[14ELEC07I] Electronics and Communications: Law,

Standards and Practice

Module Code: 14ELEC07I

2014/2015

Title: Electronics and Communications: Law,

Standards and Practice
Examination weighting: 70 %

Modular weight: 10
Prerequisite modules:
Reassessment: No restrictions.
Internal Examiner/Module Leader: Dr. Galal Nadim
Semester taught: Two
Key words: law, standards, regulations.
Date of latest revision: April 2014

Aims
The aim of this module is to introduce to students legal and other frameworks at both
national and international level of relevance to electronics and communications
engineering.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. identify whether or not simple devices are in compliance with legal/standard
requirements;
2. recognize international organisations that promote the use of standards (such as
ISO) and a detailed understanding of at least relevant standard;
Subject-specific cognitive skills
On completion of this module students should be able to/demonstrate ability to:
3. give a simple example device so as to identify where it is/is not in compliance with
legal/standard requirements;
Subject-specific practical skills
On completion of this module students should be able to/demonstrate ability to:
4. employ standards and regulations at both national and international level in
electronics and communications engineering;
Key/transferable skills
On completion of this module students should be able to/demonstrate ability to:
5. appropriately reference external frameworks and legislation within technical
reports.
Content

International legal requirements

devices/systems;
international organisations;

for

electronics

and

communications

example standard such as ISO/IEC 8802-11:2005 on telecommunications and

information exchange between systems of local, metropolitan and wireless area
networks;
understanding the impact of legal and standards requirements on the product life
cycle.

Methods of Learning, Teaching and Assessment

Total student effort for the module: 100 hours on average.
The BUE attendance policy applies, refer to current GAR and Student Handbook for further
details.

Teaching & Learning

Type of session
Lecture
Discussion sessions
Private Study

Student Effort
Number in the Semester/s
12
12
12

Hours per week normally

2
2
4

Total hours
24
24
48

Assessment

Assessment Focus

Weight %

Assessment Type

10%

Technical report
(individual)
Oral presentation
(individual)
One-hour Midterm
exam (individual)
Unseen exam

10%
10%
Unseen

70%

ILOs
Assessed

Exam
Semester

2, 3, 4, 5

Exam/
Written
Coursework
Length
(12-15
pages)

2, 3, 4, 5
1, 2, 3, 4

Mid S2

One hour

1, 2, 3, 4

End of S2

Two hours

Feedback given to students in response to assessed work

Feedback discussed as part of a tutorial;
Model answers on case study;
Written feedback on technical report
Developmental feedback generated through teaching activities
Dialogue between students and staff in tutorials
Reading List
Robert J. Alonzo, Electrical Codes, Standards, Recommended Practices and
Regulations: An Examination of Relevant Safety Considerations, William Andrew;
1 edition, ISBN: 978-0815520450, 2010.

Anastassios Gentzoglanis and Anders Henten, Regulation and the Evolution of

the Global Telecommunications Industry, Edward Elgar Pub, ISBN: 9781848445888, 2010.
J. Buckley, "Telecommunications Regulation (IEE Telecommunications Series)",
Institution of Engineering and Technology, ISBN: 978-0852964446, 2003.
JTC 1/SC 6; ISO Standards, "ISO/IEC 8802-11:2005 - Information technology Telecommunications and information exchange between systems - Local and
metropolitan area networks - Specific requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN
Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications", ISO,
2005.