TR400: Industrial Training

To provide an industrial exposure for the students to acquire, develop, and demonstrate the requisite knowledge, professional skills, work ethics and attitudes which will be useful for the smooth transition from academic environment to professional engineering working environment at the completion of the undergraduate degree programme.

NO. OF CREDITS: 6
COMPULSORY/OPTIONAL: COMPULSORY
PREREQUISITES: Successful completion of the General Programme in Engineering

MAIN TOPICS AND INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

TOPICS

Introduction to Industrial Training Course

Introduction to Industrial Training Programme

Guidelines for demonstration of the knowledge and experience gained through training

Maintenance of daily diary, report writing, effective presentations

Industry exposure through training in industrial/ research organizations:

- Understanding the background of the organization,

- Management structure and operational procedures,

- Issues and possible actions,

- Quality assurance practices, health and safety practices,

- Ethical practices, professional ways to handle situations, social and sustainability practices, effective communication

Student will be able to,

ILO1: Describe the background, Management structure, Standard Operating Procedures, Occupational health and safety procedures of the organization.

ILO2: Explain how Engineering Principles are applied in real industrial situations, practical issues arisen and possible solutions in such applications and Quality assurance standards and practices.

ILO3: Describe Ethical practices, Professionalism, Social aspects and Sustainability practices in industrial/ research environments.

ILO4: Demonstrate the training experience through a Daily Diary, formal report, oral presentation and viva.

NO	RECOMMENDED TEXT
1	Collins, S., Ghey, J. and Mills, G., The Professional Engineer in Society. India:Jessica Kingsley, 2004
2	https://iesl.lk/, IESL Code of Ethics, 2019 [online]

TIME ALLOCATION	HOURS
Lectures	5
Tutorials	0
Training Period	960 (24 Weeks)
Laboratories	0

ASSESMENT	PERCENTAGE
MID Training Presentation	10
END Course - Training Diary	30
END Course - Training Report	30
END Course - Oral Examination (VIVA)	30