IT REPORT (CSC 392)

STUDENTS’ INDUSRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME

HELD AT

LEKKI COMPUTER INSTITUTE

By

Iduh, Maryanne Eneh

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES,

FACULYT OF SCIENCE

Augustine University Ilara-Epe

APRIL – SEPTEMBER, 2018

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 CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that this report has been read and approved as meeting the requirements of the Department
for grading CSC 392 (SIWES Report) for the award of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. – Hons.) Degree in Computer
Science of Augustine University Ilara-Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria.

Mr. Akinyemi Akinrotimi October 19th, 2018

(Institution-Based Supervisor)

Mr. Timothy Ogunleye October 19th, 2018

(Departmental SIWES Coordinator)

Prof. James A., OGUNTUASE October 19th, 2018

(Head of Department)

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Thanks be to the Almighty God for blessing, guidance, protection, the courage and the opportunity given to
me to the successful completion of my SIWES program may his protection and blessing continue to be with
us Amen.
I wish to express my thanks to my beloved parents for moral and financial support towards the completion of
my IT program. May God continue to bless the work of their hands and help their various businesses to
flourish Amen.

Lastly I would like to acknowledge the effort of my supervisors Mr. Abiola Oluwafemi Samuel for his
guidance and encouragement and the entire staff of LEKKI COMPUTER INSTITUTE for their relevant
suggestions and contribution towards my program plus the management of LCI Lekki Computer Institute for
their understanding, helping hands and opportunity given to me to work with them in their organization.

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 ABSTRACT
On the 09 April I started my Industrial training program which lasted for 6 months. A training program that
should be done by students in all Nigerian higher learning institutions and that is made a mandate by
National University Commission (NUC) and Industrial Training fund (ITF) and which a report is submitted at
the end of the program.

This industrial report contains the experienced and skills gained over the 6 months given to me the LEKKI
COMPUTER INSTITUTE (LCI).
The following are the skills and new things I was thought and learnt at my stay in LEKKI COMPUTER
INSTUTUTE (LCI) they include programming in Java, web design using WordPress, and graphic design using
CorelDraw also acquired some teaching skills and communication skills as well.

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 Table of Contents
CERTIFICATION.............................................................................................................................. 2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..................................................................................................................... 3
ABSTRACT...................................................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER ONE................................................................................................................................ 6
General introduction................................................................................................................... 6
1.3 OVERVIEW, DURATION AND REMUNERATION..........................................7
1.4 BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT....................................................7
1.4 Organogram of LEKKI COMPUTER INSTITUTE (LCI)....................................8
CHAPTER TWO............................................................................................................................... 9
Organizational Structure............................................................................................................. 9
2.1 List of the available operational Departments................................................9
2.2 Summary of Organizational functions..............................................9
2.3 Mode of Operations..........................................................9
CHAPTER THREE........................................................................................................................... 10
Overall Experience.................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Overview Experience within and outside the Organization......................10
3.2 Knowledge and Skills Acquired..................................................11
3.3 Observations and Contributions......................................................13
3.4 Challenges encountered during the Exercise (SIWES)............................14
3.5 Suggestions to Challenges encountered..........................................14
CHAPTER FOUR............................................................................................................................ 15
Conclusion and Recommendations............................................................................................ 15
4.1 Summary.................................................................................... 15
4.2 Relevance of Experience gained in connection with Classroom Knowledge......15
4.3 Conclusion..........................................................................15
4.4 Recommendations on the Scheme.....................................................16
Appendix...................................................................................................................................... 17
IMPORTANCE OF GRAPHICS DESIGN.......................................................................................... 17
References................................................................................................................................... 17

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CHAPTER ONE
General introduction
1.0 PREAMBLE

The 6 months IT program as directed and authorized by National University Commission (NUC) which this
report is based on which I started on the 09 April 2018. The program is really call Students Industrial Work
Experience scheme (SIWES) is actually a form IT Industrial Training. It has a total of 6 units and it is an
essential prerequisite in our course of study.

