IENG300 and IENG400
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING (IT)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
General Information
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What is the purpose of an industrial training?
Answer: Industrial training is intended to:
 extend the student's already gained theoretical knowledge by putting it into
practice, and provide insight to the future courses
 provide an introduction to real-world practices of industrial engineering
and organizational problems in an industrial company
 help the student to gain an idea about the sector that s/he performed the
training
 provide students an opportunity to show themselves to the professionals
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Is "performing an industrial training" automatically means "being registered to IENG300
or IENG400 courses"?
Answer: No ! You will be registered to IENG300 or IENG400 courses only if
 corresponding practical training in industry be completed in at least 4
weeks by visiting at least 5 departments in the company
 the Log-Book completely filled and signed by the company and returned
to Department in a sealed & stamped envelope
 an official company document stating that the student performed the
training within the specified period is submitted
 the training Report together with its soft copy (CD) is submitted to the
Department Secretary (for IENG400, additionally IE PROBLEM Report
and it’s CD should also be submitted)
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What are the pre-requisites of the industrial training required for IENG300?
Answer: A student can apply to have the first industrial training if s/he has successfully
completed all Freshman Year courses
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What are the pre-requisites for IENG400?
Answer: A student can apply to have the second industrial training if
 the first industrial training report is submitted, and
 s/he took at least 3 of the following 5 courses before and obtained a
minimum of "D-" grade.
IENG301 Fundamentals of Work Study and Ergonomics
IENG313 Operations Research - I
IENG323 Engineering Economy
IENG332 Production Planning - I
IENG372 Information Systems and Technology
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What is the main difference between the industrial training programs required for
IENG300 and IENG400?
Answer: While the first industrial training Questions and Tasks for IENG300 is mainly based on
the general observations in the company that offers the training position, the second industrial
training requirements for IENG400 is more related to the industrial engineering applications.
During this second industrial training, in addition to answering the Questions/Tasks - provided
towards the last pages of the Log-Book - each student is required to identify and define an IE
related problem (IE problem), and formulate and propose an acceptable solution based on the
knowledge obtained in the IE curriculum. On the date IENG400 industrial training is finished,
page 7 of the Log-Book (IE Problem) should be completely filled by the trainee supervisor.
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Under which circumstances must an industrial training course be repeated?
Answer: An industrial training course must be repeated if
 The industrial training report evaluation results "Unsatisfactory".
 The industrial training Log-Book, Letter of Acceptance, Report(s) and any
other electronic/written materials are not submitted on time.
 Cheating is detected (disciplinary action will follow).
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What happens if a student has satisfactorily completed all courses required for graduation
but not yet received “S” from industrial training courses?
Answer: Student’s graduation will be delayed until all the requirements are fully met.
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Is it possible for a transfer student to be exempted from an industrial training course if the
training had already been made in the earlier program?
Answer: Exemption is not possible unless the transfer student is from other Industrial
Engineering program.
The Company Offering the Training Position
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In which companies students are allowed to perform industrial trainings?
Answer: The following criteria should be satisfied in the selection of a company for an
industrial training:
 The number of persons employed by the company should not be less than 50.
 The company must employ minimum 5 engineers, and at least one of them
should be an industrial engineer.
 You should perform both IENG300 & IENG400 trainings in companies
operating in discrete-parts manufacturing involving assembly operations
(like automotive, electronics, furniture, garment, house products, machine
parts, etc.). Companies in service industries (like banking, consulting,
finance, health, tourism, software, communication, transport, etc.) and
process industries (like ceramic, cement, chemical, petroleum, food and
beverages, fertilizer, glass, paint, paper, pharmaceuticals, rubber, steel, tire,
weaving, salt, sugar etc.) are not recommended. This rule may not apply for
IENG400 if a student provides a valid reason.
 The company should be functioning actively during the period of training.
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Is it possible to have an industrial training in a company that does not employ an industrial
engineer?
Answer: No. Working with an industrial engineer in a real work place is a crucial advantage
and provides great opportunity to observe the industrial engineering studies and problems,
and receive a lot of useful feedback.
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Who is responsible from finding an appropriate training place?
Answer: Students themselves are responsible as this is a part of their education.
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Is there any application deadline, which is set by the companies, or period in which the
applications for having an industrial training is accepted?
