Information and Communications Engineering is a 5-year or ten semester degree programme. Nine semesters of coursework and laboratory practical are spent in the Institute. The long vacation of eight weeks between the 200 level and 300 level is devoted to SWEP (Students‟ Work Experience Programme) in the different works and production centres of the Institute (e.g., Wood mill, batching plant, metal fabrication workshop, bakery, CLMT, construction sites, etc.). At 400 level, students embark on SIWES (Students Industrial Experience Scheme) which involves six months of industrial training, starting immediately after the First Semester. As a result, the first three years, that is, 100, 200, 300 levels, are 100% common to the other Engineering programmes offered in the Faculty of Ground and Communications Engineering.
Philosophy of the Department
The philosophy of the programmes in the Department of Information and Communications Engineering is “To transform AFIT into a word class institution and first choice for the study of Aerospace and Defense Engineering related programmes. Information and Communications Engineering, as the backbone of a knowledge-based economy, is highly dynamic and versatile. Therefore, the Department’s programmes aim to contribute effectively and sufficiently to the knowledge-based economy by putting in place curricula that meet these challenges in Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Information and Communications Engineering. The training is to produce graduates, who will be producers rather than mere consumers of knowledge and who upon graduation, will be functional engineers in industries, research assistants, scholars in academia, or successful entrepreneurs in the Information and Communications Engineering sectors.
Aim and Objectives
In order to actualize the philosophy of the Department, emphasis is placed on the following objectives:
- To facilitate a good grasp of a broad spectrum of engineering principles by students.
- To facilitate the acquisition of practical work experience.
- To inculcate entrepreneurial, marketing, and management skills in students.
- To enable students to engage extensively in electrical and information engineering research and development.
The evolution of microelectronics and computer technology brought about Information and Communication Engineering (ICE) to become economically the most promising activities. Transmission of information via picture, voice or data is a fundamental prerequisite for the development of modern society. New computer technologies have significantly improved automatic control in processing industry, ship handling, flying an aircraft, sophisticated robots and modern medical equipment. Well-educated professionals, capable of keeping abreast of the latest developments, are the fundamental prerequisite of quick and prestigious development. It is therefore only by excellent education that we can successfully keep pace with modern scientific achievements and with technological challenges.
It is pertinent to note that: sustainable, reliable, and affordable electric power and information services are indispensable to achieving these goals.
The Department of Information and Communications Engineering offers courses that are designed to train students to make original contributions and play leading roles in a global context. In all the programmes students are expected to be able to:
- Design electrical and information engineering projects and supervise their constructions.
- Design and make electrical and electronic components, devices and systems.
- Design and develop innovative products and production techniques in the electrical and information engineering industries.
- Install and maintain electrical and information engineering systems for optimal performance in the local environment.
- Adapt and adopt exogenous technology in order to solve local engineering problems.
- Investigate and develop systems according to specifications. vii. Function on multidisciplinary projects and
- Guide projects from specifications, through design, simulation, production, and testing.
Therefore, the programme is designed to provide the requisite human capacity in electrical and information industries which are essential to drive the government’s development agenda.
