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Comp 291/391: Summer Practice
Metin Sezgin Department of Computer Engineering Koc University 17/03/2015 Adapted from presentations by Metin Muradoglu, Pelin Canbolat
Summer Practice I and II
All engineering students must participate in Summer practice I and II Summer Practice I (COMP291): At the end of 2 nd year.
Summer Practice II (COMP391): At the end of 3 rd year.
Each practice must be at least 20 work days
Where to do summer practice?
The practice should be performed in A department with a computer engineering emphasis The practice must be supervised by a engineer Students are recommended to be exposed to Programming Project management Testing Research and development
How to find a company?
It is your responsibility to find a company But KU career office may help (https://career.ku.edu.tr/) They provide the list of companies that KU students have done summer practice before They sometimes have quota for certain companies such as TAI, Aselsan, etc.
They also help you about preparing CV, cover letter etc.
Some faculty members may also have personal contact in some companies.
How to find a company?
You can search companies from the following lists: http://eng.ku.edu.tr/companies Fortune 500 http://www.fortuneturkey.com/fortune500-2013 ISO 500 http://www.iso.org.tr/Sites/1/content/500 buyuk-liste.html?j=6493030 ISI Emerging Markets database http://site.securities.com/ci/c_focus.h
tml?pc=TR Personal contact, relatives, friends, neighbors etc!
Approval by advisor
You must have approval of your advisor Better to have his/her approval before starting the summer practice You can also get approval after the practice but it is not guaranteed !
You can get approval by e-mail.
KUAIS is not active anymore!
Documents required by companies
Summer practice letter for companies (Staj zorunluluk yazisi) Download from web page and get required signature from
Ozge Armagan Celik
Letter about SGK payments (SGK priminin universite tarafindan odenecegine dair yazi) Download, fill out and use it. No signature is required Download both documents from web page: http://eng.ku.edu.tr/summer
Documents required by KU Human Resources KU HR requires the following documents to complete SGK procedure Internship form (stajer bilgi formu) http://eng.ku.edu.tr/tr/internship-form Acceptance letter from the company with the start and end dates.
Xerox copy of ID card (nufus cuzdani) SGK bilgi formu Contact Gulsen Ok ( [email protected]
) in HR for any questions.
Evaluation form You must have your supervisor filled out and signed the evaluation form (Degerlendirme Formu) You can down load the form from http://eng.ku.edu.tr/summer Go to “Practical Training Evaluation Forms:” Evaluation Form COMP 291 (English) Evaluation Form COMP 391 (English) Return it to
Ozge Armagan Celik
• In a sealed envelope (preferred-make sure you hand in Ozge Hanim, don’t slide under the door ) • By mail
How to write the report?
Use ``Computer Engineering Summer Practice Booklet” that you can download from http://eng.ku.edu.tr
There must be five sections: Introduction Description of company Work/project summary Conclusions Appendix
How to submit the report?
You must submit it electronically to the turnitin system ( http://www.turnitin.com/ ) Paraphrase sentences or properly cite everything you take from other resources including web pages.
Turnitin also checks the previous summer practice reports!
Web page
All documents and/or links to documents are available in our web page http://eng.ku.edu.tr/
FAQ
Q: Can I complete my SP at a non-CS company A: Yes, assuming your department does CS-related work Q: Can I complete 291 and 391 in the same semester A: No. Only allowed under exceptional circumstances (no guarantees).
Q: Does research at an academic setting count?
A: No.
Q: What if I am dual majoring with only one major in engineering A: ENGR 291 & 391 in engineering major Q: What if I have two engineering majors A: ENGR 291 & 391 in either engineering major (both in one OK)