1.  Organization and organizational structure

The University’s activities are carried out by its academic, administrative, professional and junior staff working through the academic and administrative units as structured in the following organigram. The functionaries use the physical facilities, and are guided by the laws, the statutes, and the rules and regulation provided by government and the relevant authorities of the University.

2  PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

2.1  MISSION STATEMENT

The Department is founded on the philosophy that knowledge should be propagated and disseminated to individuals without hindrance. Teaching and research are anchored on the need of the immediate environment and the Nigeria society in general.

The mission of the Department is, thus to use teaching, research and public service to solve societal problems. In the process of learning, students are oriented to use education in the solution of practicalproblems confronting them and the Nigeria society. It is hoped that the graduates of the Department will be able to use their knowledge to lift the society out of its problems in Science and Technology e.g. technological backwardness, poor health delivery services, agricultural under-production, environmental degradation, misapplication and /or under utilization of human and material resources, cultural disorientation etc.

In totality, the mission of the Department is to produce graduates who shall posses the following attributes:

(a)  A wide and ordered knowledge in a discipline area;

(b)  Ability to reason logically;

(c)  The ability to communicate clearly in speech and writing with confidence; numerical and computer literacy;

(d)  Accept moral values as honesty; humility, truthfulness and high ethical stand in personal and professional life;

(e)  Acceptance of obligations and responsibilities;

(f)   The desire for life-long education and creativity;

(g)  Self confidence and result oriented ability;

  2.2  OBJECTIVES

The Department’s Degree provides for the under-listed objectives:

(a)  To encourage the advancement of all branches of learning and to hold out to all persons without distinction of race, creed, sex or political conviction the opportunity of acquiring higher and liberal education;

(b)  To provide courses and other facilities for the pursuit of learning in all its branches and make these facilities available on proper terms to such persons as are equipped to benefit from them;

(c)  To encourage and promote scholarship and conduct research in all fields of learning and human endeavour;

(d)  To relate its activities to the social, cultural and economic needs of the people of Nigeria; and

(e)  To undertake any other activities appropriate for a University of the highest standard.

3. DEPARTMENTAL DEGREE PROGRAM

The department offers a five year programme leading to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng).

During the first one and a half year of the programme, the student takes courses in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry. Computer programming and languages and  other foundation courses which are common to some departments in the University. Thereafter the student then concentrates on the core departmental courses in Electrical Engineering. The second semester of the fourth year is devoted to industrial attachment during which the student works and learns in an industrial attachment. In the fifth year, the student concentrates on an area of specialization, and also undertakes a development of project leading to a mandatory thesis before graduation.

4. ADMISSION

4.1 Introduction

All applicants for admission into Nnamdi Azikiwe University shall have attained the age of 16 (sixteen) years by the first day of October of the year of admission.

4.2 ADMISSION THROUGH UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION (UME)

UME candidates are admit ed into 100 level of the degree programme subject to the under-listed conditions:

                (i)    They achieve not less than the approved UME Minimum score, which shall normally not be less than fifty percent of the maximum possible;

              (ii)    By the first day of October of the year of admission they possess at least one of the following:

(a)  The senior Secondary Certificate (SSCE) or the General certificate of Education in (ordinary level) or equivalent Certificate with credit level passes in at least five subjects, including English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics  obtained in not more than two sittings.

                 (iii)    They satisfy the Faculty/Department requirements for the programme of their choice as approved by Senate.

4.3 DIRECT ENTRY

                    (i)    Applicant must meet the conditions specified in 1 (ii) and 1 (iii) above.

                  (ii)    Possess at least one of the following qualifications:

(a)  At least two (2 No.) subjects passed at advanced level or principal level of GCE/HSC.

(b)  A minimum of a lower level credit pass at the ND in the relevant discipline.

(c)  A University degree or HND or its equivalent.

(d)  Any other qualification acceptable to Senate.

4.4 ADMISSION THROUGH PRE-SCIENCE

Candidates who successfully complete the University’s Pre-Science Programme and who fulfil the under-listed conditions are offered admission.

(a)    Possess the Senior Secondary Certificate or the General Certificate of Education (ordinary level) or equivalent certificate with passes at credit level as in 1(ii). Pass the final examination in the pre-science programme with at least 200 marks and attain the cut-off mark for any of three chosen courses for that year. Must have passed UME at minimum acceptable grade.

(b)    Scored at least 50% in the subject(s) required to remedy any deficiency in the Faculty/Departmental entry requirements.

(c)    Have paid all the prescribed fees of the pre-science Unit.

4.5  ADMISSION BY INTER-DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFER

(a)    Any student of the University can seek transfer into another Department or programme after at least one academic year in the University. Transfer into the Faculties of Law and Medicine shall only be allowed after two academic sessions.

(b)    No transfer shall however be allowed into first or final year of any programme.

(c)    A candidate for transfer shall have a CGPA of not less than 3.5 and satisfy the Faculty/Departmental requirements.

5  REGISTRATION OF STUDENTS

5.1 General

(i)               A candidate shall only be regarded as a bona fide student of Nnamdi Azikiwe         University from the point in time when he would have undergone the full process of registration and matriculation.

(ii)         A full-time student of the University shall not attend to a full time job at the same

             Time.

(i)            To maintain his student status every student shall complete the registration exercise at the beginning of the first semester of each session.

(ii)          Registration exercise for each academic session shall take place in the first week of the first semester of that session.

(iii)         Registration shall be done by each student personally.

(iv)         The Registrar with the Faculty Registration and Matriculation Committee shall be responsible for the registration exercise.

(v)          Statements of Results shall be presented by all fresh students to registration.  However, all fresh students who qualified more than 4 (four) years earlier must present original certificates.

(vi)         Only a bona fide student of the University shall be issued with a student identify card.

5.2  Composition of Registration Bodies

(i)         Dean of Faculty is Chairman

ii)         Heads of Departments in the Faculty

iii)        All Academic Advisers

iv)             Faculty Secretary is Secretary

5.3       Instruction to All Students

The registration of students for the two semester s in a session shall take place in the first week of the first semester of each academic year.  Both full time and part time students shall complete registration within the designated period for registration.

(i)            Every student must register at the beginning of each session to retain his studentship of the University.  Only registered candidates shall be regarded as bona fide students of the University.

(ii)          The school fees shall normally be paid in full except otherwise permitted by the Vice-Chancellor.

(iii)         Registration shall be done by each student personally.

(iv)         Only certificates (and not statements of results) for examinations written more than four years earlier shall normally be accepted for registration.

(v)          Within the first month of registration, students shall collect their identify cards from their Faculty Secretaries.

(vi)         A registered  student of the University may apply for voluntary withdrawal from the University.

(vii)        A registered student may make corrections on the courses he registered for in a given semester with the ADD/DROP form which can be obtained from his Faculty Secretary.  After the first 3(three) weeks of the semester no course may be dropped or added.

(viii)      Part-time students shall provide one copy more (then the full-time students) of passport photographs, files and photocopies of all registration documents.

(ix)         Every student shall verify from the Head of Department that his names appear correctly in the nominal roll of students for each session.

5.4 Instruction to New Students

In order to undergo the registration process smoothly each candidate is advised to adhere to the following instructions strictly.

(i)            Collect a clearance paper from the University Admission Office on presentation of 5(five) clear, recent and identical passport photographs, 3(three) clear and legible photocopies of the following documents.

-       At most 2(two) certificates/statements of results required to qualify for admission and a statement of result from the Pre-Science Unit (applicable)

-       Evidence of pass in UME

-       Evidence of change of name (if applicable)

-       Marriage certificate (for married women only)

(ii)          Present the clearance paper, collect the bank teller, and proceed to the bank to pay fees.

(iii)         Collect 3(three) registration files from the Faculty Registration and Matriculation Committee and arrange in each file the documents in (i) above including clear photocopies each of the clearance paper and the bank teller for the fees, as directed in the Registration Guide.

(iv)         Report with the originals of documents and file photocopies of documents to the Faculty Registration and Matriculation Committee for final clearance and registration.

(v)          If cleared, collect and complete 3(three) copies of Initial Registration Forms, otherwise follow the advice of the Faculty Registration and Matriculation Committee.

(vi)         Collect the student’s Registration Number from the Head of Department and enter the number (without alteration) in the forms and at the back of each passport photograph.

(vii)        Collect identity Card Form from the Head of Department, sign and return it to him.

(viii)      Complete and sign the Registration Register.

5.5  Late Registration

(i)         After the one week of registration, two weeks later shall be allowed for the

            registration.

(ii)        Two graded late registration fees shall be payable one for the week of the late

registration and another for the second week of the late registration depending on when the registration was completed.  Senate may impose other fees.

iii)        A student seeking late registration shall first pay the registration fee before    going for the clearance paper from the Admissions Office.

(i)            All late registration fee shall be paid even by those who stated the registration process in time but could not complete it within the one week initial registration period, the late registration fee payable depends on when the registration was eventually completed.

(i)            All registration shall end with the second week of late registration.  Only on exceptionally strong reasons, as may be determined by the Vice-Chancellor, can any student be registered after this time.

(ii)          Upon the close of late registration very prospective new student or old student of the University who had not formally withdrawn from the University or had not deferred his admission, shall be deemed to have forfeited his offer of admission of his studentship as the case may be for the reason.

5.6 Nominal Roll of students 

(i)            Within 2(two) weeks of the end of registration, the nominal rolls of students produced by each Faculty Registration and Matriculation Committee shall be forwarded to the Admissions Office by the Faculty Secretary.

(ii)          The Admission Office shall collate the nominal rolls from the Faculties after cross-checking them with their list of cleared students in 3.3.1 (iv) above.

(iii)         The nominal rolls of students shall be distributed within the first month of the semester as follows:-

-       To each Head of Department, the nnominal roll of all students who are to take course(s) from the Department.

-       To each Dean of Faculty, the norminal roll of all students taking courses from any Department in his Faculty.

-       To each Provost of College, the nominal roll of all students taking courses from any Faculty in his College.

-       The comprehensive nominals roll of all students in the University to the following officers, the Vice-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the University Librarian, the Bursar, the Director of Academic Planning, the Internal Auditor, the Coordinator of General Studies, Deputy Registrar – Senate, Deputy Registrar Admission, Deputy Registrar Exams, Deputy Registrar-Records, the Coordintor of Industrial Training.

(iv)         A special comprehensive nominal roll of all students’ with the names arranged in alphabetical order and containing the students’ Registration Number, Sex, Department, Year of Studey, State of Origin and Local Government Area shall be produced by the Management Information System annually for the following officers. Vice-Chancellor, the Registrar, Dean of Student Affairs and the Chief Security Officer.

6 GUIDELINE ON COURSER CREDIT SYSTEM

6.1. Introduction

Nnamdi Azikiwe University operates the course credit system in all Faculties except in Medicine which will join later.

6.2. Course Credits

6.2.1. Course

A course shall be defined as a collections of topics in given subject area(s) taught over a specific period of time at the end of which students are examined and on the basis of which they earn credits.

6.2.2. Credits/Credit Units

(i)            Credit units are weights assigned to each course as a measure of the work done in that course. They are used as a measure of course weighting and also as an indicator of students’ work load.

(ii)          As a measure of course weighting, a credit units is a credit number earned by a student for satisfactorily completing the course.

(iii)         As an indicator of student’s work load, a credit unit consists of specified number of student staff contact hours per semester.

(iv)         A credit unit as in (iii) above is defined in the following equivalents:

-       One hour of lecture of tutorial

-       Two hours of lecture

-       Three hours of laboratory, field work, workshop clinical/studio practice or stadium sporting activity.

-       Six hours of teaching practice.

-       One week of industrial attachment\

6.2.3. Semester

The academic session comprises two semesters of 18 (eighteen) weeks each, made up as follows;

-       Registration                                -           1 week (1^st Semester only)

-       Lectures/Revision                      -           14 weeks

-       Examination                               -           2 weeks

For the Sandwich programme a semester lasts 12 weeks, 12 weeks, 10 of which are devoted to lectures. The student’s private study of the rest of the year, which is semester vacation for the student, compensation for the 6 weeks shortfall.

6.3. Workload

To ensure that no programme falls short of the approved minimum academic standards of a given discipline, some ranges of work load are defined for staff and for students.

6.3.1. Workload for Students

(i)            The total work load required for any given degreeshall be the same for part-time as full-time.

(ii)          Every full-time student shall register for not less than 15 (fifteen) credits units and not more than 24 (twenty-four) credit units per semester except for students on field, experience/industrial attachment of as provided in (iv) below.

(iii)         Every part-time student shall register for not less than 10 (ten) credit units and not more than 16 (sixteen) credit units per semester.

(iv)         Notwithstanding 4.3.1. (ii) and (iii) above, a final year student, who has exceeded the minimum number of year allowed  for his programme (4.4) may register for less than the minimum credit units allowed for a semester but not more than the minimum credit units allowed for a semester but not more than the maximum.

(v)          Attendance at all lectures, practical, linics etc, is required but a minimum attendance shall be calculated by the Deparment and the Managemwent Information System office from the Student’s Class Attendance Register Submitted by  the course lecturer.

(vi)         A student who registers without approval for more than his maximum  approved credit units for a semester shall forfeit the gade(s) made in those course(s) listed beyond the approved credit unit (as listed in the course registration form) provided carryover courses are counted first.

(vii)        Any score(s) and grade(s) made for unregistered or unapproved course(s) shall be forfeited.

6.4. Duration of Academic Programmes

The duration of academic programmes in the University are as stated in the University are as stated in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Duration of Academic Programme (in years)

6.5. Coding of Courses

(i)            All the courses of this University are uniquely coded to show at a glance the Department or the Sub-Department offereing the course, the level (i.e. the year of study) within  the approved full-time programme, the semester in which the course is taught  and the subject area.

(ii)          Each course code comprises two parts: a three letter pre-fix and a three-digit number.

(iii)         The prefix which is approved byn the Senate uniquely describes the Department orf the Sub-Department offering the course.

(iv)         The first digit of the three-digit number indicated the year of study in which the course is taught. This ranges from 1 (one) to 6 (six).

(v)          The second digit refers to the subject area within the course. This number ranges from 0 (zero) to 9 (nine).

(vi)         The third digit is 1 (one) or 2 (two) for the first or second semester respectively.

6.6. The Grading System

(i)            The mark obtained in each course is made up of continuous assessment of 30% and an end-of-semester examination of 70%.

(ii)          Continuous assessment comprises any of:

-       At least three test, quizzes or assignments

-       Term paper, exhibition, field trip

-       Assessment in  workshop/laboratory/studio/clinics or any  combination as may be applicable to the discipline.

(iii)         Marks from continuous assessment shall be submitted to the Head of the Department at least two weeks before the start of the semester examinations.

(iv)         End-of-semester examinations shall be conducted for the course registered in that semester except in the Faculty of Medicine where the professional examinations are given whenever they fall due.

Section 4.6.1. – 4.8.2 (a) (vii) and 4.9 (b) SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE YET.

6.6.1. Grade Point (GP)

The mark scored in each course (continuous assessment score plus end-of-semester examination score) has an equivalent letter grade of F to A, and each letter grade has a corresponding numerical value of 0.00 to 5.00 called a GRADE POINT as in Table II.

6.6.2. Grade Point Average (GPA)

(i)            The academic performance of a student in any semest4r shall be measured with the Grade Point Average (GPA)

(ii)  Quality Point (QP) The product of the Credit Unit and Grade Point of each course defines the Quantity point for that course.

(iii)  Grade Point Average (GPA) – Sum of Quality Points Total Credit Units for all courses registered in the semester.

6.6.3. The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

(i)                 The cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is the measure of the student’s overall academic performance at any given point in his programme.

(ii)               CGPA is normally computed at the end of each semester as an up-to-date weighted mean of the grade points, where the weights are the course credit units.

(iii)             The Grade Points earned at all end of semester examination shall count towards the CGPA in (iv) below.

(iv)             Cumulative Grade Point Average.

(v)               The Final Cumulative Grade Point Average (Final CGPA) calculated at the end of a student’s academic programme shall determine he shall be awarded. – Table II

TABLE II GRADING SYSTEM

6.7. Academic Standing

There shall be only classess:- students in good academic standing, and students on academic probation.

6.7.1. Good Academic Standing

A cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 1.00 shall place a student in good academic standing.

6.7.2.  Academic Probation

(i)                 A student whose CGPA lies between 0.60 and 0.99 shall be placed on academic probation in the following session.

(ii)               Such a student shall either:

-       re-register and repeat the failed courses and any other course, subject to a maximum of 15 (fifteen) credits or

-       transfer to another programme (following the guideline in 2.2.5)

6.8.            Withdrawals by students

6.8.1.         Withdrawal from the Department/Faculty

A student may be transferred out of his present Department/Faculty on academic grounds if his CGPA falls between 0.60 and 0.99 while in good academic standing.

6.8.2. Withdrawal from the University on Academic Grounds

(i)                 A student shall be required to withdraw from the University on Academic grounds at the end of each session if:

(ii)               Such a student shall either:

-       re-register and repeat the failed courses and any other course, subject to a maximum of 15 (fifteen) credits or

-       transfer to another programme (following the guideline in 2.2.5.)

6.8.3.         Voluntary Withdrawal

(i)     A student of the University may withdraw voluntarily at any time on completion of a voluntary withdrawal form and on the approval of Senate.

(ii)   A student granted voluntary withdrawal shall retain all the grades he made in the courses he has taken so far.

(iii) A student who had withdrawn voluntarily may be considered for re-admission on application to senate.

TABLE I: SUMMARY OF ACADEMIC STANDING

6.8.4.         Withdrawal from the University on Health Grounds

(i)     A student shall be allowed to withdraw from the university on health grounds if the recommendation for such a withdrawal by a medical officer is authenticated by the University Director of Medical Services.

(ii)   On production of a medical certificate of fitness authenticated by the Director of Medical Services, such a candidate shall be considered for re-admission by Senate.

(iii)  A student who has withdrawn on health grounds shall retain all the grades made in the courses he has taken before his withdrawal.

6.8.5.         Withdrawal from the University for Disciplinary Reasons

(i)     The Senate shall order a student to withdraw from the University on disciplinary ground such as forgery, fraud, examination misconduct, membership of secret cults etc.

(ii)   A student required to withdraw from the University for disciplinary reasons shall neither be issued with a transcript nor be considered for admission into any of the University’s programmes, for any job or contract with the University.

(iii) The particulars of such a student shall be circulated to all other Nigerian Universities.

6.8.6.         Unauthorized Withdrawal form the University

(i)     A student of the University who fails to register without prior authorization form the University shall be deemed to have ceased to be a student of the University for that session.

(ii)   A student who leaves the University as in (I) above for more than 2 ( two) sessions shall apply for re-admission through JAMB.

6.9. Award of Degrees

(a) For a candidate to qualify for award of a degree of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University he must have:

(i) Been deemed to be of good behavior.

(ii) Met the admission requirements for his year of admission

(iii) Submitted the original certificate(s) or certified statement(s) of result from the awarding body for all examinations that qualified him for admission to the University.

(iv) Spent the minimum of period required for his programme

(v)   Spent a minimum of 2 (two) years as a bona fide student for his programme,  and passed all other courses  duly registered.

(vi) Scored a minimum final Cumulative Grade Point Average (Final CGPA)

 Of 1.00

(vii)           Cleared  all his indebtedness to the University.

(viii)         Met all Faculty Departmental Requirements for an award of the degree.

(ix) Complies with such other requirements prescribed by the Senate.

(b) Notwithstanding 6.9. (a) above:

(i) Only 1 (one) degree shall be awarded for each study period spent in this University.

(ii) The First Class Degree shall be awarded only if the course of studies is completed within the minimum prescribed period for that programme (as in 4.4) except for an extension occasioned by ill health and certified as in 5.1.

(iv) An aegrotat degree shall, on application (from the Head of Department through the Dean) in Senate be awarded to a student who has met all the conditions in 4.9.(a) above but could not write his last semester  examination due to ill health and certified as in 5.1.

7. Probation, Expulsion, Withdrawals

State University’s policy on probation, withdrawals and expulsion of students. Attach, if any, handbook issues to students on this subject.

Academic Probation

(iii)           A student whose CGPA lies between 0.60 and 0.99 shall be placed on academic probation in the following session.

(iv)           Such a student shall either:

-      re-register and repeat the failed courses and any other course, subject to a maximum of 15 (fifteen) credits or

-      transfer to another programme (following the guideline in 2.2.5)

8  EXAMINATIONS

8.1. Introduction

(i)     Nnamdi Azikiwe Operates the course credit system with an examination administered at the end of each course work which is usually at the end of each of the two semesters in an academic session.

(ii)    No special degree examination shall be conductrd for the award of degree, hence each semester examination is important and every student is required to sit an examination in each course he registered for at the beginning of the session.

(iii) This University is first and foremost a teaching and research institution, all other functions of the University ranking well below this function. To any University, worth of a good name or desirous of achieving one, a healthy, reliable and well run examination process is a sine qua non.

(iv) All examination are centrally organized but administered by individual Faculties.

(v)   Any student who misses a chance to sit an examinmation on the published date and time but has a valid reason like illness, for missing it, shall submit a medical certificate to the Registrar, through his Head of Department, within five days from the date of the examination, or of discharge from the hospital, whichever is later.

(vi) Only if the medical certificate is authenticated by the University Director of Medical services, shall student be allowed to sit the examination without penalty in the next examination shall be arrange for such a student.

(vii)           Such permission shall be given in writing by the Registrar, and copied to the Dean of the Faculty and the Head of Department.

(viii)         Students who do not appear in an examination for an inexplicable or invalid reason shall be deemed to have failed that course.

(ix) Any student who fails a course shall re-register for it next time it is offered along side other course of that semester provided he does not exceed his maximum credit load per semester, else he may drop some new courses as directed by his academic adviser.

(x)   Article (six) above withstanding, second examinations shall be allowed in professional programmes only.

8.2. conduct of Examination

All examinations will be centrally organized and administered on Faculty basis, involving the following boards: University Senate. Timetable and Classroom Spaces Committee, University Senate Examinations Committee, Faculty Board of Examiners, Faculty Examinations Committee and Department Board of Examiners. Committee, University Senate Examinations Committee, Faculty Board of Examiners, Faculty Examinations Committee and Department Board of Examiners

8.3. Instructions to Students

8.3.1. Qualification to Sit Examinations

Candidates for each examination are only those students.

(i)     Who were duly registered for the course as required by the University registration regulations.

(ii)   Who have attained a minimum of 75% attendance at lecturers/lab/clinics.

(iii) Whose registration tumblers appear on the official examination list for the course.

8.3.2. Conduct at Examinations

Candidates for each examination are required to caomply with the following regulations.

(i)     All candidates shall arrive at the designated examination hall 30 (thirty) minutes before the scheduled time.

(ii)   No candidate shall enter the hall unless asked to do so by the invigilator.

(iii) When asked a candidate shall enter the examination hall with:

(iv) If a candidate reports for an examination without his current identity card, he shall report to the chief Invigilator with a recent passport photograph. The  chief invigilator after authenticating the photograph shall affix it on  the candidate’s answer booklet and complete the Examination Misconduct Report Form for the candate.

