ECS1003 Writing and Oral Presentation
In part one of the subject, you will learn the skills of technical writing and produce an academic technical report. In part two of the subject, you will learn the preparation and speech delivery skills required for an effective oral presentation.
ECS1004 Introduction to Effective Communication
The subject introduces the basic skills needed for technical communication in the areas of listening, reading, speaking, writing and research. In terms of listening and reading, it is designed to assist you to recognise the organisational structure as well as the style of formal spoken and written engineering texts. In terms of writing, it is specifically designed to assist you to write grammatically at the sentence level, especially the types of sentence structures commonly found in engineering texts. In terms of speaking, the subject is designed to enable you to produce the linguistic features of Standard English. Finally, the subject also introduces the skill of using library resources for research purposes.
ECS2003 Organisational Communication
Organisational Communication prepares students for written and spoken communication in the world of work. The subject focuses on intra- and inter-organisational communication. Group communication is also emphasised to enhance your awareness of communication dynamics and sensitivity in communication situations. You will also learn that culture does affect communication within groups and at the organisational level.
ECS3002 Career Communication
This subject will prepare you for the needs of the future workplace as well as enhance the technical writing skills that you have learnt. Emphasis will be put on writing a well-structured and coherent technical report to showcase your Major Project and present your Major Project in vivas and project presentations. To enhance your employability skills, this subject will also provide opportunities in learning critical aspects of a job search, including skills analysis, writing resumes and cover letters, grooming and deportment, and interview skills, which will help you in starting your careers.
GCD1001/1002/1003 Applied Principles for Effective Living
Applied Principles for Effective Living, APEL, is a Temasek Polytechnic Core Programme consisting of three subjects, namely APEL 1 (Personal Effectiveness), APEL 2 (Interpersonal Effectiveness) and APEL 3 (Extra-personal Effectiveness). APEL is specially developed to help nurture your dispositions (i.e., attitude, skills and knowledge) towards the Principles for Effective Living, hence laying the vital foundation for your life-long success. The principles introduced in this programme are largely derived from applied psychological studies.
Diploma Core
EED1001 Electronic Prototyping
This subject introduces you to the use of hand-tools and standard laboratory equipment for the construction of electronic prototypes. You will also be taught to identify basic electronic components for project work on electronic devices, and also learn how to construct electronic devices.
EED1002 Printed Circuit Board Design
This subject provides you with the basics in designing a printed circuit board (PCB) through the use of a workstation and PCB design software. You will learn the various parts of a PCB and the terminologies used, and understand the various processes involved in the design of a PCB.
EEE1001 Circuit Analysis
This subject provides you with a good foundation in DC and AC network analysis. You will be taught basic electric principles and how to apply circuit theorems when analysing DC and AC networks.
EEE1002 Electronic Devices and Circuits
This subject covers the theory and practical knowledge of electronic devices such as diodes, bipolar junction transistors, field-effect transistors and their applications. It will also focus on the fundamentals of operational amplifiers and their applications, and the rudiments of circuit troubleshooting and testing.
EEE1003 Digital Fundamentals 1
This subject provides you with basic knowledge of digital electronics and circuits. Topics include Number Systems, Operations and Codes, Logic Gates, Boolean Algebra and Logic Simplification, Combinational Logic, Functional Blocks, Latches and Flip-Flops.
EEE1004 Digital Fundamentals 2
This subject builds on the fundamentals of digital electronics acquired in Digital Fundamentals 1. You will learn Registers, Counters, Memory Devices, and Conversions between Digital and Analogue signals and Integrated Circuit Technologies. You will also get hands-on experience in building basic digital circuits and performing basic digital troubleshooting.
EMA1001 Engineering Mathematics 1
This subject provides you with pre-calculus techniques required for an engineering course. It will train you in engineering problem-solving approaches using the appropriate mathematical tools. Topics such as simultaneous equations, matrices, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions, complex numbers and vectors, will be covered.
EMA1002 Engineering Mathematics 2
The subject will introduce you to the concept of calculus. Differentiation and integration techniques will be covered. These concepts will be used to formulate and solve mathematical problems. Various differentiation techniques (e.g. chain rule, product and quotient rules), and integration techniques (e.g. substitution, use of the mathematical table, integration by parts, partial fractions) will also be covered.
EPL1003 Problem-solving and Process Skills
This subject uses a series of workshop-based lessons to develop your problem-solving and process skills, including the skills needed for time and stress management, self-reflection, self-assessment, team building, inquiry, creative thinking, peer-sharing and evaluation. You gain confidence in applying these skills through tutor-guided small group activities, self-reflective exercises and peer learning. You are also given a brief introduction to Problem-based Learning (PBL) so as to prepare you for this learning approach in the subsequent years of your course.
ESE1005 Computer Programming
This subject introduces you to the concepts of a stored program digital computer. It also enables you to acquire knowledge and skill in programme designing, as well as testing and debugging using a programming language like Java.
ECT2001 Circuits and Control Systems
This subject will provide you with the fundamental knowledge of the transient processes, analysis methods of electric circuits and linear control systems. You will also learn the fundamentals of control theory, the structure of feedback control systems and design techniques used in control systems for both time domain and frequency domain. Commonly used sensors, transducers and signals measurement techniques will be introduced. System simulation will also be taught. You will participate in practical applications by analysing, designing and observing the characteristics of control systems through laboratory experiments and project assignments.
EMA2001 Engineering Mathematics 3
This subject introduces you to differential equations, Laplace transform, approximation using Maclaurin’s series and Fourier analysis. You will learn how to formulate engineering problems using first and second order differential equations and to solve them using techniques such as Laplace and Fourier transform.
