PTSB Learning Management System

ENTREPRENEURSHIP focuses on the fundamentals and concept of entrepreneurship in order to inculcate the value and interest in students to choose entrepreneurship as a career. This course can help students to initiate creative and innovative entrepreneurial ideas. It also emphasizes a preparation of a business plan framework through business model canvas.

CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT 2 covers knowledge and skills in Civil Engineering practices. The student also exposed in communication skills, group works, work planning, decision making, recommendation and gain creativity by using related facilities to a design of a system. This course also covers conducting experiments in the laboratory/workshop, field works, academic researches, designing product or method of civil engineering related fields. The student will learn the method to analyze data, prepare presentation and report writing.

WATER & WASTEWATER ENGINEERING is a study of water resources, water characteristics, usage and demand of water supply, raw water treatment process and water distribution system. This course also includes the information on the process in sewage treatment plant, sludge treatment and disposal. It also emphasize on the parameter of drinking water and effluent from sewage treatment plant.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICES focuses on the basic knowledge and understanding of project management. Students will be introduced to the definition and basic concept of project management and practices. Every aspect in project management is explained starting from the overview of project management, the influences of organizational structures in project management, project life cycle, resources in project management, planning and scheduling, project control and monitoring, safety control, environmental management plan and quality assurance in project management. The application of common software such as Microsoft Project for planning and scheduling also will be exposed to the student.

ENGINEERING IN SOCIETY focuses on the introduction to the role of engineers in the context of their employment in industry and their interaction with the wider community. In this course, students will be exposed to safety and health of the public, technology and development in industry of civil engineering. This course also covers the meaning and impacts of engineering in society, ethical decision making, professional codes of ethics and sustainable development in the context of science and engineering application locally and globally. The students will be able to display excellent teamwork skills for working in group projects and organizing the activities of engineering practices in the society.

FLUID MECHANICS covers the behaviour and characteristics of engineering fluids and their application in hydrostatic and hydrodynamic fluids. This course involves discussion on fluid properties, fluid flow concept and basic equations, moving fluid forces, dimensional analysis, flow in closed conduits and pipe network, and momentum equations.

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING covers basic knowledge of the process of soils and rock formation and the characteristics of soil. It also covers soil improvement works such as compaction, shear strength, seepage, slope stability, earth pressure and foundation.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICES is a study on the basic knowledge and understanding of project management. This course also cover the information of the duty of a technician and assistant engineer, concepts of planning, scheduling, construction monitoring and quality assurance in project management. The application of green technology and Microsoft Project for planning and scheduling, characteristics, advantages, disadvantages, and the functions of various types of critical path method will be exposed to the students.

FLUID MECHANICS covers the behaviour and characteristics of engineering fluids and their application in hydrostatic and hydrodynamic fluids. This course involves discussion on fluid properties, fluid static, fluid flow concept and basic equations, moving fluid forces, dimensional analysis, flow in closed conduits and pipe network, stability and buoyancy and momentum equations.

REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN covers concepts and methods of design for reinforced concrete structures comprising beam, slab and column. This course emphasizes on knowledge and practice of producing double storey reinforced concrete building design starting from the layout plan, action & analysis, structural design and detailing according to Eurocode 2 (EC2).

Water & Waste Water Engineering is a study of water resources, water characteristics, usage and demand of water supply, raw water treatment process and water distribution system. This course also includes the information on the process in sewage treatment plant, sludge treatment and disposal. It also emphasize on the parameter of drinking water and effluent from sewage treatment plant.

HYDRAULICS covers the application in hydrostatic and hydrodynamic fluids. This

course involves discussion on hydrostatics concept and basic equations of stability and

buoyancy. This course also emphasize on the application of constituents of pumps and

open channel flow concept appropriately in solving hydraulics problem.

THEORY OF STRUCTURE covers basic knowledge of facts and principles in calculate the reactions, bending moments and shear forces for statically indeterminate beams and portal frame using the slope deflection method and moment distribution method. It also includes basic principles in calculation the forces in truss members using the equilibrium joint method and section method for the statically determinate and using unit load method for the statically indeterminate trusses.

CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS course is designed to equip students with a comprehensive knowledge and skills related to construction materials used in civil engineering. It will emphasize on types and function of cement, the function of aggregates in concrete, water, admixtures, properties of fresh and hardened concrete, concrete mix design, and manufacturing concrete on site. This course also focuses on the properties of timber, types and characteristics of brick and concrete block, steel and non-steel, the types and function of building finishes materials and the introduction to building elements.

Theory of Structure covers basic knowledge of facts and principles in calculate the reactions, bending moments and shear forces for statically indeterminate beams and portal frame using the slope deflection method and moment distribution method. It also includes basic principles in calculation the forces in truss members using the equilibrium joint method and section method for the statically determinate and using unit load method for the statically indeterminate trusses. Influence lines have important application for the design of structures that resist large live loads. Evaluation in influence lines include determination of shear force, bending moment and the absolute maximum moment.

GEOTECHNICAL & HIGHWAY LABORATORY (DCC30112) covers knowledge in the form of practical through the experiments which are carried out based on the concepts and the theories learned in the class. The emphasis of the course is on the method of conducting experiments, analysis and understanding its relationship with theories learned. The course also focused on the geotechnical  & highway which are the core of the civil engineering field.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND CONTROL is a study on types and effects of communicable and non-communicable diseases to public health. It also emphasizes on the control and monitoring of pollution from water, air and noise and the effects to general health and environment. It also covers the knowledge on management of municipal solid waste and hazardous waste. The students are exposed to the Environmental Quality Act 1974 as the guidelines and procedures in managing environmental pollution.

GREEN TECHNOLOGY COMPLIANCE course is designed to introduce students with fundamentals of green technology, green practices, and green compliances towards the ultimate target of sustainable living. Students will be exposed to different feasible technologies in achieving goals that show developments in rapidly growing fields such as sustainability, innovation, viability and natural sources reduction. 

GEODESY 1 introduces students to the field related to geodesy and provides knowledge of the reference surface in geodesy, ellipsoidal geometry characteristics, datum in geodesy, geodesy coordinate system and computation on an ellipsoid. This course also emphasize on calculation on geodetic coordinate.

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH course is designed to impart understanding of the self-regulatory concepts and provisions under the Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA). This course presents the responsibilities of workers in implementing and complying with the safety procedures at work. Understanding of notifications of accidents, dangerous occurrence, poisoning and diseases and liability for offences will be imparted upon students. This course will also provide an understanding of the key issues in OSH management, incident prevention, Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR), fire safety, Hazard Identification, Risk Control and Risk Assessment (HIRARC) and guide the students gradually into this multi-disciplinary science.

CADASTRAL SURVEYING 2 provides the knowledge of eKadaster environment including Coordinated Cadastral System, Global Navigation Satellites System (GNSS) for cadastral work via post processing and MyRTKnet environment, strata title, stratum title and professional practice as licensed surveyor.

LAND MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT provides students with the exposure and knowledge related to land management and development in Malaysia. The module emphasizes on the land management and development under Strata Title Act 1985, nunderground land development, mining land development, land development under Group Settlement Area (GSA) and land development under National Land Code (NLC) 1965. Students are also exposed to planning aspects under Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) and also Local Authority Act 1976 (Act 171).

Remote sensing is the science (and to some extent, art) of acquiring information about the Earth's surface without actually being in contact with it. This is done by sensing and recording reflected or emitted energy and processing, analyzing, and applying that information.

BASIC SURVEYING provides basic knowledge in surveying, map and plan, datum determination and the usage of survey equipment. It also provides early exposure to students about land survey professional bodies. The course emphasizes on conducting a closed traverse based on standard procedure during practical fieldwork. Students are also exposed with the knowledge of booking for a closed traverse.

CADASTRAL SURVEYING 1 provides students with the knowledge on title survey,land development process and exposure to conduct cadastral works according to thelatest regulations. It also emphasizes on problem solving and techniques of collectingdata manually and Field To Finish (F2F) concept until the production of Certified Plan (CP).

