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The School of Engineering and Engineering Technology offers courses in Civil,
Electrical/Electronics and Mechanical/Production Engineering. This booklet
summarises their entry requirements and outlines the Curriculum of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering Programme.

In all the Programmes, the aim is to give the student an understanding of the basic
principles underlying his chosen field of engineering. Practical skills are
developed by training in the workshops and laboratories of the School. Close
contact is encouraged between the students and their lecturers by means of
seminars, design, office consultations and laboratory work. Lectures are also
complemented by visits to engineering industries, vacation training and eight
months industrial training. The aim of this is to relate academic works to
practical realities. Thus, each teaching department provides an excellent balance
between the essential principles of engineering science and their applications to
the creative world of engineering practice. Every effort is also made by the
School to extend the horizons of its students by studying managerial and social
aspects of their subjects.

2.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The admission requirements are common to all students of the school.


2.1
Five-Year Degree Programme (JME Entry Candidates)
Candidate must satisfy all University entry requirements including the
required five credits in relevant papers all obtained at not more than two
sittings. The qualifying subjects must include credit in English Language,
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at the WASC/GCE 'O' Level or its
equivalent.

2.2
Four-Year Degree Programme (Direct Entry Candidates)
Direct entry candidates will normally enrol in the second year of the
Programme. To qualify for direct entry, candidates must satisfy the
WASC/GCE requirements set out in paragraph 2.1. In addition the
qualifying subjects must include passes in Mathematics and Physics at the
'A' Level of GCE, IJMB or its equivalent.

2.3
Programme Requirements

2.3.1 Registration
Procedure

Students shall normally complete registration for courses for the semester
not later than two weeks after the start of the semester. A student cannot withdraw from a course, after registering for it, without permission from
the Coordinator of the Programme. A student who fails to sit for the final
examinations for any registered course, without reasons acceptable to the
school board, shall be deemed to have failed that course.

2.3.2 Graduation Requirements
To satisfy the requirements for graduation, a student must take and pass
the minimum number of unite specified in the programme before he/she
can qualify for the award of a degree in engineering or technology. In
addition to the above, the student must pass all compulsory General
Studies Courses and the Industrial Training Coursed and submit a graded
project report based on a suitable title approved by the Programme at the
end of 400 level.

2.4
Examination, Grading Procedure and Results

2.4.1
Examinations

In addition to continuous assessment, final examinations are normally given
for every course at the end of each semester. The final grade should be based
on the following breakdown:

Final
Examination
70%

Continuous assessment (Quizzes, Tutorials, Homework, Tests) 30%


i)
Each course shall normally be completed and examined at the end of
the semester in which it is offered.
ii)
A written examination shall normally last a minimum of one hour for
one unit course.

2.4.2
Pass Mark
The minimum, pass mark in any course shall be 40%


2.4.3
Grading System

Grading of courses shall be done by a combination of percentage marks and
letter grades, which are then translated into Grade points (GP) as sown in table
1, For the purpose of determining a students standing at the end of the
semester, Grade point Average (GPA) system shall be used. The GPA is
computed by dividing the total number of credit points, (TCP) by the total
number of units (TNU) for all the courses taken in the semester. The credit
point for a course is computed by multiplying the number of units for the
course by the Grade Point of the marks scored in the course. Each course shall be graded out of maximum of 100 marks and assigned appropriate Grade
Point as in table 1 below.
Definitions of Grade Point, Grade Point Average and Cumulative Grade Point
Average
The following definitions are meant to ensure proper understanding,
application and interpretation of the terms amongst students.


(1)
Grade Point (GP):
The Grade Point derives from the actual percentage, raw scores for a given
course. The raw score is converted into a letter grade and a grade point, as in table
1.
(ii)
Grade Point Average (GPA):
Performance in any semester is reported in Grade Point Average. This is the
average of weighted grade points earned in the courses taken during the semester.
The Grade Point Average is obtained by multiplying the Grade Point attained in
each course by the number of credit units assigned to that course, and then
summing these up and dividing by the total number of credit Units taken for the
semester.
(iii)
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
This is the up-to-date mean of the Grade Points earned by the student in a
programme of study. It is an indication of the students overall performance at any
point in the training programme. To compute the Cumulative Grade Point
Average, the total of Grade points multiplied by the respective Credit units for all
the semesters are added and then divided by the total number of Credit Units for
all courses registered by the student.

Table 1:
Approved Scoring and grading system



(i)
Credit Units
(ii)
Percentage
scores
(iii)
Letters
Grades
(iv)
Grade
Points
(GP)
(v)
Grade Point
Average
(GPA)
(vi)
Cumulative
Average
(CGPA)
(vii)
Class of Degree
Vary
According to
contact hours
assigned to
each course per
week per
semester and
according to
work load
carried by
student
70-100
60-69
50-59
45-49
40-44
1-39
A
B
C
D
E
F
5
4
3
2
1
0
Derived by
multiplying I
and IV and
dividing by
total credit
units
4.50-5.00
3.50-4.49
2.40-3.49
1.50-2.39
1.0-1.49
<0.99
First Class
2
nd
Class Upper
2
nd
Class lower
Third Class
Pass
Fail 2.4.4 Degree Classification

The determination of the class of degree shall be based on the cumulative Grade Point
Average (CGPA) earned at the end of the programme. The Cumulative Grade Point
Average is the average of all the earned GPAs. The CDPA shall be used in the
determination of the class of degree according to the following table:


CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT
AVERAGE (CGPA)
CLASS OF DEGREE

4.50-5.00
2.51-4.49
2.40-3.49
1.50-2.39
2.0-1.49
<0.99
First Class
2
nd
Class Upper
2
nd
Class Lower
Third Class
Pass
Fail





3.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The first one year for JME entry students (100 level) is spent in the School of
Science and Science Education. This constitutes the Pre-degree Programme.
Affiliation for the professional studies with the School, therefore, commences at
the 200 level. The first year in the School (200 level) is designed to keep all
students of the (Civil Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering and
Mechanical/Production Engineering) together with the students taking
Fundamental courses in engineering. In the second year (300 level), the students
are separated and start to take courses in their chosen field of engineering. Part of
the long vacation (two months) after the 200 - and 300 - levels are respectively
spent on campus for pre-industrial training (SWEP) and in the industry (SIWES-
I). The second semester of the 400-level is also spent in the industry (SIWES II).
The eventual separation of the students into specialization areas of each
Programme takes place at the 500-level. The areas of specialization are as
follows:



i)
Electrical Power System and Machines.

ii)
Electronic Engineering.
iii)
Communication Engineering.
iv)
Computer Engineering.



100 LEVEL COURSES - FIRST SEMESTER




Course Course Designation LTP CU Prerequisites Code
MTH 111 Elementary Algebra I 210 3 -
MTH 112 Engineering Mathematics I 210 3 -
PHY 183 Introductory Mechanics and 210 3 -
Properties of Matter
PHY 184 Introductory Heat and Sound 210 3 -
PHY 171 Basic Experimental Physics I 003 INE -
CHM 101 Foundation Chemistry I 213 4 -
GNS 101 Use of English Language I 200 2 -
GNS 201 Information Science 200 2 -
TOTAL 21
100 LEVEL COURSES - SECOND SEMESTER
Course Course Designation LTP CU Prerequisites Code
MTH 121 Elementary Algebra II 310 4 -
MTH 122 Calculus II 310 4 -
PHY 172 Basic Experimental Physics II 003 INE -
PHY 188 Intro. Electricity and Magnetism 210 3 -
CHM 102 Foundation Chemistry II 213 4 -
GNS 102 Use of English II