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LEARNING GUIDE: WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING

VAALUNI

VERSITY

OFTEC

HNOLOGY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

EAWI L0AElectronic Engineering

EPWI L0APower Engineering

EI WI L0AInstrumentation and Control

ERWI L0AComputer Systems


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CONTACT DETAILS

DEPARTMENT OFFICE E-MAIL ADDRESS TELEPHONE

Power Engineering E109 [email protected] 016 950 9295

Electronic Engineering S109 [email protected] 016 950 9243

Instrumentation and Control S109 [email protected] 016 950 9243

Computer Systems T206 [email protected] 016 950 9254

Work Integrated Learning N213 [email protected] 016 950 9161

ASSESSMENT

It is the responsibility of the student to compile all the reports and submit them on time.

The reports must be submitted by post or in person to the WIL office (N213).

An accredited assessor, approved by the university in collaboration with the mentor, will do the assessment of

all the relevant units. If the assessor needs any assistance feel free to contact the relevant head of the

department at VUT.

The assessor must complete the assessment form. Each unit must be assessed and the outcome noted and

signed off.

CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

To fulfil the requirements of the National Diploma: Engineering: Electrical or the National Diploma:

Engineering: Computer Systems, the student must successfully complete at least 60 credits of applicable

work integrated learning.

The work integrated learning must be done under the supervision of a qualified mentor.

The work integrated learning must preferably be done after completion of at least 120 credits of academic

learning at the Vaal University of Technology.


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SYLLABUS /WILSCHEDULEThe syllabus is given as WIL Schedule page 12 to 18

The WIL schedule must be submitted with the registration report and the estimated starting dates for units that

will be done during the training period must be filled in (WIL Schedule page 12 to 17).

The WIL schedule must be submitted with the Final report and the following must be completed:

The assessment of each topic completed and signed by the assessor (WIL Schedule page 12 to 17).

The credit summary must be completed and signed by the assessor (WIL Schedule page 18).

The syllabus is a generic WIL syllabus for the study fields of Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems.

The units marked F (Fundamental) are compulsory. The student must be certified competent in all of them.

The units marked C (Core) are study field specific. The units required by VUT for a study field is marked and is

compulsory. Units or topics that are required by the training company must be identified by the mentor and

marked C. The student must be certified competent in all of them.

The topics marked E (Elective). The mentor can select topics relevant to the training company.

Topics not in the syllabus but needed by the training company must be added as electives to the syllabus by

the mentor. The mentor must give realistic credit values to these topics.

F

C

E

=

=

=

Fundamental

Core

Elective

Compulsory

Compulsory for specialization field

Choice


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REGISTRATION AND REPORT SUBMISSION SCHEDULE

Registration for WIL

Registration procedure:

Registration for WIL must be done within six weeks after training commenced.

Registration must be done at N213, the faculty administration office.

The registration report must be completed and signed by the mentor and student.

The registration report must be submitted to N213 (University Co-op office) on the day of registration.

The registration report consists of: TEMPLATES TO BE USED:

Registration report cover page. Registration report Page 5

Progress reports

Procedure for progress report submission:

Every three months a progress report must be submitted by post or in person to N213 (WIL office).

The registration report consists of: TEMPLATES TO BE USED:

Progress report cover page.

Progress report.Progress report:

Page 6

Page 7 to last

Final report

After completing WIL the final report must be submitted by post or in person to N213 (WIL office).

The final report consists of: TEMPLATES TO BE USED:

Final report cover page.

Mentors declaration.

Students project report.

Mentors assessment report.

Final report:

Final report:

Final report:

(Assessed) WIL Schedule:

Page 9

Page 10

Page 11 to last

Page 12 to 18


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Registration report

VAAL UNIVERSITY OFTECHNOLOGYFACULTY OF ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY

WORKINTEGRATED LEARNING (WIL)

REGISTRATIONREPORT

COVER PAGE

Within six weeks after WIL training c ommenced the student must:1 Register for WIL at the university (WIL office N213).2 Submit the registration report to the WIL office (N213).

