Mohammed Yussif Farid-

01203994d
Spread-Out Initiative (SOI-NGO)
{Members of the organization} (0548064733)

Founder: Aminu Yussif Larry Computer Science level-200

(HND)
Secretary: Fatimatu Muntari
Spread-Out Initiative (SOI-
Health: Abubakar Mohammed Rabiu NGO)

President: Mubarak Abdul Hamid Administration (Position):

Website Manager
Projects/Finance Secretary: Alihu Alhassan
31st October, 2022 to 6th
International Coordinator: Hannah Sumiko Daly January, 2023
Chairman: Mubarak Ibrahim Supervisor: Alihu Alhassan

Director/social services: Faisal Musah (0244536218)

Communication Director/PRO: Adamu

Mustapha

International relations: Ashley Fonville

(USA), Sahin Yavus (France), Tanko
Sitou (Australia), Rabiu Yussif
Accra Technical University
(Germany).
 ACCRA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE

COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

YEAR TWO

A REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT

AT
SPREAD-OUT INTIATIVE (SOI-NGO)

FROM 31ST OCTOBER, 2022 TO 6TH JANUARY, 2023

BY

MOHAMMED

YUSSIF

FARID
 DEDICATION
The researcher affectionately dedicates this work to God for exceedingly and
abundantly empowering me to execute this project and protecting me through this
era of COVID19. Also, to my family and friends who in diverse way supported me
to embark on this internship.

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 Acknowledgement

F irst of all, I would like to thank my God for helping me from the beginning to
the end of my internship period. I have to extend my supreme gratitude to the
fonder (Mr., Aminu Yussif Larry) of Spread-Out Initiative (SOI-NGO) for
providing such an opportunity for students like me to broaden our perception on how
the real world in the field of computing looks like.

I would also like to express my special thanks to my supervisor and the project
manager of the organization Mr., Alihu Alhassan for giving me a chance to spend
my practice in his offices space and helping me in my day-to-day activities during
the internship period.

I extend my sincere thanks to all the workers of the organization, those who helped
me in moral and material needs as well as sharing me their knowledge to improve
my theoretical knowledge to the real works. I would like to thank Accra Technical
University and the internship office for introducing me to this great opportunity in
which I have developed myself both academically, professionally and socially.

Finally, I would like to express my special thanks to my families and friends helping
me in all aspects and in the work place during my internship time.

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 Summary

W ithin my study in computer science, I am interested in software

development and especially website developing. It was a great
opportunity for me to do a four weeks (1 month) internship in Spread-Out
Initiative (SOI-NGO).

The internship was concentrated on the creating of website, improving my coding

skills and software development. At the beginning of the internship, I had set of
several learning goals regarding the improvement of knowledge and skills on NGOs.

I participated in a workshop in which I learn how communicate with the computer

relating to the ‘’real’’ world.

At last, this internship has given me new insights and motivation to pursue a career
in computer programming abroad to prepare myself for my future career.

I can work on my communication skills so that I am able to present and express

myself more confidently. I could perform certain tasks in computer programming
better, if I have more experience in the programming aspect of computer science.

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 TABLE OF CONTENT
CONTENTS PAGES

Contents

DEDICATION...................................................................................................................................2

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.

SUMMARY………………………………………………………………………………………...4

TABLE OF CONTENT.....................................................................................................................5

CHAPTER ONE (1)..........................................................................................................................6

OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................6

OBJECTIVES OF INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT........................................................................6

BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANIZATION.................................................................................9

ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANISATION.....................................................................................10

CHAPTER TWO.............................................................................................................................11

OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................................11

NATURE OF WORK IN THE ORGANIZATION………………………………………………11

ACCOUNT OF WORK IN THE ORGANIZATION…………………………………………….11

GENERAL OBSERVATION.........................................................................................................15

CHAPTER THREE.........................................................................................................................17

OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................................17

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CONTRIBUTION BY STUDENT TO IMPROVE THE ORGANIZATION…………………….17

CHALLENGES...............................................................................................................................18

NEW SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED.........................................................................19

GENERAL COMMENTS...............................................................................................................20

CHAPTER FOUR...........................................................................................................................21

OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................................21

CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................21

RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................................................22

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 CHAPTER ONE (1)
OVERVIEW
This Chapter of the report discusses the Introduction, the Organization, Brief
History, Vision and Mission, Sections/Units/Departments and Major activities.

