SQA Advanced Diploma in Electronic Engineering
The SQA Advanced Diploma in Electronic Engineering covers all the fundamental aspects of electronic engineering, including testing, fault-finding and construction. Learners will gain practical engineering skills together with a theoretical knowledge of the principles of analogue and digital electronics.
The SQA Advanced Diploma in Electronic Engineering consists of 30 unit credits. Each unit credit has approximately 40 hours of timetabled learning and 40 hours of self-guided learning and study. The SQA Advanced Diploma usually takes two academic years to complete, but this timeframe is flexible.
An SQA Advanced Diploma in Electronic Engineering can allow advanced entry to an English-speaking university. SQA’s qualifications are recognised worldwide.
Course Tutor Guide (including Course Framework)
Title: SQA Advanced Diploma in Electronic Engineering
Code: GM5D 48
SQA Advanced Diploma in Electronic Engineering Course Tutor Guide
A Guide for Tutors
Communication Units
This document is aimed at tutors who are teaching learners whose first language is not English.
The purpose of this document is to provide a selection of formative exercises that will:
- motivate learners
- increase confidence in communicating effectively in English
- prepare learners to successfully pass the summative assessments
Communication Units for SQA Advanced Qualifications
Research Skills
The guide provides support for developing good practice in how the Research Skills unit might be delivered, scheduled and assessed. It contains guidance on delivering the Research Skills Unit both on a stand-alone basis or integrating with other Units, and provides customised checklists for integration with various Graded Units.
Unit Specifications
- Active Electronics Circuit (HP3D 48)
- Analogue Electronic Principles (HP47 47)
- Applications of Programmable Logic Controllers (HT1K 47)
- Applications of Signal Processing and Conditioning (HP3F 48)
- Business Awareness and Continuing Professional Development (HP3H 48)
- Combinational Logic (HP3G 47)
- Communication: Practical Skills (HP4A 47)
- DC and AC Principles (HP46 47)
- Electrical Networks and Resonance (HP3J 47)
- Electronic Construction Skills (HP3K 47)
- Electronic Fault Finding (HP3L 48)
- Electronics: Graded Unit 1 — Examination (HP44 47)
- Electronics: Graded Unit 2 — Practical Project (HP45 48)
- Electronic Testing Skills (HP3M 47)
- Engineering Mathematics 1 (HP48 46)
- Engineering Mathematics 2 (HP49 47)
- Field Programmable Gate Arrays (HP3N 48)
- High Level Engineering Software (HP41 47)
- High Level Language: External I/O Transfer (HP43 48)
- Implementing Small Local Area Networks (HP3P 47)
- Information Technology: Applications Software 1 (HP6L 47)
- MCU/MPU Assembly Language Programming (HP42 47)
- MSI Devices (HP3R 48)
- Power Supply Circuits (HP3T 48)
- Printed Circuit Board Design, Manufacture and Test (HP3V 47)
- Programmable Logic Devices (HP3W 48)
- Sequential Logic (HP3Y 47)
- Telecommunications Fundamentals (HP40 48)
Two additional mandatory units
