Module Descriptors
INTRODUCTORY ELECTRONICS (IY1)
ELEC40316
Key Facts
School of Creative Arts and Engineering
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Torfeh Sadat-Shafai
Email: T.Sadat-Shafai@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 102
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Systems of units, conductors, semiconductors and insulators.
DC source, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's law, series and parallel circuits.
Methods of analysis for DC networks, Network theorems.
AC source and wave forms, complex numbers and phasors, series and parallel AC circuits, average power and power factor.
Methods of analysis for AC networks, network theorems, resonance, series and parallel resonant circuit, P-N junction diode, operational amplifiers and applications.
Introduction to logic gates and digital design, sequential and combinational circuits, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps.
Voltage gain, current gain power gain, decibels, simple RLC filters.
Bipolar junction transistor biasing, small signal analysis, Field effect transistor biasing and small signal analysis, Frequency response and transfer function, general feedback theory, amplifiers.
DC source, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's law, series and parallel circuits.
Methods of analysis for DC networks, Network theorems.
AC source and wave forms, complex numbers and phasors, series and parallel AC circuits, average power and power factor.
Methods of analysis for AC networks, network theorems, resonance, series and parallel resonant circuit, P-N junction diode, operational amplifiers and applications.
Introduction to logic gates and digital design, sequential and combinational circuits, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps.
Voltage gain, current gain power gain, decibels, simple RLC filters.
Bipolar junction transistor biasing, small signal analysis, Field effect transistor biasing and small signal analysis, Frequency response and transfer function, general feedback theory, amplifiers.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A Portfolio of practical experiments (100%), assessing all learning outcomes.
Module Learning Strategies
Lecture/tutorial/practical laboratory teaching supported by VLE (48 hours)
Lectures (2hrs/week)
Tutorial/practical laboratory teaching (2hrs/week)
Directed reading, information gathering, and student supervised learning (102 hours)
Lectures (2hrs/week)
Tutorial/practical laboratory teaching (2hrs/week)
Directed reading, information gathering, and student supervised learning (102 hours)
Module Texts
T. L. Floyd (2008), Digital Fundamentals, 10th Edition, Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN: 9780138146467
A. Malvino, D. Bates (2007), Electronic Principles, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education: ISBN: 0073222771
R. Boylestad, L. Nashelsky (2012), Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory, Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall Pearson Education, ISBN: 9780132622264
Hughes, E. (2012) Electrical and Electronic Technology, 11th Edn., Prentice Hall
Bird, J. (2010) Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology, 4th Edn., Newnes.
A. Malvino, D. Bates (2007), Electronic Principles, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education: ISBN: 0073222771
R. Boylestad, L. Nashelsky (2012), Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory, Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall Pearson Education, ISBN: 9780132622264
Hughes, E. (2012) Electrical and Electronic Technology, 11th Edn., Prentice Hall
Bird, J. (2010) Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology, 4th Edn., Newnes.
Module Resources
Access to standard electrical and electronic laboratory equipment, Multisim, Analogue Tutor Boards, and Digital Tutors.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Module only available to students enrolled on the International Year One Engineering Certificate Programme.