Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering | DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING

Overview

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1.1 Background

The syllabus for Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering is designed to meet the needs of Industry as expressed through various stakeholders’ fora. Engineering drives most of the pillars of the Kenya Vision 2030 strategic policy plan, and is one of the main pillars for industrialisation as envisioned in the document. It is thus a national duty to produce the required manpower and skill-set to drive the industrialization agenda forward.

Apart from the theoretical classes covered, the course enhances the skill-set of the graduates by introducing practical hands-on approach to electrical engineering training. By including the major emerging areas for coverage in the new curriculum, the course equips the department to be in the forefront of technological development and innovation.

1.2 Philosophy

The programme philosophy is to produce highly motivated, self-driven and innovative graduates of Electrical and Electronic Engineering prepared to solve engineering-related problems with integrity.

1.3 Rationale of the Programme

Electrical and Electronic Engineering forms the basis of very important sectors of the industry. Electrical engineers provide skilled labour in the fields of Telecommunications, Power generation and distribution, computing systems, and control systems. The knowledge imparted to the students during the five years of training is expected to prepare them to work in the industry or go into self-employment.

1.4 Goal of the Programme

The goal of the programme is to provide relevant skills and knowledge to the learners in order for them to be competent engineers in the field Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

1.5 Expected learning outcomes of the programme

At the end of the course the learner should be able to:

a) Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering in solving contemporary electrical and electronic engineering issues

b) Conduct own-designed experiments in electrical and electronic engineering

c) Interpret data from experiments in electrical and electronic engineering

d) Formulate and solve identified electrical and electronic problems

e) Communicate effectively when functioning within a multidisciplinary team

f) Design systems to meet desired needs within realistic constraints

g) Demonstrate professional/ethical responsibility in electrical and electronic engineering

Structure

Course units

The course units for the five-year programme are distributed as indicated below:

2.1.1 First Year

Code	Course Title	Contact Hours		Credit Hours
Code	Course Title	Semester I	Semester II	Credit Hours
FPE 111	Physics I	45		3
FPE 112	Physics II		45	3
FEE 111	Applied Mathematics I	45		3
FEE 112	Applied Mathematics II		45	3
FEE 121	Pure Mathematics I	45		3
FEE 122	Pure Mathematics II		45	3
FEE 131	Introduction to Computer Science	60		4
FEE 132	Data Structures and Algorithms		60	4
CCS001	Communication Skills	45		3
CCS010	HIV/AIDS	45		3
CCS009	Elements of Economics		45	3
FEE 152	Mechanical Workshop Technology	45		3
FEE 161	Electrical Workshop Technology		45	3
FEE 162	Electrical Circuit Theory I		45	3
Total		330	330	44

2.1.2 Second Year

Code	Course Title	Contact Hours			Credit Hours
Code	Course Title	Semester I	Semester II	Semester III	Credit Hours
FEE200	Group Project			80	6
FEE 201	Physical Electronics A	45			3
FEE 202	Physical Electronics B		45		3
FEE 221	Electric Circuit Theory IIA	45			3
FEE 222	Electric Circuit Theory IIB		45		3
FEE 231	Artificial Intelligence	60			4
FEE 232	Computer Systems Engineering		60		4
FEE 241	Engineering Drawing	45			3
FEE 242	Computer Aided Drawing		45		3
FEE 251	Thermodynamics	45			3
FEE 252	Entrepreneurship for Engineers		45		3
FEE 261	Mechanics of Machines	45			3
FEE 262	Material Science		45		3
FEE 271	Engineering Mathematics IA	45			3
FEE 272	Engineering Mathematics IB		45		3
FEE 281	Laboratory IIA	60			3
FEE 282	Laboratory IIB		60		3
Total		390	390		54

