Undergraduate Students, Engineering & IT Programmes

AY207  Management Accounting I

The objective of this course is to introduce students to the concepts and  techniques of Management Accounting. Topics considered will include  Profit-Volume Analysis; Accounting Data for Decisions;  Marginal Cost  and Cash Flow Concepts in Decision Making;  Long-run Decisions;   Standard Costing and Budgetary Control Systems; Behavioural Aspects
of Control.

CE306 Year’s Work in Civil Engineering

(a) Laboratory work in strength of materials, soil mechanics and environmental engineering (b) Communications (c) Design of structures in steel and concrete (d) The Engineer in Society

CE307 Environmental Engineering

Characteristics, standards and sources of waters and wastewaters. Water purification processes in natural systems; rivers, lakes, estuaries and soils. Engineered systems for water purification; settlement, coagulation, softening, filtration and disinfection. Engineered systems for wastewater treatment and disposal; primary, secondary and advanced treatment. Water distribution and wastewater collection systems. Air, noise, sludges, solid wastes, agricultural wastes; characteristics and engineered systems for pollution control. Environmental law and environmental impact assessments.

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CE312 Elementary Soil Mechanics

Introduction to geotechnical engineering. Characteristics of soils, phase relations; effective stress, total stress, and pore water pressures; undrained and drained shear strength; Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion; laboratory testing of soils; earth pressures; seepage. Introduction to bearing capacity, consolidation and slope stability.

CE313 Highway and Traffic Engineering I

Geometric design of highways: sight distance, horizontal and vertical alignment, transition curves, aesthetics and computer applications with digital terrain models. Signposting. Junction design. Isolated traffic signals. Roundabouts. Speed, flow and density. Level of service. Specifications for roadwork's. Sub-base materials. Roadbase materials. Surfacing materials. Equilibrium moisture content. Equivalent wheel load factor. CBR test. Empirical flexible pavement design.

CE317 Year’s Work in Environmental Engineering

(a) Laboratory work in soil mechanics and environmental engineering (b) Communications (c) Design of structures in steel and concrete (d) Preparation of Environmental Impact Statements. (e) The Engineer in Society

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CE318 Construction Operations I

Introduction to: contractual roles and relationships, contracts and contract documents, construction planning and control, project network analysis, health, safety and welfare in construction, disputes claims and arbitration, economic appraisal and evaluation of construction projects.

CE319 Construction Operation II

Further topics on: contractual roles and relationships, contracts and contract documents, construction planning and control, project network analysis, health, safety and welfare in construction, disputes claims and arbitration, economic appraisal and evaluation of construction projects.

CE320 Solids and Structures I

Basic structural concepts including equilibrium, linearity, superposition, determinancy and geometric stability. Member forces and deflections in statically determinate trusses; shear and moment diagrams. Introduction to real work, virtual work. Strain energy. Fixed beams. Continuous beams. Stiffness and flexibility. Introduction to moment distribution. Elasticity and plasticity; axial load, bending, torsion, shear, pressure vessels, combined loading. Principal stresses and strains. Statically indeterminate systems. Energy methods. Deflections of beams. Elastic instability.

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CE321 Solids and Structures II

Introduction to the stiffness method. Computer applications by means of structural analysis software packages through interactive computer packages. Influence lines for simple structures. Maxwell's and Betti's theorems. Mueller-Breslau's principle. Moment distribution, application to continuous beams and simple frames. Two pinned segmental and parabolic arches. Suspension bridge. Time independent and time dependant behaviour, elasticity, plasticity and viscoelasticity. Deflections of beams and frames. Shear deflection. Statically indeterminate stress systems. Energy methods, principle of virtual work, Castiglianos theorem and impact loading. Buckling and related matters. Vibration of structures. Theories of failure.

CE322 Design of Concrete Structures 

History of concrete in structures.Limit state design principles. Loading. Analysis of reinforced concrete sections in flexure. Shear. Bond. Deflection and cracking. Durability. Design of simple reinforced concrete slabs, beams and columns. Pad foundations. Introduction to reinforcement detailing. Computer-aided drafting. Simple computer analysis of frames. 

CE323 Design of Steel Structures 

Introduction to modern design principles for steelwork. Introduction to Eurocodes of practice for loading and steelwork. Loading of Structures. Tension members including eccentric loading. Local buckling, effective section area and moduli. Compression members including eccentric loading. Basis of strut design curves. Design of laterally supported beams. Connections. Bolts, types and grades. Welds, types, electrodes. Direct shear joints. Eccentrically loaded joints - shear and torsion, and shear and tension types. Joints in simple and rigid design. Design of simple buildings incorporating the above elements which also include bolted and welded trusses. Bracing.

