Syllabus 2007/2008 ESS081

Syllabus academic year 2007/2008

ANALYSIS: ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF AN APPLICATION

ESS081

Higher education credits: 6. Grading scale: TH. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Compulsory for: E3. Course coordinator: Lars Olsson, lars.olsson@es.lth.se, Inst f elektrisk mätteknik. Prerequisites: Approved exercises in ESS020, ESS030, ESS040 och ESS060. Assessment: For a grade approved assignments from the preceding course modules are required together with time reports, participation in lectures and seminars (at least 75%), presentations in writing and oral, and deeper studies of three issues. Further information: The course is part of a block of courses. For a detailed description of the entire block, see ESS000 Electronics, Systems and Signals. Home page: http://www.elmat.lth.se/education/kurser.html.

Aim
The course provides the overview necessary for an engineer of the electrical engineering area, through detailed studies of an application from various viewpoints. Theory and practise are combined into a holistic view, but also aspects on economy, the society and the environmental impact are introduced. All those issues are discussed in a final project report.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

have acquired a holistic understanding of electrical engineering, the various fields and their interrelations
have a deep understanding for at least one electric application
realize the impact of electric and electronic products on man, environment and society
be able to estimate production cost

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

have trained to work in an engineering manner
be skilled in searching, structuring, and evaluating information
have been trained in both written and oral presentation
have been trained to work in a team and to understand the importance of responsibility
have been trained to lead or supervise a group of colleagues, and to solve minor conflicts
be able to present technology in a popular manner

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

have trained to search and comprehend information about hitherto unknown areas, both from the Internet and from printed sources
have the ability to define and confine a project using the literature
have trained how to dispose working hours through the use of time reports
be self-confident in analyzing an electric application (an apparatus) from several electro-technical aspects
be self-confident in analyzing an electric system from environmental impact aspects

Contents
The main object of this course is to connect the different ESS-courses within the block Electronics, Systems and Signals by giving the students a real application to analyse i.e. pacemaker or mobile. The work with this application starts in autumn semester year 1 and is a recurrent feature in all the other ESS-courses, most commonly as exercises. In this way, respect to industrial project work is applied time planning, reporting, argumentation responsibility and team work.

Literature
Persson G: Råd & riktlinjer för rapportskrivning.
Articles, lecture hand-outs and study material for the seminars.