Introduction
Internship program is a program for the students to practice teaching and learning
process. Through my internship, I got to know the real working environment that
was very much different from my course study. This industrial attachment is an
academic exercise that creates opportunities for students to have more practicality
in their field. It gives students the chance to acquire more skills, build their
confidence and also have foreknowledge on some aspects of their courses they are
expose to or been thought. This training prepares them to work more efficiently
after completion and to enrich their profile to help them acquire jobs easily
when their working experiences are put into consideration.

During my internship, I got a chance to work in the Administration department to

know about how a software company develops the product as applications used by
various financial institutions. The term I spent at Spread-Out Initiative (SOI-NGO)
was more engaged with learning part through assignments.

The internship duration provided me with the opportunity to broaden my knowledge,

acknowledge my strengths and weakness that would be more helpful to shape up my
career in the future.

Objectives of industrial attachment

As computer science student of Accra Technical University, I was assigned to
Spread-Out Initiative (SOI-NGO) for four weeks (1 month) internship program. The
primary objective of the internship is to generate a thorough understating if the
workplace relationship, performing of the activities and engaging oneself in the
working environment.

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In a way, it was more to get practical implication of all the studies that I had acquired
so far. This would help me to pave a way towards growth in my academic as well as
personal development.

Apart from general objectives, the specific objectives are listed below;
*To acquire exposure in the working environment resulting in the development of
practical knowledge, confidence and diplomacy.
*To learn and apply theoretical knowledge practically in the work place.
*To develop interpersonal, managerial and communication skills.
*To come up with the possible strategies to gain competitive advantage.
*To be a valuable asset for the organization by contributing positive aspects.

Moreover, Accra Technical University is a prestigious institution mostly known for

impacting its graduates with requisite knowledge and skills. Therefore, the purpose
for student undergoing industrial attachment is to help them

i. Understand constrains of working life and functional relationships within the

organization and cooperate with others as well.
ii. Apply school-based skills, theoretical concepts and knowledge acquired into
real industrial environment.
iii. Expose to the life after school situation and also to build their confidence
level to work efficiently with or without supervision.
iv. Broaden their knowledge on potential career and develop interest in new
areas they may found attracted to.
v. This industrial initiative enables students to have a good relation with
superiors and subordinates as well as customers when working. It is a form
of orientation that prepare students for employment.
vi. It also helps students to have a taste in the manipulation of materials and
equipment and to familiarize themselves with industrial machines and
properties in the industry.
vii. Industrial attachment is designed to help students observe proper safety
precautions and environmental rules to enable them develop good industrial
and human discipline.

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 BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANIZATION
Spread-out Initiative (SOI-NGO) is located at Maamobi near Greater Care
International School and was founded in 2016 with the intention to educate and aim
to equip young people with skills to help them build on online presence, created
content, understand web design, user experience, social media and app development.
They want to help close the digital gap in Africa, improve employability and
encourage entrepreneurship among young people.

Spread-Out Initiative (SOI-NGO) is Non-profit organisation set up to support the

children and youth from diverse background realize their potentials, and attain their
dreams of a better future. They aim to achieve this by providing the environment that
breeds innovation and promote digital entrepreneurship.
Spread-Out Initiative (SOI-NGO) is a centre for opportunities that enable everyone
in the society-irrespective of age, gender, health conditions, ethnicity, or socio-
economic status to access knowledge, to be able to communicate effectively, develop
digital skills, and improve job perspectives and employability.

The company’s mission statement is to support the youth realize their potentials,
attain their dreams of a better future and improve the living condition of under-
privileged section of the society. Spread-out Initiative (SOI-NGO) plays a vital role
in the community with spreading opportunities for all young people.

The company’s vision statement is spreading educational and skills development

opportunities for all. Their objective is to support the youth to realize their potentials,
attain their dreams of better future. They intend to improve the living conditions of
under-privileged section of the society and connecting with the international
communities, exchange travel opportunities through arts and culture.

The company’s passion is to support creativity and nurture creative thinking

individuals in the local communities and start up a micro finance program for
interested youth within the foundation. I chose this organisation because I find their
mission to be important and relevant to my career goals.

The major activities of the organisation are:

*Digital Skills; they equip young people with digital skills to help them create
content, understand web design, create user experience, grow social media presence
and gain app development skills. They want to help close the digital gap in Africa,
improve employability and develop tech entrepreneurs.