CE327 Civil Engineering Infrastructure Design I

Highway  & Traffic
Geometric design of highways: sight distance, horizontal and vertical alignment, transition curves, aesthetics and computer applications with digital terrain models. Signposting. Junction design. Isolated traffic signals. Roundabouts. Speed, flow and density. Level of service. Specifications for roadwork's. Sub-base materials. Roadbase materials. Surfacing materials. Equilibrium moisture content. Equivalent wheel load factor. CBR test. Empirical flexible pavement design.
 
Design of Steel Structures
Introduction to modern design principles for steelwork. Introduction to Eurocodes of practice for loading and steelwork. Loading of Structures. Tension members including eccentric loading. Local buckling, effective section area and moduli. Compression members including eccentric loading. Basis of strut design curves. Design of  laterally supported beams. Connections. Bolts, types and grades. Welds, types, electrodes. Direct shear joints. Eccentrically loaded joints - shear and torsion, and shear and tension types. Joints in simple and rigid design. Design of simple buildings incorporating the above elements which also include bolted and welded trusses. Bracing. 

CE328 Years Work in Project and Construction Management

a) Project planning and organisation using commercial software (e.g. Primevara)
b) Project Manager in Society
c) Communications
d) Design of Structures in Steel
e) Preparation of Environmental Impact Statements
f) Soil mechanics laboratory

  CE329 Sustainable Energy

’Traditional’ energy resources and their sustainability. Worldwide and Irish energy consumption. Review of sustainable energy resources including: solar, wind, hydro, ocean, geothermal and biomass. Nature and availability of resource, quantification of power, energy capture/conversion systems and associated environmental impacts.

CE330 Engineering Hydraulics 1

Flow in pipes, rough and smooth pipe laws, boundary layers, Colebrook-White equation, universal resistance diagrams, empirical resistance formulae, form losses, pipe networks and pumped systems. Energy and momentum principles in steady open channel flow including hydraulic jump, critical control sections and water surface profiles, introduction to hydraulic machinery. Selected case studies.

  CE331 Offshore Energy I

Water wave mechanics including the structure of ocean and coastal waves. Waves as a group and wave energy. Refraction and diffraction of waves, breaking waves. Waves as a random process. Wave energy conversion devices. Global tidal dynamics. Estuarine tidal dynamics. Tidal barrages, tidal stream turbines.

 CE333 Mechanics of Materials

Course Syllabus
• Equilibrium
• Concepts of stress and strain
• Axially loaded members, pin-jointed trusses
• Thin walled pressure vessel theory
• Simple torsion
• Stress transformations and Mohr's circle
• Shear force and Bending moment diagrams
• Bending stresses
• Shear stresses
• Slope and deflection of beams
• Buckling of pin-jointed members


CH306 Analytical and Environmental Chemistry

Environmental and analytical chemistry are closely connected, for it is only by the application of modern analytical chemistry techniques that it is possible to study environmental problems. The course covers: Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Ecotoxicology, Analytical Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Separation Techniques, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, Electrochemistry.

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CT303 Networks and Communications 

ISO / OSI Reference Model. Basic Data Communications, Physical Layer. Data Link Layer, Example Protocols. LAN Technology Standards, Virtual LANs. Network Layer, Internet Protocol, ATM. Transport Layer, TCP and UDP. Use of Higher OSI Layers. Client / Server Architectures. Network Programming using Sockets API.

CT306  Formal Methods 

Formal Specification Techniques.  Reasoning about programs: Partial and  Total Correctness.  Formal Construction of Programs.  The Weakest  Precondition Semantics.  The Refinement Calculus. 

CT318 Human Computer Interaction

Effective techniques to the gathering of systems requirements. HCI as a  key component of the SDLC. Model user and task components of system  projects.  System interaction design patterns. User Interface Design and  programming tools to the design of interfaces with many applicable  domains.  Assess the interfaces/interaction patterns of existing systems.  Prioritise varied and conflicting design criteria as part of the systems  development task.

CT326 Programming III 

Fundamentals of OO Analysis and Design. Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism. Function Overloading. Constructor Functions, Overloading Constructors. Controlling Fonts. String Classes. HTML Applet Attributes. Graphics. Event Handling. Exception Handling. Multithreaded Programming and Synchronisation. Abstract Classes and Interfaces. Packages. Input / Output Streams and Object Serialisation, Customising Serialisation. Random File Access. Socket Classes. Applet Security. Large Scale Design, Open / Closed Principle, Dependency Inversion Principle. Design Patterns, Observer
Pattern, Abstract Factory Pattern. Component Design and Testing. Software Reflection. Collections Framework, Interfaces, Implementation Classes and Algorithms.

