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BOT 821
3
The characteristics of fresh water brackish; marine; wetland and habitats and their effects on ecosystem production processes including ecosystem structure and architecture laws governing energy transformation in nature...
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The characteristics of fresh water brackish; marine; wetland and habitats and their effects on ecosystem production processes including ecosystem structure and architecture laws governing energy transformation in nature - Food chains and Food webs etc; Wetland conservation (Government policies governing wetland conservation)
FAD 206
2
At the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. conduct work study to all manufacturing situation; 2. identify production planning and control; 3. design forms for visual presentation; and 4. use these forms...
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Work Study to all Manufacturing Situation: interpret safety regulations in the clothing industry,
state the various clothing categories, identify employee on clothing manufacture.
Production Planning and Control: state the methods of collecting, presenting and evaluating
management data, design forms of visual presentation, use these forms for visual presentation.
Human Resources: state the factors to be determined in sales forecasting, determine the garment
ranges of structure for market segmentation and product line, and state their price levels.
IPE 531
3
At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. state the types and principles of production processes; 2. apply basic materials management concepts; 3. develop group technology and cellular; 4. Explain the...
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Principles of production. Types of production processes. Development of Group technology
and cellular systems. Materials management. Purchasing methods. Engineering Economy.
Economic analysis of engineering projects. Selection of appropriate interest rates and
methods of analysis, depreciation and tax considerations. Survey of manufacturing methods
in a range of industries, textiles, timber, food, agriculture, etc. Plant visits. Overview of
Some manufacturing industries such as cement, electronics, etc. Industrial computers and
their applications. Small–scale businesses in Industrial and Production Engineering.
IPE 532 : Production Management II (3 Units C: LH 45)
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
1. explain the fundamental principles of production planning and control and indicate how
the knowledge of budgeting and cost control influences their outcome;
2. explain the meaning of forecasting, identify its types and show its importance;
3. determine forecast accuracy and interpret the result;
4. explain the principles of quality control and identify problems in quality improvement
process;
5. explain and apply statistics and probability to quality control and management;
6. describe the basic concept of Total Quality management, the steps involved and its
implementation;
7. perform process capability and specification studies;
8. explain the basic principles of reliability;
9. apply the principles of statistics and probability in characterising the reliability of an item
or system;
10. explain the bathtub curve and its application;
11. determine the reliability of series and parallel systems;
12. explain basic concepts such as preventive ; and
13. corrective maintenance, maintainability and availability.
Course Contents
Production Planning and Control. Principles of control, Budgetary and cost control. Information
Processing and Control. Forecasts. Principles of forecasting. Simple forecasting models and
forecast accuracy. Schedulling Techniques. Sequencing n-jobs through n-machines. Quality
Control. Quality Control Principles, Total Quality Concepts, economics of quality. process
capability. Control Charts. Sampling systems. Inspection Systems. Quality Motivation and
Training. Basic concepts of Reliability Engineering. Principles of reliability engineering, The
Bathtub Curve. Failure rate analysis. Reliability of systems – Series and Parallel Systems,
Maintenance – Preventive and Corrective. Maintainability and Availability.
Minimum Academic Standards
Equipment
The required equipment and tools required for the Industrial and {Production engineering
programme in accordance with the requirements of major laboratories are listed below. Note
that accessories and consumables needed for effective use of these equipment are not listed
but will be requested by the department that runs this curriculum when purchasing the
equipment.
Industrial and Production Engineering Laboratory Equipment
1. Induction Furnaces.
2. CNC machines
3.Lathe Machines.
4.Drilling Machines.
5.Hacksaw, Stolling, Cutting Machine.
6.Universal Gear Hobing Machine.
7.Sheet streaming, Bending, Rolling Machine.
8.Work Press Machines such as Eccentric press, punch press, Arbor press, Double Piller Type.
9.Screw presses.
10.Hammer mills.
11.Modern callipers and gauges.
12.Computer Workstations and Software.
13.Ergonomic Lab Workstations.
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 equivalents
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, practical’s
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, practical’s
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 caliber 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
In addition to the university and faculty libraries, the programme must have a departmental
library well equipped with specialised and modern books and journals in both physical and
E-collections (E-Resources) of various types. Various field and research reports of the
programme must also be available in the library for staff, students and researchers.
The library must be connected to subscribed repository of:
1. Institutions (national and international);
2. Open access sources;
3. Professional Bodies’ E-learning platforms; and
4. Relevant international organizations;
The library must also have adequate facilities for reading, lending services and reservation
for specialised materials. It must have a dequate seating capacity for users up to 2,700.
