My Technical Report

8/6/2019 My Technical Report

1/46

1

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTIONThe ITF was established by Decree act number 47 0f 6th October, 1971, to

promote and encourage the acquisition of skills in commerce and industry with a

view to generating a pool of indigenous trained manpower sufficient to meet the

needs of the economy. This has successfully being invoked for the past 27 years.

The staffs of ITF are fully committed to their duties towards the fulfillment of the

mandate. The beehive of activities is also prominent in the 27 Area Offices and 3

skills centers spread across the country where employers of labour and students are

engaged in training activities and other programmes of the Fund.

SIWES was established by Industrial Training Fund (ITF) in 1973 to solve the

problem of lack of adequate practical skills preparatory for employment in

industries by Nigerian graduates of tertiary institutions. The scheme exposes

students in industrial based skills necessary for a smooth transition from the

classroom to the real work situation. It affords students of tertiary institutions the

opportunity to familiarize with work situations as well as expose them to the

needed experience in handling machineries and equipment that are not in schools.

Participation in this programme has become a prerequisite for the award of

Diploma and degree certificates in certain disciplines in institutions of higher

learning in Nigeria. This is in accordance with the Nigerian Policy in Education.

This programme is funded by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the

Industrial Training Fund and its coordinating agencies are NUC, NCCE and

NBTE. The beneficiaries of this programme are undergraduates in the following

disciplines: Agriculture, Engineering, environmental Sciences, Sciences, and other


2/46

2

vocational educational disciplines. The duration for Universities is six months and

for Polytechnics and Colleges of Educations is four months.

1.2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF SIWES

1. It helps graduates released into the labour market to be equipped with the

needed skills to withstand the pressure in work situation

2. It enables NUC to produce quality graduates who can defend their

certificates in the labour market.

3. It helps the students to match up the knowledge gained in school with the

real life practical application in the industry

4. It creates employment opportunities for students even before graduation

5. It affords the students the opportunity of being exposed to the machineries

and equipment usually not available in school.

1.3 PLACE OF ATTACHMENT

I did my Industrial Attachment in ICTD Department, Governors Office, Calabar. I

worked with the Application Unit of ICTD Department, Governors Office,

Calabar. The Unit I worked with is responsible for designing and updating

websites, creating intranet portal for MDAs and managing the states data bases.


3/46

3

CHAPTER TWO

2.1ESTABLISHMENT HISTORY AND ORGARNIZATION

The ICTD Department of Cross River State Government was initiated by the State

Government in compliance with the Federal Governments directives in 1998. The

idea was necessitated by the International plans which were initially ignited by the

United States of America to develop ICT manpower in the country. The State

Government under the leadership of Mr. Donald Duke saw the need for the

development of ICT unit in governors office and promptly organized the purchase

of computers and other equipment for all government establishments.


4/46

4


5/46

5

2.3ESTABLISHMENTS MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS

2.3.1 Mission

To enhance the attainment of the State Government's Development objectives

through the use of a business driven IT strategy and environment to improve public

and private sector productivity and access to Government services for the benefit

of all people of Cross River State as well as ensure the development and utilization

of modern information and communication technology throughout the State.

2.3.2 Vision

To be the leading ICT driven state in the country.

2.4 UNITS AND FUNCTIONS

In Information Communication Technology Development department we have the

following units;

Administration

Networking

Applications

Maintenance

Account

PRS

Training


6/46

6

2.4.1Administration

Administration is the live-wire of the Department with power to formulate policies

and provide supervisory control on the day to day administration of the

department. At the Apex is the Special Adviser then the management team and the

support staff. Administration is organized to deliver efficient, effective and

accurate government information/activities to the citizens and the general public.

2.4.2 Training Unit

Training Unit is one of the units in the Department of Information and

Communication Technology Development of the Chairmans Office. It is vested

with the responsibility of training in all information technology courses which

includes: Basic, intermediate, and advance/certification courses. It is in other

words, the training arm (unit) of the department. The unit comprises of trainers,

administrators and support staff who are well versed in their different areas of

specialization. The Training Unit is organized to deliver quality, efficient and

effective world class IT training.

2.4.3 Networking Unit

The Networking Unit is one of the units that make up the information and

communication technology department, mandated with the duties of network:

connectivity, troubleshooting, monitoring, deployment, installation and

configuration of network devices of all information and communication technology

based equipment.