CT329 Electronic and Computer Engineering Project

Individual or group project in electronic / computer systems engineering. Includes both hardware & software elements.

CT331 Programming Paradigms

Introduction to programming paradigms.  Formal language. Chomsky  hierarchy.  Finite Automata.  Push down automata. Interpreters.  Compilers.  Compiler structure.  Scanning.  Parsing.  Language  abstractions.  Data Abstraction.  Control Abstraction.  Subprograms.  Procedural Model.  Functional programming.  Logic Programming.   Object oriented programming.  Visual programming.  Database  programming. Parallel programming.

CT332 Database Systems II

Database Design: ER Modeling, EER modeling, mapping to relational  schema.  Normalisation - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, BCNF.  Design Issues Choice of  keys, denormalisation, indexing strategies. Concurrency Control Lost  Update, Temporary Update, Incorrect Summary Problems Locking  Mechanisms, Binary Locks, Shared and Exclusive Locks, 2 Phase
Locking  Protocol, Timestamping approaches. Multiversion
approaches.  Recovery Mechanism Motivations, Transactions, System  Log, Commit Points, Checkpoints, Immediate & Deferred Update  Protocols. Shadow paging. Distributed Databases Introduction,  Fragmentation policies, Distributed Database Architectures, Distributed  Query Execution and Optimisation, Distributed Recovery, Distributed Concurrency Control Object-Oriented Databases Mapping EER models to  Object Oriented Schemas.  OQL.

CT333 Professional Skills II

The practice of project management, Group based exercises in project  management.  Group-based research of IT Topic.

CT338 Software Engineering and Project Management

The Software Development Life Cycle. Waterfall, prototype and
spiral models of software product development. Object-Oriented analysis  and design. Detailed instruction in one particular object-oriented
methodology. CASE tool. Introduction to software testing: Black and  White Box approaches. Complexity and metrics analysis. Transaction  Flow Testing.  Logic-Based Testing. The V-model of software  development. The practice of project management, Group based exercises  in project management.

CT341 Artificial Intelligence

Planning and Scheduling. Multi-agent systems. Natural Language Processing. Applications of AI (Games and Robotics).

CT342 Semantic Web Services

Technology Concepts, Functionality and Execution Model, Architectures and Implementations, Products and Standards.

CT343 Scientific Computing

Informatics basis of molecular biology. Genome Archives. Analysing genome sequences using probabilistic, statistical, and tree-based methods. Python – a rapid development environment for scientific computing. Mini-project.

CT344 Medical Informatics

Biosignal Processing: Origin of Biosignals; Acquisition of Biosignals, Lossy and Lossless Data Compression Techniques, Analysis and Classification of Biosignals. Biostatistical Methods: Descriptive Statistics, Basic Statistic Measures, General Linear Models, Estimation. Probabilistic Medical Reasoning: Categorical Decision Making Using Flowcharts, Probabilistic Decision Making.

CT360 Next-Generation Technologies III

More advanced coverage of Next Generation Technology topics including: Digital Media and Games Development. Medical and Bioinformatics. Acquisition of Biosignals, Lossy and Lossless Data Compression Techniques, Analysis and Classification of Biosignals. Biostatistical Methods. Energy Informatics. Computational Informatics. Enterprise Systems.

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EE302.I Electrical Power & Machines I

Laws of electromagnetism, magnetic circuits, magnetic materials
Transformers: equivalent circuits and transformer tests
DC generators & motors: equivalent circuits and tests
Fractional horsepower motors
Introduction to 3-phase systems, induction motors & generators

EE302.II Electrical Power & Machines II

Speed control of DC machines
3-phase power,
AC induction motors: equivalent circuits, tests and speed control Doubly fed induction generator, Power quality and harmonics, Power systems: planning and load flow

EE308 Signals and Communications

Semester I:
Fourier Analysis: Fourier series and Fourier transform. Analysis and design of signal processing systems, passive and active filters.  Random signal analysis, energy and power spectral density. Introduction to Digital Signal Processing.

Semester II:
Analogue communications systems, amplitude modulation and frequency modulation. Communication in the presence of noise. Sampling and quantization. Digital Communication.  
 
