Computer Science

GUIDELINES TO INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT REPORT

The following are brief guidelines to assist you in composing an Industrial Attachment

Report:

(1) Give a brief history of the Firm, for instance when it was started and what led to its

establishment. If a government corporation, was it created by an Act of Parliament?

Also give the Vision and Mission Statements of the Firm. The Objectives and Core

values of the Firm must also be clearly outlined.

(2) Explain what the Firm deals with. If it’s a production Firm, like a sugar company,

what the by-products are, for instance molasses, bottled drinking water etc.

(3) Give an illustration of the management structure of the Firm, explaining how

appointments to the top positions are done.

(4) Explain what your duties were while at the Firm.

(5) Looking at the way things are done at the Firm, are you able to come up with

suggestions that will lead to efficiency in service delivery or in production? For

instance, if people are fond of reporting late or leaving early, can you suggest the

clocking in system to assist in the eradication of this malpractice? Or if employees

are fond of stealing products from the Firm, can frisking of employees be introduced?

Or if in the Registry Dept of the Firm it takes too long to trace a file, what suggestions

can you give to stem out this time wastage in tracing of these files? These are just

examples.

(6) Your major input or contribution to the Firm for the period you were there! For

instance, were you able to come up with a computer software that revolutionalized

the provision of certain services?

(7) Any loopholes you observed in the Firm. You can only write about these after

discussing with your Firm Supervisor

(8) Enlist the major things you learned for the period you have been there.

(9) What major recommendations can you come up with to assist in the operations of

the Firm?