Teeside HNC Electrical and Electronic Engineering

[LiveWire007]

Caillen, grantr37 and justadaftspark,
Its great to see others Battling/Doing the same course

Im gonna get back to TMA1 asap so a hand would be much appreciated guys. I cant send PM's yet(my count is too low) so if you wouldnt mind letting me know your emails(Only if you dont mind of course) then i can start pestering your straight away..................only kidding.


Thanks again


Nick

 

[shagbite]

Caillen, grantr37 and justadaftspark,
Its great to see others Battling/Doing the same course

Im gonna get back to TMA1 asap so a hand would be much appreciated guys.

I cant send PM's yet(my count is too low)

so if you wouldnt mind letting me know your emails(Only if you dont mind of course) then i can start pestering your straight away..................only kidding.


Thanks again


Nick

hi, livewire. if you want to get your post count up, access the 'new member introductions' section of the site and welcome a load of the newbies. you'll have the required number of posts in seconds.

 

[sparkymalarky]

Guys,

all this feedback is great! good to know everyone else is in the middle of the same struggles as myself

anyways, I have completed TMA 1 so if you need help don't be afraid to shout and I will definitely help you guys out!

If need be, I can send my email address in PM!

Thanks!

 

[shagbite]

hi, sparky. can you tell me how this 'distance learning' thing works? do you ever have to attend college or, are the modules completed at home and sent to teesside via email? do you ever see a tutor? if not, how do you receive tuition? are there any exams, and if so, will you take them locally?

i've been thinking about what to do next, and hnc/d seems the logical step. my default choice would be the local college, where the hnd is available part time, but this teesside option has got me thinking.

by the way, the maths scares me to death! i've got the sixth edition of k.a. stroud's engineering mathematics and it really is above and beyond anything that i've done with C & G. i'll definitely have to do a bridging course. cheers mate.

p.s. did you know that the reg's aren't retrospective??? :rockon2: :rolleyes4:

 

[sparkymalarky]

No mate never attend college, all tuition is sent out by post 3 large folders of notes for each module. Each module is split into tutor marked assignments (TMA) which are completed at home an emailed the tutor regarding that particular TMA. No practical involved buddy! At the end of each module you have a tutor-student interview which I think is over the phone although I havnt had one yet! To honest mate it is tricky but it suits me down to the ground with work any everything else going on! I got away with not having to do the bridging course luckily enough!

And yes, I heard something about the regulations not being retrospective or something....lol.

 

[Justadaftspark]

For anyone who is interested I found that mathtutor.ac.uk was a big help with the maths for the bridging modules. Vids and text for all that nasty calculus.

 

[Justadaftspark]

Happy New Year to you all.

 

[LiveWire007]

Sent you a PM sparkymalarky

 

[Longy]

Im in the exact same boat, currently doing TMA1 in Engineering science and the column question has done me, What actually is the diametre of the column? I see can see its 10mm across but is it circular or square:/ or am I completly way of the mark and looking at the drawing incorrectly? any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[Justadaftspark]

Ive been away for a bit and just back on.......You may have done it by now. I took it to be a circular column with a wall thickness of 10mm the questions had me lost for a while. Ive submitted the TMA 1 but need to wait untill i finnish the rest of them to see if i was right

 

[jimmy c]

How do you lot fund the course if you don't mind me asking? Like have you got a student loan?

 

[Justadaftspark]

Lessons are fine but i need to look up other material to understand it all better. Im self funding this coures

 

[Johnuk]

well that is easy for some people under the age of 21, you get college courses for free so no cost, and saving money helps do you really need a £30 to £70 contact for a lastest moblie

 

[Sparkyboxer]

Iv been interested in a course like this for a while got some responses when i posted around 6 months or so ago. But i can only find distance learning or day release. Block release wouldmbe better for me as i work away all the time so be easier to take a week off rather than one day.

anyone know of any block courses for higher education degree or hnc etc

 

[sm75k]

Guys,

just joined this thread, i too am doing the hnc distance learning at tees. I completed the 1st TMA for engineering science in Oct last year, received a distinction and got all the questions correct. If you guys get stuck i will try and point you in the right direction. Longy you might have it by now but the question for the column, it is cylindrical because it provides a diameter measurement.
I'm hopefully starting TMA 2 in the next week or so.

 

[sparkymalarky]

Course update: ENS TMA-2 finished. about to start ENS TMA 3. DC circuits, finally some electricity! was starting to get bored...:mad2: :hurray:

 

[Justadaftspark]

I've bought a second hand copy of Higher National Engineering by Mike Tooley and Lloyd Dingle of amazon and seems to be a big help. Sm75k i might take you up on the offer just to confirm as I'm second guessing myself all the time.

 

[Justadaftspark]

Nice one Sparkymalarky

 

[sm75k]

yeah no worries, justadaftspark.

Sparkymalarky, how did you find tma 2, i'm starting it this week?

 

[sparkymalarky]

found it extremely boring sm75k, which meant I could hardly be arsed with learning it, but I struggled on and got me a distinction

by the way lads, if you need any help just give me a shout, I know how hard this bugger of a course is!

 

[sm75k]

Nice one, thanks. I completed year 1 of an HNC in electronic and electrical engineering at day release in 2010, so once this module is out of the way i can get on with stuff that i can choose. I have already passed analytical methods, electrical principles and digital and analogue circuits so if you guys need help when you get to them give me a shout, obviously the questions will be different but i'll do my best, i hated calculus though!

 

[ssk13]

Hi all. Just started TMA 1. Managed to get through my Maths bridging module previously. Although the Maths is not my strongest point. I think I've cracked Q1 and starting on Q2. Hopefully I'll be able to join in conversation and assist people later as I catch up on modules.

 

[Justadaftspark]

Good show welcome to the fold....:welcome:

 

[sparkymalarky]

Well men how are you all getting on now? Havn't been using this thread enough methinks!

Anyway, I just started looking at DC circuits lesson 1, gets a wee bit trickier towards the end! Any of you near this stage as well?

 

[sm75k]

I'm afraid not, still finishing the exam for TMA2. I did cover a lot of AC and DC in my electrical principles module, let me know if i can help

 

[sparkymalarky]

No problem, will do, thanks Going to give it stacks tonight when I get home from work! motivation may dissipate by then though

 

[chispas]

Hi there, i am new here so i will introduce first.
I am studying HNC in electrical and electronic engineering as a part time at College through teeside university, I started in 2011 but i had have to suspend studies for work, then they safe my marks and i will restart this year. They are compress lectures then you have to study by yourself. I have some good files for everything if anyone need. :dizzy2:

 

[sparkymalarky]

Hi Chispas, welcome along! what stage of the HNC are you at?

 

[chispas]

Hi Sparkymalarky, thanks!
I have done my first term in Dc theory for Science and started Ac theory, Statistics for math and algebra, first assessment for electronics with my design of PSU with proteus and started Op Amp, first assessment for PLCs and Mitsubishi FX - Series PLC Trainer (FX-TRN-BEG-E) very good for programming and an extra module HND of engineering design first assessment where i have designed an electronic toy and learn to draw with CAD.

 

[sparkymalarky]

Interesting stuff! I presume you are attending college as opposed to e-learning/distance learning?