Philosophy and Objectives

Nnamdi Azikiwe University upholds the national philosophy of Nigeria, to wit:

a.       A free and democratic society,

b.       A just and egalitarian society,

c.       A united, strong and self-reliant nation,

d.       A great and dynamic economy,

e.       A land of bright and full opportunities for all citizens.

The Department of Vocational Education endeavours to enhance the development of the following:

i.        respect for the work and dignity of the individual

ii.       faith in man’s ability to make rational decisions.

iii.      moral and spiritual values in inter-personal and human relations.

iv.      shared responsibility for the common good of society.

v.       respect for the dignity of labour and promotion of the emotional, physical and psychological health of all children and adults.

vi.      the inculcation of national consciousness and national unity.

vii.     the inculcation of the right type of values and attitudes for the survival of the individual and the Nigerian society.

viii.    the training of the mind in the understanding of the world around and

ix.      the acquisition of appropriate skills, abilities and competences both mental and physical as equipment for the individual to live in and contribute to the development of his society.

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

 EXISTING PROGRAMMES

  DEGREE AWARDED AND DATES OF FIRST AWARD

 PROPOSED DEPARTMENT

The following departments are being proposed

Business Education Programme

Specifically, the Business Education Programme prepares students for teaching business courses and effectively occupying leadership positions in secondary schools, technical colleges and trade centres.  The students are also prepared for employment in training schemes of business and industrial establishments, cooperative colleges, as well as in the various government rural development schemes.  Preparations are available also for advanced studies in business education and self-employment in the era of information technology and communication.  

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

University Matriculation Examination (UME)

Credits in FIVE subjects at the Senior Secondary School (SSS) Certificate  NECO, NABTEB or their equivalent.  The teachers Grade II certificate with Credit or Merit pass at one or two sittings in relevant subjects.  The credits must include English Language, Mathematics and any one of the following: Principles of Accounts, Economics, Commerce, Business Method, Shorthand and Typewriting.  A pass in Mathematics is acceptable for Commerce/Cooperatives and Secretarial Technology options.   

Direct Entry

N.C.E/T.T.C/Advanced level GCE and National Diploma in Business Education or related discipline plus UME University requirements. A credit in Mathematics is required for Accounting and Computer Education options only.  A pass in Mathematics is acceptable for Commerce/cooperatives and Secretarial Technology options.

BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMME

4 – YEARS DEGREE PROGRAMME

COURSE DESCRIPTION

BED 101    PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS EDUCATION:            3 credits

This course is designed to introduce to aspiring business educator to the scope and status of business education in Nigeria and beyond.  Topics to be discussed include historical growth and development of business education, definition and scope of business education in national policy on education, the place of business education in the Nigerian Society and problems of business education.  Additionally, the student will be expected to be familiar with current viewpoints and controversies concerning programmes in our secondary schools; meaning of education as a generic term; New branches of an education; characteristics of co-operative education as a form of functional education, functions and procedures of cooperative education.

BED    141     INTRODUCTION TO SECRETARIAL EDUCATION I:  3 Credit

This course is intended to expose students to the nature of the office and personnel office workers; production, ownership of business, office procedures.  Trade, Banks and Payment, Insurance, Calculation of wages, impress account, records of stationery, office equipment.  Advertising, Transportation, and Communications, Source Documents, Special Journals, Doubt Entry Book-keeping, Ledger, Cash Book, Trial Balance, Trading Profit and Loss Account, The Balance Sheet. Revision of aspects above as in computerized offices.

BED    142      INTRODUCTION TO SECRETARIAL EDUCAITON II:  3 Credits

This course focuses on use of the typewriter keyboard and of shorthand skills.  Typewriter keyboard: sitting position, parts, care of the typewriter, keyboard learning, copying skill, production typewriting, consonants and vowels, speed development in shorthand with times and repetitive dictation.

BED  144    BASIC WORD PROCESSING I:            3 Credits

Differences in characteristics of traditional offices and offices with processors.   Origins of word Processing; offices and terminologies pertaining to word processing. Procedure used in word processing offices. Relationship of word processing, data processing and the total information system in the office.  Careers and career paths possible through word processing.  The composition and dictation of letters, documents and reports.  Oral communications to clarify explanations and directions.  Composition of rough drafts of original documents such as letters, reports and memos – such that message is understood and accepted.  Use of correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and numerical forms.  Proofreading/editing of materials accurately.  Composition of clear and concise written instructions for use in procedure manuals.   Keyboarding accurate and rapid typing of straight copy materials, numerical (statistical) copying using machine controls (properly).  Accurate arrangement and rapid production of all types of office correspondence and reports; Neat correction of errors using various means.  Operation of automatic keyboard with correct format, mechanical correction of errors. Operation of a transcribing machine.  Accurate and rapid keying in dictated document while listening to transcribing machine.

BED 102    INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER EDUCATION /BASIC

PROGRAMMING:                                             2 Credits

History of Computer; functional components of a digital computer, characteristics of a computer.  The use of computers in several spheres of business.  How the computer works, number systems.  Boolean algebra flow Charts, Algorithms, statements symbolic names, lists and arrays, subscripts, experiences and control statements in computer programming in BASIC.  Computer applications strategy for computer programming.  Rules that guide the writing of basic programs/subprograms and subroutines in BASIC.

BED  231    SECRETARIAL PROCEDURE I:                              2 Credits

The Office and its functions, organization and structure.  Handling of mail (incoming and outgoing), postal services, communications, systems and barriers, internal and external.  Telephone systems, rules for effective use, etc.  filling and indexing, classification and control systems, methods of payment, Petty cash, customs declaration and requirements.  Repeat above functions as in computerized offices.

VTE 100    Historical Foundations                                                 2 Credits

This course offers orientation to the concepts, purposes, structure and content of Vocational Education; the role of Vocational education in the socio-economic growth and development of Nigeria. Units of instruction will include: Definition of terms and terminology.  Aims and assumptions and theories of Vocational education.  Major goals of Business/ consumers education,  Home – economics education, Industrial-technical education, Agricultural education.  General education versus Vocational  education.  Traditional concepts and theories of vocational education.  Survey of historical development of vocational and technical education in Nigeria.  Nigeria’s education structure and vocational education/  survey of vocational Education in USA, UK and other part of the world.

VTE 200  Evaluation in Vocational Education                              2       Credits

Concepts, theories, laws and application of evaluation methods common in vocational education.  Evaluation of programme and curriculums in vocational education in Nigeria educational system.  Evaluation of current development in vocational education.

BED 211    OFFICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS I:                    3 Credit

This is a course designed to prepare students to particulate fully in a rapidly developing technology.  Students will practice setting line spacing, decimal tabs, pagination, change of type style, repagination, printing hard copy or multiple copies: letter accounting records, scientific reports, merging, editing, formatting, proofreading, printing of hard copies, solving problems related to letter, displays, reports memos and tabs.

BED 245    BASIC WORD PROCESSING II:                              3 Credits

Emphasize on equipment-related skills in BED 144.  Students should show competence in utilizing various equipment and procedures to transform ideas into printed communication.

BED  212    OFFICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS:             3 Credits 

Personal characteristic appropriate for a word processing personnel, demonstration of skills in BED 211 as should office personnel.  Advantages and disadvantages of Word Processing Career advancement opportunities in Word Processing.  Administrative support career path in word processing.

BED  232    SECRETARIAL PROCEDURE II:                                      2 Credits

Continuation of BED 131 – Secretarial Procedure 1, with emphasis on hands-on-experiences of office functions, records management, designing office forms, correspondences, banking, post office services, etc. strategies such as simulation, in-basket excursion to offices, etc will be employed.  Repeat above functions as in computerized offices.

VTE 300    VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE                                               2 Credits

This course is designed to equip the student-teacher with knowledge and the necessary skills and experiences needed to face the challenges of offering guidance services to pupils as they face problems or crisis in self-development  in relation to work or choice of occupation, and to help his clients develop skills in reaching realistic vocational decisions. 

BED 333    OFFICE MANAGEMENT:                                       3 Credits

Principles and practice of supervision and management, general principles of business organization: forms and levels of management; formulation and implementation of polices; planning, organizing and controlling of staff etc.  office administration; Organization and Methods, Work Measurement, Co-ordination, Discipline, Staff Records and Evaluation, Committee Procedures: meeting procedure etc.  Use of Information and Communications Technology in Office Management.

BED 334    BUSINESS MACHINES:                                            2 Credits

Duplicating Processes, spirit, offset photocopying, Acquisition, storage and handling or office machines.  Office equipment and maintenance.  Example: Software packages, word processing packages, electronic spreadsheet packages, database management packages, telecommunications packages, graphics package etc.  Practical work with modern business machines used in offices, commercial, government and quasi-government establishments.  Special emphasis is given to the development and maintenance culture regarding modern office machine.  Students should be encouraged to read operation and maintenance leaflets that come with new machines.

