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EE12001: Design skills

[Page last updated: 03 June 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Credits: 20 [equivalent to 40 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 400
Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWPF 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Skills and Design portfolio (CWPF 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this unit you will be able to:
  • Manage your development, both individually and through collaboration in teams, recognising the responsibilities, benefits and importance of supporting equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Follow aspects of product design, prototyping and testing, considering its business, social, sustainability and environmental context
  • Develop practical and problem-solving skills
  • Discuss the role of quality management systems, risk management and continuous product improvement
  • Communicate technical information effectively.
The unit contributes to the following AHEP 4th edition learning outcomes: C5,C7,C8,C9,C11,C14,C16,C17,C18.


Synopsis: You'll develop engineering, design, professional, team working and management skills through a design project. You will use computer aided design (CAD) and programming and software engineering to build your digital skills. You'll also explore embedded systems design, instrumentation and product prototyping, sustainability, manufacturing and testing.

Content: Independent learning and time management

Professional skills (teamwork, communication, information gathering & reflection)

Programming & software engineering (e.g. procedural, IC based language)

Practical embedded systems (e.g. control, actuation, sensing, debugging)

Computer aided design (CAD)

Instrumentation

PCB design

Manufacturing (e.g. Additive, PCB, soldering)

Sustainability, Responsible Consumption and Production.

Course availability:

EE12001 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
  • UEEE-AFB20 : BEng(Hons) Computer Systems Engineering (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AKB20 : BEng(Hons) Computer Systems Engineering with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AFB22 : BEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AKB22 : BEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AFB23 : BEng(Hons) Electronic Engineering with Space Science and Technology (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AKB23 : BEng(Hons) Electronic Engineering with Space Science and Technology with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AFB24 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AKB24 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AFB25 : BEng(Hons) Robotics Engineering (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AKB25 : BEng(Hons) Robotics Engineering with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AFM20 : MEng(Hons) Computer Systems Engineering (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AKM20 : MEng(Hons) Computer Systems Engineering with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AFM22 : MEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AKM22 : MEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AFM23 : MEng(Hons) Electronic Engineering with Space Science and Technology (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AKM23 : MEng(Hons) Electronic Engineering with Space Science and Technology with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AFM24 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AKM24 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AFM25 : MEng(Hons) Robotics Engineering (Year 1)
  • UEEE-AKM25 : MEng(Hons) Robotics Engineering with professional placement (Year 1)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
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