Study Guide

Objective

Objective of the course is to become familiar with the fundamentals of automation engineering. After completing the course, student
- is aware of the fields of automation engineering as well as related concepts
- know basic structure and functions of automation systems
- can read control system diagrams
- is familiar with the typical sensors and actuators used in automation systems
- is able to design control application for a machine

Content

Fields of automation
Structure of automation system, control systems
Sensors and actuators
Design of machine control application

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The aim with this course is to give students required basic knowledge to understand physical phenomena and to give them tools to solve simple problems.
After the course the student understands
• Newton laws and their role in understanding statics and dynamics
• the concept of energy and energy conservation and its role in closed systems
• conservation of momentum during impacts
he/she is also able to solve simple problems using these concepts

Content

SI-units
Motion
• Forces and force vectors
• Mass and weight, conservation of mass
• Newton’s laws and acceleration
• Equation of motion
• Linear momentum and impulse
• Rotational motion and angular momentum
• Conservation of momentum

Energy and conservation of energy
• Work and power
• Mechanical energy
• Conservation of energy, examples from mechanics, heat, fluid mechanics

Equilibrium
• Mechanical equilibrium
• Energy equilibrium

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Student is able to use following mathematical tools within engineering framework:
• Handling and simplifying mathematical expressions
• Solving equations, groups of equations and inequalities
• Functions
• Vector algebra and vector models of technical phenomena
• Matrix algebra

Content

• Mathematical expressions, equations, groups of equations and inequalities
• Matrix algebra, inverse matrix and determinant
• Polynomial functions
• Exponential functions
• Logarithmic functions
• Trigonometric functions and radians
• Vector algebra

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

To develop basic skills in mathematics and to introduce the student to MATLAB.

Content

- Unit conversions and SI base units
- Fractions
- Approximate values ??and rounding
- Calculation order and calculation rules
- Power calculation
- Formula handling
- Concept of function and drawing a graph
- First degree equation
- Fundamentals of MATLAB and programming and its use in solving mathematical and scientific problems

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Introduction to studies of electrical and automation engineering in TUAS as well as to companies and job opportunities in the electrical and automation industry.

Content

Group/project work is emphasized but also lectures and visits are included.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Objective of the course is to make student familiar with the typical electrical and automation installations as well as electrical laboratory and basic metering devices.

Content

Examples of electrical and automation installations.
Multimeter and oscilloscope.
Laboratory exercises.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Objective of the course is to become familiar with the basics of programming and digital technique as well as to create basis for later courses in automation systems. After completing the course, student
- know the basic concepts in programming and can read the program code written by someone else
- can utilize the most important decision and control structures as well as design and implement simple software applications
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- know basic concepts of digital technology
- can utilize logical functions and simplify related expressions
- know the usual logic gates, combinational and sequential circuits as well as digital counters, registers and memory devices

Content

Concepts related to software applications and programming
Software application structure
Variables and data types, functions, decision and control structures, arrays and lists
Programming exercise
Introduction to digital technique
Logical functions and Boolean algebra
Gates, circuits, counters, registers and memory devices

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The objective of the course is to become familiar with basic circuits and measurements in electrical engineering. Course also includes general working safety and electric working safety trainings. After completing the course, the student:
- is aware of general principles related to working safety and electric working safety
- know principles of safe working in laboratory environment
- can build DC and AC circuits and choose components to them
- knows how to use multimeter and oscilloscope in context of basic DC and AC circuits
- can select correct meter for measurements

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The objective of the course is to become familiar with DC circuits and their solution methods. Furthermore, the objective is to learn basics of electrostatics and magnetism. After completing the course, the student:
- Understand the key concepts of electrical engineering
- Can solve the values of voltages, currents and components from the electric circuits and make dimensioning of DC circuits
- Can apply systematic methods to solve electric circuits

Content

Basic concepts and quantities of electrical engineering
Circuit configurations
Methods to solve electric circuits

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Objective of the course is to become familiar with the basics of AC circuits and electromagnetism. After completing the course, student
- recall the basic concepts of AC circuits
- can determine voltages, currents and component values of AC circuits
- can use systematic calculation methods as well as software tools to solve AC circuits
- recall the basic concepts of electric and magnetic fields

