trinity school electronics department as/a2 level information for entry sept. 2014 electronics
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Trinity School Electronics Department
AS/A2 Level
Information for entry Sept. 2014
Electronics
AS/A2 Level choices evening
Electronics“The biggest shortage on the planet today is competent engineers,” says Robin Saxby, CEO of ARM. (ARM chips power many smartphones)
“There’s a declining interest in engineering degrees at the very time we’re expanding and needing the people,” says John Dickson, CEO of Lucent Microelectronics.
“Today, not only is the industry experiencing a period of scarce availability of human resources, some even imagine a future slow down in growth because of insufficient availability of skilled and trained people,” says Pasquale Pistorio, CEO of STMicroelectronics.
AS/A2 Level choices evening
Electronics
Trinity was one of the first schools in the country to teach A level
Electronics 30 years ago
Few other schools have a purpose built Electronics Laboratory used
only for teaching AS / A2 level – and it’s a really nice place to learn!
Why pupils choose AS / A2 Electronics
Some select it as a fourth subject (knowing little about it) yet many decide to study it at university.
They enjoy computing and want to learn more about how a microcontroller works and how to program it using a flow chart and assembly language. E.g. wondering about PICAXE, a Raspberry Pi or a Beaglebone Black!
They already have a curiosity or interest in the subject –from hobby, home, primary, secondary
DT/Science/STEM or a club activity.
What do I study in Electronics ?
• Analogue circuits ( filters, amplifiers, signal processing, power supplies)
• Digital circuits ( logic gates, counters, memory circuits)
• Microcontroller circuits - Programming• Communication circuits - Radio,
Television / Video, Digital Communications
What do I need to be able to study Electronics ?
• Electronics is a demanding academic / practical subject
• It is a completely new subject – no previous knowledge is required.
• It is not Physics or DT or ICT/Computing.
• Good at Maths / Further – GCSE grade A recommended
• Good at Physics – GCSE grade A recommended
• Above all else – large amounts of enthusiasm for
E L E C T R O N I C S!
How is the course structured ?
For AS Level
3 modules (2 written papers + coursework) .
36.5%
27%Coursework
+ +36.5%
Paper 1
Simple Systems
36.5%Paper 2
Signal Processors
We have 2 very good textbooks.
The author is the Chief Examiner
What are the results like ?• Outstanding, even at Trinity….
• This summer we achieved 62.5% A*, 100% AS
Since 2009……• NO grades below B – only 1 this summer.• Highest achieving A/A* department in the
school over the past 7 years
What do pupils do when they leave ?
• Many decide during the two years that they want to study Electronics / Computer Systems Engineering at university –students really do “switch on” to this subject!
• Many students get sponsorship through university.• Some go to Oxford / Cambridge & will specialise
when able to do so in Electronic Engineering.• Many study other branches of engineering - it helps
foster interests in a wide range of areas.• It teaches you to solve problems…..
Where are they now?Class of 2013…..• Lloyd Abbott - Imperial - Electronic and Electrical Engineering• Harley Day – Imperial – Biomechanical Engineering• George Gillams – Southampton – Software Engineering• Costa Georgiou – Surrey – Aerospace Engineering• Kent & Allen Zhong (twins) – UCL – Electronic and Electrical Engineering• James Humphries – York - Electronic Engineering• Preshe Muhunthan – UCL Electronic Engineering with Computer Science• Shaun Flint – Plymouth – Computer and Information security (Ethical
hacking?)
Some destinations once graduated…• Tom Dell - Mclaren - Electronic Systems engineer• Darmesh Malamm – CEO Bigcalc• David Sansome – Software Engineer at Google• Adam Turner – Engineer at Cambridge Consultants
Have a look at some of the most successful projects
tackled by our students…..
…or any of the other things on show
