Electronic Engineering

Electronic Engineering – B.Eng

Qualification: B.Eng (Bachelor of Engineering)

Duration: 4 years (2 years at Mahanakorn University of Technology and 2 years at The University of Sheffield)

Course description:

Our courses are flexible. You choose your own degree through a blend of core and optional modules and a major project. Levels one and two are the same for all courses, after which you’ll specialise based on your interests. You’re generally not tied to the degree you originally registered for.

Core topics in this broad course include power systems, power electronics, electrical machines and drives, motion control systems and energy utilisation. Your study will cover theoretical and practical aspects of electrical engineering. You’ll choose optional modules from our other degrees, depending on your interests.

This MEng degree satisfies the academic criteria for CEng status.

year modules (Mahanakorn University of Technology)

Courses total = 33 Credits + 6 Credits (optional English courses in summer)

  1. English Reading and Listening Skills 3 (3-0-6): Optional for summer semester
    This course incorporates all four skills in each unit, and follows on from the English learned in high-school.

    Activities are stimulating and motivating for students, and grammar is of an intermediate level. Speaking is an integral part of each lesson.

    Students’ understanding of English is widened, and their ability to use the language for communicative purposes is extended.
  2. Mathematics I 4 (3-2-7)
    Algebra: complex numbers; vectors; linear equations; matrices; vector geometry.

    Calculus: sets; inequalities; functions; limits; properties of continuous functions; differentiable functions; the mean value theorem and applications; inverse functions; curve sketching; integration; integration techniques; applications of integration; logarithms and exponentials; hyperbolic functions.
  3. Introduction to Computer Programming 3 (2-3-4)
    Fundamental programming concepts: programming paradigms, C programming and compiler; Programming style: top-down design, program design and organization concepts; Program testing and debugging; Memory representation of data; Systematic problem solving, program documentation and maintenances.
  4. Physics I 3 (3-0-6)
    Base units; Fundamental of vectors; One dimensional motion; Constant acceleration; Motion in plane; Forces; Torque; Equilibrium; Newton’s laws of motions; Work, Energies; Conservation’s law of energies;Momentum; Conservation’s law of momentum; Rotational motion; Conservation’s law of
  5. Physics Lab I 1 (0-2-1)
    The experimental topics are as follows; the precision of measurement, Newton’s mechanics, centripetal force, truss, moment of inertia, heat, acceleration due to gravity force, Young’s modulus, simple harmonic motion, conservation of linear momentum.
  6. Introduction to Electrical Engineering 3 (3-0-6)
    c Fundamental electrical quantities; Electric power and energy; Basic electronic engineering: basic circuit elements, electronic devices, analogue and digital circuits and systems; Basic power engineering: transformers, power sources, electrical machines; Basic telecommunication engineering: frequency, spectra, modulation and telecommunication systems.
  7. Electrical Engineering Lab 2 (0-4-2)
    Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory in 5 majors: Computer engineering, Control and Instrumentation Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, Electronics Engineering and Telecommunication Engineering.
  8. English Speaking and Writing Skills 3 (3-0-6): Optional for summer semester
    This course incorporates both speaking and writing skills in each unit with in-depth treatment of grammar.

    Students’ understanding of English is widened, and their ability to use the language for communicative purposes is extended as accuracy, fluency and correct pronunciation are incorporated.

