institution of engineers of kenya

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INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS OF KENYA

ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2012

9-11 May 2012

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DESIGN OF CURRICULUM

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

G.O Nyangasi

Lecturer

Engineering Design

School of Engineering

University of Nairobi

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DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

1) List and content of courses- SLIDE 4-11

2) Academic staff- courses- SLIDE 4-11

3) Classroom space- courses- SLIDE 4-11

4) Classroom equipment- courses- SLIDE 4-11

5) Laboratory space in DRG 1-4

6) Laboratory equipment in DRG 1-4

7) Technical staff for DRG 1-4

8) Economic worthwhile-ness Slide 12

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MATHEMATICS/BASIC SCIENCES, COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES

• 780 & 225 HOURSAPPENDIX A: MATHEMATICS, BASIC SCIENCES AND COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES

1 2 3 4 5 AU TOTAL

1 Physics (FME 111,112) 90 * * * * 90 90

Laboratory Hours 30 15 15

2 Chemistry (FME 151,152) 90 * * * * 90 90

Laboratory Hours 30 15 15

3 Pure Mathematics (FME 171,172) 90 * * * * 90 90

4 Mathematics (FME 271,272,371,372) * 90 90 * 180 180

5 Computer Science (FME 182,281) 45 45 * * 90 90

Laboratory Hours 15 15 15 15

6 Statistics (Mathematics-FME 471) * * 45 * 45 45

7 Numerical Methods (FME 472) * * * 45 * 45 45

8 Engineering Mechanics (FME 173-St.) 45 45 45

Laboratory Hours 15 7.5 7.5

9 Engineering Mechanics (FME 174-Dy) 45 45 45

Laboratory Hours 15 7.5 7.5

7801 Elements of Philosophy (FME 168) 45 * * * 45 45

2 Communication Skills (FME 165) 45 * * * 45 45

3 Management for Engineers (FME 343) * * 45 * 45 45

4 Law for Engineers (FME 344) * * 45 * 45 45

5 HIV/AIDS ((FME 169) 45 45 45

225

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

Mathematics and Basic Sciences (Total 1-9)

COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES (Total 10,11,12,13,14)

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ENGINEERING DRAWING & DESIGN

• 270 HOURS

APPENDIX B: ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DRAWING

1 2 3 4 5 AU TOTAL

1 Engineering Drg (FME 161,261,262) 45 90 * * 135 135

2 Engineering Design (362,461,462) * * 45 90 * 135 135

270

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DRAWING (15,16)

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SOLID MECHANICS & MACHINES

• 735 HOURSAPPENDIX C: SOLID MECHANICS AND MACHINES

1 2 3 4 5 AU TOTAL

1 Solid Mec ( 201,202,301,302,401,502) * 90 90 45 45 270 270

Laboratory Hours 30 30 15 15 45 45

2 Mechanics of Machines (211,212) 90 90 90

Laboratory Hours 30 15 15

3 Mechanics of Machines (311,312) 90 90 90

Laboratory Hours 30 15 15

4 Mechanics of Machines (411,412) 90 90 90

Laboratory Hours 30 15 15

5 Mechanics of Machines (511,512) 90 90 90

Laboratory Hours 30 15 15

735

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

SOLID MECHANICS AND MACHINES (17,18,19,20,21)

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FLUIDS & THERMODYNAMICS

• 690 HOURSAPPENDIX D: FLUIDS AND THERMODYNAMICS

1 2 3 4 5 AU TOTAL

1 Fluids (232,331,332,431,432,531,532) * 45 90 90 90 315 270

Laboratory Hours 15 30 30 30 52.5 52.5

2 Turbo-machiney (422) 45 45 45

Laboratory Hours 15 7.5 7.5

3 Thermodynamics (222,321,322) * 45 90 135 135

Laboratory Hours 15 30 22.5 22.5

4 Heat Transfer (421,521) * * * 45 45 90 90

Laboratory Hours 15 15 15 15

5 Industrial Thermodynamics (FME 522)

45 45 45

Laboratory Hours 15 7.5 7.5

690

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

FLUIDS AND THERMODYNAMICS (22,23,24,25,26)

