Key Points on Industrial Centre (IC) Training

PART A: GENERAL INFORMATIONSAFETY GEAR1. Students undertaking workshop training are required to wear the followings:Safety shoes with non-slip soles and steel toecaps to reduce the risk of being hit by fallingobject or contact with sharp object or exposure tochemical or sparks.Long trousers to reduce the risk of contact withsharp object or exposure to chemical or sparks.2. Students should bring their own safety shoes and long trousers.3. While our Electronics Workshop is exempted from wearing the safety shoes, robust shoes without the exposureof toes, instep and heels are required to be put on during the training in this workshop.4. In some IC workshops you will be issued temporarily with personal protective gear such as gloves, goggles, facevisors, etc., the wearing of which will be compulsory if required by the instructors.5. Students should obey instructions on warning signs, notices and given by Workshop staff.6. Students are not required to wear safety shoes or long trousers when attending lecture in Engineering Drawing,Safety and Computer Training.7. Suppliers of personal protective gear: http://www.safetydirectory.hk/comp_ppe_tc.html.NAME TAG1. For ease of identification, students are required to wear a name tag while under training at the IC. This willhelp the IC staff to assess the performance of individual student.2. Name tags can be purchased at the IC Trainee Enquiry Counter at W309. Students can also bring their ownplastic name tag and get a free paper name tag from the IC Trainee Enquiry Counter for filling their information.CHANGING ROOM & LOCKERSWHY: When attending training, students can only bring along with them the module reading materials and somewriting materials. All other belongings should be stored inside the lockers in student changing rooms.WHERE: Male - Room W101 Female - Room W102HOW: 1) Each student should only use one locker. 2) Students should bring along their own padlock. 3) Please donot leave valuables in the locker. 4) Please clear your belongings at the end of each training week.Last update: August 2008

PART B: TRAINING & ASSESSMENTIC TRAININGInclude 5 major areas: 1) Workshop Training 2) Engineering Drawing 3) Industrial Safety 4) ManufacturingProject 5) Computer TrainingASSESSMENT1. IC training is mandatory and assessed by coursework (assignment, report, project, etc.) and/or test.2. Timekeeping, attendance and work attitude are also important in IC training.3. Timekeeping3.1. 100% attendance requested3.2. Prior approval from IC Trainee Affairs Officer (see below) must be obtained for leave. For sick leave,document from Registered Doctor should be submitted immediately after the sick leave is taken.3.3. Make up must be arranged if leave is taken.3.4. Absence without approval will be penalized with double make up.3.5. Make up must be completed before the examination period of that semester. Otherwise resultscannot be counted toward the final subject result.WORKSHOP REPORT & TRAINING LOG BOOK1. Workshop Report1.1. Must be in your own hand-writing and submitted within one week after completing the relevant trainingmodule.1.2. If you score a failure on any workshop report, you are required to resubmit a fresh report and continue todo so until you score a pass.1.3. Students should retain all marked workshop reports, which will form the main body of Training Log Book.2. Training Log Book2.1. It is a complete record of your training in the IC and important document to your application formembership of professional bodies. Training Log Book includes Table of Contents, Introduction, WorkshopReports (marked), Project Notes (if any) and Comments and Conclusion (not less than 500 words). Allcontents should be filed in a Log Book Cover.2.2. You are requested to submit your Training Log Book within four weeks on completion of all IC training.2.3. Training Log Book is mandatory for majority of IC training programmes.3. Download blank report sheet or Log Book Cover: http://www.ic.polyu.edu.hk/student_net/downloadform.htm.COMPUTER TRAINING1. Students should complete the computer training as stipulated in their programme documents or IC TrainingProgramme in their first year of study. You should plan carefully your schedule when taking the ComputerTraining and avoid overloading yourselves in one semester.2. Free web-enrollment (via IC Homepage) throughout the whole year.3. Available of Competency Test. Students who passed the test can be exempted from the training and earn thecredit.4. Computer Training is assessed by coursework (70%) and exit test (30%).5. Students who failed in any one module will be required to re-take the module. Students will be requested tosettle a “Late Assessment Fee” of HK$245 per module before allowing to either attempting the Competency Testagain or re-taking the module.6. IC Computer Training Homepage: http://www.ic.polyu.edu.hk/programmes/computer.htm.DISNOHESTY & PLAGIARISMDishonesty and Plagiarism in examination and coursework is a serious misconduct. Penalties ranging fromdisqualification and expulsion may be imposed in proven case.Last update: August 2008

PART C: OTHER USEFUL INFORMATIONARRANGEMENT DURING BAD WEATHERPlease refer to Student Handbook 2008/09 pages 106 & 107.USEFUL CONTACTIC Trainee Enquiry Counter:IC Trainee Affairs Officer:IC Homepage:IC Departmental Email:Tel: 2766 7585 Location: W309, 3/F Industrial CentreOpening Hours: Monday to Friday: 10.00am – 12.30pm & 2.30 – 5.00pmIr Jasper Wong Tel: 2766 7611 Location: W311g, 3/F Industrial CentreIr Martin Wong Tel: 2766 7625 Location: W106, 1/F Industrial Centrewww.ic.polyu.edu.hkGeneral Enquiry – ic@polyu.edu.hkComputer Training – icreg@polyu.edu.hkUSEFUL FORMIC-T01Request for IC Facilities/ServicesIC-T04IC-T08IC-T13IC-T15IC-T16Log Book Student Data SheetApplication for Approval of LeaveWorkshop ReportApplication for Practical Training ExemptionApplication for “Mandatory Basic Safety Training Card”Available at: http://www.ic.polyu.edu.hk/student_net/downloadform.htmTRAINING INFORMATIONInformation on Training Programme, Training Schedule, Grouping List, Make-up Enquiry & Make-up Application.Available at: http://www.ic.polyu.edu.hk/student_net/student.htm.TRAINEE HANDBOOKThe above are only key points extracted from the IC Trainee Handbook. To understand more on your IC training, youare strongly advised to study the full version of IC Trainee Handbook.Available at: http://www.ic.polyu.edu.hk/student_net/downloadform.htm.Last update: August 2008