BED 361  SUPERVISED INDUSTRIAL TRAINING:                           2 Credits

The course offers opportunity for students to practice in real job situations the skills, techniques and decision-making competencies leant so far in typewriting, shorthand, cooperative studies, accounting marketing, office practice, cooperatives etc.  a training programme based on business techniques, skills and procedures learnt so far will be designed differently for students in each of the three options available in the department.  The programme will be implemented in close cooperation with industry-based trainers to be negotiated in advance.

BED  337    RESEARCH IN BUSINESS EDUCATION:              2 Credits

The course is intended to provide the in-service business educator with the opportunity to apply research concepts and techniques to specific problems in business education.  On completion of the course a student should come up with a full proposal on a researchable problem in business education.

BED  345    INTERMEDIATE WORD PROCESSING I :            3 Credits

The course is designed to give the student-teacher advanced instruction word processing including shorthand and typewriting, as well as overall review of techniques of operating and caring for the equipment. This course will also include instruction on audio typing modern recording and reproduction techniques; composition at the typewriter; typewritten transcription; preparation and correction of printed matter specialized word in dictation and transcription techniques.  The course stipulates speeds of 120/50 words per minute in the skills and will also include mini-lessons to be planned and delivered by the individual student teacher with particular emphasis on materials and methods used.  Indept study and use of as many word processing equipment an available are the main emphasis of this course.

BED 313         OFFICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS III            :                       3 Credits

Definitions of office information systems, nature of electronic office, word processing sub-systems,  word processing software packages; Typesetting, Saving Data.  This is a course designed to prepare students to participate full in a rapidly developing technology.  Students will practice setting line-spacing, decimal tables, pagination, change of type style, repagination, printing hardcopy and multiple copies; letter production, tabulation, report, manuscripts, notices, agenda, accounting record, scientific reports, merging, editing, formatting, proof-reading, solving problems related to letters, manuscripts, notices, agenda, displays, reports, tabulations, accounting and scientific reports. 

VTE 400  Organization and Administ. of Voc. And  Tech. Edu. 2 Credit

This course is designed to help the students discover the basis and rationable for vocational and technical education, study the principles and practices of administration and supervision, and survey the administrative structures and functions necessary for effective running of vocational and technical  education programme.

BED    417     BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS:                                               3 Credits

Communication theory and practice in oral, written and non-verbal situations, communication modes, analysis of business communication and these strategies of application: including case studies, to increase mastery of the writing of business letter, memos, and business and technical reports.  Electronic Commerce. Use of Information and Communication Technology in Business Offices.

BED    436      MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION:           3 Credits

Application of management principles of leadership in business education in an era of computer technology.  Study of the philosophical, historical, social and psychological foundations underlying the organization, administration and teaching of business and practical arts education.  Computer-induced changes needed in modern business education management.  Examination of the Nigerian business educator’s responsibilities in such position as head of departments, supervisor, or coordinators, modern resources available for the business educator in a leadership position. 

BED 451        ISSUES AND TRENDS IN BUSINESS EDUCATION: 3 Credits

Consideration, identification and examination of some of the major issues, problems and concerns presently facing Nigerian education generally and, sub-them business education, in particular.  Information and communication Technology and Education.  The role and nature of career education, especially business education in the development of rural areas of Nigeria.  The importance and problems of career choice at various levels of education.  Issues arising from emergence of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in educating business teachers.  Organizing and conducting seminars, conferences, etc.

EDU 433    RESEARCH PROJECT:                                             4 Credits

Independent investigation of issues, problems and concerns pertinent to the development of education generally, and business education in particular.  A report of the study is required.  Students are expected to demonstrate the competencies learned in EDU 331.  Introduction to Research Methodology.

BED 415    APPLIED WORD PROCESSING I :                          3 Credits

Emerging careers in word processing.  Overall review and consolidation of techniques of operating and caring for word processing equipment, typewriting etc.  instruction is the use of electric typewriters, modern reproductions techniques; preparation and correction of printed matters; techniques of audio-typing.

BED  416    APPLIED WORD PROCESSING II:                         3 Credits

Continuation of BED 415.  Emphasis is on consolidation of speech both in typewriting, shorthand and keyboarding on word processing equipments available.  Hands on experiences in office-style dictation as well in-basket exercise are some of the strategies to be employed.

 BED  414    OFFICE INFORMATION SYSTEM IV:                             3 Credits

This course is aimed at helping students to understand electronic data processing systems and to demonstrate working knowledge of different modern telecommunications equipment.  They should also practice modern reprographic methods.  Other concepts to practice are micrographics, processes and techniques, also Electronic office organization techniques and communication methods; interpersonal characteristics as appropriate for word processing and office information systems personnel.  Career advancement opportunities in word processing.  (The depth covered will depend on whether the various equipment are available).

BED  432    LAW AND PRACTICE OF MEETING:                              2 Credit

Nature of assemblies, right of public meeting, public meetings on public property, freedom of discussion, convention constitution and conduct of meetings, company meeting, meeting of local councils, state assemblies and national assemblies.  Meeting of statutory companies, meetings in bankruptcy.  The role of information and communications technology in facilitating meetings at local, state national and international levels.

BED  422    SPREADSHEET PROCESSING:                               2 Credits

Entering data.  Entering formatters. Revising a spreadsheet.  Searching  of Data, changing the appearance of a spreadsheet.  Calculating sorting a range of calls.  Splitting the view.  Changing the page view.  Working with charts.  Practicals  with spreadsheets.

 YEAR ONE

GENERAL STUDIES

YEAR ONE SECOND SEMESTER

GENERAL STUDIES

 YEAR TWO

FIRST  SEMESTER

Core courses

YEAR TWO

SECOND   SEMESTER

CORE COURSES

 YEAR THREE

FIRST  SEMESTER

BUILDING/WOODWORK TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME

GENERAL STUDIES

ELECTIVE

SECOND   SEMESTER

CORE COURSES

YEAR FOUR

BUILDING/WOOD WORK TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME

FIRST SEMESTER

ELECTIVES (RESTRICTED)

EDU               TAKE ANY ONE EDUCATION COURSE                                   2

TED 332        ELECTRICAL-INSTALLATION                                                      2

UNRESTRICTED

                        TAKE ANY ONE COURSE FROM THE UNIVERSITY             2

YEAR FOUR

SECOND SEMESTER

BUILDING/WOODWORK TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME

CORE COURSE  

EDU  433                   RESEARCH PROJECT                                                     4

SPECIALIZATION

TED 313                    ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING & DESIGN                    3

TED 403                    MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL EDU. LAB                2

TED 412                    ENGINEERING DRAWING                                               3

TED 423                    ADVANCED WOODWORKING TECHNOLOGY           2

TED 424                    ADVANCED BUILDING TECHNOLOGY                        2

ELECTIVES (RESTRICTED)

EDU               Take any one Education course 2

Direct entry

CSC 102        Computer programming II                                                              2

 TED  101:  Introduction to  Vocational Education

This course offers orientation to the concepts, purposes, structure and content of Vocational Education; the role of Vocational education in the socio-economic growth and development of Nigeria

Course Contents

Units of instruction will include: Definition of terms and terminology.  Aims and assumptions and theories of  vocational education.  Major goals of Business/consumer education, Home-economies education, industrial technical education, agricultural  education.  General  education versus vocational education.  Traditional concepts and  theories of  vocational education.  Survey  of historical development of vocational and technical education in Nigeria’s education structure and  vocational education/ survey of vocational education in USA, UK and other parts of the world.

TED 202:  Industrial Safety Measures     -        2 credits

This course is designed to equip the technical teacher with the knowledge and  the skills necessary to appreciate and accept fully the responsibility of ensuring highest safety standards in school shops and industrial workshop he may be managing.  Also knowledge and  experiences required to offer first aid service to all the students and clients will be acquired in this course.

COURSE CONTENT

Workshop  safety and the technical teacher’s moral and legal responsibility.  Teacher liability and consequences  of lawsuits.  Accident  prevention programme.  General and  specialized safety rules on clothing, personal  protective equipment,  hand tools, power tools, good house keeping, decks and floors excavation, scaffolds and ladders, failing objects.  Lifting  and carrying, fire protection.  Exercise  on the use of the fire fighting equipment. Special  problems on safe and healthy work station and environment.  First aid  programme- ability to advise and handle most commonly experience  workshop injuries – bleeding, shock, burns, foreign bodies in the eye, facture, open wounds, sprains, strains.

TED 302    -        Research in Vocational Education – 2 Credits

This course meets the need for additional knowledge, skills and experience required by the vocational education students to successfully tackle research work on problems relating to their professional area.

Every components vocational education teacher must possess sufficient skills to conduct investigation into problems militating against the rapid growth and development of vocational education in the country.

TED 402:   Vocational Guidance

This course is designed to equip the student-teacher with knowledge and the necessary skills and experiences needed to face the challenges of offering guidance services to pupils as they face problems or crisis in self-development  in relation to work or choice of occupation, and to help his clients develop skills in reaching realistic vocational decisions.

Course Content

Basic theories of  occupational choice.  Principles,  method and  techniques of guidance and counseling and their application in analyzing, choosing and retaining jobs.  Choice of occupation in Nigeria context.  Value system in Nigeria and its influence on choice of occupation.  Role of pre-vocational introductory in Junior Secondary School in occupational  exploration and decision.

