A REPORT ON

Student Industrial Working Experience Scheme

(SIWES)
UNDERTAKEN AT

OLA ARTS COMPUTER CENTRE, IJERO-EKITI, EKITI STATE.

BY

OYEBODE ADEDUNNI YETUNDE

CSN1900183

SUBMITTED TO:

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

THE POLYTECHNIC, IRESI

IRESI

OSUN STATE.

MAY, 2021.

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 CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that this SIWES report is the original work of OYEBODE ADEDUNNI
YETUNDE with Matriculation Number CSN1900183 in the department of COMPUTER
SCIENCE of The Polytechnic Iresi, Iresi, Osun State.

The report was compiled and written during the 2019/2020 SIWES Programme at OLA ARTS
COMPUTER CENTRE, IJERO-EKITI, EKITI STATE.

_______________________ ____________________
Institution-based Supervisor Date

____________________ ______________________
Head of Department Date

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Firstly, all praise due to Almighty God who gave me the opportunity of embarking on this three
months SIWES training and for His infinite mercy bestowed on me still to the time of writing
this SIWES report, who in His infinite mercy grant me the knowledge, understanding and
wisdom for the completion of this write-up.

My gratitude goes to my dear parents MR. & MRS. OYEBODE for their effort on me and to my
lovely brothers and sisters.

Also I appreciate my Institution-based Supervisor Mr. Abiola-Ogedengbe Diekolola and also my

Industry based supervisor Mr. Oyebode Oladosu Victor for their efforts to make sure I have a
quality experience.

It is my pleasure to thank those who helped me in various aspects of my academic journey, my

institution lecturers are not left out.

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 SUMMARY

Student Industrial Experience Scheme Report enable the students put the knowledge gained in a
textual form, by illustrating and dealing with various project initiated during the attachment.

This Report contains Four Chapters.

Chapter one contains Brief History of the SIWES Programme

Chapter Two illustrate the establishment i.e the information of the establishmentin which the
Programme is undertaken.

Chapter Three presents the experienced gained during my three months Industrial Training
undertaken at Ola Arts Computer Centre, Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

Chapter Four is about the Conclusion and Recommendation.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE i
CERTIFICATION ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii
SUMMARY iv
TABLE OF CONTENT v
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF STUDENT INDUDTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE 1-2
1.2 THE NEED FOR SIWES 2-3
1.3 BENEFIT OF SIWES 3
CHAPTER TWO: THE ESTABLISHMENT
2.1 INFORMATION ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT 4
2.2 ORGANIZATION CHAT 4

CHAPTER THREE: SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED

3.1 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER/GENERAL COMPUTING 5
3.1.1 PARTS OF COMPUTER 5-6
3.1.2 COMPONENTS OF COMPUTER 6
3.1.3 COMPUTER BOOTING AND TYPES 6
3.1.4 HOW TO SETUP A DESKTOP COMPUTER 6-7
3.1.5 INSTALLATION OF AN EXE.FILE SOFTWARE 7
3.1.6 CREATING AND RENAMING FOLDER 7-8
3.1.7 HOW TO PRINT 8
3.2 MICROSOFT WORD 8-11
3.3 MICROSOFT EXCEL 11-12
3.4 COREL DRAW 12-13

CHAPTER FOUR: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

4.1 CONCLUSION 14
4.2 RECOMMENDATION 14
REFERENCES 15

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 CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE

SCHEME (SIWES)
The student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) was established by the industrial
training fund (ITF) IN 1973 to solve the problem of lack of adequate practical skills preparatory
for employment in industries by Nigerian graduates of tertiary institutions.
The scheme exposes student to industry – based skills necessary for a smooth transition from the
classroom to world of work.
It affords student of tertiary institution the opportunity of being familiarized and exposed to the
needed experience in handling machinery and equipment, which are usually not available in the
educational institutions and also serves as an avenue to meet with their counterpart in other
tertiary institution. Participation in SIWES has become a necessary pre-condition for the award
of Diploma and Degree certification in specific disciplines in most institution s of higher in the
country, in accordance with the education policy of government.
Operators: - The ITF, the coordinating agencies (NUC, NBTE, NCCE), employer of labour and
the institutions.
Funding: The Federal Government of Nigeria
Beneficiaries: Undergraduate student of the following: Agriculture, Engineering, Technology,
Environmental, Science, Education, Medical Science and Pure and Applied Sciences. .
Duration: Four months for Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, and Six months for the
Universities.

Highlight Number of Participating Institutions:

Universities 34
Polytechnics 65
Colleges of Education 59
158
Average number of student scheduled to participate in SIWES from Universities, Polytechnics,
and College of Education annually is about 78,000.