7/46

7

2.4.4 Application Unit

The Application Unit is one of the units that make up the Information and

communication Technology Department (ICTD); with the main responsibility of

recommending/providing software solutions to MDA's to enhance their

productivity and responsible for planning, designing, and implementation of the

website needs of Cross River State Government. The present web team comprises

Consultants (Web Developers), other staff of ICTD and some students on

industrial attachment.

2.4.5 Maintenance Unit

The Maintenance Unit is vested with the main responsibility of troubleshooting,

maintenance and repairs of all Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

based equipment of Cross River State Government.

The unit comprises of software and hardware staff and is organized to deliver

efficient and prompt services to our clients.

2.4.6 PRS/QS Unit

The PRS/QC Unit is one of the very essential units of ICTD that takes care of the

Planning, Research and Statistics for the Department. The Unit is also in charge of

Quality Control. In line with Government directive that Due Process be followed in

all government business, the ICTD Department also saddled the unit with the

responsibility of procuring ICT equipment for Departments and Agencies in Cross

River State.


8/46

8

CHAPTER THREE

3.1 PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN

During the cause of my six months Industrial Attachment, many project wherecarried out, assigned to different teams. My team handled the project of website

update and development.

3.2 OVERVIEW OF SOME SOFTWARE USED

In the project we undertook, many software where used, most of which include;

WAMP Server, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Joomla!, PhotoShop7, Artisteer and

Microsoft Visual studio. Here am going to explain some of the software.

3.2.1 WAMP Server: It is a form of mini-server that can run on almost any

Windows Operating System. WAMP includes Apache 2, PHP and MySQL

(phpMyAdmin and SQLitemanager are installed to manage your databases)

preinstalled. WAMP is an acronym formed from the initials of the operating

system Microsoft Windows and the principal components of the package: Apache,

MySQL and one of PHP, Perl or Python.

APACHE: Apache is a freely available Web server that is distributed under an

open source license. Apache is a Web server. When talking about web server

software one usually talks about Apache. Apache is one of the most widely used

web servers nowadays and is also free of charge unlike Microsoft's web server

technology.

Apache supports a variety of modules and plug-ins that let you configure your

server just the way you want. WAMP (Apache, PHP and MySQL for Windows)

provides the popular combination of Apache with the PHP server-side language


9/46

9

and the MySQL database in one easy-to-install package. Apache is primarily used

to serve both static content and dynamic Web pages on the World Wide Web.

MySQL: MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that runs

as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases.

PHP: PHP is an acronym for hypertext preprocessor. It is a server-side scripting

language that can manipulate information held in a database and generate web

pages dynamically each time content is requested by a browser.PHP is a widely-

used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web

development and can be embedded into HTML.

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed

from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in.

The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically

generated pages quickly.

Installing WAMP

Generally, only a user with administrator privileges can install a WAMP package.

This means that these packages cannot be installed on many hosted services.

First you will have to download the latest version of WAMP. Once downloaded

double-clickthe file to launch the installer.

The setup is pretty self-explanatory. At one point you will be asked where youwant to have your www root folder. This www folder is simply where your web

pages will be loaded from. It doesn't really matter what you choose and you can

always change it later.


10/46

10

After the installation you should have a fully functional Apache web server with

PHP and MySQL.

Starting WAMP

To launch your web server;

y go to Starty Click on All Programsy SelectWampServer(or wherever you installed WAMP to).y ClickstartWampServer.

You will notice a small tray icon in the bottom right corner of your screen

changing from red to white. That was just the WAMP server that booted up. By

clickingon the icon you will get to the server options. The meaning of the icon

status changes are shown in the diagrams below:

WAMP offline mode

Offline mode means that only you, from your computer, can access your server.

External access will be blocked (indicated by the black lock in the icon). This is

the default setting and should always be used for website testing.

WAMP online mode

Online mode on the other hand means that everyone can access your server from

anywhere. This option is for using your computer as a live web server should you

intend to do that.

Accessing your Server Locally

To access the Web browser locally;

Make sure WAMP is up and running in offline mode.

Enterlocalhost into your browser address bar and hit enter.


11/46

11

If you did not provide a different www root directory when installing WAMP the

default page should have loaded.

3.2.2 HTML: HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is not a

programming language but a markup language. A markup is a set of markup tags.

HTML uses markup tags to describe web pages.

HTML tags are keywords surrounded by angle brackets, like . They

normally come in pairs i.e. for any tag opened it must be closed, example

the first tag was the opening tag and the second one with a

slash is the closing tag. The closing tag must have a slash.

Web browsers read HTML tags and display them as web pages. It does not display

the HTML tags, but uses the tag to interpret the content of the web page.

