Final Year Project

At the end of this course/project, the students should be able to: undertake and complete successfully an independent or team project; source for information for engineering work; and communicate the outcome and implications of engineering work.

Final year research project will be undertaken by individual students under the supervision of members of staff. A report of the research work will be presented in form of a dissertation to be followed by an oral examination. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment List of Minimum Equipment, Tools, Laboratories a standard wood workshop with basic cutting machines which include: universal circular saw, planning machine, spindle moulder or router machine, narrow band saw, wood turning lathe, hand tools for wood workshop; a laboratory equipped with universal testing machine, in addition to normal basic laboratory facilities such as glass wares (pipettes, burettes, oven, measuring balances, scales.); and laboratory size sawing machine, peeling machine, slicing machine, hammer mill, and single day-light press. S/No. Equipment Measuring Tools and Instruments 1 Pocket rule with belt clip (235m) 2 Steel measuring tape caliper rule 3 Procession external micrometer 4 Universal measuring instrument for depth measurement 5 Procession inside micrometer 6 Dial indicator 7 Outside spring caliper 8 Inside spring caliper 9 Metal bar divider 10 Precision tri square 30 Technician tool box (empty) Woodwork Equipment 1 Band saw-table size-700 x 980mm - 3hp 2 Radial arm saw 3hp (with extra blade) 3 Circular saw-blade dia-400mm with external blades 4 Universal woodworker combined-4hp seven works model 5 Single cylinder planner-4hp (surface planner with extra blades) 6 Vertical Motorize-chain motorise-3hp with extra bits 7 Router drilling machine-3hp 8 Combined tennoning and scribing machine 9 Belt sanding machine-2hp (with extra sanding paper reels) Hand Tools (Carpentry) 1 Marking gauge 2 Mortise gauge 3 B. spirit level universal 4 Motorize chisel-(6.4, 9.6, 12.7, 16) mm 5 Flat chisel-(6.4, 9.6, 12.7, 16) mm 6 Bevel edge chisel – (6.4, 9.6, 12.7, 16) mm 7 Round chisel (6.4, 9.6, 12.7, 16) mm 8 Smooth plane-jack plane, plough plane 9 Wood rasp 10 Hand saw or panel saw 11 Ripsaw, crosscut 12 C- Clamp 13 F- Clamp 14 Wood bench vice 15 Jack plane 16 Hand drilling machine/rachet brazed bits 17 Sanding machine-heavy duty 18 Surface and thickness (100-150) mm blade 19 Extra knives carpentry machine planner and thicknesser 20 Air compressor-tank capacity 500 litres complete with accessories-type spray gun and air blow-gun 21 Hydraulic garage jack (1, 2, 6 ton) 22 Hydraulic workshop crane (2.5 tones) 23 Battery tester, cell tester, acid tester 24 Battery fast and slow charger (6-24V,20Λ) 25 Battery service equipment 26 Spark plug tester and cleaner 27 Hydraulic mobile crane (1.5 – 5tons) 28 Wire rope winch- (1500 – 3000kg) 29 Chain host Engineering Graphics and Design Studio S/No. Equipment 1 50 Computer work stations with design and graphic software from the AutoCad suite (FUSION 360, etc.), 3-D printers and accessories. 2 50 drawing boards and T-squares 3 Large screen and projector Staffing Academic Staff The NUC guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15 for Engineering and Technology departments shall apply. However, there should be a minimum of six full-time equivalent of Staff in the department. There is need to have a reasonable number of Staff with doctoral degrees as well as sufficient industrial experience. With a minimum load of 15 Units per semester for students and a minimum of six full-time equivalent of staff in each programme, staff should have a maximum of 15 contact hours per week for lectures, tutorials, practicals and supervision of projects. NUC requirement encourages all academic staff to have PhD degrees, hence appointment of academic staff is preferably to the Lecturer cadre. Only in exceptional cases are candidates with great promise appointed to Graduate Assistant and Assistant Lecturer positions for the purpose of being developed to the Lecturer cadre as registered PhD candidates. Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators to help lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practicals and field work. This category of personnel is not expected to be regular staff as they are to be paid on the basis of approved hourly rate. Administrative Support Staff The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments and faculty offices. It is important to recruit very competent senior staff that are computer literate. Technical Support Personnel The services of technical support staff, which are indispensable in the proper running of laboratories and workshop/studios are required. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. They are also to undergo regular training to keep them abreast of developments in equipment operation and maintenance. The minimum of academic staff to technical staff ratio of 5:1 should be maintained. Minimum Number of Staff Subject to the general standards specified by NUC; there should be a minimum of two PhDs and four M.Eng degree holders full-time academic staff to mount the programme; each workshop or laboratory should have an adequate number of staff with the right mix, such that each unit or section in that workshop or laboratory can run efficiently; and there should be an adequate number of administrative staff of the appropriate calibre for the office of the Head of Department to run. Student/Staff Ratio The minimum staff-to-student ratio should be 1:15 from 200 level to 500 level. Library Aside from the university library, there must be well stocked library for the Department of Wood Products Engineering. There must be adequate library facilities to cater for the interest of all the programmes in the Department. These include current journals, handbooks, textbooks, manuals, codes of practice, standards and specifications in sufficient numbers. Classrooms, Laboratories, Workshops, Clinics and Offices Academic and Non-Academic Spaces The NUC recommends the following physical space requirement: Academic m2 Professor’s Office 18.50 Head of Department’s Office 18.50 Tutorial Teaching Staff Space 13.50 Other Teaching Staff Space 7.00 Technical Staff Space 7.00 Science Staff Research Laboratory 16.50 Engineering Staff Research Laboratory 14.50 Seminar Space per student 1.85 Drawing Office Space (A.O. Board) (Per Student) 4.60 Drawing Office Space (A.I. Board) (Per Student) 3.70 Laboratory Space 7.50 Non-Academic Secretarial Space 7.00 Office Facilities The requirements for office accommodation are: 1.13 academic offices on paper 2. 1 professorial type in the department. Size: each of the office is about 13.5 m S/N Office No in Room Facilities o 1. HOD 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 2. Professor 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 3. Reader 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit. 4. Senior Lecturer 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit. 5. Lecturer I 2 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves. 6. Lecturer II 3 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves