Electronic and Electrical Engineering Welcome Week

For direct entry to year 2 of programmes in:

BEng/MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

BEng/MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with an Industrial Placement Year

BEng/MEng Electronics and Computer Engineering

BEng Electrical Engineering

BEng/MEng Electronic Engineering

Congratulations on securing a place to study Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield. It is a real pleasure to welcome you to our School.

Student Handbook

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View the Student Handbook

Monday 23rd September 2024

10:00 - 12:00: Welcome to the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Location: Diamond Lecture Theatre 1

School Welcome for Undergraduate Students

Wednesday 25th September 2024

10:30 - 12:15: Year 2 Course Introduction and Start Orientation Quiz

Meet the Year 2 Tutor and learn key information about your course. Meet the cohort of direct entrants to the second year and, in groups, take part in an orientation quiz to learn about the School as well as the wider University.

Location: Diamond Workroom 3

Find out which tutor group you are in and who your Academic Tutor is by checking the tutor group lists:

2nd Year Tutor list - by student name

2nd Year Tutor list - by tutor group

12:15 - 13:00: Meet the Student Societies

Representatives from several student societies will be available to speak to new undergraduate students about what they do and how you can get involved.

Location: Diamond Computer Room 5

13:00 - 14:00: Welcome Lunch for Undergraduates

Join the new cohort of first year undergraduates to meet School staff over a buffet lunch.

Location: Diamond Computer Room 5

14:00 - 15:00: Complete Orientation Quiz

Location: Visit the MEE staff in the Diamond's Electronics & Control lab and then regroup at 14:30 in Diamond Workroom 3.

Thursday 26th September 2024

09:00 - 10:00: Introduction to labs in the Diamond

Location: Diamond Lecture Theatre 1

School Introduction to Diamond Labs

10:00 - 12:00: Race Equality & Consent Conversations

Location: Diamond Lecture Theatre 6

Race Equality Conversations aim to explore race and racism, particularly racial inequality in the UK. The session will include examples of privilege, microaggressions as well as reflective and interactive questions on diversifying the curriculum and tackling difficult conversations. We will also discuss practical intervention tips, equipping our students with skills to safely intervene and protect themselves and or the victim(s).

Prior to this session we highly encourage you to view the following video, as it will provide you with an initial understanding of race and racism in the UK. We will then explore the topics covered in the video further in our workshops. Racism - We need to think differently (5 minutes).

Race Equality Conversation Handbook

Consent Conversations covers key topics of sexual consent: what the law and university policy says, what consent is, how to identify consent, and information on healthy relationships. These concepts are then discussed by students through a number of scenarios. The session finishes with students learning more about being an active bystander and how to effectively support their peers.

You can find out more about consent at university at Consent Collective TV (Please sign up using your university email address).

Consent Conversation Handbook

If you have any concerns about attending these sessions because it might be triggering, you do not have to attend if it would make you uncomfortable. Instead, you can access resources from the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages. The session will not be recorded and there will be no presentation slides made available after the event.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Sheffield

We hope that you enjoy Welcome Week and have fun!

If you have any questions about Welcome Week or about starting your degree please get in touch: eee-support@sheffield.ac.uk