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How to Write a SIWES Report for Iconic Open University

SIWES and IT report structure, formatting, and chapter breakdown expected at Iconic Open University -- built from your real placement and logbook, formatted to submission-ready.

Typical SIWES report structure

The common Nigerian-university SIWES/IT report shape. UniDraft adjusts this to your department’s specific requirements when they’re on file.

  • Chapter 1Introduction & organization profile
  • Chapter 2Industrial training experience & duties
  • Chapter 3Technical / theoretical knowledge gained
  • Chapter 4Challenges & problems encountered
  • Chapter 5Conclusion & recommendations

Iconic Open University SIWES formatting

Fonts, spacing, and reference style for the SIWES/IT report document type at Iconic Open University.

  • General guidance

    IT / SIWES Report

    Industrial training and SIWES report documentation.

    • Body fontTimes New Roman, 12pt
    • Line spacing1.5 lines
    • Reference styleAPA (most common)

    General Nigerian university convention -- until your exact department template is added, UniDraft applies your supervisor’s and department’s specific instructions on top of this baseline.

SIWES by department type at Iconic Open University

Iconic Open University has 13 departments in UniDraft’s catalog. These are general notes for each type of department, not Iconic Open University rules; your SIWES unit and supervisor decide.

Management and social sciences

6 departments listed: Accounting, Business Administration, Criminology and Security Studies, International Relations and others.

Logbook: Record the departments you worked in, the tasks, the documents or systems you handled and the people you reported to each week.

Report: Describe how the organisation is structured and how your tasks fit into its operations, linking what you saw to what you studied.

Related reading: the accounting and business SIWES report guide and how to design a questionnaire.

Health and medical sciences

4 departments listed: Community Health, Health Information Management, Nursing Science, Public Health.

Logbook: Record the units or wards you rotated through and the duties you were allowed to perform under supervision, without including any patient-identifying details.

Report: Describe the placement, your supervised duties and what you learnt, and confirm with your department how clinical or community placements are reported.

Related reading: seminar topics for nursing and public health students and validity and reliability of questionnaires.

Arts, humanities and law

Department listed: Islamic Studies.

Logbook: Record the organisation, the writing, research, editing, production or legal tasks you handled, and the sources or materials you worked with.

Report: Explain how your placement tasks apply what you studied, and keep any confidential client or case information out of the report.

Related reading: how to write the literature review and how to write the references list.

Computing and information technology

Department listed: IT & Software Engineering.

Logbook: Name the systems, languages, tools and tickets you actually handled each week, and what you personally did on them (debugging, testing, deploying, support), rather than writing "learnt programming".

Report: The technical chapter works best as a description of one or two real tasks, with the tools used and the problem each solved, ideally with screenshots or diagrams you are allowed to share.

Related reading: SIWES logbook examples for computer science and how to write a final year project, step by step.

Faculties & departments at Iconic Open University

Your department’s specific SIWES rules -- where on file -- take priority over the general structure above.

  • Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

    • Community Health
    • Health Information Management
    • Nursing Science
    • Public Health

  • Faculty of Arts and Education

    • Education
    • Islamic Studies

  • Faculty of Computing Sciences

    • IT & Software Engineering

  • Faculty of Management, Social, & Media Sciences

    • Accounting
    • Business Administration
    • Criminology and Security Studies
    • International Relations
    • Mass Communication
    • Public Administration

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Frequently asked questions

What chapters does a Iconic Open University SIWES report need?

Most Nigerian SIWES/IT reports follow a similar structure: an introduction to the organization, a chapter covering the industrial training experience and duties performed, a chapter of technical/theoretical knowledge gained, and a conclusion with recommendations -- built around your actual logbook entries, not invented ones. Your department may adjust this exact breakdown.

What formatting does Iconic Open University expect for a SIWES report?

Iconic Open University's exact SIWES format isn't in our catalog yet, so the specifics above are the general Nigerian tertiary-institution convention (Times New Roman 12pt, 1.5 spacing, APA references). UniDraft still applies your supervisor's and department's specific instructions when you write with us.

Can UniDraft use my actual SIWES logbook and placement details?

Yes -- bring your real placement organization, duties, and logbook notes. UniDraft builds the report around what you actually did; it does not invent industrial training experience you didn't have.

Is this different from a final year project for Iconic Open University?

Yes. A SIWES/IT report documents your industrial training placement, while a final year project is an independent research report. See the general Iconic Open University format guide for the full project and seminar report breakdown.