Yellow Yellow Dirty Fellow

This blog entry is a guide on how to fill up the Yellow Log Book. There are several parts to completing the Log Book. In order to get your 'A', all parts must be filled completely and correctly.

Part 1: The Cover Page

Please read each field carefully and fill up accordingly.

Previously, I had students rushing through to fill up the fields that they mis-read them.

I shall not say what mistakes they made, or which fields they mis-read.

You guys just be careful about it.


Part 2: Weekly Reports

This portion requires you to fill in the tasks that you performed daily.

You do not need to write in detail explaining everything that you did. This portion is for short, accurate, concise descriptions about the tasks performed.

See above pictures for examples.


Part 3: New Skills / Knowledge Acquired / Lessons Learned

This portion is to expand on the previous one. So, while the previous portion is in point form, this part will require you to write in detail. 

How to write in detail? 

For example, if you performed put-away, you don't just write put-away. You can research and write the following: 

1. What is put-away?

2. How many methods of put-away are there?

3. What is the step-by-step process of put-away that you were required to do?

4. Why did you have to do certain steps? 

5. You should also include process charts and diagrams on separate sheets of paper to make your entries look more impressive.

*Always remember you have 2 best friends.

- Google 

- 5 Wives and 1 Husband (Why, Where, When, What, Who, How)

Use these to write your reports well. 

4. Attendance Sheet

EVERYONE needs to fill up the Attendance Sheet. Whether or not you are using the punch card system, you have to get this filled up and signed. 

If your company uses punch card system, you are to photocopy the punch cards and attached them with stapler to this portion. 

If you were absent on a certain date, please indicate as absent. If it is a public holiday, please indicate so as well. 

Remember to attach MCs onto this portion, if any. 

Part 5: Students Feedback

This is the last page of the Logbook. Same as the cover page, please fill in all details correctly.



In general, what ever it is you are filling up or doing, just plan first before you write. If you write too much in the first few weeks, you will have problems for the later weeks.

However, if you do not write enough early on, you will not score well.

So how?

Recommendation is to plan your writing. Also, keep asking your supervisor for more jobs to do. Then you will have more things to write. And also, your supervisor will have a better impression of you - which means better appraisal scores.