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ECU 403: INDUSTRIAL PRACTICAL ATTACHMENT II (12 WEEKS)
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Bog'liq BACHELOR OF SCIENCE ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERINGECU 403: INDUSTRIAL PRACTICAL ATTACHMENT II (12 WEEKS)
This will be at the end of their fourth year of study and will involve relevant organizations and industries. The student will be attached to an organization and be a part of the work force. They will participate in all activities related to: Routine office work, field work, workshop work, and any other work as may be assigned by the field supervisor. The student will be required to complete 12 weeks of the attachment. The student will be required to maintain a log-book which will be issued by the Centre for Career Development. This will be the basis of the assessment when the students reports back at the university.
3.5 Level 500 ECU 500: ENGINEERING PRACTICE AND ETHICS
Engineering Ethics: Fundamental principles of engineering practice. Rules of practice. Professional obligations. Engineering Consultancy. The nature and sources of contract. The law of tort. Intellectual property laws. Contractual obligations. The Engineers Act. Engineers Professional Societies. The engineer as a consultant. The engineer as a contractor. Engineer in contractual disputes. The role of an engineer in society. The Occupational Safety and Health Act and conditions of work. ISO 9000. ISO 14001. ISO 18000. Industrial relations in Kenya. Trade unions, Collective bargaining, labour laws, arbitration and the industrial court. Kenya Bussiness Units: sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, parastatal and cooperatives.
Each student will be required to undertake a simple practical project involving specification, review, analysis, design, development and research. The student is presented with a real world engineering problem, and the solution to the problem must demonstrate a rigorous scientific approach, i.e. problem definition, analysis, design, construction, measurement, evaluation and communication. Students are expected to work largely on their own initiative. The duration of each project is two semesters in the fourth year of study.
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