STUDENTS INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME REPORT

CANDIDATE’S NAME: OLAGUNJU RAPHAEL ITEOREOLUWAKIISI

MATRICULATION NUMBER: AU00177

A STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME

SUBMITTED TO

THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES,

FACULTY OF SCIENCE,

AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY ILARA-EPE, LAGOS STATE.

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE

AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.Sc.) DEGREE IN

COMPUTER SCIENCE.

DECEMBER, 2021.

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 CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that Olagunju Raphael Iteoreoluwakiisi has satisfactorily completed his SIWES
Training, with the presentation of this report in partial fulfilment of the award of Bachelor of
Science (B.Sc.) degree in Computer science.

SIWES Supervisor Date

SIWES Coordinator Date

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 DEDICATION

I would like to wholeheartedly dedicate my work to God Almighty for his continuous guidance
and mercy over my life through this SIWES program.

I would also like to dedicate my work to my parents who’s constant doting and love have given
me strength to pass through any huddle during this SIWES period.

I would also like to thank my supervisors who helped to impact me with knowledge during my
stay with them. I will forever be eternally grateful for the wisdom they shared with me.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to appreciate Augustine University Ilara-Epe and the Industrial Training Fund for
providing a platform on which I was engaged on the training, giving me opportunity to further
develop myself.

I also want to thank Lumen Christi TV Station/ Huawei. For giving me the privilege to be
exposed to the industrial world, and given me the experience to learn more on cyber security and
networking.

I am grateful to the Industry Supervisor for his attentiveness to my needs during this program,
both knowledge-wise and in dealing with responsibilities.

My appreciation goes to my parents who encourage me to do better every day and to God
Almighty for his guidance and protection.

Lastly, I would like to acknowledge my Institution based Supervisor and lecturers for equipping
me with the right knowledge and for all the advices. Thank you all.

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 Table of Contents
TITLE PAGE 1

CERTIFICATION 2

DEDICATION 3

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS 5

LIST OF FIGURES 7

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION 8

1.1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF STUDENTS INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE 8

SCHEME (SIWES)

1.2 OBJECTIVES OF SIWES 9

1.3 IMPORTANCE OF SIWES 9

CHAPTER 2

2.1 LUMEN CHRISTI/ HUAWEI 10

2.2 HISTORY OF LUMEN CHRISTI 11

2.3 MISSION OF LUMEN CHRISTI 11

2.4 HISTORY OF HUAWEI 11

2.5 MISSION OF HUAWEI 12

2.6 CORE VALUES 12

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3.1 DEPARTMENTS FOUND IN HUAWEI 13

3.2 PRIMARY DUTIES PERFORMED AT LUMEN CHRISTI 13

3.3PRIMARY DUTIES PERFORMED AT HUAWEI 13

3.4 GENERAL SKILLS GAINED FROM WORK EXPERIENCE 14

3.5 NETWORKING 17
3.5.1 COMPUTER NETWORKING 17
3.5.2 BENEFITS OF NETWORKING 17
3.6 CYBER SECURITY 17
3.6.1 BENEFITS OF CYBER SECURITY 17
3.7 RNOC 18
3.7.1 THE MAIN DEVISION 18
3.7.2 THE NETWORKING DEVISION 18
3.7.3 THE INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM 18
3.4 THE AUDITING TEAM 18

CHAPTER 4

4.1 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMPANY 19

4.2 CHALLENGES FACED DURING THE SIWES PROGRAM 19

4.3 SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES 20

4.4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE GAINED 20

CHAPTER 5

CONCLUSION 22

RECOMMENDATION 22

REFERENCE 23

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: LUMEN CHRISTI TV LOGO 11

Figure 2: HUAWEI LOGO 12

Figure 3: VMIX APPLICATION 14

Figure 4: HOW TO CHECK FOR ISSUES ON A DATA SEVER 15

Figure 5: THE HUAWEI VIRTUAL MANAGER 16

Figure 6: THE INTERNAL PART OF A SERVER 16

Figure 7: RAID CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE FOR SERVERS 21

Figure 8: HUAWEI SERVER ROOM 21

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 CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The SIWES Industrial Training gives science students approaching their final year the ability to
partake in a pre-professional work experience connected to their course of sturdy and career
interest, which allows a student to be equipped with knowledge on their career choice post
graduating from their university, thereby making the graduate more desirable to employers due
to the experience gained from the program. Towards achieving this, The six (6) months program
was carried out within two companies, which were lumen Christi TV station, Located at 116
lekki-Epe expressway, Lekki, Lagos and Huawei Technologies, located at 3 lekki-Epe
expressway, Victoria island, Lagos

