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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Mechanical Engineering Design I - MED2601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: EME1501
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable students to apply constructs, theories and models into practice within a laboratory setting underpinned by the integration of prescribed standards and specification of components associated with engineering design technologies. Students will also become aware of both the basis for decisions and the standards of industrial engineering components. Furthermore, the students will apply engineering standards to design mechanical components including (Design of Bearings, Design of Shafts, Design of gears, Design of Belts and chain drives, Design of seals, Design of clutches and brakes, Design of springs, Fastening and power screws and Engineering tolerance.
Fluid Mechanics and Turbo-Machinery - FMM3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable the graduating student to estimate and perform calculations related to pipe flows and discharge calculations. The student will also be able to estimate and perform the efficiency calculations of thermal turbo-machines that have been subjected to a variety of operating conditions. Furthermore, the qualifying student will be able to perform thermal design calculations using design data books and materials data books wisely. The student acquires specific knowledge and understanding of Compressible flows in turbomachines.
Mechanical Engineering Design II - MED2602
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MED2601 Co-requisite: MED2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable students to apply constructs, theories and models into practice. Students will also become aware of both the basis for decisions and the standards of mechanical engineering components. Furthermore, the students will apply engineering standards to understanding the failure of mechanical components under different loading settings. The students will be able to analyze failure and implement engineering tolerances in design. Finally students will have a design project to apply their understanding of design concepts up to now.
Mechanical Design Project - MDP3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students who complete this module can carry out a detailed design of a mechanical component or system. This will involve conducting research, in the form of a literature survey, as background for their design work, selecting an appropriate mechanical design, carrying out the actual design work, and reporting on the research and design in a portfolio.
Maintenance Engineering IIB - MEN2602
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MEN1501
Purpose: Qualifying students will gain the necessary knowledge of maintenance systems with emphasis on maintenance storage, handling and safety, efficiency and effectiveness and be able to analyze current maintenance storage systems and technology.
Maintenance Engineering III - MEN3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of the module is to make students understand the concepts of maintenance and their importance in industry. At the completion of the module the student will be able to understand and practically apply maintenance engineering principles for optimizing equipment, managing resources and procedures to achieve reliability, maintainability and availability of equipment.
Mechanics of Fluids I - MFL1601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable students to be able to understand the basics of fluid statics, fluid dynamics and calculate flow measurement and other related concepts within the field of mechanical engineering. Students will also gain an understanding on the use of appropriate property tables and charts and be able to perform engineering calculations and design.
Solid Mechanics IV - SME3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of the module is to enable the qualifying student to analyze and apply mechanics and technology principles to analyze and solve engineering problems in all mechanisms, machine parts within the mechanical and mechatronic engineering fields.
Mechanics of Fluids II - MFL2602
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MFL1601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable qualifying students to be able to analyze pipe flow, viscous flow, vortices, forces exerted by moving fluids, pipe friction, pumps, pipe systems, in fluid power systems within the field of fluid Power Engineering. Students will also develop skills and competencies in conducting experiments and to report findings in an acceptable format based on prescribed topics within the field of fluids engineering that will be covered in this module.
Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer - THT3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The qualifying student gains understanding of thermodynamic principles as applied to heat transfer, and refrigeration and air conditioning. In engineering practice, an understanding of the mechanisms of heat transfer is important since heat transfer plays a crucial role in the design of heat exchangers, power plants, refrigerators, and air conditioners, among others. Hence the purpose of this module is to enable qualifying students apply this knowledge and solve complex engineering problems involving analysis of heat transfer and systems which store, transfer and convert energy as required of a practicing engineering technologist.
Work-directed industry based Mechanical Engineering Project - MPR3601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 60
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: EEA2601, EME2602, MAT2691, MED2602, MFL2602, AEM2601, SME2602, TDY2602, MTC2602, MEN2602
Purpose: Work-directed industry based Mechanical Engineering Project refers to an industry based engineering project where the students will try to solve industry based problems. This training provides students with an opportunity to apply their technical knowledge to relevant problem situations in industry, and to gain exposure to typical organizational culture, human relations and working conditions. With suitable guidance and supervision, the students will be taught to work independently and to develop an awareness of the ethics and requirements of industry.
Engineer in Society - EIS4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: An introduction to the role of engineers in the context of their employment in industry and their interaction with the wider community is a key. In light of the current world economic and environmental crisis due in part to unsustainable development and poor financial planning, 21st Century engineers are faced with unprecedented challenges of developing a sustainable world in balance with the forces of nature to combat global environmental, social and economic crises. Engineers are required to have an understanding of the society around them including its laws and regulations. The development of the modern world has been dominated by science, engineering and technology and the role of the engineer is linked closely to the needs of society. Unfortunately engineers are either public relations shy or poor communicators of their incredible successes
Manufacturing Technology II - MTC2602
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MTC1501
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students with the necessary fundamental knowledge and skills on engineering materials, atomic structure, metal processing and machines operations. Students should be able to identify different manufacturing processes (ceramics polymers, mechanical properties, metal forming) and machine operations such as milling machine and lathe machine and welding processes.
