Comp 291/391: Summer Practice

Metin SezginDepartment of Computer Engineering

Koc University17/03/2015

Adapted from presentations by Metin Muradoglu, Pelin Canbolat

All engineering students must participate in Summer practice I and II- Summer Practice I (COMP291): At the

end of 2nd year.- Summer Practice II (COMP391): At

the end of 3rd year. Each practice must be at least 20

work days

Summer Practice I and II

The practice should be performed in- A department with a computer engineering

emphasis The practice must be supervised by a

engineer Students are recommended to be exposed

to- Programming- Project management- Testing- Research and development

Where to do summer practice?

It is your responsibility to find a company But KU career office may help

(https://career.ku.edu.tr/)- They provide the list of companies that KU

students have done summer practice before

- They sometimes have quota for certain companies such as TAI, Aselsan, etc.

- They also help you about preparing CV, cover letter etc.

Some faculty members may also have personal contact in some companies.

How to find a company?

You can search companies from the following lists:- http://eng.ku.edu.tr/companies

- Fortune 500 http://www.fortuneturkey.com/fortune500-2013

- ISO 500 http://www.iso.org.tr/Sites/1/content/500-buyuk-liste.html?j=6493030

- ISI Emerging Markets database http://site.securities.com/ci/c_focus.html?pc=TR

Personal contact, relatives, friends, neighbors etc!

How to find a company?

You must have approval of your advisor

- Better to have his/her approval before starting the summer practice

- You can also get approval after the practice but it is not guaranteed!

You can get approval by e-mail.

KUAIS is not active anymore!

Approval by advisor

Summer practice letter for companies (Staj zorunluluk yazisi)- Download from web page and get required

signature from Ozge Armagan Celik

Letter about SGK payments (SGK priminin universite tarafindan odenecegine dair yazi)- Download, fill out and use it. No signature is

required

Download both documents from web page: http://eng.ku.edu.tr/summer

Documents required by companies

KU HR requires the following documents to complete SGK procedure- Internship form (stajer bilgi formu)

http://eng.ku.edu.tr/tr/internship-form 

- Acceptance letter from the company with the start and end dates.

- Xerox copy of ID card (nufus cuzdani)

- SGK bilgi formu Contact Gulsen Ok (guok@ku.edu.tr) in HR

for any questions.

Documents required by KU Human Resources

You must have your supervisor filled out and signed the evaluation form (Degerlendirme Formu)

You can down load the form fromhttp://eng.ku.edu.tr/summer

Go to “Practical Training Evaluation Forms:”

Evaluation Form COMP 291 (English)Evaluation Form COMP 391 (English)

Return it to Ozge Armagan Celik

• In a sealed envelope (preferred-make sure you hand in Ozge Hanim, don’t slide under the door)

• By mail

Evaluation form

Use ``Computer Engineering Summer Practice Booklet” that you can download from

http://eng.ku.edu.tr

There must be five sections:-Introduction-Description of company-Work/project summary-Conclusions-Appendix

How to write the report?

You must submit it electronically to the turnitin system (http://www.turnitin.com/)

Paraphrase sentences or properly cite everything you take from other resources including web pages.

Turnitin also checks the previous summer practice reports!

How to submit the report?

All documents and/or links to documents are available in our web page

http://eng.ku.edu.tr/

Web page

Q: Can I complete my SP at a non-CS company

A: Yes, assuming your department does CS-related work

Q: Can I complete 291 and 391 in the same semester

A: No. Only allowed under exceptional circumstances (no guarantees).

Q: Does research at an academic setting count?

A: No.

Q: What if I am dual majoring with only one major in engineering

A: ENGR 291 & 391 in engineering major

Q: What if I have two engineering majors

A: ENGR 291 & 391 in either engineering major (both in one OK)

FAQ

Question?