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*Literacy Skills; their literacy training help students learn different ways of
expressing themselves through different forms of literary skills, gain a greater sense
of community and creativity with peers, and build their confidence. They develop
vocabulary, spelling, phonics, comprehension and other skills kids need to develop.

*Girls empowerment; their activities are aimed at changing young girls’ and
women’s mentality from stereotyped roles. They create an environment where
women and girl’s empowerment activities boost their self-esteem to participate on an
equal platform as their male counterparts. They believe that through empowerment,
women can have a voice.

*Cultural Exchange; they provide intercultural learning opportunities for students

and researchers. They support participants to develop their knowledge and deepen
their understanding of the Ghanaian peopled and culture. A unique opportunity to
establish lifelong friendships and gain an insight into the Ghanaian culture.

ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANISATION

 Mobile Apps Development: Android and IOS

 Web and Desktop Applications

 Website Development and Hosting Services

 IT Consultancy Services

 Business Process Automation

 IT Training

 Microsoft Package (Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel and Access)

 Graphic Design

 Video Editing and Social Media Marketing

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 CHAPTER TWO (2)
OVERVIEW
This Chapter of the report discusses the description of the nature of work done at
the department student was assigned and detailed account of the training work
performed by the student.

Nature of work
I was placed at the administration section to be a website manager of the
organisation which made
My role at the Spread-out Initiative (SOI-NGO) was to manage their website and
improve on my programming skills. I worked directly with the Administration in
managing their website and social media handles.
During my internship experience with Spread-out Initiative (SOI-NGO), I was
able to develop three (3) different websites for three (3) different organisations which
improve my coding abilities. I particularly found direct interactions with the project
manager to be useful in improving my skills. Although it was challenging at the
beginning but I found it valuable in developing my confidence and skills.
The department I worked in during my internship training was the Administration
department of Spread-Out Initiative (SOI-NGO).
My training was conducted by the Administration department which is by far the
most crucial and big department given their inclination to crafting and
implementation of the Company’s information technology services. The department
is managed by Mr. Aminu Yussif Larry.

Account of work
While I had many useful experiences at the Spread-out Initiative (
SOI-NGO), I feel that I still need to develop my programming levels with more
practices and studies. I would have enjoyed more time facilitating and evaluating
algorithms.
FIRST WEEK (31ST OCTOBER, 2022 - 5TH N0VEMBER, 2022)
On my first day at work, I was taken through an orientation in the firm where

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introductions were made to welcome me as an internship personnel and actually
didn’t do much on that day. I meet with the staffs committed to providing us with
more knowledge on Web Design.

During the first week of my internship at Spread-Out Initiative (SOI-NGO), a

number of activities transpired. The following activities took place during my first
week;
Orientation
By definition, Orientation refers to the planned introduction of new people to their
jobs, their peers and to the company. The Orientation and briefing Exercise was
conducted by the work place supervisor who welcomed the interns to the company
and briefed the interns about the goals, aims, Mission of his organization, guidelines
through the internship and Areas of coverage during the period.
Field work

Field work by definition is the process of observing and collecting data about people,
cultures, and natural environments. Field work is conducted in the wild of our
everyday surroundings rather than in the semi-controlled environments of a lab or
classroom. Therefore, I visited Bilal Islamic High School, from where I interacted
with the school Director on how they run their school activities. This was basically
done in preparation for the development of school management system. The work
place supervisor gave the Software to install in preparation to start the development
of school management system. The software installed were the following:

 MySQL for the database.

 Visual studio 2012 for designing the system.

 Dev Express for system design

 WordPress.

 Html/CSS/Boots Trap

I did the feasibility study of the school management system I was expected to
develop. This included gathering and listing all the requirements for project

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development. These requirements were gathered bathing on the users of the system.
SECOND WEEK (7TH N0VEMBER, 2022 - 12TH N0VEMBER, 2022)

I had a little knowledge about how to create a web design so the team helped me a
lot on how to create a design to meet my specific needs. Creativity is part of it.

Since the intern had developed the system pages of the school management system in
visual studio and employed some of the connection tools, the intern had to develop
and design the database for the system. Database design took the intern two days of
the week to design the system database. The intern used MySQL software to design
the database. The database had the table fields to help the system user store data and
retrieve data. The intern created some system functions and procedures into the
database. Basically, the second week of my internship was characterized by software
development. This was a continuation of work (system Study) done in the first week.
The following are the software development activities I did in the second week;

 Creation of the Asp.Net pages for the project. They included the master page
and other pages i.e., Admin Pages (Staff Registration, Student Registration,
Time Table, and Finance) meant to be used by the school Administration.