1.1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF STUDENTS INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE

SCHEME (SIWES)

The Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme was founded in 1974 by the Industrial
Training Fund (ITF), in response to the need for undergraduates to gain work experience and
marketable skill to make them employable upon graduation, it was necessary because most
graduates lacked the relevant skills needed in industry. It was intended as a smooth transition
from lecture room to the outside world, by exposing students to equipment, machineries and
industrial-based skills which are necessary in the real world. It was funded and managed by the
Industrial Training Fund (ITF) for four (4) years before their withdrawal from the scheme due to
the financial burdens. In 1979, the federal government handed over management of the scheme
to both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the National Board for Technical
Education (NBTE). In 1984, the federal government reverted the management of the scheme
back to the ITF (in collaboration with supervising agencies including: NUC, NBTE and the
National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE)), while the funding was to be handled
by the federal government.

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1.2 OBJECTIVES OF SIWES

SIWES being in itself strategized for skill acquisition, is designed to expose students in
universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to the real-life work situation that they would
potentially be engaged in after graduation. The SIWES can be said to be a major factor required
to help keep alive industrialization and economic development in the nation. The objectives of
the Students Industrial Working Scheme include:

1 Exposing students to equipment and techniques that may not be available during their course
of study.
2 Provide an avenue for students to acquire industrial skills during their course of study.
3 Bridging the gap between theory and practical knowledge by providing a platform for
students to apply their theoretical knowledge to real life situations.
4 Enabling a smoother transition from school to the world of work by equipping students with
better contact for future work placement.
5 Introduce students to the real working atmosphere so that they will be aware of what they
would most likely meet after graduation.

1.3 IMPORTANCE OF SIWES

Partaking in SIWES has become a prerequisite for the award of diploma or degree certificates in
many Nigerian Institutions according to the Nigerian government Educational policy.
Undergraduates of Science (Natural or Medical) and Technology are expected to take part in the
scheme for the duration of four months for polytechnic students, six months for university
students and one year for college of education students.

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2.1 HUAWEI/LUMEN CHRISTI TV STATION

Huawei is a private company wholly owned by its employees. Through the Union of Huawei
Investment & Holding Co., Ltd., we implement an Employee Shareholding Scheme involving
121,269 employees. Only Huawei employees are eligible to participate. No government agency
or outside organization holds shares in Huawei. Through research and Innovation done by the
company, theoretical breakthroughs and new inventions based on basic technologies will help
address global challenges, supporting our vision and assumptions for the future. As we enter this
new era, Huawei will further ramp up investment into innovation, taking innovation to the next
level and constantly delivering value to the industry and society at large. We will continue
working to build a fully connected, intelligent world, which will benefit more people, homes, and
organizations.
Lumen Christi TV station was established by an African for African Catholics, broadcasting the
practice of Catholicism by Africans from the perspectives of their age-long, rich socio-cultural
heritage. The headquarters of the TV station is located in Lekki, Lagos, from which transmits
multiple daily celebrations and the network is currently built a state-of-the-art production and
broadcast facility on Lekki Neibourhood in Lagos, Nigeria.

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2.2 HISTORY OF LUMEN CHRISTI

Lumen Christi Catholic TV was officially launched in 2014 by the Archbishop of Lagos, Alfred Martins in
the presence of other Bishops and the Catholic faithful. The Channel is geared towards furthering the
gospel.

Fig. 1: LUMEN CHRISTI TV LOGO

2.3 MISSION OF LUMEN CHRISTI
Lumen Christi mission is to evangelize the entire world through broadcast, to bring the catholic
faith to our doorstep and to corners of the world were evangelization has been rendered
problematic

2.4 HISTORY OF HUAWEI

Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications
technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We have approximately 197,000 employees
and we operate in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around
the world.

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Fig. 2: HUAWEI LOGO

2.5 MISSION OF HUAWEI

The company’s mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully
connected, intelligent world. To this end, we will: drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote
equal access to networks to lay the foundation for the intelligent world; provide the ultimate
computing power to deliver ubiquitous cloud and intelligence; build powerful digital platforms to
help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and dynamic; redefine user
experience with AI, offering consumers more personalized and intelligent experiences across all
scenarios, including home, travel, office, entertainment, and fitness & health.

