52 INAUGURAL LECTURE

Philosophy

In the concept of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso, Mechanical Engineering department has to be well associated with other departments in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, the Faculty of Agriculture (e.g. Agronomy); College of Health Sciences (e.g. physiology and medicine/surgery), Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Faculty of Sciences.

The particular philosophy of mechanical engineering includes the pursuit of training, research and applications in the field of Mechanical Engineering to advance and achieve the main goal of the University. As a result, students in the department on resumption participate in a week-long orientation programme designed to familiarize them with the general rules and regulations of the University. The first year in the programme exposes the student to advanced knowledge in the basic sciences of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology to prepare them for full-fledged training in the mechanical engineering sciences and related professional courses. Also, a number of credit units were made compulsory in general studies and computer studies for the students