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MATERIALS, WORKSHOP, PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

• 525 HOURSAPPENDIX E: MATERIALS/WORKSHOP/PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

1 2 3 4 5 AU TOTAL

1 Workshop Technology (FME 144,244) 45 45 * 90 90

Laboratory Hours 15 15 15 15

2 Materials (251,252,351,352,452,551) * 90 90 45 45 270 270

Laboratory Hours 30 30 15 15 45 45

3 Production Technology (441,442) * * 90 * 90 90

Laboratory Hours 30 15 15

525

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

MATERIALS, WORKSHOP/PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY (27,28,29)

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

• 135 HOURSAPPENDIX F: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

1 2 3 4 5 AU TOTAL

1 Electrical Engineering (291,391,492) * 45 45 45 * 135 135

Laboratory Hours 15 15 15 22.5 22.5

135

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

TOTAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (30)

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INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT & FINAL YEAR PROJECT

• 180 HOURSAPPENDIX G: INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT/ENGINEERING PROJECT

1 2 3 4 5 AU TOTAL

1 Industrial Management (FME 543,544)

* * * * 90 90 90

2 Engineering Project (561,562) * * * * 90 90 90

180

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING PROJECT (31,32)

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ELECTIVE COURSES

• 100 HOURSAPPENDIX H: YEAR 5 ELECTIVE COURSES

1 2 3 4 5 AU TOTALTOTAL (15-32)

YEAR 5 ELECTIVE COURSES * * * *

1 Elasticity and Plasticity * * * * 45 45 45

Laboratory Hours 15 7.5 7.5

2 Experimental Stress Analysis * * *

Laboratory Hours

3 Mechanical Vibrations * * *

Laboratory Hours

4 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration * * *

Laboratory Hours

5 Power Plants * * *

Laboratory Hours

6 Internal Combustion Engines * * *

Laboratory Hours

7 Advanced Fluid Mechanics * * *

Laboratory Hours

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

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ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE CURRICULUM

• Quantities and prices are used to illustrate annual cost method and

• How it measures economic worthwhile-ness.

• Equivalent Uniform Annual Cost (EUAC) for department

• Kshs 149,904,475 per year• Unit cost per student• Kshs 299,809 per student per year

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HUMAN NEED

• Education and Training of

• Mechanical Engineer

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DEFINITION OF THE PROBLEM

• This is the stage of quantifying the human need to be met

• By the object of design stated as • Education/Training of Mechanical Engineer.

– Summarised in slide 15

• Job tasks that the graduate is expected to perform.

• This is the specifications of requirements of the design.

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JOB TASKS ENGINEERING GRADUATE WILL PERFORM

ENGINEERTASK

SYSTEM, PLANT, MACHINE

Design Machines Control

systems

Mechanical plant

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Power plants

Building services etc

Production & Installation

Machines Control

systems

Mechanical plant

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Power plants

Building services etc

Operation & Maintenance

MachinesControl

systems

Mechanical plant

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Power plants

Building services etc

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FORMULATE CONCEPT OR PROPOSE SOLUTION

• Formulating a concept

• Propose a solution

• To the problem defined in slide 15

• Solution proposed shown in slide 17

• Summarising bundles of courses proposed

• In the Education/Training of Mechanical Engineer.

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CONCEPTPROPOSED SOLUTION

• CURRICULLUM THEMATIC SUBJECTS

1 2 3 4 5 AU TOTAL

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 YEAR 5 ELECTIVE COURSES * * * *

TOTAL 0

ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DRAWING

SOLID MECHANICS AND MACHINES

FLUIDS AND THERMODYNAMICS

MATERIALS, WORKSHOP/PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

MATHEMATICS AND BASIC SCIENCES

COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES

TOTAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING PROJECT

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CONCEPT VS PROBLEM

• Slide 15 -Human needs defined into job tasks to be performed by graduate engineer

• Slide 17-Concept/proposed solution in thematic subject bundles

• Compare Slide 15 with Slide 17 .

