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The course comprises general, mechanical and electrical components: supervised hands-on experience in safe usage of tools and machines for selected tasks; Use of measuring instruments (calipers, micrometers, gauges, sine bar, wood planners, saws, sanders, and pattern making). Machine shop: lathe work shaping, milling, grinding, reaming, metal spinning. Hand tools, gas and arc welding, cutting, brazing and soldering. Foundry practice.Industrial safety and accident prevention, ergonomics, metrology. Casting processes. Metal forming processes: hot-working and cold-working processes (forging, press- tool work, spinning, etc.). Metal joining processes(welding, brazing and soldering). Heat treatment. Material removal processes. machine tools and classification. Simple theory of metal cutting. Tool action and cutting forces. Introduction to CNC machines. Supervised identification, use and care of various electrical and electronic components such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, diodes and transistors. Exposure to different electric circuits, wiring schemes, analogue and digital electrical and electronic measurements. Household and industrial energy consumption measurements. Practical energy conservation principles.

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, structure Fog and 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.

Deterioration of wood by fungi, insects, and marine borers. Types of decay organisms, decay, condition mechanisms, and consequences. Other agents of wood degradation; fire weathering, discolourations. Wood protection against deterioration; chemical used for wood preservation and techniques applied in wood preservation.

Methods of harvesting. Terrain and its effects on harvesting. Equipment for harvesting. Age and maturity determination in forest trees. Wood transportation systems. Equipment for transportation.

Wood anisotropy, elasticity and rheology. Wood fracture; wood mass; heat and charge transport; electrical and acoustic properties, thermodynamics, wood-fluid interactions.

Different practical works in the wood workshop will include the use of simple tools in wood work such as cramps and shooting boards; cutting tools including saws, chisels and planes; other fixing tools such as nail punches, mallets, hammers, screw drivers and the rachet brace. Ideal layout of a wood workshop; wood conversion methods such as slabbing, quarter sawing and tangential sawing. Identification of types and sizes/dimensions of timber in the market. Construction of different wood joints including widening joints, tongue and grove, mitre, tee and cross-halving joints, dowel, etc. 400 Level GET 402 Engineering Project I (2 Units: C; PH 90) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to: Complete the design phase of a complex engineering problem sourced from industry or community during the SIWES III programme. Demonstrate the connection between engineering product-making and the theoretical courses they have learned following the applicable industry best practices. Course Contents In the second semester of the 400-level students, preferably in groups, work from the university on the identified industry or organization to tackle industry complex engineering problems. Theoretical issues may be provided by the department faculty or industry experts. During the vacation, students will now work full time with the organisation/industry on the project as part of the SIWES III. The students can also go beyond the department and engage in multidisciplinary undertakings. Literature survey, review of existing systems etc. must be achieved to a satisfactory extent. GET 404 Engineering Valuation and Appraisal (2 Units: C; LH 30) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to: Identify at least three (3) objectives of engineering valuation work, valuer's primary duty and responsibility and valuation terminologies. Describe at least four (4) Valuer's obligation to his or her client, to other valuers, and to the society. Demonstrate with example the engineering valuation methods, valuation standards, and practices. Prepare engineering valuation and appraisal reports and review Discuss expert witnessing and ethics in valuation. Determine price, cost, value, depreciation and obsolescence in real property, personal property, personal property, machinery and equipment, oil, gas, mines, and quarries valuation.

Classification and properties of wood for veneer. Preparation of wood for veneer. Veneer cutting methods. Drying and storage. Uses of veneer. Preparation of veneer for plywood. Plywood production: sorting, glue addition, pressing, acclimatization and dimensioning. Different equipment used in each stage of production. Methods of testing of plywood. Grading and plywood storage