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EE314 Communications Systems Engineering 

Line Coding Properties, AMI, HDB3, 4B3T, Source Coding examples, Shannon-Fano Codes, Huffman Codes, Channel Coding, Hamming, CRC, Convolutional Codes, Interleaving, OSI 7 Layer Model, Physical Layer, Data Link Layer Protocols, Circuit Switched Data Networks, Packet Switched Data Networks, Connection Oriented and Connectionless Services, ATM, IP, TCP/UDP, Local Area Networking, CSMA Bus Networks, Token Ring Networks, LAN Inter/Intra-Connection

EE315 Semiconductor Technology

Semiconductor Physics – Bonding,  Semiconductor Band Theory,  Basic Quantum Mechanics and Wave Propogation,  Direct and Indirect Bandgap Semiconductors. Doping, Electric Fields in Semiconductors, Drift and Diffusion Currents. The PN Junction under bias.
Introduction to MOS Transistors - The nMOS and PMOS transistors, NMOS inverter. CMOS Inverter, Introduction to MOS Circuit design. Complex logic gate design.
Farbrication of MOS Devices, The processes involved, Self Aligning Gates, CMOS Mask Layout and Stick diagram represention, CMOS design, layout and Simulation.
CMOS Design Issues – Dynamic CMOS, Latchup, Pass transistors BiCMOS, Transmission Gates, Domino Logic, Low Power Design.
Applied CMOS – CMOS Memory, SRAM, DRAM, CMOS Implementation of a FPGA Cell.
Scaling – Lambda Based Design, Nanotechnology

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EE316 Digital Systems II

Overview of combinational and synchronous digital circuit building blocks. Design description techniques (Specification, Block diagrams, T-Table, K-map, Flow chart/State diagram, timing diagrams) Integration of digital circuit component building blocks to produce practical low-component-count digital systems. Herarchy and design re-use in digital system design. Real-world issues (interfacing, timing, interface component specifications). Formal structured design, documentation and test methodology. FPGA technology. EDA tools : design capture (schematic-based) , simulation and FPGA implementation techniques. Introduction to VHDL hardware description language, simulation and VHDL test-benches, FPGA implementation. Use of related EDA tools and automation using scripts. A considerable amount of this module is workshop-based.

EE318 Linear Control Systems I

Modelling of feedback control systems. Polar plots and Nyquist stability. Performance specifications. Root-Locus. M-circles and the Nichols chart. Analogue controller design: PID control. Practical examples of the implementation of control systems.

EE319 Electronic and Computer Engineering Laboratory

Laboratory experiments for the following modules:
Signals and Communications, Communications Systems Engineering, EM Theory and Applications, Digital Systems II, Analogue Systems Design II

EE321 Analogue Systems Design II

Advanced transistor circuits, differential amplifier, current sources, power amplifiers; advanced Op Amp circuits, feedback amplifiers, signal generators; A/D Interfacing; semiconductor sensors and transducers; non-linear circuits; high frequency behaviour of transistors; introduction to RF circuit design.

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EE323 Infrastructure for Embedded Systems Programming

Tools, C programming for embedded applications, structured coding techniques, polling loop & interrupts, introduction to RTOS concepts, device drivers and I/O abstractions, applications.

EE324 Embedded Systems Application Programming

RTOS components, System Building Blocks, Networks Stacks, Device Drivers, File systems, Memory Management, Communications protocols, Display technology, applications. 

EE325 Electronic and Computer Engineering Project

Individual or group project in electronic / computer systems engineering. Includes both hardware & software elements.

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  EE327 Professional Studies

Series of Lectures in professionalism, ethics, health and safety, intellectual property, teamwork, continuing professional development (CPD). Examination by portfolio.

EE328 Engineering Electromagnetics

Dynamic form of Maxwell Equations; Time-Harmonic Fields and Phasors; General Wave Equations; Wave Propagation in Charge-Free Media, in Dielectrics and in Conductors; Poynting Theorem and Power Transmission; Polarisation Reflection and Transmission Phenomena; TE and TM Polarisation.
Principles of Antennas; Radiated Power, Radiation Patterns, Directivity, Impedance Calculations and Antenna Efficiency; Short Antennas and Dipole Antennas; Small Loop Antennas; Half-Wave Dipole; Image Theory; Antenna Arrays: Pair of Hertzian Dipoles; N-Element Arrays; Parasitic Arrays; Friis Transmission Equation; Polarisation Effects. Equivalences between Circuit Theory and Maxwell's Equations. Examples and case studies.

  EE329 Linear Control Systems II

Phase lead and phase lag compensation. Basics of digital control. Representation of digital control systems in s-plane and z-plane. Interpretation of pole-zero maps in z-plane. Frequency-folding effects. Digital design by emulation. Introduction to state space matrix representation.

EE330 Sports & Exercise Engineering Mini Project

Individual or group project in Sports & Exercise Engineering. The project will involve the development of a system or device for use in sport or exercise and will have a “service-learning” component to its design and execution.

EE331 Professional Development

Series of lectures in health and safety, intellectual property, teamwork, continued professional development (CPD). Distance learning modules on Universal Design (developed and delivered in collaboration with the National Disability Authority) and research ethics. Examined by portfolio (written essays, interpretation of case studies, on-line tests).  