DEPARTMENT:

ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING EAWIL0A

POWER ENGINEERING EPWIL0A

PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION EIWIL0A

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ERWIL0A

STUDENT NUMBER:STUDENTS

POSTAL ADDRESS:

INITIALS &SURNAME:

IDNUMBER:

E-MAIL: CELL OR TELEPHONE:

COMPANY NAME: DIVISION:

STREET ADDRESS:

UNIVERSITY ACCREDITED FOR WIL: Y/N

MENTOR INITIALS &SURNAME: ACCREDITEDASSESSOR: Y/N

ECSA REGISTRATION NUMBER: CELL OR TELEPHONE:

WIL TRAINING COMMENCE DATE:

WILSCHEDULE

APPROVED BY MENTOR ACCEPTED BY STUDENT

Date Signature Signature

VUTOFFICE USE :REMARKS

DEPARTMENT WIL OFFICIAL SIGNATURE DATE


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Progress report



PROGRESS REPORTCOVER PAGE

These reports must be submi tted by post or in person to the WIL office (N213)

DEPARTMENT:





STUDENT NUMBER:STUDENTSPOSTAL ADDRESS:

INITIALS &SURNAME:

IDNUMBER:



STREET ADDRESS:




PROGRESS REPORT SUBMISSION:MARCH J UNE

SUBMISSION NUMBER:SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER

START DATE: END DATE :




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Progress report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 COMPANY PROFILE 2

2 UNITS COMPLETED 23 UNITS SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS 3

4 PERSONAL GROWTH 3

1 COMPANY PROFILE

The following table shows the company profile.

Table 1 Company pro file

Company name:

WIL accreditation at VUT:

Number of employees:

Number of ECSA registered staff:

Number of students in training:

Companys specialization field or products:

2 UNITS COMPLETED

The following table shows the units successfully completed during the past three months.

Table 2 Training progress

UNIT NUMBER UNIT NAMEDATES

STARTED COMPLETED


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Progress report

3 UNITS SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS

The following table shows the units that are scheduled for the next three months of training.

Table 3 Scheduled training

UNIT NUMBER UNIT NAMEESTIMATED DATES

START COMPLETION

4 PERSONAL GROWTH

The following is a summary of what I have learned during the past three months in the units that I have completed.


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Final report



FINAL REPORTCOVER PAGE

This report must be submittedon completion oftraining to the WIL office

DEPARTMENT:





STUDENT NUMBER:STUDENTSPOSTAL ADDRESS:

INITIALS &SURNAME:

IDNUMBER:



STREET ADDRESS:




WIL TRAINING START DATE: END DATE :




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Final report

MENTORS DECLARATION

MENTOR INITIALS AND SURNAME :

STUDENT INITIALS AND SURNAME :

STUDENT NUMBER :

ID NUMBER :

FINAL MARK : %DECLARATION

I, the above-mentioned mentor, declare that the above-mentioned student has completed

the work integrated learning component of the qualification under my supervision.

The student was found competent in the outcomes as specified in the final report.

The achieved credits as specified above may be awarded to the student.

The mark indicated above may be awarded to the student as the final result for work

integrated learning completed.

Signature Date


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Final report



PROJECT REPORT

STUDENT NUMBER:

INITIALS &SURNAME:

IDNUMBER:

PROJECT NAME:

DATE STARTED:

DATE COMPLETED:

CONFIDENTIAL: This report is confidential This report is not confidential

STUDENTS DECLARATION

I, the above mentioned student, declare that this project is my own, unaided

work.

It is submitted as a fundamental component of work integrated learning.

It is submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at the Vaal

University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark.

It has not been submitted before for any assessment to any educational

institution.

Signature Date

MENTOR NAME:

ASSESSMENT

Signature Date

MENTORVUT

MODERATORUse of language

/ 10 / 10Technical content / 30 / 30

Standard of diagrams/drawings / 20 / 20

Calculations or theory applied / 20 / 20

Flow charts, figures, graphs etc. / 10 / 10

Project report layout / 10 / 10

Total / 100 / 100


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The following is the Electrical and Computer Engineerings guidelines for project report writing.

If the company providing WIL does not have a formal format for project report writing, this format must be used.

1 BACKGROUND

Write at least one paragraph on each of the following:

Describe the background of the project. Explain why this particular project has been assigned to you.

Name all parties that will benefit if the project is successful and give the reasons why they will benefit.

2 PROJECT PLAN

Give a step-by-step project plan. It must be from the projects planning stage to its completion.

