undergraduate ProsPectus 2010...ElEC2142 Embedded Systems design ElEC2133 Analogue Electronics General Education 7 Year 3 sessiOn 1 ElEC3115 Electromagnetic Engineering ElEC3106 Electronics

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school of electrical engineering and telecommunications

undergraduate ProsPectus

2010

t: + 61 2 9385 4000 f: + 61 2 9385 5993 e: [email protected] www.eet.unsw.edu.au

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The reputation of UNSW for innovative research and quality programs makes

it the ideal environment in which to equip yourself for a career in engineering.

UNSW is one of Australia’s major research institutions, attracting a large number

of substantial research grants, and forging strong industry relationships.

The Faculty of Engineering at UNSW is recognized as the pre-eminent

engineering faculty in Australia, offering the widest choice of degree programs.

UNSW Engineering programs are developed to meet industry standards and

needs. Close links with many local and international companies ensure excellent

employment opportunities for our graduates.

The Faculty offers a flexible first year for all undergraduate programs offering

students the opportunity to sample different engineering disciplines before

choosing a career path. Students are able to enter directly into their preferred

discipline program or into the flexible first year program before choosing a

discipline.

WHY ENGINEERING AT UNSW?

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SCHool oF ElECTRICAl ENGINEERING ANd TElECommUNICATIoNS

Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications (EE&T) is

arguably the origin of most high technology as we know it

today. Based on fundamental principles from mathematics and

physics, programs offered by the school progressively introduce

engineering concepts until students are equipped to tackle

professional electives spanning microelectronics, systems and

control, signal processing, energy systems, telecommunications,

photonics, embedded systems design, instrumentation and real

time computing, video, image and speech processing, and data

networks.

While the focus of the programs on offer is geared towards

providing the ultimate analytical skill set for the technology-

based world, this is strongly anchored in applications of

these skills. The majority of courses taught by the school

have a significant laboratory component, providing a critical

link between theory and practice in a hands-on environment.

Professional electives and core courses in management and

entrepreneurship form the basis for a career path towards

technology management. The industrial training component of

the program provides the link between university lab and project

work with the life of a graduate engineer, and sees students

engaged in everything from climbing on heavy equipment at

construction sites, to designing new microelectronic devices, to

writing code for the automation of large factories, to improving

efficiency in multi-million-dollar projects.

“I’ve had a great time doing telecommunications concurrently

with graduate biomedical engineering at UNSW and I’d highly

recommend it to anyone, but especially to girls! It’s a great

way to keep your options open for a wide range of possible

career paths and to really find out how stuff works.”

FelIcIty AlleN GrAdUAted 2005, UNIverSIty medAllISt

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EE&T programs offer excellent career

opportunities and develop a set of core skills

and attributes that are highly sought after

in many sectors both within and outside of

engineering. our students develop a capacity

for analytical and critical thinking, creativity,

good communication skills and the ability to

work cooperatively on complex systems and

tasks. UNSW EE&T graduates find themselves

in constant demand everywhere, whether they

are building electric motors for hybrid cars,

designing new brain-computer interfaces,

programming control systems for autonomous

aircraft, pioneering quantum electronic circuits,

doing financial modeling for a bank, developing

gigahertz switching technology using microelectromechanical systems, or planning the

next generation of wireless networks.

EE&T at UNSW offers a challenging undergraduate program of international

standing, an enjoyable and supportive social and academic environment and

exciting career opportunities.

UNSW electrical engineering degrees are accredited by Engineers Australia (EA),

which also gives our graduates international recognition of their qualifications under the

Washington Accord. our graduates work in more than 90 countries around the world. A

UNSW electrical engineering degree will always have high value in the job market.

single degree Programs (4 years)

BE (Electrical Engineering)

BE (Telecommunications)

BE (Photonics Engineering)

combined degree Programs (5 years)

BE BA (Elec Eng / Telecom / Photonics)

BE BSc (Elec Eng / Telcom / Photonics)

BE mBiomedE (Elec Eng / Telecom / Photonics)

BE BCom (Elec Eng / Telecom) (5 ½ years)

BE llB (Elec Eng / Telecom) (6 years)

details available via: www.eet.unsw.edu.au

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BE IN ElECTRICAl ENGINEERING

Electrical Engineering is a broad and creative profession

concerned with the design, development, planning and

management of systems and devices which underpin modern

economics and contribute to the quality of life.

