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T SithebeDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

University of South Africa, Florida

Log Book

MCP101ELOG BOOK

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE I

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE II

2009 University of South Africa

All rights reserved

Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk, Pretoria

MCP101E/1/20122013

InDesign, Florida 98771329

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CONTENTS

PAGE

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

2. OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1

3. LEARNER TECHNICIANS RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................... 2

4. LEARNER TECHNICIANS PARTICULARS .......................................................................................................... 3

5. UNISA EDUCATION RECORD ........................................................................................................................................... 3

6. TRAINING PROGRAMME MODEL ................................................................................................................................ 8

7. TRAINING COURSE STRUCTURE (MECHANICAL) ................................................................................. 9

8. ALLOCATION CONTROL SCHEDULE ................................................................................................................... 10

9. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TABLE ................................................................................................................ 11

10. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORMS (P1) ................................................................................................. 12

11. LEARNER TECHNICIANS REPORT (P1) .............................................................................................................. 25

12. PROJECT REPORTS (P1) ............................................................................................................................................................. 26

13. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORMS (P2) ................................................................................................. 26

14. LEARNER TECHNICIANS REPORT (P2) .............................................................................................................. 29

15. PROJECT REPORTS (P2) ............................................................................................................................................................. 30

16. CERTIFICATION OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING .................................................................................... 31

17. FINAL EVALUATION AND APPROVAL ............................................................................................................ 32

ANNEXURE A: Registration for experiential learning ............................................................................................. 34

ANNEXURE B: Evaluation of experiential learning .................................................................................................... 35

ANNEXURE C: Application for the awarding of the diploma ......................................................................... 39

ANNEXURE D: Project report-writing guidelines ......................................................................................................... 40

ANNEXURE E: Example of a covering letter .........................................................................................................................................................43

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1. INTRODUCTION

Mechanical engineering technicians specialise in designing/developing plant, equipment, and maintenance systems to keep manufacturing and service processes operational to the benefit of the organisation and its people. The involvement of the technician may be found in the design and planning of new projects. These projects could include new plant, equipment and maintenance support systems, civil construction work, workshops, production plants and even a mine.

Mechanical engineering technicians must determine the most effective ways to use the basic factors of process design, implementation and maintenance people, machines, materials, information and energy to ensure that the design elements of the process are compatible with the product/service requirements and continuously operational. Mechanical engineering technicians are, therefore, an important factor in providing technical support to all the production and service operations, and their work and experience extend across the entire spectrum of the enterprises activities.

A formal definition would be as follows:

Mechanical engineering technicians specialise in the investigation, improvement, design and implementation of integrated manufacturing?service processes comprising plant, equipment, manpower, and maintenance support facilities. Their objective is the establishment of optimum utilisation of all the plant equipment and machinery. They obtained their knowledge and skills from engineering mechanics, strength of materials, mechanical engineering design technology, maintenance management and experiences in industry and commerce. Consequently, they utilise the principles and techniques of engineering, maintenance and management in order to design the manufacturing processes and maintenance systems to obtain the desired physical and operational results.

2. OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the mechanical engineering technicians logbook can be summarised as follows:

2.1 It ensures that learner technicians receive the training as detailed in the companys training programme.

2.2 It serves as documented proof of training received, progress and performance evaluations.

2.3 It supplies evaluated and approved documentation required by the relevant university in considering the learner technicians application for the diploma to be awarded.

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3. LEARNERTECHNICIANSRESPONSIBILITIES

3.1 Learnersshouldshowrespectandunderstandingtowardsthegoals,rulesandphilosophiesoftheemployerandUnisa.

3.2 AllproblemsregardingexperientiallearningarrangementswithUnisaortheemployershouldbediscussedwiththementor/supervisor.

3.3 Unisashouldbenotifiedofanychangesofaddresswhereexperientiallearningisundertaken.

3.4 Itislearnersresponsibilitytoensurethattheirlogbookis

maintained on a daily basis

kept neat and tidy

stored in a safe place

3.5 Undernocircumstancesshouldthelogbookincludeanyclassifiedinformationwithouttheapprovaloftheemployer.

3.6 Shortcourses/seminarsattendedshouldberecordedandverifiedbythementor/supervisorwithhis/hersignature.

3.7 Allreportsmustbetyped/wordprocessed,evaluatedandproperlysignedbythementor/supervisorbeforeitismailedtoUnisaforfinalevaluation/moderation.

