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INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS OF KENYA. ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2012 9-11 May 2012. DESIGN OF CURRICULUM. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING G.O Nyangasi Lecturer Engineering Design School of Engineering University of Nairobi. DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.
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INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS OF KENYA ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2012 9-11 May 2012
DESIGN OF CURRICULUM BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING G.O Nyangasi Lecturer Engineering Design School of Engineering University of Nairobi
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS • List and content of courses- SLIDE 4-11 • Academic staff- courses- SLIDE 4-11 • Classroom space- courses- SLIDE 4-11 • Classroom equipment- courses- SLIDE 4-11 • Laboratory space in DRG 1-4 • Laboratory equipment in DRG 1-4 • Technical staff for DRG 1-4 • Economic worthwhile-ness Slide 12
MATHEMATICS/BASIC SCIENCES, COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES • 780 & 225 HOURS
ENGINEERING DRAWING & DESIGN • 270 HOURS
SOLID MECHANICS & MACHINES • 735 HOURS
FLUIDS & THERMODYNAMICS • 690 HOURS
MATERIALS, WORKSHOP, PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY • 525 HOURS
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING • 135 HOURS
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT & FINAL YEAR PROJECT • 180 HOURS
ELECTIVE COURSES • 100 HOURS
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
HUMAN NEED • Education and Training of • Mechanical Engineer
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.
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.
CONCEPTPROPOSED SOLUTION • CURRICULLUM THEMATIC SUBJECTS
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 15with Slide 17.
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.
PRESENTATION • Results can be presented as shown in Slide 21: Summary Specification of curriculum. • Slide 17shows 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 17is the concept and Slide 21 is the design.
SPECIFICATIONS OF CURRICULLUM • CURRICULUM DESIGNED
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.
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”
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Other buildings • Lecture Hall E 001 • Workshop which houses the rest of the laboratories.
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
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.
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
SPECIFICATIONS OF CURRICULLUM • CURRICULUM DESIGNED
IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUM • Specifications of curriculum completed • Implementing curriculum • Building of facilities, • Acquisition of equipment, • Recruitment of academic and technical staff • 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.
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 .
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS • List and content of courses- SLIDE 4-11 • Academic staff- courses- SLIDE 4-11 • Classroom space- courses- SLIDE 4-11 • Classroom equipment- courses- SLIDE 4-11 • Laboratory space in DRG 1-4 • Laboratory equipment in DRG 1-4 • Technical staff for DRG 1-4 • Economic worthwhile-ness Slide 12
END DESIGN OF CURRICULUM BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 3593 HOURS-5 YEARS