Courses with Gaps

Projection of lines, auxiliary views and mixed projection. Preparation of detailed working production drawing; semi-detailed drawings, conventional presentation methods. Solid, surface and shell modeling. Faces, bodies and surface intersections. Component-based design. Component assembly and motion constraints. Constrained motions and animation. Introduction to electronics modeling. Electronics board layout preparation, Component libraries and Schematic design. Parametric modeling and adaptive design. Simulation for material optimization. Designing for manufacturing. Additive and subtractive manufacturing. Production for 3-D printing, Laser cutting and CNC machinery.Arrangement of engineering components to form a working plant (Assembly Drawing of a Plant).

Introduction to design thinking and engineering graphics. First and third angle orthogonal projections. Isometric projections; sectioning, conventional practices, conic sections and development. Freehand and guided sketching – pictorial and orthographic. Visualisation and solid modelling in design, prototyping and product-making. User interfaces in concrete terms. Design, drawing, animation, rendering and simulation workspaces. Sketching of 3D objects. Viewports and sectioning to shop drawings in orthographic projections and perspectives. Automated viewports. Sheet metal and surface modelling. Material selection and rendering. This course will use latest professional design tools such as fusion 360, solid works, solid edge or equivalent.

Limits, continuity, differentiation, introduction to linear first order differential equations, partial and total derivatives, composite functions, matrices and determinants, vector algebra, vector calculus, directional derivatives.

Project management fundamentals – definitions, project environment, nature and characteristics, development practice, management by objectives, and the centrality of engineering to projects, infrastructures, national and global development. The scope of project management – organisational, financial, planning and control, personnel management, labour and public relations, wages and salary administration and resource management. Identification of project stakeholders; beneficiaries and impacted persons – functions, roles, responsibilities. Project community relations, communication and change management. Project planning, control and timeliness;decision making, forecasting, scheduling, work breakdown structure (WBS), deliverables and timelines, logical frameworks (log frames), risk analysis, role of subject matter experts (SMEs), role conflicts; Gantt Chart, CPM and PERT. Optimisation, linear programming as an aid to decision making, transport and materials handling. Monitoring and Evaluation – key performance indices (KPIs); methods of economic and technical evaluation. Industrial psychology, ergonomics/human factors and environmental impact considerations in engineering project design and management. Project business case - financial, technical and sustainability considerations. Case studies, site visits and invited industry professional seminars. General principles of management and appraisal techniques. Breakthrough and control management theory; production and maintenance management. Training and manpower development. The manager and policy formulation, objective setting, planning, organising and controlling, motivation and appraisal of results.

Descriptive statistics, frequency distribution, populations and sample, central tendency, variance data sampling, mean, median, mode, mean deviation, percentiles, etc. Probability. Binomial, poison hyper-geometric, normal distributions, etc. Statistical inference intervals, test hypothesis and significance. Regression and correlation. Introduction to big data analytics and cloud computing applications. Introduction to the R language; R as a calculator; Vectors, matrices, factors, data frames and other R collections. Iteration and looping control structures. Conditionals and other controls. Designing, using and extending functions. The Apply Family. Statistical modelling and inference in R.

A brief review of common pitfalls in writing. Principles of clear writing (punctuations and capitalization). Figures of speech. Units of grammar. Tenses and verb agreement. Active and passive sentences Lexis and structure Fog Index concept. Skills for communication and communication algorithm. Types and goals of communication; Interpersonal communication; features and the Finger Model or A,B,C,D,E of good interpersonal communication (accuracy of technical terms, brevity of expression, clarity of purpose, directness of focus and effectiveness of the report). Language and organisation of reports. Technical report writing skills(steps, problems in writing, distinguishing technical and other reports, significance, format and styles of writing technical reports). Different formats for communication; styles of correspondences – business report and proposal, business letter, memorandum, e-mails, etc. Proposals for projects and research; format, major steps and tips of grant-oriented proposals. Research reports(competency, major steps, components and formats of research reports and publishable communication). Sources and handling of data, tables, figures, equations and references in a report. Presentation skills; overview, tips, organisation, use of visual aids and practising of presentation. Intellectual property rights in research reports. Case studies of major engineering designs, proposals and industrial failures with professional presentation of reports.

Concept of environmental and social consequences/dimensions of development projects. Methods of impact analysis. Physical, sociological, legal, economic, environmental and public health implications of human activities. Effects of changed environments on man. Examples of impact assessment with particular reference to developing countries. Role of environmental engineering in preventing or reducing environmental stress. Environmental and social management plans (ESMP); Planning and policy, administration and organisation of natural resources development and public health. Land use planning and landscape design. Monitoring and evaluation of projects for ESIA compliance. Practical content: Students are expected to undertake an environmental and social impact analysis of an on- going project on campus.

Management decision making. Functions of management planning, organisation, staffing, directing and controlling. Financial management. Principles of extension: diffusion, adoption and rejection of innovations. Communication and leadership in agricultural extension.

Fluid properties, hydrostatics - Centre of pressure, buoyancy, stability of floating bodies, fluid dynamics using principles of mass, momentum, and energy conservation from a control volume approach and applications. Flow Measurements in pipes, Dimensional analysis, and Similitude, Hydropower systems. Turbomachinery - types, performance prediction, sizing.

Atoms, molecules, elements and compounds, and chemical reactions. Modern electronic theory of atoms. Electronic configuration, periodicity and building up of the periodic table. Hybridisation and shapes of simple molecules. Valence forces; Structure of solids. Chemical equations and stoichiometry; chemical bonding and intermolecular forces, kinetic theory of matter. Elementary thermochemistry; rates of reaction, equilibrium and thermodynamics. Acids, bases and salts. Properties of gases. Redox reactions and introduction to electrochemistry. Radioactivity.