2.1.3 Third Year

Code	Course Title	Contact Hours			Credit Hours
Code	Course Title	Semester I	Semester II	Semester III	Credit Hours
FEE 300	Mini-Project			120	8
FEE 301	Analogue Electronics A	45			3
FEE 302	Analogue Electronics B		45		3
FEE 321	Electrical Networks A	45			3
FEE 322	Electrical Networks B		45		3
FEE 331	Digital Electronics A	45			3
FEE 332	Digital Electronics B		45		3
FEE 341	DC Machines	45			3
FEE 342	AC Machines I		45		3
FEE 351	Electromagnetic Fields A	45			3
FEE 352	Electromagnetic Fields A		45		3
FEE 361	Sensors and Measurements	45			3
FEE 362	Sensors and Instrumentation		45		3
FEE 371	Engineering Mathematics II A	45			3
FEE 372	Engineering Mathematics II B		45		3
FEE 381	Laboratory III A	60			3
FEE 382	Laboratory III B		60		3
Total		375	375	120	56

2.1.4 Fourth Year

Code	Course Title	Contact Hours			Credit Hours
Code	Course Title	Semester I	Semester II	Semester III	Credit Hours
FEE 400	Industrial Attachment			160	10
FEE 401	Linear Integrated Circuits	45			3
FEE 402	Microprocessors		45		3
FEE 411	Control System A	45			3
FEE 412	Control System B		45		3
FEE 421	Signal Theory and Modulation	45			3
FEE 422	Digital Communication Systems		45		3
FEE 431	Electrical Power Systems I A	45			3
FEE 432	Electrical Power Systems I B		45		3
FEE 441	AC Machines	45			3
FEE 442	Project Management		45		3
FEE 451	Electrodynamics A	45			3
FEE 452	Electrodynamics B		45		3
FEE 471	Statistics	45			3
FEE 472	Numerical Methods		45		3
FEE 481	Laboratory IV A	60			3
FEE 482	Laboratory IV B		60		3
Total		375	375	160	58

2.1.5 Fifth Year

Code	Course Title	Contact Hours		Credit Hours
Code	Course Title	Semester I	Semester II	Credit Hours
	Common Courses
FEE 501	Applied Electronics	45		3
FEE 502	Advanced Computer Architecture		45	3
FEE 511	Control Engineering	45		3
FEE 512	Industrial Automation		45	3
FEE 521	Power Electronics	45		3
FEE 560	Engineering Project	60	60	8
FEE 571	Functions of Complex Variables	45		3
FEE 581	Laboratory V A	60		3
FEE 582	Laboratory V B		60	3
Total		300	210	32
	Electronics and Microprocessor Option
FEE 541	RF Circuit Design	45		3
FEE 542	Biomedical Electronics		45	3
FEE 543	Radiology and Medical Imaging		45	3
FEE 544	Digital Signal Processing		45	3
Total		45	135	12
	Control Engineering and Instrumentation Option
FEE 591	Robotics	45		3
FEE 592	Embedded Controllers		45	3
FEE 593	Digital Control		45	3
FEE 594	Multivariate Control System		45	3
Total		45	135	12
	Power Systems and Machine Option
FEE 561	Electrical power systems IIA	45		3
FEE 562	Electrical power systems IIB		45	3
FEE 563	Electrical Machine Design		45	3
FEE 564	Variable Speed Drives		45	3
Total		45	135	12
	Communication Engineering Option
FEE 551	Microwave Devices and Systems	45		3
FEE 552	Antenna and Radiowaves Propagation		45	3
FEE 554	Satellite Communication		45	3
FEE 558	Electroacoustics		45	3
OR
FEE 553	Digital Data Transmission	45		3
FEE 555	Wireless Communication Systems		45	3
FEE 556	Optical Communication Systems		45	3
FEE 557	Computer Communication Networks		45	3
Total		45	135	12