3 BUDGET

Give a detailed budget of the project. Quotations may be included as an annexure.

4 PROJECT TIMETABLE

Give a project timetable or project schedule.

The timetable or schedule must clearly give the following:

Deadlines set by the mentor.

Target dates for each phase of the project.

5 DESIGN

A detailed design (circuits, diagrams, sketches or other) must be given.

A short description of how the project works must be given.

Simulation is recommended if possible. The simulation results must be given.

6 CONSTRUCTION /CASE STUDY

If a project was physically done:

Explain how the project was constructed.

Give details of any problems experienced during the construction and how they were solved.

Include quality photos of the construction process and of the completed product.

If a case study was done, all parameters must be clearly defined.

7 RESULTS

If a project was physically done:

Give an explanation of the tests and the results used to confirm that the project was successful.

Show all the measurements, graphs or other methods used to test the project.

If a case study was done, give the outcome of the case study.


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8 CONCLUSION

Write at least one paragraph on each of the following:

Explain why the project was successful.

Say what value(s) were added to you as an individual.

Evaluation guidelines These guidelines can be used by the assessor to do student evaluation.

Rating

Theoreticalknowledge

App licati on o ftheory

Use of:advancedtools /measuringequipment

Skillsintegration /Competenciesgained

Workingspeed

Accurac yInterpersonalrelations

Diligencemotivation

1Has littleknowledge

Cannot applyany theory

Cannot useadvancedequipment

Has notintegrated anyskills

Very slow anddo notsuccessfullycomplete anytasks

Never accurateDoes not getalong with anystaff

Does nothingunless instructed

2Can recall some

basic knowledge

Can apply sometheory withassistance

Can useadvancedequipment withassistance

Has integratedsomedocumentedskills

Never completetaskssuccessfully ontime

Has to redo andthen sometimesaccurate

Can interactpositively withmost of the staff

Does justenough to keepout of trouble

3Knows the basicminimum

Can apply thebasic minimumtheory

Can useadvancedequipment to dothe basic

minimum

Has integratedthe basicminimumdocumented

skills

Just completetaskssuccessfully ontime

Just meets theminimumspecifications

Interactpositively withall the staff

Does theminimumexpected

4 Good knowledgeCan apply highlevel theory

Can select anduse advancedequipmentindependently

Effectivelyintegrate skillsas needed in

practicalapplications

Normallycomplete alltaskssuccessfully

before/on time

Work is alwaysbetter thanminimumexpected

Is accepted bythe staff assomebody withgood personalskills

Normally looksfor over andabove work todo

5Excellentknowledge

Can analyze andsynthesize

Optimally selectand useadvancedequipment

Innovatively

integrate alltheoretical and

practical skills tosolve problems

Always

complete alltaskssuccessfully

before time

Work is alwaysexcellent.

Uses personalityto positivelyinfluence otherstaff

Ambitious andeager to provetalents beyondrequirements


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WIL Schedu

WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING

SYLLABUS

TRAINING SCHEDULE

ASSESSMENT REPORT

F Fundamental (Compulsory)

C Core (Compulsory for specialization f ield)

F Elective (Choice)

EE ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

PE POWER ENGINEERING

PI PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION

CS COMPUTER SYSTEMS

ASSESSOR

S USE

1 ORIENTATION /INDUCTION EE PE PI CS Cred it

ESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

General introduction to your specific environment. F F F F

After completion of this unit the student should be able to do the following:Understand the policy and mission of the company as laid down in the orientation program.

ASSESSORS USE

2 SAFETY AND FIRSTAID EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Industrial or Mining safety regulations as applicable F F F F

NOSA course F F F F

Basic first aid course F F F F

After completion of this unit the student should be able to do the following:

Contribute to the safety, health and environment of the industry as laid down in a safety program. Demonstrate and comply with relevant OHSACT.

Demonstrate and comply with NOSA safety standards.

ASSESSORS USE

3 BASIC HAND SKILLS EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Mechanical. F F F F

Electrical / Electronic / Computer. F F F F

After completion of this unit the student should be able to do the following as applicable to the discipline:Competent use of basic tools and equipment.

ASSESSORS USE

4 TEST EQUIPMENT EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Basics of test equipment F F F F

Application of test equipment F F F F


Demonstrate the understanding of the basics of test equipment Operate electrical, electronic or computer test equipment used in the specific field.

ASSESSORS USE E

5 COMPONENTS / DEVICESEE PE PI CS Cred it

ESTIMATED

START DATEMARK SIGNATURE

Use F F F F

Characteristics F F F F

Identification F F F F

Testing/ calibration F F F F

After completion of this unit the student should be able to do the following:Demonstrate the identification, calibration, testing or use of components/devices.


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ASSESSORS USE

6 FAULT FINDING AND MAINTENANCE EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Components F F F F

Circuits F F F F

Systems F F F F

Equipment F F F F


Interpretation of applicable diagrams.

Demonstrate the ability to do fault finding and rectification. Test / Calibrate instruments, systems or equipment.

ASSESSORS USE

7 CIRCUITS AND FLOW DIAGRAM DESIGN EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Basic design F F F F

Computer design software F F F F

Simulation / Emulation F F F FAfter completion of this unit the student should be able to do the following:

Develop circuit diagrams / flow diagrams. Demonstrate the interpretation of circuits / flow diagrams. Demonstrate knowledge of simulation / emulation.

ASSESSORS USE

8 PROGRAMMABLE DEVICES EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Programmable devices F F F F

After completion of this unit the student should be able to do the following:Programming, downloading and testing of programs for different programmable devices.

ASSESSORS USE

9 INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING EE PE PI CS Cred it ESTIMATEDSTART DATE MARK SIGNATURE

Plant equipment F F F F

Systems F F F F


Show the ability to work independently in an industrial environment.

Show the ability to successfully install and commission equipment or a system.

ASSESSORS USE

10 TELEMETRY EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Communication systems F F F F

After completion of this unit the student should be able to do the following:Demonstrate knowledge of installation, faultfinding and understanding of telemetry communication systems.

ASSESSORS USE

11 PROTECTION EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Specifications F F F F

Implementation F F F F

After completion of this unit the student should be able to do the following:Demonstrate the sound knowledge and understanding of different types of protection and safety systems.


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ASSESSORS USE

12 PROJECT EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Industrial project F F F F

Documentation F F F F


Use of project management tools.

Successful completion of a project. Submit project report for assessment.

ASSESSORS USE

13 ENERGY SOURCES EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

DC sources C C E E

AC sources C C E E

Alternative energy sources E E E E

Converters E E E E

Inverters E E E EAfter completion of this unit the student should be able to do the following:

Implementation of knowledge on different types of energy sources.

Implement operating principals of converters and inverters.

ASSESSORS USE

14 DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Specifications C

Implementation C


Demonstrate the understanding of distribution and transmission specifications.

Implement the principles of electrical distribution and transmission.ASSESSORS USE

15 HARDWARE SYSTEMS EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Hardware System Architectures E E C

System/Circuit analysis and fault finding E E C

System interfaces and peripherals E E C


Develop the ability to configure and maintain digitally based hardware equipment. Perform minor system developments or improvements.

ASSESSORS USE

16 DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Data Systems / Networks E E C

Data operating systems E E C

Administrative / technical support E E C


Develop the ability to configure and maintain data communication systems and equipment.

Be able to perform system installation and minor system developments/improvements.


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ASSESSORS USE

17 SOFTWARE SYSTEMS EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Program Design E E E C

Program Maintenance E E E C

Software Engineering E E E C

Programming Languages E E E C

Using Integrated Packages E E E C


Demonstrate the ability to program applications. Be able to maintain existing programs.

ASSESSORS USE

18 SYSTEMSANALYSIS AND DATABASES EE PE PI CS Cred itESTIMATEDSTART DATE

MARK SIGNATURE

Corporate Policy E E E

Systems Analysis Methodology E E E

Database Design E E E

Case tools E E E

Database Administration E E E


Show the application of system analysis methodology. The ability to consider corporate policy requirements within the design. Use suitable case tools to document the solution. Apply appropriate database administrative techniques.

ASSESSORS USE

19 OTHER TOPICS Credit ESTIMATEDSTART DATE MARK SIGNATURE

Any other specialization field specific topics may be added by the mentor.The mentor must give realistic credit values to the topics.


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CREDIT SUMMARY:COMPETENT ATTEMPTED

FOUNDATION:

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CORE:

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ELECTIVE: /

TOTAL:

/Assessors Signature

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