TED 402: SUPERVISED PROJECT       -        2 CREDITS

Each student shall from a chosen area of interest, propose a project and then develop the approved project from its initial  design stage to its completion stage, with detailed written technical report provided.  Project must be relevant to the students’ option/area of specialization.  The instructor advises the students while supervising his/her work.

TED 403: management of industrial technical education lab. 2 credits

This course is intended to provide students with knowledge and skills needed to manage industrial and technical education workshop and laboratory.

The content will include the principles of and techniques for planning workshops and teaching laboratories the various types of workshop for industrial technical education programmes.  Specialized shops for metal, wood, electrical/electronics, drafting rooms, etc for Senior Secondary and Vocational Schools and general (multipurpose) shops for Junior Secondary Schools.  Design  considerations for a functional teaching laboratory.  Roles of  instructors, students personnel and workshop assistants in workshop management and maintenance and general safety in the workshop will be discussed.

TED 404:   Orga & Admin of Vocational Education

This course is designed to help the students discover the basis and rationable for vocational and technical education, study the principles and practices of administration and supervision, and survey the administrative structures and functions necessary for effective running of vocational and technical  education programme.

TED 405:   Coordination of Cooperative Education -        3 Credits

This course involves the principles of administration of cooperative education with business and industry to provide part-time  on the job training for students; the concept of cooperative education, parties involved and their relationship; the coordinator-student and coordinator-supervisor relationship; industrial survey and placement; student-supervisor relationship; duties and task and  monitoring of students progress, feedback, processes, programme evaluation both internal and external.

TED 112: Drafting I     3 credits

This first  module on drafting introduces the students to the fundamental of technical drawings as an international  language for communication in engineering and its cluster of occupations.  Free hand sketching shall be adequately emphasized because of its importance in the teaching of technical courses.

Contents

Introduction to drafting, definition of technical drawing.  Basic drafting tools and equipment, uses and care.  Basic drawing board practice – layout, etc. plane and  solid definition, types construction of  - plane figures – types and construction.

Scale:  Diagonal and plain. Lettering and  dimensioning.  Polygons-construction.

Free hand sketching-principles and processes of developing free hand drawing.  Role of  free-hand sketching in designing and  communication in workshops.  Exercise for skill development in free-hand sketching.  Common woodwork, building, metal work tools shall be sketched.

TED 211 – DRAFTING II                        3 Credits

Built into this course are harder examples and exercises or plane and solid geometry.  Development, intersections, orthographic and  isometric drawing shall be discussed.  Basic principles of  sectioning shall also be introduced.         

Course Content

Isometric drawing/projection perspective drawing conic sections, frustrum- identification and construction of shapes orthographic projection – principles of first and third angles  projects, problem involving missing views and fixing the object from given views.  Intersections of cylinders, cones, prism, etc, at various angles.

Construction of Tangents, elipses, parabola, hyperbola, sectioning – conventional representation of simple machine parts-screw  heads, bolts and nuts, simple thread.  Development and pattern making for sample cones, cylinders and prism and pyramids including the sections of each.

TED 311    DRAFTING III             3 CREDITS

This course delves into harder areas of technical drafting and geometrical construction and design.  Further exercises on development and pattern making. Loci, interpretation and auxiliary project shall be given.  Cams and gears shall be treated too.

Course Content

Harder examples on development – by triangulation for transition pipes/transformer, oblique cylinders.  Further work on loci-motion of parts, helix, cycloid, involuters; archemedian, spiral, etc 

Interpretation

Lines in space, auxiliary projection, cams; functions, types and construction and design.  Gears, functions, types and construction and design.

TED 313: Architectural Drafting and Design             3 credits

With  building drawing as a pre-requsite, this course is an initiation into the responsibility  of the Architect.  This course is intended to equip one with the  necessary knowledge and  skills required  to design functional  residential building up to two storeys and  school workshops and laboratories.

COURSE CONTENT

Trends in modern building  design and construction plot layout and principles of zoning – low, middle and high density residential  areas, school workshop design loation.  Building bye-laws and role of local government authority.   Approaches to design-cut out, standard sizes of parts of building – floor  areas and traffic routes. Plot plan, plans, elevations and sectional views of building – including details and  legends.  Electrical plan and plumbing plan.  Landscaping  a residential building.  Dimensioning  and lettering.  Tracing of drawings, construction of models.

TED 412 – ENGINEERING DRAWING          -        3 CREDITS

This module will provide opportunities  for harder exercises and examples in sectioning and assembly drawings of mechanical  device and machine component, especially the jigs, fixture, clamps, engine parts, etc.  details, specification writings and bill of materials shall be furnished for all projects designed.  The knowledge, skills and experiences  gained here will fit the students  to teach engineering drawing at Senior Secondary School and Tertiary levels.

COURSE CONTENT

Harder exercise in sectioning

Assembly drawing of machine components

Exercises involving a combination of assembling and sectioning problems.

Detailed dimensioning and specification writing

TED 121    -        BUILDING TECHNOLOGY I       2 credit

The course is intended to familiarize one with the general terms and concepts  used in building construction industry, and address  the general building  construction preliminaries, personnel involved, including a review of building trade tools and equipment.

Course content

Definition of terms and concepts, building construction technology, etc.  the building construction personnel- the professional, the technicians, skilled men, semi-skilled men, unskilled men.  The terms in building construction- the contraction terms,   the clients team and the statutory team.  Functions of the personnel and their relationship.  The trades in building industry.  Types of buildings and  their functions from the primary site investigation through design stage to the construction site preliminaries.

The basic building trade tools and equipment – hand tools, power tools and earth moving, lifting, loading hoisting, transportation, excavation, etc equipment – types, sues, care and storage.  Safety in building construction.  Factors for consideration in site selection.

TED 122 – WOODWORKING TECHNOLOGY 1   2 CREDITS

This is an introductory course intended to provide students with basic knowledge and skill in woodworking.  Areas to be covered in the course include: introduction to wood workshop: general workshop safety: description, uses and care of woodworking tools; woodworking joints; timber-growth, structure and  identification; timber conversion and  seasoning; types and description of  some materials – nails and screws; preparation of timber, sawing and planning, common terms used in woodworking.  Emphasis should be laid on use of hand tools and safety.

TED 221-   BUILDING TECHNOLOGY II     -        2 CREDITS

This course provides basic information  on the various parts of a building especially their functions and functional requirements  including the general  methods of construction  of their simple forms.  Problems, and causes of failure of those parts of the building shall be mentioned and discussed.

COURSE CONTENT

Foundation – functions and types.  Basic principles and methods of  construction of the various types with detailed discussion of the strip foundation.  Ground floor construction including functions of the hard core and the site concrete.  Timbering to trenches – why and methods of  construction for different ground conditions.  Principles and methods of wall construction including functions of walls, types of walls and wall surface treatment – plastering and  rendering.

Roofs – types of roof-shapes, roof covering materials roof construction methods – framing and truss system, parts of the roof.  Stairs- terms, types of stairs by form and material parts of staircases, including the general  constructional  requirements.

TED 222 – WOOD WORKING TECHNOLOGY II           2 CREDITS

This course is meant to expose students to more areas of woodworking  technology.  The students  are expected to learn more about wood and develop higher skill in working with hand tools.  Content of the course included: shrinkage of timber, defects in timber; preservation of timber, veneers; cabinet and manufacture boards; adhesives and their uses; cabinet fittings; elementary  cabinet construction, shaping and bending of wood; timber finishes and finishing.  Simple project construction to consolidate learnt  skills and knowledge.

TED 227 – Building Science and Elements                 2 credits

The desired knowledge of science and technology required  to handle forces in building will be met here.  Other building elements and materials will be treated too.

COURSE CONTENT

Forces in various structural members – tensile and  compressive bending moments  and shear force, stress and strain.  Factors of  safety, slenderness ratio, buckling  beams, distortion of  members, consequences in design.  Doors and windows types function, design considerations, kitchen fitments  and closets construction and methods of fixing and mounting.  Iron mongery types, fixing and  maintenance, building materials – types and uses, sources and characteristics, usage and testing for quality – cement, sand, stone, water, timber, steel, plywood and particle beard – manufacturing and uses, characteristics.  Paints – manufacture, types and choice of colours – warm and cool colours.

TED 343-   Manufacturing  Processes (wood)   -        3 credits

This involves understand of manufacturing processes in woodworking industry; elements of furniture manufacturing such as design principles and elements; basic processes of design development, planning and construction, general procedure in manufacturing furniture items.  Mass production of furniture items.  Mass production of furniture items. Mass production in school workshop, students will be required to design any production furniture  items embodying carcase and frame construction.  It will also involves understanding of elementary upholstery – upholstering tools and materials, making of padded seats and chairs and furniture.

TED 423: ADVANCED WOODWORKING TECHNOLOGY  -   3 CREDITS

This course is an advance course in the design and fabrication of wood products and the processing methods.  It is means to provide students with applied knowledge of the physical structure and properties of wood and related materials; methods of processing woods; joining consideration in wood; condition of and finishing wood; product design and limitations; and basic research methods and their application to design.

