My A121 Practicum Students

The title says it all :-) The following is the excerpt from the Practicum Information System:

Berikut adalah nama-nama pelajar dibawah penyeliaan tuan/puan.

No. Matrik	Nama	Program	Nama Organisasi	Alamat	No.Tel Org.	Tempoh Praktikum
197344	MOHD ZAILANI BIN YAHYA	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu	Bandar Raya Islam Jalan Hospital 15990 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7483344	04/02/2013-21/07/2013
197440	SARIMAH BINTI MUSTAPHA	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	PEJABAT SETIAUSAHA KERAJAAN NEGERI KELANTAN	Bahagian Pengurusan Sumber Manusia Blok 2, Aras 2 Kota Darulnaim 15503 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7481957	04/02/2013-21/07/2013
197732	NOOR HIDAYU BINTI MUKHTAR	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	PEJABAT SETIAUSAHA KERAJAAN NEGERI KELANTAN	Bahagian Pengurusan Sumber Manusia Blok 2, Aras 2 Kota Darulnaim 15503 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7481957	04/02/2013-21/07/2013
197801	SITI AISHAH BINTI ZULLKIFLI	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	Telekom Malaysia Berhad	Unit Sumber Manusia Blok A, Tingkat 3 Jalan Doktor 15000 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	097415636/5051	04/02/2013-21/07/2013
197913	NORAINI BINTI ISMAIL	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	Tenaga Nasional Berhad	Aras 5, Wisma TNB Jalan Tok Hakim 15000 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7461280	04/02/2013-21/07/2013
197701	NUR LIYANA ELINA BT MOHD ABDUL GHAZI	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	Ain Medicare Sdn Bhd	Jln 6/44 Kawasan Perindustrian Pengkalan Chepa 2 16100 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7743388	04/02/2013-21/07/2013
197805	NORIZAN BINTI FADZIL @ ABD HADI	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	ERRA MANAGEMENT & SECRETARIAL SERVICES	No. 4 (PT 327), Tingkat 1 Bangunan MPKS, Pasar Berek 12 Jalan Hospital 15200 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7437076	04/02/2013-21/07/2013
197509	MOHD AIDIL BIN MD HASSAN	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	JABATAN KESELAMATAN JALAN RAYA	Tingkat 6, Menara Perbadanan Jalan Tengku Petra Semerak 05000 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	097413440	04/02/2013-21/07/2013
197668	IBRAHIM BIN MUHAMMAD	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	KILANG SAWIT KEMAHANG	Peti Surat 35 17507 Tanah Merah, Kelantan		04/02/2013-21/07/2013
197443	MOHD RAZIF BIN RAWI	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	PEJABAT TANAH BESUT	Kg. Raja 22200 Besut, Terengganu	09-6956326	04/02/2013-21/07/2013

A111 Practicum Report Format

The report shall be an account of your stay at the practicum site. You have to include the following sections in your report:

1.     Introduction

a.     Yourself  (10-15 pages)

i.     Passport standard photograph

ii.     Personal background (family, hometown, experiences, etc.)

iii.     Academic achievements (subjects, CGPA, academic competitions, etc.)

iv.     Extra-curricular activities (hobbies, memberships, community service, etc.)

v.     Your Mission Statement in life

vi.     Self SWOT analysis (at least one page for each component, so minimum of 4 pages)

2.     Company Background (20-25 pages)

a.     Internal

i.     Profile

1.     History

2.     Products/Services

3.     Research and Development (if any)

4.     Other information

ii.     Organisational structure

1.     Identify key players in all levels

2.     Departments

b.     External

i.     Competitors

ii.     Customers

iii.     Stakeholders

c.     Flow

i.     Materials

ii.     Information

iii.     People

3.     Problems and Issues (10-15 pages)

a.     Strategic issues

i.     Company direction/strategies

ii.     Problems highlighted in memos, circulars, etc.

b.     Tactical issues

i.     Medium term

ii.     Problems highlighted in memos, circulars, etc.

c.     Everyday issues (operational issues)

i.     Complaints by employees

ii.     Problems highlighted in memos, circulars, etc.

4.     Practicum contribution (20-25 pages)

a.     Identify one issue that you can help your company with

b.     Describe possible alternatives/solutions to address the identified issue

c.     Explain how you helped the company to solve this issue using one of the solutions that you identified

d.     Show the impact or results of that solution

5.     Reflection (10-15 pages)

a.     Toward self

i.     What you learned/gained. Memories of the practicum experience, such as scariest moment, proudest moment, most challenging moment, etc

ii.     What advice and recommendations you have for future practical students:

1.     In general

2.     For the company

iii.     What recommendations do you have for the company:

1.     In managing practical students

2.     In improving the company

6.     Appendix

a.     Your FULL resume/CV

b.     Other documentation

So, your report will be a minimum of 70 pages and maximum of 95 pages. Include photographs in your report to support your explanation. Please include any documentation/materials/evidence in the appendix. ALSO, remember that this is a loose guideline, there may be some sections that you have little information, while some sections you may have lots of information. Adjust accordingly. If you feel that you need to re-structure your report differently then email me with your suggestion.