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ANALYSIS AND OPTIMISATION

• Analysis and optimisation of concept• Breaking down the parts• Concept in Slide 17 (bundle of courses)• Specifying and quantifying sub parts

required• Yields detailed design in Slide 4-11• Specifying individual courses• Time assigned to each course.

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PRESENTATION

• Results can be presented as shown in Slide 21: Summary Specification of curriculum.

• Slide 17 shows the concept before it is elaborated• Detailed curriculum content shown in Slide 4-11, and

summarised in Slide 21. • Total hours for each bundle of courses in Slide 21• Extracted from the detailed curriculum in Slide 4-11. • Slide 17 is the concept and Slide 21 is the design.

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SPECIFICATIONS OF CURRICULLUM

• CURRICULUM DESIGNED 1 2 3 4 5 AU TOTAL

1 7802 2253 2704 7355 6906 5257 1358 1809 YEAR 5 ELECTIVE COURSES * * * * 52.5

TOTAL 3593

ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DRAWING

SOLID MECHANICS AND MACHINES

FLUIDS AND THERMODYNAMICS

MATERIALS, WORKSHOP/PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

MATHEMATICS AND BASIC SCIENCES

COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES

TOTAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING PROJECT

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SPECIFICATIONS OF REQUIREMENTS

• Slide 17 (concept) is a list of parts, 9 bundles of courses.

• Slide 21 (design) is a list of the same parts, but

• Each bundle specified in detail- Slide 4-11 • Total of 3593 Accreditation Hours, during a

five year period.• Slide 21 can be the starting point, designated

as specifications of requirements to be met by the design.

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SPECIFICATIONS OF REQUIREMENTS

• Designer elaborates details

• To produce curriculum content in Slide 4-11.

• This is revising an existing curriculum.

• New curriculum then based on revising existing curriculum.

• This avoids “rediscovering the wheel”

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EVALUATION

• Job tasks graduate will perform- Slide 15

• Matches

• Proposed curriculum

• Detailed course content in Slide 4-11

• To evaluate

• Compare Slide 4-11 to Slide 15

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COURSE CONTENT SPECIFICATIONS-TEXT

• The text specification necessary for the curriculum is the description of course content shown in Slide 4-11.

• This description will state the topics to be covered in the course content, and where possible, the scope.

• This can be used to develop the teaching material such as notes and tutorials.

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COURSE CONTENT SPECIFICATIONS-TEXT

• Course content will be prepared in a few lines, probably less than one page

• This content is then elaborated by teaching materials such as notes and tutorials.

• Notes and tutorials then describe the course content more accurately.

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ACADEMIC STAFF SPECIFICATIONS-TEXT

• This is the human resources required to implement the course content

• This is summarised in Slide 21

• The academic staff list prepared to match curriculum in Slide 4-11

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ACADEMIC STAFF REQUIRED

• 1 2 3 4 5 AU LIST

1 Staff2 Staff3 Staff4 Staff5 Staff6 Staff7 Staff8 Staff9 YEAR 5 ELECTIVE COURSES * * * * Staff

TOTAL Staff

ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DRAWING

SOLID MECHANICS AND MACHINES

FLUIDS AND THERMODYNAMICS

MATERIALS, WORKSHOP/PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

MATHEMATICS AND BASIC SCIENCES

COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES

TOTAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING PROJECT

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SPECIFICATIONS THROUGH DRAWINGS

• Drawings prepared as part of design of curriculum provide the space required to house the population of learners.

• Space is required for classrooms and laboratories.

• Courses listed in Slide 4-11 require classrooms and laboratories for their implementation.

• This requires to be reviewed even for established courses where changes in student numbers alter the demand for space.