TED 424: ADVANCED BUILDING TECHNOLOGY -      3 CREDITS

This course addresses the special problems in building construction and in building especially in areas of faults, and maintenance, administration and management of construction site, contract and contracting procedures the technology of concrete and pre-fab buildings.

 COURSE CONTENT

Maintenance, renovation and alterations in building including, electrical, plumbing and structural faults and remedies, repairs and preventive measures.  Administration and management of building construction sites, contracts and contracting-concepts and tendering, types and procedure.  The Portland cement, types, characteristics and use including laboratory tests for setting time, soundness, fireness, chemical composition tests for concrete – strength, compression, tensils.  Reinforcement in concrete.  Pre and post tensioning of concrete structure, framed roof trusses in steel and timber.  Pre-fab construction.

ELECTICAL ELECTRONICS

YEAR ONE

FIRST YEAR ¼ FIRST SEMESTER

FIRST YEAR ¼ SECOND SEMESTER

FIRST YEAR  2/4  FIRST  SEMESTER

FIRST YEAR  2/4  SECOND  SEMESTER

Note: DES à DIRECT ENTRY STUDENTS

FIRST YEAR  3/4  FIRST   SEMESTER

THIRD YEAR 3/4 FIRST  SEMESTER

  THIRD YEAR 4/4 SEMESTER

THIRD YEAR 4/4 SEMESTER

COURSE CONTENTS

TED 131 - ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY 1 (2 CREDITS)

This course involves a general survey of the nature, sources, principles and basic applications of the invisible wonder of the world - electricity.

Electrostatics

The structure of matter and its relevance to electricity. Electric charge, electric

field and field strength, capacitance and capacitors.

Dc Circuits - Simple electric circuit, emf, current and resistance. Conductors

and insulators, DC circuits - series and Parallel, Ohm's, watts, and kerchief laws, Electrical Power and its application to simple domestic appliances.

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Electricity and Magnetism - Nature of magnetism, magnetic circuits,. interrelationship between electricity and magnetism. Electromagnets and its applications, example electric machine, relay circuits etc.

Other Sources of Electricity - Chemical Cells, Thermal, Photo, Piezo etc.

TED 231 - ELECTRONICS 1 - (2 CREDITS)

This course aims at leading the students to discover the principles of operations and applications of vacuum tube as an Oscillator, the Cathode Ray

Oscilloscope and other electronic devices.

Semi - Conductor Devices - Diodes and various types of transistors.

Amplification and various types of amplifiers and their applications.

NDUCTANCE AND CAPACITANCE - R - L, R - C, RLC Circuits Resonance.

 TED 232 - ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY II

This Course offers students the opportunity to explore the intricate involved in the principles and application of certain electrical and electronics terminologies for initiating and designing electrical and electronics tools, materials and equipment.

COURSE CONTENT

Understanding power and energy in electrical circuits. Consideration of average and RMS values along the sinusoidal waveform involving voltage and current; Equation of sinusoidal voltage and current. Simple analogy on angular measurement in radians and its applications in electrical circuits - it's plotting, etc. Introductory problem solving on power factor analysis in AC circuits. AC circuit calculations involving resistive, inductive and capacitive circuits. Simple problems on complex notations in electrical and electronic networks. Addition, multiplication and division of vectors.

TED 331 - ELECTRONICS II                           (3 CREDITS)

This module provides opportunity for further work and experiences\ on amplifications. Projects and practical. exercises shall be used to ensure acquisition of necessary skills and experiences.

 COURSE  CONTENT

Types of amplifiers, classes - A, B, C,. amplifiers, Push-pull and paraphrase amplifiers. Practical exercises in designing and construction of functional circuits using the components studied earlier. Introduction to Radio Wave transmission, and detection. Propagation of radio waves. Simple radio receiver circuits - Turned amplifiers, detectors, audio amplifiers etc. principles of radio receiver - the T.R.F., and the super heterodyne receivers

TED 332 - ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION 1 - (2 CREDITS)

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Students shall be initiated into the Electrical Workshop with this: module.

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Safety and fundamental knowledge and experiences required to function and survive within and outside the workshop while handling electrical tools and equipment. Familiarisation with use and are of installation tools. E. Regulations and its importance in electrical installation Electricity conductors and insulators. Cable - sizes, types, selection, joints, and maintain. Lighting - sub-circuits, in domestic buildings – Wiring systems generally ­

PVC insulated and sheathed systems, Sheathed cable in wood casing, fuit etc. protective devices - diversity factor, rating factor, fuses, circuit kers, earthing,

etc.

TED333 - ELECTRICAL POWER - (2 CREDITS)

This module explains the processes of power generation helps the student appreciate the principles of both the transmission and distributing systems.

COURSE CONTENT

ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION ­

Types of generating hydro-electric, thermal, gas turbine, solar and nuclear

power plants, the less of each.

TRANSMISSION ­

Transmission parameters, selection of transmission voltage principles of transmission conductors and insulators, their properties and used. Overhead line

supports, wood and concrete poles, pylons. consumer service and distribution.

General layout of supply form generation to the consumer.

TED 334 - ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION

- (3 CREDITS)

This course involves the study of principles of operation uses and care of the various electrical and electronic measuring instruments both analogue and digital.

Such as moving coiled motors electrostatic voltmeters, dynamometer, GRDs etc.

Analogue instruments - the d'Arsonval instrument thermocouple meters iron­

wave instrument, electrodynamometer, VTVM.

Digital instruments - The Ramp type, the integrating types, the continuous balance type and the successive approximation type.

Oscilloscope

Signal Generators etc

TED 335 CIRCUIT THEORY AND ANALYSIS (2 CREDITS)

In this course, students are made to understand the network principles and their significance in day to day practices in electrical and electronics applications. Students are also exposed to the applications. Students are also exposed to techniques in designing and creative practices involving electrical/electronics circuits.

 COURSE CONTENT

Linear Circuits; DC network (Kirchhoff's Law) Application.

AC network analysis. Basics and Significance of filter circuits, Low pays filter, High pass filter and Band pass filters.    Loop current analysis.   The venin's theorem, superposition analysis, maximum power transfer theory, substitution and reciprocaity theories, compensation theorem. Star-Delta transformation and vice versa. Transien Circuits.

TED 431 - ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION NETWORK - (2 CREDITS)

This module is designed to bring essential knowledge and information and experiences about electronic communication systems to the student. Transmitters, norse, filters telephoning and signal generation and modulation, propagation and reception will be exhaustively  discussed.

TELEPHONE - Basic transmission theory, the construction of telephone cables (internal and external), the effect of cables on analogue and digital signals. Function and trunk circuits. Mobile systems example, ship radio, telephone, Satellite dishes, Data transmission Telegraphy, Multiplex systems, Radio transmission – propagation of radio, waves" radio receivers. Logic circuits, switching logic, digital mathematics logic circuit, synthesis, electronic switches and memory devices.

 TED 431- ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION II - (2 CREDITS)

This course further exposes the student to more advanced techniques, principles and processes of electrical installation and distribution of electrical power in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Power calculation and terrifying, effect of reactance and power improvement techniques will be treated here.

 COURSE CONTENT

Conduit installations - for light and heavy gauge conduits aluminium conducts, non-metallic conduits, advantages, disadvantages and applications of each. Installation in industrial and commercial buildings. Switching contro1s - master switches, series - parallel switches. Three-heat switches, inductive circuit switch.

Alarm switch, sensor switches etc.

Electric Lightening - Types, space heating, radian heating, under carpet

heating, water healers, pressure type, industrial heaters, etc.

TED 433 - RADIO AND TELEVISION SERVICING - (2 CREDITS)

The course serves as a trying out point for all the previous electronics and telecommunication course. The knowledge gained about functional circuits, electronic system block diagrams and trouble shooting procedures are brought to bear on detailed and practical zed study of the various stages of radio' and television system,  their fault detection, maintenance and repairs.

COURSE CONTENT

Review of the block 'diagram showing the major stages of radio and television. Study the major servicing procedures, example reliance on sight,. part substitution, voltage/resistance measurement, signals substitution, etc. servicing tools and instruments, example, millimetres, signal generators, etc. study of faults common to each stage starting from power supply through speaker to first R.F. Amplifier stage. Measures to guard against the faults/breakdown.

TED 434 - ELECTRICAL MACHINES - (3 CREDITS)

This course intends to cover in great detail the principle construction and operations of electric machines of both DC and AC types. Polyphase systems, the transformer and switch gear will be discussed too.

Generators

Principles of operation and construction. Types (DC and AC) and application,

 single and poly phase machines.

Motors

Construction and operational principles types e.g. DC and dc motors etc. series, compound and about motors and the applications, inductive motors, Motor

stating circuits.

Transformers

Principles of construction, types and functions of transformers. Iron and Copper losses and their control transformer cooling systems. Power factor correction' and transformer efficiency. Current and Voltage transformers and their applications.