2.2 Interpretations

a) In interpreting the course codes, after FEE the first integer denotes the year study. The second integer denotes as far as is possible, the subject area while the last integer denotes the semester in which the course is taught; 1 for the first and 2 for the second semester. Where the last integer is 0 it means that this is a course which is done throughout the two semesters such as the Engineering Project in the fifth year of study.

b) Each semester course shall have a total of 45 contact hours including lecturers and tutorials and shall comprise one course unit.

c) Laboratories shall have 60 hours per semester and shall comprise one course unit, except in the first year of study when they shall have 45 hours.

d) There shall be a practical assignment term lasting for eight weeks at the end of the first year of study. There shall also be industrial attachment of undergraduate students arranged to take place during the long vacations of the third and fourth years of study.

e) The undergraduate students shall complete the following course units (including laboratories):

First year.................... 14

Second year............... 16

Third year................. .16

Fourth year................ 16

Fifth year....................14

Total........................... 76

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Candidates shall be eligible for admission into the Bachelor of Science degree in the School of Engineering in the following categories.

a) KCSE Candidates

The basic admission requirement shall be the minimum requirement set for entry into Public Universities which is a mean grade of at least C+ in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). In addition, candidates shall have obtained at least C+ in each of the four cluster subjects from any of the following alternative clusters. However, a cut-off grade higher than C+ in each cluster subject shall be preferred if limitations of the number of places available for each degree programme versus the number of qualified candidates so demand. The said cut-off grades shall be determined and implemented by the School Board.

Alternative A:

Physics Biology or Geography or any Group IV Subject

Chemistry

Mathematics

Alternative B:

Physical Sciences Geography or any Group IV Subject

Biological Sciences

Mathematics

Group IV Subjects:

Home Science Building Construction

Art and Design Power Mechanics

Agriculture Electricity

Woodwork Drawing and Design

Metalwork Aviation Technology

b) A-Level Candidates

Candidates with a minimum entry requirement of principal C passes in Mathematics and Physics and a Subsidiary level pass in Chemistry with a credit pass in English at ‘O’ level, except that for Geospatial Engineering, a subsidiary level pass in Geography shall also be accepted in lieu of Chemistry.

c) KNEC Higher National Diploma (HND) or Equivalent

Candidates with Higher National Diploma in the following broad areas of study:

1. Agricultural Engineering
2. Civil engineering
3. Electrical engineering
4. Mechanical engineering
5. Geospatial Engineering
6. Any other approved subject area.
Ordinary KNEC Diploma or equivalent (with credit pass)
1. Agricultural Engineering
2. Civil engineering
3. Electrical engineering
4. Mechanical engineering
5. Geospatial Engineering
6. Any other approved subject area.
Diploma from Science/Technical Teacher Training Colleges

Candidates with a Diploma in Mathematics and Physics from recognized teacher training colleges.

BSc/BEd (Science) degrees from Universities or any other relevant degrees

Candidates with a Bachelor of Science or Education degree in Physics and Mathematics from recognized institutions or any other relevant degree from a recognized institution.

Exemption from any Courses in the Programme

The point of entry into the programme for candidates with a KNEC higher national diploma or its equivalent in accordance with F1 (c) shall be in the second year of study.
The point of entry into the programme for candidates with an ordinary KNEC diploma or its equivalent in accordance with F1 (d) shall be in the first year of study.
The point of entry into the programme for candidates with qualification other than those outlined in F1 (a), F1 (b), F1 (c) and F1 (d) shall be approved by Senate on the recommendations of the School Board of Engineering and the College Academic Board and shall be based on the qualifications of the applicant.
Where a candidate wishes to be exempted from any course or courses, he/she shall send a formal application to the Academic Registrar justifying his/her request and attaching evidence of the credentials which support such request. Such a candidate may be required to sit and pass an exemption examination set and administered by the School, and approved under the authority of the Senate after payment of a prescribed fee.
Based on the assessment of the exemption examination, the School Board of Engineering shall make its recommendations to the Senate. The Academic Registrar shall communicate to the candidate, the Senate’s decision.