3.8 MarkedreportsreceivedbackfromUnisashouldbeincludedintheappropriatespacesprovidedinthelogbook.

3.9 Thelogbookshouldalwaysbeavailableduringmonitoringvisitsbyuniversitystaff.

3.10 Bothexperientiallearningandacademiceducationrequirementsmustbefulfilledbeforeapplyingforthediploma/degreetobeawarded.

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4. LEARNERTECHNICIANSPARTICULARS

SURNAME

FIRST NAME(S) (FULL)

MARITAL STATUS SINGLE MARRIED OTHER

PERSONNEL NUMBER ID NUMBER

HOME ADDRESS

CODE

PLACEMENT ADDRESS

CODE

TELEPHONE NUMBER HOME WORK

NAME AND ADDRESS OF PARENTS/GUARDIAN

TELEPHONE NUMBER HOME WORK

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION (eg previous experience, other qualifications obtained, etc)

5. UNISAEDUCATIONRECORD

NO: SUBJECT: CODE:EXAMDATE:

UNISARESULT(%)

COMPULSORYSUBJECTS:


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PART1

1 Mathematics 1 MAT181Q

2 Mechanics 1 MCA141Z

3Mechanical

Engineering Drawing 1MED161Q

4 Communication Skills 1 KVH171Y

5Computer Skills 1 and

Practical

CPK151V

CPKPRAC

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Mechanical

Manufacturing

Engineering 1

MME141X

7 Electrotechnology 1 ELC161X

PART2

8Mechanical

Engineering Design IIMEE231V

9 Mathematics II MAT291X

Atleasttwoofthefollowingsubjects:

10 Strength of Materials II SOM251V

11 Fluid Mechanics II FMC201U

12Mechanics of Machines

IIMOM251Z

13 Thermodynamics II THD291Z

14Internal Combustion

Engines IIICE221W

Optionalsubjects:

15 Electrotechnology II ELC271S

16Maintenance

Engineering IMEG101T

17

Mechanical

Manufacturing

Engineering I

MME251U

18 Management Skills I MSA1M1U

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19Motor Vehicle Engineering I

MVE171Q

20 Entrepreneurship II ENT231I

21 Statistics STA191Q

22Computer Aided

Drafting ICAD161S

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Production

Engineering:

Mechanical I

PEM111M

24Engineering Materials & Science I

EMS111M

PART3


25 Strength of Materials III SOM381A

26 Fluid Mechanics III FMA301A

27Mechanics of Machines

IIIMOM371A

28 Thermodynamics III THD311A

29Internal Combustion

Engines IIIICE331Q

Optionalsubjects:

30Mechanical

Engineering Design IIIMEA351A

31 Electrotechnology III ELC391A

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Mechanical

Manufacturing

Engineering III

MME371A

33 Mathematics MAT301W

34Motor Vehicle

Engineering IIMVE271Y

35 Air Conditioning III ARC341P


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36 Refrigeration III RFR371S

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Mechanical

Measurements &

Metrology II

MMM211M

38Auto-electrical

Engineering IIIAEE311M

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Production

Engineering:

Mechanical II

PEM211M

40Engineering Materials

& Science IIEMS221

PART4


41Applied Strength of

Materials IIISOM381B

42 Hydraulic Machines III FMA331B

43 Theory of Machines III MOM381B

44 Steam Plant III THD321B

45 Heat Engines III HTE321Q

OptionalSubjects

46 Machine Design III MEA361B

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Mechanical

Manufacturing

Engineering III

MME381B

48Maintenance

Engineering IIMEG291X

49Motor Vehicle

Engineering IIIMVE331Q

50Air Conditioning

Design IIIARD311M

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51Engineering Materials & Science III

EMS311M

SUBJECTSREWRITTEN

NO: SUBJECTREWRITTEN:

CODE: EXAMDATE:

UNISA RESULTS(%)

Certified as correct and signed on inspection of the original Unisa results received by the learner!

Training coordinator of the company Date


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NOTE:TheresultscanbeverifiedbyUnisaattheemployersrequest!

