Post on 22-May-2020
Electrical and Electronic Engineeringat Bristol
bristol.ac.uk/ug20-eleceng
Origin of our Course Offering
Innovation
Electrical and Electronic
Engineering
Origin of our Course Offering
3
Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering
Electronic and Electrical
Engineering with Innovation
Computer Science and Electronics
1 2
Opportunities to study abroad or undertake a
year in industry
1 2
Innovation
Electrical and Electronic
Engineering
3
2
Innovation
Electrical and Electronic
Engineering
3
1 2
Innovation
Electrical and Electronic
Engineering
3
A few years from now…
Archway, Clifton
Example Group and Individual Projects
Archway, CliftonGroup Project – Rubik’s Cube Solver
Example Group and Individual Projects
Archway, CliftonElectromechanical Design Project
Example Group and Individual Projects
Archway, CliftonFinal Year Project – Poster Day
Example Group and Individual Projects
Archway, CliftonFinal Year Project – Daniel Connolly-Taylor
Example Group and Individual Projects
Archway, CliftonFinal Year Project – Srikka Subramaniam and Daryl White
Example Group and Individual Projects
Archway, CliftonFinal Year Project – Zikora Enweani
Bristol Graduate and Beyond
Higher for Bristol graduates
How will Bristol prepare me?
Archway, Clifton
Typical Course Structure
Welcome Week
Your Degree
Graduation and beyond…
3 (BEng) or
4 (MEng) years
1st year
3rd or 4th
year
Typical Course Structure
Welcome Week
Fundamentals
Graduation and beyond…
3 (BEng) or
4 (MEng) Years
1st year
3rd or 4th
year
Typical Course Structure
Welcome Week
Fundamentals
Graduation and beyond…
3 (BEng) or
4 (MEng) Years
1st year
3rd or 4th
year
Practical laboratories
Typical Course Structure
Welcome Week
Fundamentals
Graduation and beyond…
3 (BEng) or
4 (MEng) years
1st year
3rd or 4th
year
Practical laboratories
Group projects
Typical Course Structure
Welcome Week
Fundamentals
Graduation and beyond…
3 (BEng) or
4 (MEng) years
1st year
3rd or 4th
year
Practical laboratories
Group projects
Individual project
Typical Course Structure
Welcome Week
Fundamentals
Graduation and beyond…
3 (BEng) or
4 (MEng) years
1st year
3rd or 4th
year
Practical laboratories
Group projects
Individual project
1st year
Typical Course Structure
Welcome Week
Fundamentals
Graduation and beyond…
3 (BEng) or
4 (MEng) years
3rd or 4th
year
Practical laboratories
Group projects
Individual project
At Bristol we will teach you:Subject knowledge
Independent learningCommunication skills
Critical thinkingTeamwork
Example first and second year units
Engineering Mathematics
Linear Circuits Fields and Devices
ElectronicsComputer programming Switched Mode Power Supply
Example first and second year units
Digital Circuits and Systems
Embedded and Realtime Systems
VLSI DesignOptoelectronics Devices
and SystemsElectromechanical Energy
Conversion
Split of Teaching and Independent Learning
42%
58%
23%
77%
34%
66%
22%
78%
Proportion of independent working increases through the years
Split of Exam and Coursework Assessment
66%
4%
30%
71%
8%
21%
65%
15%
20%
56%
16%
28%
Practical examinations, i.e. project work, increases through the years
Example Timetable
Term Structure
• Two 12 week teaching blocks• TB1, TB2 and TB4• Units typically span one TB, some span two (TB4)
• Two reading weeks - respite• Weeks 8 and 18• Practical laboratories and drop-in classes continue• Lectures are suspended• Reading week ≠ Holiday
• Two exam periods• January and May/June
Teaching at Bristol – Pedagogy and Practise
Voting and
Polling
Practical Lab
Exercises
Tutorials
Video Tutorials
LecturingChalk
and Talk
Recorded lectures Replay
Feedback:Written &
Online
Projects
CREATE: Cultivating Research and Teaching ExcellenceAcademics achieve FHEA
Teaching Excellence Framework Silver: for delivering high quality teaching, learning andoutcomes for its students. It consistently exceeds rigorous national quality requirements for UKhigher education. Going for gold…
Teaching at Bristol – Laboratory Equipment
• £500k investment in state-of-the-art laboratory equipment
• Equipment sets available at each bench in the Electrical Labs
• Enhanced teaching capability – equipment scripting/automation
Oscilloscope Multi-meter
Power Analyser
DC Power Supply
Waveform Generator
Teaching at Bristol – Extracurricular
• Custom made Home Lab Kitsare available to borrow for experimentation in your own time
• Reinforce in-lab experiments and theory
• Investigate your own circuit ideas
• You have access to a wide range of components from our dedicated Electrical Lab technicians
• Video tutorials available
USB Oscilloscope
and Waveform Generator
Multi-meterProbes
Standard Components
Teaching at Bristol – Software Availability
• Access to a range of simulation software packages – enables virtual prototyping
• Mix of open source and licensed software
• Many packages including Microsoft Office and Mathworks Matlabavailable to students off campus
Feedback and Continual Improvement
Wills Memorial Building
Feedback and Continual Improvement• Staff-Student Liaison Committee
• Department, School and Faculty level committees with student representation
• Facilities, Programme and Unit level feedback
• Unit Feedback• Official feedback requested at the end of each unit• Unit directors (lecturers) frequently request and welcome
feedback• Verbal, online, anonymous routes
• End of Year Programme Review• Each department reflects on the year and makes
adjustments and improvements• Long and short term aspirations
Facilities at Bristol
Anchor Road
Facilities at Bristol
Queens Building Merchant Venturers Building
Research at Bristol
Park Street
Research at Bristol
Electrical Energy
Management
Comms Systems and
Networks
High Performance
Networks
Micro-electronics
Photonics
Visual Information
Digital Health
• Our diverse research portfolio directly informs our teaching
• Final year projects – experience of research environments
Research at Bristol
• Industry provides mentoring to all first year students as well as invited lectures, career presentations, internships and project support
• Our research partnerships inform our teaching – preparing you for the future
Scholarship and Funding Opportunities
Hotwells
Scholarship and Funding Opportunities
• E3 Academy
• UK ESF
• Industrial Funding
• IET Funding (our accrediting body)
• We offer high-value scholarships from a range of sources:
Speak to our Industrial
Liaison Office (ILO)