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Kirinyaga University
Tel: +254 701562092, +254 728499650, +254 709742000/30 Email: [email protected]
P.O. Box 143-10300 Kerugoya. Website: www.kyu.ac.ke
SCHOOL OF PURE AND
APPLIED SCIENCE
Email:
[email protected] Cell: 0709742000 / 0728499650 / 0701562092
INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT LOG BOOK
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ATTACHMENT PERSONAL DETAILS:
A. Personal Details
Last Name ………………………………………………………………………………….
Other Names …………………………………………………… Female Male
Identity Card No……………………. Date of birth: Date ………. Month ……… year ……
Course………………………. Section………………. …………. Year…………………….
E-mail: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Religion……………………………………………………………………………………….
Home Address……………………………………… Telephone...………………………….
Next of Kin (Name) ………………………. Relationship……………………………………
Postal Address………….……Postal Code…………………Tel. No. ………………………
Students signature…………………………… Date ………………………………….
B. Details of Attaching Organization
Name of Organization ………………………………………………………………………….
Postal Address: ……………………………………………… Postal Code …………………
Tel. No. ……………………………………………. Email ………………………………….
C. Industrial Attachment Supervisor/Trainer
Name …………………………………………………………………………………………
Position/Designation …………………………………………………………………………
Supervisor’s signature……………………………Date …………………………………..
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THE LOG BOOK
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This logbook is meant to assist students keep detailed description of the tasks done, and new
skills learnt over the course of attachment period. It is also meant to enable industry- based
and university supervisors to keep track of the students’ progresses, assess their work, and
offer guidance where necessary. It should be neatly bound.
1.1 DAILY REPORT
The daily work carried out during the periods of training is to be recorded clearly with
sketches and diagrams where applicable.
1.2 WEEKLY REPORT
This is a summary of the work done in a week and should cover theory/practical report on the
work covered. Students are required to present the log book weekly to the industry- based
supervisor for assessment of content and progress. The supervisor can use any page for his or
her comments where necessary.
1.3 CHANGE OF ATTACHMENT
A student is expected to start and finish his/her industrial attachment in one establishment. If
it becomes absolutely necessary that he/she must change to a different company, the student
should secure permission by writing to the University his/her application for a change of
place of attachment and should indicate the name and address of company he/she wants to
change to.
1.4 UNIVERSITY SUPERVISOR’S VISIT
The University supervisor will check student’s log book when he/she visits the students on
attachment to ensure that proper training is being received, and record his/her comments on
the space provided at the end of log book. During this time, the University supervisor can
cancel the attachment and advise the student to look for attachment elsewhere if he/she feels
that proper training is not being offered.
1.5 REPORT WRITING
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In addition to the daily and weekly record, the student should submit a summary report of the
work done during the attachment duration e.g. full coverage of the course, problems
encountered, suggested improvements to make the programme worthwhile. The report should
contain a summary of the activities the student was involved in, challenges met and new
skills learnt.
1.6 REPORT SUBMISSION
The log book must be submitted to the Department/Centre attachment coordinator at the end
of the attachment together with the report both clean and neatly bound.
For proper coordination of this exercise, the attachees will be required to in details direct the
University supervisor of the location of the attaching organization. Use a sketch map where
applicable. Send us a COPY of the “Attachment Personal Details Form KyU/F/AA/18”
and a Route Map (Google Map)” on or before 31st May 2019 addressed as follows:
CoD School of Pure and Applied Sciences
ATT: Attachment Coordinator
EXTERNAL ATTACHMENT REQUIREMENTS
FOR;
1 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN STATISTICS
2 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
3 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
4 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED STATISTICS
Industrial Attachment Learning Outcomes
By the end of the attachment period, an attachee should be able to
a) Apply knowledge in real work situation thereby closing the gap between the
university work and the actual practice.
b) Apply mathematics, statistics and financial theory to analyze the financial
consequences of risk concerned with Insurance and Pension programs.
c) Apply the correct principles of survey sampling.
d) Apply the principles of statistical inference on given data from one or more samples.
e) Use a computer program to solve statistical problems based on given data.
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f) Integrate mathematics and computer skills to develop programmes and softwares for
companies.
g) Apply the principals of mathematics to solve day to day problems.
h) Develop software for companies to analyze financial consequences of risk.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
An attachee must participate in the following areas.
S.NO Main Objective TOPIC ACTIVITIES
ORGANIZATION SUPPORT MODULE
1 organization Identify Identify data systems of
structure Mathematical the organization e.g
application in Payroll system of the
different organization, Human
organization section resources system, Taxation
DATA PROCESSING
Data collection Methods of data Computer Assisted
2 collection Personal Interview (CAPI)
and Paper Assisted
Personal Interview(PAPI),
Questionnaire
Data Coding Different ways of Categorical and
coding data Quantitative data
Data Analysis Identify different Regression, Time series
ways the
organization
analyze its data
To design a system Development and Use of simulated data
that deals with simulation of
Financial status of financial system
the organization
Identify the Risk areas Risk Management of Develop risk assessment
and carry out the the organization model.
risk analysis
Insurance and Identify Insurance Develop a similar model
pension model and pension
Organization model
Sampling Identify different Simple Random Sampling,
methods of Systematic Sampling,
sampling Clustered Sampling
Apply the principles Take an example of Use other similar data to
of statistical the organization conduct a statistical
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inference data inference
Identify a Use a Test the program using
statistical computer simulated data.
problem in program to
the solve statistical
organization. problems
identified in
the
organization.
STATISTICAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
3 To Describe the Software Design, Participate in any
software software development
Development,
project in the
development life Implementation organization.
cycle Integrate mathematics
and Application
and computer skills to
Develop a software develop programs and
system software for company.
Demonstrate the
software system
implementation
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WEEK PROGRESS CHART (WEEK ENDING DATE: ……………………)
DAY DESCRIPTION OF WORK DONE AND NEW SKILLS LEARNT
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
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TRAINEE’S WEEKLY REPORT
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