EE333 Applied Sports & Exercise Physiology

This course focuses on the scientific foundations of sports and exercise physiology. It investigates the physiological factors affecting human performance and how the human body responds to exercise. This module will provide a basic understanding of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and muscular responses to exercise. The module features a combination of theoretical and practical components. Course material will be available online in blackboard.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this module the learner will be able to:
1. Describe the adaptations of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems in response to exercise
2. Describe how muscle adapts to exercise and recognise the interaction between the muscular system and the nervous system
3. Recognise different energy systems, caloric expenditure, and metabolism during exercise
4. Appreciate the principles of training to improve performance in sports and exercise

Assessment: Laboratory Assignments
An assignment will be given after each laboratory session. All candidates must complete their laboratory assignment prior to the beginning of the next laboratory session. Laboratory assignments are compulsory and must be completed.

A formal written exam will take place at the end of the module in semester II.

EE334 Kinesiology of Human Movement

This course focuses on the biomechanical analysis of human movement during a variety of sports and exercise activities. Learners will investigate the mechanical principles affecting sports performance and the interaction of the human body with the outside world using mathematical modelling and signalling processing. This course will feature a combination of theoretical and practical laboratory activities. Course material will be available online in blackboard.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this module the learner will be able to:

Recognise the biomechanical properties of joint structures and connective tissues with particular emphasis on sports and exercise movements
Explore the mechanisms of muscle contraction and the determinants of muscle strength
Perform a technique analysis of sports skills
Recognise biomechanical aspects of sports and exercise equipment 
 

Assessment: Laboratory Assignments

An assignment will be given after each laboratory session. All candidates must complete their laboratory assignment prior to the beginning of the next laboratory session. Laboratory assignments are compulsory and must be completed.

 A formal written exam will take place at the end of the module in semester II.

EE335 Sports and Exercise Psychology

This course will explore the psychological aspects underlining sports and exercise performance, health and rehabilitation. It will examine factors that affect individual behaviour, participation, and adherence to exercise. The module features a combination of theoretical and practical components. Course material will be available online in blackboard.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this module the learner will be able to:

1. Recognise different psychological factors related to sports and exercise participation and performance
2. Discuss individual and group influences on individual performance
3. Identify social and behavioural factors that influence adherence to exercise programmes
4. Discuss theories of behaviour change and interventions for changing physical activity behaviours

Assessment:
Laboratory Assignments
An assignment will be given after each laboratory session. All candidates must complete their laboratory assignment prior to the beginning of the next laboratory session. Laboratory assignments are compulsory and must be completed.

A formal written exam will take place at the end of the module in semester II.

EE336 Exercise Prescription and Programming

This course focuses on the benefits of exercise. Methods of assessment, exercise prescription, and programmes of exercise will be discussed in accordance with the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines.   Course material will be available online in blackboard.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this module the learner will be able to:
1. Recognise the benefits of exercise activity for persons
2. Perform graded exercise testing
3. Select appropriate exercise activities according to recognised ACSM guidelines
4. Apply the principles of exercise programming to enhance quality of life

Assessment:
A formal written exam will take place at the end of the module in semester II.

  EE337 Engineering Innovation Electronic Laboratory III

Laboratory experiments for the following modules:
EE323 Infrastructure for Embedded Systems Programming
EE308 Signals and Communications
EE310 Linear Control Systems
EE314 Communications Systems Engineering
OR
EE302 Electrical Power & Machines
EE316 Digital Systems II
EE321 Analogue Systems Design II

  EE338 Engineering Innovation Electronic Project

Each student must complete a project as part of a group of TWO students in the area of electronic engineering innovation under the supervision of an academic staff member. The project will require students to design and build a reasonably-complex electronic system to achieve project aims, detailing how it incorporates innovative elements and fulfils business objectives.

EE407 EM Theory & Applications 

Review of Electrostatic and Magnetostatic Theory.
Transmission Line Theory; Reflections on Transmission Lines; Practical Transmission Lines - applications & examples.
Maxwell's Equations for Time Varying Fields; Boundary Conditions; Electromagnetic Waves and Wave Propagation.
Power Flow and Poynting's Theorem; Equivalences between Circuit Theory and Maxwell's Equations. Examples and case studies.

EOS216 Geology for Engineers I

Introduction to geology; the rock forming minerals; the classification,  nature and engineering aspects of igneous, sedimentary and  metamorphic rocks; global processes and geologic time; surface  processes, including erosion and deposition in coastal, fluvial and  glacial environments, stress and strain in the Earth’s crust, folds and  faults;  rock discontinuities;  slope stability;  hydrogeology; site  assessment and geological evaluation; geophysical applications to site  assessment; geologic maps and their interpretation; case histories in  engineering geology. Practical classes deal with identification of rock lithologies, and with structural map problems. Field trips to active  quarries and engineering sites may be included in the course.

