Engineering and Technology in Nigeria

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from provided lecture notes on engineering, technology, and related topics in Nigeria.

Efficient use of energy

An area where engineering solutions to environmental problems are urgently needed.

Safe disposal of wastes

An area where engineering solutions to environmental problems are urgently needed.

Recovery and recycling of materials

An area where engineering solutions to environmental problems are urgently needed.

Repair of existing damage

An area where engineering solutions to environmental problems are urgently needed.

Environmentally sound design

An area where engineering solutions to environmental problems are urgently needed.

Indigenous Technology

The best technology for Nigeria, learned through experience and evolved for basic needs.

Greenhouse Effect

Environmental pollution due to industrial activities, prompting the need for 'green engineering'.

Technology Transfer (TT)

Can provide employment and create a base for technological take-off in developing countries; however, can also have undesirable consequences on working conditions.

Socio-economic Problems

Can affect Technology Transfer in Nigeria due to instability, cultural differences and varying levels of development.

Technology Transfer

Can occur through pay, exchange (skill acquisition), steal (espionage) and copy.

Industrial Training (IT)

Arrangement for students to undergo additional training in industry to reinforce cognitive learning outcomes.

Engineering Technicians

Competent through initial formation and working life, using engineering knowledge to apply development.

Chartered Engineers

Receive training for 4-8 years, often in installation and service engineering roles.

National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND)

Terminal qualifications produced at technical colleges.

Craftsmen

Students in technical colleges that becomes highly skilled after training; certificates obtained include NTC, CG, ANTC, Trade test Certificate (inc), and Federal Craft Certificate (FTC)

Broad-based Courses

Courses that all students in higher education should receive. Must include Social Sciences, history, humanities and Science and technology with a view to providing all round development

Polytechnics

Structured along unit course to provide for uniformity and transper from one institution to another.

NBTE

National Board for Technical Education; functions include advising the federal government, determining skilled manpower needs.

COREN

Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria.

NSE

Nigerian Society of Engineers; national umbrella organization for engineering professionals.

Professional Bodies

Organizations that qualify people in a particular field or provide evidence of competence.

Engineer's Responsibilities

Include moral and social considerations regarding product risks and failures; obligation to educate the public.

Industrial Revolution

The development of factories starting in britain where mechanical devices are substituted for human labor.

Renaissance

The 14th to 16th Centuries saw the start of the renaissance.

The first five engineering Societies

Known as the the founder Societies.

Printing Technology

The first step in communication invented by Gutenberg

Technological advancement

pervades every aspect of human life - we are all technology dependent.