B.Eng (Hons) & B.Sc(Hons)
Computer & Electronic Systems
Engineering
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Some Headlines
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Rapid advance of technology
 From this ($3995 1983)
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Rapid advance of technology
 To this (£399)
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1.4GHz Quad Core processor
64GB Memory
720 x 1280 display
8 megapixel camera
WiFi
GPS
MP3 player
Video camera
Radio
Video conferencing
Internet
Organiser
Voice activation
 And it can send and receive telephone calls
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Computer Electronic Systems
Engineering
 As the cost of computer technology drops, modern
electronic systems are now a hybrid of
 software and
 electronic hardware.
 These programmes focus on design and development of
products and systems that have computer and electronic
technologies at their core
 Students acquire skills that have global relevance and are
attractive to employers both in engineering and beyond
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Where do graduates work?
 Computer Electronic Systems are everywhere.
 Here are a few examples……
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Examples of Computer Electronic
Systems
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Automotive
Aviation
Defence
Entertainment
Healthcare
Power Systems Control
Assistive Technology
Mobile Devices
Gaming
Networking
Consumer electronics
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Common factors?
 What’s inside these products and systems?
 Electronics (microelectronics);
 Embedded software
 Many products will communicate with the
outside world
 “Internet enabled” systems (the internet of
everything)
 They sit at the “edges” of much larger
(global) connected systems
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Programme Structure
 First Two Years have Common Curriculum for all BEng
and BSc
 Students don’t often know what they really want to
study in-depth!
 They really need to explore the subject area first
 Our programmes allow students to select their
specialisms at the end of Year-2 when they should have
a sense of direction
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BEng (Honours) - Specialisms
 The BEng programme is for students who wish to study and
apply deep technical skills, to work as innovators and within
research and development. All routes include various types of
programming and electronic design:
 Digital Systems Engineering
 Electronic and programmable technologies , Digital Signal Processing,
Real-Time Systems
 Network and Communications Systems Engineering
 Electronic and programmable technologies applied to the
communications and network industry.
 Robotic and Mechatronic Systems Engineering
 Electronic and programmable technologies applied to systems that
include motion control, sensing and intelligence
 BEng (Hons) meets requirements for CEng with the IET
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BSc (Honours)
 For students who wish a more broadly-based electronics
degree programme and who wish to become system
integrators, application engineers, sales support engineers,
etc.
 Includes various specialist options:
 With Management
 With Software Engineering
 Final year includes opportunity to take specialist modules
from Digital Systems and Communications Systems.
 B.Sc. (Hons) meets requirements for IEng with the IET
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Engineers need to be more than
Engineers
 Skills mismatch between general skills and personal
attributes in recent IT graduates …
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Relevance is Built In
 We understand that industry is interested in a much
wider skill set than in previous decades
 A designer or engineer for the 21st century must be
multi-skilled
 Our content matches the evolving needs of business
and industry…
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Networks
Digital
Electronics
Communicati
ons
Wired,
Wireless,
Cellular
Team
Working
Analog
Electronics
The Total
Design
Process
Signal
Processing
Integrated
Design
Projects
Key
Skills
Strategic
Management
Mathematics
Robotics and
Instrumentati
on
Mechanical
Systems and
Materials
Software
Development
New Venture
Creation
Supply Chain
Management
Industrial Salaries – UK
 Newly graduated electrical/electronics engineers are in the
range of £18,000 - £33,000 - mean approx £25,000. (2013)
 Incorporated electronics engineers have a mean of
£46,000 (2010),
 Chartered engineers have a mean of £68,000 (2010),
 Highly experienced engineers (top 10%) earn in excess of
£100,000 (2010)
 http://targetjobs.co.uk/career-sectors/engineering/284465engineering-salary-round-up-from-graduate-to-chartered-engineer
 25% of FTSE 100 led by engineers
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Getting in
 Minimum Entry requirements
 B.Eng.
 Higher BBBB
 B.Sc.
 Higher BBB
 Essential Subjects
 Mathematics, Physics/Technological Studies
 Recommended Subjects
 Information Technology or Computing
 FE Applicants
 Year 2 : 15 credit Electrical/Electronic Eng. (Must include Maths for Eng. 1 & 2)
 Year 3 : HND Electrical/Electronic Eng. (Must include Maths for Eng. 1, 2 & 3)
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Questions
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Contact:
Peter Barrie, Programme Leader
peter.barrie@gcu.ac.uk
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Additional Information
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Future Engineers need to Practice
their Design Skills...
 Each year our students take part in a major design
and implementation project that challenges them to
integrate and apply their new skills
 Years 1-3 – group design project
 Year 4 – Individual design project
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Future Engineers need Design Skills...
 Interaction with industry is provided with invited
speakers from key electronics companies and design
companies on aspects of:
 Technology
 Product Design
 Employability
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Future Engineers need Design Skills...