Answer: Some of the companies located in Turkey have such periods. It is strongly
recommended that students should apply as early as possible.
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What happens if a student can not find an acceptable company for industrial training?
Answer: The student cannot register to IENG300 or IENG400, and consequently cannot
register to other courses that require the completion of IENG300 or IENG400.
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What is the advantage of having an industrial training in a well-known, large-scale and
technologically advanced company?
Answer: There are several advantages. Perhaps the greatest advantage is to learn and get
experience, and have the opportunity to be employed by the same company after graduation.
Also having such company’s name on your CV will be advantageous for your employement.
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Is it possible to have the second industrial training in the same company in which the first
industrial training was performed?
Answer: Yes, it is possible, but only if the second industrial training is going to be made in a
different factory, which is located in a different place, and produces different product(s). For
example, Arçelik has several factories located in Ankara, İstanbul, Eskişehir, etc. All these
factories produce different products such as washing machines, refrigerators, dishwashers etc.
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Can a company be altered after the industrial training starts?
Answer: Yes, if the student:
 Submits the reasons of such change to the Chair of the Industrial Training
Planning Committee, or the Chair of the Department for approval,
 Re-follows the steps necessary to apply for an industrial training in the
new company, and obtains the Department's approval.
 Duration spent in the first company can not be counted for the second.
Application Procedure
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How to apply for an industrial training?
Answer: Students should perform the following steps:
1. Finding an acceptable place is a part of your education, therefore students should find and
apply to appropriate companies.
2. Students should fill the FUF form (Follow-Up Form) and include the following
information about at most three companies:
 Full name and the address of the company, telephone-fax numbers, URL and e-mail
addresses.
 Employment data (number of workers, engineers, and industrial engineers).
 Nature of the business that the company is operating.
 A list of main products of the company.
3. After the proposed company(s) is evaluated and approved by the Department, students
will be given an Authorization Letter indicating that the student will apply formally to
the company.
4. Due to a “trainee insurance” law in Turkey, students that are going to perform their
Industrial Trainings (IT) in Turkey must read the procedure at the Department web
page (http://ie.emu.edu.tr/lec/ann.php?lec=Gokhan+IZBIRAK) and act accordingly.
5. Students should obtain Industrial Training (IT) Log-Book, and IT Booklet before
going for the training.
6. Log-Book should be stamped by the Department Secretary.
Training Period
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What is the duration of an industrial training?
Answer: A minimum of four weeks (20 working days) training is required for both IENG300
and IENG400. Only 5 days a week is accepted. Saturdays are not counted within the 20 days.
For countries applying Islamic calendar, Thursdays and Fridays are not accepted.
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Is it possible to have an industrial training during the night shift?
Answer: No. Generally only production departments work during the night shift. The
activities of other departments, such as accounting, purchasing, sales, marketing etc., can
only be examined during the normal day shift.
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What are the normal periods to perform IENG300 and IENG400?
Answer: Summer breaks at the end of Sophomore (2nd year) and Junior (3rd year) years,
respectively.
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Can an industrial training be done in parallel to the Summer School?
Answer: No.
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Is it possible to perform industrial training after the Summer School?
Answer: Yes, if there is enough time to complete the training before the course registration
period in the Fall semester starts.
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Is it possible to perform an industrial training during the Winter break between Fall and
Spring semesters of an academic year?
Answer: Yes, if there is enough time to complete the training before the course registration
period in the Spring semester begins.
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Can an industrial training period be split into two parts?
Answer: Normally not. Training should be continuous, and be completed within a single period
of consecutive four weeks. On the other hand, a student, who can not complete his/her training
in the prescribed period due to a reason (such as unexpected production shutdown in the factory,
or health reasons etc.) that arises out of his/her control, may be permitted to split the training into
two parts only. In such a case the student should submit his/her excuse to the Chair of the
Industrial Training Planning Committee or the Chair of the Department for the approval.

Is it possible to have both the first and second industrial training during the same Summer
break?
Answer: Yes, but the academic pre-requisites for both industrial trainings should be satisfied
before the summer break. In order to start IENG400, report of IENG300 should be submitted to
the Department.
Log-Book
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What is a Log-Book?
