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Volume 7, 2013 WI-2-3-1-2 QUALITY ASSURANCE BULLETIN NO 7 JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY Volume 7, 2013 SETTING TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SETTING TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH & INNOVATION i QUALITY ASSURANCE BULLETIN NO 7 ii ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED QUALITY ASSURANCE BULLETINWI-2-3-1-2 NO 7 JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY QUALITY ASSURANCE BULLETIN Volume 7, 2013 MOU between JKUAT and UN Habitat on 15th May, 2013. The partnerhip will lead to the development of a Graduate Academy at JKUAT that will spearhead training and research in urban studies. Urban Planning students will also benefit from internship opportunities at UN Habitat. Compiled by: Directorate of Academic Quality Assurance (DAQA) SETTING TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH & INNOVATION i QUALITY ASSURANCE BULLETIN NO 7 VISION A University of global excellence in Training, Research and Innovation for development MISSION To offer accessible quality training, research and innovation in order to produce leaders in the fields of Agriculture, Engineering, Technology, Enterprise Development, Built Environment, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and other Applied Sciences to suit the needs of a dynamic world Dr. Ekuru Aukot Chairman of Council ii ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED QUALITY ASSURANCE BULLETIN NO 7 CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM VICE CHANCELLOR v MESSAGE FROM THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS vi MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR vii INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 Academic Quality Assurance 1 1.1 High quality teaching 1 1.3 Annual audits in collaborating institutions 3 1.4 Programmes offered at SoDEL centres 3 1.5 List of SoDEL centres 3 1.6 Objectives of auditing SoDEL centres 3 1.8 Areas for improvement 4 1.9 Monitoring research 4 SECTION A: COMPENDIUM OF ON-GOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 5 1 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (COETEC) 5 1.0 DEPARTMENT OF GEOMATIC ENGINEERING AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS 5 1.2 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 6 1.2 DEPARTMENT OF BIOMECHANICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 8 1.3 DEPARTMENT OF MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING 9 2. COHES (COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES) 11 2.0 DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY 11 3.0 FACULTY OF SCIENCE 14 3.1 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY 14 3.2 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS 14 3.3 DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY 15 4.0 FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE 20 4.1 DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE 20 4.2 DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE 21 4.3 DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 21 5.0 SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING SCIENCES (SABS) 23 5.1 DEPARTMENT OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 23 6.0 INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH (IBR) 24 7.0 INSTITUTE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY (IEET) 25 SECTION B: COMPENDIUM OF COMPLETED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 26 1 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (COETEC) 26 1.0 DEPARTMENT OF GEOMATIC ENGINEERING AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION 26 SETTING TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH & INNOVATION iii QUALITY ASSURANCE BULLETIN NO 7 1.1 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 30 1.2 DEPARTMENT OF BIOMECHANICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 39 1.3 DEPARTMENT OF MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING 39 2. COHES (COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES) 41 2.0 DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY 41 3.0 FACULTY OF SCIENCE 44 3.1 DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY 44 3.2 DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY 58 4.0 FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE 61 4.1 DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE 61 4.2 DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE 62 4.3 DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 64 5.0 SCHOOL OF ARCHITRECTURE AND BUILDING SCIENCES (SABS) 65 5.1 DEPARTMENT OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 65 6.0 INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH (IBR) 69 7.0 INSTITUTE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY (IEET) 72 SECTION C: COMPENDIUM OF PUBLICATIONS 74 1. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (COETEC) 74 1.0 DEPARTMENT OF GEOMATIC ENGINEERING AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION 74 1.1 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING 80 1.2 DEPARTMENT OF BIOMECHANICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 85 1.3 DEPARTMENT OF MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING 87 2. FACULTY OF SCIENCE 94 2.0 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY 94 1.2 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS 96 1.3 DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY 97 2.3 DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY 137 3. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE 141 3.0 DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE 141 3.1 DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE 157 3.2 DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 168 4. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING SCIENCES (SABS) 178 4.0 DEPARTMENT OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 178 5.0 INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH (IBR) 178 6.0 INSTITUTE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY (IEET) 184 SECTION E: APPENDICES 187 iv ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED QUALITY ASSURANCE BULLETIN NO 7 MESSAGE FROM VICE CHANCELLOR omo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology is committed to Jensuring academic quality through the implementation of good practices for quality assurance by applying standards and criteria formulated by competent authorities. It strives to develop an adequate internal quality assurance system that can be bench marked internationally. This can be achieved through self-assessment instruments for internal quality assurance of the teaching and learning processes spearheaded by the Directorate of Academic Quality Assurance (DAQA). The University community too, continues to be encouraged to participate in research and innovation activities that focus on providing solutions for value addition to empower the society. For the said reasons, JKUAT has realized the importance of its programmes to the economic development of the country and the ever evolving multiple stakeholder community, which is why it has doubled its efforts in ensuring academic quality in order to remain relevant and competitive. Further, the University continues to play a significant role in the realization of Vision 2030 by introducing relevant quality undergraduate programmes in various disciplines such as Medicine. It has also expressed interest in the assembling of Lap tops for standard one pupils starting next year. The University has also distinguished itself on the international scene as demonstrated by the consistent registration of an upward trend in Webmetrics ranking to stand at position 3,232 out of 21,250 institutions of higher learning worldwide. It was ranked 2787 on the excellent attribute, confirming its strides towards the achievement of global excellence in higher education, as well as the admission of post graduate students at the Pan African University Institute for Basic Science and Technology. In its bid to increase the provision and access of higher education to the masses, JKUAT has started Campuses in Kisumu, Arusha in Tanzania and Kigali in Rwanda among others. It is for the same reasons that the production of this bulletin will serve as a testimony of commitment by JKUAT community in conducting research and publishing imbued with the spirit of knowledge sharing. I acknowledge the members of staff for providing their On-going research and publications details for the production of this bulletin. I believe the information provided herein will help improve the quality of teaching and learning. I take this opportunity to thank DAQA staff for their efforts in the improvement and timely production of this seventh volume of the Academic quality assurance bulletin. Thank you. Prof. Mabel Imbuga, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor SETTING TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH & INNOVATION v QUALITY ASSURANCE BULLETIN NO 7 MESSAGE FROM THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS n higher education quality is a matter of negotiation between the academic Iinstitution and the stakeholders. Quality has different dimensions. It ranges from quality of inputs, process and outputs. Quality is about achieving our goals and aims in an efficient way, assuming that the goals and aims reflect the requirements of all our stakeholders in an adequate way. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology strives to be a University of global excellence in training, research and innovation for development. This is only possible through emphasis on academic quality. Quality is about offering stakeholders what we promised. A programme should facilitate a balanced learning process; ensure that students are able to acquire such cognitive, effective and psychomotor skills that are consistent with educational goals and aspirations of JKUAT to global excellence. At JKUAT quality means the value added to the students during education and training. It is the way of formulating learning outcomes to realizing the outcomes in the graduates. The value addition is hinged in the ability to offer accessible quality training, research and innovation in order to produce leaders in Agriculture, Engineering, Technology, Enterprise Development, Built Environment, Health and other Applied Sciences to suit the needs of a dynamic world. Here, students and staff are encouraged to participate in research that provides solutions to specific challenges that hinder full exploitation of available resources. Research and innovation are necessary for change and long term survival of the University in the competitive global market. Academic quality is also improved through research, innovation and information sharing. The University also assures academic quality through provision of adequate teaching and learning resources. For instance, automation of the library provides a wide range of teaching and research materials for information and knowledge sharing. All members of staff at JKUAT are encouraged to participate in research and innovation. By doing so, the academic quality improves and the competitive edge of the university is maintained. Finally, my
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