Welcome to your Electrical and Electronic Engineering course

Welcome to University of Staffordshire

We know you're already passionate about your subject, which is why we're excited you've chosen University of Staffordshire as the place to turn possibility into reality.

To give you an insight into what life as an Electrical and Electronic Engineering student is like, your course leaders have prepared introductions to the course and further activities.

Welcome to the start of your amazing journey here at Staffordshire University! The course team from Electrical and Electronic Engineering can’t wait to meet you and begin what will be one of the most memorable experiences of your life. We want to make things as smooth as possible so to help you prepare for your exciting new course at University please carefully read the information below.

Course Delivery

Your course team has tutors that have both academic and industrial experience therefore, your teaching and learning experience will equip you with the knowledge and skills that will contribute to making you an industry ready engineer.

Teaching will be through a mixture of lectures, tutorials, and workshops. During your course, you will have access to our engineering lab facilities and equipment. You will be able to develop your practical skills during the on-campus laboratory sessions. BEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering is an on-campus course, however, your tutors may suggest online resources to read in your own time for independent study.

Semester one activities

During the welcome week, you will have the opportunity to meet your course leader and other key members of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering team. You will learn about the structure of your course in more detail and information regarding facilities available at the University will be provided. You will also have the opportunity to explore the Student Union’s Clubs and Societies. You will also gain knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering which will be beneficial in later years of your study.

Before you start

In preparation for your Electrical and Electronic Engineering course at Staffordshire University, please take a look at the following resources:

https://spectrum.ieee.org

https://www.tinkercad.com/learn/circuits

https://www.theiet.org

https://hackaday.io/discover

Equipment and software

For the first sessions in Welcome Week – it would be useful to bring a notepad and pen – while we’ll make sure you have access to any information you need – you might want to note a few things down. As you start your lectures and teaching then you’ll want to make sure you always bring a few things to your sessions. Pens and a notebook are a must, while you’ll find that always carrying a scientific calculator will mean that you’re always prepared. It is advisable to purchase calculator which can handle complex number calculations such as Casio FX-83GTX Scientific Calculator.

Even though all the software and hardware are available to you on campus, if you would like to purchase a personal computer to work from home outside of lecture time then it is advisable to use a Windows operating system rather than Mac OS or Linux for Engineering applications and software.

Once enrolled, you can download software such as Office 365 free of charge from the University.

Download software

Groups and societies

There are multiple clubs and societies at Staffordshire University. Electrical and Electronic Engineering students will find the following interesting:

For more options, please visit:

www.staffsunion.com/getinvolved/clubsandsocieties/

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Academic Skills

Whether you're joining us from school or college, or you're returning to education after some time away, everyone can benefit from the Academic Study Skills resources provided by the University library.

The Academic Skills team is here to support you throughout your academic journey and to help you gain the skills you need to reach your full potential. They can assist with academic reading and writing skills, give advice on how best to plan assignments, and help improve your time management.

The library's Academic Skills Guides offer the key information to make studying easier and give a comprehensive guide to the learning resources and services we offer.

Your Staff Team

We want to make sure you know some of our team before you arrive. Hopefully this will help you recognise us and ensure you know who you can contact if you need any additional help and guidance.

Dr Anas Amjad
Professor Abdel-Hamid Soliman
Professor Torfeh Sadat-Shafai
Dr Alison Griffiths
Masum Billah
Tamoor Shafique
Mark Hanstock

Course social media accounts

https://en-gb.facebook.com/StaffordshireEngineering/

Meet the team

Tamoor Shafique

Senior Lecturer

Tamoor is an Electrical Engineering with more than 12 years of experience in industry and academia. Tamoor is a senior lecturer in automation and robotics engineering, his research interests include: IoT, Soft robotics, SLAMs, Smart City, AI, and ML.

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Dr Anas Amjad

Course Director

Anas is Course Director for Electrical and Electronic Engineering. His expertise lies in the use of smart systems for a diverse range of applications, such as smart healthcare, smart homes, smart cities etc.

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Dr Alison Griffiths

Associate Professor

Alison's expertise includes smart grids and their protection and renewable integration, smart homes, wireless sensor network design, implementation and optimisation.

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Professor Abdel-Hamid Soliman

Professor

Abdel-Hamid's expertise includes automation, including Smart Cities, Building automation, Energy management, Security, Safety and health applications.

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Torfeh Sadat-Shafai

Emeritus Professor

Torfeh's expertise lies in plastic electronics, Photovoltaics, Experimental Physics, Electronic Material; Thin Films Technology and Optoelectronics. Torfeh is also course leader for Advanced Technology MSc

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Dr Masum Billah

Senior Lecturer

Dr Masum Billah has gained his academic, research, and industrial experience in electronic engineering from England and Bangladesh, focusing primarily on addressing real-world 'Health and Wellbeing' issues.

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What to expect on Welcome Week

We're so excited for you to join us on campus and to welcome you to where you matter. During your welcome week you'll be able to meet our friendly student services teams, connect with new friends, join societies, explore on-campus venues attend club nights and much more.

We look forward to welcoming you to the campus in September.

If you have any questions, please send them to MyNewEngineeringCourse@staffs.ac.uk

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course Team