Under Graduate Curriculum

 

1.      BACKGROUND:

Polytechnic Institute under the Imperial Government of Ethiopia and the former USSR was established in the year 1963 as Technical High school offering a four-year program. After thirteen years the Institute was upgraded to 'higher education' offering middle level technical training. The Institute, again, was upgraded to 'degree awarding level', offering a five-year Engineering Degree Program in the year 1997.

The institution started the new programs by offering all conventional fields of engineering such as Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science Engineering.  

In the year 2000, The "Bahir Dar Polytechnic Institute" merged with "Bahir Dar Pedagogical College" to form the "Bahir Dar University" an institute dedicated for higher education in science, technology, pedagogy, agricultural, social science, medicine, Agriculture, Textile institute and humanities. The Polytechnic Institute was thus renamed "Bahir Dar University Faculty of Engineering" but now named “Institute of Technology (IoT)”, which has an overall objective of training engineers and technologist with Bachelor’s Degree. 

2. RATIONALE:

The objective of Marine Engineering Education up to now was to educate trainable, broad based marine engineers who can fit in the different applications areas of marine engineering after given on job training for about six months for some 2 years. This has been realized to give through the under-graduate curriculum for better knowledge and skills.

The undergraduate program of Marine Engineering Department produces marine engineers who have broad knowledge through its four year programs. This training gives the students such a broad background that they can fit in different marine Navigation sections of engineering field such as power generation, refrigeration, air-conditioning, engine maintenance, manufacturing, mechanical design etc.

But with the development of international marine navigation sector and the expansion of both public and private marine engineering works in the world, deeper knowledge of various branches of marine engineering is required along with other disciplines to play a leading role in the technological development of a country.  Therefore, as a step towards meeting this demand, the Department of Marine Engineering would like to elevate the level of training to BSc to produce required marine engineers.

The requirement for engineers who can engage themselves in international marine navigation, development and engineering administration is also being fatal. But currently the marine engineering program is being offered only at Bahir Dar University Institute of Technology.

It should be also noted here that the Marine Engineering, Institute of Technology at Bahir Dar University, is working with the Ethiopian shipping line. This curriculum is implemented with the objective of meeting knowledge and skill requirement of Marine Engineers. Hence under this METI program new infrastructure will be created which can be used for the marine Engineering programs also.

3.  TRAINING OBJECTIVES:

The Training Objective of the Marine Engineering under Graduate Program is to provide broad-based education and training in Marine Engineering and its applications leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Engineering, to enable graduates to meet the challenges of the marine engineering profession in a rapidly changing environment that exists in an international shipping line. The specific training objectives can be summarized as follows.

Specific Objectives:

1. To produce marine engineers with full professional competence in different fields of Marine Navigation Engineering who can participate in the international development activities and to this end;

Ø           Train manpower for different international shipping line;

Ø           Train marine Engineers to obtain carriers as officers with renown commercial vessel operators;

Ø           Produce qualified experts and managers for shipping lines;

Ø           Meet the demands of the international shipping line in terms of training and up grading their engineers and cadets.

Ø           To provide opportunity for the working community in the field of marine engineering to upgrade their knowledge to a higher level.

4. STAFF PROFILE:

The list of staff members along with the details of qualifications and specialization is presented below.

No	Name	Academic Rank	Educ. Level	Specialization
1.	Dr. Muluwork Kahissay	Assistant Professor	B.Sc -	Thermal Engineering
			M.Sc -
			Ph.D – Russia
2.	Dr. Nigussie Mulugeta	Assistant Professor	B.Sc -	Thermal Engineering
			M.Sc -
			Ph.D – India
3.	Dr. Solomon T/Mariam	Assistant professor	B.Sc -	Thermal Engineering
			M.Sc -
			(Ph.D) – India
4.	Ato Getye Mekonnen	Lecturer	B.Sc -	Manufacturing Engineering
			M.Sc – TSTUv
			M.Thec India
5.	Ato Assefa Ayalew	Lecturer	B.Sc – A.A.U	Thermal Engineering
			M.S.c A.A.U
6.	Ato Tesfa Kelem	Lecturer	BSc.&MSc BDU	Manufacturing Engineering
7.	Ato Adamu Mengesh	Lecturer	B.Sc -	Mechanical Design
			M.Sc – A.A.U
8.	Ato Achameyeleh Aemero	Lecturer	B.Sc	Manufacturing Engineering  (CAD/CAM)
			M.Tech – NIT,India
9.	Ato Gebeyehu Ayalew	Lecturer	Dip -	Materials Engineering
			M.Sc – Addis
10.	Ato Yonas Mitiku	Lecturer	B.Sc – BDU	Applied Mechanics
			M.Sc – A.A.U
			M.Sc – Addis Univ

 

Existing Situation:

 The Department has 10 Ethiopian staff members on duty with the following qualification.