 Design is the planning that lays the basis for the
making of every object or system
 Students must learn how to manage the process of
innovation
 Understand current ‘state-of-the-art’
 Research, evaluate and refine ideas for new products
and systems
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Industrial Placement
 All students in BEng and BSc are free to take an
optional one year industrial placement opportunity
 This takes place at the end of Year-3
 An opportunity to gain experience in design
engineering and business organisation
 Also an opportunity to gain important employability
skills
 Students are also encouraged to apply for Summer
placements
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Major Partnerships
 Through these companies our students can access
global opportunities to compete against students
worldwide in competitions such as:
 Freescale Cup – ‘Intelligent Car’ Racing
 Texas Instruments Analogue Design Contest
 $10,000 for first prize!
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Major Partnerships
 We have strong partnerships with leading companies in
electronic design, manufacturing and software, such as:
 Texas Instruments
 Freescale
 ARM
 These companies sponsor us to provide the latest
microelectronic hardware and software for our
laboratories.
 The sponsorship also allows us to provide flexible learning
for students, who can access hardware and software to
take away to work in their own time.
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Structure Years 1 & 2
YEAR 1
Module Code
M1H620322
M1H620313
M1H620338
M1G420000
M1G420876
M1H302589
M1H620653
M1G108778
M1G505194
M1H106367
Module Title
Principles of Programmable Systems
Digital Electronics
Analogue Electronics
Introduction to Computer Architecture
Introduction to Network Technology
Mechanical Principles A
Integrated Design Project 1
Mathematics 1
Introduction to Web Development
Engineering Materials
Trimester
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Credits
10 SHE1
10 SHE1
10 SHE1
10 SHE1
10 SHE1
10 SHE1
20 SHE1
20 SHE1
10 SHE1
10 SHE1
120
YEAR 2
Module Code
M2H620492
Module Title
Electrical Principles and Circuit Theory
Trimester
1
Credits
20 SHE2
M2G620493
Software Development for Engineers
1
20 SHE2
M2G520040
Data Communications and Transmission Systems
1
20 SHE2
M2H620655
Integrated Design Project 2
2
20 SHE2
M2H620495
Digital and Programmable Systems 1
2
20 SHE2
Specialist Option – Choose one from:
M2H020497
Signals and Electronic Systems
2
20 SHE2
M2H620057
Control and Instrumentation Systems
2
20 SHE2
240
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BSc 3 & 4
Module Code
M2G108818
M3G405252
M2H620655
MHG412774
YEAR 4
Module Code
MHH620649
MHW213190
MMH606583
MHG520578
Module Name
Mathematics 2
IT Project Management 1
Specialist Option 1
Integrated Design Project 3
Rich Internet Applications
Trimester
A
A
A
B
B
Specialist Option 2
B
Module Title
Professionalism in Practice
Honours Project
Embedded Systems Application Development 1
Specialist Option 1
Digital and Programmable Systems 2
Specialist Option 2
Specialist Options:
with Software Development
Specialist Option 1
MHH120045
Simulating Multimedia Networks
Specialist Option 2
MHG405292
Pervasive Grids and Services
Trimester
A
A&B
Credits
10 SHEH
40 SHEH
A
A
B
B
15 SHEH
20 SHE3/H
20 SHEH
20 SHEH
125 credits
A
20 SHEH
B
20 SHEH
A
20 SHE3
B
B
20 SHEH
20 SHEH
B
20 SHEH
B
20 SHEH
with Management
MHN212840
Specialist Option 1
New Venture Creation
Specialist Option 2 - Choose one from:
Managing Sustainable Business Excellence
Culture and Diversity: Managing People within
Organisations
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Technology Strategies for Contemporary Organisations
MHN212841
Emerging Business Ventures
M3N106498
MHN220219
MHN220340
B.Eng 3 & 4
YEAR 3
Module Code
M2G108818
M3H620581
M3H620587
M3H620657
M3N120101
MHG520578
Module Title
Mathematics 2
Wireless Communication Principles
Signals and Electronic Systems Design
Integrated Design Project 3
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Digital and Programmable Systems 2
YEAR 4
Module Code
MHW213190
Digital Systems Pathway
Module Title
Honours Project
Trimester
A&B
Credits
40 SHEH
MHH620649
MHH606312
Professionalism in Practice
Digital Signal Processing
Specialist Option 1
System Level Design
Specialist Option 2
A
A
A
B
B
10 SHEH
20 SHEH
15 SHEM
20 SHEH
15 SHEM
120 Credits
A
15 SHEM
B
15 SHEM
MHH620659
Trimester
A
A
A
B
B
B
Credits
20 SHE2
20 SHEH
20 SHE3
20 SHE3
20 SHE3
20 SHE3
Specialist Option 1
MMH606583
MMH620580
Embedded
Systems
Application
Development 1
Specialist Option 2 –
Image Processing and Machine
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