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 POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY

MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.Sc)

(a)     Course Work;

(i)      Core Education Courses                                                                   Credits

EDU 831 EDU 832-      Educational Research Methods                 3

EDU 832    -                  Educational Statistics                                 3

(ii) Specialization Course

          TED 616     -        Electrical Machines                                              3

          TED 626     -        Electronics Technology Laboratory Practices      3

TED  101:  Introduction to  Vocational Education

This course offers orientation to the concepts, purposes, structure and content of Vocational Education; the role of Vocational education in the socio-economic growth and development of Nigeria

Course content

Units of instruction will include: Definition of terms and terminology.  Aims and assumptions and theories of  vocational education.  Major goals of Business/consumer education, Home-economies education, industrial technical education,

TED 202:  Industrial Safety Measures     -        2 credits

This course is designed to equip the technical teacher with the knowledge and  the skills necessary to appreciate and accept fully the responsibility of ensuring highest safety standards in school shops and industrial workshop he may be managing.  Also knowledge and  experiences required to offer first aid service to all the students and clients will be acquired in this course.

COURSE CONTENT

Workshop  safety and the technical teacher’s moral and legal responsibility.  Teacher liability and consequences  of lawsuits.  Accident  prevention programme.  General and  specialized safety rules on clothing, personal  protective equipment,  hand tools, power tools, good house keeping, decks and floors excavation, scaffolds and ladders, failing objects.  Lifting  and carrying, fire protection.  Exercise  on the use of the fire fighting equipment. Special  problems on safe and healthy work station and environment.  First aid  programme- ability to advise and handle most commonly experience  workshop injuries – bleeding, shock, burns, foreign bodies in the eye, facture, open wounds, sprains, strains.

TED 302    -        Research in Vocational Education – 2 Credits

This course meets the need for additional knowledge, skills and experience required by the vocational education students to successfully tackle research work on problems relating to their professional area.

Every components vocational education teacher must possess sufficient skills to conduct investigation into problems militating against the rapid growth and development of vocational education in the country.

TED  401:  Vocational Guidance

This course is designed to equip the student-teacher with knowledge and the necessary skills and experiences needed to face the challenges of offering guidance services to pupils as they face problems or crisis in self-development  in relation to work or choice of occupation, and to help his clients develop skills in reaching realistic vocational decisions.

Course Content

Basic theories of  occupational choice.  Principles,  method and  techniques of guidance and counseling and their application in analyzing, choosing and retaining jobs.  Choice of occupation in Nigeria context.  Value system in Nigeria and its influence on choice of occupation.  Role of pre-vocational introductory in Junior Secondary School in occupational  exploration and decision.

TED 402: SUPERVISED PROJECT (INDIVIDUAL)        -        2 CREDITS

Each student shall form a chosen area of interest, propose a project and then develop the approved project from its initial  design stage to its completion stage, with detailed written technical report provided.  Project must be relevant to the students’ option/area of specialization.  The instructor advises the students while supervising his/her work.

TED 403: management of industrial technical education lab.      2 credits

This course is intended to provide students with knowledge and skills needed to manage industrial and technical education workshop and laboratory.

The content will include the principles of and techniques for planning workshops and teaching laboratories the various types of workshop for industrial technical education programmes.  Specialized shops for metal, wood, electrical/electronics, drafting rooms, etc for Senior Secondary and Vocational Schools and general (multipurpose) shops for Junior Secondary Schools.  Design  considerations for a functional teaching laboratory.  Roles of  instructors, students personnel and workshop assistants in workshop management and maintenance and general safety in the workshop will be discussed

VTE 400:   Organization  & Admin of Vocational  and Technical Education

This course is designed to help the students discover the basis and rationable for vocational and technical education, study the principles and practices of administration and supervision, and survey the administrative structures and functions necessary for effective running of vocational and technical  education programme.

TED 405:   Coordination of Cooperative Education -        2 Credits

This course involves the principles of administration of cooperative education with business and industry to provide part-time  on-the-job training for students; the concept of cooperative education, parties involved and their relationship; the coordinator-student and coordinator-supervisor relationship; industrial survey and placement; student-supervisor relationship; duties and task and  monitoring of students progress, feedback, processes, programme evaluation both internal and external.

TED 112: Drafting I     3 credits

This first  module on drafting introduces the students to the fundamental of technical drawings as an international  language for communication in engineering and its cluster of occupations.  Free hand sketching shall be adequately emphasized because of its importance in the teaching of technical courses.

Contents

Introduction to drafting, definition of technical drawing.  Basic drafting tools and equipment, uses and care.  Basic drawing board practice – layout, etc. plane and  solid definition, types construction of  - plane figures – types and construction.

Free hand sketching-principles and processes of developing free hand drawing.  Role of  free-hand sketching in designing and  communication in workshops.  Exercise for skill development in free-hand sketching.  Common woodwork, building, metal work tools shall be sketched.

TED 211 – DRAFTING II                        3 Credits

Built into this course are harder examples and exercises or plane and solid geometry.  Development, intersections, orthographic and  isometric drawing shall be discussed.  Basic principles of  sectioning shall also be introduced.         

Course Content

Isometric drawing/projection perspective drawing conic sections, frustrum- identification and construction of shapes orthographic projection – principles of first and third angles  projects, problem involving missing views and fixing the object from given views.  Intersections of cylinders, cones, prism,etc, at various angles.

Construction of Tangents, elipses, parabola, hyperbola, sectioning – conventional representation of simple machine parts-screw  heads, bolts and nuts, simple thread.  Development and pattern making for sample cones, cylinders and prism and pyramids including the sections of each.

TED 311    DRAFTING III             3 CREDITS

This course delves into harder areas of technical drafting and geometrical construction and design.  Further exercises on development and pattern making. Loci, interpenetrating and auxiliary project shall be given.  Cams and gears shall be treated too.

 Course Content

Harder examples on development – by triangulation for transition pipes/transformer, oblique cylinders.  Further work on loci-motion of parts, helix, cycloid, involuters; arch-median, spiral, etc  interpenetrating lines in space, auxiliary projection, cams; functions, types and construction and design.  Gears, functions, types and construction and design.

TED 312: BUILDING DRAWING – (3 CREDITS)

This course initiates one into the work of the draughtsman.  The rudiments of  the representation of details of working drawing of simple buildings of  the bungalow class shall be exhaustively discussed and practices provided through projects to acquire the skills.

Course Content

Pencils- types, uses and sharpening.  Scale rule- reading the scales and application, layout.  Architectural signs and symbols.  Architectural  representation of various parts and elements of the building from foundation  to the proof, representation of various views of the building, fronts, plan, sides, section.  Basic concepts in design-direction of opening of doors and positions of  doors, levels of floor, beam representation, basic principles of dimensioning and lettering.

TED 313: Architectural Drafting and Design             3 credits

With  building drawing as a pre-requisite, this course is an initiation into the responsibility  of the Architect.  This course is intended to equip one with the  necessary knowledge and  skills required  to design functional  residential building up to two storeys and  school workshops and laboratories.

COURSE CONTENT

Trends in modern building  design and construction plot layout and principles of zoning – low, middle and high density residential  areas, school workshop design loation.  Building bye-laws and role of local government authority.   Approaches to design-cut out, standard sizes of parts of building – floor  areas and traffic routes. Plot plan, plans, elevations and sectional views of building – including details and  legends.  Electrical plan and plumbing plan.  Landscaping  a residential building.  Dimensioning  and lettering.  Tracing of drawings, construction of models.

TED 412 – ENGINEERING DRAWING          -        3 CREDITS

This module will provide opportunities  for harder exercises and examples in sectioning and assembly drawings of mechanical  device and machine component, especially the jigs, fixture, clamps, engine parts, etc.  details, specification writings and bill of materials shall be furnished for all projects designed.  The knowledge, skills and experiences  gained here will fit the students  to teach engineering drawing at Senior Secondary School and Tertiary levels.

COURSE CONTENT

Harder exercise in sectioning

Assembly drawing of machine components

Exercises involving a combination of assembling and sectioning problems.

Detailed dimensioning and specification writing

TED 121    -        BUILDING TECHNOLOGY I       2 credit

The course is intended to familiarize one with the general terms and concepts  used in building construction industry, and address  the general building  construction preliminaries, personnel involved, including a review of building trade tools and equipment.

Course content

Definition of terms and concepts, building construction technology, etc.  the building construction personnel- the professional, the technicians, skilled men, semi-skilled men, unskilled men.  The terms in building construction- the contraction terms.  The terms in building construction – the contraction terms, the clients team and the statutory team.  Functions of the personnel and their relationship.  The trades in building industry.  Types of buildings and  their functions form the primary site investigation through design stage to the construction site preliminaries.

The basic building trade tools and equipment – hand tools, power tools and earth moving, lifting, loading hoisting, transportation, excavation, etc equipment – types, sues, care and storage.  Safety in building construction.  Factors for consideration in site selection.

