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KENYATTAUNIVERSITYDepartmentofComputingandInformationTechnology

SCT308:INDUSTRIALATTACHMENTGUIDELINES

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SCT308:INDUSTRIALATTACHMENTGUIDELINES

1 AcademicSupervisorVisitsThestudentisassignedanacademicsupervisorfromtheteachingstaff.Thissupervisorwillvisit

thestudentatleastonceduringtheirattachmentpreferablywhentheyareintheirlastquarter

oftheplacement.

Theacademicsupervisorwould

Haveaninformaldiscussionwiththestudenttofacilitateunderstandingofthecontextoftheattachment.

HaveaprivatediscussionwiththeHostSupervisor LeaveacopyofthefeedbackformwiththeHostSupervisor.Thisformwillbethetoolby

whichthehostsupervisorwillassessthestudentandwillformanimportantcomponent

ofthefinalassessment.

If(s)hefindsitnecessary/possible,haveashorttouroftheorganisationthatthestudentisattachedin.

2 AssessmentRequirementsWithintwoweeksoftheuniversitysopeningdatestudentsshouldsubmitthefollowingtotheir

respectiveacademicsupervisors:

(i) ThefeedbackformfromthehostsupervisorinaSEALEDenvelope(orbyothermeans,suchasthroughemail). Thestudentisresponsibleforensuringthatsuchfeedbackhas

beensenttotheuniversitysidesupervisor.

(ii) Attachmentreport.(iii) Logbook3 AttachmentReportsStudents are required to submit a spiral bound report printed on A4 paper describing their

placement.

The universityside Supervisor will grade it by considering the completeness of presentation

withevidenceoftechnicalwritingskills.

Thereportshoulddrawonmaterialfromthe logbookwhich isalsodue forsubmissionalong

withthehostsupervisorsfeedbackreports.

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Thereportshould:

Bespellcheckedwithproperusageofgrammar. Beproperlypaginated.Notethattheformattingofthedocumentismarked.

Be

written

in

a

technical

style

Haveatableofcontents,appropriatereferencing,figureandtablecaptions,etc. Haveappropriatestructure Bewritteninthethirdperson Beconcise:1215A4pages(excludingthecoverpage,tableofcontentspage,appendices

andanydiagrams),offontTimesNewRoman,size12,1.5linespacing.

Followingisaproposedgeneralguidelineofthesectionsexpectedinthereport:

1. TitlePage2. Acknowledgements3. Abstract4. Introduction

The student should place the attachment in context by describing the organisational

structureandcommercialenvironmentofthecompany.Itshouldinclude:

4.1Ahistoryoftheorganization4.2Theareathestudentwasattachedtowithintheorganisation4.3Theobjectivesofattachment

5. Thetechnicalsection5.1

This

provides

a

breakdown

of

the

technical

work

undertaken

during

the

placement.

Ifthestudentworkedonmorethanoneprojectduringtheirplacementtheyshould

describeeachinturn(eveniftheywererunningsimultaneously).Anyformaltraining

undertaken should be summarised. The student may use material from their

logbooksandanyreportsmadetotheirorganisations.

5.2Challenges,howthestudentdealtwiththemandLessonsLearnt.TheLessonsLearntsection is reflective and is written in the first person describing the technical and

nontechnicalexperiencegainedthroughouttheattachment.

5.3Conclusions chapter, giving prominence to the students successes during theplacement

and

recapping

on

the

main

points

of

the

technical

chapters.

5.4Recommendations6. Appendices

6.1Logofactivitiesthestudentundertook(theycanmakeacopyoftheirlogbookandattachittothereport)

6.2Anyrelevantreferences(manuals,text,theinternetetc)

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7. Any other relevant documentation or text which should be concise with details notdescribedinthebodyofthereport.

4 EVALUATIONThe

Academic

Supervisor

will

mark

the

final

report.

The

marks

for

the

technical

section

will

be

adjusted to take into account the Academic Supervisors visit to the host organization and

feedbackfromthehostSupervisor. Thefeedbackformcatersfor50%ofthefinalmark.

4.1 SCT308(IndustrialAttachment)MarkingSchemeThe student should ensure that the learning outcomes described under each heading in the

markingschemeareaddressed,sofarasisreasonablypracticable,inthereport.

Notethat

the

report

should

be

comprehensive

as

any

activity

carried

out

in

the

placement

but

notmentionedinthereportcannotbegivenanymarks.

Seethedetailedmarkingschemeonthenextpage:

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Category Description Marks

HostSupervisor

FeedbackForm

Theformdetailingthevariousaspectsofthestudents

performanceandcharacterattheorganisation.50

UniversitySide

Supervisor's

Adjustment

Factor (Percentage

to

adjustthehostsupervisorsmark)(%)

UniversitySide

Supervisor

Section

Logbook

Ajournaldescriptiondetailingactivities

undertakenduringplacement5

Weeklysummariesthatmustbesignedbythe

hostsupervisor5

ReportLayout

&

Presentation

Areportthathastherequiredsectionswith

correctfont,spacingetc.3

Noplagiarism

(correct

referencing).

3

Appropriatepagination. 2

Anydiagramsareappropriatelynumbered,

captionedandcorrectlyreferredtowithinthe

text.

2

Report

Content

Thereportscontentisrelevanttotheplacement. 5

Clear,easytoreadandwellorganisedwith

introductions,validdiscussions/descriptionof

activitiesandclearconclusions.

10

Aclear

understanding

of

the

organisations

commercialenvironmentincludingappropriate

companyprocessesandproductsandanylegal

issues.

5

Asectiononthestudentspersonaldevelopment

intermsoftechnicalandnontechnical

experience.

5

Theplacementisrelevanttothedegreecourse

thestudentisundertaking5

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