Content

AC waveforms and signals
Concepts, components and configurations of AC circuits
Phasor algebra and diagrams in AC circuits
Systematic methods and software tools in AC circuit analysis
Fundamentals of electrostatics and magnetism

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basics of electrical engineering 1

Objective

The target of the module is to familiarize student to apply thermal physics and thermodynamics to dimensioning thermal machines and processes. After completing the course, student can:
- calculate amount of heat and phase changes in matter and structures
- assess temperature changes in matter by taking heat transfer into account
- determine the state of gas and vapor, and calculate their changes
- determine energy balance
- determine the thermal efficiency of heat engines and power coefficient of heat pump and cooling machine
- evaluate the energy efficiency of common machines.

Content

- pressure, temperature, measurement
- thermal expansion, heat capacity and heat transfer
- ideal gas law
- laws of thermodynamics, energy balance, thermal efficiency
- principles and cycles of heat engines and pumps
- properties of moisturized air, principles of air conditioning.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Basics of office software and CAD.

Content

Basics in spreadsheet, text processing and presentation software.
Basics in CAD-software.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student manages professional situations requiring language skills both orally and in writing. The student masters the central vocabulary of his/her own specific field and is able to apply information from sources available in English. The student has the language skills required by the internationalising working environment.

Content

The contents of the study module are based on communication situations occurring in working life. Main topics:
- Education and applying for a job: students are able to tell others about themselves and about their education and work experience
- Working environment and business life: students can communicate in a customer-oriented way in the working environment of their own field and pass information on their job, tasks and the field-specific functions as part of the surrounding society.

Materials

Teacher's material in itslearning
Material chosen by the students

Teaching methods

Learning by doing
Completing tasks and studying the material in itslearning

Exam schedules

No exams, no re-sits

International connections

Flipped classroom
Learning by doing

Completion alternatives

No options for passing the course.

Student workload

Pre-class work
Assignments (graded on a scale 0-5)
Other tasks

Content scheduling

The aim of the course is to activate and develop the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills. The students gain professional skills in various spoken and written communicative situations encountered in working life and society. In addition, they learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts.
Upon completing the course, the students have acquired sufficient skills to communicate at level B2 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages which states that at level B2, students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to their field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex argumentation, and read longer articles and reports.

The course focuses on professional communication skills in English.
The course includes the following topics:
- Communicating with Style, using correct register
- Professional emails
- Meetings
- Professional reporting
- Innovations and Trade Fairs
- Professional Presentation Skills
- Discussion Skills
- Work Safety
- Field-specific terminology and vocabulary will be studied and practiced in context with the above-mentioned topics

Further information

Itslearning
Email (piia.pesso@turkuamk.fi)

The students are expected to take part in the lessons by answering questions, asking and commenting. Active participation is required.

The course starts on Thursday, January 18 according to the timetable. Participation in the opening lecture is highly important.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Task-based assessment, no exams. The course is assessed on a scale of 1-5 based on the following criteria:

The scale of 1-5 per assignment:
1 Professional Email
2 Online Meeting
3 Professional Report
4 Presentation

The final evaluation: the average of assignments 1-4 and active participation in lessons + completion of pre-class work and other course tasks on time (+/-)

All assignments must be done even if they are returned late before any credits can be gained. If an evaluated assignment is not accepted when returned, it must be done again at the latest by the end of the course.
In addition, active attendance and participation in lessons is required due to the nature of the studied subject (some lessons are obligatory). Absences cannot be compensated with extra work and there are no exceptions to deadlines.
If the student passes the course, it is not possible to raise the score (and the grade) by redoing some of the assignments (as stated in the degree regulation).

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Evaluated assignments not completed.
Many absences from lessons.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

All assignments not completed on time, average 1.5 from the other assignments (grade 2) or at least 1 (grade 1).
Pre-class work not completed and/or many absences from lessons.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The average from the assignments at least 3.5 (grade 4) and 2.5 (grade 3).
Active demonstration of skills in lessons and pre-class work completed (grade 4). Attendance in lessons.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

All assignments and tasks completed on time and the average at least 4.5.
Active demonstration of skills in lessons and pre-class work completed on time. Active attendance in lessons.

