Aims of Industrial Experience

I N D U S T R I A L L O G B O O K

C O N T E N T S

1. INTRODUCTION

1. INSTRUCTIONS

1. AIMS OF INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

1. DEPARTMENTAL CRITERIA

1. HEALTH & SAFETY

1. DOCUMENTING YOUR PLACEMENT

INTRODUCTION

This Logbook will take you through the steps you need to take in order to qualify for the C.U.E.D Industrial Experience Requirements.

If you take 15 minutes to read through the instructions contained herein, presenting your documentation to qualify for Industrial Experience will be a formality. Engineers need to be able to understand and meet specified criteria and also to produce clear and concise reports, so completing the logbook will help you to develop these skills.

The booklet contains important sections on:

 Health & Safety, and there is a checklist included. There is also a letter addressed to your employer to remind them of their obligations regarding Health & Safety matters, you should detach this note and are made aware of its contents.

 Recording your activities correctly, documentation in the correct format is essential for qualification for the C.U.E.D Industrial Experience Requirements to be met fully. Please ensure your report is completed and signed before departure. Failure to perform this relatively simple task often causes hours of future lost time attempting to rectify this oversight.

 The Employer is requested to fill in a short feedback section, which will give you a better idea of your performance on some of the non-technical areas of the Industrial Experience. You can also use the Employers section as a reference for any future employment.

Once you have completed all the sections, you should then present the document to the Industrial Placement Co-ordinator for confirmation that you have met the requirements.

Lastly, the vast majority of the students conduct themselves admirably whilst on Industrial Experience and most are invited back the following year. Some are even offered jobs on Graduation as a result. Whilst not everyone wishes to return, please keep in mind that in future a C.U.E.D. student may wish to follow in your footsteps. Continuing in this vein, it would be helpful to me if you could ensure that you complete all the details on the employer's organisation so I can easily maintain contact with them in the future.

I hope you enjoy your experiences and I look forward to hearing all about them on your return.

Igor Wowk July 2015 Industrial Experience Co-ordinator

INSTRUCTIONS

BEFORE YOU START

1.Refresh your memory regarding the AIMS of Industrial Experience.

2.Check criteria: Make sure that the work you are going to undertake will meet the Department Regulations. So check CUED criteria against any verbal or written description given by the employer. If there is any doubt refer to Industrial Placement Co-ordinator.

ON ARRIVAL

3.a)Health & Safety at Work

Read the enclosed information and then liaise with the employer to ensure that Health & Safety will be dealt with during your induction to the organisation. Hand over Health & Safety statement to your supervisor.

b)Show your supervisor your logbook and make them aware that they will have to complete the review and sign your summary at some time BEFORE your departure.

c)Fill in Placement Summary Page, photocopy or e-mail an electronic version and send to .

DURING PLACEMENT

4.a)Record your activities in preparation for your summary.

b)Conduct yourself appropriately and show respect to your colleagues.

ON COMPLETION OF YOUR PLACEMENT

5.Complete your own summary and ensure it is signed by your supervisor or a senior person in the organisation, before you leave the premises.

Ensure your review is completed by a suitable person in the organisation.

MICHAELMAS TERM

6.Present completed documentation to the Industrial Placement Co-ordinator.

A I M S

-to help students to meet certain course objectives.

-to give added understanding to academic principles and added relevance to course work.

-to develop analytical, problem solving, practical and presentation skills.

-to develop an understanding of commercial, time, practical and human restraints.

- to develop personal skills in particular self management, working in teams, relating effectively to others and customer/client relationships.

- to develop your careers aspirations and assist decision making in this area.

The examiners feel that without meeting the requirement you are not able to graduate as an Engineer with Honours from the B.A part of your studies.

YOUR OWN AIMS

A period of Industrial Experience may enable you to:-

-make certain aspects of the course more understandable.

-apply skills and knowledge gained on the course.

-make more informed career decisions.

-improve your career profile.

-develop some of your existing interests and some new ones previously untried.

