Bachelor's Degree (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering

Awarded By: Universiti Tenaga Nasional
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Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), or The Energy University in English, is a private educational institution in Malaysia with engineering studies as its core programs. Engineering programs at UNITEN are accredited by Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and Engineering Accreditation Council Malaysia (EAC), and even recognized internationally via the Washington Accord.

The mechanical engineering program of UNITEN offers honour degrees, i.e. students enrolling into this program are required to submit an independent thesis work. There is also a mandatory industrial training attachment and capstone group project. This program also offers a strong balance between theories and experiments, with 6 different labs on 4 different mechanical engineering disciplines.

Thesis

Thesis Title: Design of Automatic Preventive Maintenance Software for Car Users

My final year project (with an honour thesis) designed an automative preventive maintenance system by using Visual Studio programming. This project was awarded as the most innovative project at the annual project competition of the department.

Courses Taken

Mechanical Core Subjects:
  • Final Year Project (Thesis)6 credits in 2 terms
  • Industrial Training4 credits
Lecture:
  • Thermodynamics5 credits in 2 terms
  • Fluid Mechanics5 credits in 2 terms
  • Heat Transfer3 credits
  • Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning3 credits
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics3 credits
Laboratory:
  • Fluids Mechanics Lab 1 credit
  • Heat Transfer & Applied Thermodynamics Lab 1 credit
Lecture:
  • Engineering Materials3 credits
  • Mechanics I: Statics3 credits
  • Mechanics II: Dynamics3 credits
  • Mechanics of Materials3 credits
  • Theory of Machines3 credits
  • Mechanical Vibrations3 credits
  • Non Destructive Testing3 credits
Laboratory:
  • Mechanics and Materials Lab1 credit
Lecture:
  • Engineering Graphics and CAE3 credits
  • Manufacturing Processes3 credits
  • Machine Design3 credits
  • Mechanical Design Process2 credits
  • Capstone Design3 credits
  • Introduction to Nuclear Technology3 credits
Laboratory:
  • Manufacturing Processes Lab1 credit
  • Machine Design Lab1 credit
Lecture:
  • Circuit Analysis3 credits
  • Modelling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems3 credits
  • Engineering Measurement and Lab3 credits
  • Control Systems3 credits
  • Electro-Mechanical Systems3 credits
  • Artificial Intelligence & Neural-Fuzzy Systems3 credits
Laboratory:
  • Electrical/Electronics Measurement Lab1 credit
General Engineering Core Subjects:
  • Calculus and Analytical Geometry18 credits in 4 terms
  • Differential Equations 3 credits
  • Linear Algebra 3 credits
  • Numerical Methods for Engineers 3 credits
Lecture:
  • Physics14 credits in 3 terms
  • Chemistry 8 credits in 2 terms
Laboratory:
  • Physics Lab 2 credits in 2 terms
  • Chemistry Lab 1 credit
Non-Core Subjects:
  • Engineers in Society2 credits
  • Principles of Management2 credits
  • Engineering Economics2 credits
  • Creative Thinking3 credits
  • Computing Skills2 credits
  • Principles of Programming3 credits
  • English Language6 credits in 2 terms
  • Malay Language3 credits
  • Technical Communication3 credits
  • Moral Studies7 credits in 4 terms
  • Malaysian Studies3 credits
  • Malaysian Army Foundation1 credit

There are total 180 credits in this program, of which 50 credits were completed in a 1-year pre-university program.

My Life at UNITEN

The best experience of my UNITEN life was definitely my extra-curricular activity involvement. I held multiple leadership responsibilities while progressing towards the 180 academic credits listed above. At the end, all the effort was worth spending as I was awarded as the best graduate in extra-curricular activity involvement.

UNITEN has a system to record student activity involvement, which is called Student Activity Online Reporting System of UNITEN (SCORUN). For each activity involvement, leadership responsibility, and non-academic award, students will be given certain points in this system. Student Affairs Centre of UNITEN recommended students to accumulate at least 100 SCORUN points before graduation. I managed to accumulate 226 in this system, and therefore was awarded as the best graduate in extra-curricular involvement. More details of my non-academic activities can also be found on my page of Community Involvement.


My UNITEN life that includes different academic and non-academic activities