Faculty Report 11/12
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FACULTY REPORT 2011 / 2012 02 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 18 FACULTY OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 30 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & EDUCATION 54 FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 72 FACULTY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 92 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 104 CENTRES & INSTITUTES 164 PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES In this year’s Report, we look back at the progress made over the last strategic planning period and look forward to building a stronger UWI to serve the needs of our region. – PAGE 1 – Faculty of ENGINEERING Executive Summary For the period under review, the Faculty of Engineering continued its major activities in three areas: Curriculum and Pedagogical Reform (CPR) at the undergraduate and postgraduate level; Research and Innovation (R&I); and Support Systems as they relate to The UWI Strategic Plan 2007-2012. These activities have been carried over to the new Strategic Planning period 2012- 2017. Graduation statistics predictably show Petroleum Geosciences leading the way with First Class awardees accounting for 42.9% of its graduates. Chemical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering followed with approximately 16%. Industrial Engineering has been omitted from these statistics due to its low enrolment. More than 83% of graduates obtained Upper Second degrees or better. Work continued on the three pillars of activity in CPR, R&I and Support Systems. – PAGE 2 – FACULTY REPORT 2011 / 2012 PROFessOR BRIAN COPELAND DEAN, Faculty OF ENGINEERING – PAGE 3 – Teaching and Learning including Institute for the 2009-2013 intakes; and the CPR at all Levels Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining for the a. Further improvements were made to the 2010-2014 intakes. The Institution of Chemical Faculty Process Manual that documents Engineers (ICHEME) accredited the BSc Chemical all applicable regulations, procedures, & Process Engineering for the 2011-2015 intakes roles and responsibilities in the Faculty of and the MSc Chemical & Process Engineering Engineering. for the 2010-2015 intakes. Additionally, the BSc Petroleum Geoscience programme was accredited b. Talks on Grade Point Average (GPA) by the Energy Institute for 2009 to 2013 and, at the system review continued with the Faculty same time, by the Geological Society for 2010 to initiating discussion on prerequisite 2016. courses. The Faculty has agreed to move to Learning Outcomes compliance before Highlights the change in the GPA grading scheme in Visits were made to Grenada’s T.A. Marryshow 2014/2015. Community College (TAMCC); the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) and c. Plans for the proposed CVQ certified track the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC) were aborted to accommodate a proposal in St. Lucia to discuss articulation into the BSc for an Industry Internship Programme Engineering programme. Since then a UWI being developed by the Department crafted Associate Degree has been proposed to of Mechanical and Manufacturing provide a programme, beyond the Pre-Engineering Engineering. programme, for potential regional candidates to enter the BSc programmes offered by the Faculty d. Department heads have been asked of Engineering at UWI. to start drafting plans for a 4-Year programme. The formation of a School of Engineering at the Mona Campus is fully supported by the Faculty of Accreditation Pure and Applied Sciences at the Mona Campus Five programmes were accredited during and the Faculty of Engineering at the St. Augustine 2011/2012: the BSc Geomatics programme by Campus of The University of the West Indies. the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors up to February 28, 2017; the BSc Approval was given for the Faculty to deliver an and MSc programmes in Mechanical and MPhil/PhD Programme in Project Management. Manufacturing Engineering by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers for the 2011-2015 intakes; The Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing the MSc in Petroleum Engineering by the Energy Engineering procured a Fortus 400mc 3D Printer – PAGE 4 – FACULTY REPORT 2011 / 2012 as part of its strategy of rekindling life into its Support Systems manufacturing programme and in boosting its R&D The issue of air quality in the Faculty, particularly in activity in the area. the Chemical Engineering laboratories, arose and in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health As always, the Engineering Institute offered Act (OSHA), the Faculty conducted air quality studies. Continuing Professional Development courses. Revisions were started on the plans for a metric-based Research & Innovation assessment and promotions procedure for the Faculty In an initiative spearheaded by