6. TRAININGPROGRAMMEMODEL

FIRST TRAINING PERIOD SECOND TRAINING PERIOD

IC

PA

DI

WP

OT PD

ACTIVITYCODES:

IC ORIENTATION COURSE

FA FIRST-AID FIRST CERTIFICATE

DI DRAWING INTERPRETATION

WP WORKSHOP PRACTICE

OT ON-THE-JOB TRAINING

PD PROJECT DEVELOPMENT WORK

NOTE: Ifthelearnertechniciansperformancedoesnotmeetthecourserequirement,his/hertrainingperiodcanbeextended!

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7. TRAININGCOURSESTRUCTURE(MECHANICAL)

7.1 FIRSTPERIODEXPERIENTIALLEARNING

7.1.1 TrainingattheTechnicalTrainingCentre(orotherinstitution)

Orientation course (OC)

First-aid course (FA)

Drawing interpretation course (DI)

Workshop practice (WP)

7.1.2 On-the-jobtraining

Practical workshop experience (PWE)

Part of maintenance, production and construction teams (POT)

Inventory control and storage (ICS)

Operational/Service activity investigations and project work (Low level) (OSI)

7.2 SECONDPERIODEXPERIENTIALLEARNING

Developmentofprojectexperience(projectdevelopmentworkPD)

The second period of training is focused primarily on the application of mechanical engineering techniques/practices. The learner will be part of teams concerned with specific projects or system development work.

Gathering, processing, analysis and interpretation of data

Design

Maintenance system development and practices

Mechanisation and automation of processes

Project work planning, cost control, evaluation of tenders, negotiations with contractors, progress control, coordination of activities and commissioning of the completed project


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8. ALLOCATIONCONTROLSCHEDULE

DIVISION/SECTION

SUPERVISOR DATE SIGNATURE:

COORDINATORFROM TO

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9. PERFORMANCEEVALUATIONTABLE

FIRSTPERIODEXPERIENTIALLEARNING(P1):

NO CODE COURSE PERIODINWEEKS

MARKS(%)

SIGNATURE

LEARNER MENTOR

1 IC ORIENTATION COURSE (including a one-day NOSA seminar)

1

2 FA FIRST-AID FIRST

CERTIFICATE

1

3 DI DRAWING

INTERPRETATION

3

4 WP WORKSHOP PRACTICE 4

5 OT ON-THE-JOB TRAINING 18

PWE Practical workshop

experience: planning and

handling of materials

POT Part of maintenance

production and

construction teamsICS Inventory control and

storage

OSI Operational/Service

activity investigations and

project work (Low level)

TOTAL:

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SECONDPERIODEXPERIENTIALLEARNING(P2):


MARKS(%)

SIGNATURE

LEARNER MENTOR

6 PD PROJECT AND SYSTEMS

DEVELOPMENT WORK

for example:

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MARKS(%) SIGNATURE

Gathering, processing and interpretation of dataProductivity improvement studies

Plant/Office layout and design

Equipment selection and evaluation

Mechanisation and automation

Materials handling analysis and studies

Improvement projects, feasibility studies, execution and report writing

TOTAL:

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10. PERFORMANCEEVALUATIONFORMS(P2)

EVALUATIONFORM: ORIENTATION COURSE (OC)

NAME

PERSONNEL NO STUDENT NO

TRAINING PERIOD FROM TO

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A:PROFESSIONALGROWTHANDDEVELOPMENT

ELEMENT EVALUATIONMARK(%)

P U S G E

1. Technological knowledge

2. Assertiveness

3. Mental skills

4. Communication skills

5. Interpersonal skills and team work

6. Supervisory and management skills

7. Professional growth

8. Judgement

9. Working pace

10. Punctuality

11. Dress

12. Attendance

TOTALAVERAGEMARK: %

EXPLANATIONOFTHEEVALUATIONSCALE

FAIL PASS

P U S G E

POOR UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT


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EVALUATORS: DATE:

SIGNATURE (SUPERVISOR)

SIGNATURE (MENTOR)

COMPANY

OFFICIAL

STAMP

ASPECTS CONSIDERED DURING THE COURSE

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

LEARNER TECHNICIANS COMMENTS

SIGNATURE OF LEARNER DATE

SIGNATURE OF LECTURER DATE

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For office use only:

PROCESSED BY (SIGNATURE) DATE

FOLLOW-UP (SIGNATURE) DATE

EVALUATIONFORM: FIRST-AID COURSE FIRST CERTIFICATE (FA)

NAME




ELEMENT EVALUATION MARK (%)

P U S G E1. Technological knowledge

2. Assertiveness

3. Mental skills





8. Judgement

9. Working pace

10. Punctuality

11. Dress

12. Attendance

TOTAL AVERAGE MARK: %

EXPLANATION OF THE EVALUATION SCALE

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B:SUPERVISORSEVALUATIONANDRECOMMENDATIONREMARKS

It is hereby declared that the information contained in this document is correct and that the student has passed/failed the prescribed training for the period indicated.

