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Definitions, types of autism spectrum disorders- Asperger Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Characteristics of specific autism spectrum disorders. Causes of autism spectrum disorders. Social and communication challenges associated with autism spectrum disorders. Physiological challenges of autism spectrum disorders. Assessment techniques for autistic children or patients. Therapeutics procedures for rehabilitating autistic children.

Basic definitions and concepts. Control systems in Production Engineering, e.g. CNC machine tools, Production–Inventory Control, etc. Block diagrams and their reduction. Signal flow graphs. Transfer functions. State–space representations. Some common transfer functions. System Stability: Routh, Hurwitz, etc. stability criteria. System Classification. Error constants and sensitivity. Types of system inputs. Second – Order Systems. Transient and Steady–State Responses. Performance Indices. Root–Locus Analysis. Root–Locus Design. Bode Analysis. Bode Design. Nyquist Analysis. Nyquist Design. Nicholas Chart Analysis. Nicholas Chart Design.

Check spark plugs, injectors, air filters, water level, engine oil level, engine oil viscosity, air filter, transmission fluid level, coolant water level, tire gauge and wear, wheel balancing, exhaust catalytic system, pipe and holes damage. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment Laboratories Properties of air-fuel mixtures; Effect of mixture strength on ignition and flame; Formation, flame velocity, combustion rate, peak pressure and temperature; and Engine emission and omission control. Automobile systems and vehicle dynamics laboratory Performance and reliability of brake systems Carburetors and injection nozzles Performance characteristics of components of ignition system Performance of batteries, alternators, voltage regulators, etc Performance characteristic of power transmission system Vehicle body shape and air resistance Factors affecting tyre wear rate Effect of tyre pressure on road traction (fuel consumption) and maneuverability Maneuverability of vehicles Automobile systems design maintenance and testing laboratory Design of system components for production Testing of models and prototypes Testing of vehicles for off-design performance Schedules for preventive maintenance for various automobile components, taking local conditions into consideration. Calibration and operation of test equipment Crank shaft grinder Cam shaft grinder Valve grinder Pedestal grinder Cylinder boring machine Hydraulic ramp Portable crane Compressor Mechanical press Plug re-conditioning machine Battery charger Beam setter Centre lathe 349 Chain block Torque wrench (various) Tool kit, stock and dies Dynamic performance testing unit Automobile workshop Auto pit Auto engine rigs Auto transmission systems Wheel balancing and alignment equipment Panel beating apparatus Welding equipment Production facilities for simple automobile parts Apparatus set-up for fault tracing and repair of automobile systems including engine overhaul Lubricating oil tester Laboratory Equipment Petrol engine with dynamometer Diesel engine with dynamometer 3000oC electric furnace Computer controlled super service wind tunnel (3 blades) Computer controlled aerodynamic tunnel 50x250mm Aerodynamic tunnel 50x250mm Flow visualization aerodynamic tunnel Wind tunnel flight unit Aerodynamic testing demonstration bench Two-shaft gas turbine/jet engine Computer controlled steam motor & engine conversion unit Computer controlled steam power plant adjustable up to 20kw Computer controlled jet propulsion study unit Computer controlled test bench for single cylinder engine (7.5 kw) Computer controlled exhaust gas calorimeter Exhaust gas Analyser Computer controlled test bench for hybrid engine Unit to study sample drive assembly Acceleration of gear system unit Unit to study combined drive assembly Unit to study gear train assembly Braking & accelerating force unit Plate clutch Single hydraulic unit Geared study unit Gear box Epicyclic gear unit (1 Element) Epicyclic gear unit (2 Element) Epicyclic gear unit (3 Element) Borg-warner automatic transmission Differential crown-wheel & pinion Overdrive unit Static & dynamic balancing unit Computer controlled test bench for 4-cylinder engine (75 kw) Drum brake unit Disk brake unit Digital engine diagnostic equipment Crank shaft grinder Cam shaft grinder Valve grinder Pedestal grinder Cylinder boring machine Hydraulic ramp Portable crane Workshop service compressor Mechanical (Manual table) press Plug re-conditioning machine Plug re-conditioning machine Battery charger Beam setter Centre lathe 349 Chain block Torque wrench (various) Tool kit, stock and dies Dynamic performance testing unit Standard auto-service pit Auto engine rigs Auto transmission systems Wheel balancing (dynamic type) and alignment equipment (digital type) Panel beating apparatus Welding equipment Production facilities for simple automobile parts Apparatus set-up for fault tracing and repair of automobile systems including engine overhaul Lubricating oil tester Hydraulic press (100 tonne) Hydraulic jack Brake testing equipment with control panel Electric vulcanizer Work benches Bench vices Pneumatic tyre removal equipment Injector pump test bench Master cylinder test equipment Universal battery charger Engine mounting stand Hydro-meters Trolley jacks Foot operated grease dispenser Electric hand drill Airline pressure gauge Portable tyre inflator (manual) Tyre repair kit Heavy duty tyre changer Tachometer Exhaust gas analyser Lubrication equipment Dynamometer Cylinder boring machine Steam cleaner Diesel fuel pump test stand Carburettor service kit Chain wrench (for removing oil filter) Portable vehicle hoist Battery coil tester Ignition coil tester Snychroscope (distributor tester) Spark plug tester Pullers (various sizes) Grease gun Cylinder ridge remover Engine sump drainer Honing machine Head light tester Oil can 2 stroke diesel engines 4-cylinder diesel engine 6-cylinder petrol engine Clutch testing machine Life and dead vehicles 66 spanners of assorted types and sizes Transparent engine and gear boxes (for demonstration) Automotive engine test bed Type K thermocouples for temperatures 0oC -1200oC Steering geometry measuring device Vibration meter Electrolytic tester Fuel consumption measuring system Test rig for electric fuel injector (petrol) Fire extinguishers, water, foam, dry powder and sand buckets Wind tunnel Flow visualization aerodynamics tunnel Gas calorimeter Steam power plant Gas turbine 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 equivalent 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, practicals 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, practicals 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 calibre 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 There must be adequate library facilities to cater for the interest of all the programmes in the faculty. These include current journals, handbooks, textbooks, manuals, codes of practice, standards and specifications in sufficient numbers. Classrooms, Laboratories, Workshops, Clinics and Offices Academic and Non-Academic Spaces The NUC recommends the following physical space requirement: Academic m2 Professor’s Office 18.50 Head of Department’s Office 18.50 Tutorial Teaching Staff Space 13.50 Other Teaching Staff Space 7.00 Technical Staff Space 7.00 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 Non-Academic Secretarial Space 7.00 Office Facilities The requirements for office accommodation are: 1. 13 academic offices on paper 2. 1 professorial type in the department. Size: each of the office is about 13.5 m S/No Office No in Room Facilities 1. HOD 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. Professor 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer 2. unit, Secretary and facilities. 3. Reader 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit. 4. Senior Lecturer 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit. 5. Lecturer I 2 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves. 6. Lecturer II 3 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves

Auto engine design; design of steering systems; design of transmission systems.

This course introduces students to internal combustion engines, their efficiency and pollutants emission. It looks at the various emerging power technologies in the automotive industry and the current and alternative fuels and combustion processes. Choice of fuel and the design of efficient engine operating parameters and their by-products will also be discussed. 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: 1. complete the design phase of a complex engineering problem sourced from industry or community during the SIWES III programme; and 2. 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: 1. identify at least three (3) objectives of engineering valuation work, valuer's primary duty and responsibility and valuation terminologies; 2. describe at least four (4) Valuer's obligation to his or her client, to other valuers, and to the society; 3. demonstrate with example the engineering valuation methods, valuation standards, and practices; 4. prepare engineering valuation and appraisal reports and review; 5. discuss expert witnessing and ethics in valuation; and 6. determine price, cost, value, depreciation and obsolescence in real property, personal property, personal property, machinery and equipment, oil, gas, mines, and quarries valuation. Course Content Objectives of valuation work/ valuer's primary duty and responsibility. Valuer's obligation to his or her client, to other valuers, and to the society. Valuation methods and practices. Valuation reports. Expert witnessing. Ethics in valuation. Valuation standards. Price, cost and value. Depreciation and obsolescence. Valuation terminology. Real asset valuation; personal asset valuation. Machinery and equipment valuation. Oil and gas facilities valuation. Mines and quarries valuation. Appraisal reporting and review.

Examination of different materials used in the automotive industry, including metals, ceramics and composites. Discussion of selection of the appropriate material for a variety of applications in terms of the materials’ properties, ease of manufacture and performance in the anticipated service environment. Case studies of selected materials in the design application of each of these materials for automotive parts. The course develops an understanding of the mechanics of complex practical situations through the establishment and solution of an appropriate boundary value problem.