Objective

The target of the module is to familiarize student to apply thermal physics and thermodynamics to dimensioning thermal machines and processes. After completing the course, student can:
- calculate amount of heat and phase changes in matter and structures
- assess temperature changes in matter by taking heat transfer into account
- determine the state of gas and vapor, and calculate their changes
- determine energy balance
- determine the thermal efficiency of heat engines and power coefficient of heat pump and cooling machine
- evaluate the energy efficiency of common machines.

Content

- pressure, temperature, measurement
- thermal expansion, heat capacity and heat transfer
- ideal gas law
- laws of thermodynamics, energy balance, thermal efficiency
- principles and cycles of heat engines and pumps
- properties of moisturized air, principles of air conditioning.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Objective of the course is to become familiar with the fundamentals of automation engineering. After completing the course, student
- is aware of the fields of automation engineering as well as related concepts
- know basic structure and functions of automation systems
- can read control system diagrams
- is familiar with the typical sensors and actuators used in automation systems
- is able to design control application for a machine

Content

Fields of automation
Structure of automation system, control systems
Sensors and actuators
Design of machine control application

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Objective of the course is to become familiar with the basics of programming and digital technique as well as to create basis for later courses in automation systems. After completing the course, student
- know the basic concepts in programming and can read the program code written by someone else
- can utilize the most important decision and control structures as well as design and implement simple software applications
- recognize basic object-oriented concepts (class and its members, object, reference, exceptions)
- know basic concepts of digital technology
- can utilize logical functions and simplify related expressions
- know the usual logic gates, combinational and sequential circuits as well as digital counters, registers and memory devices

Content

Concepts related to software applications and programming
Software application structure
Variables and data types, functions, decision and control structures, arrays and lists
Programming exercise
Introduction to digital technique
Logical functions and Boolean algebra
Gates, circuits, counters, registers and memory devices

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Objective of the course is to become familiar with the basics of AC circuits and electromagnetism. After completing the course, student
- recall the basic concepts of AC circuits
- can determine voltages, currents and component values of AC circuits
- can use systematic calculation methods as well as software tools to solve AC circuits
- recall the basic concepts of electric and magnetic fields

Content

AC waveforms and signals
Concepts, components and configurations of AC circuits
Phasor algebra and diagrams in AC circuits
Systematic methods and software tools in AC circuit analysis
Fundamentals of electrostatics and magnetism

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Basics of electrical engineering 1

Objective

The student manages professional situations requiring language skills both orally and in writing. The student masters the central vocabulary of his/her own specific field and is able to apply information from sources available in English. The student has the language skills required by the internationalising working environment.

Content

The contents of the study module are based on communication situations occurring in working life. Main topics:
- Education and applying for a job: students are able to tell others about themselves and about their education and work experience
- Working environment and business life: students can communicate in a customer-oriented way in the working environment of their own field and pass information on their job, tasks and the field-specific functions as part of the surrounding society.

Materials

Teacher's material in itslearning
Material chosen by the students

Teaching methods

Learning by doing
Completing tasks and studying the material in itslearning

Exam schedules

No exams, no re-sits

International connections

Flipped classroom
Learning by doing

Completion alternatives

No options for passing the course.

Student workload

Pre-class work
Assignments (graded on a scale 0-5)
Other tasks

Content scheduling

The aim of the course is to activate and develop the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills. The students gain professional skills in various spoken and written communicative situations encountered in working life and society. In addition, they learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts.
Upon completing the course, the students have acquired sufficient skills to communicate at level B2 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages which states that at level B2, students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to their field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex argumentation, and read longer articles and reports.

The course focuses on professional communication skills in English.
The course includes the following topics:
- Communicating with Style, using correct register
- Professional emails
- Meetings
- Professional reporting
- Innovations and Trade Fairs
- Professional Presentation Skills
- Discussion Skills
- Work Safety
- Field-specific terminology and vocabulary will be studied and practiced in context with the above-mentioned topics

Further information

Itslearning
Email (piia.pesso@turkuamk.fi)

The students are expected to take part in the lessons by answering questions, asking and commenting. Active participation is required.

