Product Design Engineering MSc
Microelectronics in Consumer Products 4 ENG4098
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Engineering
- Credits: 10
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
This course demonstrates how the design of consumer products is being rapidly changed by the introduction of inexpensive programmable microelectronics technology.
Timetable
Two lectures/seminars per week.
Two laboratory sessions during the course.
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
50% Written Exam
10% Lab Report
40% Project
Main Assessment In: December
Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? Not applicable
It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.
[No exceptions]
Course Aims
The aims of this course is are to:
■ illustrate how the design of consumer products is being rapidly changed by the introduction of inexpensive programmable microelectronics technology;
■ to engender a basic knowledge of microprocessor operation.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course the students will be able to:
■ design and analyse the operational principles behind simple microprocessor systems;
■ discuss the opportunities afforded by including microprocessors in consumer products.