EVALUATORS: DATE:


SIGNATURE (MENTOR)

COMPANY

OFFICIAL

STAMP

COMPANY OFFICIAL STAMP


1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

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EVALUATIONFORM: DRAWING INTERPRETATION COURSE (DI)

NAME






2. Assertiveness

3. Mental skills





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P U S G E


8. Judgement

9. Working pace

10. Punctuality

11. Dress

12. Attendance

TOTALAVERAGEMARK: %


FAIL PASS

P U S G E


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EVALUATORS: DATE:


SIGNATURE (MENTOR)

COMPANY

OFFICIAL

STAMP


1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.




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EVALUATIONFORM: WORKSHOP PRACTICE COURSE (WP)

NAME





P U S G E


2. Assertiveness

3. Mental skills





8. Judgement

9. Working pace

10. Punctuality

11. Dress

12. Attendance

TOTALAVERAGEMARK: %

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P U S G E



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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.




Forofficeuseonly:



EVALUATIONFORM: ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OT)

NAME



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P U S G E

1. Technological knowledge2. Assertiveness

3. Mental skills





8. Judgement

9. Working pace

10. Punctuality

11. Dress

12. Attendance

TOTAL AVERAGE MARK: %


FAIL PASS

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It is hereby declared that the information contained in this document is correct and that the student has passed/failed the prescribed training for the period indicated.

EVALUATORS: DATE:


SIGNATURE (MENTOR)

COMPANY

OFFICIAL

STAMP


1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.



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11. LEARNERTECHNICIANSREPORT(P1)


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12. PROJECTREPORTS(P1)

List all the projects completed during the course of the first training period in the following table.

PROJECT:

NO: DESCRIPTION DATE

Includetheprojectreportsinsequenceofcompletiondatesafterthispage!

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13. PERFORMANCEEVALUATIONFORMS(P2)

EVALUATIONFORM: PROJECT AND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT COURSE (PD)

NAME






2. Assertiveness

3. Mental skills





8. Judgement

9. Working pace

10. Punctuality

11. Dress

12. Attendance

TOTALAVERAGEMARK: %


FAIL PASS

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8.




Forofficeuseonly:



14. LEARNERTECHNICIANSREPORT(P2)


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15. PROJECTREPORTS(P2)

List all the projects completed during the course of the first training period in the following table

PROJECT:

NO: DESCRIPTION DATE

Include the project reports in sequence of completion dates after this page!

16. CERTIFICATIONOFEXPERIENTIALLEARNING

I, hereby declare that (learners name and student number) completed his/her prescribed experiential learning (P1 and/or P2) full-time and successfully at (companys name) ..

The work performed was the learners own efforts and to the benefit of the company.

SIGNATURE.. DATE

(TRAINING COORDINATOR)

NAME OF COORDINATOR

TEL NO

FAX NO


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COMPANY

OFFICIAL

STAMP

17. FINALEVALUATIONANDAPPROVAL

After completion of each of the respective training periods (P1 & P2) the learner technician should ensure that all his/her work is properly recorded, evaluated, and signed in the logbook. After completion of both the theoretical and experiential learning component of the National Diploma, the student must apply for the particular diploma to be awarded. When applying for the diploma, the candidate will have to supply the Experiential Learning Office (Room 528) with the following completed documents:

* UNIVERSITY-APPROVEDTRAININGPROGRAMME:

(i) An application form (annexure C)

(ii) A covering letter from the employer (see annexure E for an example)

(iii) Fully completed evaluation forms (annexure B)

(iv) Evaluated work-term reports (P1 & P2)

(v) A photocopy of the learners ID book (for identification purposes)

* TRAININGPROGRAMMENOTAPPROVEDBYTHEUNIVERSITY:

(i) An application form (annexure C)

(ii) A covering letter from the employer (see annexure E for an example)

(iii) A photocopy of the learners ID book (for identification purposes)

(iv) Logbook properly recorded, evaluated, and signed

NOTE:

The Head: Experiential Learning will direct the completed documents to the Examination Office for processing.

