MEng Electronic Engineering

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT

The team projects are intended to create an environment in which students exercise and develop professional engineering skills – both technical and managerial. Emphasis is placed on the development of project management, planning, design and implementation skills. The design and implementation skills required will cover hardware and software aspects across the broad spectrum of Electrical and Electronic Engineering activities. Project assessment is based on performance against objectives and achievement of goals – these are measured by the quality of the project deliverables. The style and challenges for the projects will vary but one aspect will remain constant; namely, the theme of a team working closely together to achieve a common objective. These terms of reference are open to wide interpretation and, in theory, the objective may cover the spectrum from being largely of a research nature, evaluating novel techniques or components, through the development stages of a prototype system, up to the production of an actual product. The scope of each project and the final deliverables may vary but all projects have a common assessment scheme and timetable.

The team projects are intended to create an environment in which students exercise and develop professional engineering skills - both technical and managerial. Emphasis is placed on the development of project management, planning, design and implementation skills. The design and implementation skills required will cover hardware and software aspects across the broad spectrum of Electrical and Electronic Engineering activities. Project assessment is based on performance against objectives and achievement of goals - these are measured by the quality of the project deliverables. The style and challenges for the projects will vary but one aspect will remain constant; namely, the theme of a team working closely together to achieve a common objective. These terms of reference are open to wide interpretation and, in theory, the objective may cover the spectrum from being largely of a research nature, evaluating novel techniques or components, through the development stages of a prototype system, up to the production of an actual product. The scope of each project and the final deliverables may vary but all projects have a common assessment scheme and timetable.

Tutorials – 50 hours; Practical work/laboratory – 300 hours; Private study – 250 hours