An electrical engineer may be responsible for the research,

design, development, manufacturing and management of complex

hardware and software systems and reliable, cost effective

devices, many involving the use of new information and computer

intensive technologies. These include:

n Computer systems, data and telecommunication networks

including the Internet

n mobile telecommunications and wireless networks

n optical and microwave communications

n Integrated electronic systems

n Advanced robotics and intelligent machines

n Television and image processing systems

n Quantum devices and quantum computing

n Generation and transmission of electrical power

n Renewable energy systems and solar energy conversion

n Biomedical instruments and applications, such as medical

imaging scanners, the cochlear implant (bionic ear),

pacemakers and hearing aids

Career OppOrtunities

Potential employers include service industries such as Energy

Australia, Eraring Energy or Waubra Wind Farm; large private

industrial groups, such as Alstom, BHP, Boeing Australia, downer

EdI, Honeywell, Google, Canon, Transfield and Alcatel; and small

innovative private firms specializing in the application of new

technologies to new products and services, for example Cochlear.

“during my time as

a graduate student

at Stanford

University, I took

time out to work

on cutting edge

large vocabulary

continuous speech

recognition engine

at Panasonic

research labs

in Osaka.

later, I was

Associate Project

manager for

mobile internet

application

development for

the chinese market

at Nec research

labs in Beijing.

When I graduated

from UNSW, I

also contemplated

careers in general

engineering

and management

consulting”

rAUNAq ShAh, Be

(elec. eNG.) (2005)

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eleCtriCal engineering prOgram

Year 1

sessiOn 1

mATH1131 mathematics 1A*

PHYS1131 Higher Physics 1A*

ComP1911 Computing 1*

ENGG1000 Introduction to Engineering design and Innovation

sessiOn 2

mATH1231 mathematics 1B*

PHYS1231 Higher Physics 1B*

2 Electives l1

recommended l1 electives:

ElEC1111 Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering

ComP1921 data Structures and Algorithms*

*different versions and schedules of these courses may be possible.

For more information about courses, schedules and a complete list of l1

electives, please see

www.eet.unsw.edu.au/progrms/undergraduate_single.htm

Year 2

sessiOn 1

mATH2069 mathematics 2A

ElEC2141 digital Circuit design

ElEC2134 Circuits and Signals

General Education

sessiOn 2

mATH2099 mathematics 2B

ElEC2142 Embedded Systems design

ElEC2133 Analogue Electronics

General Education

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Year 3

sessiOn 1

ElEC3115 Electromagnetic Engineering

ElEC3106 Electronics

ElEC3104 digital Signal Processing

Elective l3

sessiOn 2

ElEC3105 Electrical Energy

ElEC3114 Control Systems

ElEC3117 Electrical Engineering design

Elective l3

Year 4

sessiOn 1

ElEC4120 Thesis A

ElEC4123 Electrical design Proficiency

2 Electives l4

sessiOn 2

ElEC4121 Thesis B

ElEC4122 Strategic leadership and Ethics

2 Electives l4

What do you value

most about your

UNSW electrical

engineering

degree? “the

ability to

analyse problems

and attack them

logically and

methodically. Some

things are learnt

on the job but the

fundamental basis

comes from the ee

degree” Be (elec.

eNG.) (1998),

mengSc (2002)

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BE IN TElECommUNICATIoNS

Telecommunications engineering is

concerned with communicating information

at a distance. It is strongly associated with

data communications, largely because of the

tendency to encode, compress and encrypt

all information, and because of the growing

importance of digital and wireless (eg mobile

telephony) networks. Telecommunications

engineering will appeal to those who are

interested in the following fields:

n Satellite communications

n Signal and image processing

n optical fibres and photonics

n mobile satellite communications

n data networks

n Software systems including e-commerce

n microelectronic devices and systems

n data coding, compression, encryption and transmission

n Real-time embedded systems

n Quantum telecommunications


Telecommunications engineering is a rapidly developing and dynamic field of

engineering. The demand for graduates in telecommunications is evolving as the

technology advances and broadens its scope of applications.

