Welcome BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering School of Science, Engineering and Environment Dr. Martin Hope BEng PhD m.d.hope@salford.ac.uk
BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering With foundation year
The foundation year • Engineering Methodology 1 and 2 Algebra, logarithms, introduction to calculus, problem solving in velocity and acceleration, differentiation, integration and matrices. • Foundation Physics A Basic physics - numerical problem solving. mechanics, properties of matter and wave propagation. • Foundation Physics B Electronics and electricity, and fields (magnetic, electric, gravitation etc.) • Foundation Physics Laboratory Experimental design, scientific measurement methods and data analysis. - experiments covering mechanics, thermal physics, electricity and waves. • Foundation IT and Study Skills Development of IT, research, team working, presentation and scientific reporting skills .
Course organisation • Duration of course – 3 Years (4 years with Industrial Placement) • 2 semesters each year Semester 1: September to January, Semester 2: February to June • Each semester consists of 11 weeks of teaching + 1 week for revision + 2 weeks for assessment • Around 6 modules per year 120 credits worth of material. Each module 20 or 40 credits • Average student workload is 12-15 hours per week (lectures, tutorials, workshops) plus at least as many hours of private study • Making a total of around 35 hours • Modules assessed by examination and / or assignment
Degree Organisation • Year 1 – provides correct foundation for entry to Year 2 • Year 2 – contributes 25% towards the final classification • Optional Year – Industrial Placement. Contributes towards final classification • Final Year – contributes 75% towards final classification
Electronic Engineering Year 1 • Technologies in Context (1 + 2) NL (Presentation, Report) History of electronics and communications, Societal impacts, Evolution of technology, Future trends • Digital Electronics I (1 + 2) MDH, HTR (Simulation, Exam) Basic gates, logic functions, CAD and VHDL, K-maps, storage element and timing Latches, registers, counters, synchronous ccts, combinational ccts, encoding / decoding, timing analysis • Analogue Electronics (1 + 2) PD (CW, Exam) Electronic principles, circuit design / measurement, CAD (SPICE), analogue construction (breadboard / veroboard)
Electronic Engineering Year 1 • Introduction to Computers & Network Systems (1 +2) OA (CA 60%, Exam 40%) Introduction to the computer, OS concepts, peripherals, networking and security • Mathematics (1) GSM (CA 60%, Exam 40%) Algebra, trigonometry, Geometry, Vectors, Complex numbers, Calculus • Mathematics and Computing (2) GSM / IM (CA 60%, Exam 40%) Further calculus, series (Taylor, Maclaurin, Fourier etc) Computer programming (structure, flow, I/O) solution to problems.
Electronic Engineering Year 2 • Digital Signal Processing (1 + 2) JA (Simulation, Exam) Sampling, Aliasing, Quantisation and Dither, A to D, D to A, FFT, Digital filters (FIR, IIR) • Mathematical Methods and Applications (1 + 2) TS (CA 60%, Exam 40%) Vector calculus, Matrices and determinants, Magnetics (flux and induction), LR, RC and LCR circuits, AC theory, Impedance and resonance • Computing Laboratory (1 + 2) IM (CA 50%, Exam 50%) Computational electronics / physics – programming numerical methods Computational Lab – interfacing for data acquisition / control
Electronic Engineering Year 2 • Digital Electronic II (1+2) MDH / SLH (CW, Exam) A-D, D-A, sampling, state machines, Design example, Programmable Logic • Digital Communications Systems Group Design Project (1+2) SLH (Project 100%) Combinational digital logic, simulation VHDL – FPGA, testing / debugging • Antenna and Transmission Systems (2) MDH / NL (CW, Exam) Propagation models, transmission line theory, EM waves, optical fibre, PCB traces
Optional Industrial Placement Year • Placement arranged by us (with work from you) • Apply academic knowledge to real world • Learn what business is about • Learn to work in a team • Learn to communicate – reports and presentations • Gain competence and confidence • Enhanced job prospects – make contacts , opportunities for professional development • Paid a salary • Usually results in higher degree classification
Industrial Placement Year Examples Maintenance Engineer: • Virtualization of in-house servers • Motorola wireless network installation • VOIP phone system (over 120) and 12 switch network installation NPD Electrical Engineering Intern: • Rollout of company’s first PBX phone • Blue Rig system using SIP – testing-development- • Test setups in the lab tweaking • Work Instructions for VEE Pro • Configuring the Wi-Fi system for a high Programs school and the local area • NPD/VAVE
Electronic Engineering Final Year • Power and Control Systems (1 + 2) OA (Lab 40%, Exam 60%) Feedback and Control systems, Laplace and z-transforms, sampling Energy supply, power systems, loading and matching, energy conservation • DSP and Machine Learning (1) FL (Practical, Exam) Signal process, resonator models, speech synthesis / recognition, applied digital filters 1 and 2, audio coding • Embedded Systems (1) HTR (Practical, Exam) Embedded systems, Microcontrollers, ASM, I/O concepts, The C programming language, interfacing, UARTS, Interrupt programming, real-time / distributed systems
Electronic Engineering Final Year • IoT – The Internet of Things (2) SH / NL (CW, Exam) WAN & GWAN protocols, embedded systems, interfacing, device communications • Major individual project (1 + 2) (Supervisor / assessor) Real life problems Acquire personal skills not easy to learn in other ways Research, design, delivery and documentation A good discussion point at job interviews
Good reasons to study Electronic Engineering at Salford • Salford has a reputation for providing a ‘real world’ experience combining theory with practice thanks to our close links to industry and the professions. • An established history of providing quality education in engineering. • Good student experience - (National Student Survey) • A friendly campus environment with professionally qualified teaching and research active staff.
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