Signals And Electronic Systems

Recent years have seen a rapid growth of design, production and use of electronic systems and algorithms implemented on these systems for processing of sensor signals. The key aspect in design and development of such systems and signal processing algorithms is ensuring user requirements are understood and used to produce a suitable system. The design of such solutions may require optimisation of one or more aspects such that key specifications are met.

This unit will provide you with knowledge on fundamental concepts, principles, terminology and applications of electronic system design and optimisation and advanced digital signal processing that are pervasive in some of the most useful systems, such as radar, mobile phones, medical imaging devices, etc. You will develop essential skills applicable to real-world problems and you will be able to understand and use the theory and applications of advanced topics, such as signal transforms, adaptive filters and space-time signal representation.

Wireless Embedded Systems

The recent advances in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), electronics and communication technologies have led to the emergence of IoT systems, with tiny devices embedded into surrounding objects, buildings and appliances, enabling new types of embedded sensing and control applications. In this unit, you will be exposed to important emerging technologies and ideas in the areas of wireless, embedded and control systems that form the building blocks of Internet of Things systems. This unit will be delivered in block mode teaching in 6 week period. 

Digital, Microwave And Optical Communications

This unit aims to provide you with applied knowledge, understanding and hands-on experience of technologies and techniques related to digital, microwave and optical communications. You will be able to design solutions for complex problems, select and apply appropriate computational and analytical techniques to model complex problems and evaluate techniques and methods used and effectively discuss and communicate the limitation and effectiveness of the techniques and methods used. 

The first part focusses on advanced digital communication systems. You will be able to demonstrate in-depth understanding of trends and practice in digital communication systems, and implement appropriate computational and analytical techniques.

In the second part, the focus is on applied microwave communications. This part provides you with in-depth knowledge of the practical challenges in microwave communications, antenna and microwave circuit design.

The third part focusses on applied optical communications. In this part, you will acquire in-depth knowledge of the practical challenges in optical communications.

This unit will enable you to develop skills focused on both theoretical and hands-on design and evaluation aspects of components for digital, microwave and optical communications.

Research Methodologies And Project Management

This unit introduces students to research and the methodologies used to underpin scientific work, data analysis, hypotheses establishment and artefact validation in understanding research in an appropriate subject discipline. The material in this unit is carefully designed to meet students’ needs and requirements for their programme of study along with essential project management skills to support their research activities. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of tools, techniques, methodologies and processes in the field of project management which encapsulate both modern and traditional approaches as an essential preparation for the dissertation stage. The unit also draws on expertise from other departments within the university including library services, the careers and employability service and the English language centre to support students in the best possible way.

Personal Professional Development

This unit aims to help you to gain the full benefit of your extended Master’s programme by supporting you in preparing for employment and career progression. You should develop realistic awareness of the challenges and opportunities that exist within the employment market place and how to successfully present yourself and navigate your future career.

Scheduled coaching and reflection will support you in realising your ambitions. Participants have an equal partnership and control. You set and own the goals and shape your development.

It provides you with key tools of research and learning at the overarching / meta level in terms of skills and behaviours including those of self-knowledge, reflective practice, working collaboratively, enhanced problem solving and building a personal brand.

Through Executive Coaching and Action Learning Sets, Your Professional Future allows you to tailor your own development through whatever routes are appropriate and anchors these achievements in reflective practice.

The unit aims and objectives are captured specifically in the reflective professional development plan the students develop by the end of this unit.

Project Management

• enables you to consider the importance of Project Management and the role of a project manager in modern businesses;
• develop your systematic understanding of Project Management, informed by contemporary research, and its diverse application in different business contexts;
• enable you to evaluate commonly used tools and methodologies for application in your business area;
• enable you to approach new projects equipped with many of the necessary skills to bring projects to successful conclusions;
• enable you to recognise and promote the importance of effective Project Management to potential users.Relevance

Leading And Managing Organisational Resources

The unit takes an integrated approach to critically assess the relationship between leadership, operations management, finance and information systems which is essential for adding value and achieving competitive advantage in contemporary organisations. The theme is ‘leadership’ with an emphasis on high performance work systems and the international management of innovation and change. Successful completion of the unit will give you a comprehensive and detailed overview of contemporary practice informed by quality scientific research evidence. You will acquire a ‘toolkit’ that provides the potential for inspirational leadership and the effective management of organisational resources.
Operations Management addresses issues such as quality, location process layout, capacity management, and scheduling and inventory management. Global sourcing and relocation are now commonplace, and the competitive environment demands new ways of thinking about how to manage operations in a global context. Business and information systems facilitate decision-making and effective management across all functions. You will develop an understanding of how changes in the business strategy, the business operations and the funding of these operations can impact on the reported financial statements, their cash flows and thus impact on both share price and the reported results of a company.

Developing Independent Research

In this unit you will learn what goes into a research proposal and application, the rudiments of good research design at masters level and beyond. 

The unit examines the processes of authentication, verification, dissemination of knowledge through scholarly publishing. You will learn about contemporary debates over access and peer review, impact evaluation (citations, H-index, etc), revenue models and research funding.

Completion of this unit will support your ability to critically evaluate research data and to present your conclusions to a professional standard.

Msc Project - Electronic Engineering

The project unit is essential for you to use and develop comprehensive skills and knowledge gained from other units and from your wider educational and working background in a major integrative exercise. While working creatively under the appropriate guidance of a member of staff, you will generate an idea and demonstrate your ability to develop it further, producing a suitable artefact by applying your technical, analytical, practical and managerial skills in an integrated manner. You are required to emphasise on a topic which sufficiently reflects on the course you are studying.
The project unit is aiming at your ability to demonstrate that you have the appropriate level of intellectual skills (ability to synthesise, criticise, develop and integrate material that you have met in the taught units); to identify problems, analyse situations and develop solutions; to develop your project management skills to schedule your time and work and to schedule resources under supervision; to carry out and present in an organised way a substantial body of original work.