Teeside HNC Electrical and Electronic Engineering

[sparkymalarky]

Thankfully I have finished the first two TMA's and I have now just started TMA3 but unfortunately Q2('pot' slider position) has me stumped. Can anyone throw me a light on this one?? I can only assume this needs to be solved as a quadratic equation. Thanks chaps

Mate, stumped on this one as well, I have the whole TMA3 finished bar this question, you got any ideas yet?

 

[LiveWire007]

Hi mate, yep I've sorted this one now. PM me if you still need a hand.

 

[sparkymalarky]

and so I did!

 

[LiveWire007]

Sent you PM mate

 

[sparkymalarky]

YASSS!! TMA 3 in the bag with a wee distinction! Happy enough with that one! Been working on TMA 4 now as past 4-5 days! Anyone this far yet? Cannot wait to get engineering science through with!

 

[LiveWire007]

Well done mate

 

[sm75k]

Good effort mate, unfortunately still dragging my heels on TMA 3:shame:

 

[LiveWire007]

TMA3 done now. Some how managed to get a distinction. Any help needed just drop me a msg chaps.

 

[sparkymalarky]

Congrats mate! Just trying to complete TMA4 myself at the mo!

 

[sm75k]

well done guys.

 

[sparkymalarky]

How you getting on now sm75k? If you need any help with TMA3 give me a shout now, back home for a few days so should be able to help!

 

[sm75k]

I'm okay thanks mate, it's more finding the time at the moment rather than anything else. Do you do all the booklets or do you just work through the TMA's?

 

[Shane_greene]

Hi guys,

just looking through this thread and its very interesting. I'm looking to enter and complete a higher level electrical engineering course. This one in Teesside stands out as it is completely online. This is the only way that suits me as I work away in The Oil & Gas industry and I'm only home every 8 weeks on rotation.

if you guys doing this course could give me their opinion on it I'd be very grateful. I'd like to know how you find the course and is it beneficial?. What's the content like and is it very difficult to study by yourself?

Im an electrician by trade and also have an odd on certificate in instrumentation and process control. I'm from Ireland and qualified there but unfortunately there's no online electrical engineering courses offered in Ireland. I did start my degree in Mechatronics this year but had to be home on various dates for lab days and just didn't suit my rotation for a finish.

any replies will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance guys.

shane.

 

[sm75k]

Shane,

you should be fine with this course, with working offshore it sounds like you will have a good amount of time to work through the books and TMA's assuming you can motivate yourself. The modules are only worth 15 credits instead of 20 which i have previously studied. The level is quite a spread, for example DC theory starts at the ohms law level and goes right up through but you can skip these sections and go straight to the self assessment questions just to prove that you are okay with everything in that particular booklet. The tutors are on the end of e-mails/phone if you struggle but i haven't had to use that facility yet and i'm no genius:bucktooth:.

There are some modules which are mandatory, this means that you may not be thrilled with the subject matter i.e. mechanical side of engineering science. I'm an EC&I tech in the power industry and once i've completed engineering science i can get onto my picks i.e.DCS, PLC's etc..

Hope this helps.

 

[Shane_greene]

Hi Sm75k,

Thank you very much for the reply. I appreciate it.. Couple more questions for you if you don't mind. The bulk of the modules look interesting enough, but like most people the maths I wouldn't say concern me, as a lot of it will probably come back, but is it very hard get motivated to actually learn it yourself from a book.?? I can see that being the biggest challenge for me or how did you find it?

Also what I'd like to get from the course is get more in depth with MV & HV. Does the course offer this scope. i.e. transformers, switchgear, learning about fault calcs, relay setting etc. I see a lot of the modules are more so electronics based?

Again thanks for your time. Cheers,

Shane.