TED 122 – WOODWORKING TECHNOLOGY 1            2 CREDITS

This is an introductory course intended to provide students with basic knowledge and skill in woodworking.  Areas to be covered in the course include: introduction  to  wood workshop: general workshop safety: description, uses and care of woodworking tools; woodworking joints; timber-growth, structure and  identification; timber conversion and  seasoning; types and description of  some materials – nails and screws; preparation of timber, sawing and planning, common terms used in woodworking.  Emphasis should be laid on use of hand tools and safety.

TED 221-   BUILDING TECHNOLOGY II     -        2 CREDITS

This course provides basic information  on the various parts of a building especially their functions and functional requirements  including the general  methods of construction  of their simple forms.  Problems, and causes of failure of those parts of the building shall be mentioned and discussed.

COURSE CONTENT

Foundation – functions and types.  Basic principles and methods of  construction of the various types with detailed discussion of the strip foundation.  Ground floor construction including functions of the hard core and the site concrete.  Timbering to trenches – why and methods of  construction for different ground conditions.  Principles and methods of wall construction including functions of walls, types of walls and wall surface treatment – plastering and  rendering. Roofs – types of roof-shapes, roof covering materials roof construction methods – framing and truss system, parts of the roof.  Stairs- terms, types of stairs by form and material parts of staircases, including the general  constructional  requirements.

TED 227 – Building Science and Elements                 2 credits

The desired knowledge of science and technology required  to handle forces in building will be met here.  Other building elements and materials will be treated too.

COURSE CONTENT

Forces in various structural members – tensile and  compressive bending moments  and shear force, stress and strain.  Factors of  safety, slenderness ratio, buckling  beams, distortion of  members, consequences in design.  Doors and windows types function, design considerations, kitchen fitments  and closets construction and methods of fixing and mounting.  Iron mongery types, fixing and  maintenance, building materials – types and uses, sources and characteristics, usage and testing for quality – cement, sand, stone, water, timber, steel, plywood and particle beard – manufacturing and uses, characteristics.  Paints – manufacture, types and choice of colours – warm and cool colours.

TED 222 – WOOD WORKING TECHNOLOGY II                    2 CREDITS

This course is meant to expose students to more areas of woodworking  technology.  The students  are expected to learn more about wood and develop higher skill in working with hand tools.  Content of the course included: shrinkage of timber, defects in timber; preservation of timber, veneers; cabinet and manufacture boards; adhesives and their uses; cabinet fittings; elementary  cabinet construction, shaping and bending of wood; timber finishes and finishing.  Simple project construction to consolidate learnt  skills and knowledge.

TED 241 – AUTO-MECHANICS I                                      2 CREDITS

This course is mainly descriptive in content and  backed or supported with practical demonstration, since its main purpose is to give the  students instruction in the theory and  operating principles of gasoline and propulsion engines.  Practical work should proceed the theory.

COURSE CONTENT

Nomenclature of principal of automobile.  Simple routine maintenance of automobiles and safety  rules.  Sources of  energy – mechanical, electrical, solar, atomic, chemical, sources of mechanical power – piston engines, turbine  engine, propulsion (reaction) engine, internal and external construction of  gasoline engine.  Theory of  operating of four cycle and two cycle engines. 

Electrical system:  ignition and steering principles caburation and fuel cooling lubrication.  Compression, horse power and efficiency levels.  Engine design.  Historical development of automotives.  Number and arrangements of cylinder.  Value arrangement, engine parts.  Testing and  repair-electrical and mechanical. Automotive  and automatic system.  Electrical brakes, power train, lubrication, exhaust, ignition, fuel and suspension.  Simple treatment of  propulsion engine.  

TED 142 – METALS WORKING TECHNOLOGY I        - 2 CREDITS

This course is designed to introduce and enrich each students with basic knowledge and  skills to conduct activities in general metal working laboratory or workshop.

Course content

Use and care of hand tools and a few power tools requiring simple operational methods.  General workshop rules and safety practices and regulations, simple engineering measuring, marking out and testing equipment used in bench work and fitting.  The bench vices, parts, use and care.  Common fitting tools, elementary of marking out  drills and  drilling.  Micrometer-care and use.  The hand and power hacksaws, chisels and chiseling, files and  filings, metal-ferrous and non-ferrous.  Sheet metal work – tools, joint used.

TED 343-   Manufacturing  Processes (metal work)             -        3 credits

This course intends to provide the understanding of mass production including such facts as automatic processes and procedures, jigs and fixtures, interchangeable parts, time and motions study, economics of scale, quality control flow of materials, limits and fits, precision measuring equipment production- general procedure in producing typical metal products – design, estimating and  purchasing of materials, and the stages involved in changing the  materials to  a finished product.

TED 341 – MACHINE OPERATION I                      2 CREDITS

This course deals with the knowledge, skills of operations and  safety precautions regarding workshop power machines in doing jobs.  Power hack saw: its operation and use for cutting.

The Drill Press:  Its operation and drilling procedure.  Themain  parts of the  press.  Lathe operations: facing, turning between centres, centre drilling, boring, etc.  care and maintenance of each machine.  Safety rules and precaution  in the use of power machines.  The names and functions of the  main parts of the machines should be studied.

TED 442 – FOUNDRY TECHNOLOGY  - 2 CREDITS

This course deals with the materials, equipmet and methods  used for produceing castings in foundry work.  The following areas are covered.

Raw materials:  Metallic and refractory materials, fluxes, fuels, liquids, powders, etc.

Tools and Equipment:  Clay graphite crucible, flask, core and gate making, pouring molten metal, machine and  finishing.

Melting  Furnaces:  Use of bellows and forge, electric and gas furnaces. Furnaces atmosphere and  temperature  pyrometer.

Casting Processes:  Sand casting, plastic mold and  die casting.  Metallurgy of cast iron, steel and other metal used for casting.

TED 441:Plant services and Maintenance                            2 credits

This course treats the vital parts that aid motion in plants, and the maintenance.  Areas to be studied include:

Bearing:  types – fitting, removing  and maintenance

Clutch:  types and  main parts, principles of operational principles of  bearing, clutch, gears, axle, etc, common causes of failure and their maintenance.

Power Transmission: Belts, chains and gear, principles of  operation and maintenance.

Lubrication:  Functions and  properties.  Types of lubricants.  Function of additives, plant handling, use of inclined plane, lift and orane.

TED 344 – ELEMENTS OF DESIGN                        2 CREDITS

An introductory  course to the philosophy  and practice of mechanical design.  The nature of design activity.  The design process – identification, definition,  form, analysis, optimization, evaluation and presentation.  Factors affecting design- strength, materials, sesthetics, cost, etc.  Introduction to design for manufacture, standard machine.  Elements and production techniques, case study and projection.

TED 242 – Metal working Technology II

This course is designed to increase the depth of knowledge and skills in metal working (necessary to meet the demands in post-primary institutions).

It entails  measurement- importance of precision in measurement.  Uses of such instruments as micrometer, calipers, combination set, also involved are work-labour, use of scribe, divider and centre-punch, with regard to working sketches and drawings.

Fore Tools and the Blacksmith’s Rorge

The Hearth, anvil, sewages, flatters tongs, etc

Hand Threading

Cutting threads- internal and external threads.  The tread system (NC, NF) stock and die.

Riveting Operation

Mechanical properties of  rivets and manufacturing techniques.  Types of rivets.  Riveting procedure: marketing out, vicing, drilling, countersink, etc.

Soldering and Brazing:  Soldering and brazing devices and techniques to be treated.  It should include fluxes, heating and soldering/brazing conditions.

Sheet Metal Working:  Properties of sheet metals.  Ferrous and non-ferrous sheets.  Also to be treated are sheet metals working tools like stakes, swips, hammers, etc.  heat treatment, principles and processes and types.

NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY,  AWKA

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

MECHANICAL /AUTOMOBILE

TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME

MECHANICAL/AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME

YEAR ONE

GENERAL STUDIES

YEAR ONE SECOND SEMESTER

GENERAL STUDIES

YEAR TWO

FIRST  SEMESTER

GENERAL STUDIES

YEAR TWO

SECOND   SEMESTER

CORE COURSES

Asterisks for direct entry

YEAR THREE

FIRST  SEMESTER

MECHANICAL/AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME

GENERAL STUDIES

YEAR THREE

SECOND   SEMESTER

GENERAL STUDIES

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CORE COURSES

YEAR FOUR

MECHANICAL/AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME

FIRST SEMESTER

ELECTIVES (RESTRICTED)

EDU               TAKE ANY ONE EDUCATION COURSE                                   2

UNRESTRICTED

                        TAKE ANY ONE COURSE FROM THE UNIVERSITY             2

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YEAR FOUR

SECOND SEMESTER

MECHANICAL/AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME

CORE COURSE  

EDU  433                   RESEARCH PROJECT                                                     4

SPECIALIZATION

TED 313                    ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING & DESIGN                    3

TED 403                    MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL EDU. LAB                2

TED 412                    ENGINEERING DRAWING                                               3

TED 443                    MACHINE OPERATION II                                                  2

TED 444                    WELDING TECHNOLOGY                                                2

ELECTIVES (RESTRICTED)

EDU               Take any one Education course 2

Direct entry

CSC 202        Computer programming II                                                              2

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TED  101:  Introduction to  Vocational Education

This course offers orientation to the concepts, purposes, structure and content of Vocational Education; the role of Vocational education in the socio-economic growth and development of Nigeria

Units of instruction will include: Definition of terms and terminology.  Aims and assumptions and theories of  vocational education.  Major goals of Business/consumer education, Home-economies education, industrial technical education, agricultural  education.  General  education versus vocational education.  Traditional concepts and  theories of  vocational education.  Survey  of historical development of vocational and technical education in Nigeria’s education structure and  vocational education/ survey of vocational education in USA, UK and other parts of the world.