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However, to ensure that the report touched all aspect of human endeavor, exciting diagrams or
sketch are incorporated in almost every chapter of the report.

1.2 THE NEED FOR SIWES

Many student in the Nigeria Institution; beginning from primary, secondary and tertiary
education requires industrial training based knowledge to compete in the labor market to
improve and increase the economy of the nation. It is not only in our country (Nigeria) that needs
Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme. Many countries like our counterpart; Ghana,
Cameroon, Benin Republic etc. also embark their students on industrial training scheme to
prepare for the feature task in the labor market.
Theoretical knowledge alone would not usually prepare an educated person for the world
of work. The worker or reproductive individual must not only be knowledgeable but must also be
versatile mindfully prepared in the application of skills to perform defined jobs or work.
The reality of the foregoing fact can be illustrated by using a simple analogy.
While it is possible for someone to learn and culture all the available information on driving a
car in the classroom, it is unlikely that the individual would base on the knowledge alone, be able
to drive a car at the first opportunity. On the other hand, someone else without the other hand,
some else without theoretical knowledge or information on how to ride a bicycle, on been told
and shown what to do followed by hands-0n practice and supervision by an instructor, would at
the end of the day be able to ride a bicycle successfully.
In another way round, let take look at a drive that need both theoretical and practical experience
to drive the car perfectly to avoid accident on the way. Consequently there are two basic forms of
learning-education and training-both of which are indispensable to the productive world of work
and the functioning of society today. In the description above, the first individual had abundant
education on how to drive a car. The second individual had received adequate training on how to
drive a car, the third individual had the advantage of being to combine theoretical knowledge
with practical skills to better driver. The need to combine theoretical with practical skill in order
to produce a better result in the forms of goods and services or to be productive is impact of
industrial training scheme.
Oral and practical education is important. This is no effective education without practical
training knowledge by student to produce a better yield in the field work. The productive

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individual, particularly in this millennium, must be able to know to how combine and utilize the
outcomes from the two forms of learning (Technical-know-how and do-how-capacity) for the
production of goods and services in the labour market so as to improve the economy of the
nation.

1.3 BENEFIT OF STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME

(SIWES)
There are lots of benefits that occur during industrial training. The major benefits occurring to
students who participate consciously in industrial training are the skills and competencies they
acquire. These Relevance Production Skills (RPSs) remain a part of the recipients of industrial
training as life-long assets which cannot be taking away from them. This is because the
knowledge and skills acquired through training are internalized become relevant when required
to perform job or functions.
Many other benefits added to students who participate in industrial training.
Such benefit includes:
 Opportunity for students to conform to the theoretical knowledge acquire in the classroom
with practical hands-on application of knowledge required to perform work in industry.
 Provision of an enabling environment where student can develop an enhance personal
attributes such as critical thinking, creativity, initiative, resourcefulness, leadership, time
management, presentation, skills and inter-personal skills etc.

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 CHAPTER TWO

THE ESTABLISHMENT

2.1 INFORMATION ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT

Ola Arts Computer Centre is a medium establishment own and directed by Mr Oyebode Oladosu
Victor in the year 2000.

Ola Arts Computer Centre is located at Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

It is a private outfit established to train student and public on the following lucrative
programs or courses:
 General Computing
 Computer networking and General computer maintenance
 Graphic Designs
 Art Designs etc.

2.2 ORGANIZATION CHAT

C.E.O

COMPUTER ARTIST
OPERATOR

TRAINEE

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 CHAPTER THREE

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED

3.1 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER/GENERAL COMPUTING

Computer is an electronic machine which is capable of accepting data, process data
and later gives out output as a result. Also a computer is an electronic device that
manipulates information, or data. It has the ability to store, retrieve, and process data. You
may already know that you can use a computer to type documents, send email, play games,
and browse the Web.
Types of Computer

 Mainframe Computer. It is high capacity and costly computer

 Super Computer. This category of computer is the fastest and also very expensive.
 Workstation Computer. The computer of this category is a high-end and expensive
one. ...
 Personal Computer (PC)
 Apple Macintosh (Mac)
 Laptop computer (notebook)
 Tablet and Smartphone

3.1.1 PARTS OF COMPUTER.

The following are parts that make up a computer

 Motherboard
 Processor
 Memory (RAM)
 Case/chassis
 Power supply
 Floppy drive
 Hard disk
 CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD-ROM drive

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  Keyboard
 Mouse
 Video card
 Monitor (display)
 Sound card
 Speakers
 Modem

3.1.2 COMPONENTS OF COMPUTER

Every computer is composed of two basic components: hardware and software.