Graduates could find employment with major service providers such as Telstra,

optus and AAPT; large private industrial groups such as motorola, Alcatel, Skype,

Ericsson, Cisco and Nokia; or a host of smaller service and technology providers,

some of them highly specialized and technologically sophisticated.

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teleCOmmuniCatiOns prOgram

Year 1

sessiOn 1





sessiOn 2



2 Electives l1



ComP1921 data Structures and Algorithms*


For more information about courses, schedules and a complete list

of l1 electives, please see


Year 2

sessiOn 1




General Education

sessiOn 2


ElEC2142 Embedded Systems design


General Education

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Year 3

sessiOn 1


ElEC3106 Electronics


TElE3118 Network Technologies

sessiOn 2

TElE3113 Analogue and digital Communications

ElEC3114 Control Systems

TElE3117 Telecommunications Engineering design

TElE3119 Trusted Networks

Year 4

sessiOn 1

TElE4120 Thesis A

TElE4123 Telecommunications design Proficiency

2 Electives l3 or l4

sessiOn 2

TElE4121 Thesis B


2 Electives l4

“telecommunications teaches you how to create

technology - from scratch. It’s a great feeling

knowing you can design a computer, or stereo, or

a new Internet if you wanted to.”

rAmI BANNA GrAdUAted 2003, UNIverSIty medAllISt

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BE IN PHoToNIC ENGINEERING

Photonics is about generating, manipulating (processing)

and detecting light (photons), and specifically light that is

carrying useful information, be it voice telephony, image

data files, measurement signals, or performing some

other useful purpose, such as remote illumination.

Photonic engineers unlock the enormous bandwidth

that is an optical fibre, they deliver the huge storage

capacity of dVds, their expertise provides the images

making keyhole-surgery possible, and they implement all-optical control networks

which enhance safety in industrial environments where electrical signals present

fire hazards. Soon photonic engineers will develop processors with speeds

thousands of times faster than anything currently available as well as laser

instrumentation for new medical procedures. Today, photonics is an area of

great excitement and possibilities; it will become as important, fundamental and

generic as electronics was in the twentieth century.

Photonic engineering will appeal to those interested in the following fields:

n optical fibres

n optical signal processing

n optical communications

n optical devices


The opportunities for those engineers who will graduate with expertise in phonics

during this coming decade are outstanding. Australia’s photonics industry has an

established reputation as one of the most successful and innovative in the world

and exports to every continent.

Potential employers include major international photonic device companies (e.g.

Alcatel, JdS Uniphase, lucent, mortel) that have operations based in Australia;

telecommunication carriers (Telstra, optus, Powertel) and other operations

(electricity utilities, railways) that use large-scale photonic technologies. 11

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phOtOniC engineering prOgram

Year 1

sessiOn 1





sessiOn 2



2 Electives l1



ComP1921 data Structures and Algorithms


For more information about courses, schedules and a complete list of l1

electives, please see


Year 2

sessiOn 1


PHYS2030 laboratory A

PHYS2040 Quantum Physics


General Education

sessiOn 2




mATH2130 Higher mathematical methods for differential Equations

General Education

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Year 3

sessiOn 1


PHYS3760 laser and optoelectronics lab


Elective l3

General Education

sessiOn 2

TElE3113 Analogue & digital Communications

PHYS3060 Advanced optics

PHYS3310 Physics of Solid State devices

PHTN3117 Photonic Engineering design

Elective l3

Year 4

sessiOn 1

PHTN4120 Thesis A

PHTN4123 Photonic design Proficiency

PHYS4979 Photonic devices and Effects

Elective l4

sessiOn 2

PHTN4121 Thesis B


PHTN4662 Photonic Networks

Elective l4

“A foundation in maths and science is essential, but the

primary focus of engineering is in multidisciplinary

problem solving. this involves at least as much

interaction with non-technical professionals and workers

as it does with technical ones.” – Be (elec. eNG.)