-gain confidence and improve your personal skills.

-gain experience of what it is like to be a shop floor worker, technician or other type of worker.

-earn some money and visit different places.

DEPARTMENTAL CRITERIA

Industrial Experience Requirement for the Engineering Tripos & the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos

To obtain Honours in Part IB of the Engineering Tripos a candidate must satisfy the Examiners that he or she has such workshop or equivalent experience as shall be determined by the Faculty Board of Engineering, and to obtain Honours in Part IIA of the Engineering Tripos, in Part I of the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos and in Part I of the Electrical and Information Sciences Tripos a candidate must satisfy the Examiners that he or she has such industrial or equivalent experience as shall be determined by the Faculty Board.

The Faculty Board have approved the following requirements:

Engineering Tripos Part IB

Four weeks of relevant industrial experience.

Engineering Tripos Part IIA, Manufacturing Engineering Tripos Pt. 11A,

Four additional weeks of relevant industrial experience or, for a student who has not been a candidate for Part IB of the Engineering Tripos, four weeks of relevant industrial experience.

Relevant industrial experience is defined as any work of an engineering nature involving other people in an engineering environment, except where the work is only computer programming of a routine nature. It may involve design, development, manufacturing, construction or research work, provided that this includes interaction with the work of others on an engineering subject.

1.Practical training in the use of tools in an engineering training workshop will be acceptable for one period of four weeks of relevant industrial experience whether for Part IB or for the Engineering Tripos Part IIA, Manufacturing Engineering Tripos Part I and Electrical and Information Sciences Tripos Part I but not for both the required periods.

2.Computer programming of a routine nature means programming which uses only standard spreadsheets or other similar standard software. The development of new programs for engineering analysis is not considered to be routine programming.

3.Any dispute concerning the interpretation of these requirements will be determined by appeal to the Head of the Department of Engineering whose decision will be final.

DOCUMENTATION

Confirmation is required from an authorised officer of the company or institution that the industrial experience has been obtained. This should preferably be in the form of a signed up logbook. This written confirmation of the work should be presented by the candidate to Mr I Wowk, the Industrial Experience Co-ordinator, who can also supply pro-forma logbooks. Mr Wowk has an office on the second floor Centre Wing of the Baker Building Room BC3-07. He may be contacted on 01223 332778 for an appointment and he holds a comprehensive database of suitable companies which may be accessed at any time in working hours. He is also available via electronic mail: or

HEALTH AND SAFETY

HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW

Various acts cover Health and Safety ( H & S ) , mainly the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974). It ensures that the company should:

1.have a written H & S Policy available for inspection.

2.be registered with the Health and Safety Executive or Local Authority Environmental Health Department.

3.undertake risk assessments in all appropriate areas of work.

4.have a formal procedure for recording accidents.

DURING YOUR PLACEMENT

1.If you are asked to handle or operate any equipment make sure you receive:

-full operational instructions.

-awareness training on potential hazards.

-emergency procedures if appropriate.

2.Make sure you are eligible by law to operate machinery or equipment e.g. forklift truck drivers require appropriate training and certification.

3.If you have any problem with the Health and Safety aspects of your placement, raise them initially with your workplace supervisor, appointed Safety Officer or management.

4.If you have any concerns about Health & Safety on your placement which cannot be resolved by the organisation, you should contact the Industrial Placement Co-ordinator (Igor Wowk, tel: +44 (0)01223 332778) or alternatively the Deputy Head of Department (Teaching) currently Dr Claire Barlow , tel: +44 (0)1223 332625

WORKING ABROAD

You are strongly advised to take out appropriate Travel and Medical Insurance if you are going to work abroad, particularly if you are a E.U citizen working anywhere outside the member states, or you are a non E U citizen working in another E U country outside the UK.

Many countries have reciprocal health arrangements especially inside the European Union, which for UK & E U citizens will be covered by the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).

For students working abroad it is suggested that they check with the Foreign Embassy of the country they are intending to visit.

