Module Descriptors
ESSENTIAL ELECTRONICS
ELEC40161
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Ian Taylor
Email: I.Taylor@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
- ASSIGNMENT - SECOND ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Systems of units. Conductors, semi-conductors and insulators.
DC source, Ohm's law, Kirchloff's law.
Series and parallel circuits.
Methods of analysis for DC networks.
Network theorems.
Electric and magnetic field.
Electronic definces, P-N junction diode, bipolar transistors and applications, operational amplifiers and applications.
Introduction to digital electronics.
DC source, Ohm's law, Kirchloff's law.
Series and parallel circuits.
Methods of analysis for DC networks.
Network theorems.
Electric and magnetic field.
Electronic definces, P-N junction diode, bipolar transistors and applications, operational amplifiers and applications.
Introduction to digital electronics.
Module Texts
Principles and Application of Electrical Engineering, Rizzoni, 2nd edition, Times mirror Publishers, 1996, ISBN 0-025-6177708
Electronic Principles, A Malvino, 6th Ed McGraw Hill, 1998, ISBN 0071156046
Electronic Devices, Circuits and Applications, W D Stanley, Prentice-Hall, 1989, ISBN 0-13-250150-3
Electronic Principles, A Malvino, 6th Ed McGraw Hill, 1998, ISBN 0071156046
Electronic Devices, Circuits and Applications, W D Stanley, Prentice-Hall, 1989, ISBN 0-13-250150-3
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
Technology laboratory for Electronics experiments
Computer Laboratory for Simulations.
Library
Computer Laboratory for Simulations.
Library
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures 2 hour per week.
Practical 1 hour per week.
Practical 1 hour per week.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Two Assignments weighted at 50% each (total 100%). Both assessing LO's 1 & 2