 Creation of user web control forms for the pages and deploying them to their
respective pages.

THIRD WEEK (14TH N0VEMBER, 2022 - 19TH N0VEMBER, 2022)

We were asked to develop a website, so I just came up with an idea and I establish
my audience. You have to register a domain name and it has to reflect on your
products or services so that your customers can easily find your business through a
search engine. Moreover, the week was still characterized by system building, it
majorly creation of user web control forms for the pages and deploying them to
their respective pages. This was work continuation of week two and involved the
use of visual studio tools like the ASPx grid view, Aspx Button, object data source.
I fully involved myself in the whole process and well confident with the use of user
web controls.

I was able to write a procedure that calculates the total marks for the students by
adding beginning of term exam + Mid-Term exam + End of term Exam and also a
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procedure data enables staff to view salary details based on requested month and
year.

The workplace supervisor explained and demonstrated with an example on how to

write a stored procedure that can enable the users of the system to insert the data into
specific fields of the system leaving out others that are auto-generated.

I was also able to configure a system to display current date, username who login
into the system. I explained by picking a label and login name from the toolbox. The
label was renamed to date and the following code was written “txtDate.Text =
Datetime.now.TolongDateToString” was written at the backend and on the side of
Database programming I wrote a procedure to compute total marks for the students.

I was able to successfully connect the system to the designed database for testing.

FOURTH WEEK (21TH N0VEMBER, 2022 - 27TH N0VEMBER, 2022)

We were made to understand that we can become a website builder which means
anybody can make a website. To create a website, we learnt the basics of HTML
and understanding the HTML document as well as your CSS and bootstrap. So, I
can proudly say I can create a website with the guidance I was given. I am really
grateful for the project.
I was taught on how to configure and assign system users with respective roles. This
was done as follows;

 The work place supervisor taught on how to add and configure a login, He
went ahead to show how to design another page called Director/Path that
checks and directs different users to specific web pages. Like for example an
administrator of the system, the Director/Path page directs this user to pages to
be accessed by the system Administrator.

 I learnt on how to add and configure a log out for the system. This was
achieved by Picking a hyperlink from the toolbox after which I renamed it to
log out, I clicked on it and looked for navigate URL from its properties. It was
then linked to the login page

 The work place supervisor taught on how to assign privileges to different users
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 of the system. The privileges learnt include;

Delete privilege

Insert privilege

Update privilege and

Viewing Privilege

I was therefore able to limit the privileges of different users of the system such as
Accounts, Admin, staff and Student.

The intern was able to be taught some basic graphic designing using different
graphics software e.g., Adobe fireworks, adobe Photoshop CS5 and adobe illustrator.
I was able learn how to design Certificates, wedding cards, introductory cards,
Invitation cards, Birthday cards, banners, business cards and graduation cards using
adobe illustrator CS5, Photoshop CS5 and fireworks. The intern learned how to
apply and use different effects on the document designed.

General Observation

To a greater extent I successfully accomplished the duties and responsibilities

assigned.
Being in the Information Technology department responsibilities included: day to
day work and basic configuration; document procedures; application installations’
e.g., windows installation, adobe Photoshop CS5, Microsoft word, working
environment configurations e.g., Checking for computer status (checking hard disk
life span) installing and supporting new and existing applications on various server
platforms; writing business requirements documents for new projects;

Examples I did during internship.

 I tried to develop the School Management System but I didn’t polish it well
due to some challenges I faced.

 I also interacted with fellow trainees, clients and administrators in the

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 Successfully deployed a test school management system for use (testing).

At the beginning of the internship, I learned some basic HTML, CSS. In the process
of the industrial training, I was able to learn how to develop a complete website and I
choose to design website using brackets (website designing application) which
included creating web pages and creating a responsive navigation bar and other skills
related to designing a website.

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 CHAPTER THREE (3)
OVERVIEW
This Chapter of the report discusses New Knowledge and Skills acquired and
Challenges encountered, Contribution of Students to Organization and General
Comments, Observations and Impressions.

Contribution by Student to Improve the Organization

Internship offered me the opportunity to essentially customize my placement in order
to gain valuable work experience in my areas of interest.

