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This is a continuation of CSC 497. This contains the implementation and the evaluation of the project. A formal written report, chapters 4-5 have to be approved by the supervisor. A final report comprising chapters 1 - 5 will be submitted to the department for final grading. An oral presentation is required. INS 401 Project Management (2 Units C: LH 30) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. describe project management planning; 2. describe project scheduling; 3. explain management of project resources; 4. discuss project procurement, monitoring and execution; and 5. explain project communication and time management. Course Contents Introduction to Project Management. The Project Management Lifecycle: Project management and systems development or acquisition. The project management context. Technology and techniques to support the project management lifecycle, and Project management processes. Managing Project Teams: Project team planning, motivating team members, Leadership, power and conflict in project teams, and managing global project teams. Managing project communication and enhancing team communication. Project Initiation and Planning. Managing Project Scope: Project initiation, how organisations choose projects, Activities, and Developing the project charter. Managing Project Scheduling: Common problems in project scheduling, and Techniques for project scheduling. Managing Project Resources: Types of resources (human, capital, time), and Techniques for managing resources. Project quality and tools to manage project quality. Managing project risk and tools for managing project risk. Managing Project Procurement: Alternatives to systems development, External acquisition, Outsourcing-domestic and offshore. Steps in the procurement process, and managing the procurement process. Project Execution, Control and Closure: Managing project execution, monitoring progress and managing change. Documentation and communication, and Common problems in project execution. Managing Project Control and Closure: Obtaining information, Cost control, Change control, administrative closure, Personnel closure, Contractual closure and Project auditing.

This is a continuation of CYB 497. This includes the research methodology, analysis of data using statistical tools, performance evaluation, standard documentation of the project, referencing style, programming of the prototype/simulation model, plagiarism and grammarly check, and PowerPoint presentation skill. The formal written report made up of chapters four and five approved by the supervisor will be submitted to the Department for final grading. An oral presentation is required.

This is a continuation of DTS 497. This contains the implementation and the evaluation of the project. A formal written report, chapters 4 - 5 has to be approved by the supervisor. A final report comprising chapters 1 - 5 will be submitted to the department for final grading. An oral presentation is required.

The final project is a problem-solving and strategic design project to be proposed and executed by final year students with an outcome in the form of a viable and testable physical or digital product. This must be accompanied by a dissertation documenting the research approach taken from problem identification to the final solution. Work is to be carried out independently by a student and guided by a supervising lecturer. 300 level Fashion Design Option

This module expects students to carry out independent research projects in visual communication design (Graphics) and Multimedia Technology. Students here are expected to demonstrate knowledge gained throughout their years of study. These researches can be service, or product based in any aspect of graphics, communication arts or multimedia technology. 300 Level jewellery Design option

At the beginning of the final year, a student is allowed to select topics in metal which shall be approved and carried out under supervision of a lecturer. The student will be required to prepare a project report. There should be an attempt to improve existing techniques and designs. 300 Level Textile Design Option