The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is a yearly program premeditated by the institution
in collaboration with industries, companies and firms to offer practical knowledge and bridge the gap
between the theoretical and practical knowledge gained by the students in Universities, Polytechnics, college
of education and other educational institutions

1.1 JUSTIFICATION FOR SIWES

Student Industrial work experience was instigated in the year 1973 by the Industrial Training Funds (ITF), it
sole aim of formation was to bridge the gap between the practical aspect and the theoretical phase been
thought in Universities, Polytechnics College of Education and other educational institutes.

As time passed, the Student Industrial Work Experienced Scheme (SIWES) has contributed vastly to
constructing the common pool of technical and similar skills undertaken in Nigeria economy which are
necessary for the Nations’ Industrial growth.

Additionally the place and significance of Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is stressed
by the fact that the scheme provides to improving the value of technical skills generally accessible in the pool
from which the employer looks for technical Qualities.

Lastly it provides students with the to merge and blend well the theories in the classroom with the practical
knowledge gain out there in the industry, it also concocts students for employment and brands the transition
from school to the labor market easier after graduation

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1.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF EXERCISE (SIWES)

I. To prepare students for the work situation they are likely to meet after graduation in other words
labor market.
II. To expose students to work methods and techniques in handling equipment, devices and
machineries that may not be available in the university or institute.
III. Help student make transition from university environment to the business world and thus enhance
students contact for later job placement after school.
IV. To prepare students for the work situation they are likely to meet after graduation.
V. Provide students an opportunity to apply their skills and bridging the gap between higher education
and actual practice.
VI. Enlist and strengthen employer’s involvement in the entire educational process of preparing
university graduates for employment in industry.

1.3 OVERVIEW, DURATION AND REMUNERATION

My Industrial training was carried out in LCI Lekki Computer Institute, a distinguished information and
computer Technology institution in Nigeria who are known to offer so many professional courses and are
regarded for their excellence at it. The fine institute is located Front Floor, ground Floor, Km 42, Lekki Epe
Express way, Alfar Bus-stop opp. Children’s place plaza Sangotedo Lagos, Nigeria.

My IT program at LCI lasted for a period of 6 months of which I was told I won’t be paid but after the first 2
months the company decided to pay me I was given the allowance of N15, 000 for the first 3rd and the 4th
months and then was later increased to N20, 000 for the last two months of my stay in LCI.

1.4 BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT

LEKKI COMPUTER INSTITUTE (LCI) is a renowned information and computer technology institution in Nigeria
with over decade of knowledge in ICT consultancy and training. It was established in the year 2013 of April
and has it office at Alfar Bus-stop, opp. Children’s place plaza Sangotedo, Ajah, Lekki Lagos.

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The institution started with the normal basic computer training, it came as a result of Mr. Augustine Owere
who had great passion for knowledge. LCI was one of the foremost institution in the Sangotedo axis in Lagos.
LCI got its accreditations and affiliations with Tech Giants from India in 2015. Then professional programs
were introduced in 2016, it also got affiliation with Nigeria Computer Society in 2016, there several
companies in partnership with LEKKI COMPUTER INSTITUTE (LCI) include: PWAN HOMES, UNDET, Folk land
etc.

1.4 Organogram of LEKKI COMPUTER INSTITUTE (LCI)

CHAIR
MAN

MANAGER

GRAPHIC
TEACHERS DESIGNERS

OTHER
STAFF

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CHAPTER TWO
Organizational Structure
2.1 List of the available operational Departments

 Accounting Department
 Teaching Department
 Business Section
 Managerial / Admin Department
 Marketing Department

2.2 Summary of Organizational functions

LCI is a computer training school that basically teaches students computer related courses and run IT career
programs such as accounting operation with Peachtree, Android App programming, Oracle certified
Associated with Java SE7 programmer (PCA7), Oracle certified professional Java SE7 programmer11,Content
Management System (WordPress / Joomla), Digital Marketing / online Communication, Diploma in
information Technology, graphic designs, Computer Animation create 3D motion graphics, Web
Development course.
They also render services like printing, Branding, typing etc.

2.3 Mode of Operations

Internally: LCI uses e - marketing to advertise in other words sell their services on the internet like their
Website and effective communication with client’s, staffs and Marketers are trained to kindly and nicely
speak or have real conversation with the customer or client.

Externally: sharing flyers to people near and far and also sending Proposal to schools and other
organizations and firms too.

