COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Autumn Semester Modules

ID4811  Industrial Design 1

7 hours per week; 13 weeks/1st semester; 13L/26T/52 LAB; ECTS credits:6

Design methods;  an approach to design working to a brief;  design techniques; drawing and modelling skills, practical development of the manual and mental skills of idea development and communication;  design history; an overview of industrial design in the context of social and economic conditions.

IE4115  Introduction to Industrial Engineering

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/26T; ECTS credits:6

Objectives and tools; work design methods; performance prediction; interest calculations; risk assessment; replacement decisions.

IE4711  Manufacturing Integration

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/1st semester; 26L/26Lab; ECTS credits:6

Manufacturing Documentation; manufacturing process charts; spreadsheet procedures; for manufacturing calculations; manufacturing cost estimates.

ME4111  Engineering Mechanics 1

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/1st semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Application of Newton's Laws to particles and rigid bodies in equilibrium (Static’s); equivalent force systems; two-and-three-dimensional force systems in equilibrium; analysis of rigid trusses and frames; centurions, centres of gravity, distributed forces, area and mass moments of inertia; friction.

ME4113  Applied Mechanics

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Kinematics of simple mechanics and linkage; analysis of four bar linkages, straight line mechanisms, use of velocity and acceleration diagrams; Coriolis analysis; cams; Kinematics analysis of follower motion, velocity and acceleration of cams, construction of cam profiles, computer aided design of cams; forces analysis of cams; gears; gear kinematics and dynamics, simple and compound trains; epicyclical gears, referred inertia, toque and power transmission; balancing; balancing of rotors, static and dynamic balance, balancing of reciprocation masses; Gyroscope; gyroscope analysis and gyroscopic effects.

ME4117  Vibration Analysis*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Single degree of freedom systems;  free response;  springs in series and in parallel;  logarithmic decrement;  forced response to harmonic excitation; excitation by an unbalanced rotor;  response to periodic excitation; Fourier series;  impulse response;  response to arbitrary excitation;  free and forced response of two and multi-degree of freedom systems;  use of the modal superposition method;  use of the finite element method.
Prerequisite ME4111

ME4121  Engineering Science 1

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/1st semester; 26L/26T; ECTS credits:6

Mass, force, weight; forces in equilibrium; frameworks; stress and strain; shear stress; shear force diagrams, bending moment diagrams; friction; velocity, acceleration, relative velocity; motion in a circle; simple harmonic motion; work, energy, power.

ME4213  Mechanics of Solids 1*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Uniaxial stress and biaxial strain fields; constitutive relations; shear force and bending moment diagrams; bending of beams; transverse  shear stress in beams; composite beams; temperature stress; torsion of cylindrical sections; analysis of stress at a point in 2D; principal stress and Mohr's stress circle; thin cylinders and thin spherical vessels.
Prerequisite ME4112

ME4217  Mechanics of Solids 3

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Stress at a point in 3D, strain at a point (including finite strain) in 3D, theory of 3D strain rosettes and embedded moiré grids; constitutive relations; equilibrium and compatibility; stress functions (various applications); holography and the measurement and separation of deformation u, v and w; case studies demonstrating a hybrid approach to metrology.
Prerequisite ME4213

ME4223  Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/13T/13LAB; ECTS credits:6

The syllabus will comprise of various topics seleted from the following list on the basis of availability of guest industrial/academic exprts; air accident investigation; aircraft aerodynamics; aircraft maintenance; aircraft performance; aircraft propulsion systems; aircraft stability and control; aircraft structural design and fabrication; computational engineering software; experimental techniques; astrodynamics; gas turbine overhaul; rotary wing aircraft; spacecraft design; spacecraft propulsion systems; technical report writing and presentation skills will always be covered.

ME4227  Aircraft Structure 2

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB;ECTS credits:6

Theory of elasticity; Airy stress function.   Energy methods for structural analysis.   Shear and torsion of open and closed thin walled sections, single and multicell sections.   Bending and twisting of thin plates.   Structural instability; inelastic buckling, buckling of thin plates.   Laminated composite structures; stress analysis, failure criteria.   Stress analysis of aircraft components; fuselages, wings.  Application of proprietary structural analysis software packages and the application of Finite Element Analysis to aircraft structures.