    Report writing and oral presentation tasks are also provided.
  9. Mathematics II 4 (3-2-7)
    Ordinary Differential Equations. Linear Algebra : linear equations and matrices; vector spaces; linear transformations; Gram- Schmidt; least squares; QR factorisation; determinants; eigenvalues; eigenvectors and diagonalisation; symmetric and Hermitian matrices; Jordan forms; matrix exponentials; systems of ordinary differential equations.
  10. Physics II 3 (3-0-6)
    Electrostatic; Coulomb’s law; Gauss’s laws; Biot & Savart’s law; Ampere’s law; Ohm’s law; Basic DC circuits; Faraday’s law; Maxwell’s law; Alternating current; Basic electronics; Light and modern Physics
  11. Physics Lab II 1 (0-2-1)
    The experimental topics are as follows; speed of light and speed of sound, h and e/m measurement, resonance, charge and capacitor, magnetic field, diffraction and interference of light, spectrum of light, light, terminal velocity, and measurement of electricity.
  12. Circuits and Signals 3 (3-0-6)
    Basic Circuit Elements: resistor, inductor, capacitor, DC voltage and current sources, dependent sources; Circuit Laws: Kirchoff’s law, nodal analysis, series and parallel elements, Thevinin and Norton theorems, superposition; Transient response: first-order circuit, time constant, second-order circuits; Time varying signals: sinusoid, peak amplitude, frequency, RMS and phase; AC circuit analysis: phasor representation, complex impedance and transfer functions; Frequency Response: amplitude and phase responses, Bode plots, bandwidth.
  13. Engineering Design 3 (2-2-5)
    Evolution and history of design; Different facets of design; Problem solving and problem formulation; Design process: concept design, detail design, analysis and manufacturing; Reverse engineering; Impact on environment and society; Hands-on assignments to enhance the learning outcome; Written and oral presentation skills.
  14. Basic Tool Skills Practice 3 (0-6-3)
    Basic tool skills: filing, basic machine tool, sheet metal working, welding, basic measuring devices, basic electrical work, and workpiece measuring; safety in workshop; introduction to basic engineering practice e.g. discipline, patience, responsibility, and teamwork.

year modules (Mahanakorn University of Technology)

Courses total = 31 Credits

  1. English for International Communication I 3 (3-0-6)
    The aims of this course are to encourage students to analyse the systems of the English language; to expose them to a variety of challenging and interesting texts in the reading activities and to stimulate them to give their own opinions when participating in discussions.

    IELTS-style reading and writing tasks are also included.
  2. Mathematics III 4 (3-2-7)
    Several Variable Calculus: vectors and vector calculus; functions of several variables; partial derivatives; gradients; extreme values; differentials; double and triple integrals; line integrals; surface integrals.

    Complex Analysis: basic topology functions and mappings; limits; continuity and differentiability; analytic and harmonic functions; exponential, trigonometric and hyperbolic functions; principal logarithms and complex exponents; arcs, contour integrals and antiderivatives; Cauchy-Goursat theorem and Cauchy integral formula; Taylor and Laurent series; evaluating integrals; singularities and residues; real improper integrals; trigonometric integrals
  3. Analogue Circuit 3 (3-0-6)
    Diode Characteristic: physical structure and operation, large and small-signal models; Diode Applications: voltage rectifier, clipping and clamping circuits, voltage regulator using Zener diode; Transistors Characteristics: physical structure and operation of BJT, MOSFET and JFET, large and small-signal models; Amplifiers: idea of amplifications, common emitter, collector, base amplifiers, biasing and coupling, operating point stability, small-signal equivalent circuits; input and output impedances; Operational Amplifier: ideal op amp, op amp with negative feedback; inverting and non-inverting amplifiers, voltage follower, summing amplifiers, integrator, effect of op amp non-ideality; Logic gates and switching circuits: CMOS logic gates, idea of electronic switch, on-state current and power loss, switching inductive loads, bridge switching topologies.

