BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Introduction

Thank you for your interest in the Knightsbridge University BSc programme in Electronic Engineering. The programme is designed to be completed within twenty-four months by a student devoting twelve to fifteen hours a week, working by distance learning.  

The Course currently consists of eight modules shown below with some of their sub-headings:

A. Mathematics

Calculus, Differential Equations, Complex Numbers, Determinants and Matrices, Vector Algebra.

B. Circuit Theory

Circuit Models, Circuit Theorems, D.C. Analysis, Transients & Time Domain Analysis.

C. Analogue Electronics

Diode Circuits, Transistor Circuits, Operational Amplifier.

D. Digital Electronics

Combinational Logic, Sequential Logic.

E. Electronic Engineering

Power Amplifiers, Combinational Logic, Logic Families, Sequential Logic.

F. Instrumentation

Instrumentation Systems, Sensors and Transducers, Signal Conditioning.

G. Manufacturing & Electromagnetic Compatibility

Operational Strategy, Advanced Electronic Packaging Technologies.

H. Digital Systems

Digital Design, Parallel Processing Systems, Designing for Testability.

Aims and objectives

The aim of the Course is to develop a sound understanding of the principles of Electronic Engineering. The Course will not only seek to emphasise the potential relevance of the Course to overall engineering systems, but also to stimulate the student to reach their full potential by encouraging and developing creative abilities in the novel solutions to engineering problems. The Course will further supply the student with practice in the development of the discipline of self-study, self management, task planning and communicative skills through report and assignment writing within an engineering context.

Methods of delivery

The delivery of the teaching for the Course is by distance learning. The material is designed to give you maximum flexibility as to the pace of learning. Course materials consist of topic lists, detailed directed reading from set texts, supplementary reading lists, Progress Assessment Tests, Minor Assignments, and a final Major Assignment (the Extended Essay).

Entry requirements

At Bachelor's level there are no pre-determined requirements, but candidates must show an acceptable standard of current qualifications and experience to satisfy the requirements of the Admissions Committee.

Candidates will normally have attained the age of twenty-five years. All candidates will be expected to show a proficiency in the English language.

Each application will be considered on its own merits, however, and admission to a Course and all interpretations as to the eligibility for such admission remains at the discretion of the University.

Supervision and cohorts

The University is aware of the need to provide first rate supervision to students, given the fact that they are working in a distance learning mode. Each cohort of students will be allocated a Supervisor who is either an experienced academic or proven practitioner in the field. He or she will be the student's guide through the Course.

Aware of the fact that distance learning can be a difficult and isolating experience, it is proposed that each cohort of students should receive a list of its peers. These will be people who are undergoing the same stresses and strains. They will be facing the same problems and the same assignment difficulties at a similar time. It is the University's hope that students will wish to join with others to share their experience in a fellow feeling of a community. Unless an individual student wishes to maintain anonymity, each cohort of students will be given a list of their peers, in the hope that the overall standard of their work, their performance on the Course and, above all, their experience as a student is enhanced.

©Copyright Knightsbridge University 2005. No part of this Course Outline, in part or in whole, may be reproduced, distributed or used for commercial purposes without the written consent of Knightsbridge University.