Answer: The Log-Book is a booklet that is prepared to keep a record of activities of the student
and a detailed evaluation of the student's work during his/her industrial training period. The LogBook should be stamped by the Department Secretary before bringing to the company. The
Questions and Tasks are also in this booklet. The student trainee's Supervisor in the company is
kindly asked to complete all the information requested in the Log-Book.
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Where can I buy the Log-Book?
Answer: It is available for sale in the Department.
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When should the Log-Book be submitted to the Company?
Answer: At the beginning of the training period.
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How should a Log-Book be returned to the Department?
Answer: The Log-Book should be put in an envelope that is sealed and signed by the Company
since it has confidential information about the student. It should be handed by the student to the
Department.
Industrial Training (IT) Booklet
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What is the aim of the “Industrial Training Booklet”?
Answer: The booklet is prepared to guide the Industrial Engineering students in their
practical training in industry. It also includes:
 some instructions for report writing,
 information about the report evaluations,
 the tasks to be accomplished during the training period, and
 a number of Industrial Engineering related topic explanations.
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Where can I buy the “Industrial Training Booklet”?
Answer: It is available for sale in the Department.
Report
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What is the industrial training report? What is its aim?
Answer: The industrial training report is a document, which presents and also proves the study
performed in the training period by the student. It enables the evaluator to receive some
information on the work done, the general principles of management and organization, and the
systems such as production planning and control, information, etc. in relation to the company.
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What must be the language of the industrial training report?
Answer: English.
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What should be the format and writing style of the report?
Answer: The chapter and section/subsection headings of the report must be in accordance with
the items (Questions, Tasks etc.) at the back of the Log-Book. The report must be prepared in
accordance with the technical report writing specifications given in the Department Web page
(http://ie.emu.edu.tr/reportw/?sub=CO).
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Is it possible to use documents in a language other than English in the report?
Answer: All the documents referred in the report should be given in English. The documents in
other languages must be completely translated and presented with a heading and a summary
which briefly describes the content of that document. The meaning of significant words not in
English should be given in the Glossary.
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When to submit the industrial training reports to the Department?
Answer: The report submission dates are announced by the Department at the beginning of each
semester. Usually this is the last day of course Add/Drop period of the University.
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How are the industrial training reports evaluated?
Answer: The IT report evaluation is based on the
 format and writing style of the report, and
 requirements provided at the back of the Log-Book.
The student gets "S" grade if the report is found to be SATISFACTORY. On the other hand,
s/he gets "U" if it is found to be UNSATISFACTORY. In such cases the industrial training
has to be repeated. The report will be returned to the student for a revision and/or rewriting if
it is found to be INCOMPLETE. Note that grades "S" and "U" will be shown in the official
transcript of the student's academic record.

How to answer Questions and/or Tasks that the related information are considered
confidential by the company and not provided to you?
Answer: In this case the student should write this fact in the report, estimate the missing data,
and proceed answering the related Questions and/or Tasks.
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What is the risk of the following approach? “I will submit a weak report, and after I get
“incomplete” result, I will have too much time to complete my report during the semester”.
Answer: You may directly receive an “Unsatisfactory” grade in this case. The evaluator of your
report will give you a “U” grade if your report contains even one missing answer. Additionally
you will receive a “U” grade if your marks average below a specified lower limit (*). Therefore
this approach is too risky to follow.
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(*)
What will happen if you copy some parts from other student’s report?
Answer: You will receive a “U” grade, which means you will have to repeat the Industrial
Training. Additionally you will be reported to Student Disciplinary Committee of the
University. Minimum penalty is such circumstances is 35 days dismissal from the University.
The limits for “U”, “S”, and Incomplete are as follows:
Industrial Training (IT) Report Evaluations (out of 4.00)
IENG300
IENG400
Repetition of IT
(“U” Grade)
Incomplete IT report
(“I” Grade)
Satisfactory IT report
(“S” Grade)
Questions
Below 1.00
Between 1.00 and 2.00
2.00 and above
Tasks
Below 1.50
Between 1.50 and 2.50
2.50 and above
Questions
Below 1.00
Between 1.00 and 2.00
2.00 and above
Tasks
Below 1.50
Between 1.50 and 2.50
2.50 and above
IE Problem
Below 2.00
Between 2.00 and 3.00
3.00 and above