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

• have knowledge of serious long-term threats to the environment

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

• have gained experience of discussing global threats to the environment

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 source.

• be self-confident in analysing an electric application (an apparatus) from several electro-technical aspects

• be self-confident in analysing 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 such as a pacemaker, a cell phone, or a gps-navigator

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