Other requirements include shelves (Main/Engineering Branch Library) , trolleys, reading
chairs/tables. Computers, Printers, Scanners, Labelling machine, Catalogue cabinets, Kirk
stand, cataloguing and classification tools, giant size staplers, cutter tables, library of congress
subject heading, delivery decimal classification scheme, Universal decimal classification
scheme.
Classrooms, Laboratory, Workshops, Clinics and Offices
The ICE programme shall adopt NUC recommendations for physical space requirement as
presented below:
Academic Size (m2)
Head of Department’s Office 18.50
Professor’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 Accommodation
The requirements for office accommodation are:
S/No Office No in Facilities
Room
1. HOD/Professor 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves,
computer unit, Secretary and facilities.
2. Reader/ 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves,
Associate Professor computer unit.
3. Senior Lecturer 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves,
computer unit.
4. Lecturer I 2
5. Lecturer II 3
MTE 507
2
At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. explain the principle of metal forming processes that will lead to acquisition of practical skills; 2. highlight the concepts of rolling and drawing; 3. discu...
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Mechanical working of metals: principles of hot and cold working of metals. Structural and
properties changes during hot and cold working. Nature of stresses, strains and metal flows
in various metal working operations; heating of stock: soaking pits and re-heating furnaces,
de-scaling steel, precautions to be taken during reheating of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Rolling: theory of rolling, rolling mills and accessories, elements of roll pass design, rolling
defects, lubrication in rolling, manufacture of rolled product. Application of rolling and its
limitation. Rod/wire drawing: Theory of rod/wire drawing, rod/wire drawing accessories,
rod/wire drawing defects, manufacture of rod/wire drawing products, application of rod/wire
drawing and their limitations. Tube drawing: Theory of tube drawing, tube drawing
accessories, tube drawing defects, manufacture of tube drawing products, application of tube
drawing and limitations of tube drawing, seamless tubes; deep drawing: theory of deep
drawing, deep drawing accessories, deep drawing defects, manufacture of deep drawing
products, application of deep drawing and its limitations. Forging, types of forging processes,
forging equipment and forging defects. Roll forging and rotary swagging; extrusion: theory of
extrusion, application and limitations, types of and variables in extrusion, extrusion equipment
and lubrication in extrusion.
DNT 504
2 Unit(s) (LH 30)
At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. describe the functions of DTRBN; 2. appreciate the limits of professional practice; 3. describe vicarious liabilities and ethics of the profession; and 4. apprecia...
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Role of Dental Technologists Registration Board of Nigeria (DTRBN) in the practice and training
in Dental Technology Profession. DTRBN Decree 43 of 1987. Right of the Board in regulating
professional qualification required before entering the practice, various committees of the Board
and their functions, Activities of Association of Dental Technologists of Nigeria (ADTN). The
difference between the Board and ADTN. Responsibilities of ADTN to members of the profession,
responsibilities of members to ADTN. Relationship of Dental Technologist to the welfare of
Patients, code of conduct for practitioners and consequences of contravening the code. Inter-
professional and intra-professional relationship in dental health care delivery. Procedures for
setting up general dental laboratory practice – what the law states about setting up a business
venture, definition of skill, malpractice in the profession, business ethics and corruption in
practice, infamous or disgraceful conduct in the dental technology practice. Various offenses of a
Dental Technologist as relates to disgraceful conduct, the legal aspect of health care law as relates
to pitfalls in the practice of Dental Technology.
MLS 412
2 Unit(s) (LH 15; PH 45)
At the end of this course students should be able to: 1. discuss ethics in the practice of Medical Laboratory Science; 2. emphasise the significance of ethics of practice and confidentiality of results; 3. discuss the Et...
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Introduction to the Science and profession of Medical Laboratory Science. The different arms of
medical Laboratory Sciences. Hall marks characterizing the lives of all professions; licensing to
practice, Group culture patterns. Justice, rights and responsibilities as a professional.
The concept of duty, professional standards and Laboratory management. Authority and
discipline. The use of reason. Personal relationships – inter and intra professional, Act of good
faith. Place of religion in the hospital. Value judgment, exercise of professional judgment, skill
and care charge and wellbeing of patients. Patients - professional relationship – confidentiality,
communication skills; trust; seeking to safe guard patients, particularly in respect to health and
safety and information. Research training, professional development, knowledge and skill, quality
control in the field of medical laboratory sciences and practice: Reputation. Fulfilment of
professional role with integrity, refraining from its misuse to the detriment of patients, employers
and colleagues. Medico-legal aspects.
