Awards
Target Award
Award Description:Master of Science - MS
Alternative Exit
Alternative Exit
Programme Offerings
Part-Time
F2F-JMU-JAN
F2F-JMU-SEP
Educational Aims of the Course
- To explore future developments in electrical power and control engineering - To develop advanced analytical and experimental skills that will allow the successful graduate to design new power and control systems and provide them with the skills to critically analyse existing designs, their functionality and expected reliability - To develop in the students a strong understanding of the capabilities and limitations of modelling and simulation tools - To develop in the students and provide opportunities for practising communication skills commensurate with the achievement of a post-graduate qualification and the duties associated with the status of a chartered engineer - To develop enhanced transferable skills and professional behavioural traits that will allow students that complete the programme to hold responsible technical and managerial roles involving power and control engineering - To provide students with a well-developed academic base that provides for further learning/research/personal and professional development - To develop in the students an ability to conduct scholarly activity and undertake self-driven research/project work and to deliver high quality results, and to provide the required skill set should students decide to undertake further academic study
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and critical awareness of essential facts, concepts, theories and principles of electrical power & control engineering, and its underpinning science and mathematics.
2.
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the principles of management and engineering business practice techniques for evaluation of technical and business risks and their limitations and potential pitfalls.
3.
Critically evaluate designs, processes and products, and identify and make improvements by using problem-solving skills and appropriate software /and hardware.
4.
Critically evaluate and select the most appropriate research methodologies for the solution of professional and commercial problems in a timely and robust manner.
5.
Apply appropriate analytical and modelling techniques to a range of engineering problems and demonstrate the ability to apply the appropriate strategies to the application of analysis tools to solve practical engineering problems.
6.
Prepare and present technical/business reports and presentations to a professional level and to speak with authority on their engineering discipline.
7.
Produce a design/system that satisfies a given specification.
8.
Instigate, plan and manage engineering/technical projects, taking into account commercial, industrial, and customer requirements.
9.
Communicate effectively in a professional manner by the means of written and spoken technical English.
10.
Display and evidence enhanced self-learning skills appropriate to the attainment of an FHEQ level 7 qualification.
11.
Work within time constraints and an ability to prioritise workloads in order to deliver to deadlines.
12.
Have an appreciation of the wider multidisciplinary engineering context and its underlying principles.
13.
Generate and synthesise evidence required in the solution of complex engineering problems.
14.
Conduct a research study to critically evaluate state-of-the-art from literature in a field related to the study and make suggestions for improving some of the issues encountered in the methods for specific applications.
15.
Work on an independent project that will add knowledge to the existing state-of-the-art in a research area related to the field of study.
16.
Design experimentation/simulation to model new concepts/hypothesis in a related field of study.
17.
Critically analyse results from experimentation in a related field and discuss the implications of those results.
18.
Propose methodologies to extend existing projects to achieve improvement and extended learning.
19.
Appreciate the social, environmental, ethical, economic and commercial considerations affecting the exercise of their engineering judgement.
20.
Demonstrate a comprehensive and systematic understanding of the scientific principles of electrical power & control engineering and related engineering disciplines.
21.
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of mathematical and computer models relevant to electrical power & control and related engineering disciplines, and an appreciation of their limitations.
22.
Evaluate developing technologies related to electrical power & control engineering.
23.
Use fundamental knowledge to investigate new and emerging technologies and synthesise solutions to electrical power & control engineering problems.
24.
Apply mathematical and computer-based models for solving problems in engineering, and the ability to critically evaluate the limitations of particular cases.
25.
Critically evaluate the limitations of current knowledge and the changing nature of technologies and society, and the need to gain new knowledge through further study and team-based project work in the field of electrical power & control engineering.
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Acquisition of knowledge is achieved mainly through lectures and directed student-centred learning. Student centred learning is used where appropriate resource material is available. Understanding is reinforced through case-studies and simulation work. Testing of the knowledge base is through a combination of unseen written examinations, assessed coursework in the form of case-study reports and coursework assignment submissions. Intellectual skills are developed through design case-studies, simulation work and coursework assignments. Open-ended practical and project work is designed to permit students to demonstrate achievement of all the learning outcomes in this category. Analysis, design and problem-solving skills are assessed through a combination of unseen written examinations, assessed coursework in the form of case-study reports and coursework assignment submissions. Subject practical skills are developed in a coordinated manner throughout the programme. A common thread through the programme is the utilisation of a computer simulation environment to undertake modelling, design and analysis. Practical skills are assessed through case-study coursework reports and through research reports. Transferable skills permeate every activity within the programme content and assessment.
Programme Structure
Programme Structure Description
The award of Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma may not include module 7400MENR MSc Dissertation. Normally, modules will be delivered in the year specified below, although the right is reserved to amend the scheduled year of delivery for operational requirements. Year 1 - 7420MEPC, 7421MEPC, 7422MEPC, 7423MEPC Year 2 - … For more content click the Read More button below.
Structure
Level 7
Approved variance from Academic Framework Regulations
Variance approved 28/01/2022: Where a module comprises two or more assessment elements (e.g. examination and coursework), successful completion of the module should require a mark of greater than 10% less than the module pass mark in each element, as well as the overall module mark being above the normal pass … For more content click the Read More button below.