Overview
This is a four year course designed in conjuction with the Industrial Electronics Unit (IEC) of the Physics Department.The course is intended to provide an avenue for the professional development of qualified secondary school leavers as well as those who posses a Diploma in Computer Studies program or equivalent.
This programme provides training in areas such as Embedded Systems and related technologies as well as application in business systems, industry and biomedical and scientific research and instrumentation.
The course is made up of 48 units, each 15 weeks, covered over 8 semesters.
There are five (5) areas of specialization:
- Industrial Electronics
- Computing
- Applied Telecommunications
- Biomedical & Radiometric Instrumentation
- Applied Physics
Admission Requirements
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Candidates must have attained the minimum University of Nairobi and School of Physical Sciences entry requirements. In addition, the prospective candidates must have attained a minimum grade of C+ in Physics or Physical Science and C+ in Mathematics at KCE level OR Credit 4 in both subjects at EACE level.
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Candidates who have taken the KNEC Diploma in Computer Studies or equivalent and obtained a pass with CREDIT will be EXEMPTED from some courses for the First and Second Years of study that are covered in the Diploma syllabi. The extent of such exemption will be governed by School of Physical Sciences Exemption Rules.
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Candidates who have passed Higher National Diploma in Computer Studies or equivalent will be EXEMPTED from some courses for the First and Second Years of study that are covered in their Diploma syllabi. The extent of such exemption will be governed by School of Pysical Sciences Exemption Rules.
Exam Regulations
All units shall be examined by Ordinary Examinations during the academic year in which they are taken. Such Ordinary Examinations shall consist of Continuous Assessments and a TWO-HOUR end-of-semester examination for each UNIT. Unless otherwise stated, end-of-semester examinations will comprise 70% of the total UNIT marks whereas Continuous Assessment will account for 30%. Continuous Assessment shall consist of several evaluations based on a suitable combination of practicals, tutorials, assignments and class tests.
4.2 Each unit shall be graded out of a maximum of 100 marks, and the pass mark shall be 40%. Marks shall be translated into letter grades as follows:
70 - 100% A
60 - 69% B
50 - 59% C
40 - 49% D
39% and below E
4.3 A candidate may, on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be admitted to special examinations at the next appropriate end-of-semester examination, in the units for which the candidate failed to sit for ordinary examinations at the prescribed time. Special Examinations shall be graded as ordinary examinations.
4.4 A candidate who, whether by ordinary examinations or special examinations or after repeating the year of study
a) Passes in at least TEN units in the 1st or 2nd or 3rd year of study including exempted units shall, on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to proceed to the subsequent year of study.
b) Passes in TEN units in the 4th year of study shall, on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be considered for award of the degree, subject to Regulation 5.1
4.5 A candidate who, whether by Ordinary or Special Examination or after repeating the year of study:
a) Passes in SEVEN to NINE units in the 1st or 2nd or 3rd year of study including exempted units shall, on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to proceed conditionally to the subsequent year of study, but shall be required to resit the end-of-semester examinations in the failed units.
i) For each such unit the candidate shall resit the examination only a maximum of TWO times during any appropriate end-of-semester examinations by the end of the 4th year of study.
ii) Any unit resat shall be marked out of 100% and Continuous Assessment shall not be taken into account.
iii) For a resit, a score of less than 40% shall be regarded as the agreed marks, but for scores of 40% and above, the agreed marks shall be recorded as 40%.
b) Passes in SEVEN to NINE units in the 4th year of study shall, on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be subject to Regulation 5.2.
4.6 A candidate shall, on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to repeat the year of study if the candidate has passed FIVE to SIX units in the 1st or 2nd or 3rd or 4th year of study. Repeated units shall be marked like an Ordinary Examination. A candidate repeating a year of study shall:
i) Be required to register for ONLY the units previously failed or not completed.
ii) Be required to attend lectures and tutorials as well as to carry out practicals and to sit for assessment tests in all units repeated.
iii) Be allowed to repeat the particular year of study ONLY ONCE.
4.7 A candidate shall be discontinued from the University if:
i) In any year of study the candidate passes in less than FOUR units.
ii) The candidate fails to follow the prescribed units of the course.
iii) The candidate after repeating 4th year of study fails to satisfy Regulation 4.4(b).