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CHAPTER THREE
Overall Experience
3.1 Overview Experience within and outside the Organization

I did my SIWES in LCI LEKKI COMPUTER INSTITUTE which I started early April after searching for IT placement
and submitting my letter in several Organizations. Getting into LCI, I was interviewed by the manager of the
Institute and was told to go home that I would be gotten back to , then I was called the next day and was told
I should start on the 09 April, 2018.

Resumed on that day I was told to come, I came as early as 8am and then was introduced to some members
of staff and other IT students already in the Organization, I was then told by Mr. Christopher that he was
going to be my Supervisor and was showed around was taken to some of the classes and later asked some
questions about my stay in school so far and about some things I have been thought so far.

I was introduced to Mr. Ali who was a programmer in Java was told I would be working with him for some
time he asked me to writes some programs which includes Fibonacci series in Java, and after the first week I
was then introduced to Mr. Ope who is a web designer I also worked for a week with him he thought me
basics of designing your own web site using WordPress, I leant how to create my own database with
WordPress using a local server, I also leant how to download any desired themes and install plugins, did this
for another one week then the third week I switched to Mr. Ola who is the graphics designer I started
graphics was really enjoying it he explained some of the tools in Corel draw X5 and their uses he continued
with the basics and a very simple logo design with time we advanced to editing of so many things an design
of so many flyers, school logos, business cards, and banners for clients and I was some time asked to teach
some students into to using Corel draw I then started using the latest version of Corel Draw I was also asked
around July to take some students computer science and English pass questions Before then I was instructed
by my supervisor to be taken MS Word and MS excel which I did as I was still learning graphics.

In summary my daily routine at LCI was

 Resumed by 8am
 Moring devotion by 9am after having gone through that’s day’s exercise to be thought on the
allocated packages.

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  Teaching starts by 10am officially MS Excel
 Then graphics class with Mr. Ola till 3pm
 Evening classes
 Closed by 6pm

Listed above is my Monday to Friday routine on Saturdays since I was told it would be included in the days I
should be present to work I resume by 12pm on Saturdays and then do graphics I would be designing for a
client or would be given something to design by Mr. Ola or would be trying to replicate something online.

3.2 Knowledge and Skills Acquired

Before the commencement of my SIWES program I was familiar with some programming languages which
we had done in school. But was better and comfortable using C# but then can just create basic console
applications and also windows form application with C#. When I started the IT program though was given an
instructor to help me improve on my programming skills using Java but instead I grew interest for graphics
because I actually had never done graphics or been thought on how to design anything with the system or
any software so I he saw the interest and gave me tutorials to guide me and some PDF files to use as well.
Earlier on I was told to write a program in c# to compute the Fibonacci series which I was able to write:

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Some of the skills I also acquired includes design Logos, flyers, business cards, banners, posters, and letter
head of all sorts etc. designs are shown in softcopy.
Graphics: the word graphics is derived from the word ‘graph’. Graph literally means a visual that is accurate
and proper by calculation.
Corel Draw: is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation. It is also the name
Corel’s Graphics Suite, which in class additionally the bitmap image editor Corel photo-paint as well other
graphic – related programs.

Basic terms in Corel Draw: Object, document, bitmap, fly out, Artistic texts

Object: this is an element in a document such as image, shape, line, text, curve, or symbol.
Documents: these are the works you can create in CorelDraw such as custom artwork, logos, posters,
newsletters (letter heads). Fly out: A button that opens a group of related tools or commands

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 Artistic text: A type of text to which you can apply special effects, such as perspective or drop shadows
Paragraph text: Text that flows in a text frame, which you can wrap around an object, artistic text, or a
paragraph texts.

And at this some extra skills like communication skills too how to converse better with clients also how to
work as a team with people being a good team player.
With all this for the first 2 weeks of graphics class I was able to design my very first flyer.
I did also learn how to teach making a group of people understand what you teaching and the idea you
trying to pass across, how to carry everyone in the class along and make sure nobody is left out or behind.

3.3 Observations and Contributions

All through my internship I was certain of getting myself f involved in any meeting that went on in LCI that
was for all staff not excluding the IT students and any interactive session which I made sure of being present
too and was also advised by my industrial based supervisor of being present in any of the meetings to know
how the meeting is being held and gain one or more thing from there.