GR352 German

This course is offered to Engineering students who are about to commence their second academic year. This applies to Civil and Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering.

Aims of the course
Though this course is categorised as a beginners course for students, it is seen more as a common course that primarily deals with German language in both written and spoken for the purpose of living and working in a German speaking country at a later date. This would be of benefit to those who have finished their third academic year in the field of Engineering and would wish to spend time in Germany, Austria or Switzerland as part of their practical experience. The course is also designed to give the student a sufficient knowledge of the language as such that he or she would be in a position to take on an advanced course if it were available.

Course outline
The weekly timetable comprises of three grammar classes and one language laboratory class. Language and grammar material covered in previous classes is reinforced by the help of  pronunciation exercises, listening comprehensions and dictation work in language laboratory classes.  

Film portraits of cities and regions give the student a general insight into social and geographical elements of Germany, coinciding with the listening comprehensions in the language laboratory classes.
In addition to this weekly schedule, a tutorial class, if required, is set up for students who may have difficulties in German grammar and syntax.

Mode of Examination / Allocation of Marks
Class tests, written assignments and work that is completed by the student in the language laboratory class, i. e. listening comprehensions and dictations, are 25% of the overall mark.
Class attendance is also taken into consideration.

The remaining 75% goes towards the written examination in May (55%) as well as the oral examination (20%).
Class tests written assignments
Language Lab. assignments         : 25%
Written Examination  : 55%
Oral Examination  : 20%


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IE321 Operations Research I

Mathematical modelling approach to managerial decision making; problem formulation; linear programming, network analysis and algorithms, special algorithms of linear programming; integer programming; dynamic programming; decision making under uncertainty.

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IE332 Quality Management

Quality assurance. Quality management systems, documentation, audits, standards(ISO etc). Total Quality Management, human resource issues, sourcing policy and supplier management. Quality costs. Problem solving tools and quality improvement. Quality Function Deployment.

LW214 Health and Safety Law

This course builds on the foundation established in first year by introducing students to specific laws on health and safety, e.g. governing industry, the office, construction and offshore installations.  Statutes such as the Safety in Industry Act 1980, the Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act 1987, and many other statutes and regulations will be considered.

  LW361 Planning and Law I

European and Irish Environmental legislation. Irish and European Legal Systems. Local Government Planning Acts. Environmental Protection Agency Act. Fisheries Acts. Water Pollution Acts. Waste Act. Air Pollution Act. Role of Duchas - the Heritage Service. Environmental Impact Assessment. Statutory Instruments. Licensing. Bord Pleanala. Appeals procedures. Public inquiries. Arbitration.

LW423 Advanced Business Law

Contracts for the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services:
Contract definition and formation; contract terms express and implied; defects in the contract; contract performance; remedies for breach; transfer of ownership and risk, reservation of title clauses; consumer protection; Vienna Convention.

Commercial Law:
Negotiable instruments, bills of exchange, cheques and promissory notes, agency, hire purchase and leasing, insurance law

Company Law:
Definition and characteristics of a company; effects of incorporation; types of company; corporate personality; lifting the corporate veil; the formation of a company; memorandum of association; objects clause; ultra vires rule; altering the memorandum of association; articles of association; altering the articles, shareholders, duties of directors, corporate finance, receivership, examinership, liquidation.

Partnership Law:
Definition and nature of partnership; types of partner; relationship of partners to outsiders dealing with the firm; relationship of partners with each other; expulsion of partners; dissolution of partnership.


MA337 Statistics I

(The syllabi for MA337 and 338 are approximate, and more topics may be added depending on the students’ interests and the instructors’ preference. Assessment of students is usually based on homework assignments (for most of which use of statistical software is required), and a final examination). 
Explanation of the difference between probability and statistics. The role of probability in statistical decision making. Review of techniques of data presentation and summarisation. Review of basic probability and random variables. Discussion of several probability models, including binomial, geometric, Poisson and normal. Moments of distribution. Statistical inference concepts of point and interval estimation, and of hypothesis testing, P-valve and power of tests. One- and two-sample inference (parametric a nd non-parametric). Analysis of enumerative data. 

MA338 Statistics II

Simple linear regression, including inferences about parameters, prediction, procedures for checking model inadequacy, etc. Multiple linear regression, including model assumptions, global and partial F- tests, step-wise regression, etc. Analysis of Variance. Sample Survey Methods. Introduction to Time Series Analysis. 