ME4417  Boundary Layer Theory*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

The derivation of the three-dimensional viscous, steady compressible equations of the conservation of mass, momentum and energy; the distinction between differential and integral solutions; differential solutions for simple pipe flow with heat transfer and coquette flow; the Von-Karmen integral solution of flat plate flow with heat transfer; dimensional analysis for free and forced convection; shear stress drag and the Reynolds Colburn analogy; theories of turbulence; the effect of turbulence on drag and heat transfer.  Prerequisite ME4312

ME4418  Thermofluids Design

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Selection of CAD softwares, design analysis of industrial piping and pumping system design using analytical and cae approach, network analysis of fluid process system design, cfd codes including turbulence modelling, experimental analysis applied to simple fluid system modelling and applications. Prerequisite: ME 4562

ME4427  Medical Device Design And Placement

Overview of medical engineering materials and their functional properties. Practical aspects of stress analysis and biomechanic in medical appliances and devices. Stability of design elements. Aspects of component life, cost and reliability. Review of the history of medical design device, Fatigue behaviour of medical devices. Wear and strength of medical devices. Mechanical testing of medical devices. Use of fatigue data, load and environment factors in design and selection. Use of standards. Bio-materials and life considerations. Corrosion protection. Safety and the work environment. Testing and certification. Medical device legislation and regulation. Clinical use of devices and design constraints. Case studies in design from Medical Device Industry. Prerequisite Suitable only for 4th year Mech. Eng. (Biomedical Eng.)

ME4517  Energy Management 

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credit:6

Fossil fuel reserves and rates of consumption; energy situation in Ireland, trends and issues, present and future; energy and the environment; energy tariffs and their significance in industry; economics of energy - payback period, present value, analysis, energy audit; energy management systems; combined hear and power; renewable energy sources; optimising thermal equipment; Lagrange multiplies; modelling thermal equipment; hear exchanger effectiveness and number of transfer units; availability, energy and minimisation of entropy production. 
Prerequisite ME4526

ME4523  Thermodynamics

6 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26T/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

First law of Thermodynamics with applications to non-flow and to steady flow processes.  General Thermodynamic relationships and properties.
Statements of the Second Law of Thermodynamics including Carnot efficiency.  Corollaries of the Second Law of Thermodynamics including the Clausius inequality and concepts of irreversibility.  Otto, Diesel and Dual reciprocating engine cycles.  Joule cycle with applications to simple gas turbine engines.

ME4527  Thermodynamics 3

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

The second law re-visited; alternative approaches to entropy; the flow through gas turbine blade rows; the non-dimensionalised equations; compressible analysis; three dimensional flows; a design example; combustion; first law analysis of combustion.  Prerequisite ME4414

ME4528  Propulsion Systems

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

The jet propulsion principle and the thrust equation; turbojets, turboprops and turbofans; ramjets and unducted fans; reviews of mechanics and thermodynamics of fluid flow; one-dimensional gas dynamics and boundary layer theory; thermodynamics of aircraft jet engines: efficiency and performance; two-dimensional blade row velocity triangles for turbines and compressors; stresses in turbine discs. Prerequisite: ME4424

ME4611  Computing

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/1st semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Introduction to computer organisation, programming languages, top-down design techniques; arithmetic operations including intrinsic functions; control structures; data files and input/output system; single and multidimensional array processing; implementing top-down design with functions and subroutines; character, complex, and double-precision data; internal, sequential and direct access files; numerical applications; and engineering applications.  Operating System (DOS) and use of spreadsheets.

ME4717  Control Engineering 2 *

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Lap lace transforms dynamic behaviour closed loop control system;  controller design using frequency response criteria stability of closed loop control systems frequency response analysis development of empirical dynamic models from step response data.
Prerequisite ME4714

ME4727  Stability and Control

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Equations of motion for a rigid body aircraft; physical basis for longitudinal and lateral stability derivatives; solution of the equations for free longitudinal motions, phugoid and short period modes, flight paths, variation of roots with C.O.G. position, flying qualities; free lateral motion; basic control theory, transfer functions, block diagrams, state space to transfer function representations for MIMO systems, the root locus technique; open loop control - response to controls; closed loop control, autopilots with displacement and velocity feedback, stability augmentation systems with velocity feedback and full state feedback.

ME4813  Design

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26T; ECTS credits:6

Responsibilities of the designer (social, legal, environmental and technical); structured design methodology; design recording and presentation techniques; engineering communications. 
Prerequisite ME4661

ME4817  Aircraft Systems Design

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26T; ECTS credits:6

System engineering of aircraft design;  preliminary sizing of critical parameters to specified performance requirements and air worthiness regulations;  conceptual aircraft layout and scaling to requirements;  weight and balance prediction and assessment;  determination of aerodynamics and stability parameters for preliminary design;  structural layout of critical elements.  Prerequisite ME4826

ME4827  CAD 3-D

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

The geometry of three-dimensional space; 3D wire frame, surface modelling and solid modelling; translation of models into other forms; e.g. FE meshes; rendering and presentation; mechanism modellers and visualisation modellers.

MF4111 Production Processes

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/1st semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

The aim of this module is to provide the student with a basic knowledge and experience of the methods employed in the processing and fabrication of common engineering materials and to emphasise the importance of safety in the engineering environment. 

MF4713   Work Design and Measurement

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

The aim of this module is to provide expertise in the area of Work Design so that significant improvements in productivity can be achieved in manual and clerical work. To learn how to estimate the times required for jobs and to explain how to collect data on work times and methods.

MF4717 Modelling & Control of Dynamic Systems*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

To develop skills in analysing and modelling dynamic systems. To develop the students’ ability to build and analyse models at the systems level. To introduce the concept of controlling dynamic systems and to view operations and manufacturing in an integrated fashion.  Prerequisite MF4766

MF4723   Organisational Psychology (Autumn/2)

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

To introduce students to working in organisations prior to their co-operative placement. To acquaint students with sufficient knowledge to understand structures and cultures of organisations. To enable students to understand managerial practice in order to accept and practice management. 

MF4727   Operations Management 3 * (Autumn/4)

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

The aim of this module is to draw together material from the prerequisite modules and apply them to understand and optimise the operation of manufacturing systems. The module will address the following issues; scheduling; production planning and inventory control; variability in manufacturing operations; and layout design. Prerequisite MF4716

MF4733  Manufacturing Information Systems* (Autumn/2)

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

To give students an understanding of the role of information within a manufacturing organisation. To introduce students to tools available for information systems analysis and design and to allow students to acquire data management skills. Prerequisite: MF4712

MF4737  Automation Engineering 2* (Autumn/4)

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

To introduce the student to the analytical concepts of movement and stability in equipment design. To introduce the student to the programming languages in Computer Aided Manufacturing.  Prerequisite: MF4766

MF4747  Material Forming 1* (Autumn/4)
4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

To introduce the student to the analytical aspects and the different theories used in establishing the deformation forces in the shaping of engineering materials. Prerequisite: MF4746

MT4003 / MT4013  Polymer Science

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Molar mass averages; polymer chemistry, addition and condensation, chain growth and step growth mechanisms, kinetics and chain statistics; branching and cross linking; copolymerisation; polymerisation techniques; chain structure and property relationships; crystallinity; polymer solutions.

MT4007  Speciality Polymers

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Polymer liquid crystals; high temperature and high strength polymer systems; optical properties of polymers; electrical properties of polymers; photoconductivity; synthesis, properties and applications.

MT4017  Biomaterials 1

Introduction to Biomaterials, Definitions, Cell structure and function. Cell regulation, Homeostasis. Biological Macromolecules, Protein Structure, Amino Acids, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Structure. Immunology, Autografts, Allografts and Xenografts. Blood Clotting Mechanisms. Biocompatibility, Classification of Devices and Materials, Bioactive, Bioinert, Bioresorpable, Hybrid Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Haemocompatibility. Assessment of Biocompatibility, Cell Culture Assessment, Implantology. Medical Devices Directive, ISO and EN standards, Testing Protocols and strategies. Risk Assessment. Prerequisite CH4701, MT4943

MT4101  Introduction to Materials

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/1st semester; 26L/13T/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Historical background to development of materials; materials science; classes of modern materials; metals; polymers; ceramics and glasses; composites; origin of these materials; properties; applications; related to properties.

MT4103  Materials Science 2

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/13T/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Mechanical; metallurgical fundamentals; tensile testing; ductile; brittle failure; fatigue; creep; impact testing ; torsion testing; harness testing.

