In this course you will develop and extend knowledge and understanding of key engineering concepts and processes, and learn to apply these to a variety of problems. On completing the course you will learn skills in: analysis and problem solving, engineering design, the use of equipment and materials, and evaluation.

Units Covered

Engineering contexts and challenges

You will:

• explore a range of engineering problems with some complex features, and their solutions

• explore some existing and emerging technologies and challenges

• consider implications relating to the environment, sustainable development, and economic and social issues.

Electronics and control

You will:

• explore an appropriate range of key concepts and devices used in electronic control systems, including analogue, digital and programmable systems

• develop skills in problem solving and evaluating through simulation, practical projects and investigative tasks across a range of contexts.

Mechanisms and structures

You will develop:

• a deep understanding of mechanisms and structures

• skills in problem solving and evaluating through simulation, practical projects and investigative tasks across a range of contexts.