Web Based Approach for SIWES Supervisors' Reporting

Abstract

In Nigerian universities, the Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is a mandatory program designed to expose undergraduate students to real-world industrial practices relevant to their field of study. Despite the technological advancements in educational systems, the process of SIWES supervision and student performance assessment remains largely manual, inefficient, and error-prone. This project focuses on designing of a web-based system to enhance the supervision and grading process for SIWES students in the Department of Information Technology. The system enables supervisors to submit structured reports during field visits, assess students based on predefined criteria, and assign grades accordingly. Additionally, the platform facilitates the integration of departmental evaluations   such as student defenses by combining defense scores with supervisor assessments to compute a final SIWES grade. The system was developed using the Laravel framework with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP. Through a thorough review of existing processes, system analysis, and software development methodologies, the project delivered a solution that improves accountability, streamlines communication, and enhances transparency in SIWES performance evaluation. The deployment of this solution is expected to improve the accuracy and efficiency of SIWES supervision and grading at both the field and departmental levels.