Industrial Training

As part of the Faculty of Engineering integrated curriculum of the Bachelor of Engineering degree courses, all students are required to undergo industrial training during their final year of study for a minimum period of twelve weeks. Normally, the industrial training is carried out in the second trimester of the final year. Placement of students at various companies will be supervised and coordinated by the Industrial Training Committee set up by the Faculty. The students will be placed at various companies throughout Malaysia. The training at the various companies will expose the students to a real working environment including the companies' organization structures, business operations and administrative functions. The hands-on experience in the training will reinforce what has been taught at the University.
 

Course Description

Course code: EPT 4066 Industrial Training

Subject Status: Core

Credit Hours: 3

Examination: The training is graded as "Pass" or "Fail" based on :

1. Lecturer's evaluation during industrial visit : 20%
2. Employer’s evaluation : 20%
3. Student Log Book (evaluated by employer): 10%
4. Written Report : 30%
5. Seminar Presentation : 20%

Upon passing, the student will accumulate three credit hours which will not be counted in the cumulative grade-point-average. Those who fail must repeat the industrial training.

Objectives :

1. To expose students to the "real" working environment and get acquainted with the Organization structure, business operations and administrative functions.
2. To have hands-on experience in their related field so that students can relate to and reinforce what has been taught at the University.
3. To foster industry and the University in promoting a knowledgeable society.

Students will undergo a practical training period for a minimum of 12 weeks at an approved private, government or semi-government agency. The list of participating agencies will be released by the Faculty. Placement at the respective agency/company will be initiated by Industrial Training Committee. The decision of the Committee is final.

During the training period, students will be given assignment(s) which has been agreed upon by the Faculty and the participating agency/company. Training may involve, for example, one or more of the following : Feasibility study, requirement and functional analysis, system analysis and design, testing and implementation, maintenance and installation, security and recovery, programming and documentation, data collection and processing, organizational reengineering, etc..
 

Implementation and Placement

The placement of the students at various companies will be done by the Industrial Training Committee, and the decision of the Committee is final. The students will follow the following process:

1. For students who wish to apply on their own, they are allowed to do so under certain well-defined rules. They are not allowed to apply from the list of companies released by the Committee. Moreover, they are given a deadline to find their own placement. After the dateline, the Committee will take over their placement.
2. Students will be asked to send in their CVs. In these CVs, students will be asked to list down their preferences.
3. Invitation letters will be mailed out to various companies together with the reply forms where the companies will indicate their willingness to participate in the Faculty industrial training program.
4. Based on replies, the Committee will begin to place students in various companies based on the students? preferences.
5. Interviews with some companies may be arranged in order to enable the companies to select their candidates.
6. All students must register for the course EPT 4026 Industrial Training before they are allowed to start their industrial training.
7. The decision of the Industrial Training Committee on each student’s placement is final.

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