At the end of the examination the script shall be forwarded to the University Senate Examination Committee before whom the candidate reports for clearance within 2 (two) working days, with his current identity card. The passport photograph shall be returned to the student and the script released for marking.

(v)   No candidate shall have any material in his possession, even a private letter, while inside the examination hall.

(vi) The invigilators shall assign seats to candidates. A Candidate shall neither choose a seat for himself nor refuse a seat assigned to him by the invigilator.

(vii)           No two candidates writing the same examination shall sit next to each other in the examination hall, unless it is impossible.

(viii)         Any invigilator reserves the right  to inspect caps, head-ties nd sun glasses on the candidates.

(ix) No candidates shall be allowed to enter the examination hall 30 (thirty) minutes after the examination has started or leave the hall within the first 30 (thirty) minutes of the examination.

(x)    No candidates shall be permitted to borrow or lend any material  such an ruler, calculator, pen, pencil, eraser etc during an examination.

(xi) Candidates are not allowed to tear any paper from either the question paper or answer booklets for any purpose including rough work. Any such work must be done on the answer booklet and then cancelled. No rough work is permitted on the question paper, on the desk, palm or anywhere else.

(xii)           No candidate shall leave his seat during an examination unless authorized  by the invigilator.

(xiii)         Wishing to draw the attention of the invigilators to any particular issue shall do so by raising their hands and not by rising form their seats, or by making sounds of any sort.

(xiv)         All candidates within the first 5 (five) minutes of the examination, shall write their registration numbers on both the question paper  and the answer booklets. Nothing else, shall be written on the question paper.

(xv)           No alteration or cancellation is allowed in the student’s registration number. If any mistake is made the Chief Invigilator shall witness and initial the correction immediately it is made.

(xvi)         Candidates shall ensure that they enter the question numbers attempted in the appropriate columns on the front cover of the answer scripts.

(xvii)       Every candidate shall sign the Students Examination Attendance Register at the start of each examination.

(xviii)     On submission of the answer script after the examination, each candidate shall sign off on the Students Examination Attendance Register. For the avoidance of doubt, every student is responsible for the proper return of his examination script in the examination hall.

(xix)         Smoking, eating or drinking is prohibited in the examination hall.

8.4. Examination Misconduct

Any departure either by staff or student from laid down examination regulations constitutes examination misconduct. Examination misconduct should therefore, be considered for staff as well as for students in and outside the examination hall.

8.4.1. Examination Misconduct Committed in the Hall

(i)     Every alleged case of examination misconduct arising during an examination shall be recorded on the prescribed Examination Misconduct Report Form filled in duplicate.

(ii)    The Examination Misconduct report form shal be completed before the student involved is allowed to continue writing. The student’s examination time shall not be extended.

(iii) An allegation of a case of examination misconduct shall not constitute enogh grounds for a student not to be allowed to complete writing the examination except where his command presence within the examination hall endangers peace and good order.

(iv) The Chief Invigilator shall package the completed Examination Misconduct Report Form along with the relevant answer scripts and any supporting materials; in a separate envelope for the Faculty Examination Officer.

(v)   The Faculty Examination Officer shall collet all cases of examination misconduct at the end of each examination, make a record of them and promptly submit them to the Chairman of the University Senate Examination Committee through the Dean of the Faculty who may retain the duplicate copy (only) of each Examination Misconduct Report Form.

8.4.2 Examination Misconduct Detected Outside the Hall

Any suspect case of examinations misconduct detected outside the examinations hall shall be promptly reported in writing through the Head of Department to the Dean of Faculty who shall forward the case with the Chairman of the University Senate Examination Committee within 1(one) working day of the receipt of the report.  The reporting officer shall send a copy of the report to the Faculty Examination Officer.

8.4.3 Penalties for Examination Misconduct by Students

Here are some misconduct with corresponding penalties approved by Senate.  The list is not exhaustive and Senate reserves the right to amend it from time to time.

(a)   Repeat the Year

Misconduct

(i)                 Failure to return an answer script

(ii)               Conviction in 2 (two) or morte misconduct in (d) below

(iii)             Conviction in 3 (three) or more misconduct in (e) below

(b)   Award an “F”

Misconduct

(i)                 Talking to another student during an examination

(ii)               Looking into another student’s answer script

(iii)             Unruly behavior to the invigilator or any other examination officer.

(iv)             Refusal to sign the Examination Misconduct Form.

(v)               Borrowing or lending of any material in the examination hall

(vi)             Conviction in 2 (two) or more misconduct in (c) below.

(c)    Warning Misconduct

(i)                 Writing before the start of examination

(ii)               Writing after the call for setup of examination

(iii)             Writing things other than the registration number on the question paper provided one of the misconduct (a) (ii) and (iv)  above is commited.

PETITIONS ON EXAMINATIONS

8.5.1. Student Petition against Marks Awarded

A student might be aggrieved at the mark awarded to  him at the end of an examination in some course.

(i)                 It is the right not a privilege of the student to seek a re-mark of his answer script not later than the end of the semester following the examination.

(ii)               To initiate the exercise, the student shall pay the prescribed fees to the bursary and attach a copy of the receipt for such payment to a petition addressed to the Vice Chancellor requesting that the scripts be re-marked.

(iii)             The Vice-Chancellor shall request from the Dean of Faculty concerned the following material relevant to the course in question:

-       All the answer scripts

-       The question paper

-       The marking scheme

-       The Score sheet for the class.

(iv)             The Vice-Chancellor in addition to the petitioner’s script shall make a selection of 6 (six) scripts as follows:

-       (two) 2 scripts – 1 (one) tending towards the highest score and the other tending towards the lowest score.

-       (two) 2 scripts – 1 (one) each bearing a mark immediately above and immediately below the petitioner’s mark

-       Any 2 (two) other scripts

(v)               The Vice-Chancellor shall arrange a re-mark of the selected scripts using an external assessor.

(vi)             If the differences in marks for all the re-marked scripts are less than 5% then the petition fails and the case is closed.

(vii)           If the difference in marks is minus 5% or less for the petitioner then;

-       The petitioner is awarded the new mark

-       The petition fails

-       The petitioner’s case is closed without prejudice to (x) below.

(viii)         If the difference in marks is plus 5% or more for only the petitioner, then the petition succeed and:

-       The petitioner is awarded the new mark

-       The petitioner’s fee is refunded

-       A possible case of victimization shall be investigated and if established, appropriate disciplinary measures are applied.

(ix)             If the difference in marks are 5% or more for a (two) or more of the re-marked scripts then:

-       If the petitioner is one of the above cases; his petition succeeds, he is awarded the new mark and the petition fees is refunded.

-       If the petitioner is not one of the above cases; his petition fails and his case is closed.

-       All the scripts shall be re-marked.

-       A case of unmarked examination scripts or failure to adhere to the making scheme(s) shall be investigated and if establish, appropriate disciplinary measures are applied.

(x)               The Vice-Chancellor shall endeavor to dispose of the matter in the shortest possible time.

 9.  The Grading System

(i)    the mark obtained in each course is made up of continuous assessment of 30% and an end-of-semester examination of 70%.

(ii) Continuous assessment comprises any of:

-      at least three test, quizzes or assignments

-      term paper, exhibition, field trip

-      assessment in workshop/laboratory/studio/clinics or any combination as may be applicable to the discipline.

(iii)                       Marks from continuous assessment shall be submitted to the Head of the Department at least two weeks before the start of the semester examinations.

(iv)                       End-of-semester examinations shall be conducted for the course registered in that semester except in the Faculty of Medicine where the professional examinations are given whenever they fall due.

(a)  Grade Point (GP)

The mark scored in each course (continuous assessment score plus end-of-semester examination score) has an equivalent letter grade of F to A, and each letter grade has a corresponding numerical value of 0.00 to 5.00 called a GRADE POINT as in Table II.

(b)  Grade Point Average (GPA)

(i)    The academic performance of a student in any semester shall be measured with the Grade Point Average (GPA)

(ii) Quality Point (QP) The product of the Credit Unit and Grade Point of each course defines the Quantity Point for that course.

(iii)                       Grade Point Average (GPA) – Sum of Quality Points     Total Credit Units for all  courses registered in the semester.

(c)The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

(vi)           The cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is the measure of the student’s overall academic performance at any given point in his programme.

(vii)        CGPA is normally computed at the end of each semester as an up-to-date weighted mean of the grade points, where the weights are the course credit units.

(viii)      The Grade Points earned at all end of semester examination shall count towards the CGPA in (iv) below.

(ix)           Cumulative Grade Point Average.

(x)             The Final Cumulative Grade Point Average (Final CGPA) calculated at the end of a student’s academic programme shall determine he shall be awarded. – Table II

TABLE II GRADING SYSTEM

10 Academic Programmes

The Faculties, Departments, Degrees and Programmes of the University are presented below.

10.1 Academic Advising

(i) Every new student shall, upon completion of registration, be assigned to an academic adviser who shall be a lecturer in his Department and who shall provide the student with assistance on academic matters as well as with personal counselling.

(ii) A student shall normally have the same academic adviser for the duration of his programme (for the sake of continuity) except in compelling circumstances where a change may be necessary.

(iii) Student academic advising shall be complemented with student Counselling Service provided on a University wide basis.

 YEAR I

FIRST SEMESTER

 SECOND SEMESTER

     YEAR II

FIRST SEMESTER

       * For Direct Entry Students Only. 

SECOND SEMESTER

YEAR (3/5) AND (2/4)

FIRST SEMESTER

SECOND SEMESTER

 YEAR (4/5) AND (3/4) 

 FIRST SEMESTER

YEAR (4/5) AND (3/4)

SECOND SEMESTER

YEAR (5/5) AND (4/4)

FIRST SEMESTER

YEAR (5/5) AND (4/4)

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE SYNOPSIS: B. Eng. PROGRAMME

BUS 101    Introduction to Business                                                           2 Credits

Introduction

Scope of business. Definition of business. External properties of business. Role of business. Types of economic systems. Why study business?

Forms of Business Ownership

Sole proprietorship. Partnership. The Joint Stock company. Statutory corporations/Public enterprises. Cooperative societies.

Management and Organisation

Nature of management. Functions of management. Line and staff functions in organisations.

Production and Marketing

Types of production. Production processes. The marketing concept. Marketing functions.

 The Finance Function

Types of financing –  short term, medium term, long term financing. Factors influencing choice of funds. Types of shares.

The Accounting Function

Purpose of accounting. Principles of accounting. Double entry bookkeeping. Day books. Ledger accounts. The trial balance. Profit and loss account, and the balance sheet.

EEE 101     Circuit Theory                                                                              2 Credits

Introductory concepts: electrons and protons, conductors, insulators and semiconductors; units and definition of ampere, volt, resistance, power and energy; MKS units.

Resistive networks: resistances in series and parallel; current and voltage divisions; open and short circuits; cells; Kirchoff’s current and voltage laws, and their application.

Electrostatics: electric field of a parallel plate capacitor, multiplate capacitor; capacitors in series and parallel; energy stored in a capacitor.

Electromagnetism: magnetic field, permeability and magneto motive force; self and mutual inductances; inductances in series and parallel; Lenz’s laws; energy stored in an inductor.

Network theorems; Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems; superposition theorem, maximum power transfer theorem; delta-star-delta transformation.

Introduction to AC theory:  waveform generation; angular measure, frequency and period; average and mean square values; phasors and phase angles.

FEG 101      Engineering Mathematics I                                                      3 Credits

Trigonometry

Graphs of sin q. Trigonometrical identities. Double and half angles. Solution of the expression acos q + bsin q  = x. The factor formulae. Solution of triangles by the size and cosine formula. The half angle formulae.

Coordinate Geometry: The equation of a straight line. Parallel and perpendicular lines. Suffixes. Angles between two lines. Directed distances. Polar coordinates. Relation between polar and Cartesian coordinates. Parametric equation.

