I was a lecturer at United College of Aviation Science & Management (UCASM), Bangladesh, which is a university specialized college where I attain over two years of student teaching experience on the BTEC Higher Nationals (Level 4, & 5) and BTEC Nationals (Level 3) which are internationally-recognized English medium education qualifications offered by Pearson, UK. Besides, I have conducted two undergraduate courses: Electrical and Electronic Circuit & Digital Signal Processing at UCASM under the curriculum of National University, Bangladesh. Moreover, I am an affiliated instructor of the Bangladesh Technical Education Board, and under its governance, I worked at the Aeronautical Institute of Bangladesh for six months.
Electrical and Electronic Circuit
Digital Signal Processing
Avionic Systems
Aircraft Radio & Radar Principles
Aircraft Electrical Power & Distribution Systems
CSE 510203 Electrical and Electronic Circuit
Course Offered: June 2019-December 2019
Brief Course Detail:
AC Fundamentals, Network Theorem, Semiconductor, Semiconductor Diodes and Special Diodes, Regulated Power Supply, BJT, FET, Feedback Techniques, Op-amps
1 CSE 510204 Electrical and Electronic Circuit Lab
Course Offered: June 2019-December 2019
Brief Course Detail: Laboratory classes are based on CSE 510203
2. CSE 540227 Digital Signal Processing
Course Offered: June 2019-December 2019
Brief Course Detail:
Introduction to DSP, Fourier Transform, Z-Transform, Discrete-Time Systems, Digital Filters
2.1 CSE 540228 Digital Signal Processing Lab
Course Offered: June 2019-December 2019
Brief Course Detail:
Laboratory classes are based on CSE 510203
R/615/1535 Avionic System
Course Offered: Sep 20-Feb 21 (Designed and offered first time at UCASM)
Brief Course Detail:
The term ‘avionics’ refers to the vast range of electronic systems used on any modern aircraft. These systems include those used for radio communication, navigation, weather radar, autopilot, and Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), as well as a host of other systems essential to supporting an aircraft whilst in flight and on the ground. All of these systems reduce the burden on the flight crew and significantly improve the safety and stability of the aircraft.
This unit will provide the student with a comprehensive introduction to the avionic systems used on modern aircraft. They will investigate several of these systems in detail and will gain an understanding of the technologies on which each of these systems is based as well as their practical application. The way these systems work together to minimise the workload on the flight crew and contribute to safe and fuel efficient flight will also be covered.
The unit is divided into four key topic areas: aircraft radio communication systems, aircraft navigation systems, aircraft radar, and Automatic Flight Control Systems (AFCS).
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to interpret avionic system schematic diagrams, identify the practical application of components and subsystems, and understand the principles on which they operate.
2. A/615/1528 Aircraft Electrical Power & Distribution Systems
Course Offered: Sep 2020-Feb 2021
Feb 2019- July 2021 (Designed and offered first time at UCASM)
Brief Course Detail:
All modern aircraft make extensive use of electrical power and the systems that generate and distribute this power are becoming increasingly more complex. Aircraft electrical power can be derived from a variety of different sources but it must then be distributed to the aircraft services that rely on that power, including engine starting, lighting, air conditioning, de-icing, galley services, and a wide variety of essential avionic systems.
Primary sources of aircraft electrical power include batteries, DC and AC generators, and Transformer Rectifier Units (TRU). In addition to these internal sources of power, aircraft also have the ability to be connected to external Ground Power Units (GPU). For large transport aircraft, the use of ground power is essential during maintenance and whilst an aircraft is being loaded or fuelled. Larger aircraft may also have the benefit of an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), which can be used for starting the aircraft’s main engines as well as providing power for essential systems.
This unit will provide the student with a comprehensive introduction to the generation and distribution of electrical power in an aircraft. Different methods of generating, supplying, distributing, and managing the electrical power required by typical modern aircraft will also be investigated, together with the purpose and operation of related components and sub-systems such as contactors, regulators, protection circuits, and bus power control units (BPCU).
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to interpret electrical power schematic diagrams, identify the function of components and sub-systems, and understand the rationale and technology used for distributing power to system-critical components
3. T/615/1477 Engineering Science (RQF)
Course Offered: December 2019-Feb 2020
Brief Course Detail:
This unit introduces students to the fundamental laws and applications of the physical sciences within engineering and how to apply this knowledge to find solutions to a variety of engineering problems.
