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School of Engineering

B. Eng (Honours) Civil Engineering

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Department of Civil, Construction and Mineral EngineeringAthlone Institute of Technology

Table of Contents

Page No.

1. Introduction 3

2. Contact Details 5

3. Specific Requirements of Industrial Placement 6

3.1 Detailed Outline of Industrial Placement 7

4. Breakdown of Marks 9

5. Daily Log Sheets Week 1 - Week 14 10

6. Analysis of Daily Log Sheets 26


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1. INTRODUCTION

The Industrial Experience and Professional Communicationforms an integral

part of the B.Eng (Honours) in Civil Engineering course. The Industrial

Experience and Professional Communication contains an Industrial

Placement element consisting of a period of not less than 12 weeks duration

at a suitable workplace. Students are required to successfully complete the

period of industrial placement as partial fulfilment of this subject and hence

the course. These guidelines provide the necessary background information

and the requirements of the 12 week placement.

Students failing to achieve an industrial placement position will berequired to complete an industrial project (please see industrial project

guidelines).

The aim of the industrial placement is to expose students to the practical

applications of civil engineering which will enhance the overall learning


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Students will be required to submit an interim report, a final report and two

essays regarding their industrial placement. The final report will be placement

specific but would typically include topic areas such as:

o Overview of thedesign brief or Scheme Function/Design Brief

o Stage of Scheme/Design Project

o Site Investigation, Site Selection and Scheme Layout and General

Site Conditions

o Site Organisation/Site Safety or Consultancy Practice

o Specific Construction/Engineering Technology (Design or Site

Technology)

o Surveying and Setting Out or Scheme Layout

o Scheme Management

o Efficiency of scheme operation

o Contract Administration

It is expected that the 12 week industrial placement period would typically

include some of the following:

o Assisting the design/site engineer/agent or manager


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Late submission of work will result in a deduction of marks.

2. CONTACT DETAILS

In the event that a student has problem regarding placement, they should

immediately contact their assigned lecturer or Head of Department. The

following is a list of useful contact details.

Office of the Head of Department

Mr Fergal Sweeney (Head of Department)

Email [email protected]

Tel. 090 6424470

MsJoan Bradley Crimmins (Department Secretary)

Email [email protected]

Tel. 090 6424470

Assigned Lecturer

Dr Michael Mc Loughlin


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3. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT

The industrial placement will commence in June. Students on placement will

be interviewed in early June to assess progress on the placement. The

supervising lecture reserves the right to contact the employer during the

course of the placement as part assessment of student progress on

placement. The students will also be required to produce an interim

experience report, a final experience report and two essays. Finally the

student will be interviewed and required to make a formal presentation

regarding their experience over the placement period. The flow chart below

summarises the key stages of the industrial placement.

Commence Placement an endof summer exams.


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Key Stages of Industrial Placement

3.1 Detailed Outline of Industrial Placement

Commence Industrial Placement

Industrial placement is to be commenced on Mid Junefollowing

examinations.

First Interview

The first interview will take place in June / July. The employer may be

contacted prior to the interview. Resultantly, in the interest of clarity it is

important for the student to effectively communication the requirements of

the placement to the employer. The student will be expected to produce

completed daily log sheets and analysis of daily log sheets at the first

interview. The student will also be required to demonstrate the quality of

his/her experience.

Preparation and Submission of Interim Experience Report


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how tasks are disseminated (methods of communication) and how

feedback if given to supervisors.

The daily log sheets and analysis of daily log sheets shall be typed

and copies appended to the 500 word report.

2. A 5,000 word experience report

o Highlighting levels of responsibility, description of duties, problems

experienced and how you overcame these problems. It is

expected that the student will describe in detail their experience

under the headings described in section 1.

The daily log sheets and analysis of daily log sheets shall be typed

and appended to the 5,000 word report.

3. Two 1,000 word essays.

The essays shall be prepared and submitted from the following a list

provided by the lecturer on the first site visit:

o The Role of the Civil Engineer in Modern Society

o Ethics and the engineering profession

o I f t t l d l t i I l d t t d f t


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4. BREAKDOWN OF MARKS

The table below represents the breakdown of marks associated with the

industrial placement

Area of Assessment Mark

1 First InterviewInterview and quality of records

7.5%

2 Interim Experience Report500 word summary report and daily log sheets

7.5%

5 Experience Report & Two Essays4,000 word report and 2 No. 1,000 word essays

60%

6 Interview and PresentationFinal interview with two assigned lecturers in theDepartment of Civil, Construction and MineralEngineering

25%

100%

All submitted reports are to be word processed

Late submission of work will result in a deduction of marks. Penalties willalso apply where reports are either significantly under or over thespecified word limit

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5 DAILY LOG SHEETS WEEK 1 TO WEEK 16

Code of Training Area associated with the Daily Log Sheets

1. Assisting the design/site engineer/agent or manager

2. Participating in elements of construction/structural/environmental or

civil engineering design

3. Assisting through numerical evaluation in the design of sections of the

scheme

4. Disseminating design information for CAD detailing

5. Participating in the production of scheme details

6. Relaying information to and from site

7. Supervision of elements of site work

8. Surveying and setting out

9. Assisting in the supervision of work

10. Checking the quality of construction work

11. Dealing with correspondence

12. Ordering materials and plant

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DATE NATURE OF WORK CARRIED OUT SPECIFY CODE OFTRAINING AREA


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6 ANALYSIS OF DAILY LOG SHEETS


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NAME OF STUDENT: TYPE OFCOMPANY:

NAME OFSUPERVISOR

EMPLOYER NAME & ADDRESS

ANALYSIS OF DIARY SHEETS FOR WEEKS Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14

1. Assisting the design/site engineer/agent or manager

2. Participating in elements of construction/structural/environmental or

civil engineering design

3. Assisting through numerical evaluation in the design/ scheme

4. Disseminating design information for CAD detailing

5. Participating in the production of scheme details

6. Relaying information to and from site

7. Supervision of elements of site work

8. Surveying and setting out

9. Assisting in the supervision of work

10. Checking the quality of construction work

11. Dealing with correspondence

12. Ordering materials and plant

13. Keeping up to date accounts of materials, plant and labour

14. Enforcing health and safety practices on site

15. Assisting in the preparation of work schedules and programmes

16. Assisting in the preparation of variation and final accounts

17. Document Control


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TOTAL HOURS

(a) Student's Signature / Date (a) (a) (a)

(b) Supervisor's Signature / Date (b) (b) (b)

(to be completed every 3/4 weeks)

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