    Non-linear circuits: relaxation and sinusoidal oscillators, Schmitt trigger, A-D and D-A converter principles.
  4. Digital System Design 3 (3-0-6)
    Number systems; Introduction to digital logic design: switch logic and basic gates; Combinational logic circuit design: Boolean algebra and K-map; Basic logic synthesis: two-level logic, regular logic structures, multilevel networks and transformations, programmable logic devices, time response; Sequential logic: latches, flip-flops, shift registers; Counters: designed synchronous and asynchronous, finite state machine (FSM); Elements of computers: arithmetic circuits, arithmetic and logic units, register and bus structures, controllers/ sequencers, microprogramming; Computer-aided design tools for logic design: introduction to HDL Practical topics, non-gate logic, asynchronous inputs and metastability; Memories: RAM and ROM; Implementation technologies and mapping problems expressed in words to digital abstractions.
  5. Basic Electric Power Engineering 3 (3-0-6)
    Magnetic circuits: circuit model, magnetic materials and their properties; Time-varying fields: Faraday’s law, self and mutual inductances, voltage-fed and current-fed magnetic devices, effect of circuit resistance, and calculation of phasor relationships; Closely coupled circuits: transformer action and equivalent circuits, types of transformer in terms of performance requirements and main performance criteria; Energy storage and power flow: storage in L and C and dissipation in R under sinusoidal and non-sinusoidal conditions; concepts of instantaneous, average and RMS values, VA, VAR and watts and power factor; Power supply networks: description of power networks, three-phase systems, power measurement, power factor correction, per unit system, safety issues.
  6. English for International Communication II 3 (3-0-6)
    This course provides comprehensive coverage of the grammatical and lexical systems of English, so that students can express themselves with precision, and with a good command of idioms and collocation.
  7. General Statistics 3 (3-0-6)
    Probability and Statistics: probabilities and probability rules; conditional probability and Bayes’ rule; descriptive statistics; random variables; discrete random variables; mean and variance of discrete random variable; binomial, Poisson, geometric, exponential and normal distributions; sampling distributions; the central limit theorem; inferential statistics; linear regression; analysis of variance.
  8. System Engineering 3 (3-0-6)
    The systems engineering process, Requirements Analysis, Functional Analysis and Allocation, Design, Verification, Systems Engineering Process Outputs; System analysis and control, Work Breakdown Structure, Configuration Management, Technical Reviews and Audits, Trade Studies, Modeling and Simulation, Metrics, Risk Management; Planning, Organizing, and Managing, Systems Engineering Planning, Product Improvement Strategies, Organizing and Integrating System Development, Contractual Considerations, Management Considerations and Summary.
  9. Data Structure and Analysis 3 (3-0-6)
    C revision; Data structures: linked list applications; ADTs: trees, B-tree, heap, binary tree operations, tree ADT; Files: text files, binary files and applications, saving and reading dynamic data structures in files, serialization issues; Graphs: graph data structure; Algorithms: searching, sorting, dictionary; Performance; Programming with bits; Hardware simulation; Problem solving: generate and test, divide and conquer, simulation; Approximation techniques: testing, debugging, and performance.
  10. Embedded System 3 (3-0-6)
    An introduction to programmer model of computer organization using assembly and machine language, process of translation from high-level language to machine instructions , number representation, computer arithmetic, instruction set architecture, I/O interfacing, I/O interrupts, programming interrupts, exceptions and their support in architecture; Memory management and protection and their support in architecture, the role of OS in handling exceptions; Multi-tasking and multi-threading environments; Use of interrupts for sampling, link-lists and circular buffers; D/A and A/D conversion and interfacing to the real physical world; Appreciation of the concepts learnt in the deployment of real-time systems.

year modules (The University of Sheffield/Mahanakorn University of Technology)

The University of Sheffield

  1. Analogue and Digital Electronics
    This module brings together the underlying physical principles of BJT, JFET and MOSFET devices to show how structural decisions in device design affect performance as a circuit element.

    Basic circuit topologies such as long – tailed pairs, Darlington transistors and current mirrors are described as a precursor to exploring the internal design of a typical op-amp. Common applications of op-amps are discussed.

    The relationship between device structure and performance in simple CMOS circuits is explored and applied to real digital circuit applications. Digital system design strategies are introduced with examples drawn from everyday embedded digital systems.
  2. Communication Electronics
    This module introduces the basic structure of a communication system and examines the various circuits and signal engineering strategies that are necessary to make a system work.

    The idea of spectrum as a limited resource and some of the regulatory framework that allows multiple use of spectrum without conflict between users is introduced.

    The unit, which aims to form a bridge between communication systems and electronics, will include a number of case studies in order to place ideas in a sensible context.
  3. Electrical Energy management and Conversion
    An outline of the electrical supply infrastructure, including the plurality of electrical energy generation modalities currently in use, is followed by elementary ideas behind protection, safety and tariff structures.

    The characteristics of electrical machines are discussed together with the circuit strategies that can be used to control of machine performance.

