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Scoil na hInnealtóireachta
Leictrí agus Leictreonaí UCD
UCD School of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering
Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Information for Stage 2 Students
April 2018
Your Feedback on Stage 2
• What was good in Stage 2?
– modules you liked, found interesting…
– smaller class size, getting to know people??
• What was not so good?
– where could we improve things?
– ??
• Your electives - what did you choose?
– liked them? would recommend them to others?
– what modules would you like to have available?
• Indication of choice – just for planning…
– reasons for choice
• Don’t forget module feedback – online
– goes directly to module coordinator
– also Head of School, Head of Teaching & Learning 2
UCD Engineering Pathways – DN150
For 2016
entrants
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Chemical & Bioprocess
Engineering
En
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rin
g
Decis
ion P
oin
t 2
Stage 1
Electronic & Electrical
Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Stage 2 Stage 3
Year 4 Year 5
ME Programme
• Master of Engineering
• 2 years specialised study
• Work experience
• Entry requirement…
ME
BE
Stage 4
Bachelor of Engineering
BSc
Decis
ion P
oin
t 1
Biomedical Engineering
Electronic & Electrical Route
• You make a decision entering Stage 3
– start to specialise…
• Choose option modules to prepare for either
– Electrical Engineering or
– Electronic Engineering
• Can use electives to keep both options open
– but have to specialise in stage 4…4
Electronic & Electrical
Engineering
Stage 2 Stage 3
Engineering
Stage 1
morechoices
Electrical emphasis
Electronic emphasis
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Future Choices – Electrical
• Continue towards ME or BE, or graduate with BSc
– these are the obvious choices – there may be more…
– get BSc (Engineering Science) on route to ME…
– ME programmes have entry requirements 5
Elec. Eng.
Stage 2 Stage 3
Electrical
Electronic
ME – Electrical Energy
EngineeringME
ME – Energy Systems
EngineeringME
ME – Engineering with
BusinessME
BSc
BE –
Electrical BE
Future Choices – Electronic
• Notes as previous page6
Elec. Eng.
Stage 2 Stage 3
Electrical
Electronic
ME – Electronic &
Computer Eng.ME
ME – Biomedical
EngineeringME
ME – Engineering
with BusinessME
BSc
BE –
ElectronicBE
possible
future ME
work as engineer
work
further study
ME – Optical
EngineeringME
Electronic vs. Electrical?
• Your decision in August/September…
– when choosing option modules at registration
• Same basic principles in both
– circuit theory, electronic devices, signals, etc.
• Differences in scale
– electronic engineering small – less is better
• low voltage, low current, low power
– electrical engineering large – more is better
• high voltage, high current, high power
• Differences in application
– electrical engineers use electricity as form of energy
• electricity supply, motors, generators, batteries…
– electronic engineers use electricity for other things
• mostly to represent information, in computers, communication systems, entertainment, etc.
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BE Electrical Engineering
ME Electrical Energy
Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
– Power system and smart grid sectors
• Many challenging areas
– Power system analysis & design
– Power electronics applications
– Sustainable power systems
– Smart grid communication architectures
– Electricity market operations
• Real-world, global revolution
– Diverse generation & demand-side technologies
– Stability & economic operation of future power systems
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Scoil na hInnealtóireachta
Leictrí agus Leictreonaí UCD
UCD School of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering
. The bright future for electrical engineering .Dr. Paul Cuffe
From: Nykvist, Björn, and Måns Nilsson. “Rapidly falling costs of battery packs for electric vehicles.“ Nature Climate Change 5.4 (2015): 329.
All transport will be electric: Motors are
small, cheap
and mighty:
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© Raptor Direct Drive Skateboard © InMotion V8 Electric Unicycle
© Harley Davidson Livewire © EHang 184 Human Carrying Drone
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© KittyHawk Cora © Tesla Model S
© Ampere battery electric ferry
Will need a green grid to charge everything:
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Will need a green grid to charge everything:
Source (years 2000–2013): Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics 2014-2018 (EPIA, 2014), Source (year 2014): Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2015-2019 (SSE, 2014), Renewables Global Status Report
2017 (REN21, 2017)
© Siemens
Scoil na hInnealtóireachta
Leictrí agus Leictreonaí UCD
UCD School of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering
. What future do you believe in? .
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ME Work Placements BE Electronic Engineering
ME Electronic & Computer
Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
– using electricity for control, communication, entertainment, computing, etc.
