NGEEANN PRO_ SOE INTRO FA - Ngee Ann Polytechnic

SCHOOL OF
ENGINEERING
The School of Engineering (SoE) is the largest academic school in Ngee Ann
Polytechnic. It offers a total of 18 courses under the following eight clusters listed
below. What’s more, starting 2010, the School of Engineering, together with the
School of Business and Accountancy, will be offering the Engineering with Business
Management Programme.
• Aerospace
• Biomedical
• Design, Media & Infocomm
• Electrical, Electronics & Computer
• Environment & Energy
• Logistics
• Marine, Mechanical & Mechatronics
• Property
Each cluster offers diploma courses in its respective area of discipline with
specialised teaching expertise and learning facilities. Our diplomas are infused
with multidisciplinary elements to nurture well-rounded graduates who are highly
valued and sought-after by the industry and universities.
PROSPECTUS 2010
ENGINEERING WITH BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
Students who are interested in both engineering and business studies will
be able to have the best of both worlds when Ngee Ann introduces its new
Engineering with Business Management (EBM) programme next year.
Traditionally, students who wish to take up an engineering diploma are required
to indicate the specific engineering discipline they are interested in during the
application process.
However, under the EBM programme, students can choose the engineering
discipline they prefer towards the end of the first semester of Year 1. This will
allow them to gain a better understanding of the various disciplines before making
a more informed decision.
Besides enjoying more flexibility, students in the EBM pathway will also learn
business management modules delivered by the School of Business &
Accountancy. The broader curriculum is geared at producing the New Age
Engineer with the vision of a business leader.
Under this new EBM programme, students will have a choice of nine diplomas
to graduate in:
• Aerospace Electronics
• Aerospace Technology
• Audio-visual Technology
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronic & Computer Engineering
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• Marine & Offshore Technology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronic Engineering
All first-year students taking the above engineering courses, including those who
opt for the EBM programme, will share a common curriculum in the first semester.
Towards the end of the first semester, the EBM freshman will select their preferred
engineering course while the other SoE freshman may choose to study business
management modules.
COURSES OFFERED
SoE offers a total of 18 full-time diploma courses, grouped by clusters. These
clusters are also related to several other courses. Please see table below.
Areas of Interest Courses
Other Related Courses
Aerospace Aerospace Electronics (AE)
Aerospace Technology (AT)
EE, ECE, ME,
MTE, EBM
Biomedical Biomedical Engineering (BME) ECE, ME, MTE, EBM
Design, Media &
Infocomm
Audio-visual Technology (AVT)
Network Systems & Security (NSS)
Product Design & Innovation (PDI)
EBM
Electrical,
Electronics
& Computer
Electrical Engineering (EE)
Electronic & Computer Engineering (ECE)
AE, AVT, BME, EBM
Environment &
Energy
Logistics
Marine,
Mechanical &
Mechatronics
Property
Clean Energy Management (CEM)
Environmental & Water
Technology (EWT)
Sustainable Urban Design &
Engineering (SDE)
International Supply Chain
Management (ISCM)
Logistics Management (LMGT)
Marine & Offshore Technology (MOT)
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Mechatronic Engineering (MTE)
Leisure & Business Facilities
Management (LBFM)
Real Estate Business (REB)
EE, ME
One important aspect of Ngee Ann's Engineering courses is the option for
graduating students to participate in a six-month Internship or an in-house
Project Design & Development (PDD) programme. These provide our students
with experiential training and facilitate their passage into working life. They solve
real-life industrial issues encountered by our industry partners. Emphasis is also
placed on applied research projects.
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AT, ECE, EE, EBM
SDE, EE, ME
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DIPLOMA PLUS PROGRAMME
The Diploma Plus Programme (DPP) aims to provide students with adequate
proficiency in a selected domain area, either to broaden or deepen a student’s
knowledge/skills in his/her main discipline of study, or to equip a student with
additional professional knowledge that would better prepare him/her for further
study or increase their employability.
SoE students can select elective modules from a wide range of engineering and
non-engineering clusters. The DPP clusters offered by SoE are:
Engineering Clusters
• Advanced Engineering Mathematics
• Aerospace Design
• Aerospace Electronics
• Applied Physics
• Aviation Fundamentals
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer-Aided Design Skills
• Computer & Communication Systems
• Computing Methodology
• Electrical Control & Measurement
• Environmental Innovations
• Industrial Control
• Industrial Electronics
• Information Technology
• Mechanical Technology
• Mechatronics Application Skills
• Microelectronics
• Network Systems & Security
• Robotics
• Stage Management & Technology
• Workplace Safety & Health
Non-Engineering Clusters
• Economics & Financial Applications
• Leisure & Retail Management
• Management
For the description of individual modules within each elective cluster, please refer
to page 171. For details on the specific clusters available to different diplomas,
please refer to the Course Modules section of each diploma under the Diploma
Plus Programme.
