| Module code | EIS 716 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
| Module content | Credits: 16 (must be combined with another 16 credit Laboratory in photonics module to form a 32 credit module) Theory: Introduction to metrology, international equivalence of units of measurement, realisation of the SI units, principles of measurement, total quality management, data analysis and calculation of uncertainty of measurement. Practical: calibration of luminance and illuminance meters, calibration of an oscillator for frequency, calibration of a thermocouple and digital readout by comparison with an industrial platinum resistance thermometer, characterisation and composition of thin films, national measurement standards of length/mass/electrical current. |
| Module credits | 16.00 |
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| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 16 contact hours per semester |
| Language of tuition | English |
| Academic organisation | Electrical, Electronic and Com |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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