MT4105   Quality Systems

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

To form an understanding of the concepts behind the ISO 9000 standards, product testing and certification. How quality standards operate in Irish manufacturing and service industries. How the standards relate to Total Quality Management (TQM). How to document and maintain a Quality System. How to quantify the cost of quality within companies. To develop an understanding of the basic tools of statistical process control. To understand the role of Total Quality Management (TQM) in improving business performance.

MT4107  Composite Materials

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Fundamental concepts of composite materials; ceramic, metal and polymer matrix systems; stiffness and strength of composites, with particular reference to continuous fibre materials; macro mechanical and micro mechanical approaches; lamina and laminates; processing techniques; typical applications.

MT4205  Failure Processes (including FM)

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/13T/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Fracture; linear elastic fracture mechanics; fatigue - life prediction; stress corrosion cracking; corrosion mechanisms; protection processes; creep mechanisms.

MT4207  Failure and Damage Analysis

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/13T/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Analysis of failure and damage; modes of failure; procedures of failure analysis; implications of failure analysis; experimentally based mini-projects; case studies.

MT4217  Optical Fibre

3 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/13LAB; ECTS credits:6

Optical fibres: fibre fabricatio , imperfections, fibre strength and durability, measurement of mechanical characteristics, cleaning of fibres, fibre jointing, novel fibre types; optical fibre devices; tapering and polishing for field access, tapered and polished couplers, beam expanders, mode shapers, light concentrators, evanescent field devices, stability and long term reliability; optical fibre sensors; process control, medical diagnostics, monitoring electric, gas and nuclear utilities, industrial automation and robotics.

MT4303  Materials Science 3

6 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/13T/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Crystal chemistry of metallic and non-metallic structures; ionic and covalent crystals; structure; unit cells; indices; planes and directions; symmetry; crystal classes; stereographic projection; crystal defects; Frenkel and Scrottky; non-stoichiometry in compounds; diffusion; atomic mechanisms; X-ray diffraction; Bragg and Laue equations; powder photographs; diffract meter; diffraction patterns; structure determination.
Prerequisite MT 4102

MT4305  Advanced Analytical Techniques*

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/13T/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Diffraction techniques, electron diffraction analysis of simple diffraction pattern; electron microscopy; scanning electron microscopy, EPMA, surface analysis atomic force microscopy; spectroscopic techniques; IR visible and UV; nuclear magnetic resonance; thermal analysis techniques; case studies involving; specific materials problems.
Prerequisite MT4913

MT4707  High Performance Materials

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/13T/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

High temperature systems; materials for gas turbines; advanced processing; oxidation; corrosion resistance; coatings; high performance aluminium alloys; titanium alloys; processing - structure - property relationships.

MT4717  Aerospace Materials

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Properties and processing of metallic and non-metallic, monolithic and composite, structural and high temperature materials for aerospace applications

MT4805  Ceramics & Glass Science 2

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/13T/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Microstructure and texture in ceramics; structure/property relationships in ceramics; fracture in brittle materials; criteria for high strength; approaches to processing: (1) flaw-minimal fabrication (2) micro structural engineering; silicon nitride; zirconium; transformation toughening; plastic deformation in ceramics; creep strength of glass; diversification of glasses; nucleation and crystal growth; glass-ceramic systems and properties; optical properties.
Prerequisite MT 4804

MT4903  Engineering Materials 2 *

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/13T/26LAB; ECTS credits:6 

Annealing; the TTT diagram and the heat treatment of steel; harden ability; precipitation hardening in metallic systems; structural materials; major mechanical properties of ferrous and non ferrous alloys; ceramics and glasses; thermosetting, and thermoplastic polymers and the properties of commercially important types; effect of environment on material performance.  Prerequisite MT 4922

MT4905  Materials Technology 3

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Principles of polymer processing; extrusion; injection; materials, techniques; compression, transfer and rotation, die filling, cycle, process control, effect on properties; blow moulding and vacuum forming mounding; cellular polymers.

MT4907  Polymer Chemistry

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Ring opening polymerisations, their kinetics and reaction mechanisms; chemistry of selected natural polymers; cellulose and its derivatives, polyisoprene and proteins; degradation reactions, thermal, chemical and radiation induced processes, their mechanism and kinetic descriptions.

MT4923  Materials Technology 2

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Mechanical fundamentals of materials; metallurgical fundamentals of materials; irons and steels; heat treatment; copper, aluminium, nickel; mechanical testing and theory.

MT4943  Materials processing

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6
Metals; casting; forming; extrusion, forging, rolling, sheet metal work; joining; mechanical, welding, adhesion, brazing; polymers; processing techniques.

PE4317  Automation Technology 2+

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credit:6

Classification of CNC machines, CNC machining; programming languages, manual and computer part programming; ISO programming codes, post-processor programmes, the 'Smart-cam' and CAD-key languages; DNC and interactive control of machines; the machine control unit, pulse generation and counting, table speed and position sensors, encoders and tachometers; table drives, amplifiers, D.C. motors, stepping and brush less servo drives; variable speed spindle drives; machine vision, object detection, bar-code readers; robot types, robot analysis and control, end effectors, programming languages, artificial intelligence; the flexible manufacturing cell, cell integration, data communications, transmission technology, local area networking, distributed systems, network serves. Prerequisite PE4316

PN4015  Design & Technology 2

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 13L/52LAB; ECTS credit:6

Analysis of technology syllabuses and the structuring and planning of lessons to achieve quality outcomes. Quality of learning and the effective translation of knowledge and understanding of design and technology into practice. Strategies for development of design capabilities in 2nd level pupils to enable them to become confident in applying technological solutions to real problems. Promoting independent learning and facilitating the development of an enquiring mind.

PN4111  Introduction to Material Processing

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/1st semester; 13L/52LAB; ECTS credits:6

Safety; manufacturing systems; historical perspectives on Manufacturing; production of materials; properties of materials which influence their selection; environmental implications of material processing; machine tools; basic manufacturing processes; expendable-mould casting; engineering measurement; standards of measurement; measuring instruments; introduction to metal cutting; chip formation; coolants; cutting speeds and feed rates; hand processing of materials.

PN4113  Process Technology 2*

6 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/52LAB; ECTS credits:6

Milling of components using the dividing head; milling with special form cutters; more advanced bench work and hand working processes; decorative metalwork involving repousse; rubber moulding techniques, resin casting, glass reinforced plastic lay-up.

PN4115  Process Technology 3

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 52LAB; ECTS credits:6

Problem identification in Engineering and Technology; evaluation of design; interpretation of design briefs; pedagogical considerations; design strategies and processes of designing relating to L.C. project briefs; manufacturing systems; design for manufacture; modelling and prototyping design solutions; properties of materials, selection of materials, shaping, joining and machining materials, finishing and presentation of artefacts; designing and making Leaving Certificate Engineering Technology and Technology design projects; evaluation and assessment criteria for design and make projects; management of the design and make environment.

PN4213  Technical Graphics

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 13L/52LAB; ECTS credits:6

Learning stragegies in graphical problem-solving; orthographic projection; axonometric projection; planes and their traces and angles; freehand sketching in communication and in the modelling and development of ideas and designs; plane geometries; transformation geometry; two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphic design; surface developments and package design; presentation techniques; modelling solutions; surfaces in contact; auxiliary projections; assessment modes and techniques.  Prerequisite PT4111

PN4215  Technical Graphics & CAD*

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 13L/52LAB; ECTS credits:6

Oblique and tangent planes - determination of traces, true shapes and angles; intersection and development of surfaces - plane and curved; conic sections - unique and common properties; pictorial solutions to assist visualisation; cognitive modelling strategies; geometric proofs in plane geometry; Axonometric planes; non-Euclidean geometries; hardware, software and operating systems; the AutoCAD drawing environment; basic drawing commands and editing fundamentals using blocks, attributes and symbols libraries; communicating building/ engineering and design details; dimensioning fundamentals; sections and hatching techniques; dictionaries and files; isometric drawing techniques; advanced drawing and program features.  Prerequisite PN4213

PT4111  Manufacturing Technology 1

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26Lab; ECTS credits:6

Safety; manufacturing systems; historical perspectives on Manufacturing; production of materials; properties of materials which influence their selection; environmental implications of material processing; machine tools; basic manufacturing processes; expendable-mould casting; engineering measurement; standards of measurement; measuring instruments; introduction to metal cutting; chip formation; coolants; cutting speeds and feed rates; hand processing of materials.

