Implementation in Europe in Electrical and ... - tuning project

EIE-Surveyor11.3.1 USub Honours Bachelor Degree LevelIn Ireland at Sub Honours Bachelor Degree level, there are two recognised qualifications, a HigherCertificate (level 6) and an Ordinary Degree (level 7).(a) A Higher Certificate in Engineering is a two-year ‘ab initio’ programme. The student effortrequired should be such as to merit 120 ECTS credits. On completion, the graduate is referred to asan Engineering Technician and should be competent to apply in a responsible manner proventechniques which are commonly understood by those who are expert in a branch of engineering orthose techniques specially prescribed by professional engineers. He/she works under guidance withintheir allocated responsibility. National Certificate programmes are generally offered by the Institutes ofTechnology and programmes related to EIE currently on offer (see Section 11.1.1) include:UElectronicsU –(Electronics 38%, maths 14%, telecommunications 7%, computers 8%, science 6%, technology 7%,projects and labs 8% and complementary studies 12%).UElectronic and Computer EngineeringU –(Electronics 25%, maths 14%, computers 34%, telecommunications 5%, science 3%, technology 7%,projects and labs 7% and complementary studies 5%).UElectronics and CommunicationsU –(Electronics 29%, maths 13%, computers 15%, telecommunications 18%, science 4%, technology 10%,projects and labs 7% and complementary studies 4%).(b) An Ordinary Degree in Engineering is a three-year ‘ab initio’ programme or a one year postHigher Certificate programme. The total student effort required should be such to merit 180 ECTScredits. On completion the graduate is referred to as an Associate Engineer and should be competentto apply in a responsible manner current engineering technologies in a chosen field. He/she exercisesindependent technical judgement and works with significant autonomy within his/her allocatedresponsibility. Ordinary Degree programmes are generally offered by the Institutes of Technology andprogrammes currently on offer, related to EIE (Section 11.1.1) include:UElectronic EngineeringU –(Electronics 37%, maths 14%, telecommunications 6%, computers 12%, science 4%, technology 6%,project and labs 11% and complementary studies 10%).UComputer EngineeringU –(Electronics 20%, computers 38%, maths 14%. Science 4%, technology 6%, project and labs 10%, andcomplementary studies 8%).UMechatronicsU –(Maths 17%, electronics 21%, mechatronics 9%, computers 12%, science 9%, manufacturing 23%, project9% and complementary studies 2%).- 229 -