For the specifications of your report:

1.     Font

a.     Body of text: Arial 11

b.     Header Level 1 & 2: Arial 12 Bold

c.     Header Level 3 & 4: Arial 12 Bold + Italics

d.     Header Level 5 and above: Arial 11 Bold

2.     1.5 spacing, 0 before and 0 after (see Paragraph option)

3.     No indentation, left and right justified.

4.     Tables and figures follow APA style

5.     No footnotes, no endnotes. All explanations should be in the body of text.

6.     References not required, but recommended. Follow APA style.

7.     The final report must be HARD-COVER BOUNDED. Follow the COVER specifications of the UUM Master thesis (refer to UUM COB website, post-graduate department), but the cover must be DARK GREEN, with gold letter writing. The spine must contain your name, company name, year and semester, for example: Faisal Zulhumadi            Rapiti Sdn. Bhd.     2000 (A072)

Some advice...

The following are my tips for PRACTICUM STUDENTS:

1. Be pro-active, keep asking for work. If you see something that they do that you feel you can do, volunteer to do it for them (but MAKE SURE you are careful and avoid making mistakes). Jobs like data entry, filing, etc. Take easy jobs first, and then move on to harder ones like designing a database system, building a website/portal, etc. But remember, you are MOT students, and NOT engineering, IT, accounting, etc. students.

2. Be patient. If they give you a difficult job, calm down, do not panic. Sit down in front of the computer and do research, find information about your problem from Google. See if you can find a solution. If you can’t, then ask the supervisor more about solving the problem. LEARN before ASKING... supervisors get frustrated if you don’t take the effort to learn about the problem.

3. Keep a record of ALL your work/activities. Normally it involves a description, objective, scope of work, duration, and achievement. Also add extra comments (like your feelings, observations, etc.).

4. Think about what you can contribute to the company (this will be the main topic of your report). Can you introduce something new (like a management style/system, a database system, etc.) or help to make recommendations for improving the old (like updating their 5S, simplify data entry method, etc.). Always remember to look at point number 2 above. A good source would be to talk to other employees and listen to their complaints. Sometimes they might complain about the office layout (5S), upper management direction (strategic planning, Ishikawa fishbone, etc.), anti-virus problem (updating), poor management (management styles), inventory record problem (database), etc.

5. Be independent. Do not rely on others to make your practicum a valuable experience. Ask, ask, and ask... for work, for advice, etc., and share... experiences, ideas, etc. This is the time to explore and develop the soft-skills that you have picked up in UUM. Be a team player when needed, and lead when the opportunity arises. Practice your communication skills, where possible in English, and your people management skills (how to manage your boss, colleagues, customers, etc.).

Anyways, that is all for now, wishing you all the best.

My A111 Practicum Students

The title says it all :-) The following is the excerpt from the Practicum Information System:

Berikut adalah nama-nama pelajar dibawah penyeliaan tuan/puan.

No. Matrik	Nama	Program	Nama Organisasi	Alamat	No.Tel Org.	Tempoh Praktikum
127109	AZZERE BIN SIDI AHMAD	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	PEJABAT RISDA NEGERI KELANTAN	( Pejabat Pengarah Risda Ng Kelantan ) Batu 2 Jalan Kuala Krai 15050 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7484077	06/02/2012-20/07/2012
126432	MUHAMMAD FAIZAL BIN SAMSUDIN	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	PEJABAT SETIAUSAHA KERAJAAN NEGERI KELANTAN	Bahagian Pengurusan Sumber Manusia Blok 2, Aras 2 Kota Darulnaim 15503 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7481957	06/02/2012-20/07/2012
127189	AB RAZAK BIN ABDULLAH	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	PEJABAT SETIAUSAHA KERAJAAN NEGERI KELANTAN	Bahagian Pengurusan Sumber Manusia Blok 2, Aras 2 Kota Darulnaim 15503 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7481957	06/02/2012-20/07/2012
127225	SITI FAZLYNA BINTI YUSUF	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	PEJABAT SETIAUSAHA KERAJAAN NEGERI KELANTAN	Bahagian Pengurusan Sumber Manusia Blok 2, Aras 2 Kota Darulnaim 15503 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7481957	06/02/2012-20/07/2012
126626	NURUL FAZLINA BT MAT ZIN	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	Pasir Puteh Dev. Corp. Sdn Bhd	523 Jln Raja Perempuan Zainab II Kubang Kerian 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7654286	06/02/2012-20/07/2012
126468	NOR SURIANI BINTI ABD HALIM	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	Ain Medicare Sdn Bhd	Jln 6/44 Kawasan Perindustrian Pengkalan Chepa 2 16100 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7743388	06/02/2012-20/07/2012
126497	NOR ZA AIFAA BTE MOHD KAMAL	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	Ain Medicare Sdn Bhd	Jln 6/44 Kawasan Perindustrian Pengkalan Chepa 2 16100 Kota Bharu, Kelantan	09-7743388	06/02/2012-20/07/2012
127059	ZULKIFLI BIN MD SAHINI	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	Madura Industries Sdn Bhd	Lot A1 & A2,Industrial Complex SME Bank Kg. Raja 22000 Besut, Terengganu	09-6955151	06/02/2012-20/07/2012
127211	SUHAIMI BIN HASSAN	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	Madura Industries Sdn Bhd	Lot A1 & A2,Industrial Complex SME Bank Kg. Raja 22000 Besut, Terengganu	09-6955151	06/02/2012-20/07/2012
127455	YUSMA AMALINA BINTI MOHAMED YUSOFF	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	INSTITUT KEMAHIRAN BELIA NEGARA	Kampung Tangok 16300 Bachok, Kelantan	097787700	06/02/2012-20/07/2012
126532	FAIRUN NISHA BINTI RAZANI	Pengurusan Teknologi(U16)	MUKA BUKIT ENTERPRISE	Lot 84, Kg. Cherang Bukit Tiu 18500 Machang, Kelantan	09-9756569	06/02/2012-20/07/2012