Differentiation

Differentiation from first principles. Differentiation of xⁿ, sin x, cos x, e^x and log x. Differentiation of logarithmic functions. Successive differentiation. Maxima and minima. Curve sketching.

Series

Sequences, arithmetic and geometric progressions. Summation of series. Series with rth term in a polynomial. The method of induction. Binomial and logarithmic series. Limits and convergence.

Circular Measure

The equation of circle. Arc length. Area of a sector. Area of a segment. Small angles. Graphical solution of equations. Tangents to a circle.

Algebra

 Surds. Fractional indices. Zero and negative indices. Roots of a quadratic equation. The remainder theorem. Permutation and combination. Theory of inequalities.

FEG 102      Engineering Mathematics II                                                     3 Credits

Integration

Integration as the inverse of differentiation. The indefinite and definite integral. Integration by substitution. Trigonometrical integral. Powers of sin x and cos x.

Expansion in Series

Power series.  Maclaurin’s and Taylor’s series. Series for sin x, cos x and log x (ln x). The binomial series. Exponential series.

Partial Fractions

Denominators with linear factors. Denominators with quadratic and repeated factors. Improper fractions.

Three Dimensional Trigonometry

Angle between a line and a plane. Angle between two planes. Three dimensional geometry. Skew lines, parallel lines and planes. Surfaces of revolution.

Probability and Statistics

Mutually exclusive events. Independent events. The binomial probability distribution.

Hyperbolic Functions

Conic sections. The parabola, ellipse. Parametric coordinates of an ellipse. The rectangular hyperbola. Hyperbolic sine and cosine. Osborns rule. Inverse hyperbolic functions.

Mensuration and Moments of Inertia

Right circular cone. Frustum of a right circular cone. Surface area of sphere. Moments of inertia. Perpendicular axes theorem. Parallel axis theorem.

GSS 101        Use Of English I                                                                      2 Credits

Use of English is a course designed to equip participating students with the language skills required for excellent communication in all fields of human endeavour. It contains inter alia the following: Oral English, Parts of speech, Phrases and clauses, Sentence construction, Direct and indirect speech, Passive and active constructions, Punctuation and capitalisation, Listening, Speaking and Reading skills, Pre-writing skills, Use of Library, Use of dictionary, Skills for examinations.

GSS 102        Use of English II                                                                     2 Credits

Students are drilled on effective writing skills among which are the techniques for writing: Outlines, Paragraphs, Essays, Letters, Speeches, Public announcements. Students’ reports/term paper, Minutes, Memoranda, Short stories and Summary.

Students are also helped to master the techniques for effective note taking/note making cum the use of library for research purposes.

GSS 103.       Introduction to Philosophy and Logic                                        2 Credits

The concept of philosophy. Etymology of philosophy. A brief survey of the main branches of philosophy. Metaphysics. Epistemology. Axiology and logic. Modes of philosophy. Speculative and analytic modes. Uses of philosophy. Major systems of thought. Idealism. Realism. Pragmatism. Existentialism and analytic school of thought. The method of deduction using rules of inference and bio-conditions. Symbolic logic: special symbols in symbolic logic, conjunction, negation, affirmation, disjunction, equivalence and conditional statements.

GSS 105        Humanities                                                                              2 Credits

Appreciation of the cultural content, meaning, variations and dynamics of organised social life through history, philosophy, arts, music, religion, political science and sociology. Patterns of symbolic interaction and their influence on human action. Primordial and civic cultural orientations. The meaning of life and its changing forms in Nigerian society.

GSS 107        Nigeria Peoples and Cultures                                             2 Credits

Study of Nigerian history and culture in pre-colonial times. Meaning, variations and dynamics of culture. Archaeological heritage of Nigerian State. The history of Nigeria in the 19^th and 20^th centuries. Ethnicity, national interest and national integration. Evolution of Nigeria as a political unit. The value question in Nigerian national development. Social justice and political instability. The philosophy of Nigerian state. The military as an instrument of nation building in Nigeria. Empowering women for national development. Personality. Its concept, structure and development. Crime and juvenile delinquency. Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and STDs in Nigeria. Music in Nigerian culture. Youths and drug in Nigeria. Culture areas in Nigeria and their characteristics. Concepts of functional education. National economy. Balance of trade. Economic self-reliance. Social justice. Individual and national development. Moral obligations of citizens.

 ICH 101     Basic Organic Chemistry                                                         2 Credits

Introduction

Brief historical background, bonding in organic compounds, the carbon atom, hybridisation (sp³, sp², sp). Classification of organic compounds. Isolation and purification of organic compounds. Elemental or qualitative analysis. Quantitative analysis. Formulae of organic compounds (empirical, molecular and structural). Structural and stereoisomerisms. Functional group and homologous series.

IUPAC Nomenclature

IUPAC nomenclature of the following family of organic compounds: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, halogenoalkanes, alkanols, alkanals, alkanones, alkanoates, acid amides, nitriles and amines, alkanoic acids, acid chlorides and acid anhydrides.

Preparation, physical and chemical properties of the families listed above.

ICH 102     Basic Physical Chemistry                            ­                           2 Credits

The Gas Laws

 Boyle’s law, Charles law, the general gas equation, Gay-Lussac’s law. Gas constant. Dalton’s law of partial pressures. Graham’s law of gaseous diffusion. The kinetic theory of matter. Derivation of the kinetic equation. Deviations from the ideal gas law. Van der Waal’s equation. Liquefaction of gasses. The Joule-Thompson effect.

Properties of Dilute Solutions

Definition of the following concentration terms: molarity, molality, mole fraction, vapour pressure and lowering of vapour pressure. Raoult’s law, elevation of boiling point, lowering of freezing point. Osmotic pressure.

Introduction to Thermodynamics

Definition of the following terms: systems, state variables, and equilibrium, isothermal and adiabatic processes. The first law of thermodynamics. Work done for state changes (PV type).

Thermochemistry

Heat changes. Heats of reaction. Laws of thermochemistry (Lavoisier and Laplace laws and Hess’ law of constant heat summation). Applications of the laws in calculations. Bond energy.

Chemical Equilibrium

Chemical equilibrium and reversible reaction. The law of mass action. Equilibrium constant. Factors affecting chemical equilibrium. Equilibrium between ions in the solid and liquid phases. Solubility and solubility product. Effect of a common ion on solubility and solubility product.

Chemical Kinetics

Rate of a chemical reaction. Factors affecting the rate of a chemical reaction. Activation energy.

Ionic Equilibrium

Electrolytes. Acids and bases. Bronsted-Lowry, Lewis and Arrhenius theories of acids and bases. pH and dissociation constant. Ionization of water. Hydrolysis. Buffer solution and buffer capacity.

ICH 111        General Basic Inorganic Chemistry                                 2 Credits

Matter: Laws of chemical combination. Stoichiometry of chemical kinetics. Atomic structure and electronic configuration of elements. Electronic theory of valencies.

Bonding: Ionic, covalent, co-ordinate, metallic, hydrogen bonding and Van der Waals forces. Fundamental components of atoms. Stable and unstable particles. Periodic classification of elements. Blocks, rows and groups. General feature of chemistry of s-, p-, d- and f- blocks. Isotopes: Detection, concentration and separation of isotopes.

Natural and artificial radioactivity. Stability of nucleus. Fission and fusion. Differences between radioactivity and ordinary chemical reactions. Measurements of radioactivity, decay constant and calculation involving radioactivity.

ICH 112         Basic Practical Chemistry                                                  2 Credits

Theory and practice of volumetric and qualitative inorganic analysis. Preparation of standard solutions. Calculation of molarity and concentrations. Method of dilution of solution and calculation. Redox titration and calculations involved. Test for common anions and identification of SO₄^{2 –}, SO₃^{2 –}, NO₃^–, CO₃^{2 –}, CI ^– , Br ^– , I ^– NO₂ ^–. Test for common cations Fe²⁺, Fe³⁺, NH₄⁺, Zn²⁺,Pb²⁺, Al³⁺, alkali and alkaline earth metals. Test for common ions in the first transition series e.g. Mn, Cr, Ni, Cu, etc. Group separation of cations.

MAT 101        Elementary Mathematics I                                                    3 Credits

Number systems –  natural, integer, rational, irrational, real and complex numbers. Elementary set theory. Indices, surds and logarithms. Quadratic equations. Polynomials and their factorisation – the remainder and factor theorems. Rational functions and partial fractions. The principle of mathematical induction (PMI). Permutations and combinations. The binomial theorem for rational index. Progressions – arithmetic, geometric, harmonic, arithmetico-geometric. Solution of inequalities. The algebra of complex numbers – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Argand diagrams and the geometry of complex numbers. Modulus. Arguments and polar coordinates. The de Moivre’s theorem. Complex nth roots of unity and complex solution to zⁿ = a

Trigonometry – circular measure, elementary properties of trigonometric functions, radian measure, addition formulae and other trigonometric identities. Sine and cosine laws. Solution of triangles, heights and distances.

MAT 102        Elementary Mathematics II                                                     3 Credits

Functions: concept and definition; examples – polynomial, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions. Graphs and their properties.

Plane analytic geometry: Equations of a straight line, circle parabola, ellipse and hyperbola. Tangents and normals.

Differentiation from first principles of some polynomial and trigonometric functions. Techniques of differentiation – sum, products, quotients and chain rules including implicit differentiations. Differentiation of simple algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic and composite functions. Higher order derivatives. Applications to extremum and simple rate problems. L’ Hospital’s rule, simple Taylor/Maclaurin expansion. Curve sketching. Integration as anti-differentiation. The fundamental theorem of integral calculus. Application to areas and volumes.

PHY 101        General Physics I                                                                     3 Credits

Space and time frames of reference. Units and dimensions. Kinematics –  vectors, scalars, speed/velocity, acceleration, circular motion and applications. Fundamental laws of mechanics.

Statics: Equilibrium. Centre of mass.

Dynamics: Newton’s law of motion. Force, inertia, mass and weight. Contact forces. Atwood machine. Pulleys. Projectile motion.

Linear momentum. Galilean invariance. Universal gravitation – Newton’s gravitation law. Kepler’s laws. Gravitational potential. Earth’s satellite. Velocity of escape and weightlessness. Work and energy. Rotational dynamics and angular momentum. Moment of inertia. Kinetic energy of rotation. Conservation laws. Oscillatory motion –  simple harmonic motion, damped and forced oscillation.

PHY 102        General Physics II                                                                    3 Credits

Electricity and Magnetism, Optics

Electrostatics: Coulomb’s, Gauss’s law. Capacitors. Electric fields and potentials. Energy in electric field.

Conductors and currents: Ohm’s law. Temperature dependence of resistance. Combination of resistances. Measurement of resistances. e.m.f. Dielectrics (qualitative treatment only).

 Magnetic fields and induction. Faraday’s and Lenz’s laws. Earth’s field. Ampere’s law. Maxwell’s equations (qualitative treatment only).

Electromagnetic oscillations and waves; types, properties. Mirrors and lenses. Reflection, refraction, applications. Optical instruments.

PHY 107        General Physics Laboratory I                                                 1 Credit

This introductory course emphasises quantitative measurements, the treatment of measurement, errors and graphical analysis. A variety of experimental techniques will be employed. The experiments include studies of mechanical systems and mechanical resonant systems, light, heat, viscosity, etc. covered in Physics 101.

PHY 108        General Physics Laboratory II                                                1 Credit

Basic experiments on electricity and magnetism covered in PHY 102. Experiments include studies of meters, the oscilloscope, and electrical resonant system.

BUS 204      Principles of Management                                                2 Credits

Basic Concepts in Management

What is management? Definitions of management. The three dimensions of management –  management as a process; management as an organisational position; management as a profession. Management as a science or art or both? Universality of management. Functions of the manager –  planning, organising, motivating, communicating, controlling, decision making.

