Canterbury College Engineering Department

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Canterbury CollegeEngineering Department

• BTEC Level 3 Certificate, Subsidiary Diploma,
  Diploma Extended Diploma in Engineering
• Student Induction

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Teaching Staff

• The following people are associated with the
  Edexcel Level 3 Engineering Course
• Course Tutor David Kirkness (Year 1)
• Paul Lewis (Year 2)
• Subject tutors
• Paul Lewis, Michael Cooke, David Kirkness, Paul
  Mulder, Tom Northey
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• All of the above personnel can be contacted on
  01227 811115. The course tutor can be contacted
  via email d.kirkness_at_cant-col.ac.uk. Further
  course information can also be obtained at
  http//bluepill.co.uk / http//www.mindfyre.co.uk

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Lateness and Absents

• Any lateness and absents is to be reported to the
  college by contacting
• Lewis OCallaghan
• 01227 811111 Ex No 2023
• If no answer leave a message on the answer phone
• When your late, you need to report to T209 to
  inform a member of staff and collect a late slip
  for your class tutor

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The College
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Landyards and ID Cards

• Landyards are to be worn at all times
• Your student numbers is your computer user name

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Health Safety

• Any accident or near miss needs to be reported to
  any member of the department staff.

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First Aid

• Any first aid needed to be reported to any member
  of the department staff who will call a first
  aider.
• Or go to reception and they will call a first
  aider.

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Fire and Bomb Alarm

• If the first alarm sounds you need to leave the
  build and got to fire muster point B
• If the Bomb alarm sounds you need to leave the
  build and got to fire muster point B taking all
  the belongings with you.

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Smoking

• The college has a NO SMOKING policy
• No smoking is permitted on site and you are
  required to leave the college campus

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The Course
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The Course

• This course aims to give the student a practical
  and academic introduction to the world of
  engineering dealing with areas such as Mechanical
  Maintenance, Electronic Circuit Construction, and
  Computer Aided Design.
• As the National Diploma is a practical work
  related course, you learn by completing projects
  and assignments that are based on realistic
  workplace situations, activities and demands. As
  well as learning about the employment area you
  have chosen, you develop the skills you need to
  start or progress a career.

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Timetable

• Timetabled days will be on

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Units

• On the National diploma you will be completing
  the following units
• 1 - Health and Safety in the Engineering
  Workplace
• 2 - Communications for Engineering Technicians
• 3 - Engineering Project
• 4 - Mathematics for Engineering Technicians
• 5 - Mechanical Principles and Application
• 6 - Electrical and Electronic Principles
• 8 - Engineering Design
• 10 Properties and Applications of Engineering
  Materials

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Units

• 12 - Applications of Mechanical Systems and
  Technology
• 17 - Computer Aided Drafting
• 19 - Mechanical Measurement and Inspection
  Techniques
• 28 - Further Mathematics for Technicians
• 31- Applications of Computer Numerical Control in
  Engineering
• 35 - Principles and Applications of Electronic
  Devices and Circuits
• 53 - Electronic Measurement and Testing
• 60 - Electronic Fault-finding

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Functional Skills

• What are Functional Skills?
• Functional skills are the skills that you need in
  order to operate confidently and successfully in
  school, college, university, work, training, and
  life in general.
• During your year at college you will be required
  to complete one functional skill.
• This will either be Application of Number or
  Literacy.
• Functional Skills are assessed by exam, there is
  no portfolio.
• Important Note
• If you wish to proceed to another level of study
  at the college, then you must have completed and
  passed one functional skills.

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Assessment and Deadlines

• Your tutors will set you a range of activities
  that will enable you to achieve the
  qualification.
• Some of these tasks will be specifically designed
  to teach you the techniques and skills you will
  need to develop in order to be able to undertake
  the grading assessments.
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• The assessment will take several forms and could
  be any of the following methods.
• Assignments
• Experiments
• Observed and checked workshop tests
• Reports
• Formal written tests
• If you miss your deadline the most you will
  achieve is a pass for that assignment

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Overall Grade

• 5 points for a Pass
• 6 points for a Merit
• 7 points for a Distinction

Points Grades
MPP 1300 - 1339
MMP 1340 1379
MMM 1380 - 1419
DMM 1420 - 1459
DDM 1460 - 1499
DDD 1500 -1529
DDD 1530 1559
DDD 1560 1589
DDD 1590 and above
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Progression

• After completing Year 1 you will progress onto
  either the Level 3 Diploma or Extended Diploma
• Following the completion of the 2 year course,
  you could progress onto a HNC, HND or Degree
• Minimum of a DMM overall to progress

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Appeals

• You should have completed your learner journeys
  and signed to say you have read the appeals
  procedure.

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Tutorial

• You will have an individual tutorial with one of
  the course team to discuss your progress and set
  SMART targets for you to achieve.
• Tutorials will be one every 6 weeks.

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Vandalism/Stealing

• Vandalism/stealing is not tolerated
• Anyone caught vandalizing/stealing equipment will
  be removed from the course

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Plagiarism

• Your work will be checked to make sure it is your
  our and not copied from other students or the
  internet.

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Work Experience

• If your interest in doing some form of work
  experience let us know.
• You can also contact companies yourself to see if
  their have any vacancies.