The Examination Office will process the documents for evaluation and approval by the respective programme senior lecturers.

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It will take about two months from the date on which the application for a diploma has been received, before the student will receive a letter confirming the approval/failure of his/her application. Students/Employers are therefore advised to submit their diploma applications as early as possible to avoid any inconvenience. StudentsandemployersmustbepatientandshouldnotcontacttheUniversitytelephonicallyregardingthismatter.


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ANNEXUREA:REGISTRATIONFOREXPERIENTIALLEARNING

PROGRAMMEGROUP:ENGINEERING

REGISTRATIONFOREXPERIENTIALLEARNING

STUDENTNUMBER

INITIALS SURNAME

HOMEADDRESS

POSTALCODE TELNO

COMPANYNAME

ADDRESS

POSTALCODE TELNO

FAXNO

SITEADDRESS

(ifapplication) POSTALCODE

TELNO

FAXNO

MENTORTELNO

FAXNO

SUPERVISOR TELNO

FAXNO

Durationofexperientiallearning From / /20 To / /20

Signatureofstudent Date

DEPARTMENT CODE P1 CODE P2

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ANNEXUREB:EVALUATIONOFEXPERIENTIALLEARNING


EVALUATIONOFEXPERIENTIALLEARNING

This document must be completed by the student and the employer for eachperiodof experiential learning, and must be certified as correct by the employer.

ENGINEERING PROGRAMME

SEMESTER 1(P1) SEMESTER 2 (P2)


STUDENT INITIAL & SURNAME

STUDENT NUMBER IDENTITY NUMBER

COMPANY

COMPANY ADDRESS

TEL NR

MENTOR

JOB TITLE

TEL NR

SUPERVISOR

JOB TITLE

TEL NR


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ANNEXUREB(Continued)

SUMMARYOFEXPERIENTIALLEARNING

A:TRAININGPROGRAMME

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

(Duration 26 weeks/semester)

Duration in weeks

Evaluation mark (%) (see below)

Signature (Supervisor)

Explanation of the evaluation scale

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ANNEXUREB(Continued)

B:PROFESSIONALGROWTHANDDEVELOPMENT

ELEMENTEVALUATIONMARK(%)


2. Assertiveness

3. Mental skills





8. Judgement

9. Working pace

10. Punctuality %

11. Dress

12. Attendance

C:EVALUATIONBYSUPERVISOR(S)-TOTALAVERAGEMARK

SIGNATURE

POSITION DATE

SUPERVISORSEVALUATIONANDRECOMMENDATIONREMARKS:


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ANNEXUREB (Continued)

COMPANY

OFFICIAL

STAMP

MENTOR/TRAININGCOORDINATOR:

It is hereby declared that the information contained in this document is correct and that the student has passed/failed the prescribed training for the period indicated

NAME (PRINT): ______________________________

SIGNATURE: ______________________________

DATE: ______________________________

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ANNEXUREC:APPLICATIONFORTHEAWARDINGOFTHEDIPLOMA

Applicationformfortheawardingofadiploma

To

DiplomaDepartment

PrivateBagX6

FLORIDA

1710 A55Applicationfortheawardingofthe[]

Diploma Higher Diploma B Tech Degree M Tech Degree

Programme

Studentparticulars

Full name(s):

Student No: Tel No Fax No:

Home Address

Code:

Finalsubjectpassed Jan/Feb 20 May/June 20

July/Aug 20 Oct /Nov 20

Experientiallearningperiod

Employer From: To: Weeks:

Signature: Date:

** Attached find a copy of my ID document


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ANNEXURED:PROJECTREPORT-WRITINGGUIDELINES


PROJECTREPORT-WRITINGGUIDELINESFOREXPERIENTIALLEARNING

When completing projects during their experiential learning periods, students should follow the following guidelines for writing the report:

1. COVERPAGE

Provide a cover page with the following information:

Unisa

Programme Group Engineering

Engineering programme: __________________________

Project title: __________________________

Company: __________________________

Prepared by

Student name: __________________________

Student no: __________________________

ID no: __________________________

Date: __________________________

Experiential learning period

(P1 or P2): __________________________

2. CONTENTS

2.1 Tableofcontentswithpagereference

The table of contents lists, on a separate page, all the main sections of the report and any subsections that have headings. The numbering system used in the table of contents should also be used in the main section of the report. Entries in the table of contents should refer to the correct page number.