Staffing and Directing

Nature of staffing. The staffing process. Human resources planning –  selection, interview, recruitment, induction and orientation, training and development, performance appraisal, promotion and demotion, transfers and disengagements. Concept of directing. Nature of directing and leading. Leadership and leadership styles. Motivation. Communication –  process, channels, networks, problems and grapevine.

Controlling

The concept of control. The control process. Types of control. Control systems. Characteristics of effective control systems. Control techniques –  financial, operational and technical controls. Mathematical/statistical control systems –  PERT, CPM.

The Nigerian Environment

Characteristics of the Nigerian business environment –  managerial, financial, infrastructural, political, government intervention. Management problems in Nigeria –  educational, training and development, accountability, succession, deployment, organizational. Challenges of current economic reforms in Nigeria. Transferability of management systems. Management by Objectives (MBO).

FEG 221        Fluid Mechanics I                                                                   2 Credits

Hydrostatics

Fundamental elements of fluid statics; density, pressure, surface tension, viscosity, compressibility. Hydrostatic equation and its integration for incompressible fluids. Pressure distributions over plane and curved surfaces. Resultant force; line of action; centre of pressure. Measurement of pressure.

Dynamics

Steady and unsteady flow of fluids; streamlines; stream tubes. One, two and three-dimensional flows, uniform and non-uniform flows. Laminar and turbulent flows. Nature of motion around blunt and streamlined bodies; establishment of velocity profiles, boundary layer separation; formation of wakes.

Use of control volume for steady flow mass balance, momentum balance and energy balance pressure and velocity in ideal fluids and in shear flow situation.

Dimensional Analysis

Buckingham’s pi-theorem, Dimensionless groups. Dynamical similarity. Flow modelling. Nature of effects of fluid friction in pipes and channels, relationship between friction factor and Reynolds’s number. Flow characteristics of pumps and turbines.

FEG 242   Thermodynamics                                                                        2 Credits

Basic concepts. What is thermodynamics? Basic definitions. Historical background of thermodynamics. Dimensions. Units. Macroscopic and microscopic domain. Thermodynamic systems, boundaries, control volume. Properties and states, processes, heat and work, pressure, temperature and zeroth law. Intensive and extensive properties Measurement of temperature, volumes and pressures.

The first law of thermodynamics. Application to open and closed systems. Internal energy, work and heat transfer. Storing work as non–PV work. Sign convention in heat and work transfer. Steady state flow equation (Bernoulli equation). Conservation of energy, flow processes and enthalpy. Flow and non-flow work.

Thermodynamic properties of pure substances, working fluids, liquids, vapours and gases. Liquid–vapour phase equilibrium diagram. Saturated and superheated states in water and in working fluids of refrigerators. P-V-T relations and diagrams. The ideal gas. Steam quality measurements. Barrel calorimeters, separation, throttling and combined calorimeters, Use of property tables. Processes in the vapour phase at constant volume, constant pressure. Isothermal, hyperbolic and polytropic processes. The perfect gas, the ideal gas and P-V-T relation. Specific heats, the gas constant, universal gas constant. The mole processes with the ideal gas. Isothermal, isochronic, adiabatic, and polytrophic processes.

The second law of thermodynamics and its corollaries. Reversibility and irreversibility. Efficiency and temperature scale. Carnot cycle in idealized heat engines and refrigerators. Heat pumps, absolute temperature scale.

Entropy: Clausius inequality; T-S diagram for various processes. Maximum available energy. Entropy change in isolated systems. Consequences of the second law.

CSE 201        Computer Programming I                                                      2 Credits

Introduction – types of computers and components, their uses –  industrial and scientific. Computer logic – software and hardware. Introduction to computer languages  –  FORTRAN, BASIC, COBOL etc.

CSE 202        Computer Programming II                                                   2 Credits

 Application of FORTRAN and BASIC to simple problems, flow charts, Data structures. Analysis of commercial and professional software: database, spreadsheet, and word-processing, CAD, CAL, CAM etc. Operating systems – IBM OS/2, Microsoft’s DOS and WINDOWS, UNIX etc. Practical exercises with commercial and professional software.

FEG 211      Applied Mechanics I (Statics)                                           2 Credits

Fundamental principles and permissible operations with forces acting on a rigid body. Elements of vectors. Moment of a force about a point and about an axis. Varignon’s theorem. Reduction of two and three dimensional force systems. Equilibrium in two and three dimensions and its application in the determination of reactions at the constraints of determinate structures (beams, frames and arches). Graphical statics and its application in solving problems involving coplanar forces. Methods of joint, section, Maxwell-Cremona and Culma in solving plane trusses. Centre of gravity; graphical and analytical solutions. Friction and related static problems.

FEG 212        Applied Mechanics II (Dynamics)                                       2 Credits

Coordinate systems and position vectors. Kinematics of a particle in plane motion in different coordinates. Displacement, velocity, acceleration of a particle.  Kinetics of a particle in motion. Newton’s laws. Types of forces. Systems of particles. Centre of mass. Simple harmonic motion.

Kinematics of a rigid body in plane motion. Relative motion between two points on a rigid body. Velocity diagrams. Instantaneous centre of rotation. Kinetics of a rigid body in plane motion. Work and energy for a system of particles. Kinetic energy of a rigid body. Potential energy. General energy principle. Virtual work. D¢Alambert’s principle. Mechanical distinctions between solids and fluids. Compressibility, density, viscosity, Kinematics viscosity and the dependence of these properties on pressure and temperature, ideal solids and fluids. Particles and rigid bodies, mass force velocity and acceleration.

FEG215         Strength of Materials                                                   2 Credits

Subject matter of strength of materials. Fundamental hypothesis in strength of materials. Problems and methods in strength of materials. External and internal forces, stresses, displacement and deformation. Hooke’s law and the principle of superposition. General principles of structural analysis. Tension and compression. Internal forces and stresses on the cross-section of a rod in tension and compression. Elongations of bar and Hooke’s law, potential energy of strain, statically determinate and statically indeterminate systems. States of stress and strain in tension and compression.

Torsion: Pure shear and its characteristics. Torsion of a rod of circular cross-section. Torsion of a rod of non-circular cross-section. Geometrical characteristics of cross-section of a rod. Static moments of a section. Moments of inertia of a section and principal axes and principal moments of inertia.

Bending: Internal forces acting on cross-section of a rod in bending. Stresses in a rod under pure bending. Stresses in transverse bending, oblique bending, eccentric tension and compression and stability of columns.

FEG 201    Applied Electricity I                                                              3 Credits

Revision on network theorems.

Analysis of AC Circuits: Series and parallel RL and RC circuits. Series and parallel RLC circuits. Resonance series and parallel. Impedance diagrams. Quality factor.

Mesh and Node Analysis: Choice of mesh currents. Mesh equations by inspection. Node analysis. Matrix method.

Coupled Circuits: Analysis of coupled circuits, coupling coefficient. Dot notation.

Circuit Transients: DC transients. RC and RL transients. AC transients. RLC transients.

Introduction to Electronic: Semiconductor properties. Electrons and holes. Intrinsic and extrinsic conduction. Donor and acceptor atoms. P N junction. Introduction to thermionic devices. Junction diode characteristics. Other diodes – Zener, photodiodes, tunnel and LEDS. Diode circuits. Bipolar transistors. Simple treatment of transistor operations.

FEG 202     Applied Electricity II                                                            3 Credits

Poly-phase Systems:  Two phase and three phase systems. Star and delta connected loads. Power in three phase systems. Two wattmeter method applied to balanced loads.

Power Factor Correction: Power in sinusoidal steady state. Average and apparent power. Active and reactive power. Power factor correction.

Measurement and Instrumentation: Circuit symbols. Component identification. Reasons for measurement. Error analysis. Equipment reliability.

Use of Meters: AVO, CRO, signal generators.

Transistors: The transistor as an amplifier, common base, common emitter and common collector configurations. Transistor biasing and stabilisation.

Field Effect Transistors: JFET and MOSFET. Biasing the FET. Treatment of analogue and digital electronic instruments.

ICH 221         General Physical Chemistry                                                2 Credits

Kinetic Theory

Behaviour of gases and kinetic theory. Ideal and non-ideal behaviour of gases. Derivation of the kinetic theory equation for the pressure of an ideal gas and deductions there from. Molecular and collision diameter and number. Mean free path. Collision number. Viscosity of a gas. Boltzmann distribution law. Types of average speed. Mean velocity, root-mean-square velocity and most probable velocity. Equipartition of energy. Brownian motion.

Chemical Thermodynamics

Nature and scope of thermodynamics. Important definitions. The first law of thermodynamics. Calorimetry. Standard molar enthalpies of formation and the determination of standard molar enthalpies for chemical reactions from tables of these. Heat capacities. The Carnot cycle.

MAT 201        Linear Algebra I                                                                    3 Credits

Vectors and vector algebra. Vector space over the real field. Linear dependence and independence. Basis and dimensions. The dot and cross products in three-dimensions. Equations of lines and planes in free space. Linear transformation and their representation by matrices. Matrix algebra. Operations on matrices –  rank, range, null space, nullity. Determinants and inverses of matrices. Singular and non-singular transformations.

MAT 202        Elementary Differential Equations                                       3 Credits

Methods of integration. Introduction to differential equations of the first order. Examples to illustrate the sources of differential equations from the physical and biological sciences  – growth, decay, cooling problems and the law of mass action. Linear differential equations of second order. Application of the first and second order linear differential equations to falling problems and simple circuits. Laplace transformation.

 FEG 213        Engineering Drawing I                                                          2 Credits

Use of engineering drawing tools/equipment. Lettering, construction of title blocks, freehand sketching. Pictorial views. Introduction to orthographic projection. 1^st and 3^rd angle projection. Projection of prints, lines and planes. Supplementary views visibility. True length of lines, grade and bearing of a line. Intersecting lines, skew lines, parallel lines, perpendicular lines, point view of a line. Edge view of a plane surface. Shortest distance between two skew lines (including shortest perpendicular or horizontal at a given grade). True shape of a plane surface. Line conventions. Geometric constructions. Dimensioning practices.

FEG 214   Engineering Drawing II                                                              2 Credits

Angle between plane surfaces. Strike line and dip angle of a plane surface. Angle between two intersecting lines. Angle between two non-intersecting (skew) lines. Angle between a line and a plane.

Development of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones, transition pieces, spherical surface.

Intersections of lines and a plane surface, a line and a cone, a line and a cylinder, a line and a sphere of plane surface,  solids bounded by plane surfaces, a cone and a cylinder, two cones, any two solids, a plane with topographic surface.

Vector quantities. Graphical statistics. Graphical presentation of data. Graphical mathematics. Graphical calculus. Empirical equations. Functional scales. Nomography. Isometric and oblique perspective views.

Introductory building drawing. Common sizes of brick and cement blocks. Brick/block bounds. Representation of doors and windows in plan, wall plasters, rafters, etc. Electrical circuit diagrams.

 Practice with CAD software and drafting tables.

FEG 280        Engineer in Society                                                               2 Credits

Philosophy of Science and Technology

Concept of science and technology. The impact of technological development on the society materially, socially and culturally.

History of Engineering and Technology

Major technological developments in human history to the present day.

Industrialisation and Social Change

A sociological examination of industrialisation. Problems of urbanisation and the role of technology in influencing behaviour.

Safety in Engineering and Introduction to Risk Analysis

Safety criteria. Physical causes. Human attitude. Safety assessment techniques including risk assessment and risk analysis.

Role of Engineers in Nation Building

Qualifications of engineers. Engineering profession. Who are engineers? Possible careers. COREN registration of engineers. Internship for engineers. Role of engineers in government and nation building.

