Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Hons) in Instrumentation and Control Engineering

Overview of the programme

What is Instrumentation and Control Engineering?

The Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Hons) in Instrumentation and Control Engineering (BICE) is a hands-on programme which concerns the application and implementation of measurement and control techniques of process variables for monitoring, recording, controlling and performance assessment of a wide range of manufacturing and industrial processes.

Instrumentation and control systems are used in most industries to measure and control variables such as pressure, flow, level, temperature, density, pH, mass, conductivity, motion, force, and chemical composition. Small changes in these variables may alter a process producing a large impact at the end result. Corrective action is required immediately to maintain a stable process system.

Advancements in Instrumentation and Control Engineering (ICE) enable industries to operate complex processes from a central control room with minimal staff, ensuring quality, safety, and profitability.

UniKL MITEC BICE ensures students gain maximum skills in advanced process control (APC), distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLC), and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA). Early semesters focus on electronics fundamentals, while later semesters concentrate on process variables across chemical, environmental, manufacturing, automation, and other industrial applications. Programming using C, MATLAB, MULTISIM, and LABVIEW forms a core component, with hands-on labs for installation, calibration, troubleshooting, and modern control system implementation.

Programme Educational Objectives (PEO)

• PEO1:
  UniKL graduates who are knowledgeable, competent, and innovative, who will contribute towards the human capital in instrumentation and control engineering, and related industry.
• PEO2:
  UniKL graduates who are well trained in professional skills to support their role in the instrumentation and control engineering field such as effective leadership, teamwork skills, and interpersonal communication skills.
• PEO3:
  UniKL graduates who are committed to the importance of lifelong learning and continual improvement in the instrumentation and control engineering field.
• PEO4:
  UniKL graduates who practice professionalism with ethics and responsibility towards sustainable development.
• PEO5:
  UniKL graduates who are capable of embarking on business and technopreneurial activities in instrumentation and control engineering and related fields.

Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO)

• PLO1
  Knowledge: Apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, computing and engineering fundamentals and an engineering specialization as specified in SK1 to SK4 respectively to defined and applied engineering procedures, processes, systems or methodologies in instrumentation and control engineering.
• PLO2
  Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate, research literature and analyse broadly-defined engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using analytical tools appropriate to their discipline or area of specialisation with considerations for sustainable development. (SK1 to SK4)
• PLO3
  Design/Development of Solutions: Design solutions for broadly-defined engineering technology problems and contribute to the design of systems, components or processes to meet identified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, whole-life cost, net zero carbon as well as resource, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations as required. (SK5)
• PLO4
  Investigation: Conduct investigations of broadly-defined engineering problems; locate, search and select relevant data from codes, data bases and literature, design and conduct experiments to provide valid conclusions. (SK8)
• PLO5
  Tool Usage: Select and apply, and recognize limitations of appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modelling, to broadly-defined engineering problems. (SK2 and SK6)
• PLO6
  The Engineering Technologist and the World: Analyze and evaluate sustainable development impacts to: society, the economy, sustainability, health and safety, legal frameworks, and the environment, in solving broadly-defined engineering problems. (SK1, SK5, and SK7)
• PLO7
  Ethics: Understand and commit to professional ethics and norms of engineering technology practice and adhere to relevant national and international laws. Demonstrate an understanding of the need for diversity and inclusion. (SK9)
• PLO8
  Individual and Collaborative Team Work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse and inclusive teams and in multi-disciplinary, face-to-face, remote and distributed settings. (SK9)
• PLO9
  Communications: Communicate effectively and inclusively on broadly-defined engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, by being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, taking into account cultural, language, and learning differences.
• PLO10
  Project Management and Finance: Apply knowledge and understanding of engineering management principles and economic decision-making to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team and to manage projects in multidisciplinary environments.
• PLO11
  Life Long Learning: Recognize the need for, and have the ability for i) independent and life-long learning and ii) critical thinking in the face of new specialist technologies. (SK8)