Some of the meeting included us coming together to think of ideas in moving the school to the next phase,
we were also given the liberty of contributing or making suggestions for the Betterment and development of
the company, with this I observed how companies come together with one head and think to ensure the
continuous progress of an organization.

I really saw the team work of the organization to the extent the owner of the business Mr. Augustine Owere
did come and pray with us, spoke to us, encouraged us and also asked for everyone’s contribution to moving
the company forward me in one or two organizations suggested some idea which was appreciated.

I did also contribute by helping other staffs whose workloads are much I helped them in taking some of their
classes and also helped them in their offices as well.

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3.4 Challenges encountered during the Exercise (SIWES)

One of the most grim and toughest challenges I faced was trying to balance my teaching time and to find
time for myself to learn and practice. Another problem was the internet connection although it use to be fast
sometimes but the class I was put in the connection was limited there and the last problem was the traffic
congestion from the home to my work place.

3.5 Suggestions to Challenges encountered

I had to think of a way of putting a balanced in my teaching and learning time so I shifted some of my classes
to when is convenient for me I ha d to discuss with the students to change the time for my classes. For the
internet not reaching where I stay I complained and I was moved.

Suggestion In respect to the traffic congestion I had to be waking up an hour earlier than before that was the
only possible solution

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CHAPTER FOUR
Conclusion and Recommendations
4.1 Summary

The Industrial training experience at LCI was a productive and a fulfilling experience because it was what
while. It went on for the period of 6 months, of which I acquired so many skills and leant so many things.

As at this period I was able to work on my skills I was already developing in school that programming in Java
but left that for a while and picked interest in Graphics.

I did learn how to start and finish so many designs, Logos, Business cards, of all kinds I was also giving the
opportunity severally to follow to where the printing is done that’s the printing press seen how thy print it to
come out in the desired shapes and sizes.

I also leant the process in getting a deal with a client and helping the client with his or her design by advising
on the color combination or the entire look of the design to suit the purpose in which the design is for.

4.2 Relevance of Experience gained in connection with Classroom

Most of the activities I did during this period was practical of some of the things I learnt in school get your
hands dirty to get result no of the task being assigned to you.

I was able to blend the theoretical knowledge gotten from school at the beginning I was being thought a bit
of Artificial intelligence (AI) at the first week which I had a little knowledge of before I was given a proper
explanation of if which would be of great use to me in 400level and also after school, I was also instructed to
write several programs e.g. a program that can printout the Fibonacci series which from my knowledge from
the classroom I was able to write. By the second week that I moved to web design I was able to create my
own Database on WordPress and was given a practical explanation on how it really works.

4.3 Conclusion

Irrefutably Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is an important aspect and should be done
by all students who are required to go for it in all higher institution in Nigeria Universities Polytechnics etc. it
should be fully experienced by students and valued as well because one can never buy the experience gotten

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Knowledge of students and also helping them to think beyond the four walls of school and having in mind
something to achieve out there in the competitive world and helping them facing it in the best possible way.

4.4 Recommendations on the Scheme

I commend that the program should be done by all schools because it goes a long way in helping the
students in many ways but can be organized in such a way that schools actually help to find placements for
students or assist them in getting placement in a suitable organization due to the time frame.

Also Industrial training fund (ITF) should pay the stipend to students account early enough this could be of
great use now.

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 Appendix
IMPORTANCE OF GRAPHICS
DESIGN
Graphics design plays an important role in today’s modern competitive global environment. The graphics
designing has become an integral part of any business and organization for any customized website cable of
providing all your needs the graphic arrangement on the website should be appropriate and should also look
attractive and adorable.

The graphic designing is important in every field that includes marketing, magazine layout etc.

A good graphics design should effectively communicate the message of the sender to the targeted audience
using tool of visual communication.

Well-designed pieces of graphic design enable its creator to boost up sales establishing its name and earning
goodwill in the market and thereby maximizing the profitable base of the business.

A well-crafted design of graphics seeks to attract the attention of a large a large amount of people. Without a
good design the company may not be able to highlight its product and increase its customers or clients base
on the site which ultimately affects the business and profitability of the company.

References

1. About us, http://lekkicomputerinstitute.blogspot.com/

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