Welcome to your Electrical and Electronic Engineering course

Your course team has tutors that have both academic and industrial experience therefore, your teaching and learning experience will equip you with the knowledge and skills that will contribute to making you an industry ready engineer.

Teaching will be through a mixture of lectures, tutorials, and workshops. During your course, you will have access to our engineering lab facilities and equipment. You will be able to develop your practical skills during the on-campus laboratory sessions. BEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering is an on-campus course, however, your tutors may suggest online resources to read in your own time for independent study.

During the welcome week, you will have the opportunity to meet your course leader and other key members of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering team. You will learn about the structure of your course in more detail and information regarding facilities available at the University will be provided. You will also have the opportunity to explore the Student Union’s Clubs and Societies. You will also gain knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering which will be beneficial in later years of your study.

In preparation for your Electrical and Electronic Engineering course at Staffordshire University, please take a look at the following resources:

https://spectrum.ieee.org

https://www.tinkercad.com/learn/circuits

https://www.theiet.org

https://hackaday.io/discover

For the first sessions in Welcome Week – it would be useful to bring a notepad and pen – while we’ll make sure you have access to any information you need – you might want to note a few things down. As you start your lectures and teaching then you’ll want to make sure you always bring a few things to your sessions. Pens and a notebook are a must, while you’ll find that always carrying a scientific calculator will mean that you’re always prepared. It is advisable to purchase calculator which can handle complex number calculations such as Casio FX-83GTX Scientific Calculator.

Even though all the software and hardware are available to you on campus, if you would like to purchase a personal computer to work from home outside of lecture time then it is advisable to use a Windows operating system rather than Mac OS or Linux for Engineering applications and software.

Once enrolled, you can download software such as Office 365 free of charge from the University.

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There are multiple clubs and societies at Staffordshire University. Electrical and Electronic Engineering students will find the following interesting:

For more options, please visit:

www.staffsunion.com/getinvolved/clubsandsocieties/

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Whether you're joining us from school or college, or you're returning to education after some time away, everyone can benefit from the Academic Study Skills resources provided by the University library.

The Academic Skills team is here to support you throughout your academic journey and to help you gain the skills you need to reach your full potential. They can assist with academic reading and writing skills, give advice on how best to plan assignments, and help improve your time management.

The library's Academic Skills Guides offer the key information to make studying easier and give a comprehensive guide to the learning resources and services we offer.

We want to make sure you know some of our team before you arrive. Hopefully this will help you recognise us and ensure you know who you can contact if you need any additional help and guidance.

• Dr Anas Amjad
• Professor Abdel-Hamid Soliman
• Professor Torfeh Sadat-Shafai
• Dr Alison Griffiths
• Masum Billah
• Tamoor Shafique
• Mark Hanstock

https://en-gb.facebook.com/StaffordshireEngineering/