3.2.3 Artisteer

Artisteer is used to create design templates and themes for existing Websites that

already support editing content via Website administration.Such Websites utilize

Web applications known as content management systems (CMS), which include

Wordpress, Joomla! and Drupal.

Reasons I used Artisteer

y Generate cool Web design ideas.y Adjust generated designs to create great looking Web and Blog templates.y Create perfectly correct, validated HTML and CSS that conform to Web

standards.


12/46

12

y You don't need to learn Photoshop, CSS, HTML and other Webtechnologies to create great looking designs, including images and buttons.

y Automatically solve problems with image aliasing, Web browsercompatibility and other details requiring time and knowledge.

3.2.4 Web Content ManagementSystem

A web content management system is a software system which provides

website authoring, collaboration and administration tools designed to allow users

with little knowledge of web programming or markup language to create and

manage the site's content with relative ease. A rich WCMS provides the foundation

for collaboration, offering users the ability to manage documents and output for

multiple author editing and participation. Using CMS also allows you to separate

design from content editing, so that you do not need to edit your full Website

design every time you want to change the text within it.

There are different examples of Content Management System. During my six

months Industrial Attachment, we used Joomla! in the development of our

websites.

The use of Joomla! Requires that for every Website you want to design, you must

install it. So for the purpose of this report, I will be showing some of the web pages

I designed using Joomla! First we have to show the installation process of Joomla!

The installation of Joomla! Requires the following steps;

y Open Joomla folder


13/46

13

y Select all the files and copy it.

y Go towww directory

and create a new folder in it.

y Double click on the folder and paste the files you copied.Here note the name of the folder.


14/46

14

y On your browser address bar type; localhost/ITReport( i.e the name of thefolder)and hitenter.It will take you to the window below;


15/46

15

y Click on next

At this stage you go to your PhpMyAdmin in the WAMP and create a database and

a User.

After putting the name of database, user, host and password click enter.


16/46

16

here you put the site name, your email address and password. After that, click on

InstallSample Data then on next.

y Go to the ITReport folder and delete the installation directory.

3.3. Projects


17/46

17

There were many project undertaken during my six months Industrial Attachment.

The projects were implemented using Artisteer, Joomla, HTML, PHP, JavaScript,

and C# (C Sharp).

3.3.1 Project I

This project was implemented using Artisteer, Joomla, HTML, PHP and

JavaScript. I name it Computer Science. Below is the homepage of my site.

The codes are below;

Inthis pageyou willgetthenecessaryinformation

you needinthedepartmentofcomputer scienceas wellas other vital

informationonthe school.

Thepurposeofthis pageis toproviderequisiteinformationaboutthe B.Scdegree

programmeofthedepartmentofcomputer science, Cross River Universityof


18/46

18

Technology. Theinformationcontainedherein willbe usefulforall undergraduate

students inthedepartment.

This is welcoming you to the website and telling you what you can find in it.

I will be using, Information, Registration and E-Library web pages. The web page

below shows Our Courses. Here you can search for a particular Course using

Course title, Course Code and Credit Unit, or you can decide to see the entire

course offered in a particular session.


19/46

19

Here I will be searching using credit unit. After that, type the credit unit. For this, I

will be looking for 2 unit courses.

When you click on the search button it will bring out all the courses that have 2

credit units. Below are all the courses that have 2 credit units.


20/46

20

The php and html code that implement the above function is below;

Courses Curriculum ResultThe Revised Curriculum Result Go back to our courses


21/46

21


22/46

22

echo '';echo '';echo '
Credit unit: ';

echo ''.htmlspecialchars(stripslashes($row['cunit'])).'';echo '
';
}?>

The next one will be the registration form which I designed using html code. The

second phase of the form is what happens when the register button is clicked.When the button is clicked it stores the data in the form in a database and gives an

option to print it out.

Below is the registration form.


23/46

23

The html code for this form is below.

