Circuits and Electronics 1
Duration
- One semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 66 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2024 teaching periods
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
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Aims and objectives
This unit of study aims to introduce you to the fundamental concepts and laws of electric circuit analysis, network theorems and semiconductor devices.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
1. Apply circuit laws and theorems to the analysis of DC circuits and operational amplifier (K1, K2, S1, S2)
2. Analyse and evaluate the transient and steady state response of RLC circuits (K1, K2, S1, S2)
3. Apply complex numbers, phasor technique and circuit theorems to the analysis of steady state AC circuits and AC power calculation (K1, K2, S1, S2)
4. Design and analyse electronic circuits involving diodes and transistors (K1, K2, S1, S2)
5. Construct, measure and analyse the response of electrical and electronic circuits (K1, K2, S1, S2)
6. Apply phasor and Laplace transformation methods to analyse and design electronic circuits in the time and frequency domains. (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2)
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Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On-campus Lecture | 3 | 12 | 36 |
On-campus Class | 1 | 12 | 12 |
On-campus Lab | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 7.5 | 12 | 90 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Examination | Individual | 50-60% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Laboratory Practicals | Individual/Group | 30-40% | 5, 6 |
Test | Individual | 10-20% | 1, 2 |
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve: (i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and (ii) at least 40% in the final exam. Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Circuit analysis techniques
- Network theorems
- Operational amplifiers
- Responses of first-order and second-order RLC circuits
- AC circuits and sinusoidal steady-state analysis
- Introduction to semiconductor devices: Diode: VI Characteristics, Diodes applications, Graphical solution of non-linear components, BJ - models, biasing, DC and AC analysis and applications. Frequency response of amplifier circuits, and Multi-transistor amplifiers
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.