    Circuits for more general high efficiency power management are also described. Circuits dealing with power will dissipate energy and that energy must be removed if overheating is to be avoided – elements of thermal management are discussed in the context of audio power amplifiers.
  4. Engineering Software Design
    This module builds on the C programming learned in year 1 by exploring both the higher level issues of programming, modelling, and embedded programming.

    The aim is to develop in students the habits of object orientation (e.g. modularity, data hiding, etc.) using C and MATLAB, both commonly used industry standard tools, and writing software for embedded systems. This is done in the belief that these are skills that a `normal¿ Electronic Engineer should possess.

    Three mini projects using C and MATLAB and drawn from across the department are used as a focus for the various activities and to enable students to demonstrate achievement of the module outcomes.
  5. Mathematics II (Electrical)
    This module is part of a series of Level Two modules designed for the particular group of engineers shown in brackets in the module title. Each module consolidates previous mathematical knowledge and develops new mathematical techniques relevant to the particular engineering discipline.
  6. Engineering – You’re Hired
    module description not available

Mahanakorn University of Technology
Courses total = 30 Credits +Industrial Training in summer

  1. Engineering Mechanics 3(3-0-6)
    Force systems, resultant force, moments; resultant moment; equilibrium of particle and rigid body in 2 and 3 dimensions; basic structural analysis, truss, frame and machine; friction; center of gravity; moment of inertia of area and mass; virtual work; stability of structure.
  2. Basic Engineering Drawing 3(2-3-4)
    Standard drawing practices: lettering, hand-sketching, orthographic drawings and pictorial drawings, orthographic projection, auxiliary views and developments, section views, and assembly drawings; dimensioning and tolerancing; basic computer-aided drawing.
  3. Signals and Systems 3(3-0-6)
    Continuous-time and discrete-time signals; Continuous-time and discrete-time systems; Basic systems properties; Linear time-invariant systems; Convolution sum and convolution integral; Fourier series; Continuous-time Fourier Transform; Discrete-time Fourier Transform; Sampling; Laplace Transform; z-transform.
  4. Electromagnetics 3(3-0-6)
    Vector analysis; Coulomb’s law and electric field intensity; electric flux density; Gauss’s law and divergence; energy and potential; potential gradient; convection and conduction currents; conductors; dielectric and capacitance; Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations; steady magnetic fields; Ampere’s circuital law; Curl and Stoke’s theorem; magnetic forces; torque; magnetic materials; magnetic circuit and inductance; Faraday’s law; displacement current; time-varying electromagnetic fields; Maxwell’s equations.
  5. Automatic Control Systems 3(3-0-6)
    The Basic structure representation of open and closed loop control systems; Mathematical models of dynamic systems; Fundamental analysis methods of linear feedback controls using transfer function and block diagram; Block diagram reduction methods; Time Response Analysis; Steady-state error analysis; System stability analysis with Routh-Hurwitz Criterion; Root Locus technique for control system design; Frequency-domain response analysis of control system; compensation of control systems.
  6. General Science 3(3-0-6)
    Principles in physical and biological science; basic concepts in biology, chemistry, physics and environmental science, effects of science and on technology human and society; Applied science; Modern science and technologies.
  7. Engineering Materials 3(3-0-6)
    Importance and application of engineering materials such as metals, plastics, polymers, semiconductor, concrete, cement, asphalt and wood etc; phase diagrams and meaning; properties testing of engineering materials and meaning; study of microstructure and macrostructure relating with property of materials; degradation of materials; production processes of engineering materials and applications of such engineering materials in engineering work.
  8. Principles of Communication 3(3-0-6)
    Communication system introduction; periodic and nonperiodic signals analysis; spectrum analysis; Nyquist’s sampling theorem; random process and noise in communication systems; analog modulation: AM, DSB-SC, SSB, VSB, FM and PM; pulse modulation: PAM, PWM, and PPM; time and frequency division multiplexing; quantization; pulse code modulation; delta modulation; digital modulation: ASK, PSK, FSK and QAM; information theory and source coding.
  9. Measurement and Instrumentation 3(3-0-6)
    Units and standards in measurement systems; instrument classification and characteristics; measurement data analysis and report; uncertainties in measurement systems; instrumentation for DC/AC current and voltage; electrical energy and power measurement, power factor; the measurement of resistance, inductance, and capacitance; digital instruments, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, sampling of analog signal, frequency measurement of periodic signal; oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer; measurement of other physical signals, measurement of distance, speed, force, temperature and magnetic field; noises and noise protection techniques for instrumentation systems.
  10. Electrical Machines 3(3-0-6)
    Magnetic field and magnetic circuit; AC excitation of magnetic circuits; Inductance; Theory and analysis of single-phase transformer; Basics of DC machine; Steady-state performances and analysis of DC machine; Rotating machines; Synchronous speed; Rotating magnetic field; Construction of AC machines; Generated voltage; Electromagnetic torque; Synchronous generator; Steady-state performances and analysis of synchronous generator; Three-phase induction motor; Steady-state performances and analysis of induction motor.
  11. Industrial Training 0(0-160-0)
    The student has to do a practical training in industries or standard laboratoties acknowledged by the University; the student must do industrial training at least 6 weeks continuously, in the summer semester of the third year of her/his study. A written report must be submitted to the University after the end of industrial training.

