Description:
This course is designed to develop your knowledge and skills across a broad range of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering technologies that are essential to businesses in this rapidly evolving and dynamic sector of the economy. The course also aims to help you gain key transferable skills that are highly valued by employers. It will build on and develop knowledge gained in the Level 4 HNC.
You will study the following modules
Advanced Maths
The unit will prepare students to analyse and model engineering situations using mathematical techniques. Among the topics included in this unit are: number theory,complex numbers, matrix theory, linear equations, numerical integration, numerical differentiation, and graphical representations of curves for estimation within an engineering context. Finally, students will expand their knowledge of calculus to discover how to model and solve engineering problems using first and second order differential equations. On successful completion of this unit students will be able to use applications of advanced mathematics in practical engineering situations.
Professional Engineering Management
The aim of this unit is to provide students with the professional standards for engineers and to guide them on how to develop the range of employability skills needed by professional engineers. Among the topics included in this unit are: engineering strategy and services delivery planning, the role of sustainability, Total Quality Management (TQM), engineering management tools, managing people and becoming a professional engineer. On successful completion of this unit students will be able to construct a coherent engineering services delivery plan to meet the requirements of a sector-specific organisation or business
Research Project
This unit introduces students to the skills necessary to deliver a complex, independently conducted research project that fits within an engineering context. On successful completion of this unit students will be able to deliver a complex and independent research project in line with the original objectives, explain the critical thinking skills associated with solving engineering problems, consider multiple perspectives in reaching a balanced and justifiable conclusion, and communicate effectively a research project’s outcome.
Advanced Manufacturing Technology
The ability of successful companies to meet the growing demand of customers is heavily influenced by the development of advanced manufacturing technologies. On successful completion of this unit students will be able to analyse and evaluate the potential of using advanced manufacturing technologies to improve the competitive advantage of the organisations adopting them. The student will develop knowledge and understanding of advanced manufacturing technologies, digitalisation and a range of advanced manufacturing technologies. They also develop their own research activities into the latest developments.
Advanced Mechanical Principles
A mechanical engineer is required to have an advanced knowledge of most of the machinery used within the engineering industry, and should understand the physical laws that influence their operation. Topics included in this unit are: Poisson’s Ratio and typical values of common materials; the relationship between the elastic constants such as Bulk Modulus, Modulus of Elasticity, Modulus of Rigidity; the relationship between bending moment, slope and deflection in beams; calculating the slope and deflection for loaded beams using Macaulay’s method; analysing the stresses in thin-walled pressure vessels; and stresses in thick-walled cylinders, flat and v-section belt drive theory.
Embedded System
This unit builds on introductory knowledge students have already gained in electronic circuits. It develops their knowledge of computer hardware, focussing on the small, low-cost type of computer (i.e. a microcontroller), usually used in embedded systems. It then develops skill in devising circuits which operate external to the microcontroller and interface with it; generally, these relate to sensors, actuators, human interface or data transfer. In parallel with this, students will be developing programming skills, writing programmes which download straight to the microcontroller and cause it to interact with its external circuit. Students will also explore the wider context of embedded systems, learning how they are applied in ‘hi-tech’ applications, in many cases revolutionising our ability to undertake certain activities.
Sustainability and Renewable Energy
Living and working in the 21st century will bring a range of sustainability challenges that our society has not seen before. For many people on our planet key resources such as food, water and energy will be in short supply, whilst the effects of climate change will be felt by everyone. Engineers will be in the frontline of the battle to overcome the challenges of creating a sustainable economy, but no single discipline will have the capability to tackle the problems alone. Sustainability is a multidisciplinary challenge, and engineers of the future will have to work collaboratively with a whole range of other stakeholders, such as scientists, politicians and financiers, if they are to be able to produce the practical and technological solutions required within the necessarily urgent time scales. This unit is designed to support the Professional Engineering and Professional Engineering Management core units at Level 4 and 5. On successful completion of this unit the student with possess a wide range of knowledge and understanding of the issues and topics associated with sustainability and low carbon engineering.