REGISTER HERE

NACOSS Registration Form
Surname
Other NamesMatric. NoEmail


24/46

24

PasswordLevelAge

Sex FemaleMale L.G.A

State of Origin

Country Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola


25/46

25

value="Anguilla">Anguilla Antartica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba AscensionIsland Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium BelizeBenin Bermuda Bhutan BoliviaBosnia Botswanna Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria BurkinaFaso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada CapeVerde Islands CaymanIslands Central AfricanChad ChileChina Christmas Island and Cocos Islands Colombia Comoros, Federation Congo CookIslands Costa Rica Croatia CyprusCzechoslovakia


26/46

26

value="Denmark">Denmark DiegoGarcia Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador EgyptEl Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands FaroeIslands Fiji Islands Finland FranceFrench Antilles French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon GeorgiaGermany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guantanamo Bay Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras HongKong Hungary Iceland India

Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland ItalyJamaica Japan JordanKazakhstan Kenya Kiribati


27/46

27

Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia LibyaLiechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives, Republic of MaliMalta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Island MexicoMicronesia, Federated Statesof Moldova Monaco Mongolian's People's Republic Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru NepalNetherlands Netherlands Antilles Nevis NewCaledonia New ZealandNicaragua Niger NigeriaNiue Norfolk Island Norway


28/46

28

Oman Pakistan PalauPalestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay PeruPhilippines Poland Portugal QatarReunion Island Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint

Lucia Saipan San Marino SaoTome Saudi ArabiaSenegal Serbia Seychelles Islands SierraLeone Singapore Slovenia Solomon Islands South

Africa Spain Sri Lanka, Democratic SocialistRepublic of St. HelenaSt. Pierre and MiquelonSt. Vincent and theGrenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan, Republic of China Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand TogoTonga Islands


29/46


30/46

30

The php code to implement this is as follows;

NACOSS Registration Entry ResultsNACOSS Registration Entry

Results


31/46

31

if (!$sur || !$other || !$mat || !$email || !$pass || !$level || !$age || !$sex || !$lga|| !$state || !$country){echo 'You have not entered all the required details.
'

.'Please go back and try again.';exit;}$sur = addslashes($sur);$other = addslashes($other);$mat = addslashes($mat);$email = addslashes($email);$pass = addslashes($pass);$level = doubleval($level);$age = addslashes($age);

$sex = addslashes($sex);$lga = addslashes($lga);$state = addslashes($state);$country = addslashes($country);@ $db = mysql_pconnect('localhost', 'nacoss', 'ashimare');if (!$db){echo 'Error: Could not connect to database. Please try again later.';exit;

}mysql_select_db('registration');$query = "insert into nacossreg values('".$mat."', '".$sur."', '".$other."', '".$email."', '".$pass."', '".$level."', '".$age."','".sex."', '".$lga."', '".$state."', '".$country."')";$result = mysql_query($query);if ($result)echo mysql_affected_rows().'

Your registrationwas successful
';
?>

Your Registration Information


32/46

32

Surname:

Othernames:

Matric.No:

Email:


33/46


34/46

34

State of Origin:

Country:

print

The last but not the list is the E-Library, which was implemented using only html

codes. Here I have collection of eBooks, once its clicked it opens.

Below is the E-Library web page.


35/46

35

What I did was to link all the books using the

book title

That was on html, php and Joomla! The next one will be some of the windows

applications I developed using C sharp (C#).

3.3.2 Project II

This project was implemented using C#.


36/46


37/46

37

using System.Collections.Generic;using System.ComponentModel;using System.Data;using System.Drawing;using System.Linq;using System.Text;using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace My_Calculator{

publicpartialclassForm1 : Form{

public Form1(){

InitializeComponent();}

privatevoid textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e){

}

privatevoid btnone_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){txtDisplay.Text = txtDisplay.Text + btnone.Text;

}

privatevoid btntwo_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

txtDisplay.Text = txtDisplay.Text + btntwo.Text;}

privatevoid btnthree_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

txtDisplay.Text = txtDisplay.Text + btnthree.Text;}

privatevoid btnfour_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){txtDisplay.Text = txtDisplay.Text + btnfour.Text;

}

privatevoid btnfive_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

txtDisplay.Text = txtDisplay.Text + btnfive.Text;}

privatevoid btnsix_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

txtDisplay.Text = txtDisplay.Text + btnsix.Text;}

privatevoid btnseven_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){txtDisplay.Text = txtDisplay.Text + btnseven.Text;

}

privatevoid btneight_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

txtDisplay.Text = txtDisplay.Text + btneight.Text;

}


38/46

38

privatevoid btnnine_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

txtDisplay.Text = txtDisplay.Text + btnnine.Text;}

privatevoid btnzero_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

txtDisplay.Text = txtDisplay.Text + btnzero.Text;}

privatevoid btnclear_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

txtDisplay.Clear();}double total1 = 0;double total2=0;bool plusButtonClicked = false;bool minusButtonClicked = false;bool multButtonClicked = false;bool dividButtonClicked = false;

privatevoid btnplus_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{ total1 = total1 + double.Parse(txtDisplay.Text);txtDisplay.Clear();plusButtonClicked = true;minusButtonClicked = false;multButtonClicked = false;dividButtonClicked = false;