SoE students can also pursue Diploma Plus Certificates in Business, Innovation
& Enterprise, and Foreign Languages, which are offered by other academic
schools in Ngee Ann.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Students from the School of Engineering actively participate in local and regional
competitions where they have the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills
acquired in their courses.

At the Polytechnic Student Research Programme Award 2009 ceremony, a
student project from the Diploma in Biomedical Engineering won one of the Best
Project Awards. The research project, entitled Automatic Identification of Sleep
Apnea Using Physiological Signals, was a collaborative project with University
College Dublin (Ireland) and developed an automatic diagnosis that could easily
classify different classes of sleep apnea.
Students from the Diploma in Electronic & Computer Engineering won the
Champion Award as well as the Industry's Choice Award in the i-CREATe 2009
Student Design Challenge international competition. Their Head-Controlled
Motorized Wheelchair beat competition from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and
Hong Kong.
In the Amazing Science-X Challenge 2009 competition organised by DSO National
Laboratories in conjunction with the Singapore Science Centre and the National
University of Singapore, students from the Diploma in Aerospace Electronics won
the 3rd prize. Their 3-WAY RACE (Exploring the Classic Brachistochrone Problem)
project demonstrated a solution to one of the earliest problems posed in the
Calculus of Variation - to find the quickest path for an object descending under
gravity.
Teams comprising students from the Diploma in Electrical Engineering and the
Diploma in Audio-visual Technology entered the finals of the Worldskills Singapore
2008 Competition (“Industry Control” category). The team won a Gold Medal, a
Silver Medal and a Diploma of Excellence. The Gold Medal winning student also
represented Singapore in the World Skills Competition held in Calgary, Canada.
Engineering is not all nuts and bolts. Students from both the Diploma in Mechanical
Engineering and Diploma in Electronic & Computer Engineering pitted their creativity
against teams from NUS, NTU and SP at the Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS)
Kinetics Art Competition Finals. The ME team came in second with their entry
“Playful Dolphin” while the ECE team came in fourth with their entry “Globe of the
Future”.
FACILITIES & STAFF
At Ngee Ann Polytechnic, students can look forward to a conducive and engaging
learning environment. Depending on the course of study, students will get the
opportunity to work in one or more technology and expertise areas such as:
• Aerospace
• Automation, Control and Instrumentation
• Audio-Visual
• Automotive Technology and Motor Sports (new)
• Bioengineering
• Design and Rapid Prototyping
• Digital Audio and Video Broadcast
• Electronics
• Environment and Water
• Green Building
• IT and Networking
• Logistics & Supply Chain Management
• Marine and Offshore
• Micro-electromechanical Systems
PROSPECTUS 2010
• Photonics and Lasers
• Real Estate Market Research
• Robotics
• Solar Energy
• Sustainable Design and Development
• Wafer Fabrication
• Wireless Communication Systems
Students can expect to be involved in projects developing and applying stateof-the-art
technologies.
This is made possible by a pool of highly qualified and dedicated lecturers and
technical support staff with relevant post-graduate degrees and industry working
experience in their respective engineering fields. SoE strongly promotes, amongst
its staff, the culture of continuous learning and collaborations with local and
overseas partners so as to continuously keep abreast of the latest technological
progress. In doing so, we ensure that our curricula remain up-to-date and relevant.
To support our staff and students' quest for excellence in technology capability
development, SoE is equipped with some of the latest facilities, such as:
• Aerospace Hub
• Alpha Centre (for Robotics)
• Assistive Technology Centre
• Automation & Integrated System Centre
• Biomedical Engineering Centre
• Bluetooth Laboratory
• Design and Rapid Prototyping Centre
• Digital Signal Processing Centre
• Energy & Environment Centre
• Facility Management Centre
• Frontline | AeroScout - Enterprise Visibility Solution Centre
• High Voltage Training Centre
• Instrumentation & Control Centre
• Internetworking Technology Laboratory
• Marine Technology Laboratory
• Microelectronics Design and Application Laboratory
• Photonics Laboratory
• Power Quality Centre
• Radio Frequency Laboratory
• Solar Technology Centre
COLLABORATIONS
SoE has forged numerous collaborations with various partners including educational
institutions in Singapore such as the National University of Singapore and Nanyang
Technological University as well as overseas universities in the UK, Japan, Australia,
China and India.
