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Digital Systems Engineering Project - ELE00167M

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  • Department: Electronic Engineering
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Ruwan Gajaweera
  • Credit value: 60 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
  • Notes: This is an independent study module

Module summary

The Digital Systems Engineering group project will develop knowledge and skills that will prepare students to undertake complex industrial or academic research projects. The project takes the students through different stages of the design and implementation of a modern System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGA based digital system, which will culminate in the construction of a complex real-word device.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Summer Semester 2023-24

Module aims

Subject content aims:

  • To involve the students in a life-like project involving the investigation of a specified problem in communications and digital signal processing, and/or the design, simulation, construction, integration and testing of a specified piece of equipment.


Graduate skills aims:

  • To allow students to specialise in a particular area of digital systems design and develop their theoretical and practical skills.
  • To develop skills in critically evaluating and synthesising new information based on researched information and writing concise technical reports appropriate for the target audience
  • To develop advanced skills in designing, delivering and defending engaging presentations on advanced topics, appropriate for the target audience
  • To develop skills in planning and managing their own work and the work of the others by constructive interaction with the other group members to achieve a common goal
  • To develop skills to place their own work in the context of a larger task.

Module learning outcomes

Subject content learning outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will:

  • Be able to research, design, construct and verify a substantial part of a project in a complex and/or specialised area in digital systems engineering
  • Be able to design, simulate, implement and verify hardware and/or software components to be integrate into a larger system

Graduate skills learning outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will:

  • Be able to construct concise technical reports that critically evaluate and synthesise new information based on research, appropriate for the target audience
  • Be able to design, deliver and defend persuasive technical presentations based on selected reliable evidence to the target audiences
  • Be able to present and defend their own work in a viva setting
  • Be able to plan and manage their own work and the work of the others to achieve a common goal

Module content

This group project will immerse students in a life-like scenario of a company developing digital systems. Students will undertake building a complete SoC FPGA-based digital system, and in doing so will gain practical experience of project management and team skills. The system will include both software (such as human-computer interface, low-level programming) and hardware (such as custom hardware on FPGA, A/D and D/A converters, communication interfaces).

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Essay : Final Report		 N/A 50
Essay/coursework
Essay : Individual Viva		 N/A 10
Essay/coursework
Essay : Performance Review		 N/A 10
Groupwork
Group work : Project Presentation and Demonstration		 N/A 10
Groupwork
Group work : Initial Report		 N/A 20

Special assessment rules

Non-reassessable

Additional assessment information

This is an independent study module, thus cannot be compensated and no reassessment opportunity. In the case of a marginal fail, an improved final report is allowed to be submitted for reassessment of that component.

Reassessment

None

Module feedback

'Feedback’ at a university level can be understood as any part of the learning process which is designed to guide your progress through your degree programme. We aim to help you reflect on your own learning and help you feel more clear about your progress through clarifying what is expected of you in both formative and summative assessments. A comprehensive guide to feedback and to forms of feedback is available in the Guide to Assessment Standards, Marking and Feedback.

The School of PET aims to provide some form of feedback on all formative and summative assessments that are carried out during the degree programme. In general, feedback on any written work/assignments undertaken will be sufficient so as to indicate the nature of the changes needed in order to improve the work. The School will endeavour to return all exam feedback within the timescale set out in the University's Policy on Assessment Feedback Turnaround Time. The School would normally expect to adhere to the times given, however, it is possible that exceptional circumstances may delay feedback. The School will endeavour to keep such delays to a minimum. Please note that any marks released are subject to ratification by the Board of Examiners and Senate. Meetings at the start/end of each term provide you with an opportunity to discuss and reflect with your supervisor on your overall performance to date.

Indicative reading

TBC


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