(1988), mengSc (telecOmmS) (1992)

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electives proposed for 2010:

KEY: l2: level 2 elective l3: level 3 elective l4: level 4 elective

sYstems & control

Real-Time Instrumentation (l2)

Continuous-Time Control System design (l4)

Computer Control Systems (l4)

Real Time Engineering (l4)

data & mobile communications

Network Technologies (l3)

Trusted Networks (l3)

Analogue and digital Communications (l3)

digital modulation and Coding (l4)

mobile and Satellite Communications (l4)

Network Performance (l4)

Wireless Communication Technologies (l4)

energY sYstems

Electrical Energy (l3)

Electrical drive Systems (l4)

Power Systems Equipment (l4)

Power Systems Analysis (l4)

Power Electronics (l4)

microelectronics

Solid-State Electronics (l4)

microelectronic design and Technology (l4)

digital and Embedded Systems (l4)

RF Electronics (l4)

Photonics

Applied Photovoltaics (l3)

optical Circuits and Fibres (l4)

Photonic Networks (l4)

signal Processing

Engineering modelling and Simulation (l2)

Advanced digital Signal Processing (l4)

multimedia Signal Processing (l4)

Biomedical Instrumentation measurement and design (l4)

comPuter sYstems

Software Engineering (l3)

operating Systems (l3)

Computer Architecture (l3)

database Systems (l3)

business administration

Entrepreneurial Engineering (l4)

mathematics

Information, Codes and Ciphers (l3)

dynamical Systems and Chaos (l3)

optimization (l3)

“engineering is much more than just theoretical or applied

science – engineers tackle real world problems with

identifiable customers, as opposed to maths and science

which is more interested in underlying philosophical or

physical principles.” – Be (elec. eNG.), 200714

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UNdERGRAdUATE SCHolARSHIPS

unsW CO-Op prOgram sChOlarships

For high achieving students the UNSW Co-op Program

offers an ideal combination of challenge and opportunity.

If you are selected to be a UNSW Co-op Scholar, you join

the largest and most prestigious co-operative scholarship

program of its type in Australia. The 3-way partnership

between UNSW, Australia’s leading companies and high

achieving students recently celebrated its 20th anniversary.

n $15,000 pa for every year of study

n 18 months of relevant industrial training with up to four

different companies during your degree

n Network with leading employers and make valuable

contacts within your industry

more details: www.coop.unsw.edu.au

rOn stillman aWard

This prestigious award has been created to encourage elite

students during their first year of study at UNSW EE&T, with

a stipend of $1000.

Prospective students enrolling in BE (Elec), BE (Tele)

or BE (Phot) or combined degrees are eligible to apply.

Applications are encouraged before enrolment, however the

awards will only be conferred after the commencement of

study at UNSW. The award may be held concurrently with

other scholarships or bursaries. Twelve awards are available.

more details: www.ee.unsw.edu.au/scholarship/ron_stillman_application.php

other scholarships are also offered at different levels of study within the school.

See www.ee.unsw.edu.au/scholarship/scholarship.html for more information.

“It’s a really good

way to combine work

and uni together

to give you a head

start on your career

when you graduate.

the extra year on

your degree is more

than worth it and

the experience puts

you in a much better

position to decide

what career path

you’d like to take.” SAmANthA drANSFIeld,

cO-OP PrOGrAm

GrAdUAte, 2008

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FlExIBlE PATHWAYS lEAdING To ACCREdITEd QUAlIFICATIoNS

“I believe that

electrical/

telecommunications

engineering has

a part in every

technological

advancement” –

mengSc (elec.

eNG.), 2001

Students entering first year now have more flexibility than ever in terms of pathways

to accredited engineering degrees. From 2010, in addition to the four-year Bachelor

of Engineering, the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications is

delighted to offer a five-year program of study leading to a master of Electrical

Engineering or master of Telecommunications accredited by Engineers Australia.

