Overview
This unit introduces you to modelling electrical components and systems. You will apply theorems and network reduction techniques to DC and AC circuits, and apply problem-solving techniques in the analysis of AC and DC circuits. You will also cover the concepts of transient response and two-port network theorems. You will apply laboratory techniques and appropriate software tools to the analysis of electrical circuits, use fundamental electrical engineering language in context and document the process of modelling and analysis. You will present information, communicate, work and learn in a professional manner. Online students must complete practical activities by attending a compulsory residential school.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: (PHYS11185 Engineering Physics B OR ENEG11009 Fundamentals of Energy and Electricity) AND MATH11219 Applied Calculus
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2020
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit Evaluation
Progressive tests kept students engaged in the unit
Keep the same quizzes.
Feedback from Unit Evaluation
Students found it a little bit difficult to adopt suddenly changed lab kit based laboratory exercise activities.
Organise compulsory Zoom based lab sessions.
Feedback from Unit Evaluation
Some lectures need more information
Include more explanation for lecture slides with clear supporting notes.
- Model electrical components and systems
- Analyse and solve problems of Direct Current (DC) circuits using network reduction techniques
- Model and analyse the transient behaviour of circuits with resistors, inductors, and capacitors
- Analyse and solve problems of Alternating Current (AC) circuits
- Model and solve electrical circuit problems using two-port circuit model theorems
- Use appropriate software tools to simulate electrical circuits and verify the results by conducting laboratory experiments using safe work practices
- Work individually and in a team to solve electrical circuit problems and produce professional laboratory documents.
The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 15% | |||||||
| 2 - Online Test - 25% | |||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 10% | |||||||
| 4 - Practical and Written Assessment - 10% | |||||||
| 5 - Take Home Exam - 40% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 15% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Online Test - 25% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 10% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Practical and Written Assessment - 10% | ||||||||||
| 5 - Take Home Exam - 40% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Electric Circuits
11th Edition (2018)
Authors: James W. Nilsson, Susan A. Riedel
Pearson
ISBN: 9781292261041
Binding: Other
Additional Textbook Information
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.desilva@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Resistance, Sources and Models
Chapter
1-3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Nodal Analysis
Chapter
4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Mesh Analysis
Chapter
4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Network Theorems
Chapter
4
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Progressive test 1 Due on Sunday 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential school from 7 to 11 Dec 2020
- Fully online via Zoom
- Attendance is Mandatory
Module/Topic
Transient Analysis I
Chapter
6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Transient Analysis II
Chapter
7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
RLC circuits
Chapter
8
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Mid-term exam (Online test)
- Progressive test 2 Due on Sunday 11:45 pm AEST
Mid-term exam Due: Week 7 Monday (4 Jan 2021) 11:59 am AEST
Module/Topic
Steady State Sinusoidal Analysis I
Chapter
9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Steady State Sinusoidal Analysis II
Chapter
9
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Progressive test 3 Due on Sunday 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Sinusoidal Steady State Power calculations
Chapter
10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Two port networks
Chapter
18
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Exam Revision
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Take-Home Exam
1 Online Quiz(zes)
This assessment item is a set of online quizzes that can be accessed via the unit Moodle site.
- The quizzes are an integrated part of the study to test the key concepts of each week.
- Details of the assessment can be found on the unit Moodle site at the beginning of the term.
- Each quiz will be available for up to 2 weeks to allow students who cannot find time each week to study. For example, quiz one will open in Week 2 and close at the end of week 4, and the last quiz must be completed by week 9.
- Each quiz can be attempted several times, but the score for the quiz will be the score for your first attempt. The correct answer for the quiz questions will be available immediately after you submit your answers.
- If you encounter any network access issues during the quiz, the unit coordinator should be notified at your earliest convenience.
3
Fortnightly
Immediate Feedback
No assessment criteria
- Model electrical components and systems
- Analyse and solve problems of Direct Current (DC) circuits using network reduction techniques
- Analyse and solve problems of Alternating Current (AC) circuits
- Model and solve electrical circuit problems using two-port circuit model theorems
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
2 Online Test
The assessment is accessible via the unit Moodle site and comprises of a set of online multiple-choice questions on the topics covered from Week 1 to Week 5. Students are required to answer analytical and numerical questions to demonstrate their theoretical knowledge and analytical and problem-solving skills. This exam is an important activity to check and enhance your comprehension. This exam is an integrated part of the study to test the key aspects of each topic.
- This exam weighs 25% of your final mark.
- This exam will be available for a limited time in Week 7 and students need to attend this Moodle-based Online exam in real-time (For example, this exam will be available ONLY on Week 7 Monday from 9 AM to 11 AM). Further specific details (including day and time) of the assessment will be available on the unit Moodle site at the beginning of the term.