SoE also boasts industry partners such as SingTel, SIA Engineering, Eurocopter
SEA, Cisco Systems and IBM, as well as government agencies such as BCA,
HDB, PUB and NPARKS. These partnerships provide opportunities for SoE staff
and students to engage in joint research and consultancy projects, skills and
technology transfer, training, and internships.
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Academic Collaborations
• MOU between Eurocopter SEA Pte Ltd and Ngee Ann Polytechnic
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Eurocopter
South East Asia Pte Ltd and Ngee Ann Polytechnic to further cooperate,
promote and develop links in the field of helicopter maintenance education
and training.
• Diploma in Logistics Management Programme
The Diploma in Logistics Management Programme which was approved by
Hubei Education Bureau is a collaboration between Ngee Ann Polytechnic
and Wuhan University Science and Technology (WUST). Students are admitted
to this programme based on their National College Entrance Examination
results, and they apply through the China’s University Admission System.
The curriculum of this diploma programme is similar to the one being offered
in Singapore. Upon completion of the programme, students will be awarded
with both the Ngee Ann Diploma and WUST Diploma.
• Bachelor of Engineering in Naval Architecture with Honours
Offered since September 2008, this specialised two-year degree programme
is the product of a partnership between Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore
Polytechnic and Newcastle University in the UK. It is formed under the Ministry
of Education's Polytechnic-Foreign Specialised Institution (Poly-FSI) initiative.
This specialised degree programme offers graduates of NP's Diploma in
Marine & Offshore Technology and SP's Diploma in Marine Engineering a
seamless progression to a prestigious overseas degree course without having
to leave Singapore. There is also provision for students to undergo a fourweek
immersion at Newcastle University.
Technical Collaborations
Some of School of Engineering’s technical collaborations with industry partners
and institutions in 2009 include:
• Developing the next generation laser marking systems and laser
technologies with Advanced Green Solutions Pte Ltd.
• Setting up the first Wind Technology Training Centre in Singapore with
Southwest Wind Power (SWWP) and Daily Life Renewable Energy (DLRE).
• A project on the “Use of Solar Energy for Automated Greenhouse
ventilation and Supplementary Lighting in Cultivation of Leafy
Vegetables”. The project is funded by the Ministry of National Development
Research Fund and is partnered by AVA and Kok Fah Technology Farm
Pte Ltd.
• A project with NTU on “Low-cast Concentrating PV Systems Optimized
for Singapore’s Wet Tropical Climate”. The project is funded under the
National Research Foundation-Clean Energy Research Programme Fund.
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• A project on the “Improvement of Photovoltaic System Performance
and Photovoltaic System Data Sharing” with the Solar Energy Research
Institute of Singapore (SERIS).
• A collaboration with Omega Solar Pte Ltd to work on Concentrator
Photovoltaic (CPV) Systems.
• A collaboration with Techno Fibre (S) Pte Ltd to develop applications for
breakthrough technologies in the automation of marine vehicles and
systems. SoE also hopes to explore arrangements to conduct technical
training programmes in composite materials for the industry.
• A partnership with SingTel to develop local broadcast media solutions
and talent to boost Singapore's capabilities as a global media hub.
PUBLICATIONS
• Dr Qu Weijun (Optics Engineer) and Ms Chee Oi Choo (Senior Lecturer) of
NP worked with Dr Vijay Raj Singh and Professor Anand Asundi of the Nanyang
Technological University as well as Professor Yingjie Yu of Shanghai University
to publish a paper entitled “Quasi physical phase compensation in digital
holographic microscopy” in the Journal of the Optical Society of America A,
Vol. 26, No. 9, 2009.
• Mr Lewis Tan (Biologist), Ms Chee Oi Choo (Senior Lecturer) and Dr Qu Weijun
(Optics Engineer) worked with Dr Vijay Raj Singh and Professor Anand Asundi
of the Nanyang Technological University to present a paper entitled “Quantitative
analysis of live cells using digital holographic microscopy” at the International
Conference on Experimental Mechanics 2009. The paper will be published
in Proceeding Of SPIE.
• Dr Qu Weijun (Optics Engineer) and Ms Chee Oi Choo (Senior Lecturer) of
NP worked with Dr Vijay Raj Singh and Professor Anand Asundi of the Nanyang
Technological University as well as Professor Yingjie Yu of Shanghai University
to present a paper entitled "Physical Phase Compensation in Digital Holographic
Microscopy" at the International Conference on Experimental Mechanics
2009.
PATENTS
• Dr Qu Weijun (Optics Engineer) and Ms Chee Oi Choo (Senior Lecturer) of
NP worked with Professor Anand Asundi of the Nanyang Technological
University to file a patent “Digital holographic microscopy with physical phase
compensation” on 21 August 2009 (US application no: 12/545,760).