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  • Level 6
  • 15 Credits
  • 0.125 EFTS
  • Course duration: 17 weeks
  • Workload - Approximately 9 hours per week
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In electrical, electronic and instrumentation industries, engineering professionals perform tests and measurements for quality assurance and performance evaluation to comply with industry standards. In this course you will acquire basic knowledge and skills in electrical analogue measurement techniques and become familiar with relevant industry standards.

Topics in this course include:

  • the theoretical aspects of using analogue measuring instruments and test equipment
  • analytical techniques for performance evaluation of components, devices and circuits.

What you will learn

When you successfully complete this course you will be able to:

  • describe common measuring instruments, devices and circuits, and their application to electrical testing
  • identify and classify error sources
  • explain how their effects can be minimised in particular measurement situations
  • analyse single and three-phase circuits to determine voltage and current values, by means of complexors, matrices and phasor diagrams
  • analyse test measurements and circuit performance mathematically in time and frequency domains, with the aid of network theorems, response curves and locus diagrams
  • specify details of instrumentation and devices intended for a particular application
  • evaluate the results of tests and measurements taken from circuitry constructed by the student
  • demonstrate, through technical report writing, competency in mathematical and graphical analysis of data.

Assessment

Assessment for this course is:

  • 40% internally assessed
  • 60% exam.

For more information about exams, including a full list of exam times see our exam information.

Exams

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.

How to apply

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