PT4113  Measurement & Inspection*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26Lab; ECTS credits:6

Historical background to measurement and interchange ability of parts limits and fits BS4500; measuring instruments; errors in measurement; measurement of components; straightness testing; machine tool alignment; flatness testing; measurement of surface texture; limit gauge design, in process measurement, automated measurement systems.  Prerequisite PT4112

PT4115  Manufacturing Technology 4*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/26Lab; ECTS credits:6 

The stress strain diagram, the plastic region; metallurgical aspects of hot and cold working; work done in the deformation of metals; the mechanics of metal cutting; merchants analysis of metal cutting; lubrication and cutting fluids.  Prerequisite PT4112

PT4117  Manufacturing Technology 5

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Mechanics of machine tools; forces on machine elements; machine tool alignment; machining of geometric forms; the machine-control unit for N.C. and CNC system; times for machining processes; cutting times; economic comparison of alternative processes, 'break-even' quantities; ISO standards for tools and tool holders.  Prerequisite PT4115

PT4121  Communication Graphics

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/1st semester; 13L/39LAB; ECTS credits:6

To prompt and nurture spatial-visualisation and spatial-reasoning abilities critical to the success of technology professionals. To present the standards and conventions of engineering drawing essential to the correct creation and interpretation of graphical representation used in engineering communication and documentation. To foster manual drawing skills, especially sketching, which are essential to design and communication success.

PT4315  Productivity Methods 3*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/26T; ECTS credits:6 

The objective of a manufacturing organisation; functions and types of manufacture; jobbing batch mass and flow production; costs and break-even charts; facilities layout; Gantt charts, network charts, critical path, uncertain times, time-cost tradeoffs; production planning; scheduling by SPT; Johnson's and Jackson's rules; index and graphical methods; use of priority rules.

PT4317  Production Methods 4*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26T; ECTS credits:6

Forecasting by means of moving averages, exponential weighting, regression and smoothing techniques; linear programming; assembly line balancing problems; simple lines; evaluation of alternative methods; mixed-model and multi-model designs; manual flow systems.
Prerequisite PT4315

PT4323  Productivity Methods 1A

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Productivity, work design, workplace design, work measurement, time estimating, specialist techniques.

PT4423  2D CAD

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Contemporary CAD software with particular reference to AutoCAD; hardware, software and operating systems; the AutoCAD drawing environment; absolute and relative coordinates, units and limits, CAD tools and drawing setup; the UCS; basic and advanced drawing and editing commands; introduction to layers; using blocks, attributes and symbol libraries; communicating engineering and design details; dimensioning and dimensioning styles; tolerance dimensioning; sectional views and hatching; text; introduction to Paper Space; basic customisation techniques; isometric drawing, CAD construction techniques, plotting; using Auto LISP routines from the Internet. DWF drawings; introduction to #D functions.

PT4427  Design for Manufacture

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

New Product Development (NPD) versus traditional product development models. Cost of product development and cost of failure. Rationale for concurrent engineering. Product specification methods including Quality Function Deployment (QFD). Focus Groups, Voice of Customer (VOC) and functional analysis. Concept generation and evaluation using brainstorming, creativity methods Pugh's concept selector, and ranking methods to evaluate concepts. Design for manufacturing and assembly and the cost of complexity and variation. The function of patents, copyright and legal aspects of product liability and legal requirements including CE mark and environmental protection in product development.

PT4515  Automation T1*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Programmable logic controllers; interfacing and programming; sensing devices; Analog - Digital; low cost automation; pneumatic control pneumatic circuit design; hydraulic circuit design; hoppers; feeders; orienting mechanisms; indexing mechanisms; transfer mechanisms; conveyors; the appellation of pneumatic, hydraulic; mechanical systems to manufacturing.

PT4517  Automation T 2

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Comparisons of hard/ programmable and manual status; costing of systems; systems specifications; design specifications; contracts; user manuals; safety etc.; robotics; production flow analysis; networks communication theory. Prerequisite PT4515

PT4617  Reliability Technology

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26T; ECTS credits:6

Considerations of implications on costs of purchase, operation and maintenance; reliability estimation; prediction of repair times; acceptance testing for reliability; replacement decision-making.