At the beginning of the final year, a student is allowed to select topics in textile design which shall be approved and carried out under supervision of a lecturer. The student will be required to prepare a project report. There should be an attempt to improve existing techniques and designs. Students carry out independent research in either textile arts, textile design, fashion design or interior design in which students demonstrate knowledge gained throughout the year of study. Work can be based on any aspect of textile design, fashion design, interior design, discovery of dyes from plants, pigment ink, coating agents, development of software and construction of simple textile equipment. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment Ceramic Option: Throwing wheels (manual and electric), Firing Kilns (Electric, Gas, Wood), Test Kilns, Clay Mixers, Pug mills, Ball Mill, Jar Mill, Blunger, Weighing Scales, Jiggering and Jollying Machines, Glaze Sprayer and Booth, Dryers, Modelling Stands, Extruders, Brick Making Machine, Slab rollers, Shelves, Heat-transfer machine, 3D Printers, computer sets and other essential equipment. Glass Option: Blowpipes, Torches, Glass Rolling Machine, Working Tables and Stools, Glass Melting Furnaces, Annealing Furnaces, Jacks, Paddles, Shears, Moulds, Marvers, Benches, Crimps, Safety glasses, Punty, Blocks, Gas cylinders, propane gas regulator, computer sets and other essential equipment. 1. Textile Option: Equipment required include Design Tables, Stools, Sewing Machines and Accessories, Looms and Accessories, Large Printing and drafting tables, pattern making tools, Dress Forms, Cupboards, Computer Assisted Design (CAD) tools, computer sets and other essential equipment, digital embroidery machine, 2. Graphic Option: Computer sets, Graphic design applications, Graphics tablet and stylus, Digital Camera, Direct Image Printers, Large format printer, Lithographic printing machine, 3D Printer, monitor calibrators, External hard drives, drawing materials, Donkeys, Working table, Stools and other essential equipment. 3. Metal/Jewellery Option: Jewellery Pliers & Side Cutters, Anvil & Bench Peg, Jewellers Saw Frame & Blades, Jewellers Cutters, Soldering Block, Gas Torch, Tweezers, Triblet, Rawhide Mallet, Files & Sanding Sheets, moulds, core and sand, Furnaces, Polishing Papers, Crucibles, Furnaces, Bandsaw, Rammers, Bellows, Gaggers, shovel, computer sets and other essential equipment. 4. Fashion Option: Sewing machines, sewing accessories, pattern design tools, pattern making tools, dress making dummies, pair of scissors, draping tools, pressing board, pressing iron, drafting tables, fabrics, computer-assisted design tools, computer sets and other equipment. Staffing Academic Staff This should be in the ratio of one academic staff to eight students, where a department has up to six areas of specialization each area should have at least two lecturers at the senior category. This number should be increased where there are postgraduate programmes. In order to prevent the practice of indigenous arts and crafts from becoming extinct; traditional craftsmen should be invited to the university for short periods as Artist-in-Residence. It is expected that his will enable them to transfer their skills to younger generation. Library Each Faculty/School should be provided with fully equipped library and information technology centre with computers and Internet connectivity and quick reference books, periodicals, journals and audio-visual materials. Such library and information resources will be additional to the University central library facilities Classroom, Laboratories, Workshops, and Offices 1. Spaces For the good administration of the Industrial, designs adequate facilities should be provided for each section of the department. Space recommendations Space Use Minimum (m²) 1. Professors Office Academic 24 2. Head of Department Administration 24 3. Senior Lecturer Academic 20 4. Lecturer Academic 16 5. Assistant Lecturer Academic 12 6. Senior Technical Staff Technical 12 7. Senior Administrative Staff Administration 12 8. Junior Technical Staff Technical 10 9. Junior Administrative Staff Administration 10 10. Studio Space Students 30 11. Lecture Space Students 75 12. Seminar Space Students 30 13. Laboratory Space Students 30 14. Library Students 35 15. Social Space Students 40 16. Storage Space Students 30 2. Studio/Workshop/laboratory spacing and facilities (i) Ceramic studio/workshop/Laboratory: Hand building workshop, slip casting workshop, press casting workshop, throwing workshop, plaster workshop, Electric kilns room, Kiln shed, Glaze laboratory, spraying booth, Screen printing room, 3D printing room, Fabrication workshop, Lecture Room, gallery. (ii) Textile & Fashion studio/workshop/Laboratory: Screen printing room, dyeing workshop, sewing room, embroidery and knitting studio, Fashion studio, wood workshop, weaving studio, , Lecture Room, gallery (iii) Jewellery/Metal studio/workshop/Laboratory: Enamelling laboratory, casting workshop, hammering and machining workshop, welding, brazing, cutting and grinding workshop, chemical room for etching, anodising and patterning, finishing workshop, , Lecture Room, gallery (iv) Glass studio/ workshop/Laboratory: Hot glass workshop, Cold process workshop, Electric Furnaces room, Gas Furnace Shed, Materials characterization laboratory, Free blowing workshop, surface design workshop, Chemical laboratory, , Lecture Room, gallery (v) Graphic studio/workshop/Laboratory: Printmaking studio, photography / darkroom studio, printing studio, Editing studio, Lithography workshop, Digital media workshops, TV production studio, Computer room, , Lecture Room, gallery

Students carry out independent research in either textile arts, textile design, fashion design or interior design in which they, demonstrate knowledge gained throughout the year of study. Work can be based on any aspect of textile design, fashion design, interior design, discovery of dyes from plants, pigment ink, coating agents, development of software and construction of simple textile equipment. 300 level Glass Technology option