·           3 Ph.D

·           7 M.Sc.

5. ACADEMIC STAFF REQUIREMENT

In order to forecast staff requirement, the average effective teaching load of 12 hour per week was taken. The method of estimating the staff requirement was based on 10 lecture hours to be covered every week for each under graduate program. Hence, the staff requirement of the Department for the each under graduate program is estimated to be 6-7 (total 4x6=24). The breakdown of staff requirement composition in the different disciplines of marine engineering is given in Table 1.

TABLE 1 STAFF REQUIREMENT BASED ON QUALIFICATION LEVEL

No.	Specialization		Qualification		Total
		B.Sc	M.Sc	Ph.D
1	For marine engineering	5	3	-
2	For Mechanical Design	3	2	1	40
3	For Manufacturing Engineering	3	2	1
4	For Thermal Engineering	5	4	3
Total		16	11	5

 

5.1 Staff Development and Recruitment Requirement

By conducting gap analysis between the requirement and existing staff development requirement was determined and given in Table 2. The staff recruitment option has to be followed instead of development since staff with the marine engineering required qualification is not available in the Ethiopian job market at present.

TABLE 2 STAFF RECRUITMENT PLAN

No	Specialization	Existing			Required Total		To be Recruited
		Ph.D	M.Sc	B.Sc	Ph.D	M.Sc	M.Sc	Ph.D
1	Marine engineer	-	-		-	3	2
2	Manufacturing	-	3		-	2	2	1
	Mechanical  Design	-	2		-	2	2	1
3	Thermal Eng.	3	2		3	4	2	-
	Total	3	7	16	3	11	8	2

Note: The existing Ph.D, M.Sc and B,Sc staff members are also required for the Undergraduate graduate program courses mechanical engineering.

5.2 Existing Physical Resources and Infrastructure.      

 The existing physical resources and facilities are from School of mechanical and industrial engineering workshop and laboratories and marine workshop and laboratory/simulator/.

 5.3 Partnerships/ cooperation.

This program is offered with the collaboration of Bahir Dar University and Ethiopian Maritime Training Institute Share Company (EMTI  S.Co.)

 

6. GRADUATE PROFILE:

Worldwide, the marine engineering profession (Cadet) has several specializations because of its very wide nature on considering the immediate requirements of Vessel Operators and the International Marine Organization (IMO).

 6.1 CAREER PLACEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT

Ø      Upon successful completion, EMTI provides cadets employments as Engineer officers with major international shipping companies

Ø       Typically, first-year graduates work and train abroad commercial vessel for 10 – 12 months. After such periods, graduates achieve the rank of ‘’3^rd Engineer’’

Ø      Promotion opportunities become available based on experience and performance. The career plate form includes promotions to 2^nd Engineer, 1^st Engineer and Chief Engineer.

7.   ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS:

7.1 Admission Requirement:

Ø      During the first year, prospective cadet study pre-requisite course at Bahir Dar University to develop necessary skills to begin EMTI marine engineering courses.

Ø      Cadets apply to EMTI during the first year at Bahir Dar University and begin marine Engineering Studies during this second year.

Ø      Cadets receive 252ECTS of Marine Engineering Curriculum, including the pre-requisite courses, basic training, survival training and marine engineering.

In addition to the requirements set by the EMIT, Candidates must have successfully completed the academic requirements of Ethiopian National Examination and after completion on freshman I year I Semester program.

7.2 Duration of Study and Requirements:

The duration of study for under graduate Degree in regular stream will be four complete Academic Years, out of which the last semester will be exclusively allotted to the project Work. The duration of study for under graduate Degree in regular stream will be eight terms.

Ø      Training: vessel operators and the international marine organization (IMO) requires approximately 1,500 hours of specialized training (which is equivalent to 252 ECTS)

Ø       Discipline: marine engineering office career is demanding and requires extensive work abroad commercial vessel, lasting approximately 8 – 12 months per year

Ø      Team Oriented: marine engineering offices are expected to meet challenging tasks and schedules. As such, a team oriented philosophy and strong communication skills are critical for performance.

