School of Engineering prospectus 2012 - Walter Sisulu University

CONSTRUCTION METHODS II
Course Code Course Name NQF Level Credits Duration
CONB 1/0 (see above) 5 0.083 Semester
Lectures per week Site visits per
semester
Tutorials per week Number of weeks Notional hours
5 X 45 min. 3 X 6 hours 1 X 45 min. 15 100
Content / Syllabus Theory: Review of Concrete Technology and the Basics of Engineering Geology; A
preview of SABS 1200 – C (Clearing the Site), D – (Earthworks), DM – (Subgrade),
ME – (Subbase), MF – (Base); Clearing the Site – the Road Reserve, the Sites of
Structures, Borrow areas; Setting Out on the Site – Cut and Fill Areas, Trenches,
Structures; Bulk Earthworks – Mass Haul Schedule, Plant and Equipment,
Methodology and Programming, Compaction; A preview of SABS 1200 – LB (Pipe
Bedding), LE (Stormwater Drainage), DB (Pipe Earthworks) and LD (Sewers);
Drainage Structures – Trenching and Pipework, Box Culverts, Formwork and
Falsework (scaffolding) and Method Statements; The Road Prism – Side Drainage,
Layerworks, and Method Statements; The Road Surface – Surfacing and Road
Marking.
Assessment: Year mark (DP) will be obtained from assessments based on tutorials, assignments,
projects, and tests. Final mark will be obtained from the Year Mark (DP) x 40% + Exam Mark x 60%.
COMMUNICATION
Course Code Course Name NQF Level Credits Duration
COMM 1/0 (see above) 5 0.042 Semester
Lectures per week Pracs. per week Tutorials per week Number of weeks Notional hours
2 x 45 min. 2 x 45 min. 0 15 50
Content / Syllabus Theory: 1. Process of Communication 2. Organisational Communication 3.
Interpersonal Communication 4. Non-verbal Communication 5. Intercultural
Communication. Practicals: Reading Strategies in Computer Laboratory.
Assessment: Year mark (DP) will be obtained from continuous assessments based on assignments.
Final mark will be obtained from the average of assignments and in meeting outcomes. Pass mark
required is 50%.
DRAWING II
Course Code Course Name NQF Level Credits Duration
DWNG 2/0 (see above) 0.083 Semester
Lectures per
week
Pracs per semester Tutorials per week Number of weeks Notional hours
6 x 45 min All practical 2 x 45 min 15 100
Content /
Syllabus
Theory: 1. Structural Engineering Applications 2. Civil Engineering Applications
Practicals: Computer Applications – AutoCAD and Prokon PADDS
Assessment: Year mark (DP) will be obtained from continuous assessments based on tests/
assignments. Final mark will be obtained from the average of assignments and in meeting outcomes.
Pass mark is 50%.
MANAGEMENT (CIVIL) I
Course Code Course Name NQF Level Credits Duration
MCIV 1/0 (see above) 5 0.083 Semester
Lectures per week Pracs per week Tutorials per week Number of weeks Notional hours
5 x 45 min None 1 x 45 min 15 100
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