TED 202:  Industrial Safety Measures     -        2 credits

This course is designed to equip the technical teacher with the knowledge and  the skills necessary to appreciate and accept fully the responsibility of ensuring highest safety standards in school shops and industrial workshop he may be managing.  Also knowledge and  experiences required to offer first aid service to all the students and clients will be acquired in this course.

COURSE CONTENT

Workshop  safety and the technical teacher’s moral and legal responsibility.  Teacher liability and consequences  of lawsuits.  Accident  prevention programme.  General and  specialized safety rules on clothing, personal  protective equipment,  hand tools, power tools, good house keeping, decks and floors excavation, scaffolds and ladders, failing objects.  Lifting  and carrying, fire protection.  Exercise  on the use of the fire fighting equipment. Special  problems on safe and healthy work station and environment.  First aid  programme- ability to advise and handle most commonly experience  workshop injuries – bleeding, shock, burns, foreign bodies in the eye, facture, open wounds, sprains, strains.

TED 302    -        Research in Vocational Education – 2 Credits

This course meets the need for additional knowledge, skills and experience required by the vocational education students to successfully tackle research work on problems relating to their professional area.

Every components vocational education teacher must possess sufficient skills to conduct investigation into problems militating against the rapid growth and development of vocational education in the country.

VTE 300:   Vocational Guidance

This course is designed to equip the student-teacher with knowledge and the necessary skills and experiences needed to face the challenges of offering guidance services to pupils as they face problems or crisis in self-development  in relation to work or choice of occupation, and to help his clients develop skills in reaching realistic vocational decisions.

Course Content

Basic theories of  occupational choice.  Principles,  method and  techniques of guidance and counseling and their application in analyzing, choosing and retaining jobs.  Choice of occupation in Nigeria context.  Value system in Nigeria and its influence on choice of occupation.  Role of pre-vocational introductory in Junior Secondary School in occupational  exploration and decision.

TED 402: SUPERVISED PROJECT       -        2 CREDITS

Each student shall from a chosen area of interest, propose a project and then develop the approved project from its initial  design stage to its completion stage, with detailed written technical report provided.  Project must be relevant to the students’ option/area of specialization.  The instructor advises the students while supervising his/her work.

TED 403: management of industrial technical education lab. 2 credits

This course is intended to provide students with knowledge and skills needed to manage industrial and technical education workshop and laboratory.

The content will include the principles of and techniques for planning workshops and teaching laboratories the various types of workshop for industrial technical education programmes.  Specialized shops for metal, wood, electrical/electronics, drafting rooms, etc for Senior Secondary and Vocational Schools and general (multipurpose) shops for Junior Secondary Schools.  Design  considerations for a functional teaching laboratory.  Roles of  instructors, students personnel and workshop assistants in workshop management and maintenance and general safety in the workshop will be discussed

VTE 400:   Orga & Admin of Vocational Education

This course is designed to help the students discover the basis and rationable for vocational and technical education, study the principles and practices of administration and supervision, and survey the administrative structures and functions necessary for effective running of vocational and technical  education programme.

TED 405:   Coordination of Cooperative Education -        3 Credits

This course involves the principles of administration of cooperative education with business and industry to provide part-time  on the job training for students; the concept of cooperative education, parties involved and their relationship; the coordinator-student and coordinator-supervisor relationship; industrial survey and placement; student-supervisor relationship; duties and task and  monitoring of students progress, feedback, processes, programme evaluation both internal and external.

TED 112: Drafting I     3 credits

This first  module on drafting introduces the students to the fundamental of technical drawings as an international  language for communication in engineering and its cluster of occupations.  Free hand sketching shall be adequately emphasized because of its importance in the teaching of technical courses.

Contents

Introduction to drafting, definition of technical drawing.  Basic drafting tools and equipment, uses and care.  Basic drawing board practice – layout, etc. plane and  solid definition, types construction of  - plane figures – types and construction.

Scale:  Diagonal and plain. Lettering and  dimensioning.  Polygons-construction.

Free hand sketching-principles and processes of developing free hand drawing.  Role of  free-hand sketching in designing and  communication in workshops.  Exercise for skill development in free-hand sketching.  Common woodwork, building, metal work tools shall be sketched.

TED 211 – DRAFTING II                        3 Credits

Built into this course are harder examples and exercises or plane and solid geometry.  Development, intersections, orthographic and  isometric drawing shall be discussed.  Basic principles of  sectioning shall also be introduced.         

Course Content

Isometric drawing/projection perspective drawing conic sections, frustrum- identification and construction of shapes orthographic projection – principles of first and third angles  projects, problem involving missing views and fixing the object from given views.  Intersections of cylinders, cones, prism,etc, at various angles.

Construction of Tangents, ellipses, parabola, hyperbola, sectioning – conventional representation of simple machine parts-screw  heads, bolts and nuts, simple thread.  Development and pattern making for sample cones, cylinders and prism and pyramids including the sections of each.

TED 311    DRAFTING III             3 CREDITS

This course delves into harder areas of technical drafting and geometrical construction and design.  Further exercises on development and pattern making. Loci, interpretation and auxiliary project shall be given.  Cams and gears shall be treated too.

Course Content

Harder examples on development – by triangulation for transition pipes/transformer, oblique cylinders.  Further work on loci-motion of parts, helix, cycloid, involuters; archemedian, spiral, etc 

Interpretation

Lines in space, auxiliary projection, cams; functions, types and construction and design.  Gears, functions, types and construction and design.

TED 313: Architectural Drafting and Design             3 credits

With  building drawing as a pre-requisite, this course is an initiation into the responsibility  of the Architect.  This course is intended to equip one with the  necessary knowledge and  skills required  to design functional  residential building up to two storeys and  school workshops and laboratories.

COURSE CONTENT

Trends in modern building  design and construction plot layout and principles of zoning – low, middle and high density residential  areas, school workshop design location.  Building bye-laws and role of local government authority.   Approaches to design-cut out, standard sizes of parts of building – floor  areas and traffic routes. Plot plan, plans, elevations and sectional views of building – including details and  legends.  Electrical plan and plumbing plan.  Landscaping  a residential building.  Dimensioning  and lettering.  Tracing of drawings, construction of models.

TED 412 – ENGINEERING DRAWING          -        3 CREDITS

This module will provide opportunities  for harder exercises and examples in sectioning and assembly drawings of mechanical  device and machine component, especially the jigs, fixture, clamps, engine parts, etc.  details, specification writings and bill of materials shall be furnished for all projects designed.  The knowledge, skills and experiences  gained here will fit the students  to teach engineering drawing at Senior Secondary School and Tertiary levels.

COURSE CONTENT

Harder exercise in sectioning

Assembly drawing of machine components

Exercises involving a combination of assembling and sectioning problems.

Detailed dimensioning and specification writing

TED 121    -        BUILDING TECHNOLOGY I       2 credit

The course is intended to familiarize one with the general terms and concepts  used in building construction industry, and address  the general building  construction preliminaries, personnel involved, including a review of building trade tools and equipment.

Course content

Definition of terms and concepts, building construction technology, etc.  the building construction personnel- the professional, the technicians, skilled men, semi-skilled men, unskilled men.  The terms in building construction- the contraction terms, the clients team and the statutory team.  Functions of the personnel and their relationship.  The trades in building industry.  Types of buildings and  their functions form the primary site investigation through design stage to the construction site preliminaries.

The basic building trade tools and equipment – hand tools, power tools and earth moving, lifting, loading hoisting, transportation, excavation, etc equipment – types, sues, care and storage.  Safety in building construction.  Factors for consideration in site selection.

TED 122 – WOODWORKING TECHNOLOGY 1            2 CREDITS

This is an introductory course intended to provide students with basic knowledge and skill in woodworking.  Areas to be covered in the course include: introduction  to  wood workshop: general workshop safety: description, uses and care of woodworking tools; woodworking joints; timber-growth, structure and  identification; timber conversion and  seasoning; types and description of  some materials – nails and screws; preparation of timber, sawing and planning, common terms used in woodworking.  Emphasis should be laid on use of hand tools and safety.

TED 221-   BUILDING TECHNOLOGY II     -        2 CREDITS

This course provides basic information  on the various parts of a building especially their functions and functional requirements  including the general  methods of construction  of their simple forms.  Problems, and causes of failure of those parts of the building shall be mentioned and discussed.