There is a formal or summative assessment at the end of each module/unit. Assessment methods will include a exams, essays, reports, portfolios, presentations, and a final year major project. Assessment grades will be agreed and issued within 15 working days following submission, in line with the South Hampshire College Group assessment policy.
This HND is awarded by and delivered in partnership with the University of Portsmouth.
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Study Type:
Course Area:
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2 years (part time)
You will receive 4 x 90 minute sessions of tuition plus a 75 minute tutorial session per week. You should expect to spend an equivilent amount of time in private study so should therefore expect to devote around 14 hours per week to this course.
There is a formal or summative assessment at the end of each module/unit. Assessment methods will include a exams, essays, reports, portfolios, presentations, and a final year major project. Assessment grades will be agreed and issued within 15 working days following submission, in line with the Fareham College assessment policy.
You will ideally be employed in a technical role and will have successfully completed a Level 4 Higher National Certificate in General Engineering (or a related subject) to a merit standard, or an equivilent qualification. In addition, you will be expected to demonstrate the enthusiasm and motivation needed to meet the academic requirements of the programme. All students must have Maths and English at GCSE grade B/5. Additional requirements and references may be requested. If you do not have the necessary academic qualifications, any relevant professional experience will be taken into account and you are encouraged to apply.
Studying a Higher Education course at Fareham College has a number of benefits. Tuition fees are significantly lower than university and you can also save money by living and studying locally. Smaller class sizes means more support from tutors and you will study two days per week at our CEMAST campus, enabling you to combine study with work.
Teaching StaffSoumitra RoySoumitra has been a lecturer in the UK’s FE sector for 8 years, with a specialism in the areas of Maths, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Principles, and Aerodynamics and has been a HE instructor, coordinator, and curriculum developer at Fareham College for 5 years. Soumitra has acheived his Level 3 assessor qualification, Level 5 Teaching qualification and Level 4 IQA qualification to add to his PhD in Materials Engineering on “Interdiffusion study in group IVB, VB and VIB refractory metal-silicon systems” for which his research work was based on solid state interdiffusion growth kinetics and microstructural analysis. As an HE lecturer he currently focuses on research-based projects on mechanical and electromechanical systems.Tony QuirkTony served 20 years at sea, also spending periods ashore, working in operational support to deployed ships, equipment procurement and training analysis. Tony also has experience of project management for ship repairs and spent time as the Royal Navy Explosives Training Officer, retiring as a Weapon Engineering Officer and Chartered Engineer. Since then, he has worked in outdoor education as a qualified Mountain Leader for Hampshire County Council and remains a volunteer Gold Award Trainer and Expedition Supervisor with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Tony has worked in education since 2012, initially as a lecturer and since 2020, as Curriculum Area Manager at the CEMAST Campus. Tony remains a member of the Institute of Explosive Engineers, Institute of Engineering and Technology, City and Guilds Institute and the Institute of Supervisory Mangers.Edwin MunozEdwin is a mechanical engineer with experience teaching a range of courses across multiple academic levels. He has worked in the areas of materials testing, engineering product design, and construction of constitutive models for virtual simulations and he is passionate about inspiring the next generation of engineers and helping them find their place in industry. Edwin’s research interests include manufacturing with polymer composites, aerodynamic fluid dynamic simulations and mechanical characterisation of engineering materials.
Completion of the course will enable you to progress to university to top up to a full degree. Alternatively, this qualification will enable you to develop your career within your existing workplace.
This course is equivilent to the second year of study on an undergraduate degree at university and you will be able to apply for entry directly to year 3 of an appropriate degree through UCAS.
Availability & Enrolment:
Will I have to pay fees?
Tuition fees are payable for all Higher Education courses and the fee for this course is displayed in the information above. This can be paid for in a number of ways:
• HE Loan (or Advanced Learner Loan for some courses)
• Instalment Plan
• Lump sum
HE Loans are easy to apply for and you won’t have to pay anything back until you’re earning over £25,000.
If you applying for our Level 4 Creative Enterprise Diploma, there may be no fees to pay if you are under 19 at the start of the course.
For any questions about fees, remissions and entitlements, please contact our Enrolments Team on 01329 815 200.