Careers

Electrical engineering is a versatile degree. Because electronics have penetrated virtually every aspect of our lives,the opportunities are unlimited.By the time you’ve graduated with a Bsc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering , chances are you’ll be more proficient in some skills than others. Depending on your preferences, you may choose to go down one of these common career paths:

Electrical Engineer: The most obvious career path for one with an Electrical engineering degree, the electrical engineer is generally responsible for the design, development and testing of electronic products, components, and devices.
Project Engineer: If you have strong soft skills such as leadership and communication, you may be suited to overseeing projects and delegating tasks. Project engineers are responsible for managing personnel, budgets, and schedules to meet technical deliverables. Depending on the structure of a company, a senior electrical engineer may double as a project engineer or project manager
Design Engineer: If you love CAD and PCB design, this is the career path for you. The design engineer is the one who actually drafts the wiring diagrams and engineering drawings that document the product. Design engineers are actively involved in turning engineering requirements into product designs.
Test Engineer: Products need to be tested, often in the field. The test engineer will test a product to its engineering requirements. This can involve everything from subjecting a product to extreme temperatures, humidity, and dynamic environments to running electrical tests on the assembly line.
Instrumentation & Controls Engineer: The instrumentation and controls engineer takes process variables such as pressure, temperature, humidity, flow, and speed, etc. and uses them with control schemes to automate a production process.

In reality, there can be a lot of overlap between the different job titles in this list. The actual roles of job titles can vary from company to company.

This list barely scratches the surface of the different careers an Electrical engineering graduate can pursue.

Fees and Funding

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Semester 1	Semester 2	Yearly TOTAL	Sum total
TUITION	198,000	198,000	396,000
MEDICAL FEE (PER YEAR)	6,500	-	6,500
ICT SERVICES - (PER YEAR)	7,000	-	7,000
ACTIVITY-( PER YEAR)	2,000	-	2,000
CAUTION - (ONCE)	5,000	-	5,000
REGISTRATION (PER SEMESTER@2250)	2,250	2,250	4,500
EXAMINATION (PER UNIT @1000)	7,000	7,000	14,000
ID CARD ( PER YEAR)	1,000	-	1,000
STUDENT ORGANISATION(PER YEAR)	1,000	-	1,000
LIBRARY (PER YEAR)	4,000	-	4,000
TOTAL	233,750	207,250	441,000

Bachelor of Science-Electrical Engineering-Year 2- 16 units
	Semester 1	Semester 2	Yearly TOTAL
TUITION	198,000	198,000	396,000
MEDICAL FEE (PER YEAR)	6,500	-	6,500
ICT SERVICES - (PER YEAR)	7,000	-	7,000
ACTIVITY-( PER YEAR)	2,000	-	2,000
REGISTRATION (PER SEMESTER@2250)	2,250	2,250	4,500
EXAMINATION (PER UNIT @1000)	8,000	8,000	16,000
ID CARD ( PER YEAR)	1,000	-	1,000
STUDENT ORGANISATION(PER YEAR)	1,000	-	1,000
LIBRARY (PER YEAR)	4,000	-	4,000
TOTAL	229,750	208,250	438,000

Bachelor of Science-Electrical Engineering-Year 3-16 units
	Semester 1	Semester 2	Yearly TOTAL
TUITION	198,000	198,000	396,000
MEDICAL FEE (PER YEAR)	6,500	-	6,500
ICT SERVICES - (PER YEAR)	7,000	-	7,000
ACTIVITY-( PER YEAR)	2,000	-	2,000
REGISTRATION (PER SEMESTER@2250)	2,250	2,250	4,500
EXAMINATION (PER UNIT @1000)	8,000	8,000	16,000
ID CARD ( PER YEAR)	1,000	-	1,000
STUDENT ORGANISATION(PER YEAR)	1,000	-	1,000
LIBRARY (PER YEAR)	4,000	-	4,000
TOTAL	229,750	208,250	438,000

Bachelor of Science-Electrical Engineering-Year 4--16units
	Semester 1	Semester 2	Yearly TOTAL
TUITION	198,000	198,000	396,000
MEDICAL FEE (PER YEAR)	6,500	-	6,500
ICT SERVICES - (PER YEAR)	7,000	-	7,000
ACTIVITY-( PER YEAR)	2,000	-	2,000
REGISTRATION (PER SEMESTER@2250)	2,250	2,250	4,500
EXAMINATION (PER UNIT @1000)	8,000	8,000	16,000
ID CARD ( PER YEAR)	1,000	-	1,000
STUDENT ORGANISATION(PER YEAR)	1,000	-	1,000
LIBRARY (PER YEAR)	4,000	-	4,000
TOTAL	229,750	208,250	438,000

Bachelor of Science-Electrical Engineering-Year 5-14 units
	Semester 1	Semester 2	Yearly TOTAL
TUITION	198,000	198,000	396,000
MEDICAL FEE (PER YEAR)	6,500	-	6,500
ICT SERVICES - (PER YEAR)	7,000	-	7,000
ACTIVITY-( PER YEAR)	2,000	-	2,000
REGISTRATION (PER SEMESTER@2250)	2,250	2,250	4,500
EXAMINATION (PER UNIT @1000)	7,000	7,000	14,000
ID CARD ( PER YEAR)	1,000	-	1,000
STUDENT ORGANISATION(PER YEAR)	1,000	-	1,000
LIBRARY (PER YEAR)	4,000	-	4,000
TOTAL	228,750	207,250	436,000

Grand TOTAL			2,191,000

Exam Regulations

Exam Regulations

Course Structure and Duration

F2 a) Every Curriculum for the degree shall extend over not less than five academic years.

A candidate enrolled for the degree shall satisfactorily complete such curriculum in a period of not more than twice the minimum period for which he/she was registered for the degree.

F3 Each curriculum shall consist of an approved scheme of study.

F4 The choice of options within an approved scheme of study shall, in all cases, be subject to the approval of the Department.

F5 (a) A candidate for the degree shall satisfactorily complete such course work/practical assignments as may be required for each scheme of study. Satisfactory completion of any such requirements shall be a condition for admission to the examination at the end of that semester of study.

(b) A candidate who fails to satisfy the condition set in F5 (a) above with good cause shall be required to repeat the course unit, otherwise the candidate shall be discontinued.

F6 Attendance of not less than two-thirds of the total lecture hours of all prescribed courses shall be a condition for admission to the examination at the end of that semester of study.

A candidate who does not satisfy this condition with good cause in any semester, shall on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to repeat all the affected units in that semester.

A candidate who does not satisfy this condition without good cause in any semester, shall on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be discontinued from the course of study.

F7 Each academic year shall be divided into two semesters while there may also be a third practical semester or industrial attachment semester as may be provided for in the specific degree programme.

Examinations

F8 Courses shall be evaluated in terms of course units. A course unit shall be as defined in the approved course syllabus.

F9 Courses that are spread over two semesters shall be examined at the end of the second semester.

F10 All courses taken in a given semester shall be examined by Ordinary examinations at the end of that semester unless otherwise specified.

F11 A written ordinary Examination for a course unit, where it applies, shall have a minimum duration of two hours. A course with more than or less than 45 contact hours shall generally be examined for a duration proportional to the 2 hours for one course unit, such as:

45 contact hours - 2.0 hour examination

60 contact hours - 2.5 hour examination

F12 The pass mark in each course unit shall be 40% of the maximum mark possible in the course unit.

F13 a) Each course unit covered in a semester shall be graded independently out of a maximum of 100 marks.