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING provides students with the fundamental knowledge in hydrographic survey including the theory of tides hydrographic survey planning and techniques for positioning, sounding and charts production process

UTILITY MAPPING exposes the students to the definition, history, objectives, scope, method of survey, occupational safety and health, processing and mapping of underground utility mapping. These topics provide the student of the knowledge of field work such as determining the positions of underground materials on earth surface.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP focuses the principles and concept of entrepreneurship. This course concentrates on the systematic methods of getting business ideas. This course also prepares students on conducting online business using social media marketing. It also emphasizes a preparation of business plan and developing their entrepreneurial skills.

MECHANICAL COMPONENTS AND MAINTENANCE course covers necessary mechanical components needed in Industries. The topics include maintenance principles and procedures, lubrication, power transmission, bearing, clutches and brake, and also pumps, valves and compressor. This course also provides knowledge and skills regarding maintenance of mechanical components as well as assembly and disassembly of compressors

PNEUMATICS & HYDRAULICS provides knowledge and understanding to the importance of pneumatics and hydraulics circuits, equipment and design along with its usage in the industry.

THERMODYNAMICS provides knowledge of theory, concept and application of principles to solve problems related to thermodynamics. It emphasizes on concept of non-flow process and flow process, properties of steam, Carnot cycle and Rankine cycle. This course also exposes the students to the demonstration of experiments in Thermodynamics by using the real equipment.

ENGINEERING MECHANICS focuses on theoretical knowledge in statics and dynamics. This course provides students with fundamental understanding of forces and equilibrium, resultants, equilibrium of a particles and structural analysis. This course also covers kinematics and kinetics of particles. This course also exposes the students to the demonstration of experiments in Engineering Mechanics.

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS course covers necessary mechanical components needed in industries. The topics include maintenance and troubleshooting principles and procedures, power transmission, bearing and pump. This course provides knowledge and skills on maintenance and troubleshooting lubrication, bearing, power transmission and pump.

MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT covers topics such as maintenance organization, maintenance strategies system, system approach to maintenance, maintenance planning and scheduling and computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). This course also provides student with knowledge regarding maintenance of facilities and equipment in good working condition and help them develop good management knowledge.

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING course introduces students a comprehensive coverage of basic fundamentals of materials science and engineering. The course focuses on material structures, properties, fabrication methods, corrosion, thermal processing and material testing mostly of metals and alloys. New fabrication method of powder metallurgy are introduces to student to cater the fabrications of devices, sensors for Industry 4.0 technology.

CAD/CAM explains the theory and basic of coding languages, structures and the use of CAD/CAM systems for generating and verifying tool path. The students will be use CAD/CAM software to demonstrate the integration between CAD and CAM operation that includes design an object, produce a code and simulate the tool path for machining operation prior to the machining process and also generate NC part programming. Students also enables to build a project from NC part programming using CNC milling or lathe machine.

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESS provides students with an understanding and appreciation of the width and depth of the manufacturing processes and interrelationship between manufacturing processes, product design, material properties and other aspects such as humanity, economy and environment. It will introduce advanced machining process such as electrical discharge machining, laser beam, water jet and abrasive machining.

CAD/CAM explains the theory and basic of coding languages, structures and the use of CAD/CAM systems for generating and verifying tool path. The students will learn how to use CAD/CAM software to design an object, produce a code and simulate machining. Besides, students will also be exposed to modern manufacturing system as well as Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS), Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) and Reverse Engineering (RE).

Industrial Robotics introduces to the robotic system which emphasize on industrial robot components such as actuators, robot sensors, robot end effectors and control system. Topics also discuss on industrial robot application including the advantages and disadvantages of using robots. The course complete with an explanation of the robot classification, robot programming operations, ANSI robotics safety standard and maintenance process.

Embedded System covers the basic concept and application of microcontroller system. Students will be able to learn software and hardware development on microcontroller development system and understand how to interface.

The Diploma in Mechatronic Engineering graduates in Polytechnics, Ministry of Education will have the knowledge, technical skills, community service responsibilities and attitude to adapt themselves with new technological advancement and challenges in the mechatronic engineering field.

Introduce students to the concepts and principles of data transmission and computer networks.  This course enables students to correctly use standard terminology in describing the main Local Area Network (LAN) topologies, hardware and software components used in networking. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build a network infrastructure using copper cabling, and wireless devices wisely. Students also learn to troubleshoot and secure the network.