year modules (The University of Sheffield/Mahanakorn University of Technology)

The University of Sheffield

  1. Individual Design Project
    To develop and the demonstrate an ability to take responsibility for the organisation, management and technical progress of a project; to demonstrate an ability to apply engineering principles to a practical project; to develop and demonstrate an ability to present, in the form of a substantial project thesis, a concise account of the work carried out and its significance
  2. Analogue and Switching Circuit
    To develop further understanding of active electronic circuits; to enable students to design specialised circuits.
  3. Computer Architecture
    To equip the student with a working and in-depth understanding of microprocessors and associated technology.
    To introduce a methodical approach to digital design and implementation using programmable technology.
  4. Electrical Power Systems
    To provide an insight into the main issues concerning the design and performance of a large power network, to develop models and analytical techniques used in the calculation of the characteristics and specification of the main items of equipment involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical power.
  5. Engineering Electromagnetics
    The module aims to develop understanding of the physical behaviour of electric and magnetic fields; to teach how to apply these ideas in electronic and electrical engineering and to develop skills in calculating fields in a variety of engineering applications.
  6. Feedback Systems Design
    The course will give students an introduction to the methods available for the analysis and modelling of linear feedback systems, both continuous and discrete.
  7. Machine Design
    To develop an understanding of the relationship between dimensions and rating of machines; to introduce the principles of winding designs; to develop techniques for the design of permanent magnet machines; to calculate representative winding reactances.
  8. Power Electronics
    To introduce and develop an understanding of power electronic devices and circuits; to develop circuit analysis techniques, circuit understanding and design capabilities for use in ac and dc power converters.
  9. Power System Engineering
    To develop and demonstrate the use of system models for unsymmetrical fault analysis and load flow studies; to study the stability of power systems; to introduce the principles and basic techniques for power system protection.

Mahanakorn University of Technology
Courses total = 34 Credits

  1. Engineering and Society 3(3-0-6)
    History, development, and definition of engineering in various areas; Engineering ethics; local and international professional organizations; relevant laws and regulations; intellectual property right; industry standard; safety and responsibility to the public; introduction to economics relating to engineering; impact of engineering to human, public, and environment as well as preventive action to those impact.
  2. Social Skills Development for Careers 3(3-0-6)
    Desirable personnel in modern organizations; Importance of personality and personality development; Etiquette and Thai culture; Human relation and organizational communication; Morality, ethics and professional ethics; Leadership; Thinking ability development; Business plan; Quality management system ISO9000; Labour law; Job application: writing cover letter, résumé and filling job application form; Job interview; Job application and working experiences of the graduate.
  3. Electrical Engineering Project I 2(0-6-3)
    Techniques of writing proposal, thesis, data collection, bibliography research; discussion relating theories and information from selected scientific articles; students can choose any articles of their interests; oral presentation can be made in transparency or power point slides.