Heat and Mass Transfer - HMT4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable the graduating students to successfully perform Heat and mass transfer calculations in all there modes of heat transfer namely conduction convection and radiation. This module also provides necessary skills to the graduating students to perform thermal design calculations related heat exchangers. Towards the end of the module students will be able to apply the principles of Mass transfer and draw analogy between heat and mass transfer. Furthermore, the qualifying students will be able to perform thermal design calculations using Heat and mass transfer data books wisely. The student acquires specific knowledge and understanding of Heat and mass transfer operations for a variety of situations in the industry.
Solid Mechanics I - SME2601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: EME1501
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip a student with basic technical knowledge for determining state of common engineering structures under simple and direct loading conditions. After completing this module, the student is expected to determine stresses and strains in: axially-loaded bars/rods of different configurations; thinﾭ walled cylinders both under pressure and/or in rotation; shafts in torsion; axiallyﾭ loaded helical springs of various configurations. The student should also be able to determine internal forces arising in plane trusses as a result of dead loads.
Mechanical Engineering Research Project - HRMEN81
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 36
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: STA4820
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to allow students to critically analyse and apply mathematical and scientific principles that have been learnt in previous Mechanical Engineering modules by researching a complex engineering topic. The topic should lead to an investigation or experimental study which is typical of what the graduate would encounter in an employment situation shortly after graduation. The student should explore the research literature, conceptualise experiments; obtain, analyse and interpret experimental data; draw valid conclusions and understand the limitations of applying these conclusions to situations or contexts outside of the controlled experimental set-up. The objective of this research project is to produce new knowledge or insight into a phenomenon. This module is part of the Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honour's degree in Mechanical Engineering. By completing this project the student will also be equipped to engage in independent and life-long learning through well-developed learning skills.
Solid Mechanics II - SME2602
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: SME2601 Co-requisite: SME2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to build on students ability to calculate for stress in common engineering components when subjected to slightly more complex loading conditions than direct loading such as: thermal/temperature stresses, impact or suddenly applied loading, bending stresses in encastre beams and shear stresses. After completing this module, the student is expected to solve stress and strain arising in thermally loaded members/structures, strains due to impact and suddenly applied loads, draw shear force and bending moment diagrams of beams built in at both ends but symmetrically loaded, determine the centre of area, second moment of area and section modulus of different builtﾭ up sections, and determine bending and shear stresses in beams having different crossﾭ sectional areas.
Mechanics of Composite Materials - MCM4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to aspects of design and analysis work involving composite components whose stress/strain mechanical properties are controlled by high strength/stiffness continuous fibres within a polymeric, metal or ceramic matrix. A mixture of analytical and numerical skills towards the intended purpose of the course will encompass the micromechanics of fibre reinforced composites, the stress/strain analysis of orthotropic materials and laminated composites, the failure analysis of laminated composites, and the design of composite components.
Engineering Drawing and Graphics - EDG1501
Diploma Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to drawing techniques and dimensioning. Students completing this module will gain basic skills required for engineering communication with the aid of drawings. They will learn the basics of sketching, dimensioning, pictorial and orthographic drawing.
Thermodynamics I - TDY2601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable qualifying students to be able to apply the laws units, definitions and fundamentals of the behaviour of gases and vapours under variations of temperature and pressure. The first and second laws of thermodynamics are analysed together with psychometry and fundamentals of combustion thermodynamics. This will enable qualifying students to apply these principles to the design of thermal engineering systems.
Mechanical Engineering Design Project - MED4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English
Purpose: The module serves as a capstone module, where students will rigorously apply all mechanical engineering principles they have learnt in previous modules to provide design solutions to ill-defined and complex mechanical engineering problems. The students must demonstrate an understanding of the engineering design methodology in which they are able perform problem definition, concept generation, design embodiment, design testing and design communication and marketing. The students will also be required to perform a detailed economic evaluation of the proposed new or improved process they are proposing. The students will then need to apply techniques of proper academic report writing to present and discuss their design. The module forms part of the Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering. This module will enable students to develop competencies in applying mathematical and scientific principles to the design and development of mechanical engineering system.
Engineering Graphics - EGP1501
Diploma Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to drawing techniques and dimensioning. Students completing this module will gain basic skills required for engineering communication with the aid of drawings. They will learn the basics of sketching, dimensioning, pictorial and orthographic drawing. This module is part of the Higher Certificate in Mechanical Engineering.
Thermodynamics II - TDY2602
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: TDY2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip qualifying students with an extended knowledge of thermodynamics related to common systems such as compressors, turbines, boilers, condensers, refrigerators. With this integrated knowledge the students should be able to identify, analyse, evaluate, reflect on and address common thermodynamics problems related to these systems. This is accomplished by applying evidence-based solutions and theory-driven arguments associated with compressor, turbine, boiler, condenser, refrigerator thermodynamic systems. The qualifying students will be able to apply these evidence-based solutions and thermodynamic principles in the relevant engineering environment and practice.
Mechatronics and Measurement Systems - MMS4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of the module is to provide an interdisciplinary experience that encompasses measurement systems, electronics and computer control in mechanical engineering systems. This module also develops the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills required for students to become competent engineers.
Maintenance Engineering IA - MEN1501
Diploma Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Qualifying students will gain the necessary knowledge of maintenance systems with emphasis on maintenance management and effective implementation of the Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM).
Automatic Control - ACT3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of the module is to enable the qualifying student to analyse and apply control systems and principles to analyse and solve engineering problems in all mechanisms, machine parts within the mechanical and mechatronic engineering fields.
Structural Dynamics - SDY4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Completion of this subject allows the students to have an in-depth understanding of the vibration of mechanical and structural system. The module is an intersection between solid mechanics and dynamics theory and seeks to advance students analytical skills in the fields of solid mechanics and dynamics which are very useful for postgraduate research. At the end of the module the graduating students should be able to solve different problems involving vibration of mechanical structural components (e.g. bars, shafts, beams, plates and shells) by formulating their solutions from basic principles.
Manufacturing Technology I - MTC1501
Diploma Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students with the necessary fundamental knowledge and skills on safety measures on machineries, hand tools and measuring instruments in the engineering manufacturing workshop. Qualifying students will be able to solve practical problems related to Mechanical Engineering by operating machines such lathe machine, drilling machine, grinding machine and milling machine. These students should be able to take measurements using measuring instruments such as Vernier caliper, micrometer, measuring tape and etc
Dynamics - DYN3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to advance the students' analytical skills in the solving stress and strain problems in solid structural systems. The qualifying student should be able to calculate for beams of arbitrary crossﾭ sections subjected to shear and bending forces and moments acting along inclined axis and planes; determine beam deflections under applied loads using moment-area method and the Castigliano's theorem; solve for statically indeterminate beams by using the differential equations of the deflection curve and method of superposition; solve for buckling of slender columns which support compressive loads in structures considering a number of simple support conditions; and predict when elastic failure will occur under any condition of applied stress in a simple tensile test.
Sustainable Energy - SUE4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The qualifying student understands the desirability of establishing sustainability in the context of energy generation, the trade-offs between environmental impact, resource depletion and economic development. An understanding of the technical basics of each of the major non-renewable and renewable sources of energy, the extent of the environmental impact and resource depletion of each of the major non-renewable and renewable sources of energy is important In modern practice of energy generation. Hence the purpose of this module is to enable qualifying students apply this knowledge in gauging different options for specific scenarios when planning, designing and analysing renewable energy generation systems.
Applied Engineering Mechanics - AEM2601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: EME2602 Co-requisite: EME2602
Purpose: This module will impart to students knowledge and skills encompassing introductory aspects of vibrations, kinematics, principles of energy diagrams with application to rotating machinery, the analysis of cams and gyroscopes, and the force and dynamical analysis of systems that incorporate gearing and spring elements.
Environmental Engineering - EEN3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The qualifying students will able to apply the principles underlying the application of pollution management strategies. This module also enable students to develop skills in environmental management that can be applied in businesses, commerce, government, communities and other areas of life.
Thermo-Fluids - TFL4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Completion of this module allows the students to have an in-depth understanding of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. It seeks to empower the students to revisit previous topics covered in the Diploma in Engineering Technology Mechanical but at a deeper level and be able to solve most problems at first principles. The students will also be introduced to basics of CFD and industry.
Engineering Mechanics II - EME2602
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: EME1501
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable students to understand the principles of statics, Engineering Mechanics. This module is designed to prepare student for high level modules.
Engineering Materials Technology II - EMT3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of the module is to develop the necessary knowledge and understanding of the importance of composite materials in the modern design and manufacturing processes.At the completion of the module the student will be able to: Practically apply material science technology principles to broadly defined engineering problems in all mechanisms, machine parts and manufacturing fields;Design and conduct experiments as well as to analyse and interpret data related to structure, properties, processing, and performance of materials; Apply theoretical knowledge to design components, systems, and processes to meet the needs of the composites industry within a set of realistic constraints including economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability
Engineering Modelling - EMO1601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: EGP1501 Co-requisite: EGP1501
Purpose: Skills in computer-aided drafting (CAD) are increasingly valuable and sought in the workplace. Qualifying students will be able to develop a concept from a simple 2D sketch into a 3D parametric part design, assembly design, and creating production-ready part and assembly drawings using Autodesk Inventor. The student will receive "hands-on" training and will develop the techniques that are essential in today's job market, incorporating the CAD E-learning software, this module will teach you how to leverage computer aided design software to perform 3D mechanical design, product simulation, tooling creation, and design communication. Autodesk Inventor provides a comprehensive set of 3D mechanical CAD tools for producing complete digital prototypes. The Inventor model allows the qualifying student to create production-ready part and assembly drawings and then visualize, simulate and analyze how a design will work under real-world conditions.
Finite Element Analysis - FEA3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students who complete this module can apply the numerical procedures involved in the use of the finite element method in the area of strengths of materials, with an emphasis on structural problems