Circuits & Systems Design

Module code: EEU33C10 · Semester: Semester 2

Resources

• Module descriptor (TCD)

How it's assessed

No end-of-semester exam. It's assessed through project work.

Groups design and build an embedded system (hardware and software) that solves a real problem for a community or non-technical user group, starting from researching stakeholder needs and writing a specification.

Assessment	Weight
Project work: preliminary design presentation and review, demonstration, design files, application notes, user guides and reports	100%

Summarised from the TCD module descriptor, checked 2026-11-09. Details can change from year to year, so check this year's descriptor and Blackboard.

From students who've done it

No write-ups yet.

Questions by Year

This module has no end-of-semester exam, so there are no past papers. See How it's assessed above.

Topics

• Stakeholder needs and technical specifications LO1
• Embedded hardware and software design LO2
• Testing strategy and performance metrics LO2–3
• Sustainability, power, cost and reuse trade-offs LO5
• Demonstrations, datasheets, reports and presentations LO3–4

Learning outcomes

1. Write a technical specification from team brainstorming
2. Design and build an embedded system (hardware and software) as a team
3. Communicate a system's features, performance and limits to a technical audience
4. Explain the problem, design and impact to a general audience
5. Plan the project: team strengths, sourcing, sustainability, cost, safety, standards and ethics

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.