Design and Installation of Electrical and ICT Services

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. demonstrate the knowledge of health and safety at work requirement vis-à-vis installation of electrical and communication infrastructure; 2. explain the regulations relating to electricity supply; 3. design electrical installation for various environmental scenarios including domestic, commercial and industry; 4. recognise the purpose of earthing, Faraday cage, alarm emergency system; 5. illustrate NCC and FCC codes and standards; and 6. prepare Bill of Engineering Measurement.

Electrical Installation: Induction to Health and safety at work act in Nigeria. Electrical safety. First aid. Electricity supply regulations. Lighting and Illumination: Luminous intensity and flux. Maintenance factor. Coefficient of utilisation. Types of light sources. Calculation of lighting requirements. Glare. Stroboscopic effect. Installation materials (cables, junction box, terminations, joints). Conduits and conduiting. Truck and trucking. Electrical installation design in domestic, commercial and industrial environment. Alarm and emergency systems. Earthing and Protection. Purposes of earthing. Faraday cage. Rod electrodes. Earth electrode resistance. Earthing system. Earth fault loop impedance. ICT services: NCC and FCC codes of practice and standards. Telecommunication design and installation: Satellite, VSAT, etc. Telephone design and installation. Computer networking design and installation. Wireless LAN design and installation. Preparation of Bill of Engineering Measurement Evaluation. Contract bidding. Consultancy.