Automotive vehicle dynamics and safety; dynamics of vehicles on the road during normal operation as well as during impact and other crash scenarios; and discuss specific topics including vehicle handling, stability and control, tyre dynamics, suspension design, braking performance, automotive safety, impact dynamics, road safety engineering and safety regulations.

Review of autonomic nervous system anatomy, sympathetic (thoracolumbar) and parasympathetic (craniosacral) divisions. Review of neurohumoral transmission. Neurotransmitters of the ANS, cholinergic and adrenergic transmission–evidence for acetylcholine and noradrenaline, synthesis of the neurotransmitters. Parasympathetic system, cholinergic receptors, muscarinic and nicotinic stimulants, uses, pharmacodynamics, SAR, organ system effects. Indirectly acting cholinergic stimulants-anticholinesterases, chemistry and pharmacokinetics. Clinical pharmacology of cholinergic stimulants. Cholinergic receptor antagonists–muscarinic and nicotinic, chemistry, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of atropine and related drugs, organ system effects (CNS, eye, CVS, respiratory system, GIT, Genito–urinary tract and sweat glands), including their clinical pharmacology. Basic and clinical pharmacology of ganglion blockers. Somatic motor nerves. Neuromuscular junction transmission, effect of drugs, end–plate nicotinic receptor and neuromuscular blockers, types of blockers and their interaction with anti-cholinesterase, lack of Pseudo-cholinesterase and 212 anaesthesia. Sympathetic system, basic pharmacology of adrenergic receptor stimulants. Identification of adrenergic receptors, molecular mechanisms of adrenergic action, chemistry, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of sympathomimetic drugs. Organ system effects. CVS, blood vessels, heart, blood pressure, eye, respiratory tract, exocrine glands, metabolic effects on endocrine function (use of noradrenaline, adrenaline, isoprenaline dopamine, dobutamine, salbutamol, fenoterol, terbutaline, phenylephrine, ephedrine and amphetamine as examples). Direct and indirect acting sympathomimetics such as tyramine. Clinical pharmacology of adrenergic receptor acting drugs. Cardiovascular application, condition in which blood flow or blood pressure is to be enhanced, hypotension, shock, carcinogenic shock, condition in which the blood flow is to be reduced, hypertension, and cardiac applications, paroxysmal atrial tachycardia, complete heart block and cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure. Respiratory application, Bronchitis, bronchial asthma. Anaphylaxis, Ophthalmic, genitourinary, use of β2 antagonists (terbutaline, ritodrine, salbutamol) to suppress premature labour. CNS applications Toxicity of sympathomimetics. Adrenergic receptor blocking drugs - Alpha receptor blockers, types (reversible and irreversible), receptor–selective antagonists (phenoxybenzamine, phentolamine, yohimbine, prazosin, indoramin, idazoxan), pharmacological effects (cardiovascular and others), Beta-receptor blockers, types, B1- and B2-specificity (propranolol, metoprolol, timolol, atenolol, pindolol, labetalol), pharmacokinetics, (absorption, bioavailability, distribution and clearance), pharmacodynamics (CVS, respiratory tract, eyes, metabolic and endocrine effects), effects unrelated to beta receptor blockade. Clinical pharmacology of alpha- and beta-receptor blockers. Application of alpha-blockers, phaeochromocytoma, hypertensive emergencies and hypertensive chronic treatment, peripheral vascular disease and local vasoconstrictor excess. Application of beta-blockers, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, other cardiovascular disorders, glaucoma, hyperthyroidism, neurological disease (migraine headache, tremors, anxiety, alcohol withdrawal), choice of beta blockers, clinical toxicity. Autacoids, Histamine and its antagonists. Physiological and pathophysiological role of histamine, pharmacology of histamine receptors, mechanism of histamine release, H1-antagonists (ethanolamine, ethylenediamines, phenothiazines), H2-antagonists (burimamide, metiamide, cimetidine.), H3-antagonists (bronchioles, methylhistamine), basic pharmacology, chemistry, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, clinical pharmacology. 5HT and its antagonists. Methysergide. Cyproheptadine, cyclooxygenase inhibitors, vasoactive polypeptides, vasopressin, angiotensin, kinins, kallikrein, substance P, prostaglandins, leukotrienes, cyclic nucleotides and other mediators.

