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University of Birmingham - Electrical Engineering: Sensing, Powering and Controlling 

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Overview

Get a taste of an electrical engineering degree. Build your confidence in communicating ideas and using technical vocabulary.

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

4,450

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

Certificate

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  • Earn a certificate from University of Birmingham
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Electrical Engineering: Sensing, Powering and Controlling
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Course details

Skills you will learn
Who should do this course?

This course is designed for anyone with an interest in the role and uses of Electrical Engineering. It may be particularly useful for students who are thinking about taking an electrical engineering degree in the UK, including those for whom English is a second language

What are the course deliverables?
Investigate what is meant by Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering.
 
Develop your skills in analysing and designing circuits and systems.
 
Improve your confidence in communicating Engineering ideas using English technical vocabulary.
 
Assess how different Electronic and Electrical Engineering systems are used in specific contexts.
More about this course
  • This online course provides an introduction to electronic, electrical and systems engineering.
  • You'll examine everyday electrical circuits, such as pick-ups for musical instruments, and out of this world circuits, such as devices used in space.
  • You'll develop skills in analysing and designing digital and analogue circuits and systems, and get familiar with using English technical vocabulary
  • You'll understand how electric engineering systems are used in specific contexts, and gain confidence in communicating engineering ideas.
  • Paid certification course

Electrical Engineering: Sensing, Powering and Controlling
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Curriculum

Overview of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering

 

Introduction to systems and systems terminology

 

Transducers and their purpose

 

Electronic systems in context

 

Issues relating to solar power / batteries in space

 

Introduction to the Space Weather research group

 

Electrical circuits

 

The differences between analogue and digital Electrical Engineering

 

Introduction to digital electronics

 

Overview of control systems for rail platform shield walls

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Faculty details

Tim Jackson
I am a Reader in Electrical Engineering, teaching electronics and electrical machines and supervising student projects. I also work in the planning and design of engineering education.

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