1. Hardware includes the Physical features, which are every part that you can either see or
touch, for example: monitor, case, keyboard, mouse, and printer.
2. Software: The part which activates the physical components is called software. Under
this, we have System Software and Application Software.

3.1.3 COMPUTER BOOTING AND TYPES

Booting is restarting a computer or its operating system software.

TYPES OF BOOTING

1. Cold booting: when the computer is started after having been switched off.
2. Warm booting: when the operating system alone is restarted (without being switched off)
after a system crash or 'freeze. '

3.1.4 HOW TO SETUP A DESTOP COMPUTER

 Unpack the monitor and computer case from the box. Remove any plastic covering or
protective tape. Place the monitor and computer case on a desk or work area. unpacking a
computer Be sure to place your computer case in an area that is well ventilated and has
good air flow. This will help to prevent the computer from overheating.
 Locate the monitor cable. There are several types of monitor cables.

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  Connect one end of the cable to the monitor port on the back of the computer case and the
other end to the monitor.
 plugging in a monitor cable
 Unpack the keyboard and determine whether it uses a USB (rectangular) connector or a
PS/2 (round) connector. If it uses a USB connector, plug it into any of the USB ports on
the back of the computer. If it uses a PS/2 connector, plug it into the purple keyboard port
on the back of the computer.
 Unpack the mouse and determine whether it uses a USB or PS/2 connector. If it uses a
USB connector, plug it into any of the USB ports on the back of the computer. If it uses a
PS/2 connector, plug it into the green mouse port on the back of the computer.
 If you have external speakers or headphones, you can connect them to your computer's
audio port (either on the front or back of the computer case). Many computers have color-
coded ports. Speakers or headphones connect to the green port, and microphones connect
to the pink port. The blue port is the line in, which can be used with other types of
devices.
 Locate the two power supply cables that came with your computer. Plug the first power
supply cable into the back of the computer case and then into a surge protector. Then,
using the other cable, connect the monitor to the surge protector. You can also use an
uninterruptable power supply (UPS), which acts as a surge protector and provides
temporary power if there is a power outage.
 Finally, plug the surge protector into a wall outlet. You may also need to turn on the
surge protector if it has a switch.

3.1.5 INSTALLATION OF AN EXE.FILE SOFTWARE

 Locate and download an .exe file.

 Locate and double-click the .exe file. (It will usually be in your Downloads folder.)
 A dialog box will appear. Follow the instructions to install the software.The software will
be installed.

3.1.6 CREATING AND RENAMING FOLDER

 Right click on the desktop of your computer

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  Click on new from the dialogue box that appear
 Then click on folder.

To Rename Folder

 Left click to select the folder you want to rename

 Then right click on the folder
 From the dialogue box of options displayed click on rename
 Then type your desire name and right click outside of the folder.

3.1.7 HOW TO PRINT

 Make sure that your printer is connect with computer

 Install the printer setup on your computer
 Open the file you want to print using the right software
 Press control + P or locate file at the left top corner of Microsoft office, left click and
select print from the box that appeared
 Select your printer name, select the pages you are printing and select the number of
copies from the dialogue box that appeared (print window)
 Then click on OK from the right down side of the print window.

3.2 MICROSOFT WORD

Definition of Microsoft (MS) Word

MS Word is a word processor that is part of the Microsoft Office suite, a powerful tool to
create professional looking documents

Definition of a Word Processor

A word processor is a software program, which provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI)
with better capabilities than a text editor does. A word processor is a program that allows
you to create, edit, format, store and print the documents. Some examples of commonly
used word processors are – WordPerfect, Word Star and MS Word. The main advantage of
a word processor is that it provides a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)
interface, which helps you make changes quickly and easily.
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The following are all what Microsoft Word entails:

 Starting Up Microsoft Word: There are 3 ways of opening MS Word.

a. Double click on the Microsoft Word icon on the desktop (if available)
b. Click on Start Button à All Programs à Microsoft Office 2013 à Word 2013.
c. Click on Start Button à from the search box à Type Word 2013 à Double Click on
Word 2013 icon that appears on the Start Menu. The Word Window is displayed
 Screen Layout

Dialog
Box
Launcher

 Menu
 Microsoft Office Button
 Quick Access Toolbar
 Ribbon
 Mini Toolbar
 Working with Documents
 Opening an Existing Document
 Saving a Document
 Document Views
 Using the Zoom Option
 Closing a Document
 Editing a Document
 Formatting Text

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 Formatting Paragraphs
 Setting Tab stops
 Styles
 Adding Tables
 Graphics
 Proofreading a Document
 Page Formatting
 Page Formatting
 Table of Contents
 Lists
 References and Citations
 Track Changes
 Mail Merge
 Managing Page Layout
 Printing Documents.

Uses of Keys in Microsoft Word

 Tab key: for large spacing and for a perfect array

 Cap Lock: To change case permanently
 Shift Key: To change case temporarily and to select the symbol above the key
 Control Key: is the dependent key. It is used with keys to perform a specific
functions such as:
 Control + A = Select all text
 Control + B = Bold selected text
 Control + C = Copy selected text
 Control + D = Duplicate
 Control + E = Centralize
 Control + I = Change selected text to Italic form
 Control + N = Create new document.
 Control + O = Open an existing saved document
 Control + P = Print currently opened document

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  Control + S = Save current Document
 Control + U = Underline selected text
 Control + V = Paste copied or cut text or object
 Control + X = Cut selected text.
 Control + Y = Re-do
 Control + Z = Undo

3.3 MICROSOFT EXCEL

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program with various components like:

 Rows-are referenced by the row number.
 Columns-are referenced by the column name such as “A”
 Cell-is an intersection of a row and a column
 It can contain various types of data – numeric/character
 A cell is referenced by the combination of a column and row name.
E.g., first cell A1 is in column A and row 1
 Definition of a Spreadsheet.
A spreadsheet is software that manipulates number and string data in rows and
columns. The main advantage of using a spreadsheet program is that it enables you
to perform simple row-and-column arithmetic.

Microsoft Excel Layout

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The Microsoft Excel Window includes the following components:

 Rows: Rows are referenced by the numbers. (Total = 1,048,576)

 Columns: Columns are referenced by the alphabets. (A – XFD)

 Cell: A cell is an intersection of a row and a column. Cells can contain

various types of data. A cell is referenced by the name of the column and
row. For example, the first cell A1 is in column A and row 1.

 Worksheet: A worksheet contains rows and columns and their intersection

forms the cells. A worksheet consists of 65,536 rows and 256 columns.

 Workbook: A workbook consists of worksheets. It is also referred to as an

Excel file. A workbook can be defined as a set of worksheets.

 Formula bar: A formula bar contains tools for creating and editing formulas.

 Name box: A name box displays the name of a selected cell and a range of
cells.

 Sheet Tab: A sheet tab helps to navigate between worksheets in a workbook.

Important Excel shortcuts

 Control + P is used to open the print dialogue window

 Control + N is used to create a new workbook
 Control + S is used to save the current workbook
 Control + C is used to copy content of currently selected data on the workbook
 Control + V is used to paste data from the clipboard

3.4 COREL DRAW

Definition of Corel Draw: Corel Draw is an application software used for designing of
pictures, Handbills, invoices, ID cards, Business cards, Banners etc.
Some features of Corel Draw are;

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  Status bar
 Tools bar
 Design Layout
 Colour Palettes
 Property bar
 Text frames etc.

The Following Operations can be Performed on Corel Draw

 Corel draw can be used as Microsoft word

 Save, edit and rename Corel draw files
 The use of basic tools for design like pick tools, shape tools, zoom, Brush, Eraser etc.
 Insertion of pictures and shapes
 Some basic tools like intersection and Corel paint can used to remove image background
 Letter head designing
 Drawing of any kind of shapes and objects. E.g rectangle, triangle, circle, polygon,
umbrella and Car
 Invoice Design
 Handbill Design
 Typing
 Simple Design exercise and lot more.

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 CHAPTER FOUR
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
4.1 CONCLUSION
The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) program is a welcome
program venture that provide avenue for student in institutions of higher learning to acquire
industrial skills and experience during their courses of study. It also prepares students for
industrial works situations that they are likely to meet after graduation. It creates an avenue
for exposure to work and techniques in handling equipment and machinery that may be
available in their institution.
The program also provides transition effect from school to the labor market and also
enhances students contact for later job opportunity. It provides students with the
opportunities to apply their education knowledge in the real work situation, thereby bridging
the gap between theory and practices.

4.2 RECOMMENDATION
The program not withstanding its importance is being handle kid gloves by the stake
holders. The school authority that supposed to post the students to the appropriate place of
industrial attachment, leave them under the mercy of entrepreneurs. This at time makes it
impossible for some students to complete.

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 REFERENCES
1. Industrial Training Fund (1973). Policy Document, No 1, Industrial Training Fund, Jos.
2. Oludele A.T. and Mofe O.J. (2009). Guide to successful participation in SIWES.

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