Electrical and Electronic Circuits

Overview

This unit provides a comprehensive foundation in electrical and electronic circuits including analog and digital electronics. The topics covered in the unit are essential for understanding electrical and electronic applications in industrial environments.

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Analyse, apply and demonstrate laws and theorems governing DC and AC circuits when solving engineering problems
2. Construct and troubleshoot electrical and electronic circuits when performing practical engineering exercises
3. Apply electrical and electronic measurement tools and evaluate the measurements of current, voltage and frequency when performing practical engineering exercises
4. Understand and apply boolean algebra, digital logic gates, combinational and sequential circuits when solving engineering problems
5. Analyse and practically construct a circuit when working on real world engineering applications
6. Analyse and apply electrical/electronic schematics when performing practical engineering exercises

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) at least 40% in the final assessment.

Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

• Electrical and electrical components used in electrical and electronics applications
• Operational amplifiers
• Signal conditioning
• Sensors and actuators
• Logic gates, boolean algebra, combinational and sequential logic circuits
• Integrated cirtuits, microcontrollers and microprocessors
• Interpreting, designing, simulation, building and testing of analogue and digital circuits
• Use of measurement tools (Oscilloscope, multimeter, signal generator)
• Theories and applications of laws and theorems applied for DC and AC