WT4101  Wood Technology and Processes

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/1st semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Laboratory, health and safety; hand tools and equipment; wood as a material; wood based-materials; world timber resource; basic machine processes; introduction to engineering materials and processes.

WT4105  Wood Science 3*

4 hours per hours; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/26Lab; ECTS credits:6

Mechanical properties of wood; specific gravity, density, concept of cellular solids; tensile strength; compressive strength; hardness and abrasion resistance; wood composites.

WT4107  Pulp, Fibre and Board Manufacture 1

4 hours per hours; 13 weeks/7th semester; 26L/26Lab; ECTS credits:6

Concepts in modifying wood; deconstruction, combination, chemical and physical changes; comminution; fibres, pulping, mechanical, chemical, physical, chips, particles, veneer, sections; fibre products; manufacture, types, properties, end uses.

WT4203  Furniture Design*

3 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 39L; ECTS credits:6

A general appreciation of man's progressive development through the ages by reference to his design achievements; furniture design in a historical context as a precursor to contemporary design; seminars/projects: analysis and response to given design briefs.; problem definition; solution options; design modelling and presentation.

WT4213  Technical Graphics

5 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 13L/52LAB; ECTS credits:6

Learning stragegies in graphical problem-solving; orthographic projection; axonometric projection; planes and their traces and angles; freehand sketching in communication and in the modelling and development of ideas and designs; plane geometries; transformation geometry; two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphic design; surface developments and package design; presentation techniques; modelling solutions; surfaces in contact; auxiliary projections; assessment modes and techniques.  Prerequisite WT4303

WT4303  Machining Technology 1

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Health and safety; introduction to standard machines for cutting, shaping and joint formation; factors governing selection and use relative to material and profile; analysis of factors governing machine shop layout, practical applications.

WT4305  Machining Technology 3*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Advanced machine processes; computer integrated manufacturing; analysis of tool design; material optimisation; analysis of factors governing the economics of manufacturing complex product design including effective modification of design and/or equipment; case studies. 
Prerequisite WT 4304

WT4315  Harvesting and Sawmill Technology*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Extraction, transportation and sorting logs, main equipment/machines - selection relative to location and end use; analysis of material optimisation; sawmill layout; computer control systems; sawmill wastes; grading and drying; quality control; storage and yard organisation; structured visits to forests and sawmills.  Prerequisite WT 4102

WT4403  Process Technology 2 (Wood)

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Machines and machining practice; safety measures and regulations; jig and template design; on-going maintenance C.N.C. programming and applications; wood processing; setting-out procedure; work sequencing; joint design and applications for solid and composite board material; wood turning.

WT4404  Wood Technology 1*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/4th Semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Evolution of design in wood; materials selection, detailing and finishes to satisfy structural, functional and environmental criteria; applications - primary, secondary and temporary elements of buildings, finishes of interiors; project design and analysis.  Prerequisite WT 4303

WT4405  Wood Technology 2*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Analysis of factors governing the weathering of wood based materials - chemical, colour and physical changes; preservatives - analysis of factors governing their .selection and application; surface finishing - analysis of factors governing selection and application of the finishing agent.
Prerequisite WT 4404

WT4503  Structural Mechanics*

4 hours per week; 13 weeks/3rd semester; 26L/26LAB; ECTS credits:6

Statics and dynamics; systems of units, forces, frameworks stress and strain, friction, velocity, motion, work, energy, power.; moments of area; loading, factor of safety/load factor; design of ties struts and beams; indeterminacy, elasticity and 
plasticity, influence lines, space frames, arches, slabs cables and membranes.

WT4905  Building Construction

1 hour per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 13L; ECTS credits:6

History of Building; design processes - the relationship of constructional forms, spatial and user requirements, comfort and climatic conditions Design Discipline; communication of design; design and construction of small scale/low rise buildings; materials, selection, performance function of components and assemblies.

WT4915  Building Services 1

3 hours per week; 13 weeks/5th semester; 39L; ECTS credits:6

User requirements, comfort and climatic conditions; statutory regulations; cold water sources; cold water installation; domestic hot water systems; electrical generation, transmission and distribution; ventilation; natural daylighting of buildings; laboratory practices.