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Undergraduate Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)
Module ENGI3232: B ENG ENGINEERING 3A
Department: Engineering
ENGI3232: B ENG ENGINEERING 3A
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tied | 3 | 40 | Available in 2005/2006 | None. | Durham |
Tied To
Pre-requisites
- None.
Corequisites
- Engineering 3A, Engineering Project 3.
Excluded Combinations
- Engineering 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, 3G (ENGI3112, ENGI3122, ENGI3132, ENGI3142, ENGI3152, ENGI3182), Engineering Applications 3A, 3B (ENGI3022, ENGI3032), BEng Engineering 3B (ENGI3212), BEng Engineering 3C (ENGI3222), BEng Engineering 2B (ENGI2121).
Aims
- Together with Engineering 3A and Engineering Project 3, this offers a level 3 Electronic Systems course for B Eng students, appropriate to their professional needs.
Content
- Real-time computing: electronics of interfacing, software design and implementation.
- Control: Compensation, Frequency response, Process control, digital control.
- Signal processing: Continuous and discrete signals in the time and frequency domains.
- Practical course (options).
- Electronic design and manufacture.
- Electronic CAD.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- Students will gain a specialised knowledge of Electronic systems.
Subject-specific Skills
- Experience in writing computer programs for specific engineering applications.
- Application of specialised engineering principles to design and manufacture.
- Preparation of detailed technical report.
- The competent and safe use of laboratory equipment.
- Experience of the use of CAD for specialised electronic circuit design.
Key Skills
- Time and resource management.
- Numerical skills appropriate to an engineer.
- General problem solving skills that can be applied in a novel context.
- Effective use of IT relevant to engineering.
- Teamworking.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The Real-time computing (RTC), Control, and Signal processing material is covered in lectures, and is reinforced by seminars and by problem sheets, leading to the required problem solving capability.
- Written examinations are appropriate because of the wide range of in-depth, analytical material that is covered.
- Hands-on computer laboratories are used to develop the RTC applications skills. The most appropriate method of assessment for this applied topic is by assignments.
- A two-week practical course, Electronic design and manufacture and Electronic CAD lead to capability in the application of the subject knowledge that has been gained. Continuous assessment of these elements is based upon the production of detailed technical reports supported by engineering drawings appropriate to Electronic Engineering.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 47 | 2 per week + 9 | 1 Hour | 47 | |
| Practicals | RTC, E.Sys CAD | 1 Hour | 106 | ||
| Preparation and Reading | 247 | ||||
| Total | 400 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examinations | 60% | Written examination | 2 hours | 66.70% | |
| Written examination | 1.5 hours | 33.33% | |||
| Practical Course 3 | 10% | 2 week course (written report) | 100% | ||
| Continous Assessment | 30% | Coursework 1 | 66.70% | ||
| Coursework 2 CAD | 33.30% |
Formative Assessment
None.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.