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Information for Second Years ACSE: Welcome back talk

Welcome back! In your second year, you'll specialize and develop your fundamental understanding and personal skills. This year counts towards your final degree, so work hard and manage your time effectively. Consider options like changing your degree choice, a year in industry, or studying abroad. Communicate regularly, seek support when needed, and be aware of special circumstances procedures. Get ready for changes in modules based on student feedback. Start thinking about your career and participate in industry-focused projects and student-led projects. Explore enterprise and entrepreneurship opportunities. Visit the provided link for more information.

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Information for Second Years ACSE: Welcome back talk

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  1. Information for Second YearsACSE: Welcome back talk

  2. The Second Year • You should now have a firm grasp of the basic ideas in systems, control, modelling etc. • Now starting to specialise • Develop your fundamental understanding and skills • Develop your personal skills – independence, critical thinking and analysis etc. • By the end of the year you should all be competent engineers! • The second year counts towards the final degree! • https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/exams/classification

  3. Passing the year • Average of 39.5 and 120 credits • You get one resit attempt only for failed modules in August (no more resits possible) • MEng – average of 54.5 and 120 credits • 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 you’re degree choice until the end of week 3 – need to complete an online add/drop form • Next year • BEng vs MEng (subject to satisfactory grades) • Year in industry • Study abroad

  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. Personal tutors • First point of contact when things are not going well • Someone you can discuss things with • Generally same person as last year • If you want to change personal tutor (genuine reason) contact reception

  7. 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

  8. Y2 - what’s different? • Changes to Y2 modules driven by YOUR feedback. • ACS230 Control Systems – new semester 1 lecturer • ACS231 Mechatronics – heavily restructured, less assessments • ACS232 Signals & Comms – more resources and examples • ACS234 Maths – changes in assessment and feedback.

  9. Careers and employability • You need to be thinking about this now • Don’t leave it too late • 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

  10. Engineering You’re Hired • Follow on to GEC from first year • Industry focused projects • Interdisciplinary teams • Development wider skills, e.g. project management – help you become an excellent engineer • Industry mentors • 3-7 February 2020 – compulsory • http://yourehired.group.shef.ac.uk

  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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