500 Level
URP 405
2
At the end of the course, students are expected to: 1. outline the concepts and skills of profession in relation to Urban and Regional Planning; 2. illustrate the skills and requirements for the practice of the professio...
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The ethics of preparing land use/master plans: Principles of writing planning briefs, pitfalls in
planning, communication, technical reporting and graphic technique. The roles of the planner in
government and the private sector are defined in relation to planning responsibility and the
decision-making process. The organization of the planning office, the selection of an
interdisciplinary team and management and leadership techniques. Planning office procedures,
contract terms, conditions and agreements. Preparation and submission requirements for a
proposed project. Procedures for project team selection. Stages of project approval, nomination
and assessment of project by various authorities. The structure of fees, code of conduct and
professional ethics.
ESM 508
2
At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. define practice ethics and code of conduct in the real-world; 2. explain the basics of small business management; 3. prepare business plan proposals and start up...
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This course is designed to provide a basic knowledge of how the estate surveyor and valuer
undertakes his work in a professional manner.
Professional approach: definitions and explanations; rule of professional practice and code of
conducts. Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers. The Estate Surveyors and Valuers
Registration Board of Nigeria. Other professional bodies in Nigeria. Professional instructions and
government. Professional firms, groups, partnership and their organization and management.
Organization of personnel. Job description. Chain of authority. Departmentalization,
specialization. Physical organizations. Office records. Communication and co-ordination. Office
procedure. Cash-flow. Personnel management. Role of an estate surveyor and valuer in the public
and private sectors.
BUD 541
2
At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. understand the general principles of good practice by Professional Builders; 2. explain relationship between the professional associations and regulatory bodi...
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The course deals with the principles of good practice by registered builders in relation to other
sister professions and the interest of clients and the public. Characteristics of a profession; the
relationship between professional associations and their regulatory bodies; the professional
registration boards in the construction industry and their regulation; ethics and professional
practice; professional ethics and moral obligations; partnerships and consortia; The builder and
the building code; contract documents and construction documents in the Nigerian building code;
core competency and services of professionals irrespective of procurement methods; Design and
build. Building production management (BPM) as a distinct technical service of the registered
builder. Principles, preparation and use of building production management documents roles of
builders in contracting organisations; roles of builders in client organisations; consultancy
practices and their regulations. Setting up a builder’s consultancy office; consultancy services of
registered builders on building projects – preconstruction (predesign, design and tendering
stages), construction stages, post construction stages (facility management/maintenance and
deconstruction stages). Roles of resident builders; concepts and theories of professional fees;
tendering and bidding strategies. Building production management reports. The builder and
sustainable construction, green building. Entrepreneurship for builders, prospecting for jobs:
consultancy or contracting; mentorship and business packaging for builders; national and
international building codes, regulations and byelaws.
CPE 514
2
At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. have a holistic picture of professional practice in computer engineering; 2. be abreast of the ethical and professional issues and landmines inimical to their pra...
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Engineering profession: structure and specializations (Nigeria and abroad), engineering
basics, development of engineering profession, ethics and computer engineering, strands
in ethical thinking, organisations and their structures: limited liability companies, private and
public, partnerships, sole traders, special features of limited companies, responsibilities of
directors; company finance: the need for capital; investment and working capital; sources
of funds; equity capital and loan capital, cash flow and its importance, costing: fixed costs
and variable costs; overheads; opportunity costs; depreciation; problems of cost allocation;
budgeting; assessment of capital investment; discounted cash flow analysis, with particular
reference to investment in software tolls and new product development; financial accounts:
balance sheets, profit and loss accounts, cash flow statements; the treatment of software
in company accounts; ownership of rights in software as goodwill; anatomy of software
house: the company, company structure, management of staff, producing of budget,
monitoring financial performance, producing budgets, computer contracts and intellectual
property rights: the nature and types of intellectual property; intellectual property law
(confidentiality, copyright, trademarks, and patents) and implications for the computing,
computer engineering and software industry; computer misuse and criminal law: computing
and criminal activity, reform and criminal law, categories of misuse, computer fraud,
unauthorized access ;data protection: data protection and privacy, the impact of the
internet; sociology of data management/processing: generation, users, regulation/control
and general management; Professional and industry codes of conduct(local and
international).