How to Write a SIWES Report for UNIZIK
SIWES and IT report structure, formatting, and chapter breakdown expected at UNIZIK -- 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
UNIZIK SIWES formatting
Fonts, spacing, and reference style for the SIWES/IT report document type at UNIZIK.
- University format on file
IT / SIWES Report
Industrial training and SIWES report documentation.
- Body fontTimes New Roman, 12pt
- Heading fontTimes New Roman, 12pt
- Line spacing1.5 lines
- Reference styleAPA
- Left margin (binding)1.25"
- Top / right / bottom margins1" / 1" / 1"
This is your university’s baseline. If your supervisor or department gave you different or additional instructions, those still come first -- you can enter them when you start your document, and UniDraft applies them on top of this.
SIWES by department type at UNIZIK
UNIZIK has 78 departments in UniDraft’s catalog. These are general notes for each type of department, not UNIZIK rules; your SIWES unit and supervisor decide.
Natural and physical sciences
13 departments listed: Human Biochemistry, Applied Biochemistry, Applied Microbiology and Brewing, Botany 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.
Management and social sciences
12 departments listed: Geography and Meteorology, Accountancy, Banking and Finance, Business Administration 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.
Arts, humanities and law
10 departments listed: English Language and Literature, History and International Studies, Igbo, African and Asian Studies, Linguistics and others.
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.
Engineering
9 departments listed: Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and others.
Logbook: Record the equipment, measurements, drawings, site activities and safety practice for each week, and have your industry-based supervisor sign the entries as your department requires.
Report: Describe the processes or projects you observed or took part in, with sketches or diagrams, and explain the engineering principle behind each. Check whether your institution treats SIWES as compulsory for your programme.
Related reading: engineering SIWES logbook examples and the civil engineering SIWES report guide and the electrical and electronic engineering SIWES report guide.
Faculties & departments at UNIZIK
Your department’s specific SIWES rules -- where on file -- take priority over the general structure above.
Agriculture
- Agricultural Economics and Extension
- Animal Science and Technology
- Crop Science and Horticulture
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Management
- Food Science and Technology
- Forestry and Wildlife Management
- Soil Science and Land Resources Management
Arts
- Chinese Studies
- English Language and Literature
- History and International Studies
- Igbo, African and Asian Studies
- Linguistics
- Modern European Languages
- Philosophy
- Religion and Human Relations
- Theatre Arts and Film Studies
Basic Medical Sciences
- Anatomy
- Human Biochemistry
- Human Physiology
Biosciences
- Applied Biochemistry
- Applied Microbiology and Brewing
- Botany
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- Parasitology and Entomology
- Zoology
Education
- Adult and Continuing Education
- Early Childhood and Primary Education
- Educational Foundations
- Educational Management and Policy
- Guidance and Counselling
- Human Kinetics and Health Education
- Library and Information Science
- Science Education
- Vocational Education
Engineering
- Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic and Computer Engineering
- Industrial and Production Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Polymer and Textile Engineering
Environmental Sciences
- Architecture
- Building
- Environmental Management
- Estate Management
- Fine and Applied Arts
- Geography and Meteorology
- Quantity Surveying
- Surveying and Geoinformatics
Health Sciences and Technology
- Environmental Health Science
- Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Medical Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy)
- Nursing Science
- Radiography
Law
- Law
Management Sciences
- Accountancy
- Banking and Finance
- Business Administration
- Co-operative Economics and Management
- Entrepreneurship Studies
- Marketing
- Public Administration
Medicine
- Medicine and Surgery
Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Pharmacy
Physical Sciences
- Computer Science
- Geological Sciences
- Mathematics
- Physics and Industrial Physics
- Pure and Industrial Chemistry
- Statistics
Social Sciences
- Economics
- Mass Communication
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology and Anthropology
Ready to turn your logbook into a report?
Start your SIWES reportFrequently asked questions
What chapters does a UNIZIK 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 UNIZIK expect for a SIWES report?
UniDraft has UNIZIK's specific SIWES formatting on file -- see the exact fonts, margins, and reference style above. Your department may still layer its own instructions on top.
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 UNIZIK?
Yes. A SIWES/IT report documents your industrial training placement, while a final year project is an independent research report. See the general UNIZIK format guide for the full project and seminar report breakdown.