EMC2001 Microcontroller Technology
This subject provides you with a working knowledge of embedded systems. The emphasis will be on the knowledge of microcontroller architecture, its application and programming. It exposes you to the basic knowledge of microcontrollers. Emphasis will be placed on developing and testing software for real-life processor-based applications such as a traffic-light control system, and a bank automated queuing system.
EMI2001 Semiconductor Physics and Devices
This subject presents various concepts related to semiconductor technology. It covers atomic physics, general material science and semiconductor materials, and also includes the physics of p-n junctions, MOS capacitors, MOSFETs and BJTs.
EMI2002 Wafer Fabrication Process Technology
This subject provides you with the fundamental principles of wafer fabrication processes in semiconductor technology. There will be hands-on laboratory work, computer simulation sessions, and special projects to enhance learning.
EMI2003 Digital IC Design and Applications
This subject introduces the fundamental techniques of digital IC design. You will learn design rules, layout procedures, device modelling and simulation for combinational and sequential logic circuits. Semiconductor memories and programmable logic arrays will also be discussed.
EMI2005 IC Packaging and Failure Analysis
This subject covers various semiconductor assembly processes, process material properties, packaging technologies, integrated circuit failure analysis techniques, reliability physics and failure mechanisms. You will be exposed to various concepts and issues in the IC packaging/assembly processes and failure analysis.
EMI2007 Analogue IC Design and Applications
This subject covers the analysis and design of fundamental analogue integrated circuits. The concepts are further reinforced and applied through the use of IC Design tools for design entry, simulation and layout. The fundamental of operational amplifiers and their applications are also taught
EMI2008 IC Process Integration
In semiconductor processing, process integration involves various aspects of wafer fabrication such as the flow and sequencing of process steps, isolation technology, interconnect technology, application of test structures for process monitoring and device testing as well as characterization of basic MOS devices. In this subject, you will be exposed to various concepts and issues in the process integration.
EMI3001 Microelectronics Test and Measurement
This subject focuses on the concepts and applications of automated test systems for integrated circuits. Topics such as industrial standard automated test systems and testing methodologies of various semiconductor components and devices will be covered.
EMP3001 Major Project
The Major Project gives you an opportunity to integrate and apply your knowledge in a practical learning situation. Besides research, design and project management skills, the emphasis will also be on innovation, creativity, teamwork and enterprise.
Diploma Subjects Electives
EMI3002 Display Technology
This subject covers various aspects of LCD technology including the materials used and the assembly of liquid crystal display optics and liquid crystal cells (LCC). You will learn about thin film transistor and pixel array, as well as LCD equipment and its manufacturing process.
EMI3003 VLSI Design
This subject focuses on the practice of designing VLSI systems from circuits to architectures and from sub-systems to systems. Top-down design techniques will be taught using VHDL to design and model digital systems.
EMI3004 Materials Science
This subject focuses on the fundamental scientific principles that govern the behaviour of materials. The multidisciplinary nature of the subject, involving the understanding of the defects in solids, diffusion, properties of materials, failures, metals, and polymers, will help you in the selection, processing and application of engineering materials.
EMI3005 Cleanroom Equipment and Technology
This subject introduces Cleanroom as well as vacuum technology. It includes the classifications of Cleanrooms, factors to control the environment and its related facilities, and principles of vacuum pumps and gauges.
EMI3007 Nanotechnology
This subject covers various aspects of Nanotechnology. You will be introduced to the science of nanotechnology, and the tools used to fabricate and characterise nanostructures. The fundamentals of nano-electronics, nano-materials and smart materials will help you to appreciate concepts of nanotechnology. Micro-electro-mechanical Systems (MEMS), Nano-electro-mechanical Systems (NEMS) devices and applications of nanotechnology will also be covered.
Special Electives
EMA3001 Higher Engineering Mathematics
The subject introduces you to mathematical concepts and techniques used in advanced engineering courses. You will learn topics in calculus such as limit and continuity, infinite series, improper integrals, multiple integrals, higher order differential equations, 2D and 3D analytic geometry, and partial differentiation.
EED3009 Special Project 1
Special Project 1 and 2 are avenues for you to work on special industrial collaboration projects, R&D-type projects or to represent Temasek Engineering School in relevant competitions or programmes. Through these special electives, you will build and deliver projects in accordance to competition specifications or goals.
EED3010 Special Project 2
Special Project 1 and 2 are avenues for you to work on special industrial collaboration projects, R&D-type projects or to represent Temasek Engineering School in relevant competitions or programmes. Through these special electives, you will build and deliver projects in accordance to competition specifications or goals.
EED3011 Higher Engineering Skills 1
Higher Engineering Skills 1 and 2 aim to impart some special design and hands-on skills that are not normally incorporated into a diploma programme, but which are both useful and relevant for you to enhance your knowledge and various life-skills. These skills may also be necessary when you take part in internal or inter-institutional competitions. By taking these special elective subjects, you will therefore be trained and equipped with these special skills to prepare you for such competitions, or to enable you to tackle problems in real life.
EED3012 Higher Engineering Skills 2
Higher Engineering Skills 1 and 2 aim to impart some special design and hands-on skills that are not normally incorporated into a diploma programme, but which are both useful and relevant for you to enhance your knowledge and various life-skills. These skills may also be necessary when you take part in internal or inter-institutional competitions. By taking these special elective subjects, you will therefore be trained and equipped with these special skills to prepare you for such competitions, or to enable you to tackle problems in real life
