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This course is mainly designed to prepare students with the knowledge to be IT project managers with project management skills needed to better manage IT projects. Basic concepts of IT project management, including initiating, planning, controlling, executing, and closing projects. The course also shows how IT projects should be managed, from inception to post implementation review. Improving management skills and abilities to define the project scope, creating workable project plan, and manage within the budget and schedule.

Complex compositions and advanced techniques, including a combination of processes and materials for complex works in jewellery. Studio assignments will focus on such processes as production of cast jewellery, lector-forming, granulation, workshop refining, and recovery of precious metals to such advanced techniques in gold and silver such as gem-setting and findings colouring of jewellery, jewellery findings (hooks and locks) Research findings into contemporary jewellery works, wood, bead and simulated materials, through visits to ateliers or sales points, would be an integral part of the course presented in a term paper.

Workshop function. Use of tools. Basic forming techniques. Handling of precious metals. Introduction to jewellery processes, sawing, filling and sanding, etching, polishing, engraving among others. chains, tubing and hinges, Metal inlay. Students shall be exposed to metals working techniques such as casting, forging, annealing, normalizing, carburizing, reviewing, stamping and so on.

Enamelling. Filigree. Production of cast Jewellery. Construction and assembly of sets of Jewellery. Processes; chasing and repousse. Applique. Exercises on extraction, and adaptation of motif from natural and artificial objects for application on surface of jewellery and metals. Making thumbnail sketches for jewellery design. The sketches will be adapted as motif for different repeat patterns. This course will include presentation of different colour scheme for approval.

This course expounds the role of the metal and jewellery designer, provides the students with knowledge on the various types of metals and jewellery (surface): structural and applied. With more emphasis on the applied design. This will include furnishing design, engraving and embroidery. This course will focus on development of concepts for jewellery and metal design through exercises in basic repeat patterns on paper. Identifying and exploring colour as an element of design, through evolving exercise in creative use for various patterns and symbols

Introduction: Role of welding, brazing and soldering in manufacturing processes. Welding: Definition, principle, classification and scope. Types of welding processes – gas, arc, resistance, flash, friction and electro-welding, among others. Brief treatment of new processes such as explosive welding, plasma welding and electro-beam welding. Weld rods and fluxes protective atmosphere, weld defect and weldability of metals and alloys. The effect of welding processes and mechanical properties of weldments. Heat Affected Zone (HAZ). Heat treatment of welds, design of welded joint; brazing: scope and limitations, types, processes, brazing of commercially important ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys; soldering: processes, soldering alloys and application of soldering techniques.

The course draws on the background knowledge on kiln development and fundamentals of kiln firing from the open pit method to the chambered kilns, choice of fuels, combustion, heat transfer to more in-depth details of refractory materials, properties and to determine applications for the various refractories. This will also relay the experience of the technology of harnessing the refractory materials for effective application in heat treatment of ceramic products sintering and materials processing. Students will be exposed to the process of packing and firing of kilns, firing atmosphere, temperature measurement and tools, and how to address possible problems in kiln firing: under-firing, over-firing, daunting, bloating, slogging, carbon trapping, shattering and crazing, kiln repairs and maintenance. Issues on environmental demands of refractory technology and sustainable practices will be considered

The course aims to develop kiln designs and their construction principles with a view of orientating the students on the rule that guides design and construction of kiln. This course provides the student with the fundamental principles that govern kiln design and construction. Materials that are used in the construction of kilns such as kaolin, silica-alumina, combustible organic matter (saw-dust, rice husk), grog, fireclay and other refractory materials are explored. These would lead the students to a practical demonstration of kiln construction, heat measuring tools, and kiln log in kiln–heat management to fire ceramic wares effectively.

The kiln, its origin and development types of the kiln, and their design and operation. Sources of energy for firing kilns – electricity, gas, oil, kerosene, wood and coal. Factors necessary for kiln construction and usage. Kiln furniture – prop shelves, stilt. Kiln filing fuels and energy utilization in the ceramic and glass industries. Technical and economic considerations in the choice of fuels and energy. Introduction to fuel calculation, management, technology, atmosphere, and medium, placement of wares for different firings, the firing, and off-loading. Materials for kiln building. Raw materials for Refractories. Types, the technology of production, and properties of refractories for kiln and furnace building. Special refractories. Modern applications of refractories. Experimental methods of testing and evaluation of refractories.

Kilns and furnaces for ceramic and glass production. Basic history and development of kilns. Classification and types of kilns and furnace. Survey of the principal fuels for ceramic and glass production: solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Bio-fuels. Conventional and non-conventional energy: electrical, solar, nuclear, geothermal energy. Fuels, classification and testing of fuels. Fuels and energy utilisation in the ceramic and glass industries. Technical and economic considerations in the choice of fuels and energy. Introduction to fuel calculation, management and technology. Raw materials for Refractories. Types, technology of production and properties of refractories for kiln and furnace building. Special refractories. Modern applications of refractories. Experimental methods of testing and evaluation of refractories.