    Research works related to the areas of chemical engineering under the guidance of department members, the student has to perform, as follows:
    a) Study the feasibility of the project
    b) Study and investigate basic knowledge and background related to the project
    c) Research planning and project development both in theory and practice side.
    d) Consideration of advantage of doing the project including technology, economics, and social aspects
    e) Final report submission and oral presentation exam are required as part of the evaluation, the preliminary experimental results in the report should be preferred.
  4. Electrical Engineering Project II 2(0-6-3)
    Studying, investigation, experiment and develop the project that the student has proposed in Engineering Project I.

    Final thesis submission and oral presentation exam at the end of the semester are required as part of the evaluation; the thesis outline consists of
    a) Theory and general background related to the project.
    b) Direct project theory.
    c) Project design and experimental procedures.
    d) Discussion and summary of the project.
    e) Error consideration and recommendation for further research.
  5. Reconfigurable Hardware systems 3(3-0-6)
    Introduction to Reconfigurable hardware systems; Types of Reconfiguration; static reconfiguration, semi-static and dynamic reconfiguration; Field Programmable Gate Arrays; Antifuse, EEPROM, SRAM; FPGA Architectures and design Cycle; FPGA placement and routing; Coarse-grained FPGA devices; Multi-FPGA System Software ; Reconfigurable Systems; Multi-FPGA Systems; Reconfigurable system applications; Bioinformatics; Image processing; Cryptography; Dynamic Reconfiguration; Partial Reconfiguration.
  6. Radio Frequency and High Speed Electronics) 3(3-0-6)
    Overview of radio-frequency and high speed electronic systems, passive components, transmission lines theory, transmission line architecture, Smith charts, resonance and matching networks, RF transistors, RF amplifiers, high speed amplifiers, transimpedance amplifiers.
  7. Biomedical Electronics 3(3-0-6)
    Body electro-potential; Electrocardiogram(ECG), electroencephalogram(EEG), Electromyogram (EMG), Electrooculograme(EOG); Biosensor, Electrode; Signal amplifier; Filter; Signal generator; Switched-Capacitor; Photo-Plethysmogram Pulse Measurement; Blood pressure measurement; Urinalysis machine; Medical Devices development.
  8. Analog Filter Design 3(3-0-6)
    Revision of signals and systems; Bilinear and biquadratic transfer function; Impedance and frequency scaling; Butterworth, Chebyshev, Inverse-Chebyshev and Elliptic transfer functions; Phase approximation; Frequency transformation; Filter sensitivity; Synthesis of Immittance function, Passive filter synthesis, Bilinear and Biquadratic active-RC filter, Synthesis of higher-order active-RC filters.
  9. Digital Signal Processing 3(3-0-6)
    Discrete-time signals and systems; Sampling Theory; Impulse Response; Convolution; Discrete-time Fourier transform; z-transform; Discrete Fourier transform: DFT; Fast Fourier transform; Finite Impulse Response;Infinite Impulse Response: IIRBilinear Transform; Multirate Signal Processing.
  10. Power Electronics 3(3-0-6)
    Power and power factor; Characteristics of power electronics devices; Power diode; thyristors; Power bipolar; MOSFET; IGBT; Characteristics of magnetic material; Power transformer core; Ferrite core; iron power core; Converters; AC to DC converter; DC to DC converter; AC to AC converter; DC to AC converter.
  11. Special Topics in Electrical Engineering I 3(3-0-6)
    This course teaches new and interesting technologies/approaches in electrical engineering.
  12. Special Topics in Electrical Engineering II 3(3-0-6)
    This course teaches new and interesting technologies/approaches in electrical engineering.

Admission Requirements:

  • Hold a M6 (Grade 12) certificate or its equivalent issued by the Ministry of Education, or equivalent certificates from local or overseas educational institutes recognized by the Ministry of Education.
  • An applicant may not be suffer from any serious illness, mental disorder, and disability.
  • An applicant must have no record of serious misconduct.
  • An applicant must be proficient in English as determined from credentials and/or examination. The application who have a IELTS score of a least 5.5 or TOEFL score of least 550 PBT are eligible for admission without taking the English examination
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