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How to Write a SIWES Report for SUL

SIWES and IT report structure, formatting, and chapter breakdown expected at SUL -- 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

SUL SIWES formatting

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

  • 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 SUL

SUL has 29 departments in UniDraft’s catalog. These are general notes for each type of department, not SUL rules; your SIWES unit and supervisor decide.

Management and social sciences

9 departments listed: Accounting, Business Administration, Criminology and Security Studies, Economics 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.

Natural and physical sciences

6 departments listed: Biosciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mathematical Sciences 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.

Education

5 departments listed: Business Studies Education, Computer Science Education, Educational Management, English Education and others.

Logbook: Record the schools or institutions, classes observed or taught, and the lesson activities you carried out, as your department's placement rules allow.

Report: Reflect on the teaching methods, classroom management and learner needs you observed, and confirm how teaching practice relates to SIWES in your programme.

Related reading: seminar topics for education students and how to design a questionnaire.

Arts, humanities and law

3 departments listed: English and Literary Studies, Private and Property Law, Public and International Law.

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.

Faculties & departments at SUL

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

  • College of Basic Medical and Allied Sciences

    • Human Anatomy
    • Medical Laboratory Science
    • Nursing Science

  • College of Education

    • Business Studies Education
    • Computer Science Education
    • Educational Management
    • English Education
    • Social Studies Education

  • College of Humanities

    • English and Literary Studies

  • College of Information and Communication Technology

    • Computer Science
    • Data Science
    • Information Technology

  • College of Law

    • Private and Property Law
    • Public and International Law

  • College of Management and Social Sciences

    • Accounting
    • Business Administration
    • Criminology and Security Studies
    • Economics
    • International Relations and Diplomatic Studies
    • Mass Communication
    • Peace and Development Studies
    • Public Administration
    • Sociology

  • College of Natural and Applied Sciences

    • Biosciences
    • Chemical Sciences
    • Earth Sciences
    • Mathematical Sciences
    • Natural Sciences
    • Physical Sciences

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Frequently asked questions

What chapters does a SUL 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 SUL expect for a SIWES report?

SUL'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 SUL?

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