FEG 281        Workshop Practice I                                                          2 Credits

Elementary introduction to types and organization of engineering workshop, covering, jobbing, batch, mass production. Safety measures in the workshop in mechanical, electrical and civil engineering workshops. Principles of working. Bench work and fitting.

Introduction to workshop hand and powered tools, with emphasis on safety measures during operation.

Workshop materials, their properties and use. Various gauges, micrometer and other measuring devices. Measurement and marking for uniformity, etc.

General principles of working of standard metal cutting machine tools. Drilling machine and drilling processes. Screw threads and thread cutting using stock and dies. Marking off on face plate. Functions and capabilities of grinding machines, drilling machines, lathe machine, grinding machines and sharpening machines. General machine operation practice.

Mass production and modern machine tools, turret lathes, automatic and semiautomatic lathes, etc.

FEG 282   Workshop Practice II                                                                  2 Credits

Standard measuring tools used in workshops.

Welding, brazing, soldering, etc.  Blacksmith hand tools and working principles. Introduction to welding and brazing. AC and DC electric arc welding. Fitting and assembling. Basic electrical skills. Testing of electrical installation and circuits including earthling.

Tools and machines for woodwork: hand tools, materials, classification and uses of timber. Various joints. Types used in carpentry and joinery. Processing, preparation and preservation of wood.

Basic skills in brickwork and masonry. Setting out equipment using working drawings. Bonding, plumbing, levelling, ganging and erection of corners in brick/block work.

FEG 250        Principles of Materials Science                                          3 Credits

Atomic structure. Electrons and bonding theory. Influence on materials structure and behaviour. Crystalline structures. Concept of grains and grain boundaries. Long range and short range order. Amorphous solids. Packing arrangements of crystals. Coordination numbers. Unit cell concept. Packing factors. Crystal defects and imperfections. Polycrystalline solids. Ductile and brittle behaviour. Stress-strain curves. Plastic deformation. Alloying concept. Solid solutions. Precipitation from saturated solid solutions. Equilibrium phase diagrams. Ageing phenomena. Hardening processes. The structure and properties of ceramics, glasses, cement and concrete, organic polymers, wood and various composite materials. Elements of conduction, semi-conduction and insulation theory.

ECE 321        Telecommunications I (First Semester)                       2 Credits

Elements of Communications System:

Block diagram model, fundamental limitations

Amplitude Modulation:

Reasons for modulation of radio waves, Frequency spectrum of AM signals, Small signal and large signal modulations, Power in AM signals and percentage modulation, DSB, SSB, ISB and VSB, Circuits for AM generation.

Angled Modulation:

A simple FM generation, FM analysis, Noise Suppression, Direct and Indirect FM Generation, Phase-locked-loop (PLL) FM transmitter, Wide band and narrow band FM signal.

Detection:

AM detectors, Envelope detection, Practical diode detection, Practical diode detector, VSB demodulator, Synchronous Detector, FM discriminators: Foster seeley discriminator, Radio; detector; Demodulation of PM waves; Detection in the presence of noise.

Radio-wave propagation:

Earth’s atmosphere, Spectrum and Nomenclature of radio waves; Polarization, Propagation modes; Factors affecting the propagation of radio waves; Propagation of radio waves at different frequencies; Critical frequency and maximum usable frequency, Line-of-sight propagation; Tropospheric scatter propagation.

Antennas:

Isotropic antenna, Radiation from a short dipole and power radiated by it, Radiation from a short grounded aerial, Effective height of an antenna, Antenna excitation, Half-wave and Quarter-wave antenna, Antenna arrays, linear array, end-fire and broadside arrays, Folded dipole, lop-periodic antennas, Baluns, Antenna types: Loop, slot, yagi-uda, parabolic, rhombic antennas, horn antennas; Patterns and patterns multiplication, Application of antennas at different frequency band, Some important antenna parameters, Bean width, power gain etc.

FEG 303       Engineering Mathematics III                                             3 Credits

Further Matrices

Directed graph and matrices. Application to engineering examples. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. The characteristic equation. The Cauley – Hamilton theorem. The Kronecker product. Iterative solution of eigenvalues and vectors. Quadratic and hermitian forms. Triangles decomposition and its application. Matrix transformation, rotation of axes. Diagonalisation, modal and special matrices.

Laplace Transforms

Transform of common functions. Properties of some functions. Shifting theorem. Inverse  transforms. Solution of differential equations and simultaneous equations. Periodic and Heaviside unit step functions. Dirac delta impulse functions. Initial and final value theorems. Examples from electrical and mechanical systems. Loaded beams.

Fourier Analysis

Definition and application of Fourier series. Dirichlet conditions. Even and odd functions. Half and quarter wave symmetry. Applications in civil, electrical and mechanical systems. Fourier transforms. Numerical harmonic analysis –  twelve point analysis.

Multiple Integral

Double and triple integral. Line integral. Close curves. Parametric equation. Green’s theorem. Surface integral in two and three dimensions. Volume integral. Change of variables. Jacobian transformation.

Numerical Analysis

Numerical solution of equations –  the Newton–Raphson iterative method. Numerical solution of differential equations. Euler method and the Runge Kutta techniques. Curve fittings.

Special Function

The gamma function –  definition. Gamma function of negative values of x. The beta function. Relation between gamma and beta functions. The error function. The elliptic function of the first and second kind. Bessel function.

EEE 311: Circuit Theory I (2 Credits. Sem 1)

Network Theorems and Network Topology.

Network Theorems, Telegen’s Theorems, The Duality Principles Topology; General Steady State and Transient Solutions. Network Transformations: State space Formulations of Networks. Magnetically Coupled Networks. Resonance in Networks.

Time Domain Analysis of Network.

Application of Intero-differential equations to network; Initial and final conditions, Forced responses and natural behaviours Step and impulse Response.

ECE 323: Electrical Devices and Circuits (2 Credits. Sem 1) Pre: EEE 201

The objective of this course is to teach the concept of models of electronic devices and application of these models in the analysis of non-linear application of these models in the analysis of non-linear circuits and also the limitation of these circuit models.

Bipolar Transistor: Review of transistor blasing fixed and emitter biasing, Effects of coupling capacitors. Hybird parameter model. Limitation of models.

Single stage Amplifier: Common emitter common base and common collector amplifiers. Impedance transformation current and voltage gains input and output impedances.

Multiple Amplifier: Common emitter common emitter cascade, CE CB and CE. CE configuration. Darlington and Long tail pair configurations. Field effect transistor, Constructional features, blasing techniques. JFET and MOSFET. Voltage gains common sources and common drain amplifiers. Multiple FET amplifiers.

High Frequency Amplifiers: Hybrid pi-nodel of bipolar and FET devices. Effect of base Emitter and collector capacitances.

Power Amplifiers: Analysis of class A, B and C amplifiers. Distortion analysis, transformer coupling Heat sink analysis.

Voltage Regulators And Stabilizer: Zener diode stabilizer, Transistor Stabilizer circuits Series and feedback stabilizer.

Feedback Amplifiers: Negative feedback amplifiers, series and parallel feedback.

ECE 333: Digital System Design I   (2 Credit. Sem 1)

Introduction: Digital and Analog Quantities, Binary Digits, Logic levels and digital wave form, Introduction to basic logic operations, Digital integrated circuit.

Number Systems, Operations and codes: Decimal and Binary numbers, Decimal-to binary conversion, Binary arithematic, 1’s and 2’s complements of binary numbers, Hexadecimals and octal numbers, Binary coded decimal (BCD) and digital codes.

Logic Gates: The inverters, AND gate, OR gate, NAND and NOR gates, Exclusive-OR and Exclusive-NOR gates, example of IC gates.

Boolean Algebra and Logic Simplification: Boolean operations and expressions, Laws and rules of Boolean Algebra, Demorgan’s theorems, Simplification using Boolean Algebra Standard Forms of Boolean Algebra, the Karnaugh map.

Combinational Logic: Basic combinational logic circuits, Implementing combinational logic, functions of combinational logic.

Clocks and Timing Circuits: Crystal and LC oscillator circuits, Astable and monostable time using IC chips [NE 555, 74121 and 74123]. Programmable timers and programmable timer/counters. C-MOS timer ICs. Power – Up one shot circuits.

EEE 341: Electromagnetic Field and Waves (3 Credit. Sem 1)

Energy and Potentials: Definition of potential difference, potential gradient. The potential field of a system of charges. The dipole. Energy density in the electrostatic field energy and its flow.

Conductors and Dielectrics: Current and current density, continuity of currents. Conductors properties and boundary conditions, Dielectric material capacitance and examples.

Time Varying Field and Maxwell’s Equations: Maxwell’s equation in integral form. Practical application of Maxwell’s equation. Simple solutions of field equation and their application in circuit theory.

The steady Magnetic Field: Ampere’s circuit law, the scalar and vector magnetic potential derivation of steady magnetic laws. Magnetization and magnetic boundary conditions.

Varying Electromagnetic Field: Varying magnetic field in thin plates Electromagnetic field in conductors, Study of skin effect.

Propagation and Reflection of Electromagnetic Waves: Plane wave propagation in good conductors. In perfect dielectrics. In lossy dielectrics. Polluting Vectors and power consideration. Reflection of uniform plane wave Standing wave.

ECE 331: Signals and Systems (2 Credit. Sem 1)

Models for physical systems: Applications of linear differential equations for linear difference equations to the analysis of linear systems electrical network as examples.

Superposition and Convolution: Discrete and continuous time systems impulse response, Numerical method in convolution. State variable description of discrete and continuous time system. Solution of state variable equations. The concepts of observability and control ability.

Functions of Matrices: Importance and application of state matrix.

Nature of Spectrum of a Signal: Fourier series representation of periodic and non-period signals. Parsevals theorem, Sampling of time signal and transmission of signals through linear filters – properties of Fourier transforms.

Probability Density Functions:  Gaussian Releign and Bivariate distributions, Error-probability and decision making. Power spectral density.

Analysis of Cascaded System: Applications of laplace and inverse transforms, Stability in the S domain. Laplace transform analysis of casual periodic inputs to linear systems Z. Transform: The Z transform and its inverse. Properties of the Z transform. Application of the Z transform including the Direct Z transform method of filter design.

EEE 343: Electromechanical Device and Machine 1 (2 Credit Sem 1)

Magnetic Circuits: Magnetic and Electric Field Energy and Forces, Magnetic field, magnetic circuit, Magnetic Field energy, Electromechanical conversion principles, Alignment force and torque; Single excitation, force torque, double excitation forms of rotary machine, other interaction force, prototype two pole cylindrical machine multi-polar, Elementary linear machines.

Basic elements of an electrical machine: Basic concepts of flux linkage and linkage change. Transformers; General features and principles of operation transformer classification, equivalent circuits and phasor diagrams. Determination of transformer parameters Performance calculations, voltage regulation, efficient parallel operation, load sharing. Auto transformer, audio transformer, potential and current transformers, vector groupings and connections harmonics. Tap-changing transformer, three phase transformer rating.

EEE 353: Power Systems (3 Credits. Sem 1) Pre: EEE 242

Introduction to conventional and renewable energy resource for power generation. Principle of power generations; hydro and plants, gas turbine plant, magnetohydronamic (MHD) generation, economic consideration in the choice plant types.

Power supply planning: System planning generating station location and plant size high, medium and low voltage power networks, busbar systems, substation sitting load, voltage factor control, load diversity and utilization factor maximum demand.

System Economics: Economic loading of machines, tariffs overhead line long medium and short line calculations power charts, transmission line efficiency and voltage regulations P.U rating power cables.

Transformers: Operating characteristics, loading, losses, efficiency and regulation, winding and convection, equivalent circuits, three phase transformers, tap changing.