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ME301 Fluid Dynamics 

Governing differential equations of flow - continuity, momentum and energy; Navier-Stokes equation. Simplified concepts, stream function and potential flows. Dimensional analysis and similarity; dimensionless groups; modelling and experimental fluid mechanics. Laminar, transitional and turbulent flows; Reynolds number regimes in internal and external flows; the time-averaged equations. The speed of sound, acoustics and compressible flow regimes. Internal compressible flows; steady adiabatic and isentropic flows; effects of area changes; normal-shock waves; converging and diverging nozzle flows. Viscous flow in ducts; frictional pressure losses; component losses; diffusers; flow metering. Viscous external flows; boundary layers; external forces on immersed bodies - drag, lift. Idealised plane-flows; elemental solutions, superposition, images. Unsteady flows; vortex shedding, aeroacoustics and forcing; added mass.

ME304 Mechanical Analysis and Design

Application of mathematics, materials sciences, and engineering mechanics to problems in the analysis and design of mechanical elements; considers product specification, manufacturing methods, safety and economic factors. Detailed design of a selection of machine components based on analytical solutions, empirical techniques and test results. Introduction to the use of the computer in engineering design.

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ME312 Automated Systems

Physical principals, function and use of pneumatic and electro- pneumatic components, design and draughting of electro-pneumatic circuits, logical functions, use of sensors, counters and timers, compressed air production, distribution and treatment. Automation and robotics. PLC programming and interfacing. Optical, capactive and inductive sensors. Applications and design of hydraulic and electro- hydraulic circuits. Function and use of basic components, symbols and standards, safety.

ME313 Year’s Work (Engineering Computing)

Operating Systems. Project in engineering programming on PCs using BASIC and Fortran. Use of Libraries. Advanced use of Spreadsheets (EXCEL) including MACRO facilities. Introduction to AutoLISP programming for AutoCAD. Project Management Software (e.g. Microsoft Project).

ME314 Design Office

Students undertake a range of projects involving the detailed design of mechanical engineering components including AutoCAD drawings.

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ME317 Polymer Technologies Laboratory

Emphasis is on general background and aimed towards developing familiarity with polymer production technologies through lectures, demonstrations, site visits, project report and oral examination. Topics include: classification of polymers, properties of polymers, extrusion, coextrusion, injection moulding, blow moulding, rotational moulding, thermoforming, thermoset injection moulding, transfer and compression moulding, polymer composites manufacturing processes.
 

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ME319 Year's Work (Communications)

Review of the fundamentals of grammar, punctuation, syntax, style and presentation of written communications. Instruction on techniques for oral presentations including use of visual aids. Students prepare extended reports on engineering topics assigned by staff members and also present their findings orally to the class.

ME321 Biomaterials

A general introduction is given on the common classes of materials (polymers, metals, ceramics, composites, resorbable, natural, biodegradable, hydrogels, inert, bioreactive) utilised in biomedical applications including their properties and methods of fabrication. The issue of biocompatibility or how components of the biological environment, such as proteins and cells, Interact with biomaterials is outlined. Examples of material selection for specific applications are given with respect to cardiovascular, orthopedic, ophthalmologic and other areas. Medical device regulation by national authorities and ethical issues are discussed.

ME322 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Introduction to energy, heat and work. Thermodynamic properties of solids, liquids, ideal gases and phase change substances. 
The First Law of Thermodynamics. Applications to closed systems and control volumes. 
The Second Law of Thermodynamics, entropy and exergy. Isentropic efficiency. 
Introduction to power and refrigeration - the basic Rankine, Otto and vapour-compression cycles. 
Introduction to conduction, convection and radiation. 
Biological energy conversion, thermoregulation, perioperative hypothermia, thermodilution cardiac output monitoring. 
One-dimensional conduction, extended surfaces, conduction with generation. 
Three-dimensional conduction, the heat diffusion equation, the Pennes bioheat equation. Hyperthermic therapy devices.
 

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ME323  Years Work (Engineer in Society, Service Learning & Ethics)

The course comprises a series of lectures from experts in industry, government agencies, banking, professional bodies and so on covering various aspects of engineering in society. Topics covered include Engineering as a Career, Irish Business Environment, Contract Law for Engineers, Role of Trade Unions, Role of IBEC, Role of IDA/EI, Banking and VC for Engineers, Engineering and the Environment, Intellectual Property Issues for Engineers, Safety for Engineers.

Approximately ten lectures on engineering ethics are included to introduce students to important ethical issues in engineering and enable them to reflect critically on ethical demands in their professional practice. Learning outcomes include an ability to apply principles of professional Code of Ethics and basic ethical concepts to cases and come to reasoned ethical conclusions when faced with conflicting demands. Important ethical concerns in different areas of engineering including biomedical engineering are addressed.