Working with some of the best developers, designers and managers in information
technology department, solving problems that you can never face in a school
environment that can give the confidence to become a job creator than a job seeker,
bonding with other interns that make up a very diverse demographic.

Attributes acquired.

 Time management.

 Patience with supervisors.

 Interaction and co-operation with supervisors and fellow trainees as well as

Clients for the company.

The field attachment was of great importance, some of the benefits include;

 Internship helped me understand work ethics, employment demands,

responsibilities and opportunities.

 Field attachment provided career direction and confidence in my abilities by

narrowing down the list of potential careers.

 My internship gave me the opportunity to try out computer related activities

i.e., dismantling a computer which I had not previously considered and
broadened my horizons through converting my academic knowledge into
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 industry skills.

 It prepared me for the working environment.

 It enhanced my CV needed to negotiate future jobs.

Based on the above report and skills gained, I believe I will be perfect bedrock
for building better future career. My work-related learning period at Spread Out
initiative Organization has really transformed me into a responsible student who
is capable of completely working in an industry. It has really given experience of
a real working environment. I was able to familiarize myself with new ideas and
aspects in the Organization. Now, I have finalized myself from this internship
period, I will be able to balance between theories I learnt at school with the
practical experience that I gained in the Organization.
The theory that I learnt at school has been transformed to a valuable resource by
my time at Spread Out initiative Organization. I will have a different stance to
the modules that I learnt at school because of the knowledge that I have on the
expectation of a Graduate in the society. I have also been transformed personally
by the challenges that I faced during my time in the Organization as well as the
responsibility that I was given during my time of internship.
During my time at Spread Out initiative, I was also groomed to be initiative,
be much responsible to time management in every cooperate environment. I have
been trained to be original, creative and come up with new ideas. This will have
a significant impact in my work environment since I will try as much to be
creative with knowledge that I obtained at school.

Challenges
During the attachment, I encountered few challenges which I think was not favorable
to the intern. It was really challenging for it being my first time on the occasion
working with an organization like this and more to add, when I was given the
opportunity to help my fellow colleagues. It was not that easy but I did my best to
make a head way and to my surprise there were able to understand every step of the
course.

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Personal Challenges.
The field attachment period was too short. I could at times work overtime
extensions in order to accomplish particular tasks, but still time was not enough to
accomplish the school management system project development as earlier planned.

Technically, during the process of software development, I did have a personal

computer so practices after work was difficult and the computer, I was using at
work was over freezing due to the small processing speed and the RAM as well.

Apart from the above and other minor challenges such as limited finances to cater
for lunch, travels, the field attachment went on smoothly.

Company Challenges.
The company lacks computers to cater for the internees who do not have their
personal computers.

Inadequate data in the company to facilitate the internees in the research for some
vital information on internet which is necessary in the accomplishment of tasks given
by the instructors.
Some networking tools like testing tool were missing at the company. This slowed
down the termination process as we were unable to identify some wrongly
terminated cables during the exercise.
Lack of enough facilitators especially in the software development yet it is the most
important part that the internee needs to be guided in.
Small working environment which leads to congestion during the process of the
training.
New Knowledge and skills acquired
During this Field Attachment period, I really enjoyed the experience of working at
Spread-Out Initiative (SOI-NGO) including the comfortable working atmosphere,
the technical guidance on the latest web technologies and the friendly relationship
among the staff exhibited. Out of all these interesting moments, most interesting
experiences can be seen listed below;
I also had the opportunity to network with potential future employers and gain
insight into the types of employees they look for. This made me realize the greatest
value of Internship which is providing a unique and exciting experience that is
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unparalleled in the classroom and to coordinate job experience with academic.

I had the opportunity to adapt new strategies, interesting software, and skills that
enhanced the researcher to approach briefs. Also, as part of the training, I acquired
experience in various activities the firm practice. Most importantly, I had
experience on how it feels to work and relate with colleagues and superiors. I had
the experience in attitude to work, which is reporting to work early and taking
responsibility of whatever, I have been assigned to be done for the day. I had been
able to build up the confidence and ability to work under pressure and overtime
without any remorse.
GENERAL COMMENTS
The Knowledge and skills acquired during the course of my attachment forms the
bedrock for building better future career development. The strategies learnt from
scratch, web design and entire activities which will go a long way in ensuring I
application of the knowledge and skills in any entity and undertaking that I may find
myself into. Therefore, am confident in applying the knowledge I have learnt in any
company that may give me an opportunity to offer my services in my career.

