Electronic Engineering Design Studies - 2019 entry

This module relate technical subjects studied during the course of the electronic engineering programmes to case studies of their application to electronic products and/or services. These case studies emphasize the implications of the selection of particular designs and technologies on industrial issues of profitability, manufacturing, product competitiveness and cash flow in a variety of company environments.

Electronic design case studies are introduced by different speakers from academia and industry and involve a wide range of timely and practical topics and subjects, such as (but not limited to) marine electronics and instrumentation, energy harvesting, non-destructive testing, differential measurements, and power supplies.

Pre-requisite module: ECM2111, ECM2115, ECM2118, or equivalent

To relate technical subjects studied in the course to examples of their application to electronic products and/or services. These examples emphasize the implications of the selection of particular designs and technologies on industrial issues of profitability, manufacturing, product competitiveness and cash flow in a variety of company environments. Moreover to consider the wider impact of electronic design and technologies for sustainable development in engineering.

This is a constituent module of one or more degree programmes which are accredited by a professional engineering institution under licence from the Engineering Council. The learning outcomes for this module have been mapped to the output standards required for an accredited programme, as listed in the current version of the Engineering Council’s ‘Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes’ document (AHEP-V3).

This module contributes to learning outcomes: SM1m, EA1m - EA6m, D1m – D8m, ET2m, ET4m, EP2m, EP4m, EP8m, EP11m, G1m

A full list of the referenced outcomes is provided online:
https://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/emps/studentinfo/subjects/engineering/accreditation/

The AHEP document can be viewed in full on the Engineering Council’s website, at http://www.engc.org.uk/

On successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge: SM1p, SM1m, Ea1p-Ea4p, EA1m-EA6m, D4p, D4m, EP2p, EP2m

1 apply knowledge of the behaviour of components or sub-systems to the analysis of a wide range of common electronic circuits both analogue and digital;

2 design analogue and digital circuits at a systems level to achieve a given function and level of system integration;

3 demonstrate improved subject specific skills dependent on the speakers and what they choose to present.

Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge: D1m, D2m, D7m, D8m, EA6m, ET2m, ET4m, EP8m

4 recognise the existence of many pressures, technical, economic sustainability and other, on engineering design;

5 carry out a system level design for a complete complex system with many components and many variables, without guidance and extracting the data required form diverse sources;

6 integrate subject specific knowledge and understanding from previous modules into the analysis and solution of electronic engineering problems;

7 make relative value judgement of the suitability of alternative design approaches to a given problem taking into account a range of potentially conflicting factors.

Personal and Key Transferable/ Employment Skills and  Knowledge: D3p, D3m, D5p, D5m, D6p, D6m, EP4p, EP4m, EP9p, EP11m, G1p, G1m

8 extract information, critically, analytically and selectively, from a wide range of sources and present it coherently;

9 consider the wider impact of system design and performance for sustainable development of engineering system;

10 exemplify the written and oral presentation skills required to give a technical lecture that provides a useful learning resource for your peers.

The topics and subjects covered depend on the case study and speakers involved, and can include (but not limited to):

- Linear and switching mode power supplies;

- Differential measurements;

- Marine electronics and instrumentation;

- Non-destructive testing techniques, instrumentation and signal processing;

- Electrical machines and drives;

- Power electronics;

- Control engineering;

- Optoelectronics;

- Energy harvesting;

- Embedded system;

- Electromagnetic and wave propagation technology.

If a module is normally assessed entirely by coursework, all referred/deferred assessments will normally be by assignment.

If a module is normally assessed by examination or examination plus coursework, referred and deferred assessment will normally be by examination. For referrals, only the examination will count, a mark of 40% being awarded if the examination is passed. For deferrals, candidates will be awarded the higher of the deferred examination mark or the deferred examination mark combined with the original coursework mark.

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