Among the topics included in this unit are: international system of units, interpreting data, static and dynamic forces, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, material properties and failure, and A.C./D.C. circuit theories.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to interpret and present qualitative and quantitative data using computer software, calculate unknown parameters within mechanical systems, explain a variety of material properties and use electromagnetic theory in an applied context.
4. D/601/7188 Aircraft Systems Principles and Applications
Course Offered: July 2019-September 2019
Brief Course Detail:
This unit will enable learners to apply the necessary mechanical, electrical, and electronic principles to the examination of aircraft systems. Learners will investigate the principles and components used for the control and performance monitoring of aircraft systems, including transducers and signal conditioning, and amplifiers. They will examine the construction and operation of aircraft power systems and the methods used to ensure the integrity and safety of aircraft power distribution. Finally, learners will analyse aircraft control systems and will apply aircraft system control methods to the response of typical aircraft systems.
5. L/601/1404 Engineering Science (QCF)
Course Offered: February 2019-July 2019
Brief Course Detail:
This unit will develop learners’ understanding of the key mechanical and electrical concepts that relate to all aspects of engineering. In particular, learners will study elements of engineering statics including the analysis of beams, columns and shafts. They will then be introduced to elements of engineering dynamics, including the behavioural analysis of mechanical systems subject to uniform acceleration, the effects of energy transfer in systems and to natural and forced oscillatory motion. The electrical system principles in learning outcome 3 begin by refreshing learners’ understanding of resistors connected in series/parallel and then developing the use of Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s law to solve problems involving at least two power sources. Circuit theorems are also considered for resistive networks only together with a study of the characteristics of growth and decay of current/voltage in series C-R and L-R circuits. The final learning outcome develops learners’ understanding of the characteristics of various AC circuits and finishes by considering an important application – the transformer
D/600/7311 Aircraft Radio & Radar Principles
Course Offered: December 2019-February 2021 (Designed and offered first time at UCASM)
Brief Course Detail:
Modern aircraft make extensive use of complex avionic systems for communication and navigation. These systems rely primarily on radio and radar for their operation.
This unit provides an introduction to the principles of aircraft communications and navigation systems. Learners will gain an understanding of radio waves and how radio transmitters and receivers operate. They will also look at the operation and use of aircraft radio and radar antennas. Learners will gain an understanding of the principles, characteristics, and applications of the different systems used for aircraft navigation and the operation of radar systems.
The unit covers the essential underpinning knowledge needed by those involved in the design, manufacture, and maintenance of military and commercial aircraft radio and radar systems.
2. Y/600/7307 Avionic Systems
Course Offered: March 2020-June 2020
September 2019-November 2019
Brief Course Detail:
This unit will familiarise learners with a range of avionic systems and will develop an understanding of fundamental avionic principles, particularly the application of digital techniques in avionic systems. Learners will also know how avionic systems are monitored and tested.
Learners will investigate the operational aspects of key avionic systems and will understand how they interface with other aircraft systems. Learners will start by investigating how logic functions and numbering systems are used as the basis of digital components. This leads to how digital components form the end applications such as electronic displays and computer memory. This is followed by a look at radio frequency (RF) principles and how these are applied to communication and navigation systems.
The theme of navigation develops through area navigation and on to flight management systems. The unit will also cover the operation of automatic flight control systems (AFCS). The final section of the unit looks at methods of troubleshooting avionic systems.
3. J/600/0255 Electrical and Electronic Principles
Course Offered: September 2019-November 2019
Brief Course Detail:
The unit starts by developing and extending learners’ understanding of fundamental electrical and electronic principles through analysis of simple direct current (DC) circuits. Learners are then taken through the various properties and parameters associated with capacitance and inductance, before finally considering the application of single-phase alternating current (AC) theory. The unit will encourage learners to take an investigative approach through practical construction, measurement, and testing of circuits and, where applicable, the use of computer-based circuit analysis and simulation.
For learners wishing to follow an electrical/electronic programme this unit is an essential building block that will provide the underpinning knowledge required for further study of electrical and electronic applications.