Distributed system: Distributing system planning, choice of distribution voltage radial characteristics sub-transmission and distribution substations.

EEE 312: Circuit Theory II (2 Credits. Sem 2)

Frequency domain analysis of network.

Network Funcitons: Poles and Zeros, Frequency response curve. Bode plots and Nyquistg plots. Signal classification. Fourier series and Periodic signals. Fourier Integral and non-periodic signals; Application of Fourier series in Network Analysis. Network Synthesis

Introduction to passive network synthesis: Computer aided analysis of linear and non-linear circuits.

Introduction  Machines:

Open circuit performance measurements, short circuit tests, load and synchronization tests with solid –state converters.

ECE 328: Electronic Devices And Circuits (2 Credits Sem 2)Pre: EEE 331

Feedback Amplifiers: voltage series and current shunt feedback.

Feedback Oscillators: Hartley, Colpitts and phase shift oscillators. Negative resistance oscillators, crystal and blocking oscillators, bridge networks.

Pulse and Switching Circuits: Linear wave shaping circuits, switching characteristics of devices. The transistor as a switch. Clipping, clamping and comparator circuits, pulse transformer and delay lines.

Waveform Generators: Ramp generators, Miller integrator with voltage and current sweep. Bootstrap sweep circuits.

Multivibrators: Monostable, bistable and astable multivibrators. The Schmitz trigger circuit.

ECE 326: Physical Electronics (3 Credits Sem 2.) Pre: FEG 201

Energy Band in Solids: The electron volt unit of energy, electronic structure of elements, Energy band theory of crystals, insulators, semiconductors and metals.

Transport Phenomenon in Semiconductors:  Mobility and conductivity, instrinsic conduction, Electrical properties of germanum and silicon, Diffusion modulation and hali effect.

Fermi Level: The fermi dirac function, femi level in semiconductors, semiconductors equations.

ECE 334:  Digital Systems Design II  (2 Credit Sem 2)

Intefacing: Interfacing between different types of logic gates [TT, CMOS, ECL, etc], Interfacing between logic gates and optocouplers, phototransistors, photodiodes, Switching transistors and light emitting diodes.

Signal Converters: Digital- to -Analog [D/A] Converters, The resistor network current D/A converters, The Analog- to –Digital [A/D] Converters, Counter controlled, successive approximation and simultaneous conversion methods.

Digital Readouts: 7 – segment display and display drivers, Multiplexed and unmultiplexed displays, Keyboards encoders.

Introduction to Micro-computer and micro processors: Using the computer, the works of a computer operator, executive programs, operating systems multiprogramming multi access, virtual storage. Programming languages in storing instructions, machine code, low and high level languages software. Executing machine code program: the programme counter, decoders, the instruction register, the fetch/execute cycle controlling execution, micro programs. Applications of the use of software in digital systems implication.

EEE 382: Feedback and Control Systems (3 Credits Sem 2)Pre: ECE 331

Introduction: Classification and examples of control systems, control systems terminology Open loop and closed loop block diagram models.

Transfer Function: Mathematical model of feedback systems. Types of response. Second order systems criterion. Continued fraction stability criterion.

Block Diagram Algebra: Procedure blocks in cascade, Canonical form of feedback system. Multi input system. Reduction techniques.

Signal flow graphs: Construction techniques, Input output gain formula, Reaction by signal flow graphs.

Analysis and Design: Objective of analysis, Root locus analysis/design. Nyquist analysis and design: Bode analysis, Nichol chart.

Compensation techniques: Lead, Lag, Lead lag and Lag lead compensation.

Non linear systems: Discrete time systems, System with random inputs, optimal and adaptive control systems. Linearized and piece wise linear systems.

EEE 372: Instrumentation And Measurement 1 (2 Credit. Sem 2)

Introduction: Types of equipment for measuring electric and non electric quantities monitoring and control of process and operations. Interpretation of results.

Reliability: Definition and assessment of equipment reliability periods and probability of failure. Maintainability and availability.

Logarithmic units: The decibel unit (DB) neper, reference levels and logarithmic scales.

Analogue Instruments: Moving coil, moving iron and electrodynamic instruments Energy meters.

Bridges:  Wheatstone bridges, Maxwell, Owen, Wien and Schering bridges. DC and AC potentiometers.

Ammeters Cathode Ray Oscilloscope: Single and dual trace scopes.

Transducers: Resistance and reactance change transducers. Ultrasonic transducer, self generating transducers.

Single Sources: Function generators, audio frequency signal source, Pulse generator, Modulated signal sources.

Digital Instrumentation: Digital counter and timers, frequency and time measurements, Analog to digital converters, digital voltmeters.

EEE 342 Electrodynamics (2 Credits Sem 2)

Basic subject in electrodynamics, with emphasis on phenomena associated with waves propagation and radiation. Plane waves in three dimensions. Field solutions of an elementary electric dipole, radiation from current distribution and arrays diffraction and interference Guided electromagnetic waves on continuous transmission lines. Periodic structures, and metallic wave guides or propagation and evanescence, energy and group velocity. Natural frequencies and modes and closed electromagnetic structure coupling to resonant structures. Load and unloaded Q’s. Example throughout taken from the field of acoustics optics and microwaves.

EEE 344:Electromechanical Device and Machine II (2 Credit sem 2)

Three Phase System: Complex power flow in three phase circle measurement of power in 3 phase A.C. circuits.

Dynamics of single excited system: System behaviour, Electric circle equations Conversion relations, Equation of motive, A.C. Excitation, Parallel generator other limited motive devices.

Machines with Multiple Excitation: Machine with single excitation, machine with double excitation, Machines with multiple excitation, pulsational and motive voltages, linear motion interaction machines, Electro acoustic machine, magnetohydrodynamic machine. Disc machine. Elements of industrial rot machines, Industrial machines.

Winding: Phase windings, commutator windings; winding technique, winding inductance, inductance of winding assembles, rotating electromotive force coil emf phase emf., commutator emf, commutator/phase EMF by mutual inductance, leakage, saturation and loss.

ECE 322: Telecommunication II (2 Credits Sem 2.)Pre: ECE 331

Transmitter and Receivers: Low-level and high level modulation transmitters, Amplitude and frequency modulated transmitters; Radio receivers: TRF and Super net, Receivers; AM broadcast receivers: RF amplifier, Frequency changers, IF amplifiers, Detector, AGC; Communication receivers: Variable Selectivity, Noise limiter, Squelch, AFC; SSB receivers; Diversity reception: Space and frequency dive reception; FM receivers; Important features of radio receivers: Select; Sensitivity, ganging and tracking

Transmission Lines: Primary Electrical Constants, Secondary constants; Reflection in the finite terminated line; Distortion transmission; Standing Waves; General line equations; Classification of lines; Line loading; Open wire lines and coaxial cables.

Telephony and Telegraphy: Telephony: telephony instruments, telephone sets. Electronic telephones; Transmission circuits, Repeaters and hybrid circuit; Local Battery and Central Battery exchanges; Automatic telephony: Uniselector, and two way switches, stronger exchanges, crossbar switches exchanges, electronic telephone exchanges, Telephone numbering schemes [CCITT] Telegraph; telegraphy instruments; Single and double current circuits, Duplex, Quadruplex, circuits, teleprinter; Traffic and trunking; Telephone signaling methods; Basic analogue switching systems

Communication channels and Noise: Characteristics of communication channels; Classification of Noise; Noise source: External noise, internal noise thermal agitation noise, shot noise, ect; Noise measurement: Noise figure, Noise figure measurement, Noise figure in amplifiers, Noise temperature, Noise in communication systems, Noise in AM, FM and PM systems; Communication Services: Fascimile, Radar, TV and Satallite.

EEE 403: Circuit Theory II (3 Credits. Sem 1)

Laplace Transforms in circuit analysis: Laplace transform and its properties, transform circuit, pole zero analysis.

Fourier Methods in waveform and circuit analysis: Real and complex forms of Fourier series Fourier analysis of complex waveforms, Parsevails thermo, line spectra response. The Duhamel Superposition integral.

Transmission line Theory: Characteristics and parameters of transmission lines. The smith chart and its application to impedance matching.

Two port networks: General definitions of two port parameters. Insertation loss or gain 2 port network, Image and iterative impedances. Equivalent T and pi networks.

Network parameters: The Impedance (Z) and admittance (Y), Hybrid (H), transmission (ABCD) and other parameters of a two port network, interconnection of network

CVE 423: Engineering Contracts and Specification (2 Credits. Sem 1)

Business and professional relations in Engineering. Elements of business Law. The Law of contractors. Professional relations in Engineering. The law in Engineering relations. Subcontracting laws, Labour laws, workmen’s compensation acts. Equation Employment opportunity laws, minimum wages and hours laws in labour relations. Contract documents, specification writing, contract of the specifications. Risk allocation and liability sharing, claims, disputes and arbitration. Presentation of Engineering evidence.

ECE 427: Advanced Circuit Techniques (3 Credits. Sem 1)

Fundamental of Operational Amplifiers: Inverting and non-inverting mode. Offset errors and chopper stabilization, frequency related characteristics.

Summing Circuits: Summers and sub-tractors, instruments amplifier.

Integrators and Differentiators: Single, summing augmenting and differential integrators and differentiations.

Linear Circuit Applications: Bridges Amplifiers, Voltages to current converts. Voltage regulators, current and charge amplifier.

Analog to Digital Converters:  Comparison techniques successive approximation and dual slope integrators, sample and hold circuits.

Waveform Generators: Sine, square and triangular wave generators. Pulse circuits.

EEE 445: Dynamics of Electrical Machine (3 Credits. Sem 1)

Industrial Rotating Machines:

1. Classification, operating conditions.
2. Commutator machine
3. Essentials
4. D.C. machines, Armature windings and the commutator, Armature reaction. Commutation and compensation. Testing and efficiency, speed control of D.C motors, D.C. machine dynamics, transfer functions, functions.
5. A.C. commutator machines.
6. Polyphase Machines
7. Operating characteristics, circle diagram, Equivalent Circuit and phasor diagram. Characteristics of poly phase cage and slip ring machines in generator, motor and brake modes, speed methods, transient performance, current and torque of polyphase machine, induction generator.
8. Inductor machines.
9. Synchronous machines
10. Review of the general principles of operation salient pole machines basis of operation.
11. Blondel’s two axis theory
12. Circuit diagram V-curves, curves.
13. Torques/angle Characteristics power limits.
14. Synchronous machine on infinite busbar.
15. Generator operating charts, parallel operation of synchronous generators.
16. Excitation system, voltage regulation.
17. Transient performance; generation short circuits transients and subtract reactance, field transient, motor run up. Serial machines.
18. Linear induction motor, reluctance motor, stepping motors, a.c. serve motor, synchros, and metadue generator.

EEE 453: Alternative Energy Studies (3 Credits. Sem 1)Pre: EEE 353

Conventional Energy Sources: Fossil Fuel and Hydro Source Nuclear Energy. Method derivation uses and control of nuclear energy. Application to electric power generation renewable energy sources.

Solar Energy: Method of electric power generation from solar energy, utilization of solar energy for heating, cooling and generation of electricity solar radiation, black body radiation, sensitivity of materials to solar radiation heat transfer, flat plate collection, heat mirrors and energy storage.

-          Photovoltaic generation; photoelectrolysis

-          Classification, operating conditions

-          Commutator machine

-          Essentials

-          Wind Energy and its application for power generation

-          Biomass Energy and its application practical Electromechanical Energy conversion Devices.

-          Magnetor hydrodynamic generations

-          Gas turbine and stream turbines

-          Hydro Turbines

-          Energy Modeling

-          Energy Conservation

-          Energy Policy

EEE 473: Instrumentation and Measurements II (3 Credits Sem 1)

Functional Description of Instruments: The functional elements of an instrument. Active and passive transducers, Analog and digital modes of operation. Null and deflection macleod. Methods of correction of interfering and modifying inputs.

