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5.3 Student Requirements
Industrial Training is
COMPULSORY
for all Bachelor of Computer Science and
Bachelor of Information Technology students who are listed as eligible. Eligible
students:
a) Must have taken all Faculty and Programme Core Courses (except Academic
Project I and Academic Project II).
b) Must not register Industrial Training together with any other courses in one
semester.
c) Are not allowed to postpone their Industrial Training to the final semester of their
studies if they have fulfilled the stipulated requirements.
5.4 Requirements of Organisations/Companies
As the measure to ensure that organisations/companies offering Industrial Training
provide suitable training in the field of Computer Science and Information Technology,
the Faculty has set some criteria that must be fulfilled by any of the interested
organisations/companies, namely:
a) The organisations/companies MUST offer job specifications within the scope stated
in Section 5.5. Jobs and tasks that focus only on sales, teaching, administration
and the like, are NOT allowed.
b) The organisations/companies MUST offer formal working hour and office
environment only. Teleworking, virtual office and so on, are NOT allowed. Students
are allowed to work on night shift if it is the instruction from the companies and it
follows the companies’ safety guidelines for workers.
c) It is NOT compulsory for the organisations/companies to provide allowances or
honorarium to the students but are highly encouraged to do so to help students in
coping with living expenses.
5.5 Training Scope
Organisations/companies offering Industrial Training to the students MUST be able to
train them in the practical aspects of Computer Science and Information Technology.
The suggested job scopes include, but not limited to:
a) Become a member of a system development project: conduct feasibility study,
analysis, design, implementation, maintenance and evaluation.
b) Formulate problem solution and programming in information management system
development, web access, computer network control, and research and
development.
Other than that, organisations/companies have the responsibility to provide students
with the opportunity to enhance their soft skills.
5.6 Students’ Responsibilities
a) Identify and apply directly to suitable organisations/companies for Industrial
Training placement one semester before the Industrial Training Programme for
local placement, and at least two semesters before the Industrial Training
Programme for abroad placement. Refer to Section 5.7.
b) Should not undergo Industrial Training in organisation/company where there might
be conflict of interests, such as, in organisation/company owned by own family or