Review of autonomic nervous system anatomy, sympathetic (thoracolumbar) and parasympathetic (craniosacral) divisions. Review of neurohumoral transmission. Neurotransmitters of the ANS, cholinergic and adrenergic transmission–evidence for acetylcholine and noradrenaline, synthesis of the neurotransmitters. Parasympathetic system, cholinergic receptors, muscarinic and nicotinic stimulants, uses, pharmacodynamics, SAR, organ system effects. Indirectly acting cholinergic stimulants-anticholinesterases, chemistry and pharmacokinetics. Clinical pharmacology of cholinergic stimulants. Cholinergic receptor antagonists–muscarinic and nicotinic, chemistry, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of atropine and related drugs, organ system effects (CNS, eye, CVS, respiratory system, GIT, Genito–urinary tract and sweat glands), including their clinical pharmacology. Basic and clinical pharmacology of ganglion blockers. Somatic motor nerves. Neuromuscular junction transmission, effect of drugs, end–plate nicotinic receptor and neuromuscular blockers, types of blockers and their interaction with anti-cholinesterase, lack of Pseudo-cholinesterase and anaesthesia. Sympathetic system, basic pharmacology of adrenergic receptor stimulants. Identification of adrenergic receptors, molecular mechanisms of adrenergic action, chemistry, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of sympathomimetic drugs. Organ system effects. CVS, blood vessels, heart, blood pressure, eye, respiratory tract, exocrine glands, metabolic effects on endocrine function (use of noradrenaline, adrenaline, isoprenaline dopamine, dobutamine, salbutamol, fenoterol, terbutaline, phenylephrine, ephedrine and amphetamine as examples). Direct and indirect acting sympathomimetics such as tyramine. Clinical pharmacology of adrenergic receptor acting drugs. Cardiovascular application, condition in which blood flow or blood pressure is to be enhanced, hypotension, shock, carcinogenic shock, condition in which the blood flow is to be reduced, hypertension, and cardiac applications, paroxysmal atrial tachycardia, complete heart block and cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure. Respiratory application, Bronchitis, bronchial asthma. Anaphylaxis, Ophthalmic, genitourinary, use of β2 antagonists (terbutaline, ritodrine, salbutamol) to suppress premature labour. CNS applications Toxicity of sympathomimetics. Adrenergic receptor blocking drugs - Alpha receptor blockers, types (reversible and irreversible), receptor–selective antagonists (phenoxybenzamine, phentolamine, yohimbine, prazosin, indoramin, idazoxan), pharmacological effects (cardiovascular and others), Beta-receptor blockers, types, B1- and B2-specificity (propranolol, metoprolol, timolol, atenolol, pindolol, labetalol), pharmacokinetics, (absorption, bioavailability, distribution and clearance), pharmacodynamics (CVS, respiratory tract, eyes, metabolic and endocrine effects), effects unrelated to beta receptor blockade. Clinical pharmacology of alpha- and beta-receptor blockers. Application of alpha-blockers, phaeochromocytoma, hypertensive emergencies and hypertensive chronic treatment, 78 peripheral vascular disease and local vasoconstrictor excess. Application of beta-blockers, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, other cardiovascular disorders, glaucoma, hyperthyroidism, neurological disease (migraine headache, tremors, anxiety, alcohol withdrawal); choice of beta blockers, clinical toxicity. Autacoids, Histamine and its antagonists. Physiological and pathophysiological role of histamine, pharmacology of histamine receptors, mechanism of histamine release, H1-antagonists (ethanolamine, ethylenediamines, phenothiazines), H2-antagonists (burimamide, metiamide, cimetidine.), H3-antagonists (bronchioles, methylhistamine), basic pharmacology, chemistry, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, clinical pharmacology. 5HT and its antagonists. Methysergide. Cyproheptadine, cyclooxygenase inhibitors, vasoactive polypeptides, vasopressin, angiotensin, kinins, kallikrein, substance P, prostaglandins, leukotrienes, cyclic nucleotides and other mediators.

Introduction - Theory of Chemical Neurotransmission Evidence for Acetylcholine as a Cholinergic neurotransmitter. Detection and Bioassay of acetylcholine. Cholinergic receptors, sites of action of acetylcholine at the Neuromuscular junction. Agonists and antagonists of cholinergic transmission. Parasympathomimetic and parasympatholytic drugs. Structure – Activity Relationships among the cholinergic and anticholinergic agents. Cholinesterases and anti- cholinesterases. Properties and uses of anti-cholinesterases (reversible and irreversible). Brief mention of cholinesterase reactivators (pralidoxime, obidoxime) and their uses. Neuromuscular transmission and drugs which enhance neuromuscular transmission. Neuromuscular Blockade. Smooth muscle relaxants. Ganglion stimulation and blockade and their properties.