Advantages include:

n Greater specialisation is possible in the five-year program

n Take advantage of the wide range of course offerings at undergraduate and

postgraduate level

n Extending your industrial training by 6 months, 12 months or more before returning

to the masters study allows blending of university study with industry employment.

n All this while retaining the quality and rigour of years 1 to 3 from the Bachelor of

Engineering

Students with recognised undergraduate degrees outside electrical engineering or

from other institutions can also consider applying for direct entry to the accredited

master of Electrical Engineering or master of Telecommunications. For more details,

visit www.ee.unsw.edu.au/progrms/Pdf/new_programs/8621.pdf

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master of engineering science (mengsc) – not accredited

Year 5

master of engineering (me) – accredited

Year 5

Year 4

bachelor of engineering (be) – accredited

Year 4

Year 3

Year 2

Year 1

1st Year entrY

existing new in 2010

60 days approved industrial training

60 days approved industrial training

entryWam > = 65

transfer1

– Graduates from recognised Bachelor of Engineering degrees.

– Graduates2 from recognised Bachelor of Engineering degrees from other branches of Engineering.

– Graduates2 from recognised Bachelor of Science degrees.

1 Students wishing to exit the BE program

at this point, for example to work in

industry, can elect to graduate with a

BEngSc (not accredited).

2 Graduates without the necessary

background knowledge may require

more than 2 years for completion of the

master of Engineering program.

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WHAT doES FIRST YEAR looK lIKE?

Apart from all the maths, physics and computing, a highlight for many of our first-

years is the ENGG1000 course. Aiming to teach principles of engineering design

and methodology through project-based learning, ENGG1000 is a hands-on

course with a lot of scope for creativity, effective team organisation and fun.

In 2009, the electrical engineering project required groups of eight students to

build a vehicle that could wirelessly trigger two remote transmitters, decode an

audio signal produced by them into a logical “0” or “1”, and then add this to a

pre-programmed two-digit binary number. many students had little or no previous

experience in electronics and were amazed at how much they learnt and how

complex their solution became after only 12 weeks !

“We didn’t believe we would achieve half of the project, during the initial stages”

– team 1

“our mentor always clarified the problems we had to solve as much as she

could” – team 4

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“These challenges have taught us the value

of collective effort in researching and

communicating our attained knowledge to

each other. With these efforts, we were able to

overcome most problems” – team 7

“more glue isn’t always better, especially when

you are gluing something to the wrong side of

the car”

“overall, I enjoyed the project a great deal”

“We never previously had any experience of

team work on such a large project” – team 4

“We found that the most effective time for

learning was in the laboratories, where we were

able to learn things for ourselves, experiment

with components and circuits, and observe the

results” – team 1

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lIFE oUTSIdE lECTURES ANd lABS: ElSoC

ElSoc is one of the largest and most active student

societies on campus, with over 600 members.

It aims to promote social interaction, provide a

communication channel between staff and students,

and assist links between students and industry.

on the 6th of August, ElSoc (along with the other

Engineering student societies) hosted a massive

Sports day and free BBQ on the Village Green. The

event was sponsored by the dean of Engineering in

celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Faculty,

and was a massive success.

2009 is the second year the event was run, and for

the second time in a row Cevsoc were the winners,

despite the sport being switched from Soccer to

Touch Footy. We have it on good authority that the

dean was rooting for ElSoc, however we were

knocked out in the first round by a last minute surge

from the Petroleum Engineers. We did get some nice

“gold” ElSoc shirts out of it though!

defence Force Recruiting were the industry sponsor

for the day, and during the event landed a Navy

Helicopter on the Village Green. All of the student

societies also got together and organised a $900

donation for the Black dog Institute, which was

presented on the day.

Everyone who attended seemed to enjoy themselves,

and the dean certainly seemed keen for the event to

become an annual tradition.

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NEW EdUCATIoNAl TECHNoloGIES IN EE&T CoURSES

The school of EE&T is leading the way in applying new

technologies to improve student learning outcomes, both

within UNSW and within Australia. EE&T’s proprietary

VCPlayer software, which allows students to review lectures

at their own pace with all the realism of a live lecture

theatre, and its teaching laboratories, equipped with state-

of-the-art hardware for teaching and collaboration, combine

to produce an innovative learning experience that has

received positive student reviews every year since 2003.

The technology allows course content to be presented in a

manner that is more self-paced, caters better to individual

student needs and preferences, and which can be revisited

as needed.

“The VCPlayer dVds are a great way to save time and

make learning more efficient and personal . . . it is really

beneficial; you can skip the bits you already know and

concentrate on the more difficult ideas”;

“I can revisit more difficult concepts more than once and

develop a better understanding”;

“If I can’t understand a concept early in the lecture, I can

revise it before trying to understand the later material

that depends on it, and avoid becoming ‘lost’ as I might

in a live lecture”;

Prof Ambikairajah, Head of School, delivers a multi-site signal processing lecture using new educational technology. The remote class is just visible in the screen on the top left corner.

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RESEARCH IN EE&T examples Of leading-edge researCh in the sChOOl Of ee&t

Professor andrew dzurak is the NSW

Node manager for the Centre for Quantum

Computer Technology (CQCT) at UNSW,

part of the School of EE&T. The “spin” of

electrons associated with a single atom is one

type of qubit, which can represent not only

zero or one states, but intermediate states.

Together with dr Andrea morello, he has

made important advances in creating and

using qubits based on a single phosphorous

atom embedded in silicon. “Recently we have

achieved some very exciting results that relate

to measuring qubits,” Professor dzurak says.

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dr macgill (School of EE&T), is Joint director

of the Centre for Energy and Environmental

markets (CEEm) with dr Regina Betz, an

authority on climate policy from the Australian

School of Business. Critical to addressing

climate change is the creation of a climate

and energy policy framework that is effective,

efficient and equitable. “Engineering is at

the heart of the things we can do about the

greenhouse problem: adapting infrastructure

to the inevitable warming underway and

engineering new solutions to reduce emissions.”

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Professor branko celler, director of EE&T’s

Biomedical Systems laboratory, has designed

an innovative system offering detailed, real-time

monitoring of patients and activities in care

facilities, and is currently commercialising it

through his start-up medCare Systems. “An

automated method of determining the care

needs of residents would contribute substantial

efficiencies, lead to less waste of human

resources and improve healthcare outcomes

for residents as staff could be reallocated from

administrative functions to clinical care,”

associate Professor françois ladouceur

(School of EE&T) and Associate Professor

martina Stenzel (School of Chemical Sciences

and Engineering) are taking an innovative

approach to producing cheap, disposable

“e-paper” using self-assembling polymer

nanotechnology. The researchers’ approach

is based on a unique combination of polymer

and photonic technologies. “We are at the point

where we are synthesising new co-polymers and

producing our first flexible displays”.

dr ray eaton (School of EE&T), is part of a team developing

self-guiding ground vehicle software which promises to

deliver truly autonomous and precisely navigated agricultural

machinery for difficult, practical terrains. This will produce

significant gains in efficiency and productivity for large-scale

crop farming. “The integration of automation solutions in the

large-scale crop farming industry is seen as vital, not only in

addressing a shortage in the labour workforce, but ensuring

our farms are competitive in a global market.

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school of electrical engineering

and telecommunications

telephone: +61 (2) 9385 4000

facsimile: +61 (2) 9385 5993

email: [email protected]

ee&t homepage:

www.eet.unsw.edu.au

unsw homepage:

www.unsw.edu.au

CRICoS PRoVIdER CodE: 00098G

Information contained in this brochure is

correct at the time of printing. Information

provided about the courses and programs

is an expression of intent only and is not to

be taken as a firm offer or undertaking. The

University reserves the right to discontinue

or vary such courses or programs at

any time without notice and to impose

limitations on enrolment in any course.

August 2009

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undergraduate ProsPectus 2010...ElEC2142 Embedded Systems design ElEC2133 Analogue Electronics General Education 7 Year 3 sessiOn 1 ElEC3115 Electromagnetic Engineering ElEC3106 Electronics