2.6 CORE VALUES

Conducting business with integrity, maintaining a strong sense of business ethics and complying
with all applicable laws and regulations have long been the core principles followed by Huawei's
management team.
Through continuous investment, Huawei is committed to establishing a compliance management
system that aligns with industry best practices, and incorporating compliance management into
end-to-end business activities and processes. Huawei will continue cultivating a culture of
integrity and requires that all employees adhere to the Employee Business Conduct Guidelines
(BCG).

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3.1 DEPARTMENTS FOUND AT HUAWEI

1) Administrative block: This is where visitors and clients are attended to on arriving at the
company
2) Cyber security block: This is where all staff whose area of specialization is encryption
and protection of computer system and networks from theft are provided with a work
space
3) The IT block : This is where all staff whose main responsibility is to assist other staff
from various department who have issues with their systems
4) The server room :This is a room that contains all the servers used for networking in the
company
5) The networking block: this block can be found on every floor in the company. The staff
found here are tasked with managing and maintenance of networks and IP addresses with
all their clients

3.2 PRIMARY DUTIES AT LUMEN CHRISTI

* Clocking in to work
* Carrying out general maintenance on the server
* Life streaming and broadcasting of programs at specific times
3.3 PRIMARY DUTIES AT HUAWEI
Due to being part of the cyber security department my duties were divided into the following
networking, auditing and data infrastructure. My daily duties were
 Putting down all complaints brought by staff during off working hours into an excel sheet
 Assisting my supervisors with sever maintenance (if a network sever was down our
department was tasked with tracing the sever and correcting the issue)

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 Was tasked with assisting those who had issues with their virtual manager by restarting
the VMI

3.4 GENERAL SKILLS GAINED FROM WORK EXPERIENCE

 HTML and CSS (Web development): During my time with lumen Christi I was
instructed and taught on the basics of web development. On how to make use of the
HTML (Hypertext Markup language) coding language to create the front end of a website
while the CSS coding language is used for designing the website as well as for adapting
the presentation to different types of devices
 Adobe Premiere pro/ Adobe Photoshop: I was also taught on how to make use of the
premiere pro application which i used in conjunction with adobe Photoshop to edit and
create video content
 I learnt how to use the Vmix application to broadcast programs for the station
 I learnt how to check for issues on a server
 I learnt how to reset a VM(virtual manager ) which was used by every staff in the
company to work on network maintenance for a client’s network
 I learnt how to stop network redundancy on a client’s server

Fig. 3:VMIX APPLICATION

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Fig. 4: A PICTURE OF MY SUPERVISOR SHOWING ME HOW TO CHECK FOR ISSUES

WITH OUR DATA SERVERS

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Fig. 5: THE HUAWEI VIRTUAL MANAGER

Fig.6:THE INTERNAL PART OF A SERVER

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3.5 NETWORKING
Networking, also known as computer networking, is the practice of transporting and exchanging
data between nodes over a shared medium in an information system. Networking facilitates
everything from telephone calls to text messaging to streaming video to the internet of things
3.5.1 COMPUTER NETWORKING
A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network
nodes. The computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to
communicate with each other
3.5.2 BENEFITS OF NETWORKING
1) Here are some of the biggest advantages of networking.
2) Strengthen business connections. Networking is about sharing, not taking.
3) Get fresh ideas.
4) Raise your profile.
5) Advance your career.
6) Get access to job opportunities.
7) Gain more knowledge.
8) Get career advice and support.
9) Build confidence.
3.6 CYBER SECURITY
Cyber security is the application of technologies, processes and controls to protect systems,
networks, programs, devices and data from cyber-attacks. It aims to reduce the risk of cyber-
attacks and protect against the unauthorized exploitation of systems, networks and technologies.
3.6.1 BENEFITS OF CYBER SECURITY
 Protect networks and data from unauthorized access.
 Improved information security and business continuity management.
 Improved stakeholder confidence in your information security arrangements.
 Improved company credentials with the correct security controls in place.

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3.7 RNOC
My time at Huawei was spent in their Cyber security specialized department called RNOC.
RNOC is a branch of the cyber security department found on the third floor of the company. The
main purpose of RNOC was to handle all network security based on internet service providers
such as MTN, GLO, and AIRTEL. What this means that the branch would have to create a
secure networking connection for a client provider so as to keep it safe from all external attacks
such as cyber theft. The company RNOC was divided into four main divisions know as the
networking division, infrastructure division, the main division, and the auditing division.

