to their presentation. It is suggested that the presentation is carried out after the training period, the date to be confirmed by the university supervisor. Please refer to Appendix A for details.

EVALUATION BY EMPLOYER Evaluation by the employers supervisor is to be completed by filling in the Employers Confidential Report form. Before the visit by the respective university lecturer, students have the responsibility of submitting the form to their employer. This form is to be returned to the university supervisor during their visit to the organization.

EVALUATION BY UNIVERSITY Evaluation by supervisor from the university is carried out by filling in the Universitys Confidential Report form. Evaluation will be carried out throughout the training process until all requirements are fulfilled.

Appendix A
REPORT WRITING GUIDELINES The following guidelines apply to all types of reports.

Format
Report should be written in English (or Bahasa Malaysia, pls discuss with your supervisor) in not more than 50 printed pages (excluding appendices). Use Times New Roman of size 12 for font specifications. Topics and subtopics should be indented consistently throughout the report. Numbering format may also be applied to topics and subtopics in a consistent way. Use 1.5 spacing in the main text. Page numbering begins on introduction page. Use A4 size paper (210mm x 297mm or 8.27 x11.69). Cover page must be plain paper (no design) of light blue colour. Report should be fixed binding (comb-binding is acceptable). Important: A soft copy of the assignment must be submitted together with the printed report.

Report Presentation
A report is organized in such a way to make it presentable and readable. The suggested arrangement for this practicum report is as follows: Cover and Topic Page Acknowledgement Disclaimer Executive Summary/Abstract Table of Contents Main Text Reference List (if applicable) List of Tables/Figures/Diagrams (if applicable) Appendices (if applicable)

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Cover and Topic Page The formats for the cover and topic page are as follows:

UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS PRACTICUM REPORT SESSION 2008/2009 [TOPIC]

[TOPIC] BY [STUDENT NAME] [MATRIC NUMBER] COURSE/PROGRAMME

[NAME OF THE ORGANISATION IN WHICH PRACTICUM WAS CARRIED OUT] [CITY AND STATE OF THE ORGANISATION]

Cover Page

Topic Page

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Acknowledgement This section should be brief, condensed and may contain the following information: a) Reasons or purpose of conducting the study and b) Expression of appreciation to all parties, individuals or organization, who have assisted, financed, contributed or supported you in carrying out the study.

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Disclaimer A disclaimer is to be disclosed and signed by students to acknowledge that students will take full responsibility for the content of their reports and that the reports were truly prepared by them. Students are required to include the following disclaimer in the report:
DISCLAIMER This practicum report is submitted to the College Of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor______, Universiti Utara Malaysia. I, the undersigned, shall be responsible for the accuracy of all opinion, technical comment, factual report, data, figures, illustrations and photographs in this report. I bear full responsibility for checking whether material submitted is subject to copyright or ownership rights. Name I/C No. Signature Date : ________________________________ : ________________________________ : ________________________________ : ________________________________

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Abstract An abstract is a comprehensive summary of the contents of the report which enables readers to survey the contents of the report quickly. It should be brief, readable, accurate, concise, and correctly reflect the purpose and content of the report. Abstract should not exceed 300 words. Please avoid using abbreviations and acronyms. Abstract should include important information; problem statement, purpose, methods, key concepts, major findings and conclusions. It should be written in active voice, using the third person, rather than the first person.

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Table of Contents List of the contents should be arranged in a sequence to show the topics and appropriate subtopics with reference to their page numbers in the main text. Main Text

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This is the main body of report. In this section, you will report the results from your study. Inclusions of related table, chart, workflow diagram or flowchart are expected to be integrated in this section. 7. Reference List Details of all references that you have used to complete your study must be disclosed immediately after the main text. The citation of each reference in the main text as well as in the reference list should be consistent. You may refer to American Psychology Association (APA) reference style (http://www.apa.org). List of Tables, Figures and Diagrams This may be in the form of graphs, maps, photographs and other types of illustration. The lists contain the exact titles of tables, figures or diagrams as they appear in the text. They are to be numbered in a consistent way. Title, number and page number of each table, figure and diagram is to be disclosed in the list. Appendices Supporting documents (i.e forms, questionnaire and other significant materials) to support the report are disclosed in this section. Resize the material to fit into the report so as to make it tidier and more manageable.

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