The complete assessment of a course unit shall consist of continuous assessment tests, course/laboratory/field assignments and end of semester written examinations, with the three components ordinarily carrying 10, 20, and 70 marks out of 100 respectively.
Where a course unit does not have any laboratory/field assignments, or coursework, the continuous assessment test and semester written examinations shall carry 30 and 70 marks out of 100 respectively.
Where a course unit is examined entirely by coursework, or laboratory/field assignments, such course unit shall carry all 100 marks.
Where distribution of the marks for a course does not conform to (b), (c) or (d) above, the distribution of the marks for the course unit as approved by the Senate shall be followed.
The final year project shall be considered as two course units.

F14 In order to be allowed to proceed to the next year of study a candidate shall have obtained an aggregated mark of not less than 40% and passed all course units or satisfied F16(a).

F15 (a) A candidate who fails an accumulated number of not more than four units and attains an aggregate mark of not less than 30% in any academic year of study shall be allowed to sit for supplementary examinations within three months.

(b) A candidate who fails the project in the final year of study shall be allowed to resubmit the revised project within three months’ time. A candidate who fails the re-submitted project shall repeat the project unit during the next academic year.

(c) A candidate who fails a course unit examined entirely by coursework shall be allowed to resubmit the coursework within three months’ time. A candidate who fails the re-submitted coursework shall repeat the unit during the next academic year.

F16 A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in the supplementary examinations:

In not more than two units in any one academic year, shall on recommendation of the School Board of examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to proceed to the next year of study and sit the examinations in the failed course units at the next Ordinary University Examinations, subject to the provision of regulation F18. A pass obtained in such examination shall be adopted as 40% and will be entered as such in the candidate’s academic record.
In more than two units shall on recommendation of the Board of examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to repeat the year and sit the examinations in the failed course units at the next Ordinary University Examination, subject to the provision of regulation F18.

F17 A candidate who obtains an aggregate mark of not less than 30% and has failed in more than an equivalent of 4 course units but in not more than an equivalent of 8, shall on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by the Senate, be required to repeat the year of study and attend classes in the failed units and take the examination in the failed course units at the next Ordinary University Examinations. Marks obtained in such examination shall be adopted fully and will be entered as such in the candidate’s academic record.

F18 A candidate who:

Obtains an aggregate mark of less than 30% or
Has failed in more than an equivalent of eight (8) course units, or
Has failed the same course unit four times or
Has failed to take prescribed examinations without good cause,

Shall on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by senate, be discontinued from the course of study.

F19 (a) A candidate who fails to take prescribed examinations with good cause shall be allowed by Senate on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners to take Special Examinations at the next Ordinary University Examination/Supplementary Examinations.

b) Examinations taken under clause F19 (a) shall be treated in accordance with clause F13 and shall be graded in full.

F20 Compensation may be allowed in a maximum of two failed course units only for any year of study, provided the mark for the failed unit is between 35% and 39% inclusive and the average mark for the candidate is 50% or above and shall be applied by taking two marks from the highest scores to make up for each mark failed. The compensation shall not apply to Final Year Project.

Award of Degree

F21 The final award of the degree shall be based on the assessment of the performance of the candidate in the last three years of study by computing an aggregated score using relative weights of 1:2:3 for the third, fourth and fifth years of study respectively.

F22 A candidate who repeats in accordance with F17 in the fifth year of study, or fails supplementary examinations according to F16 in the fifth year of study shall not be eligible for the award of First Class Honours degree.

F23 A candidate who qualifies for the award of the degree shall be placed in one of the classes to be described as First, Second (Upper Division and Lower Division) and pass. Honours degrees shall be awarded to candidates who have been awarded First Class and Second Class (Upper Division and Lower Division).

F24 The classification of the final degree award stipulated in F23 shall be based on the aggregated score calculated according to clause F21 as follows:

First Class Honours 70% and above

Second Class Honours (Upper Division) 60% - 69%

Second Class Honours (Lower Division) 50% - 59%

Pass 40% - 49%

Department

EIE