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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

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.

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.

Introduction to gemmology and gem. Identification, gem species, varieties and formation. Gemstone hardness and wear ability. Guide to gem cutting terms and classification.

Organisation and management of metal product. Use of equipment and how to manage and repair them; marketing strategies of finished products. Acquainting students with the various methods and ways of conducting business with metal product and goods generally and techniques of presentation of metal products like mounting and lamination. Exhibition of metal products.

This course is an expository course in ceramic industrial practice, which builds upon the students' freshly acquired experience from their Industrial Attachment program. It covers core concepts of ceramic management and marketing. However, it also meets the need of the ceramic students essentially as a course that provides further knowledge on the essentials for setting up a ceramic venture in a competitive market. The course also treats ceramic entrepreneurship, teaching the students how to employ different online and offline media for the promotion of brands and sale strategies. Organisation and management of sale outlets; development of educational workshops, trade shows and exhibition. Approaches to the design of effective space planning, lighting, audio- visual presentations, portfolio presentation and materials are explored. Students will also be encouraged to create a compendium of their works from 100 level into visually rich portfolios and diary contents (including digital media) for self-branding and future career prospect.

Concepts of management and marketing with respect to glass industry. Basic knowledge required to set up small scale and medium glass industry. Organisation and management of glass industry, use of equipment and how to manage and repair them; marketing strategies of finished products. Acquainting of students with the various methods and appropriate ways of conducting business with glass products generally. Exhibition of glass products.

Entrepreneurial development of students resulting in economic self-reliance and preservation of professional status within the graphics, multimedia art or technology or other craft and design practices after graduation is the specific objective of this course. Study and mastery of tools, materials and accessories for practical considerations in preparing designs for production and enterprising possibilities are also taught. This course is hinged on the final year (500level) students’ exhibition activities which involve sorting, arrangement and display of selected paper- work assignments and construction projects in spaces allocated to each final year student. It teaches the professional and ethical way of arranging and mounting and the general overview of two- and three-dimensional exhibits. The general overview with respect adequate application of the elements and principles of graphic display i.e. quality and organization of exhibits, colour scheme fascination, balancing act in terms of size and weight of exhibits, unity, emphasis and focal direction, judicious utilization of space with note-taking on quantity.