HNC/HND Engineering (Electrical and Electronic)

K/615/1475 – Unit 1: Engineering Design (15 Credits)

What’s it about?
The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the methodical steps that engineers use in creating functional products and processes; from a design brief to the work, and the stages involved in identifying and justifying a solution to a given engineering need.

What do I learn?
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to prepare an engineering design specification that satisfies stakeholders’ requirements, implement best practice when analysing and evaluating possible design solutions, prepare a written technical design report, and present their finalised design to a customer or audience.

What’s the assignment?
There are three parts to submit. One is to prepare an engineering design specification to a client’s brief, the second is to produce a report detailing designs and calculations and the third is a presentation to an invited audience.

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T/615/1477 – Unit 3: Engineering Science (15 Credits)

What’s it about?
This unit introduces students to the fundamental laws and applications of the physical sciences within engineering and how to apply this knowledge to find solutions to a variety of engineering problems.

What do I learn?
Among the topics included in this unit are: international system of units, interpreting data, static and dynamic forces, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, material properties and failure, and A.C./D.C. circuit theories.

What’s the assignment?
There will be four assignments, each based on an element of the engineering science unit content, including mechanical engineering systems, characteristics and properties of engineering materials and applications of electromagnetic principles and properties.

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M/615/1493 – Unit 19 Electrical and Electronic Principles (15 Credits)

What’s it about?
The physical principles themselves build initially from our understanding of the atom, the concept of electrical charge, electric fields, and the behaviour of the electron in different types of material. Another set of principles is built around semiconductor devices, which become the basis of modern electronics. The final section of the unit introduces the fundamentals of analogue and digital applications

What do I learn?
On successful completion of this unit students will have a good and wide-ranging grasp of the underlying principles of electrical and electronic circuits and devices.

What’s the assignment?
There will be three assessments to complete, each of which will determine your understanding of electrical and electronic principles.

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K/615/1489 – Unit 15: Automation, Robotics and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) (15 Credits)

What’s it about?
The aim of this unit is for students to investigate how Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and industrial robots can be programmed to successfully implement automated engineering solutions.

What do I learn?
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to program PLCs and robotic manipulators to achieve a set task, describe the types and uses of PLCs and robots available, write simple PLC programs, and program industrial robots with straightforward commands and safety factors.

What’s the assignment?
There will be two assessments to complete, based on the design and operational characteristics of a PLC system and the design and safe operation of a robot within an industrial application.

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T/615/1494 – Unit 20: Digital Principles (15 Credits)

What’s it about?
The unit introduces the two main branches of digital electronics, combinational and sequential. Thus, the student gains familiarity in the fundamental elements of digital circuits, notably different types of logic gates and bistables.

What do I learn?
Key digital technologies are introduced, including the conventional TTL (Transistor-Transistor Logic) and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), programmable logic, including the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and some standard digital subsystems. On successful completion of this unit students will have a good grasp of the principles of digital electronic circuits, and will be able to proceed with confidence to further study.

What’s the assignment?
There will be three assignments. The first assignment will be concerned with the explanation and analysis of simple combinational logic systems and circuits. The second will investigate the evaluation of the technologies used to implement digital electronic circuits and the final assignment will involve the application of laboratory equipment to configure and test simple digital circuits. 

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J/615/1502 – Unit 34: Research Project (30 Credits)

What’s it about?
This unit introduces students to the skills necessary to deliver a complex, independently conducted research project that fits within an engineering context.

What do I learn?
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to deliver a complex and independent research project in line with the original objectives, explain the critical thinking skills associated with solving engineering problems, consider multiple perspectives in reaching a balanced and justifiable conclusion, and communicate effectively a research project’s outcome.

What’s the assignment?
There will be two assessments to complete. One will be a presentation where you present your research findings to an invited audience. The second assignment will consist of the written report of your research including a literature review, an investigation into research methods and a critical evaluation. 

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L/615/1520 – Unit 52: Further Electrical and Electronic Principles (15 Credits)

What’s it about?
The emphasis in this unit will be in developing a structured approach to the analysis of AC single-phase and three-phase powered circuitry. This will help students to arrive at the solution in the most efficient way, with the greatest probability of it being correct.

What do I learn?
You will be introduced to the expanding use of computers, using specialised software to solve electrical, electronic and digital circuits. This will allow you to develop the necessary confidence and competence in the four key areas of mathematical techniques, circuit analysis, circuit simulation and laboratory practice.

What’s the assignment?
There will be two assignments. The first part will involve calculations associated AC circuit analysis and three-phase theory. The second examines  computer modelling and simulation techniques to analyse and solve electrical, electronic and digital circuits. 

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T/615/1513 – Unit 45: Industrial Systems (15 Credits) 

What’s it about?

This unit presents a structured approach to the development of advanced electronic solutions in a range of industrial situations. An essential requirement here is the engineer’s ability to utilise the most appropriate technology for each application, to ensure the most efficient monitoring and control of variables such as pressure, temperature and speed.

What do I learn?

Among the topics included in this unit are techniques and applications of electrical and electronic engineering, as they apply to various branches of industry, such as component handling, controlling the speed or torque of a motor or responding to change of circumstances in a process.

What’s the assignment?

There will be two assignments. The first part is a written report into the main elements of an electronically controlled industrial system. The second involves the application of computer-based methods to design and test a measurement system. You will also apply appropriate analytical techniques to predict the performance of a system.

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Y/615/1519 – Unit 51: Sustainability (15 Credits) 

What’s it about?

Engineers will be in the frontline of the battle to overcome the challenges of creating a sustainable economy, but no single discipline will have the capability to tackle the problems alone. Sustainability is a multidisciplinary challenge, and engineers of the future will have to work collaboratively with a whole range of other stakeholders.

What do I learn?

On successful completion of this unit the student with possess a wide range of knowledge and understanding of the issues and topics associated with sustainability and low carbon engineering.

What’s the assignment?

There will be two assignments. The first is a written report into the nature and scope of the technical challenges in providing sustainable development. It will also cover the importance of collaborating with other disciplines in finding appropriate solutions. The second is also a written report into alternative energy generation and how to calculate and alleviate carbon footprints.

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