COURSE CONTENT

Foundation – functions and types.  Basic principles and methods of  construction of the various types with detailed discussion of the strip foundation.  Ground floor construction including functions of the hard core and the site concrete.  Timbering to trenches – why and methods of  construction for different ground conditions.  Principles and methods of wall construction including functions of walls, types of walls and wall surface treatment – plastering and  rendering.

Roofs – types of roof-shapes, roof covering materials roof construction methods – framing and truss system, parts of the roof.  Stairs- terms, types of stairs by form and material parts of staircases, including the general  constructional  requirements.

TED 222 – WOOD WORKING TECHNOLOGY II                    2 CREDITS

This course is meant to expose students to more areas of woodworking  technology.  The students  are expected to learn more about wood and develop higher skill in working with hand tools.  Content of the course included: shrinkage of timber, defects in timber; preservation of timber, veneers; cabinet and manufacture boards; adhesives and their uses; cabinet fittings; elementary  cabinet construction, shaping and bending of wood; timber finishes and finishing.  Simple project construction to consolidate learnt  skills and knowledge.

TED 227 – Building Science and Elements                 2 credits

The desired knowledge of science and technology required  to handle forces in building will be met here.  Other building elements and materials will be treated too.

COURSE CONTENT

Forces in various structural members – tensile and  compressive bending moments  and shear force, stress and strain.  Factors of  safety, slenderness ratio, buckling  beams, distortion of  members, consequences in design.  Doors and windows types function, design considerations, kitchen fitments  and closets construction and methods of fixing and mounting.  Iron mongery types, fixing and  maintenance, building materials – types and uses, sources and characteristics, usage and testing for quality – cement, sand, stone, water, timber, steel, plywood and particle beard – manufacturing and uses, characteristics.  Paints – manufacture, types and choice of colours – warm and cool colours.

TED 241 – AUTO-MECHANICS I                                      2 CREDITS

This course is mainly descriptive in content and  backed or supported with practical demonstration, since its main purpose is to give the  students instruction in the theory and  operating principles of gasoline and propulsion engines.  Practical work should proceed the theory.

COURSE CONTENT

Nomenclature of principal of automobile.  Simple routine maintenance of automobiles and safety  rules.  Sources of  energy – mechanical, electrical, solar, atomic, chemical, sources of mechanical power – piston engines, turbine  engine, propulsion (reaction) engine, internal and external construction of  gasoline engine.  Theory of  operating of four cycle and two cycle engines. 

Electrical system:  ignition and steering principles caburation and fuel cooling lubrication.  Compression, horse power and efficiency levels.  Engine design.  Historical development of automotives.  Number and arrangements of cylinder.  Value arrangement, engine parts.  Testing and  repair-electrical and mechanical. Automotive  and automatic system.  Electrical brakes, power train, lubrication, exhaust, ignition, fuel and suspension.  Simple treatment of  propulsion engine.  

TED 142 – METALS WORKING TECHNOLOGY I        - 2 CREDITS

This course is designed to introduce and enrich each students with basic knowledge and  skills to conduct activities in general metal working laboratory or workshop.

Course content

Use and care of hand tools and a few power tools requiring simple operational methods.  General workshop rules and safety practices and regulations, simple engineering measuring, marking out and testing equipment used in bench work and fitting.  The bench vices, parts, use and care.  Common fitting tools, elementary of marking out  drills and  drilling.  Micrometer-care and use.  The hand and power hacksaws, chisels and chiseling, files and  filings, metal-ferrous and non-ferrous.  Sheet metal work – tools, joint used.

TED 343-   Manufacturing  Processes (metal work)             -        3 credits

This course intends to provide the understanding of mass production including such facts as automatic processes and procedures, jigs and fixtures, interchangeable parts, time and motions study, economics of scale, quality control flow of materials, limits and fits, precision measuring equipment production- general procedure in producing typical metal products – design, estimating and  purchasing of materials, and the stages involved in changing the  materials to  a finished product.

TED 242 – METAL WORKING TECHNOLOGY II         2 CREDITS

This course is designed to increase the depth of knowledge and  skills in metal working (necessary to meet the demands in  post-primary institutions).

It entails measurement – importance of precision in measurement.  Uses of such instruments as micrometer, calipers, combination set, etc also involved  are work-layout, use of scribe, divider and centre punch, with regard to working sketches and drawings.

Forging tools and the Blacksmith’s forge:  The heart, anvil, swages, flatters, tongs, etc

Hand Threading:  Cutting threads – internal and external threads.  The thread systems (NC, NF) stock and die

Rivering Operations: Mechanical properties of rivets and manufacturing  techniques.  Types of rivets.  Riveting  procedure; marking out, vicing, drilling, counter sinking, etc.

Soldering and Brazing:  Soldering and brazing devices and techniques to be treated.  It should include fluxes, heating and soldering/brazing conditions.

Sheet Metal Working:  Properties of sheet metals.  Ferrous and non-ferrous sheets.  Also to be treated are sheet metals working tools like stakes, swips, hammers, etc.  heat treatment, principles and processes and types.

TED 341 – MACHINE OPERATION I                      2 CREDITS

This course deals with the knowledge, skills of operations and  safety precautions regarding workshop power machines in doing jobs.  Power hack saw: its operation and use for cutting.

The Drill Press:  Its operation and drilling procedure.  The main  parts of the  press.  Lathe operations: facing, turning between centres, centre drilling, boring, etc.  care and maintenance of each machine.  Safety rules and precaution  in the use of power machines.  The names and functions of the  main parts of the machines should be studied.

TED 442 – FOUNDRY TECHNOLOGY  - 2 CREDITS

This course deals with the materials, equipment and methods  used for producing castings in foundry work.  The following areas are covered.

Raw materials:  Metallic and refractory materials, fluxes, fuels, liquids, powders, etc.

Tools and Equipment:  Clay graphite crucible, flask, core and gate making, pouring molten metal, machine and  finishing.

Melting  Furnaces:  Use of bellows and forge, electric and gas furnaces. Furnaces atmosphere and  temperature  pyrometer.

Casting Processes:  Sand casting, plastic mold and  die casting.  Metallurgy of cast iron, steel and other metal used for casting.

TED 441:Plant services and Maintenance                            2 credits

This course treats the vital parts that aid motion in plants, and the maintenance.  Areas to be studied include:

Bearing:  types – fitting, removing  and maintenance

Clutch:  types and  main parts, principles of operational principles of  bearing, clutch, gears, axle, etc, common causes of failure and their maintenance.

Power Transmission: Belts, chains and gear, principles of  operation and maintenance.

Lubrication:  Functions and  properties.  Types of lubricants.  Function of additives, plant handling, use of inclined plane, lift and orane.

TED 344 – ELEMENTS OF DESIGN                        2 CREDITS

An introductory  course to the philosophy  and practice of mechanical design.  The nature of design activity.  The design process – identification, definition,  form, analysis, optimization, evaluation and presentation.  Factors affecting design- strength, materials, aesthetics, cost, etc.  Introduction to design for manufacture, standard machine.  Elements and production techniques, case study and projection.

MEC 331 – MECHANICS OF MACHINES I            2 CREDITS

Introduction to Mechanism/machines; linkages, cones gears (spur, blevel, worm, etc) Gears trains, computing mechanisms. Introduction to analysis.

TED 443    MACHINE OPERATION II                              2 CREDITS

This course is designed to provide greater knowledge and  skills in the use of power machines for varying operations.  It includes parts operations, turning a taper, cutting screw threads on the lathe.  Also to be treated are knurling and milling on the lathe.  To be treated also are the different types of lathes as found in school shops and industry.

Other power machines include the milling or shaping machines used in industry.  Instruction should include  their types, parts, operations, maintenance and safety rules.

TED 342 – AUTO MECHANICS II                  -        2 CREDITS

This course is designed to deepen knowledge and skills in motor vehicle technology.  Areas to be covered include the transmission system – the clutch, Gears, Propeller shaft, universal joint and axle.  Steering, brake, electrical and suspension system should be treated.

Also to be  included in the study are the ignition and changing systems, wheels and tyres, alignment and balancing.  The typical faults in motor car engines and  the trouble –shooting techniques and devices should be studied.

TED 444 – WELDING TECHNOLOGY                   -        2 CREDITS

This course is designed for more competence in the theory and practice of welding.  Areas to be covered are: gas and electric are welding, resistance, tig and mig welding.

The study involves the equipment used, the welding processes and materials, in relations to the different types of welding.  Also to be treated are the care and maintenance of welding tools and equipment, including welding techniques and defects.

Metals we use, especially iron and steel, their production types and characteristics should be covered.

TED 131 – ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY I                    -        2 CREDITS

This course involves a general survey of the nature sources, principles and basic applications of the invisible wonder of the world-electricity.

COURSE CONTENT

Electrostatic:  The structure of matter and its relevance to electricity.  Electric charge, electric field and field strength, capacitance and capacitors,

DC Circuits:  simple  electric circuits, emf, current and resistance. Conductors and insolators, DC circuits – series and parallel, ohm’s watts, and  kircchof laws, electrical power and its application to simple domestic appliances.