How to Write a SIWES Report for KSUSTA
SIWES and IT report structure, formatting, and chapter breakdown expected at KSUSTA -- 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
KSUSTA SIWES formatting
Fonts, spacing, and reference style for the SIWES/IT report document type at KSUSTA.
- 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 KSUSTA
KSUSTA has 36 departments in UniDraft’s catalog. These are general notes for each type of department, not KSUSTA rules; your SIWES unit and supervisor decide.
Natural and physical sciences
9 departments listed: Chemical Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Library and Information Science, Biochemistry and others.
Logbook: Record the laboratory or field procedures you carried out, the samples or instruments involved, and the safety rules you followed, in your own words.
Report: Describe each procedure with its purpose and your observations, and format units, formulas and species names carefully.
Related reading: formatting chemical formulas and species names and choosing a statistical test.
Health and medical sciences
7 departments listed: Anatomy, Community Health, Medical Biochemistry, Morbid Anatomy and Forensic Medicine and others.
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.
Agriculture and food sciences
6 departments listed: Agricultural Economics and Extension, Animal Science, Crop Science, Forestry and Fisheries and others.
Logbook: Keep dated records of farm, laboratory or agency tasks: crops or animals handled, inputs used, observations and quantities.
Report: Structure the technical chapter around the enterprises or processes you worked on, with the quantities and results you personally recorded.
Related reading: the agriculture SIWES report guide and calculating sample size.
Built environment
4 departments listed: Architecture, Building, Quantity Surveying, Urban and Regional Planning.
Logbook: Log site visits, surveys, drawings, measurements and the software or instruments used, with dates and the project each belongs to.
Report: Organise the report around the projects you worked on, and ask your department whether drawings or a design portfolio must accompany the written report.
Related reading: how to write a SIWES report and how to fill your SIWES logbook.
Faculties & departments at KSUSTA
Your department’s specific SIWES rules -- where on file -- take priority over the general structure above.
College of Health Sciences
- Anatomy
- Chemical Pathology
- Community Health
- Haematology and Blood Transfusion
- Medical Biochemistry
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Morbid Anatomy and Forensic Medicine
- Nursing Science
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Physiology
Faculty of Agriculture
- Agricultural Economics and Extension
- Animal Science
- Crop Science
- Forestry and Fisheries
- Soil Science
Faculty of Education
- Computer Education
- Education
- Library and Information Science
- Science Education
- Technology Education
Faculty of Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering
- Information and Communication Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
- Architecture
- Building
- Quantity Surveying
- Urban and Regional Planning
Faculty of Life Sciences
- Animal and Environmental Biology
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology
- Plant Science and Biotechnology
Faculty of Physical Sciences
- Computer Science and Information Technology
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Pure and Applied Chemistry
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Start your SIWES reportFrequently asked questions
What chapters does a KSUSTA 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 KSUSTA expect for a SIWES report?
KSUSTA'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 KSUSTA?
Yes. A SIWES/IT report documents your industrial training placement, while a final year project is an independent research report. See the general KSUSTA format guide for the full project and seminar report breakdown.