Module Descriptors
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
MECH30557
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 3
30 credits
Contact
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Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 96
Independent Study Hours: 204
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
  • LABORATORY REPORT - INDIVIDUAL weighted at 50%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
1 x written assignment (50%) (3000 words maximum) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
1 x 2 hour examination (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3
Module Learning Strategies
3 hours Lectures/tutorials per week over two teaching blocks (1:n)3
1 hour practical per week over two teaching blocks (1:n)1

Module Indicative Content
Atomic structure, electrostatics, current. The Ampere and Coulomb. Potential difference. Energy and power. DC circuit analysis.
Magnetic effects. The magnetic field. Field due to a current. Flux density.
Electromagnetic forces and induction.
Self-inductance, capacitance, exponential charging of a capacitor, sine wave theory, frequency in radions / sec and HZ.
Phase angle, peak average and rms values. Reactance and elementary AC theory. Wing phasor diagram.
Introduction to combinational logic, the binary number system.
Module Resources
An electrical laboratory.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Texts
Electric Circuits, T.F. Bogart, 1992, Glencoe publishing, ISBN 002800664X
Electrical & Electronic Technology, E Hughes, 2005, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0131143972
Electronic Fundamentals, TL Floyd, 2000, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0071156046