Performance Characteristics of Instruments: Accuracy, precision and bias, error analysis, static sensitivity and linearity, scale readability, reliability and maintainability.

Motion measurements: Relative displacement and velocity. Strain gauges, synchors and induction potentiometers, Acceleration measurements, pickups and sensors.

Force, Torque and Shaft Power Measurement: Characteristics of Electric force transducers, vectors force and moments, torque measurement on rotating shafts, shaft power measurement (dynomometers) Gyroscopic force and torque measurement.

Pressure and sound Measurement: Basic methods of pressure measurements dead weight gauges and manometers, force balance transducers, High and low pressure measurements. Macleod gauge. Knudsen gauge, viscosity gauge, and ionization gauge, sound measurements microphones and sound level meters.

Flow Measurement: Local flow velocity magnitude and direction. Velocity direction from yaw tube, pivoted vano and served sphere, Dynamic wind vector indicator, Hotwire and hot film manometers, Gross volume flow rate, Turbine meters metering pumps, ultrasonic flow meters, mass flow meters.

Temperature and Heat Flux Measurement: Bimetallic and pressure thermometers, thermonuclearic sensors (Thermocouples) Electrical resistance sensors, thermistors, radiation detectors, temperature sensing devices, Heat flux sensors.

Digital Instrumentation: Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog converters. Digital readouts based around the 7-segment display Digital meters.

FEG 404: Engineering Mathematics IV (3 Credits)

Vector Analysis: Revision of scala and vector quantities, vector functions of one variable, The Del operator, line, surface and volume integral, stroke and Green’s theorems, Gaus-divergence theorem, Oblique co-odinates. Tensor, covariant differentiation.

Caliculus of Variation: Extreme of functions of several variables. Lagrange’s multiples: properties of the characteristics values (A-B) X = 0. The euler equation for b= 1 (x, y, z) dx variations. The extreme of integral under constrants.

The Stum Liouville Problems: The Hamilton’s Principles and lagrange equation.

Partial Different Equations: Derivation of equations, D¹ Alembert solution of the wave equation, separation of variable. The heat conduction equation. Laplace’s equation. Use of Fourier series in fitting boundary conditions.

Further Numerical Analysis: Finite difference method of solving parent differential equations. Interpolation formulas. Numerical differentiation and integration and integration. Iterative methods of solving linear systems, Jacobi, Gauss Soidal and relation techniques.

Power Series Solution of Differential Equation: Higher differential coefficients, leibnitz theorem, leibnitz maclaurin method. Frobenus method. Series of complex terms ‘Taylor’ and Laurent’s expression. Legendre polynomials.

Complex Variables: Functions and derivatives of complex variables – Cauchy - equations, analytic functions, singular points. Residue theorem. Confortmal mapping. The bilinear transformation. Contour integration and application and application. Schwarz - Christoffel transformation.

Optimization Techniques: Classical optimization techniques, linear and nor linear programming, dynamic programming, Network analysis and critical path analysis.

EEE 504: Network Analysis and Synthesis (3 Credits. Sem 2)  Pre: ECE 321

Network parameters of a two port network, Image and iterative parameters of 2 port network.

Interconnection of Network: Analysis of ladder networks. Elements of reliability theory. Causality and stability, Hurwitz polynmailss. Elementary synthesis procedures. Driving point and continued fractions. Transfer function synthesis. Passive filter design. Butterworth, Chebyshew and elliptic techniques. M derived and constant K filters. Low pass high pass, impedance and frequency scaling. Higher order filters. Niguard circuits. Determining the right order a filter. Wideband filters. Active notch filters. State variable filters inductor simulation using gyrators. Effects of real up-emp on active filters.

ECE 527: Solid State Electronics (3 Cerdits  sem 1)

Introduction to some of the basic techniques and processes used in the fabrication of semiconductor device and microcircuits with particular emphasis on silicon monolithic integrated circuits. Diffussion: thin film and thick film, Deposition transistors, lateral bipolar transistors, the unifunction transistors. JFETS, MOSFETS, Sckotty barrier diodes, photodiodes, LEDS, integrated capacitors, resistors and protype integrated circuits. Fabrication of thyristors and silicon controlled rectifiers. Bipolar Vs MOS. Technologies; Integrated injection technology.

Semiconductor memory technologies: ferrite core systems, internal structure of semiconductor, random access memories (RAMS), Dynamic RAMs and READ only memories (ROMs).

EEE 549: Design of Electromechanical Devices and Electrical Machines.

Design of transformers: Design specifications core windings and tank designs. Thermal rating, momentary limitations, specific loadings. Allocation of losses and cooling system.

Induction motors: Design specifications; ratings and dimensions; output coefficient specific loadings, cooling, performance characteristics.

Design of synchronous Machines: design specifications, rating and dimensions, excitation and governing systems design, cooling system, insulation, stray losses.

Design of Commutator Machines: D.C machines and A.C Communicator machines.

ECE 517: Real Time Computing and Control (3 Credit, Sem 1)

Real Time Control Concepts: Open loop and closed control, Feedback sensors and feedaback real time.

Remote Control Techniques: Optical isolation and touching techniques. Multiplex open loop control of several devices in real time. Interrupt driven real time events and physical systems; Emphasis is in control of physical device requiring varying degrees of real  time interaction. Typical project include microcomputer banned motor stepper motors. DC motor and AC motor traffic light control. Software base real time clocks, function generation and system monitoring and control.

Operation System Environment: the limitation or high level languages in real time application. The linking of machine code and assembly language with high level language program for over coming time constraints. Use of dynamic data structure in interactive environments.

Multiprocessor Systems: Interprocessor communication strategies. IEE 488 general purpose interface Bus (GPIB). The S100 Bus standard. Use of memory communication. Control Computer Systems. Characteristics of Control Computers Performance evaluation.

ECE 505: Computer Aided Circuit Design (3 Credits. Sem 1)

Network Design by Computer: The application of computer in engineering Network classification and response.

Analysis of Linear Networks: Solution by L.U. factorization superposition and sparsity, Network scaling ladder networks.

Non Linear DC Circuit Analysis: Types of resistive nonlinearities, Solution of nonlinear resistive networks composite companion models.

Transients Analysis of Dynamic Networks: Transient analysis of linear sensitivity calculation: Sensitive and computer aided design Telegen Thermo, Calculating of sensitivities. Tolerance analysis.

Techniques of Equation Formation: Elementary graph theory, formulation for analytic solution. State variable analysis, state equations for RCL network.

Numerical Techniques in Transient Analysis: Analytic solution of linear differential equations single step integration, the Rungekuta Integration. Multi Step integration. Explicit Integration.

EEE 547: Power Electronics and Drives (3 Credits Sem I) Pre: ECE 323

The electric and thermal characteristics specifications and ratings of power semiconductor devices including diodes, transistors, triacs, thyristors. Application to phase angle control point on the wave trigger pulse circuit, current regulators, speed regulators voltage and current limiting devices.

Frequency control of inverters, drives and cycloconverters applied to A.C. Motor, analysis of inverter circuits.

Electric Drives: Individual, group and collective drives, transmission of drive, coefficient of adhesion, mechanics of motor system, thermal rating of motor system, thermal rating of motors, fluctuating loads equalization, duty cycle, heating and cooling time constants, dynamic performance of motors selection of motor for specific purposes, reluctance hystersis and linear motors.

Control Schemes for Electric Drives Feedback: Control loops and their effect on stability control sensors for displacement, velocity, power factor and reactive power, gain requirement and accuracy, loop transfer function, logic circuit and static switching control applications.

Timing and counting circuit

EEE 553: Power System Analysis (3 Credits Sem 1)

1.       i.        Introduction to Power system Engineering
2.     ii.        Symmetrical components and review of numerical techniques for non-linear problems in power systems.
3.    iii.        Definition of an Electric Power System in terms of its principal techniques for non-linear components..
4.    iv.        Modeling of power system components. Generating unit, transformers transmission lines and loads. Use of these models to study quasi-state and transient behaviour of power system. Lead flow, fault analysis, steady state voltage and transient stability studies.
5.     v.        State Estimation.

EEE 554: Power System Planning and Control (3 Credits Sem 2)

Network load prediction: The load prediction problem, prediction technique, involving meteorological data, prediction techniques involving past load data only.

Plant Ordering: Start up costs, Running Costs, Total Generation Costs, Plant Operation Limitations.

Control of power and frequency, Control of voltage and reactive power, Economic element of a real-time computers, Computer Based Telecontrol. Network topologiy determination. Load frequency control, Power Station Control Data Processing, Automatic Frequency Control, Plant Control, Unit Control.

EEE 556: Power System Protection and Control (3 Credits Sem 2)

Wave propagation along power transmission lines, Power line pilot wire and microwave media, Characteristic impedance of power line, Propagation constants, Matching line traps, Coupling capacitors, Bandwidth division and channel allocation. Philosophy of system protection and protective relaying. Elements of power protection. Sensing devices, Current transformers, Potential transformers and potential devices and relay, relay operating principles.

Relay types (electromechanical and static types); over current, instantaneous and time delay (relay), directional, differential, impedance (distance) relay, relay schemes, carrier current, pilot wire, tone microwave, transfer trip.

EEE 557: Electric Power Transmission (3 Credits sem 1)

General layout of power transmission system. Transmission voltages and selection of suitable voltages. Distinction between transmission, Substransmission, and distribution system. Transmission line parameters. Analysis of three phase balance supply and load system. Representation and reduction of power systems using per unit percentage values. Calculations of voltage drops, regulation, power losses; efficiency and reactive power flow for short, medium and long lines. I and I equivalent circuit, synchronous, phase modifiers, voltage and power factor correction, overhead lines; conductors, materials, line construction configuration, Effect of conductor arrangement on the inductance and capacitance of single phase and three phase lines. Calculation of line tension, sag, span, pole, height, and support position over a giving profile.

Pole: Wood and concrete pole, planting of poles, pole structures, forces guys and streets, foundation and execution of towers earth plates, testing earthing, underground cables; conductors insulating, sheeting and armouring materials; types, size and rating of cables, methods of laying, protection against mechanical damage corrosion, oil drainage in vertical cables, thermal characteristics cable parameter and their determination, insulation breakdown cables.

EEE 558: High Voltage Engineering (3 Credits. Sem 2)

Generation of high voltages; advantages of high voltage generation and transmission, generation of high a.c. and d.c and impulse voltages and currents measurement and testing of high ac,.d,c, and impulse voltages and currents rating of high voltage equipment, requirement for testing internal and external insulation systems. Dielectric breakdown mechanism, general theories of breakdown of gases, liquids, solids and vacuum low and high field conduction in dielectric. Structure of materials, ionization processes and gas breakdown, self sustaining discharges, electrostatic fields, surge phenomena insulation coordination and insulation design. Insulation in polluted atmospheres. Corona and interference from high voltage power systems. Switch gear technology. Current interrupter techniques. Oil, gas, blast and air break circuit breakers, principles of interrupter design, protection against over voltages surge diverters, shielding by earth wires basic impulse level (BILL) etc.

EEE 574: Control Systems (3 Credits. Sem 2) Pre: EEE 382

Non Linear Control Systems: Piece wise linearization and phase plan techniques, the  method of isoclines, state variable representation 1^st, 2^nd and Jordan canonical forms; solution of state equations including the use of transition matrix. Matrix flow diagrams, multivariable systems, Optimal control systems.

Adaptive Control Systems: Lyaponv’s criterion, Sampled data control system. Pulse transfer functions loops function application to root locus, initial and final value theorem for compensators. Computer software based simulation. Direct Digital control (DDC), DDC system configuration advantages and economic consideration.