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The module employs a project-based learning approach that addresses design, digital content creation and communication through typography and editorial graphics and enhanced employability skills in the editorial designs for television, billboard, newspaper and magazine centre-spread, cover design, printing and advertisements. History of the art, craft and type design as well typeface psychology will be taught. Theoretical framework on various editorial design concepts such as cartooning, copy-fitting, propaganda, captioning, advertising and journalism. Techniques of rendering editorial lettering and illustrations in pen, ink colour and wash media. Typography as a specialized occupation, arrangement of type (point size, tracking, kerning, leading among others) and typesetting. Typography in the digital age. Creation and modification of typefaces using a variety of graphics artwork illustration techniques for editorial graphics. Intensive work on the structural layout of magazine and newspaper editorial designs. Functions of illustration and problems inherent in relations to various reproduction techniques in books, periodicals, industrial / technical publications, cartooning and animation. Lawn techniques, pen, brush wash, charcoal poster. Use of computer software for publishing. Instruction is given on the principle and preparation of fascinating designs and art work for illustration in newspapers, magazines, television and technical publications.

Formulation of the Linear Theory; General Theorems; Plane Strain and generalised Plane stress; Airy's solution: Papkovich-Neuber representation; Basic singular solutions; Boundary-value and Boundary-initial value problem

Passive circuit elements: R, L, C, transformers; circuit theorems: Ohm’s, KVL, KCL, loop current, node potential, superposition. Network response to step, ramp and impulses. Network functions: response to exponential, sinusoidal sources. Laplace transform and transfer functions: pole-zero configuration and application in solving circuits, resonance; two- port analysis and parameters.

Electric fields. Fundamental concepts. Energy storage. Magnetic fields: Fundamental laws, field calculations, and energy storage. Magnetic circuits: simple calculation of magnetic circuits, B-H curves and core losses. Inductance: Self and mutual inductance, coupled circuits. Transient and steady state response of circuits: RL, RC, RLC circuits, free and forced oscillation. Network analysis: network theorems; mesh and node analysis. Delta-Wye transformation, Superposition theorem; Reciprocity; Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems; Maximum power transfer theorem. One and two-port network: driving point functions, circuit parameters, interconnection and termination, transformation. Foster-Cauer synthesis. 1 -port network-synthesis. Active filters. Approximation to nonlinear characteristics of nonlinear resistive circuits. Harmonic analysis techniques. Sensitivity analysis. Use of computer simulation packages is strongly recommended. Introduction to CAD.

Basic Concepts: Introduction, Systems of Units, Charge and Current, Voltage, Power and Energy, Circuit Elements. Basic Laws: Ohm’s Laws, Nodes, Branches, and Loops, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Series Resistors and Voltage Division, Parallel Resistors and Current Division, Wye-Delta Transformations. Methods of Analysis: Nodal Analysis, Nodal Analysis with Voltage Sources, Mesh Analysis, Mesh Analysis with Current Sources, Nodal and Mesh Analyses by Inspection, Nodal Versus Mesh Analysis. Circuit Theorems: Linearity Property, Superposition, Source Transformation, Thevenin’s Theorem, Norton’s Theorem, Derivations of Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems, Maximum Power Transfer. Operational Amplifiers: Operational Amplifiers, Ideal Op Amp, Inverting Amplifier, Noninverting Amplifier, Summing Amplifier, Difference Amplifier, Cascaded Op Amp Circuits, Op Amp Circuit Analysis. Capacitors and Inductors: Series and Parallel Capacitors, Inductors, Series and Parallel Inductors. First Order Circuits: The Source-free RC Circuit, The Source-free RL Circuit, Singularity Functions, Step Response of an RC Circuit, Step Response of an RL Circuit, First-order Op Amp Circuits. Second Order Circuits: Finding Initial and Final Values, The Source-Free Series RLC Circuit, The Source-Free Parallel RLC Circuit, Step Response of a Series RLC Circuit, Step Response of a Parallel Circuit, General Second-Order Circuits, Second-Order Op Amp Circuits: Sinusoidal steady-state analysis. AC circuit power analysis. Polyphase circuits. Magnetically coupled circuits; Complex frequency and Laplace transform; Circuit analysis and the s-Domain; Frequency response: Bode Diagram. Fourier circuit analysis.

Non-linear circuit analysis. Network functions, Locus diagrams. Circuit synthesis: realisability criteria, Foster and Cauer syntheses of RC, RL, LC and RLC circuits. Filters: design, operation, low, high, bandpass. Butterworth and Chebychev filter design. Active network analysis and synthesis. 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. 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. 6. Determine price, cost, value, depreciation and obsolescence in real property, personal property, personal property, machinery and equipment, oil, gas, mines, and quarries valuation.