• Work at many different levels
– IC design – analogue & digital
– system design – at various scales
– algorithms, signal processing…
• Traditional focus on hardware
– but most hardware now involves a computer
• either an embedded processor or linked to a processor
• often linked to the Internet…
– so the computer and software side is important 26
ME Work Placements
• examples from 2017…
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ME / BE / BSc ?
• Decision in March 2019 – more information then
• ME – 2 years after stage 3 (5 years, 300 credits)
– need GPA at least 2.8, stages 2 and 3, weighted
– full fees: €7640 per year for EU students
– includes work placement, major project
– meets requirement for Chartered Engineer (later)
• BE – 4 years, 240 credits
– normal progression rules apply (50 credits stage 3)
– BE project (15 credits) requires progression
• BSc (Engineering Science) – 3 years, 180 credits
– for work, but not as a professional engineer
– for further study in a different field
– compatible with continental Europe28
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ME Engineering with Business
• Specialise in one branch of Engineering
– civil, electrical, electronic, mechanical
– to a level similar to the BE degree
– technical modules typically 35 credits
• Add business and management modules
– operations management; project management; supply chain design; business information systems; marketing management; etc.
– ~50 credits
• Work placement & Master’s thesis
– mix of engineering and business
• Total 120 credits (as all the ME programmes)
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Scholarships
• Industry wants more graduates
– so wants to encourage more students
– willing to offer incentives!
• Intel Ireland
– €3000 to each of 4 students with best Stage-3 GPA entering ME Electronic & Computer Engineering
• Analog Devices Ireland
– €2000 to one 3rd-year student continuing to BE Electronic or ME Electronic & Computer Eng.
• selected by interview from top 3 students on GPA
– €2000 to one student in 4th year, ME Elec. & Comp.
• selected by interview from top 3 students on GPA
– €2000 for best degree result in ME Elec. & Comp.
• Terms and Conditions…30
Stage 3 Core Modules – Semester 1
• Multi-variable Calculus for Engineers 2
– vector calculus, double integrals, etc.
• supports Electromagnetic Waves in semester 2
– Fourier transform and Fourier series…
• Circuit Theory
– circuit analysis, 2-port networks, matrix descriptions
• leads to computer simulation techniques…
– concept of feedback, analogue filters, etc.
• Signals & Systems
– tools to analyse signals and systems that handle them
• supports Signal Processing, Communication Theory, etc.
• Computer Science for Engineers 2
– object-oriented programming, C++
– compilers, operating systems, computer hardware…31
Stage 3 Core Modules – Semester 2
• Modelling & Simulation
– computer techniques for solving engineering problems
– practical assignments (choice)
• Electromagnetic Waves
– radio waves, microwaves, light…
– transmission lines and free-space propagation
• Analogue Electronics
– multi-transistor circuits, integrated circuit techniques
– feedback, stability, oscillators
– data converters, power electronics, etc.
• Signal Processing
– techniques for processing signals in digital form
– signal analysis, digital filters, etc.32
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Stage 3 Option Modules – Choose 2
• Electrical Machines (sem. 1)
– transformers, electric motors, generators, etc.
• Power System Engineering (sem. 2)
– analysis of 3-phase AC power systems
• Digital System Design (sem. 1)
– emphasis on design, from specification to chip
– hardware description language, synthesis, etc.…
• Communication Theory (sem. 2)
– physical layer communications
– signals, modulation, demodulation, noise, etc.
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Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Stage 3 In-Programme Electives, Sem.1
• Networks and Internet Systems
– computer science: computer networking, Internet
• Biomedical Signals and Images
– analysis and processing
• Engineering Thermodynamics 2
– theory behind engines of various forms
• Option modules can also be chosen as electives
– if not chosen as options
• All in-programme electives subject to timetable
– will try to make available, but no guarantee
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Stage 3 In-Programme Electives, Sem.2
• Introduction to Operating Systems
– computer science: operating system principles
• Unix Programming
– computer science: operating system & programming
• Professional Engineering (Finance)
– recommended for Engineering with Business
• Option modules can also be chosen as electives
– if not chosen as options
• All in-programme electives subject to timetable
– will try to make available, but no guarantee35
Key Points
• Important option choice in August/September
– choose 2 options from 4
– choice determines electrical or electronic route…
• Further decisions on BSc / BE / ME later
– no need to worry about those yet
• But…
– if considering ME in Engineering with Business
– Professional Engineering (Finance) is recommended as an elective in stage 3 (not compulsory)
• Ask for advice if you are not sure
– e-mail if not on campus…
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