Pre-degree practice for bachelors

Pre-graduation practical training for 4th-year students of the first (bachelor's) level of higher education is conducted in accordance with “Regulations on the Procedure for Conducting Internships for Students of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”.

Pre-diploma practice belongs to the general training cycle, is carried out in the 8th semester with a total duration of five weeks. 2024-2025 academic year – from 14 April to 18 May 2025 (180 hours, 6 credits). Assessment method – pass/fail.

The aim of the practice master modern information technologies for software system development while simultaneously consolidating and expanding theoretical knowledge.

Practice task — gain practical skills in: designing and creating information systems; data processing; visualisation of graphical and geometric information; working with modern high-performance computing systems and databases in energy complexes; using and creating software documentation.

During the pre-graduation internship, the student must prepare the necessary information materials for completing the diploma thesis, familiarise themselves with the capabilities of the enterprise's software resources (the internship base), in particular, familiarise themselves with and analyse the specialised software systems developed and implemented at this enterprise, which are similar in purpose to the system being developed in the bachelor's diploma thesis, familiarise themselves with literature and software documentation available at the enterprise concerning the diploma thesis topic, compare the enterprise's software systems with the one being developed in the diploma thesis, analyse the possibility of adapting the created system for its application at the internship base, create a software product according to the diploma thesis topic (develop an algorithm, write program code, test and debug the developed software product) and apply the knowledge gained during the internship in the diploma thesis.

As pre-diploma practical training is the final practical training within the educational process, particular attention from enterprise and department supervisors should be focused on enabling students to select and analyse information material, and to gain experience in solving specific tasks.

During the internship, the student must adhere to the internal regulations of the organisation where the internship is taking place, undergo a health and safety briefing, become familiar with the workplace, and the equipment operating procedures.

During remote internships, all documentation is completed electronically, and communication between the student and their supervisors from the educational institution and the internship base takes place via phone, email, or other means.

The description of the educational component “Pre-diploma Practice”, its aims and results, prerequisites and postrequisites, information on the organisation of the practice, learning materials, policies, forms and methods of assessment, requirements for the content of the report and assessment criteria are provided in Syllables

The internship report is prepared by the student in accordance with the internship programme and individual assignment. When writing the internship report, one must adhere to the guidelines provided in Syllables requirements for the content of the report, as well as recommendations for its formatting, contained in the methodological development: Shapovalova S.I. Formatting of reporting documentation. 2022. 9 p.

Student practice locations

Students studying for the 122 “Computer Science” degree can undertake their practical training with the following organisations, with whom the university has pre-existing agreements:

V.M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;

Institute of Problems of Mathematical Machines and Systems;

State Enterprise “National Energy Company “UKRENERGO”;

National Electricity Regulatory Commission of Ukraine;

Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

If a student wishes to undertake an internship elsewhere, it is possible provided that the internship location aligns with their field of study and can facilitate the completion of the work programme and individual internship assignment. In such cases, the NN IATE enters into Agreements with these organisations for students to undertake their internships. Such agreements must be concluded no later than 10 days before the commencement of the internship, and the Work Programmes (Syllabi) must be agreed and signed by the parties no later than 2 months before students commence their internships.

Part-time students usually undertake their practical training at their place of employment.

Individual assignments for the practical placement correspond to the topics of the diploma theses, are developed by the practical placement supervisors from the department (supervisors of diploma theses), are approved at a department meeting, and are issued to each student before the start of the practical placement.

Forms and document examples that need to be prepared before and after completing the internship, as well as methodological materials, are provided below.

Contract (form)
1. Agreement (filled-in sample)
Practice Diary (Form)
2. Practice Diary (Sample Completion)
3. Placement for Practice (form)
3. Placement for Practical Training (Sample Completed Form)
4. Internship programme (agreed with the host organisation – sample)
5. Placement report title page (form)
6. Individual Task (Sample)

Formatting of reporting documentation. Shapovalova S.I. 2022
Pre-degree internship 4th year – Syllabus 2024-25

Distribution of students from the CTE department (APECS)

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The schedule for the pre-diploma internship can be viewed at the following link:
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