}

privatevoid btnminus_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

total1 = total1 + double.Parse(txtDisplay.Text);txtDisplay.Clear();plusButtonClicked = false;

minusButtonClicked = true;multButtonClicked = false;dividButtonClicked = false;

}privatevoid btnmult_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

total1 = total1 + double.Parse(txtDisplay.Text);txtDisplay.Clear();plusButtonClicked = false;minusButtonClicked = false;multButtonClicked = true;dividButtonClicked = false;

}

privatevoid btndivide_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

total1 += double.Parse(txtDisplay.Text);txtDisplay.Clear();plusButtonClicked = false;minusButtonClicked = false;multButtonClicked = false;dividButtonClicked = true;

}


39/46

39

privatevoid btnequal_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

if (plusButtonClicked == true){

total2 = total1 + double.Parse(txtDisplay.Text);

}elseif (minusButtonClicked == true){

total2 = total1 - double.Parse(txtDisplay.Text);}elseif (multButtonClicked == true){

total2 = total1 * double.Parse(txtDisplay.Text);}elseif (dividButtonClicked == true){

total2 = total1 / double.Parse(txtDisplay.Text);}

txtDisplay.Text = total2.ToString();

total1 = 0;}

privatevoid txtDisplay_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e){

}

privatevoid Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){

}

privatevoid btnpoint_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

txtDisplay.Text += btnpoint.Text;}

privatevoid btnsquare_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

total2 = System.Double.Parse(txtDisplay.Text);total2 = (total2 * total2);txtDisplay.Text = total2.ToString();total1 = 0;

}

privatevoid btnsquarer_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){

total2 = System.Double.Parse(txtDisplay.Text);

total2 = System.Math.Sqrt(total2);txtDisplay.Text = total2.ToString();total1 = 0;

}}

}


40/46

40

3.3 Project duration

Most of the projects given to us were as an assignment, so the duration varies.

Some lasted for a day, some for a week while some are for a month. The last

project we have is going to last for 6 months, which is the deployment of an

intranet portal for MDAs in Cross River State. The project is currently going on

and I am part of the team.

The project that am using in this report is still in progress, because am building it

based on my research, though there are challenges.

3.4 Project phases

Before any project is carried out, different phases are involved. The phases are;

planning phase, research phase, organization phase, implementation phase, testing

phase and presentation phase.

y Planning phase: This is the phase were the team comes together to map outstrategies on how the project can be carried out. During this period we

choose five pilot MDAs to work with. The MDAs are; Ministry of Justice,

Secretary to the State Governments Office, Accountant Generals Office,

Chief Protocol Office and the Chief Press Secretarys Office.

y Research phase: This is the phase were team members go out to gather datafor the project. During this period for the intranet portal project, we went to

those five pivot MDAs to get information on how they work, we asked for

what their challenges are and other things.

y Organization phase: Here, is the period when the team meets to access theinformation gathered. After collecting all the information from those MDAs,

the team met again to structure the intranet portal to suit the MDA.


41/46

41

y Implementation phase: This is the phase were the project is been developed.Here different task are assigned to team members. For the intranet portal

project we have not gotten to this phase, since we are working with a

consultant most of the development work is channeled to him.

y Testing phase: This is the phase where the team makes sure that everythingis function well. Here, we test if the project is ready to be used.

y Presentation phase: This is the final phase of the project. After the work hasbeen tested and there is no error in it, the team now, does a presentation of

the project to those different MDAs.


42/46

42

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1 TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE GAINED

I learnt about company process and procedures, in the sense that the academic

environment is different from the business or enterprise environment.

At Application Unit, Mrs. Mary Ekanem made a strong impression on me,

pertaining to notes taking, particularly for proper organization and step-by-step

execution of tasks assigned. She also ensured that I submitted a report to her every

weekend on all tasks status.

Timely completion of duties that is, discipline was very important, promptness to

work, proper relationship to client both as visitors to the company office or outside

the office premise. During my industrial training with Information and

Communication Technology Development Department, Governors Office I also

learnt a lot about the importance of branding and how it affects business especially

its benefits when it comes to ICT.

4.2 OTHER SKILLS ACQUIRED

During the six months of my Industrial Attachment, I gained so much knowledge,

most of which are based on computers. Though there are other knowledge gained

which are also important in my career.