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SPECIFICATIONS THROUGH DRAWINGS

• Specification for space required for curriculum • University of Nairobi is used as an example • Space available is represented by the Engineering

Block building• Housing Department of Mechanical Engineering. • Engineering building plan drawings• Ground floor- DRG. NO. 1, Second floor-DRG. NO. 2,

Third floor-DRG. NO. 3, Fourth floor-DRG. NO. 4• The planned use of the space in Slide 31-33

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ENGINEERING BUILDING

• GROUND FLOOR DRG. NO. 1– Metrology laboratory– Fab lab

• SECOND FLOOR DRG. NO. 2– Lecture hall 203– Lecture hall 204– School drawing office– Third year drawing office– Print and store room

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ENGINEERING BUILDING

• THIRD FLOOR DRG. NO. 3– Theory of machines laboratory– Elasticity and plasticity laboratory– Photo-elasticity laboratory– Servo-mechanism laboratory– Vibration laboratory– Store– Head of department (Professor) office

• FOURTH FLOOR DRG. NO. 4– Material Science Laboratory

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

• Other buildings

• Lecture Hall E 001

• Workshop which houses the rest of the laboratories.

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BILLS OF QUANTITIES LABORATORIES

• Drawings-Physical facilities to house learners

• Course content-text• Academic staff list-text• Equipment for laboratories

– Bills of quantities

• Equipment list – To match course content and laboratory

space

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TECHNICAL STAFF SPECIFICATIONS-TEXT

• Technical staff required for course content

• Classrooms and laboratories require technical staff

• Match thematic areas for academic staff- Slide 28 –repeated in slide 36

• For staff to operate and maintain space and equipment within it.

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TECHNICAL STAFF REQUIRED

• 1 2 3 4 5 AU LIST

1 Staff2 Staff3 Staff4 Staff5 Staff6 Staff7 Staff8 Staff9 YEAR 5 ELECTIVE COURSES * * * * Staff

TOTAL Staff

ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DRAWING

SOLID MECHANICS AND MACHINES

FLUIDS AND THERMODYNAMICS

MATERIALS, WORKSHOP/PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

MATHEMATICS AND BASIC SCIENCES

COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES

TOTAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING PROJECT

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SPECIFICATION FOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSUMABLE MATERIALS

• Maintenance spares for equipment

• Consumable materials for laboratories

• Can also be presented in detail that match courses listed in Slide 4-11,

• Summarised into the thematic areas

• Tallying with Slide 38

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SPECIFICATIONS OF CURRICULLUM

• CURRICULUM DESIGNED 1 2 3 4 5 AU TOTAL

1 7802 2253 2704 7355 6906 5257 1358 1809 YEAR 5 ELECTIVE COURSES * * * * 52.5

TOTAL 3593

ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DRAWING

SOLID MECHANICS AND MACHINES

FLUIDS AND THERMODYNAMICS

MATERIALS, WORKSHOP/PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT TITLE HOURS SPENT IN YEAR OF STUDY

MATHEMATICS AND BASIC SCIENCES

COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES

TOTAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING PROJECT

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IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUM

• Specifications of curriculum completed• Implementing curriculum 1) Building of facilities, 2) Acquisition of equipment, 3) Recruitment of academic and technical staff 4) Operation and maintenance.

– Maintenance and consumable materials. • Operation and maintenance is a continous

management activity– With recurrent costs

• Costs are to be covered in annual budgets.

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ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE CURRICULUM

• Economic evaluation of curriculum is shown in Slide 12,

• Curriculum designed with facilities and staff to service 500 students.

• Annual cost method is used• To estimate the annual cost for department and

per student• The quantities used are rough approximations• Quantities and prices do not reflect the true

cost .

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DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

1) List and content of courses- SLIDE 4-11

2) Academic staff- courses- SLIDE 4-11

3) Classroom space- courses- SLIDE 4-11

4) Classroom equipment- courses- SLIDE 4-11

5) Laboratory space in DRG 1-4

6) Laboratory equipment in DRG 1-4

7) Technical staff for DRG 1-4

8) Economic worthwhile-ness Slide 12

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END

DESIGN OF CURRICULUM

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEMECHANICAL ENGINEERING

3593 HOURS-5 YEARS