Engineering Law

Students will be able to: 1. describe and explain the basic concept, sources and aspects of law; 2. describe and explain the major differences between the various categories of law, courts and legal jurisdictions; 3. describe and explain legal principles and their application in professional engineering design and management services and their professional liability implications; and 4. develop reasoned analysis of real-life or hypothetical engineering scenarios using the legal principles undertake critical analysis of reliable information to develop, and practically present technical reports for use in varying judicial/quasi-judicial settings including as an expert witness.

Common Law: its history, definition, nature and division. Legislation, codification interpretation. Equity: definition and its main spheres. Law of contracts for Engineers: Forms of contract and criteria for selecting contractors; offer, acceptance, communication termination of contract. Terms of Contracts; suppliers’ duties – Damages and other Remedies. Termination/cancellation of contract Liquidation and Penalties; exemption clauses, safety and risk. Health and Safety. Duties of employers towards their employees. Duties imposed on employees. Fire precautions act. Design for safety. General principles of criminal law. Law of torts: definition, classification and liabilities. Patents: requirements, application, and infringement. Registered designs: application, requirements, types and infringement. Company law. Labour law and Industrial Law. Business registration. EEE 593/594: Final Year Project (6 Units C: LH 270) Learning Outcomes The student(s) will develop a technology and/or system to solve a known and significant electronic engineering problem and design, and if possible/practicable, build/produce/ manufacture some relevant new hardware/device(s) representing the solution using the skills acquired in the programme. Course Contents Individual student or group of students’ projects undertaken to deepen knowledge, strengthen practical experience and encourage creativity, entrepreneurship and independent/team work (as may be the case). The project ends in a comprehensive written report of a developed system, and/or product/service and oral presentation/defense before a panel of assessors one of whom must be external to the University awarding the electronic engineering degree. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment List of Laboratories Control and Instrumentation Laboratory Electronics Laboratory Microprocessor and Digital System Laboratory Computer Engineering Laboratory (Hardware and Software) Communication Laboratory Energy Laboratory Electric Power/Machine Laboratory Equipments Digital logic analyser Smart Logic Design Experimental Kit Digital Logic Circuit Design Experiment Kit Microcomputer Trainer AM/FM Transmitters and Receivers System Trainer Fiber-optic Transmission Training System GSM/GPS Experimental Trainer Programmable Logic Controller System Trainer Digital 3 Phase Power Analyser with SD Card Real time data Recorder Digital Storage Colour Display 2/4-Channel Oscilloscope Arbitrary waveform and Digital Synthesised function Generator Digital spectrum Analyser (9kHz -3GHz) Instrumentation Trainer using Transducers Complete Set Digital Communication System Trainer Analog Communication System Trainer Solar Power System Training kit Electrical and Electronic System Trainer Single Phase Transformer System Trainer 3- Phase Transformer System Trainer Power Electronic Training System Colour TV Trainer Programmable Dual output DC Power Supply Units (different ranges) Variable Transformer PA (Public Address) System Trainer Portable Wind Power Generator Training Kit Universal EPROM Programmable (48 Pins) Bench Digital Multi-metre digit (various digit ranges) High voltage Insulation tester variable digital type up l0kV Power factor meter Frequency metre Digital energy metre Digital watt metre, single phase Digital watt meter, 3-phase Semi-conductor curve tracer Advanced frequency modulation and demodulation train Digital transistor tester Decade resistance box Decade capacitance box Decade inductance box 3-phase variable inductance load 3-phase variable capacitance load 3-phase variable resistance load Digital multifunction documenting calibrators Digital function generator (different frequency ranges) Electrical Tools Box Digital Stroboscope Digital DC A ammeters multi-range Digital AC Volt meters Multi range Digital DC Volt meters Multi range Digital DC Volt meters Multi range Digital Damp meter Standard Digital Earth Loop/PSC/Tester Photo/contact Tachometer LCD Display 3-Phase Rotation Tester Rheostat (different ranges) Wheatstone bridge Portable DC Potentiometer Analogue dual-trace Oscilloscopes (different frequency ranges) Signal Trace/injector Digital RF Signal Generators Klystron Microwave Trainer complete set Antenna Lab Trainer complete set PCB Fabrication Equipment complete set Standard Analogue Multimeters AVO meters Electric power transmission training kit 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 equivalents 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, practical’s 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, practical’s 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: 1. there should be a minimum of two PhDs and four M.Eng degree holders full-time academic staff to mount the programme; 2. 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 3. there should be an adequate number of administrative staff of the appropriate caliber 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 In addition to the university and faculty libraries, the programme must have a departmental library that is well equipped with specialized books and journals in both physical collections and E-collections (E-Resources) of various types. Various field and research reports of the programme must also be available in the library for staff, students and researchers. The library must be connected to subscribe repository of: 1. Institutions (national and international) 2. Open access sources 3. Professional Bodies’ e-learning platforms 4. Relevant international organizations The library must also have adequate facilities for the following: 1. Reading 2. Provisions for lending 3. Reservation unit for specialized materials. Classrooms, Laboratories, Workshops, Clinics and Offices NUC recommended minimum physical space requirements are provided in the Table below: Space 𝐦𝟐 Provost’s Office 18.50 Dean’s Office 18.50 Head of Department’s office 18.50 Professor’s Office 18.50 Tutorial Teaching Staff’s Office 13.50 Other Teaching Staff office Space 17.00 Technical Staff Space 17.00 Secretarial Space 17.00 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 Office Facilities S/No Office No in Room Facilities 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 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer Lecturer unit. 5. Lecturer I 2 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves. 6. Lecturer II 3 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves