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Information for Third Year MEng ACSE

Welcome back to the third year! Specialize further, develop critical thinking and analysis skills, and work on a group design project. Find out more about passing the year, options to consider, communication channels, special circumstances, curriculum changes, and career development opportunities.

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Information for Third Year MEng ACSE

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  1. Information for Third Year MEngACSE

  2. Welcome back to… the Third Year • Specialise even more this year • Develop a deeper understanding and skills in more specialist areas • Develop your personal skills – independence, critical thinking and analysis etc. • Group design project • Third year counts towards degree classification • https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/exams/classification

  3. Passing the year and progressing to Y4 • Average of 49.5% and 120 credits • Year in industry students: average of 55%. • Discretion of the board of examiners down to 100 credits • Otherwise exit with unaccredited BEng. • You do not get resit attempts in August • Work hard – 100 hours per 10-credit module • Manage your time (coursework deadlines) • Attend lectures (don’t rely on lecture capture) • Attend tutorials (they are there to help and give you feedback*)

  4. Options you need to think about • Now - you can still change optional modules until the end of week 3 – need to complete an online add/drop form • Can still transfer on to year in industry, but need to tell us now.

  5. Communication • Check your emails regularly • Use dept and uni website info • General enquiries: • Ask at AJB reception • Email acse-support@sheffield.ac.uk • Personal tutor – academic welfare + references • Lecturers – module specific queries

  6. Special Circumstances • Medical problems • Personal problems • Talk to people – friends, family, personal tutor, student support officer • Lots of university support available - http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/sos • Complete a special circumstances form - http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/forms/special • We can then help you

  7. Y3 - what’s new? • Curriculum changes not as drastic as in Y1/Y2 • New modules • ACS341 Machine Learning • AER324 Aircraft Dynamics and Control

  8. Y3 - what’s different? • Changes to Y3 curriculum driven by YOUR feedback. • ACS332 Agent-based modelling - moved to Y4 • ACS335 Embedded systems - also moved to Y4 • ACS321 Digital signal processing - new module leader • ACS330 Group project - more project options

  9. ACS330 Group Design Project • 30 credits • Large design/practical element • Perfect preparation for industry! • Troubleshooting • Project management • Things may/will(!) go wrong… • Be prepared to be flexible! …and adapt quickly!

  10. Careers and employability • You need to be thinking about this now • Think about your wider personal and professional development • Summer placements and year in industry • Careers service • Careers events - ACSE careers day Wed 16th Oct • https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/acse/events/careers-day-2019 • Companies want to recruit people with the right skills and experience – not just academic

  11. Student-led projects? • Open to ACSE students applying for Dept. support. • Deadline for applications 8th Nov. • Full details and application form at the following link: • https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/acse/current/support-student-projects

  12. Enterprise and Entrepreneurship • New extra-curricular module in Semester 2. • Led by Professor Keith Jackson (ex CTO Meggitt PLC and former chair of ACSE Industry Advisory Board). • Interactive workshops, team-work and clinics. • Share business principles, develop business strategies and explore technology exploitation. • Most successful students will go on ‘Dragon’s Den’ style pitch, with possibility of securing financing and coaching. • sheffield.ac.uk/acse/current/eande

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