Higher Engineering Science

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Engineering is vital to very day life, it shapes the world in which we live and its future. Scottish engineers and inventors have produced some of the most important advances of the last two centuries. This exciting course will develop technological skills that are relevant to several different areas of engineering. Our society needs more engineers, and more young people with an informed view of engineering. The course gives you many transferable skills, so is very useful for many different careers outside engineering, but particularly beneficial to you if you are considering a career in engineering, or one of its many branches.

The Course consists of four Units including the Course Assessment.

Engineering Contexts and Challenges (Higher) - This unit develops an understanding of engineering concepts by exploring a range of engineered objects, engineering problems and solutions. This Unit allows the learner to explore some existing and emerging technologies and challenges, and to consider implications relating to the environment, sustainable development, and economic and social issues.

Electronics and Control (Higher) - This Unit explores an appropriate range of key concepts and devices used in electronic control systems, including analogue, digital and programmable systems. Skills in problem solving and evaluating are developed through simulation, practical projects and investigative tasks in a range of contexts.

Mechanisms and Structures (Higher) - This Unit develops an understanding of mechanisms and structures. Skills in problem solving and evaluating are developed through simulation, practical projects and investigative tasks in a range of contexts.

Assessment

Pupils are required to complete coursework for each of the three units which are internally assessed. The Course Assessment consists of two components set and marked by the SQA. An Assignment worth 31% which is project based is started at some point after the Christmas break. The final 69% of the course is assessed through an external examination. Pupils will be awarded an A-D grade if they successfully pass the course. Pupils will sit a progress assessment in November and a prelim in January/February to assess progress.

WHAT WILL MY HOME COMMITMENT BE FOR THIS COURSE?

Regular homework will be set by the class teacher. Students can expect to be doing at least 2 hours of study per week which will include a selection of: End of Topic formal homework , consolidation of notes from previous week /completion of exercises as home practice, preparation for the assignment and exam

Is ENGINEERING SCIENCE for me?