Planning was one of the knowledge I acquired during this programme. I learnt that

before any project is carried out, one must plan on how the project should start the

process that will be involved up to the conclusion of the project. I was able to

know that there are different phases involved in project execution.


43/46

43

While in Applications unit I was made to independently take decisions that ensure

I would finish tasks assigned to me on time. Also, creative thinking was allowed

especially when I was working with C#, my teams and I presents to other staff of

the department after the completion of each project which is usually done on

Fridays. At these sessions I gained a lot on topics like communication, Database

Management Systems, Customer Relations Management System, Advanced Excel

and security as related to the office environment.

4.3. CHALLENGES

During the period of six month Industrial Attachment, I had a lot of challenges,

because it was my first working experience. Some of the challenges I encountered

were:

Working with some software: There are some softwares that I was introduced to

which is strange to me. Since I am a Computer Science student, they believe that I

am a professional on software. One of the software that I really had problem with

was Joomla. The installation was a challenge to me, no matter how hard I try to

install it, I could not. After we had training on Joomla! It became very easy for me

to install it.

Getting use to office environment was a challenge to me. Adapting to office

protocols and procedure was difficult but with time I was able to get use to it.

Another challenge I encountered was transportation. Going to work every day was

not easy as the distance was far. Because of the knowledge I have to sacrifices a lot

to achieve my goals.


44/46

44

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

5.1SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENT ACTIVITIES:

Based on my experience during the program, I have gained more knowledgerelated to the theoretical knowledge gained at school. I have been able to improve

my skills and knowledge on-the-job while working with a team at achieving a

common goal. I have had a taste of the Information technology industry both in an

academic environment and in a business setting. As a result I have developed

better inter-personal skills; I have gained more confidence and know-how in

interaction with senior colleagues as well as colleagues at work. Wholly, the

SIWES aims and objectives have been achieved for me and I appreciate that such a

program was integrated into the University curriculum.

I was able to understand the real concept of programming, see how a program is

written and debugged, implemented it by designing my own web pages.

Finally, with knowledge that I have acquired during the course of my Industrial

Attachment, I can be self employ now and after graduating from school.

In conclusion, solving the problem of skill acquisition by graduates of Nigerian

Technical/Vocational Education is a reason for the establishment of SIWES. It was

planned to be a bridge between educational institutions and industrial employers

with the latter providing general and specific occupational skills and knowledge.

This research indicates that the SIWES objectives are being achieved, although

there are some constrains such as lack of industrial type equipment. However, if

the scheme is not adequately implemented, it becomes difficult for graduates of the

system to secure employment in the occupations or make a smooth transition from

school to work.


45/46

45

5.2 SUGGESTION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SCHEME

Incompetence in workplace is related to the kind or quality of training in the

school. To improve on the schemes implementation, students should be placed in

industries relevant to their fields of study. There is need for greater cooperation

between industries and educational institutions on how best to implement the

SIWES programme. It can thus be concluded that in spite of apparent economic

difficulties, the SIWES in Nigerian Institutions are attaining its objectives; and that

industrial experience in real setting is very necessary if the attainment of SIWES

objectives will be fully realized because it offers the students learning experiences

which cannot be directly gained in the class room.

5.3.1 RECOMMENDATIONS

The operation of SIWES lies on the proper supervision. Thus, it becomes

necessary that something must be done at the operational level to enhance adequate

functioning of the programme. Because of that, the following recommendation

should be considered:

1. ITF should ensure the regular visitation of the ITF officers to Supervising

Agencies Institutions, Employers and students on attachment.

2. The log-book issued to students at attachment by institutions must be checked

and signed by the institutions and ITF Supervisors responsible during supervision

not in their offices at the end of attachment.

3. All the institutions involved should be organizing orientation courses in

collaboration with the ITF for their students prior to their attachment with the

attendance made mandatory for the students accepted for SIWES and ITF staff.


46/46

4. The training department of ITF should be providing adequate information about

the biennial SIWES National Conference and Workshops on time.

5. Federal Government should refer to Decree No. 47 section 7A (1) (b); section

7A (2) and fine any Ministry, Company or parastatal that fail to offer students

places for the attachment.

6. ITF should be providing insurance cover to students on attachment and improve

on paying students and supervisors allowances for motivation.

7. Both SIWES co-ordinators, ITF agencies, and Area office should institute their

machinery to quicken the vetting of students log-books.

8. Students on attachment must carefully record all training activities and other

assignments in the log-book daily, complete ITF Form 8 and submit them to ensure

proper assessment which is used in payment of their allowances.

Documents

My Technical Report