Volunteering is the commitment of time and energy, for the benefit of society, local communities, and individuals outside the immediate family, the environment or other causes. Volunteers see social and other needs, which are not being addressed elsewhere and they gather together on a voluntary basis to respond and to effect change. Volunteers can, in this way, experiment with new ideas and ways of working that have yet to achieve public recognition or funding. Wanting to ’make a difference’ motivates volunteers. This course will provide the basis of volunteering and provide access to initiate community service to local projects. Students will be made aware of local needs and local knowledge translating into action, involvement and ownership will be a strong focus of the course. Students will be required to keep a reflective journal and will be required to submit reports during this process of enquiry and formulation.

ME326 Metals and Metal Processing

Review of structure and classification of metals, deformation in metals, elasticity, plasticity, dislocations, strain-hardening, vacancies, diffusion and alloying, recrystallisation, phase equilibrium, phase diagrams, heat treatment, metal processing, metal forming, casting, forging, powder metallurgy, ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys, hardness measurement: micro, ultra-micro and nano-indentation.

 ME347 Mechanical Vibrations

Basic concepts and classification of vibration problems; Types of analysis; Free and harmonically excited vibration; Single, two and multi-degree of freedom systems; natural frequencies and modeshapses; continuous systems; Numerical techniques; Vibration measurement and control

MG308 Organisational Behaviour

The object of the course is to provide students with such theoretical background in the behavioural sciences as will facilitate a deeper understanding of people in work organisations. The course will make use of the case method in covering the following topics: Perception. Attribution. Personality. Communication. Motivation. Stress. Individual development. The case method is covering the following topics: Perception. Attribution. PerCommunication. Motivation. Stress. Individual development. Leadership. Power. Group effectiveness. Intergroup relations. Organisational structure. Contingency designs. Work design. Organisational change.

MG315 Management of Organisational Change

The objective of the course is to provide students with a broad introduction to the disciplines of Organisational Development and the management of change. Topics include: The diagnosis of organisational position in the environment; History of Organisational Development (O.D.); O.D. consulting process; The introduction, adoption and implementation of successful change in organisations.

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MG328 Management of Human Resources

The objective of this course is to enable students to identify, understand and implement appropriate practices and procedures in the management of human resources at the operational level.
Topics include: Fundamental principles in the management of human resources; human resources in the business environment; reward management - compensation and benefits, job analysis and job evaluation, performance appraisal; human resource planning; recruitment and selection; communication and participation; developing personnel policy statements; HRM and the "new" personnel management - issues for management and for unions; training and development; career planning, career development, interface of personal and work life.

MG330/1 Business Management and Finance 

Nature and role of management. Process of management: planning, decision-making, organising, leading, controlling. Strategic management and the strategy process. Technology management and the innovation process. Principles of financial accounting and the analysis and interpretation of financial data. Functional and legal characteristics of business organisations. The role of cost behaviour and analysis in the decision making process. Planning, control and performance measurement as a function of effective management. Introduction to organisational finance and financial concepts. The human factor in organisations, the nature of the employment relationship, context and development of Irish industrial relations, the role of the state, the role of employers, the role of trade unions, the nature of conflict, conflict resolution, collective bargaining, protective legislation.

MI430 Environmental Microbiology

Bacteria. Algae, fungi and protozoa. Viruses, rotifers and worms. Identification and enumeration of micro-organisms. Growth and decay. Agents of disease, taste and odour. Standards. Carbon, nitrogen and sulphur cycles. Introduction to biochemistry: enzyme action, hydrolysis, Disinfection. Biological wastewater and waste treatment. Sludge digestion. Wetlands vegetation. Ecology. Photosynthesis. Eutrophication. Air contamination; corrosion; bioremediation; resource recovery.

MI412 Advanced Environmental Microbiology

Water quality and regulation; Water resources and hydrobiology; Water pollution and water quality assessment; Water quality management; Water treatment and distribution; Drinking water contamination; Microbial quality of drinking water; Nature of wastewater; Wastewater treatment; Biological aspects of secondary treatment; Fixed-film systems; Activated sludge; Other biological treatment systems; Anaerobic treatment; Sludge treatment and disposal; Bioremediation; Air contamination; corrosion.

SI317 Human Body Function

This course is given by the Department of Physiology. The course covers the following topics: biological molecules and their functions; body composition; cell physiology; nerve function; skeletal muscle function; blood and blood cells; the immune system; the autonomic nervous system; the cardiovascular system; the respiratory system; the renal system; the digestive system; the endocrine system; the central nervous system. 
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