lecturer Dr. of Engineering. Graham King, the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering established a new The Faculty complex areas were renamed so as to centre under the Engineering Institute called recognise former lecturers: the Mechanical and Manufacturing Enterprise Block 1: Professor Kenneth S. Julien Research Centre (MMERC). It is intended that all Block 2: Professor I.D.C. Imbert manufacturing oriented research would operate Block 9: Professor George Moon Sammy under the centre. Block 13: Professor Max Richards Department of Professor Jacob Opadeyi is leading a major project Chemical Engineering - Summary for the Engineering Institute to archive land The Petroleum Engineering Programme is now triply information in Grenada. accredited, obtaining its third accreditation from the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), for The Engineering Institute began work on a a 3-year period from the 2011-2012 intake up to and proposal to restructure the Institute as a Centre including entry year 2013. Three staff members for Technological Innovation. As such, the Institute received Certificates of University Teaching and will embark on a needs assessment study for Learning (CUTL) from the Instructional Development engineering products and services, not only in Unit (IDU). Trinidad & Tobago but throughout the region. The Department also graduated two doctoral The operations of the West Indian Journal of candidates. Research continued in the different Engineering were reviewed and the several volumes disciplines within the Department - Chemical and were published over the period 2010, thus ending a Process Engineering, Food Science & Technology and long hiatus in activity. In addition, an update of the Petroleum Studies - resulting in numerous publications journal website is in progress. and conference presentations from staff members. The Department also continued to collaborate with local, regional and international institutions and agencies. – PAGE 5 – During the period under review, the Department represented on several national and regional graduated 77 students from its undergraduate technical committees and hosted training seminars programmes as follows: First Class Honours for public sector organizations on the seismic design (21%), Second Class Honours Upper Division (39%), of buildings. In keeping with its commitment to Second Class Honours Lower Division (29%) 3rd quality assurance and continuous improvement, Class Honours (2%) and Pass (9%). These results five of the Department’s eight programmes were were much better than the previous year, both in audited by its accreditors, the Joint Board of terms of the quality of the degree awarded and the Moderators under the UK-SPEC 2004 (Specification number of graduands, which reflected an increase for Professional Engineering Competency). These of 31%. Graduating figures for the postgraduate programmes were successfully accredited for a programmes were: MSc Chemical & Process period of four years. Engineering - 4 students, three with distinctions; Department of MSc Food Science & Technology - 12 with 3 Electrical & Computer Engineering - Summary distinctions; Petroleum Engineering - 11 with 2 Electrical & Computer Engineering delivered distinctions. the revised MASc programme in Electrical and Computer Engineering during the period under For the third consecutive year, a Chemical review. This programme was approved by the Engineering student, was selected as the University and introduced in the academic year Valedictorian for the Faculty. This year, the honour 2011/2012. Improvements continued to the BSc went to Denilson Christopher. The Department programme in Electrical and Computer Engineering st was awarded 1 place in the category ‘Excellence in accordance with recommendations from the in Collaboration and Teamwork’ at the University’s March 2010 Quality Assurance Review and the Retirement and Employee Recognition Award November 2009 IET Panel. Ceremony held on June 15, 2012. Research was conducted in fuel cell technology, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering - Summary mobile applications for small-scale fisheries, multi- Civil and Environmental Engineering continued to processor systems, linear circuit applications, perform creditably in the 2011/2012 period. The steelpan technology, energy efficiency and enrolment to the undergraduate programmes was renewable energy. The Department maintained near capacity and this is expected to continue for collaborative arrangements with several regional the next few years. The postgraduate enrolment and international institutions including the Caribbean remained similar to the previous year. In terms Telecommunications Union, the Latin American and of research output, several manuscripts were Caribbean Collaborative Research Initiative, IBM, published in archival-refereed journals and Nvidia Corporation, MIT’s NextLab, the Institute of presentations made at