The course starts on Thursday, January 18 according to the timetable. Participation in the opening lecture is highly important.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Task-based assessment, no exams. The course is assessed on a scale of 1-5 based on the following criteria:

The scale of 1-5 per assignment:
1 Professional Email
2 Online Meeting
3 Professional Report
4 Presentation

The final evaluation: the average of assignments 1-4 and active participation in lessons + completion of pre-class work and other course tasks on time (+/-)

All assignments must be done even if they are returned late before any credits can be gained. If an evaluated assignment is not accepted when returned, it must be done again at the latest by the end of the course.
In addition, active attendance and participation in lessons is required due to the nature of the studied subject (some lessons are obligatory). Absences cannot be compensated with extra work and there are no exceptions to deadlines.
If the student passes the course, it is not possible to raise the score (and the grade) by redoing some of the assignments (as stated in the degree regulation).

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Evaluated assignments not completed.
Many absences from lessons.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

All assignments not completed on time, average 1.5 from the other assignments (grade 2) or at least 1 (grade 1).
Pre-class work not completed and/or many absences from lessons.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The average from the assignments at least 3.5 (grade 4) and 2.5 (grade 3).
Active demonstration of skills in lessons and pre-class work completed (grade 4). Attendance in lessons.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

All assignments and tasks completed on time and the average at least 4.5.
Active demonstration of skills in lessons and pre-class work completed on time. Active attendance in lessons.

Objective

The aim with this course is to give students required basic knowledge to understand physical phenomena and to give them tools to solve simple problems.
After the course the student understands
• Newton laws and their role in understanding statics and dynamics
• the concept of energy and energy conservation and its role in closed systems
• conservation of momentum during impacts
he/she is also able to solve simple problems using these concepts

Content

SI-units
Motion
• Forces and force vectors
• Mass and weight, conservation of mass
• Newton’s laws and acceleration
• Equation of motion
• Linear momentum and impulse
• Rotational motion and angular momentum
• Conservation of momentum

Energy and conservation of energy
• Work and power
• Mechanical energy
• Conservation of energy, examples from mechanics, heat, fluid mechanics

Equilibrium
• Mechanical equilibrium
• Energy equilibrium

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Student is able to use following mathematical tools within engineering framework:
• Handling and simplifying mathematical expressions
• Solving equations, groups of equations and inequalities
• Functions
• Vector algebra and vector models of technical phenomena
• Matrix algebra

Content

• Mathematical expressions, equations, groups of equations and inequalities
• Matrix algebra, inverse matrix and determinant
• Polynomial functions
• Exponential functions
• Logarithmic functions
• Trigonometric functions and radians
• Vector algebra

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Introduction to studies of electrical and automation engineering in TUAS as well as to companies and job opportunities in the electrical and automation industry.

Content

Group/project work is emphasized but also lectures and visits are included.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

The objective of the course is to become familiar with DC circuits and their solution methods. Furthermore, the objective is to learn basics of electrostatics and magnetism. After completing the course, the student:
- Understand the key concepts of electrical engineering
- Can solve the values of voltages, currents and components from the electric circuits and make dimensioning of DC circuits
- Can apply systematic methods to solve electric circuits

Content

Basic concepts and quantities of electrical engineering
Circuit configurations
Methods to solve electric circuits

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The objective of the course is to become familiar with basic circuits and measurements in electrical engineering. Course also includes general working safety and electric working safety trainings. After completing the course, the student:
- is aware of general principles related to working safety and electric working safety
- know principles of safe working in laboratory environment
- can build DC and AC circuits and choose components to them
- knows how to use multimeter and oscilloscope in context of basic DC and AC circuits
- can select correct meter for measurements

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Basics of office software and CAD.

Content

Basics in spreadsheet, text processing and presentation software.
Basics in CAD-software.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

To develop basic skills in mathematics and to introduce the student to MATLAB.

Content

- Unit conversions and SI base units
- Fractions
- Approximate values ??and rounding
- Calculation order and calculation rules
- Power calculation
- Formula handling
- Concept of function and drawing a graph
- First degree equation
- Fundamentals of MATLAB and programming and its use in solving mathematical and scientific problems

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Objective of the course is to make student familiar with the typical electrical and automation installations as well as electrical laboratory and basic metering devices.

Content

Examples of electrical and automation installations.
Multimeter and oscilloscope.
Laboratory exercises.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty