Industrial Training

4. Course Assessment

Assessment of Industrial Training is carried out in parallel to enrolment in CVEN4126 in Session 1 of the final year program. Assessment of Industrial Training consists of two deliverables:

(1) Industrial Training report and;
(2) Seminar Presentation

However a minimum of 40 days of approved work experience is required prior to being eligible to submit the Industrial Training report and Seminar Presentation. Anyhow, Industrial Training component mark is withheld until reminder of the 60 days of approved work experience is completed.

Industrial Training assessment has to be carried out in Session 1 as it has to run parallel with CVEN4126 enrolment. Permission to complete Industrial Training component in Session 2 is granted only under exceptional circumstances.

The assessment of Industrial Training component constitutes a compulsory component of CVEN 4126. Marking and grading of the assessment elements of Industrial Training are described in section 4.4.

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4.1 The Industrial Training Report

Objective
The Industrial Training report should cover all periods of approved employment. The report document is expected to demonstrate development of practical and professional skills in Engineering through technical experience and application of theoretical knowledge. Development of skills in dealing with people, and communication skills are part of the subject objectives. The student should be able to present the report to prospective employers, as a complement to their degree. The following should be observed:

i. Submission
Typed reports must be submitted to the School Office room 407 (4th floor) no later than 4 PM on the fourth Thursday of session.

ii. Length
The main text of the report should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words maximum, (about 12 pages), not including preliminary information, tables, figures, photos, and appendices.

iii. Preliminary Information
A contents list, abstract and employment details should precede the main technical report. The abstract should be a summary of the report and comprise about 300 words on one page. The employment details should set out names of employing organisations, method of obtaining employment, specific periods of employment, and nature of appointments (eg. trainee engineer, ganger, chainman, labourer etc.). Also required are details of job locations, name, phone number and designation of immediate superior (for possible contact by the course coordinator) , projects in which the student was directly involved, and their degree of responsibility.

iv. Technical Report
The major portion of the Report should be set out as a technical report, divided into suitable sections, and with an introduction to each major or different aspect of work. Students need not report on all projects listed in the employment details. You may select one or two projects which have significant or interesting aspects. Noteworthy technical details of projects in which the student was directly involved, or of projects which the student observed, should also be included. These may include investigation, feasibility, design, construction, management, commissioning or operational aspects etc... Students should openly discuss aspects of the work they have performed or observed and indicate their involvement in their work throughout the text. To be able to produce an accurate and comprehensive report it is recommended that students keep a diary, along with photographs and any other information regarding their work. This diary will not be assessed, it will however be helpful in writing the final report.
All project data and information must be cleared by the employers for confidentiality prior to its incorporation in the report. It is generally advisable that you avoid all sensitive information related to your employment by limiting the contents to the general or public aspects of each specific project.

REMEMBER, THIS IS A REPORT ABOUT YOUR ACTIVITIES, IT'S A PERSONAL STATEMENT, SO WRITING IN THE FIRST PERSON IS ACCEPTABLE.

The technical discussion should demonstrate detailed understanding of at least one part of the work which the student considers to be interesting, unusual or important to a civil and or an environmental engineer.

DON'T JUST REWORK TECHNICAL INFORMATION AS IN A TEXT BOOK. INDICATE HOW AND WHY YOU USED IT AND WHAT WAS THE BENEFIT TO YOU.

References should be made in the text to books, technical papers, standards etc., used during the training period and should be listed.

Finally, a Conclusion should include comprehensive comments on the type and value of experience gained, and how this relates to your professional career.

v. Presentation
Reports should be written in plain English free of technical jargon and colloquialisms and typed. Aspects such as layout, clear expression, spelling, punctuation, quality of figures and photos will all be assessed. Reports must be presented on A4 paper with an appropriate cover. Normally the text will include relevant tables, photos and figures.
Detailed and essential material, referred to in the text, should be placed in appendices. Oversize diagrams, plans etc. if used, they should be folded in the proper manner.

vi. Briefing
Detailed briefing on technical report writing and seminar presentation will be arranged in session 1 after the seminars timetable has been prepared.
General information on Industrial Training for all years will be provided during sessions 1 & 2, Please watch the notice boards for further information.

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4.2 Excellence Awards

The Institution of Engineers Australia, Sydney division, young engineers have been administering the awards for excellence in Industrial Training. If you wish to participate, you should arrange to submit your Industrial Training report to the Institution for a chance to win $200 in a campus competition and an additional $500 if your report is selected in the Sydney division awards. The judging criteria for the awards include;
a. Presentation and contents of the report
b. The scope of quality industrial training attained
c. The professionalism displayed during industrial training
d. Contribution of the employer in providing quality training
e. Relevance of the students industrial training to their degree
More detailed information on these awards including application forms will be published around May each year. Students who have submitted excellent reports will be invited by the course coordinator to apply for the awards.

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	Engineering Excellence Award for Engineering Student of the Year (Industrial Training) Information (PDF: 107 Kb)
	Application Form (PDF:43 Kb)
	Flyer (PDF: 51 Kb)

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4.3 Industrial Training Seminars

Following submission of the Industrial Training Report, each student will be required to prepare a 10 minute oral presentation, and answer questions in a seminar on the report, to staff and fellow students. Instructions on the seminar presentation and a schedule of speakers will be prepared shortly after the deadline for submission of reports. The seminar presentations will be held in the latter half of Session 1. Always keep an eye on the industrial training notice boards for regular updates and other announcements.

April 2007 Industrial Training Seminars schedule

STUDENTS SHOULD RETAIN A COPY OF THEIR REPORT OR MAKE NOTES FROM IT FOR USE IN PREPARATION OF THEIR SEMINAR.

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4.4 Marking and Grading

Grading depends on performance in both the Report and the Seminar. Failure in either aspect would result in a failure grading for this component.

The report and seminar are marked on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis to avoid distortion of your marks received for class work in CVEN4126. For the purpose of providing feedback, the report and seminar would be graded unsatisfactory, satisfactory and excellent. Unsatisfactory result in either industrial training report or seminar leads to failure in CVEN4126. There is no provision for supplementary assessments. Unsatisfactory components can be re-attempted only in a later session. Reports graded excellent would be recommended for awards mentioned in a previous section.

Assessment criteria for reports include communication, presentation, technical content, achievements, reflection of experience and conclusions. You may receive written comments on your report as part of the assessment of this component. Assessment criteria for seminar include background information, technical depth, description of experience, presentation structure , audibility, timing and handling questions.

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