Engineering with Applied Digital Technologies
Entry requirements
A level
GCSE/National 4/National 5
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
This qualification has been developed with support from leading North East engineering businesses SMD, Procter & Gamble and MSP to create a new generation of Digitally-enabled Engineers to support local industry in the adoption of emerging Industrial Digital Technology. The course is a unique combination of Engineering and Digital study creating a qualification which is two-thirds engineering principles, and one-third digital knowhow. Developed to support the region’s Local Industrial Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing, you can choose either a mechanical or electrical engineering stream of study. Completion of this qualification will give you the knowledge you need to take up an engineering role within industry, and play a key role in supporting employers adapting to applied digital technology. You will be given the opportunity to visit various engineering companies who have supported the development of this qualification, and gain vital first-hand experience of how engineering and applied digital technology is put into practice. On successful completion of the FdEng Engineering with Applied Digital Technologies you may be able to enter the engineering sector as a digitally enabled engineer. You may also be able to progress onto a BEng qualification within engineering.
Modules
Year One: • Academic Study Skills • Mechanical Science or Electrical Science • Engineering Mathematics • Industrial Automation
• Information Systems • Network Design Fundamentals • Work-Related Learning • Personal Development or Recognition of Prior Learning. Year Two: • Advanced Mechanical Science or Electrical Electronic Principles • Mechanical Power Transmission or Electrical Power Transmission • Mechanical Engineering Design or Electrical Engineering Design • Intelligent Systems • Applied Digital Technology • Professional Development • Work-Based Learning.
Assessment methods
Students are taught through • Lectures • Seminars • Group work • Independent study tasks • Collaborative projects • Industrial visits and assignments. Students are assessed through • Timed assessments • Portfolio work • Phase tests • Group presentations
• Individual presentations • Written assessments/knowledge checks • Mock timed assessments
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Newcastle College University Centre
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