Engineering Science
Advanced Higher
Course Overview
This course is composed of the following three units and a project:
Engineering Project Management: Candidates develop knowledge and skills of project management, as it applies to an engineering project. They investigate real-world engineering projects, and consider project life-cycle planning, ethical impacts and sustainability.
Electronics & Control: Candidates explore a range of key concepts and devices related to electronic control systems. Pupils will study analogue electronics, digital electronic control systems and the generation and transmission of electrical power.
Mechanisms & Structures: Candidates develop a deep mathematical understanding of mechanisms and structures. Pupils will study drive systems, structures and materials.
Project: The project is a problem-solving activity, which includes research, planning, mathematical modelling, simulation and evaluation. It assesses candidates’ ability to work independently, applying engineering science skills and knowledge acquired and developed during the course.
Faculty Principal Teacher
Mrs E Nicol
Assessment Methods
The Course assessment is externally assessed and composed of the following two components:
Component 1: Question paper (50%)
Component 2: Project (50%)
Entry Requirements
Pupils will normally be expected to have attained:
Higher Engineering Science at A or B.
or
Higher Maths and Physics at A or B
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