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 CHAPTER FOUR (4)
OVERVIEW
This Chapter of the report discusses Conclusion and Recommendation. In the
conclusion, the supervised industrial attachment of the Technical University gives
students the opportunity to apply knowledge in real work, exposing students to
work and apply methods not taught in class and also provide access to the use
equipment not available in the school as teaching aids as well as assessing
students’ interest in the occupation he or she plans to undertake. The attachment
has made me gain some practical knowledge and experienced in my field of study
as well as enriching me with the interaction with the business world.

CONCLUSION

Accra Technical University sends out students for field attachment with the main
objective of enabling the students to get hands-on real-life experiences in
environments they are expected to work in when they graduate. Spread-Out Initiative
(SOI-NGO) was well prepared to take internees for field attachment in the position
of a web systems developer.

I was exposed to new technologies in web development, using different software’s

like Visual Studio, MySQL, Crystal Reports, Dev Express, adobe Photoshop and
illustrator, Macromedia fireworks especially for improving on the system graphics
and others. I used these technologies to work on projects. Other activities I
engaged in included hardware and software configurations and deployment of the
system, Computer graphics designs especially in learning the different tools like
pen, rectangle, paint bucket and others in coming up with designs such as
certificates, wedding cards and business cards.
The four weeks given for industrial attachment has indeed been very helpful and
productive to me in spite of the existence of COVID-19. I am very grateful for the
opportunity given to me on embarking such initiative by the institution.

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 RECOMMENDATIONS

The following are the intern’s recommendation for improvement of field

attachment, Company, and the University.

Recommendation for future interns.

 Student should always ensure good supervisory relationship as this is very
important to the successful completion of your degree, diploma or any other
academic award.
 They get into the habit of documenting whatever task you do on daily basis.
This is because records made are not only important and useful when writing
your report, but also very important as a reference in future when faced with
similar tasks.
Recommendation for the company.
 I recommend that the company should improve on the infrastructure because
its current office is too small which leads to congestion during working hours.

 The company should also buy enough computers so that it can cater for future
internee’s who do not have their computers.
 The company should also buy other networking equipment’s especially a
tester, Rooters, and more switches so that the future internees can gain much
in the networking field.

 The company should employ more instructors who are good at programming
to avoid over relying on one instructor in that field.
 The most recommendation for Spread-Out is that in future, the organization
should not dwell a lot on the basic technologies like software development in
most weeks of the internship period, since the interns are expected to have
knowledge about these basics. Instead, a simple review of those technologies
is enough and then deadline-based tasks focusing more on delivering outputs
showcasing competences in advanced technologies, would be a better time
saving strategy.

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Recommendation for the University
 This Field Attachment exercise, should be shifted to third year of study, such
that it is given more time, at least 3 months. Many studies have concluded that
two months internships are too small. Shifting the field attachment to the final
year will further increase the chances for interns to be retained by the
employers, and just continue with their jobs officially upon graduation.
 The university should carefully evaluate each proposed internship centers
prior to approving it as an internship station for its students. This because the
workplace supervisors obviously play a major role in the internship course and
experience to students.
 The University should be holding pre-internship sessions with students at
which the course is discussed and packets containing the various internship
documents are distributed in order for the students to understand what
internship is, before them going for internship.
 The University should make at least one on-site visit prior to internship. A site
visits to the internship location by the instructor or a designated representative
has important benefits to all involved and should be a requirement of the
internship program.
 The University should keep good records of its graduates for feedback
purposes; while academic departments should liaise with employers for
information on their employed ex- students.

In conclusion, my experience with Spread-out Initiative (SOI-NGO) was crucial in

my development as a programmer. I will take the lessons and skills learned and
apply them to improve my programming skills.

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 DECLARATION
I Mohammed Yussif Farid student Id: 01203994D hereby declare that this report is
written in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the award of a HND in Computer
Science at Accra Technical University, is my very own work experienced, learnt and
faced during my internship at Accra Technical University from 31st October, 2022 to
6th January, 2023. This content is my original work and has never been submitted to
any institution.

Signature ……………………………………. Date ………………………….

APPROVAL
This is to certify that Mohammed Yussif Farid student Id: 01203994D has
successfully carried out his internship at Spread-Out Initiative (SOI-NGO), under my
supervision and is now ready for submission to the department of computer Accra
Technical University.

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