BUS; LOG; MAK; 520: PRACTICUM
JANUARY 2020
4 CREDIT HOURS
INSTRUCTOR: As assigned
Course Purpose
To provide opportunity for experience in the business world and to know how
theories are applied in order to be ready for employment.
Course Objectives
1.
To enable the student to apply theoretical knowledge and see how it is done
in practice.
2.
To enable the students to engage in analysis of the business in which he/she
is placed.
3.
To enable the student to analyze and summarize his experience in the
business organization.
Course Content
The student will be expected to do an assigned tasks in an organization, which
agrees with the employer's need and the student's training.
As part of the assignment, the student will be expected to examine and report on
the relative effectiveness of the organization's functions to which he/she is assigned
and of his/her performance on the assigned functions. The assignment will take 7
weeks or 270 hours, extendible with the permission of the employer.
The student's report must contain the following parts:
REPORT Outline
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COVER PAGE – sample
DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY
PRACTICUM REPORT
CODE: (e.g. MAK 520; LOG; BUS 520)
By
NAME OF STUDENT
ADMISSION NUMBER
Semester undertaken and year (e.g. August 2019)
School Of Business and Economics
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Title page: sample
The Title; e.g.
'A Report on …KARIANDUSE MINING COMPANY....'
'An Investigation into...'
'An Analysis of ...'
'A Comparison of ... and ...'
Your Name
Your student number.
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement of the
............................course.
,
The date
Submitted to the School of Business and Economics, Daystar University,
in partial fulfilment of the requirement of the Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
degree.
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Declaration and Signature page –
i. Where a student declares the work is an original work, and has not been
submitted anywhere else for academic purposes;
ii. Student name and admission number, signature and date.
iii. Supervisors name, signature and date.
Sample:
I, NAME OF STUDENT AND ADMISSION NUMBER; declare that this is my
original work, and has not been submitted anywhere else for academic purposes.
SIGNATURE:
DATE:
University Supervisor’s Name:
Signature:
DATE:
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I
Preface - A preface or foreword deals with the genesis, purpose, limitations,
and scope of the book/report and may include acknowledgments of indebtedness.
Its purpose is to provide a framework for what's to follow.
Sample
II
Acknowledgement- the action of expressing or displaying gratitude or
appreciation for something. Acknowledgement section is used to thank all those
people who have helped you directly or indirectly in preparing your project.
Here is a sample acknowledgement which you use in your projects.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Every project big or small is successful largely due to the effort of a number of
wonderful people who have always given their valuable advice or lent a helping
hand. I sincerely appreciate the inspiration; support and guidance of all those
people who have been instrumental in making this project a success.
I, am extremely grateful to “COMPANY” for the confidence bestowed in me and
entrusting my project entitled “” with special reference to COMPANY Name.
At this juncture I feel deeply honoured in expressing my sincere thanks to Name
of supervisor at company for making the resources available at right time and
providing valuable insights leading to the successful completion of my project.
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I express my gratitude to College Director Name for arranging the
practicum/internship training in good schedule. I also extend my gratitude to my
Project Guide Faculty Name, who assisted me in compiling the project.
I would also like to thank all the faculty members of college name for their critical
advice and guidance without which this project would not have been possible.
Last but not the least I place a deep sense of gratitude to my family members and
my friends who have been constant source of inspiration during the preparation of
this project work.
NB:
 Attach an official letter from the organization in the space after
acknowledgement.
III
Table of Contents
IV
List of abbreviations and acronyms
NB: all front matters-title page, preface, abstract, acknowledgement, table of
contents, list of abbreviations, etc. The prefaces and foreword are not integral to
the book and are numbered separately, along with other front matter, with lowercase roman numerals: i, ii, iii, iv, etc., starting with the book's opening page.
V
Introduction - Introduction, refer to material given at the front of a book,
report, etc., to explain or introduce it to the reader. An introduction deals with the
subject of the book, supplementing and introducing the text and indicating a point
of view to be adopted by the reader.
1. Introduction
Background
This report has been written because....
It was requested by...
It was requested on (date).
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Objectives
The objectives of this report are to ....
Scope
This report examines .... . It does not examine ..... because ......
(In this case, it should give a brief information on the reason for practicum or
industrial attachment as a course in Daystar University; introduction of the
institution the attachment was undertaken in; and the outcomes or benefits to the
student).
The introduction usually forms a part of the text [and the text numbering system].
Part I:
Diary
a)
Daily activities (attach the raw diary as part of the report, without
pagination).
b)
Sections/departments assigned to:
* Any co-operation from section colleagues or frustrations in carrying
out your assigned duties.
* Any interruptions, i.e. unofficial activities, telephone calls, sickness,
etc.
NB: provide a weekly summary of the work done, as clearly as possible.
Part II
Work Description
a)
Sections/departments worked; aggregate the various jobs/tasks done
in each section or department and then give clear description of procedures or
processes you undertook to do the tasks assigned.
b)
Their relationship/co-ordination with other departments.
c)
Who benefits from your work or who suffers in case anything goes
wrong from your part (working of systems and the sub-systems in the
organization)
d)
How does the tasks you did match with the courses you did in your
degree programme.
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Part III
a)
b)
c)
d)
Part IV
Organizational Description
Give the organization structure in two forms:
i) Overall structure
ii) Departmental structure, especially those worked in.
What are the organization's goals and objectives?-these need to be
specified
How is the organization attempting to meet the goals and objectives?
Make mention of the organization climate and culture (e.g. people or
task oriented, rituals and stories, job satisfaction, job involvement, job
commitment, etc.).
The Industry- provide information on:
a)
Which industry the firm is in,
b)
the kind of organization set up it has, i.e. multinational,
licensed, franchise, joint venture, etc.? (Explain or describe).
c)
whether it is facing any competition , and what kind they are,
and if it is receiving any support from competitors,
e)
the organization’s SWOT analysis
f)
its future (explain) by looking at its trends and in
relation to the SWOT ANALYSIS.
g)
Conclusion e)
Give suggestions and Recommendations.
NB: exemption for diploma students part iv (f) only
References – sources of information referred to in writing the report.
Appendices – extra supporting material
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NOTE:
1. The project/report must be more than 55 pages, typed in double space.
2. The project/report must be hard cover bound (one for the department), and
printed on the outside (see instructor/supervisor if in doubt).
3. The completed raw diary to be attached in part A, the job diary
4. A copy for the student (optional).
Teaching Methodologies
Assigned practical task in business environment.
Visit by supervising faculty member.
Reading and self-report(s).
Instructional Material/Equipment
Such as is provided at the workplace relevant to the assigned task.
Student Assessment
Student report and job diary.
Employer assessment - punctuality, competence, reliability.
Faculty observation (Faculty responsible to assigning marks).
Textbooks
As directed by the lecturer/supervisor in charge.
Further Readings
Same as above (textbooks).
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