Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Formulate the given control problem
• Apply system identification
• Design an appropriate controller
• Implement it in hardware
• Evaluate performance
• Conceptualise the physical unit to an adequate theoretical framework
• Classify systems and signals
• Envisage targeted experimentation
• Utilise plant data
• Propose, evaluate, and compare different control strategies
• Convert theoretical solutions to physical implementations
• Use design tools to make technical decisions
• Communicate the design

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Provide a formal mathematical model structure for the dynamics
• Quantify the nonlinear component
• Apply system identification to determine its parameters

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Generate ideas (non-procedural design rules)
• Work individually
• Resort to a design knowledge base
• Perform creatively
• Synthesise components, systems, and products for engineering tasks
• Undertake procedural design
• Identify constraints
• Resolve possible conflicts

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Engage with the requirements of an ELO tracking form
• Ensure the project has the required components
• Verify that the final report will contain the necessary evidence
• Complete the tracking form for the submission of the final project report

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Assess system requirements
• Justify the selection of suitable protocols and peripherals from datasheets
• Evaluate basic techniques from economics, business management, health, safety, and environmental protection appropriate to the discipline
• Conduct risk assessment and management
• Apply project management techniques

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:

• Write an ethics essay
• Create a multiple-choice question test
• Design a graphical poster
• Deliver an oral presentation

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7:

• Describe the global challenge of sustainability through the lens of 'industrial ecology'
• Discuss the impact of engineering on the environment and society

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 8:

• Demonstrate creativity, innovative thinking, and idea generation in social, historical, and cultural contexts
• Utilise systems thinking, ecology, thermodynamics, economics, and sociology to define and debate challenges related to electric power provision
• Consider efficiency, thermodynamics, and resources in engineering solutions

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 9:

• Verify that the final report contains the necessary evidence

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 10:

• Participate in teamwork exercises
• Engage in role-play and case studies based on real-life engineering ethical considerations
• Participate in experiential negotiation exercises

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 11:

• Demonstrate competence in project management using tools such as Microsoft Project
• Understand financial statements, cash flow, income and expenditure, and balance sheets

Integrated Assessment:

• Assessments align with Exit Level Outcomes
• Include formal examinations, group and individual assignments, class tests, and projects
• Examination proportions range from 50% to 70% and coursework proportions range from 30% to 50%
• Assessments are both formative and summative
• Learners must obtain 50% for each module to pass
• Assessments demonstrate critical understanding of subject matter and competence in dealing with practice-based problems
• Fourth-year research project evaluates overall competence
• External examiners appointed for exit level modules and research paper
• Institution's criteria applied for examiner appointment and module assessment.