Electronic Engineering BEng

Year 1 of this course will equip you with the fundamental concepts of computing and electronic engineering, as well as the elementary topics of mathematics for engineers that will be delivered through practical applications.

You'll make use of different programming environments to solve problems and you'll work in groups to deliver projects against specifications with reference to industrial practice.

This module aims to develop you knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of digital electronics, developing knowledge and understanding of a range of modelling and prototyping processes and techniques, so you can successfully complete the final project. You'll learn a range of practical skills, and techniques required to construct digital electronic circuits successfully and to use a range of tools to accomplish this. The projects will require you to develop and use a variety of problem-solving skills and to utilise knowledge gained from other taught modules.

This module aims to provide a comprehensive overview and in-depth understanding of the principles and theories employed in electronics and communications. It places electronics and communication principles in a realistic context showing the benefits and the challenges that everyday electronic engineers face in real life. The overall objective of this module is to gain a solid foothold in electronics, communication systems and networks.

This module introduces fundamental computational concepts and programming constructs and uses of a range of widely used programming languages. The module will expose you to problem solving through programming and introduce them to a selection of hardware. You'll make use of different programming environments to solve problems that were introduced in the other modules.

The module aims to provide you with the mathematical knowledge and tools to model and understand particular problems in engineering, and to interpret these results to provide information relevant to designs and decisions you'll make as engineers.

Year 2 builds on the skills gained in Year 1 and will introduce topics to help you develop an understanding of the process of moving from prototype design to product creation.

Working in groups, you'll be tackling specific management functions appropriate to professional working practices, continuing the professional development of teamworking attitudes and skills to complete a project which addresses one or more elements of a major issue of current concern.

We'll introduce topics such as digital systems design as well as advanced techniques of signal processing and interpretation using concepts and abstractions central to the development of computing systems.

This module aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to carry out engineering projects and will give you the opportunity to apply them, together with knowledge and skills from other modules, in practical projects.

The module aims to provide detailed knowledge of analogue electronic theories and their application. Possible topics covered will offer you an understanding of the analogue electronic design skills such as a range of circuit analysis theorems, principles and applications of transistor and operational amplifiers, etc. The module will enable you to design analogue electronic circuits using appropriate methods and software tools.

This module aims to introduce the digital systems design using concepts and abstractions central to the development of computing systems. The module will be introduced using VHDL (hardware description language), in which the designs can be implemented and tested. Development often requires knowledge and understanding of digital logic building blocks, hardware description language (VHDL), development tools similar to the ones used in the industry; this module provides you with the essential concepts for that purpose.

This module will introduce you to advanced techniques of signal processing and interpretation as well as the applications of signal processing in wireless communications.

This module aims to introduce you to the design and implementation of systems typically having potentially complex concurrent behaviour, stringent timing requirements, and significant communication requirements in a single field programmable gate array (FPGA) chip. The principles underpinning of real-time hardware and software are also addressed and deployed. The focus is on structured design principles and techniques that yield, cost-effective, ad hoc and testable systems whose development typically involves the integration of custom hardware, software or hardware interfaces, IP devices or peripherals, one or more processors, and software.

This module aims to introduce a systems engineering approach for the development of solutions to embedded problems. It will expose the student to the complexities of the design of socio-technic systems, including problems of managing existing components, legacy systems and other imposed constraints such as legal frameworks.

This module provides you with the opportunity to undertake a major piece of self-directed computing and engineering project using the knowledge and skills learnt throughout the programme. You're expected to provide a significant personal contribution to all phases of the engineering design and development process, appropriate to the goals of their programme.

You will be mostly studying in the Ritterman Building at our leafy north London campus in Hendon. It is equipped with industry-standard equipment in mechatronics, robotics, electronics and networking solutions.

Typical weekly breakdown

Whether you are studying full or part-time – your course timetable will balance your study commitments on campus with time for work, life commitments and independent study.

We aim to make timetables available to students at least 2 weeks before the start of term. Some weeks are different due to how we schedule classes and arrange on-campus sessions.

Year 1 – weekly timetable

During your first year, your weekly timetable will typically consist of:

• 4 blocks of 3 hours of workshops (a total of 12 hours contact time per week).

Some of this programme will be delivered using interactive teaching sessions via learning platforms such as Zoom. You will participate in online problem-solving discussions, critical debates and exercises, online workshops and quizzes.

You'll develop practical laboratory skills and gain hands-on experience in diagnostic techniques. We will give you access to virtual laboratories and pre-recorded lab and practice demonstrations.

Each year you will work on a project that replicates industrial practice to develop your skills and maximise your employability chances. You will develop a range of practical competencies which, by the end of year two, are relevant to the needs of industry and student employability and will help you to gain industrial experience on placement.

The programme delivery method includes staff-led interactive workshops to discuss theoretical material, which are supported by guided practice-based laboratory activities to apply the learnt theories by ways of simulations and experiments.

For one-to-one support, you will meet with either your personal tutor or module leader. You’ll also get support from our student learning and graduate academic assistants, who have experience in your subject area.

Your work will be divided into credits of approximately 10 hours of study time. You will need to complete 120 credits per year, which are broken down into modules of typically 30 credits.

Teaching vs independent learning

This course is based on 100% coursework. It's intention is to produce professional and competent Electronic Engineers who can play an active role in formulating, and meeting the challenges and opportunities arising in contemporary industrial and commercial practice.

Your learning will be assessed regularly by the following methods: individual or group coursework assessment, laboratory experimentation, analysis and synthesis tasks, and tests.

This course moves away from the unseen exam component and towards the direction of practice-based learning. Typically, each module involves a variety of assessment techniques to take into account different learning styles.

Assessments

Assessment will also include problem-solving exercises, modelling and simulation tasks, seminar work (including presentations, formal reports of work undertaken or work-in-progress, dialogue) lab-based evaluation and project demonstration, blogs, videos, technical reports, simulation models and functioning prototypes, etc. – all of which are framed at progressively more complex systems-based content.

Student Observable Behaviours

Your first-year study is assessed using a competency-based assessment system using a bespoke assessment tool, which measures Student Observable Behaviours (SOBs).

The key course concepts/topics are broken down into a collection of SOBs and could represent a sequence of exercises, tasks, challenges, mini-projects, or case studies. These are observed and assessed by a member of the academic staff.

Each SOB is marked as Pass/Fail. The SOBs are divided into three categories:

1. Threshold – all SOBs must be successfully demonstrated, and this is the minimum expected to be able to progress to Year 2.
2. Typical – SOBs you would expect to see in a student aiming to get 2:1
3. Excellent – these are competencies that would stretch the students.

Assessments are reviewed annually and may be updated based on student feedback or feedback from an external examiner.

To help you achieve the best results, we will provide regular feedback.