3.7.1 THE MAIN DEVISION

This was the division responsible for conceiving, designing and implementing all computer
networks for the organization. They also monitor the computer system security and perform
maintenance procedures for the network providers that act as clients
3.7.2 THE NETWORKING DEVISION
This division of RNOC was tasked with maintaining all VM used by the main division team for
their networking. They were tasked with assigning a VM to a network administrator in the main
team with all the information and rights found in the VM that a client must give for the network
he requires.
3.7.3 THE INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM
This individuals working in the company are tasked with maintenance of the data Centre where
all the servers are located
3.7.4 THE AUDITING TEAM
The auditing team are responsible for logging down all preceding that happen in RNOC.
These vary from issues had by individuals, to complaints had by clients.

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4.1 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMPANY

1. Checking to see if the sever had encountered any issues early in the morning.
2. Due to the number of staff in lumen Christi I asked to be placed on streaming of live
programs duty all throughout my work period with them
3. I helped in scheduling of programs for weekdays
4. I helped fix a printer that had an issue of taking in any paper
5. I helped a client who was having trouble logging into his VMI to help him log in by
restating their VM
6. I helped in updating the clients complaint list during the weekends

4.2 CHALLENGES FACED DURING THE SIWES PROGRAM

1. Distance: due to the distance from ajah (my home) to VI (work place) being very far
apart the time I would have to wake up for work would have to be really early in the
morning, just to beat the traffic and make it in time for work. In addition to that due to the
lack of safety on the Lagos expressway, I had to risk my life every time I would go for
work.
2. Expectations : even though this was my first actual working experience, I was expected
to already be aware and taught on some if not most of the preceding’s carried out at work
by my supervisor
3. Delays: This was a major challenge at the initial stage of my internship program because
I had to get a company to accept me to complete my SIWES with them. At different
points in time, I was given false hope in completing my internship with a company before
4. Sudden rejection. This eventually led to my internship period extending (encroaching) to
October.
5. Rejections: this was very mentally affecting problem which I had to face due to needing
to complete my SIWES program. I faced rejections from different companies due to not
having a particular quality they were looking for in an intern and that in turn made me to
doubt my skills as a computer scientist

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4.3 SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES

1. Distance: I was given the opportunity to come three times in a week. This was not
necessarily a solution to the distance problem, but it did decrease the amount of stress and
burn-out.
2. Expectations: To overcome this issue I would have to sturdy in my off hours to be able to
catch up with the preceding’s that I was places in charge of by my supervisor.
3. Delay: I was able to make up for the delay by extending me internship termination date.
4. Rejection: I was able to overcome this by being more confident in my own ability and I
was lucky to have people that care in my life. I was encouraged to keep trying, and
searching. Though it may seem like nothing, it was a huge help to me.

4.4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE GAINED

The knowledge gained during the course of my internship training include:

 Teamwork
 How to edit videos
 How to live stream
 I was taught on the basics of web development
 I was taught on the basic layers of networking
 How to dismantle a sever and check the internals for issues
 How to create an OS(operating system) for a sever
 How to configure a raid for a server
 How to allocate a certain amount of space for a VM(virtual machine)
 How to create a new VM for staff
 How network redundancy works and how to fix the issue

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Fig. 7: RAID CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE FOR SERVERS

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 Fig. 8: HUAWEI SERVER ROOM
CHAPTER FIVE

CONCLUSION

In conclusion there were many things that I experienced and learnt during the six month of my
Industrial Training at both lumen Christi and Huawei. As a student majoring in computer science
I was very much involved with computer related work and task, most of my training time
focused on computer system repairs, maintenance and basic networking. The whole training
period was very interesting, instructive and challenging. Through this training I was able to gain
new insights and comprehensive understanding about the real industry working condition and
practice because it has afforded me the basic practical and theoretical knowledge that I would not
have gotten from a lecture room in the last three years in my institution. Going by the
experiences acquired during this program, SIWES can be said to be the best way to prepare
students to face the real working life after graduation.

RECOMMENDATION

Although SIWES did achieve quite a lot of its stated objectives, nevertheless, the following
recommendations are suggested to improve the qualitative context of the program:

i. Participation of private corporate organization to minimize the problem of low

funding as recently complained by the director of ITF and payment of befitting
student allowance to assist in students finances during the period of training should be
done on monthly basis and promptly.
ii. Participation of various professional regulatory and statutory bodies such as CPN,
NCS in the supervision of students.

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 iii. Sending students specifically to establishment where the stipulated aims and
objectives of SIWES would be achieved.

CHAPTER FIVE

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