For Foreign students returning to their own country they should check with the equivalent of the Department of Employment (in the UK) as to the appropriate legislation.

Each country has a Governmental organisation with the responsibility for Health & Safety.

STUDENT PLACEMENT SAFETY INDUCTION
This student safety checklist for placement students is for guidance. All on site safety requirements MUST be adhered to. Below are items you need to be made aware of.
1. / Means of fire evacuation from work area/building
2. / Fire evacuation and assembly points
3. / Location of fire alarm call points and extinguishers
4. / First Aider and first aid facilities, accident reporting
5. / Personal Protective equipment where issued (with instruction as required) (You have a duty to report any damage, loss or defects of issued items to your local supervisor)
6. / Housekeeping, toilet facilities, locations where you can/cannot eat and drink
7. / Observation of safety signs e.g. noise areas, safety specs etc
8. / Transport movement on site e.g. fork lift truck
9. / The known local safety hazards applicable to a process or procedure
10. / Check if relevant Risk and C.O.S.H.H assessments available
11. / Permits to operate/work where applicable
12. / IF THERE IS ANYTHING ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY YOU ARE NOT SURE OF THEN ASK, NEVER ASSUME

Under Sections 7 and 8 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 all employees have a duty as follows:-

It shall be the duty of every employee while at work:

(a) / to take reasonable care of the health and safety of HIMSELF/HERSELF and of OTHER PERSONS who may be effected by her/his acts or omissions at work.
and
(b) / as regards and duty or requirement imposed on his/her employer or any other person by or under any of the statutory provisions, to co-operate with him/her so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with.

No person shall intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interest of Health, Safety or Welfare in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions.

It is important that you ensure ALL items on the checklist and any other local health and safety concerns are explained to/and understood by you. Please remember item 12, the organisations would rather you asked than assumed.

DOCUMENTING YOUR PLACEMENT

PART ONE ( Pages 9 – 13 ) :

You must provide a description of your period of work (maximum three A4 pages). You may hand write it or produce an electronic version. However you must produce a hard copy & the signature must be original.

The account should contain the following details:

-an outline of the company's activities, in particular the engineering aspects of their operation.

-a description of the project or programme of work you were involved with.

-your role in the above activities, what you did and how you did it and what the outcome was.

-your relationships with the other engineers.

-a summary of what you felt you learnt.

-it must be signed by your supervisor or someone in a senior position in the organisation familiar with your work.

More detailed information, graphs, drawings and photographs should be maintained in the form of appendices or a separate notebook.

PART TWO ( Pages 14 – 17 ) :

This should be filled in by the employer and is a chance for you to gain some useful feedback on your performance. It is suggested that you arrange a suitable time shortly before the completion of your period of Industrial Experience for your employer to SIGN PART ONE and COMPLETE PART TWO.

NOTE: Some companies may have their own reporting systems, these are acceptable, providing they contain the following:

• a summary of your placement signed by the employer,
• the dates.
• The organisation’s address and contact points, including your supervisor.

PART ONE:

 On commencement of your placement, or as soon as possible after commencement, please complete the next page (page 10 - Placement summary) and return a copy to the Industrial placement Co-ordinator at the address given below.

 If you have already commenced your Industrial Experience Placement, complete the next page and return it to the address below.

 If you have completed the log book retrospectively fill in the Placement Summary section and provide a copy for the Industrial Placement Co-ordinator for CUED records.

 Ensure that all the details are complete on termination of your placement, in particular the dates which some students are inclined to forget.

 Send a copy of PLACEMENT SUMMARY PAGE to:

 IGOR WOWK Industrial Placement Co-ordinator,

Engineering Department University of Cambridge,

Trumpington Street, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1PZ

Or



PLACEMENT SUMMARY

YOUR NAME:
COLLEGE: / YEAR OF ENTRY:
PLACEMENT DETAILS
NAME OF EMPLOYER: / TELEPHONE NO:
FULL POSTAL ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER:
CONTACT/SUPERVISOR’S NAME:
JOB TITLE:
EMAIL ADDRESS OF THE ABOVE:
WEB SITE (IF APPLICABLE):
1) START DATE: 2) COMPLETION DATE:
OUTLINE OF PROPOSED ACTIVITIES

Please send this page to before you start your placement or a.s.a.p. after commencement!

PLACEMENT Report :

DATE: / SIGNED (Student):
DATE: / SIGNED (Supervisor):
DATE: / SIGNED (Student):
DATE: / SIGNED (Supervisor):
I certify that this accurately summarises the work undertaken on placement by:
Student's Name: / College:
Organisation:
Supervisors Name: / Position:
Signature: / Date:

 PLEASE ENSURE EMPLOYER DETAILS ON THE PLACEMENT SUMMARY PAGE, ARE COMPLETED BEFORE SIGNING ABOVE.

PART TWO: SKILLS/ABILITIES GUIDANCE NOTES

PLEASE INDICATE THE MOST APPROPRIATE DESCRIPTION FOR EACH CATEGORY.

ATTITUDE TO WORK

Will the trainee ask for more work or look for jobs to do?

1.Hard working, strong enthusiasm for the job.

2.Interested in most aspects of work, makes efforts to improve standards.

3.Shows some enthusiasm, a steady approach to routine work.

4.Does what is required but can be without interest or enthusiasm.

5.Reluctant to work, lacking interest or enthusiasm.

OUTPUT OF WORK

Does the level of work produced fit the trainee's level of experience and knowledge?

1.Outstanding in the amount of work he/she does.

2.Gets through a great deal of work.

3.Output satisfactory.

4.Does rather less than expected.

5.Output regularly insufficient.

ORGANISING AND PLANNING ABILITIES

Does the trainee have the ability to organise his/her work effectively or is supervision required to ensure deadlines are met?

1.Shows high degree of initiative with organising his/her work load.

2.Can safely be left in charge to monitor own work load.

3.Is able to organise work with minor instructions.

4.Works well with direction, can show signs of planning abilities.

5.Needs someone to organise work for them.

ATTITUDE TO WORKING IN GROUPS

Does the trainee enjoy/prefer working alone or with others?

1.Participates fully and effectively as a team member.

2.Sensitive to role of others - contributes occasionally to team effort.

3.Understands own role and relationship to other group members.

4.Performs own role adequately, but not aware of effect on the group effort.

5.Does not comprehend need for co-operation and prefers to work alone.

SAFETY AWARENESS

Does the student understand the need for safety regulations and act responsibly?

1.Always observes and applies high standard of safety.

2.Works safely, exercises caution with unknown factors.

3.Works safely under supervision.

4.Has shown little safety awareness.

5.A careless attitude to safety.

SKILLS/ABILITIES GUIDANCE NOTES

SPEED OF LEARNING

Once you have explained a task, are you confident that trainee is able to carry out the work?

1.An exceptionally quick learner.

2.A quick learner.

3.Learning ability satisfactory.

4.Unable to comprehend some instructions.

5.Has difficulty grasping new concepts.

QUALITY OF WORK

Can you expect work to be done to a set standard or do you need to check everything?

1.Distinguished for accurate and thorough work.

2.Maintains a high standard.

3.Work is generally of good quality.

4.Quality is inconsistent.

5.Inaccurate and slovenly in his/her work.

SELF CONFIDENCE

Does the trainee realise his/her abilities?

1.Has positive and confident approach to work/new tasks.

2.Confident on routine work, cautious with new work.

3.Well-practised tasks confident, very cautious with new work.

4.Works well but lack of confidence impairs performance.

5.Potentially useful worker but lacks self confidence.

WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY

How does the trainee respond to authority?

1.Inspires confidence and communicates well.

2.Works well with those in authority.

3.Lacks some confidence in communicating with authority.

4.Responds to direction but does not communicate well.

5.Tends to show negative attitude to those in authority.

TIMEKEEPING

When late, does the trainee give genuine reasons for lateness?