2.2 Listoftablesandlistoffiguresanddrawings

These two lists are considered part of the table of contents but are listed separately and immediately after it on the same page. Each listing identifies its components by number,

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title, and page number. Tables or figures that are listed in the annexures should not be included in this list.

2.3 Mainsection

Introduction

The introduction is the first section in the body of your report. It sets the stage for the presentation of your work and defines the problem of the project on which you worked (it contains a problem statement and lists the sub-problems, delimitations and assumptions). It should supply enough background information to help the reader understand why your report was written and how it relates to any similar work done previously. Your objectives should be written clearly and concisely yet deliver sufficient impact to encourage the reader to continue to the rest of your report.

Therestofthemainsection

You have stated the problem (of the project) in the introduction. The main section should explain how you studied this problem, what your findings were, and what these findings mean. Organise the report into sections. Make these as simple as possible but consistent with the complexity of the report. Use a clear and consistent system of headings. You may be able to follow the commonly used system of Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Interpretations with appropriate sub-headings. If your topic dictates its own system of headings and sub-headings, ensure that the reader is able to follow them easily.

The entire main section, including the introduction, should rarely be more than 2000 words. If you find it necessary to exceed this length, discuss your report with your mentor before you complete it.

Tablesandfigures

Tables and figures in the report can save unnecessary detail in the text while clarifying your work for the reader. Any table or figure, however, must serve a specific purpose. Consider carefully whether the information is better presented graphically or in tabular form.

Tables:

Use a table only when you need to present complex or voluminous data containing several variables. If the data set is small or the variables are few in number, consider putting the information into the text rather than into the table.

Figures:

Figures include line drawings (diagrams, histograms, graphs, etc) and photographs. Figures are an excellent way to relate various aspects of your data that are often difficult to


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present in words. Use photographs only if they are exceptionally clear and serve a better purpose than a hand-drawn diagram.

2.4 Conclusions

The conclusions and recommendations (see paragraph 2.5 below) are also very important to your report and there is frequent confusion over the content of these two separate items. A simple rule is to include in the conclusions any statements that you have been able to derive from the investigation described in the main body of the report and to include in the recommendations any comments that you feel might assist in future activities.

Conclusions should be reported as a sequence of one- or two-sentence paragraphs, rather than as a set of numbered points. Each paragraph should deal with only one aspect of the study. Conclusions may only be drawn if they are supported fully by the analyses described in the body of your report. In essence, the conclusion should be a summary of what had been achieved and what the value of the project with its solution was to the company.

2.5 Recommendations

Recommendations should be organised on a separate page in the same manner as the conclusions. Recommendations are essentially speculative but they should follow logically from the conclusions.

The recommendations should include any comments that might assist in future activities of the company. These future activities probably will not be your responsibility and you should only attempt to give the reader the benefit of the experience you have gained from working on the problem

When you write the recommendations, it might help to think of it this way: management will most likely only read the summary, conclusions and recommendations. The technical staff and your mentor will read to the end of the main text. Your successor will read the whole report right through to the appendices and bibliography.

2.6 References

You must state all references as far as the gathering of information is concerned. You should follow the standard for listing accepted by your discipline or adopt a style used in journals in your research area. You should not try to impress the reader by listing publications that you have not used.

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ANNEXUREE:EXAMPLEOFACOVERINGLETTER

2002-01-15

To: The Experiential Learning Department, Programme Group Engineering, Private Bag X6, FLORIDA, 1710

RE: J P VAN DER WALT (STUDENT NO 9503354) EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

We hereby confirm that Mr J P van der Walt has successfully completed his one-year applicable experiential learning programme training, as required for the National Diploma Engineering: Mechanical. He has excelled by working with diligence on all the assignments in the training programme

We recommend that his diploma be awarded, subject to him fulfilling the academic requirements.

We hold ourselves available for any queries.

Yours truly,

R I Reed (P1)

Eng Project Engineer

16 Industry Avenue, Bakerville, New Valley, 1985 * Tel: 613-6430 * Fax: 613-6434


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