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Electrotechnics N6
This document includes important informa on about the revised curriculum for Electrotechnics N6, scheduled for implementa on in 2021. Main changes to the curriculum • There have not been many fundamental changes to this curriculum for 2021. • It has, however, been broken down into weighted modules with learning content and detailed, numbered learning outcomes. • Lecturers of this subject will know that M6–M10 from the old syllabus and some learning outcomes from the other modules have not been examined in years. These outcomes have now been completely removed from the new 2021 syllabus. • Learning outcomes not explicitly stated in the old syllabus, but regularly examined, have now been clearly defined in the 2021 syllabus document. Modules and weigh ng The new syllabus has been broken down into modules with weigh ngs as follows: New curriculum (2021) Calcula on ques ons
Theory ques ons (incl. drawings)
Total percentage
Module 1
DC machines
±10%
±5%
±15%
Module 2
AC theory
±13%
±2%
±15%
Module 3
Transformers
±10%
±5%
±15%
Module 4
AC machines
±25%
±5%
±30%
Module 5
Genera on and supply of AC power
±20%
±5%
±25%
±78%
±22%
100%
TOTAL
Summary of main changes Overview/highlights • The syllabus is largely unchanged. • Modules have now been weighted. • Learning outcomes have been numbered and listed in more detail. • Many learning outcomes not explicitly listed in the old syllabus, but regularly tested in examina ons, have now been included in the syllabus document.
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