- The exam will include questions randomly selected from a set of related problems.
- The exam has a set start time and end time. It will close after the set end time.
If you encounter any difficulty with network access during tests, contact the unit coordinator at your earliest convenience.
Week 7 Monday (4 Jan 2021) 11:59 am AEST
Two weeks after the exam
Students are assessed on the accuracy of calculated results and the correctness of the method used.
- Model electrical components and systems
- Analyse and solve problems of Direct Current (DC) circuits using network reduction techniques
- Model and analyse the transient behaviour of circuits with resistors, inductors, and capacitors
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
3 Practical and Written Assessment
This assessment item relates to 1 to 4 of the unit topics.
- Laboratories will be conducted at the residential school (Fully online through Zoom). All information regarding the laboratories will be provided to the students via the unit website.
- Laboratories are compulsory. Attendance to all the laboratories is one of the pass requirements.
- All students must pass the laboratory techniques assessments to obtain an overall pass for this unit.
- Students need to submit individual lab reports for assessment by the due date.
Two Weeks after submission
The lab reports will be graded using the following criteria:
- Proper formatting and structuring of reports
- Correct workings and solutions;
- Where appropriate show the calculated values based on theory and compare them against the measured values;
- Appropriate discussion of laboratory results;
- Proper use of references;
- Have neat and tidy work and presentation in the lab book;
All laboratory exercises must be attempted.
Combined laboratory part 1 and 2 marks need to be more than 50% to Pass
- Use appropriate software tools to simulate electrical circuits and verify the results by conducting laboratory experiments using safe work practices
- Work individually and in a team to solve electrical circuit problems and produce professional laboratory documents.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
4 Practical and Written Assessment
This assessment item relates to all the unit topics.
- Laboratories will be conducted at the residential school (Fully online through Zoom). All information regarding the laboratories will be provided to the students via the unit website.
- Laboratories are compulsory. Attendance to all the laboratories is one of the pass requirements.
- All students must pass the laboratory techniques assessments to obtain an overall pass for this unit.
- Students need to submit individual lab reports for assessment by the due date.
Two weeks after submission
The lab reports will be graded using the following criteria:
- Proper formatting and structuring of reports
- Correct workings and solutions;
- Where appropriate show the calculated values based on theory and compare them against the measured values;
- Appropriate discussion of laboratory results;
- Proper use of references;
- Have neat and tidy work and presentations in the lab work.
All laboratory exercises must be attempted.
Combined laboratory part 1 and 2 marks need to be more than 50% to Pass
- Use appropriate software tools to simulate electrical circuits and verify the results by conducting laboratory experiments using safe work practices
- Work individually and in a team to solve electrical circuit problems and produce professional laboratory documents.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
5 Take Home Exam
This is an individual assessment accessible via the unit Moodle site and comprises of a set of questions on the topics covered from Week 6 to Week 12. Students are required to answer analytical and numerical questions to demonstrate their theoretical knowledge and analytical and problem-solving skills. This exam is an important activity to check and enhance your comprehension. This exam is an integrated part of the study to test the key aspects of each topic.
This take-home exam weighs 40% of your final mark. This exam will be available for a limited time during examination week and students need to attend this examination during that time. Exam answers should be submitted to Moodle within the specified examination time period. In addition, students should submit their scanned detailed solution and workings within the allowed time period to Moodle). Further specific details (including days and times) related to this assessment will be published on the unit Moodle site.
- The Take-home examination will have essay type questions.
- Students are supposed to answer all the questions through the unit Moodle site.
- Students need to copy the questions to a workbook (or blank papers) and solve the problems in the workbook.
- Students need to include all steps of workings and final answers.
- Students should scan the workings and answers to a single PDF file and upload it.
- The Take-home examination has a set start time and the answer/workings submission link will be closed after the end time.
- Students are strongly advised to sufficiently cover the material related to the exam.
If you encounter any difficulty with network access during tests, contact the unit coordinator at your earliest convenience.
During the University examination period
Two weeks after submission
Take-home examination will be graded using the following criteria:
- Proper formatting and structuring.
- Have neat, legible, and tidy work and presentation.
- On-time submission.
- Correct workings, answers, and solutions.
- A correct description of procedures.
- Appropriate discussion of results.
- Proper use of references.
- All questions must be attempted.
- Model and analyse the transient behaviour of circuits with resistors, inductors, and capacitors
- Analyse and solve problems of Alternating Current (AC) circuits
- Model and solve electrical circuit problems using two-port circuit model theorems
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
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