This programme is true to the nature of technology as it relates significantly with areas such as mathematics, science, engineering, computing and art to name but a few. It also creates new combinations and boundaries of such technologically related domains. Within this course you will learn study-units that are intended to enable technological capability; that is to 'do' technology as opposed to just learning about it. However, there are other study-units which are then targeted towards developing a reflective perspective on technology and its interaction with the human being, that is, how technology may be used or misused, learnt and taught.
The components you will be taught about are categorized in the following headings:
- Engineering Sciences and Visual Communication conceptual knowledge ֠Resistant materials, Electrical and Electronic Systems and Control and, Graphics
- Technological procedural knowledge
- Design principles and processes
- Mathematics
- Field visits
- Technology studies
This programme is true to the nature of technology because although it relates significantly with areas such as mathematics, science, engineering, computing and art to name but a few, it also creates new combinations and boundaries of such technologically related domains. Within this course there are study-units that are intended to enable technological capability that is to 'do' technology as opposed to just learning about it. However, there are other study-units which are then targeted towards developing a reflective perspective on technology and its interaction with the human being, that is, how technology may be used or misused, learnt and taught. The components making up this course can be categorized under the following headings:
- Engineering Sciences and Visual Communication conceptual knowledge ֠Resistant materials, Electrical and Electronic Systems and Control and, Graphics.: This category provides the main space and time for developing knowledge about manufacturing processes, processes that control a technological function, and processes that are highly dependent on competency in a visual language rather than only a verbal or symbolic one.
- Technological procedural knowledge (laboratory/workshop practice): This category provides the time and resources to support the engineering sciences mentioned in point 1. This category, together with the design category in point 3, provides the main channel for "doing technology".
- Design principles and processes (conceptual and procedural knowledge): This category provides the main space for developing designerly ways of knowing and doing. It is one cross-curricular theme which will link most of the work done under categories mentioned in points 1 and 2.
- Mathematics: This is another cross curricular theme which will link most of the work done under categories mentioned in points 1, 2 and 3.
- Field visits: This category provides the space and time for industrial experiences or participation in community experiences which involve technology education, for example a yearly Design and Technology Expo for schools, a robotics competition, a roaming technology popularization team etc.
- Technology studies: This provides the main space for reflective thought about technology and its possible social, political, cultural, environmental impact and how such issues may be permeated within a curriculum for school students, for the general public or other target audiences. The content of the course is based on the National Minimum Curriculum subjects of Design and Technology, Graphical Communication and vocational Engineering Technology.
Communication and Academic Skills Programme
The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.
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TET1001 | Applied Electrical and Electronics for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET1002 | Applied Resistant Materials for Technology 1 | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET1014 | Introduction to Iconic Programming | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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TET1000 | Safety Issues and Practices for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET1003 | Foundations of Electrical Theories for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET1004 | Introduction to Solid State Devices and Circuits for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET1005 | Wood Studies for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET1006 | Metal Studies for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET1007 | Graphic Design and Communication | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET1016 | Algebra and Trigonometry for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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TET1009 | Transducer Circuits | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET1010 | Polymer Studies for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET1011 | Textile Studies for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET1012 | Graphical Communication Techniques | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET1015 | Calculus for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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TET2001 | Manufacturing Processes for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET2002 | Prototype Design and Manufacture for Technology | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET2003 | Field Visits - Graphic Industries | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
TET2015 | Design Science: Theory, Processes and Methods | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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CGS2000 | Cognitive Psychology for Design and Technology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ESE2105 | Foundations of Digital Electronics for Technology | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET2006 | Mechanical Structures for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET2007 | Technical Graphics and Design 1 | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET2008 | Analytic Geometry for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET2018 | Web Based Software Development | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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CLS2401 | Ergonomics and Design | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
EER2507 | Developing Environmental Responsibility through Design and Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET2010 | Mechanisims for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET2014 | Introduction to Coding for Microcontroller-based Systems | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET2016 | Visual Literacy for Technology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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TET3001 | Applied Resistant Materials for Technology 2 | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET3002 | Field Visits - Electrical and Electronics Industries | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
TET3003 | Field Visits - Materials and Mechanical Industries | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
TET3004 | Design and Manufacture Project | 12 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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EDS3304 | Technology Education for Democratic Citizenship | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MME3215 | Advanced Materials for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET3006 | Technical Graphics and Design 2 | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET3007 | Design and Aesthetics of the Built Environment | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET3008 | Statistics for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
TET3009 | Technology, Society and Entrepreneurship | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
TET3013 | Inventors, Inventions and the Process of Inventing | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
TET3014 | Electrical Waveform Design for Technology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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SCE3206 | Control Systems Fundamentals | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
TET3011 | Management of Product Manufacturing Industries | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
TET3012 | The Epistemology and Learning of Technological Knowledge | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SECTIONFOOTER   |
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Technical Design and Technology - B.Sc. (Hons) TDT - under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.