HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY

College of Computing and Informatics

Information Technology Department

PRACTICAL ATTACHMENT

IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES

Dr. Patrick D. Cerna

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1. Go
als
of
the
IT
pro
gra
m
IT programs aim to provide IT graduates with the skills and knowledge to take on appropriate
professional positions in Information Technology upon graduation and grow towards
leadership positions or pursue research or graduate studies in the field. Specifically, within
four years of graduation a student must be able to:

Explain and apply appropriate information technologies and employ appropriate

methodologies to help an individual or organization achieve its goals and objectives;

Manage the information technology resources of an individual or organization;

Anticipate the changing direction of information technology and evaluate and

communicate the likely utility of new technologies to an individual or organization;

Understand and for some to contribute to the scientific, mathematical and theoretical
foundations on which information technologies are built;
2. Gra
du
ate
Pro
file

In general, the graduates of the program will have the ability to:
A. Use and apply current technical concepts and practice in the core area of information
technology.
B. Analyze, identify and define the IT requirements that must be satisfied to address
problems or opportunities faced by organizations or individuals.
C. Design effective and usable IT-based solutions and integrate them into the user
environment.
D. Identify and evaluate current and emerging technologies and assess their
applicability to address the users needs.
E. Analyze the impact of technology on individual, organization and society.
F. Assist in the creation of an effective project plan.
G. Analyze, adopt and demonstrate IT best practices, standards and their application.
H. Demonstrate independent critical thinking and problem solving skill
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I.

Collaborate in teams to accomplish a common goal by integrating personal initiatives

and group cooperation.

J. Communicate effectively and efficiently with clients, users and peers both verbally
and in writing, using appropriate terminology.
K. Implement, maintain and manage information technologies and services.
L. Implement, maintain and manage Web based systems and services.
M. Implement, maintains and manages data and database systems.
N. Recognize the need for continued learning throughout their career.
3. Atti
tud
es
an
d
Val
ues
The graduates will be inspired:

To have professionalism at the center of their personality.

To have a positive and responsive attitude towards the value of information

resources and towards their profession (love, dedication, commitment, etc.).

To have good personal confidence in their jobs and professional activities.

To have the sense of co-operation, honesty, loyalty, etc. and to be ethical.

4. Pr
act
ica
l
At
tac
h
me
nt
ob
jec
tiv
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To provide workplace experience/exposure for senior students in the Information

Technology program

To enhance the departments network and linkages with industrial companies &
businesses vis--vis career placement for its graduates

To provide opportunities for future professionals relative to the labor market

To enable the students to apply and appreciate the relevance of classroom

learning

To gain inputs so as to continuously improve the Practical Attachment Program of

the department

5. Guidelines
A. The Program encourage and make it mandatory to senior students to participate in
Practical Attachment through industry-immersion. This is for them to understand,
involve and experience the industry-based practice as future Information Technology
Professional.
B. The Department seeks and recommends possible IT industries and Companies
where there is a specific IT department for this undertaking. A Letter of
Endorsement (Appendix A) address to the IT Industry/Company is given to the
student.
C. Prior to commencing the Practical Attachment students should informed the
Department of Information Technology if they are accepted by the companies
through. This is through the a confirmation letter indicating the Name of the
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Company/Industry, Managers or Supervisors name, Contact Details and Email

Address
D. The students will undergo practical attachment for not less than (300) hrs but not
more than 2 months to selected and recommended IT industries or companies.
E. All their works and activities during the industry immersion should be directly related
to the different areas of IT profession which includes Software Development,
Database Administration, Web Development/Programming, System and
Network Administration and Computer Maintenance and Technical Support.
F. There will be close monitoring of their performance and students should acts and
behaves like a professional where they must adhere to the policies and norms of the
industry/company. This involves functionality to every day attendance, right attitudes
towards work, participate in department activities, and follow guidelines set by the
company.
G. Upon the completion of the practical attachment, an evaluation form (Appendix B.) is
to be filled up by the Immediate Supervisor and will be cross check by the
Department of information Technology during submission.
H. The students must develop a Narrative Report (Appendix C), and will present it to
the Department of Information Technology for evaluation and feedback.
I.

Hence, the equivalent mark will be given to the students.

Appendix A.

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology student, in partial fulfillment of the

course, is required to Three Hundred (300) hours of office Practicum.
In this regard, we have chosen your good office from the list of prestigious public/private
office to help our students avail of the opportunity to familiarize with the actual office
practice.

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May you help, therefore, _____________________________, to undergo apprenticeship in

your office?
At the end of this training, please furnish us a certification that indicates the overall rating of
his/her performance for reference and guidance.

Thank you very much.

Truly yours,

Appendix B.
EVALUATION SHEET FOR PRACTICAL ATTACHMENT
Student Name:___________________________________ ID: ______________________
Program: ___________________________________
Name of Company / Organization: ____________________________________________
Region: __________________________________________________________________
Below are the evaluation criteria to be filled-up by the immediate supervisor:

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______________________________
Immediate Supervisor
Signature over Printed Name
Department Assigned: _______________________________________
Field of Training Given: ______________________________________
Inclusive Date of Immersion: From: ______________________ to:__________________
Total No. of Hours Rendered by the Students:___________________
Note: Please return this to the students with Certificate of Completion of the Total
Number of Hours Rendered
Appendix C. Narrative Report

Narrative Report
To contain the following inputs:
a. Introduction
b. Company profile
i.
Mission
ii.
Vision
iii.
Organizational Chart
iv.
Core Values
v.
Product Services Description
vi.
Stakeholders
vii.
Company/Institution/Organizational History
viii.
Logo & its meaning
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c. Proof of Work Place Activities (Pictures of different angles and different of

all IT related work, with supervisor and other worker, in front of the
building, etc.)
d. Classroom learning/theories used during the Practical Attachment in the host
company
e. Issues and concerns about the company as noted during the Practical
Attachment
f. Recommendations to improve company as noted during the Practical
Attachment
g. Summary of the OJT Experience and other functions accomplished during the
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(format: times new roman, font size- 12, spacing 1.5, 1 inch margin in all sides)

H. The Journal
Contains daily record of Practical Attachment /Practicum tasks/responsibilities accomplished
Each daily record should contain the following:
The date and time: Day 1 would be the day of the assumption of Practical
Attachment duty as stated in the letter
The list of tasks performed
Significant learning/s for the day
Hour/s Rendered
Signature of the immediate supervisor

Appendix D. Daily Record Journal

Name of Student:_____________________________ ID number: _______________

Month: _________________

Date/Time

List of Task

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Significant

Hours

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Performed

Learning of the
Day

Rendere
d

of
Immediate
Supervisor

___________________________________
Name of Signature of Immediate Supervisor

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