BTEC HNC/D Diploma in Electronic & Electrical Engineering (part time)

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Course Description
Entry Requirements
Progression & Assessment
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Course Description

Course Description:

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to provide preparation for a range of technical and management careers in engineering
to provide specialized studies which are directly relevant to individual vocations and professions in which students are currently working or in which they intend to seek employment
to enable students to make an immediate contribution in employment
to provide a local progression route for students from National level programmes
to meet part of the academic requirements of the Institute of Engineering Technology for Incorporated Engineer status
Units: Credits Level HNC HND

Programme Content

All HNC students will study seven core units and HND students an additional 8 units. Student progressing from recent National Certificate or Diploma programmes will be able to count 1 unit from these qualifications. (Those with older or non-traditional entry qualifications will be offered the opportunity to achieve this separately). Course availability is dependant on viable student numbers.

Units	Credits	Level	HNC	HND
Electrical and Electronic Principles	10	3	x (1 only)	x (1 only)
Further Electrical Principles	10	3
Further Mathematics for Technicians	10	3
Engineering Science	15	4	x	x
Analytical Methods for Engineers	15	4	x	x
Project design, Implementation and Evaluation	20	5	x	x
Electrical Power	15	4	x	x
Programable Logic Controllers	15	4	x	x
Electronic Principles	15	5	x	x
Health and Safety and Risk Assessment	15	4	x	x
Electrical and Electronic Principles	15	5	x	x
Combinational and Sequential Logic	15	4		x
Utilisation of Electrical Energy	15	4		x
Further Electrical Power	15	5		x
Electrical, Electronic & Digital Principles	15	5		x
Further Analytical Methods for Engineers	15	5		x
Employability Skills	15	5		x
Personal and Professional Development	15	5		x

*Units subject to review

Teaching and Learning Styles

Accomplished by a combination of lectures, tutorials, practical work, assignments and computer based simulation.

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Course Type:

Part Time

Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements:

A National Certificate/Diploma in engineering with a PM/PPP profile, or
120 points at 'A' level with supporting GCSEs.
Students with substantial relevant industrial or military experience will also be considered.

Progression & Assessment

Assessment and Progression:

Achievement, Assessment and Examinations

The student will be assessed through assignments, practical work, progress tests, presentations and case studies. The college is committed to maintaining an electronic individual learning plan (EILP).

Progression

All of the units in the HNC programme can be used on the HND programme. The HNC and HND may also count as credit on a Degree programme at another HE institution.