Ø      Ability to Perform: the marine industry is highly competitive; demands significant commitment stresses willingness and reward performance.

7.3 Assignment of Course Code:

A Four letter English code with Four digit number indicates a under graduating course. MEng 1021 for example indicates that the course is offered to under graduate course, the letter indicates the owner of the course and the first digit (1) indicates the first year in which the subject is offered, the second two digits number (02) indicates the module number of the course and the last digit (1) indicates the semester in which the course is offered. Here the number 1 is used to indicate the first year of the Graduate Program and 2 is used to indicate the second year of the Graduate Program because the numbers 0 to 1 are used for undergraduate program courses.

7.4     Assessment and Evaluation:

The assessment and evaluation of course work are done based on ECTS credit hour system. The details of Credit Hours system is presented below.

 7.5 CREDIT HOUR SYSTEM:

The Semester load is the number of credits a student is supposed to take in a semester. In the European system, a credit is defined as one lecture recitation or two/three laboratory or tutorial work for the duration of one semester (15 to 16 weeks).

 7.6 FINAL GRADING:

Final Grades of Students entering the university in post graduate studies are on letter grade system for all course work specified in the curriculum. Only the graduating project work evaluation is not based on credit hour and letter grade system. The grading points are indicated in the following table.

Letter GRADE	Number Grade	Conventional  Grade
A+	1.0	4.0
A	1.3	4.0
A-	1.7	4.0
B+	2.0	3.5
B	2.3	3.0
C+	2.7	2.5
C	3.0	2.0
D	3.3	1.0
E	3.7	Pass
F	0	0

 

    7.7 ASSESSMENT OF THE FINAL PROJECT WORK:

The assessment of graduating project work is done on achievement basis which is indicated as shown below.

S No	Achievement
1.	Excellent
2.	Very Good
3.	Good
4.	Satisfactory
5.	Fail

At the end of each semester and graduation, students will receive a transcript that indicate course taken, credit point score achieved in letter Grade(A, B, C, D, E, F) and their overall performance. The letter grades for course work are given using relative grading system. The achievement for graduating project work is given using marks/points evaluation system details of which are presented under project evaluation system.

7.8 Graduation Requirements:

In addition to the requirements of Bahir Dar University, a candidate for BSc Degree is expected to successfully complete 250 Credit-Hours coursework and successfully complete a six month graduating project work. The achievements of the project will be indicated as follows

·         Excellent

·         Very Good

·         Good

·         Satisfactory

·         Fail

7.9 Medium of Instruction

   The medium of instruction for the program is ENGLISH.

7.10 Degree Nomenclature

The degree awarded to students who successfully complete the minimum requirements for under graduate degree is the labeled in English & Amharic as follows.

Program Composition, Course Schedule and total credit ECTS details:

Module Description (Program Composition)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE OF COURSES

Year I / Semester I (COMMON TO ALL FOCUS AREAS)

 

Year I / Semester II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year II / Semester I

 

Year II / Semester II

Year III / Semester I

Year III / Semester II

 

Year III / Semester III

^*  If the total number of students in one batch is 300 to 400, the internship can be adjusted to be held in two summer having  four  groups (two groups per a year). The first two groups will take the basic training in year III/ Semester III,    and the remaining two groups will take the basic training in year IV/ Semester III.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year IV / Semester I

Year IV / Semester II

                                                                                     Total Credit Point    =   250

Total Lecture, Tutorial, Laboratory, Home Study, Credit, ECTS and Percentage and module distribution details for Marine Engineering program:

 

MARINE ENGINEERING SPECIALIZATION:

Semester	Lec	Tut	Lab	HS	ECTS
	Hr	Hr	Hr	Hr	CP
Yr. 1 Semester I	21	6	3	28	29
Yr. 1 Semester II	14	11	8	25	29
Yr. 2 Semester I	15	15	6	28	32
Yr. 2 Semester II	12	10	11	27	30
Yr. 3 Semester I	12	17	4	25	29
Yr. 3 Semester II	14	7	17	18	29
Yr. 3 Semester III and /or (Yr. 4 Semester III)			20		10*
Yr. 4 Semester I	17	9	17	19	31
Yr. 4 Semester II	5	3	25	31	32
Total	110	78	111	201	250