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Determination of different physico-mechanical properties such as water absorption, true density, bulk density and modulus of rupture of various fired bodies and many more. Ceramic materials and their characteristics with regards to chemical composition, physical, mechanical and thermal properties. Collection of materials such as Feldspar, Quartz, Kaolin, Whiting from different sites for study on effective means of processing and characterisation, and applications. ceramic material characterisation and analysis, covering areas such as characterisation and specification of ceramic materials, chemical and phase compositions, particle mechanics and rheology, applications in ceramic processing, refractories, material beneficiation process, forming processes, drying processes, and firing processes. Firing – firing system, pre-sintering processes, sintering, vitrification and cooling.

Theory of Ceramic Technology II introduces mineralogy and mineralogical studies: classification of ceramic minerals and their mineralogical properties. Structures and textures of minerals and their significance in mineral genesis and mineral treatment. Application of mineralogy to mineral processing technology. The assessment of ores, unit processes and products in mineral treatment operation by quantitative mineralogical analysis. Criteria for selection of grinding and screening equipment and mineral concentration techniques. Selection of mineral concentration equipment. Design, testing and drying; materials handling. Safety considerations in mineral processing industries.

History of metals. Basic metallurgy of noble metals, iron, aluminium, copper and its alloys. Workshop methods, Processes; etching, lacquering, embossing, chemical and mechanical treatment of metals.

Alloy calculation. Identification of metals. Assaying. Processes; hardening, tempering, normalizing, enamel and colouring of metals.

Relationship of properties to thermal history, composition and structure of glass such as viscosity, surface tension, density and specific gravity chemical durability, electrical properties, optical properties, mechanical properties and their relationship to glass structure.

The principles of metal design and fabrication of products by casting shall emphasized. Items such as gongs, shields, plaques and buckets, using casting processes such as sand casting, investment, shell methods of casting and other advance methods shall be encouraged.

History of printmaking as well as printing technology is taught in this course. Emphasis is on theoretical and practical explorative study. Students are to be exposed to the materials and the principles and techniques of Printmaking (relief, intaglio, etching). Students will be exposed to practical methods (i.e. relief, offset lithographic, gravure, screen, stencil printing.) of placing images on material. Study of large format digital printing and offset lithography. Topics include posters, outdoor and indoor promotional items, book publishing, computer aided typesetting among others. Students develop a working knowledge of the key computer application software for lettering communication and pictorial illustrations. Topic includes the various computer-driven methods of publishing (Desktop publishing). More exercises on creative scenic composition in printmaking will be explored.

Opportunity Identification (Sources of business opportunities in Nigeria, Environmental scanning, Demand and supply gap/unmet needs/market gaps/Market Research, Unutilised resources, Social and climate conditions and Technology adoption gap). New business development (business planning, market research). Entrepreneurial Finance (Venture capital, Equity finance, Micro finance, Personal savings, small business investment organizations and Business plan competition). Entrepreneurial marketing and e-commerce (Principles of marketing, Customer Acquisition & Retention, B2B, C2C and B2C models of e-commerce, First Mover Advantage, E- commerce business models and Successful E-Commerce Companies,). Small Business Management/Family Business: Leadership & Management, Basic book keeping, Nature of family business and Family Business Growth Model. Negotiation and Business communication (Strategy and tactics of negotiation/bargaining, Traditional and modern business communication methods). Opportunity Discovery Demonstrations (Business idea generation presentations, Business idea Contest, Brainstorming sessions, Idea pitching). Technological Solutions (The Concept of Market/Customer Solution, Customer Solution and Emerging Technologies, Business Applications of New Technologies - Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual/Mixed Reality (VR), Internet of Things (IoTs), Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Renewable Energy among others. Digital Business and E- Commerce Strategies).

Welding and soldering such as right- and left-hand welding techniques. Types of welding techniques such as arch/ gas welding and their applications. Soldering and soldering techniques. The composition of solder, types of soldering, soldering copper, electric, soldering, soldering furnace, prepare touch, Bunsen burner, fluxes and its types.

A practical exposure of different varieties of cloth construction to students. Designs and related technical terminologies such as warp, weft, ends, picks, weave, design, repeat of design draft, peg plan and denting plan. Woven structure; plain, twill, sateen and satin and their derivatives. Preparatory processes – winding, warping, sizing, drawing in principles and objectives of sizing, sizing materials. Recipes and methods of size preparation. Looming, faults and wastes in warp tying and drawing in process. Classifications of weaving machines. Practical introduction to shedding, beating up, take - up and let - off mechanisms. Weaves and their drafts. Introduction to graph paper drafting for patterns.