Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The approaches used to produce a Design Specification for an artefact that needs to be designed, built and tested.
- The issues associated with designing practical systems.
- Concepts and issues associated with design problems relevant to your Programme of Study.
- General design approaches and the processes involved in project management.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate familiarity with the advanced use of test and measurement equipment.
- Understand and interpret technical literature and data sheets.
- Design integrated systems, combining both hardware and software systems, and appreciate problems that occur when hardware/software domains are combined.
- Undertake small scale mechanical, electrical and/or electronic construction.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Develop a Design Specification in scenarios involving uncertain, ambiguous and incomplete information.
- Undertake an evaluation of the complete design and prepare a critical analysis.
- Use an iterative approach to Design, identifying issues and the required rectification during the process.
- Develop a plan for the implementation of a Design Specification.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an awareness of team structure and dynamics, together with an appreciation of individual roles and responsibilities.
- Apply appropriate professional, ethical and legal practices to your work.
- Understand personal and group time management in a problem solving environment.
- Analyse technologies and solutions considering technical aspects, commercial realities, social, ethical and legal obligations.
- Present and explain both professional and technical work.
- Write technical Design reports.
- Demonstrate continual recording and development of self-study and learning across a complex set of both general professional matters and specific technical information.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Preparation for scheduled sessions | 12 |
Follow-up work | 12 |
Wider reading or practice | 10 |
Completion of assessment task | 72 |
Specialist Laboratory | 24 |
Lecture | 24 |
Total study time | 154 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Laboratory space and equipment required. IC fabrication facilities
Software requirements. The student version of Orcad/PSpice and LTSpice
Online documents. Lecture notes and details of assignments and assessment schemes will be provided on line.
Textbooks
Sedra A S & Smith K C (2004). Microelectronic Circuits. OUP.
Lidwell W, Holden K and Butler J (2010). Universal Principles of Design. Rockport Publishers Inc.
Spencer R R & Ghausi M S (2003). Introduction to Electronic Circuit Design. Prentice Hall.
Williams T (2005). The Circuit Designer's Companion. Newnes,.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
This module is assessed entirely by a combination of coursework exercises, presentations and reports, along with demonstrations. There is no referral opportunity for this module. There is no external repeat opportunity for this module.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Design | 50% |
Design | 20% |
Design | 30% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal