Overview
Electrical systems are fundamental to our way of life, including electrical power, telecommunications and automatic control systems. In this unit, you will learn mathematical techniques to analyse and design a wide range of these electrical systems, such as electrical power distribution and transmission networks and control systems. You will be introduced to the concept of linear time invariant systems and a range of mathematical tools used in electrical circuit analysis such as forward and inverse Laplace transforms, s-domain circuit analysis and transfer functions. You will be also introduced to the frequency response of a system and you will identify different types of filters and design analogue filters for given specifications. Through this unit, you will gain hands-on experience in circuit construction and performance analysis in laboratory sessions and through the use of circuit simulation software. This unit will also provide you with opportunities to further develop communication skills through preparation of professional documentation and team communications. All students are required to have access to a computer and to make frequent use of the internet. In this unit, you must complete compulsory practical activities. Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for proposed dates.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: ENEE12014 Electrical Circuit Analysis
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 2 - 2021
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).
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.
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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
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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 Student Evaluation
A clear explanation was provided for each topic and
This good practice will be continued.
Feedback from Student Evaluation
The assessments were engaging and well designed. Also, the feedback was formative and returned timely.
This good practice will be continued.
Feedback from Student Evaluation
The teaching team supportive and attended to all queries raised by the students.
This good practice will be continued.
Feedback from Student Evaluation
The back-to-back lecture and tutorial sessions were too long.
The lecture and tutorial will be scheduled on two different days.
Feedback from Student Evaluation
Scan notes from the lecture and tutorial would be helpful.
Scan notes from the lecture and tutorial will be provided.
- Explain the concepts of a linear time invariant system, unit impulse and step functions, convolution integral and convolution sum
- Apply forward and inverse Laplace transforms and analyse electrical circuits in the s-domain
- Identify and design different analogue filters
- Perform Fourier transforms to find frequency domain representations of time domain functions
- Use laboratory procedures and appropriate simulation tools to validate the analysis techniques
- Create professional documentation of the solutions, designs and analysis process using electrical terminology, diagrams and symbols that conform to Australian Standards
- Work individually and collaboratively in a team to produce high-quality outputs.
The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:
Intermediate
Advanced
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 15% | |||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 15% | |||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||
| 4 - Take Home Exam - 40% | |||||||
| 5 - Online Quiz(zes) - 10% | |||||||
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 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||||
| 11 - 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 | 11 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 15% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 15% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
| 4 - Take Home Exam - 40% | |||||||||||
| 5 - Online Quiz(zes) - 10% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
Signals and Systems : Pearson New International Edition
Edition: 2nd edn (1983)
Authors: ALAN V. OPPENHEIM, ALAN S. WILLSKY & S. HAMID NAWAB
Prentice-Hall
Upper Saddle River Upper Saddle River , NJ , USA
ISBN: 0-13–814757–4
Binding: Paperback
Matlab/SIMULINK Software
Edition: R2019b (R2019b)
Mathworks
Binding: Other
Additional Textbook Information
If you prefer to study with a paper text, you can purchase one at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code). See your Moodle site for software requirements.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- MATLAB and Simulink Suite Software
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.alahakoon@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Signals and Systems
Chapter
Chapter 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Linear Time Invariant Systems
Chapter
Chapter 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Laplace Transforms
Chapter
Chapter 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
s Domain Circuit Analysis
Chapter
Chapter 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz 1 Due: Week 4 Friday (6-Aug-2021) 11:55 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Transfer Functions
Chapter
Chapter 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz 2 Due: Week 5 Friday (13-Aug-2021) 11:55 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Stability of LTI Systems
Chapter
Chapter 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Fourier Series Representation of Periodic Signals
Chapter
Chapter 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz 3 Due: Week 7 Friday (3-Sept-2021) 11:55 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Fourier Transform
Chapter
Chapter 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Residential School
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential School: Week 9 (13-14 September 2021, 9 am-5 pm), Online via ZOOM
Module/Topic
Frequency Characteristics of LTI Systems
Chapter
Chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz 4 Due: Week 10 Friday (24-Sept-2021) 11:55 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Active Filter Design
Chapter
Chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Exam Review
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz 5 Due: Week 12 Friday (8-Oct-2021) 11:55 pm AEST
Assignment 2 Due: Week 12 Friday (8 Oct 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Take home examination Due: During the exam week
The whole chapter from the prescribed textbook (Signals and Systems by Oppenheim) specified in the schedule is not relevant for some topics. More details about the relevant textbook content will be included in the lecture material.
Some lecture contents will be covered from the following book:
Electric Circuits10th edition (Global Edition) (2015)
Authors: Nilsson J. W. and Riedel S, A.
This is the same textbook used in the ENEE12014 Electrical Circuit Analysis unit.
1 Written Assessment
This assessment item covers the topics 1-4. The assignment questions will be released on the unit website three weeks prior to the submission due date. It is not expected that students will type up equations and calculations. Students can scan clear and legible hand written calculations for online submission.
Vacation Week Monday (16 Aug 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
PDF is the preferred submission format
Within 2 working weeks after due date
The assignments will be graded using the following criteria:
- Correct Answers;
- Correct format;
- All working must be shown to obtain marks;
- Assignments must be neat, tidy and legible;
- All questions must be attempted.
- Explain the concepts of a linear time invariant system, unit impulse and step functions, convolution integral and convolution sum
- Apply forward and inverse Laplace transforms and analyse electrical circuits in the s-domain
- Create professional documentation of the solutions, designs and analysis process using electrical terminology, diagrams and symbols that conform to Australian Standards
- Work individually and collaboratively in a team to produce high quality outputs.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
2 Written Assessment
This assessment item covers the topics 5-10. The assignment questions will be released on the unit website three weeks prior to the submission due date. It is not expected that students will type up equations and calculations. Students can scan clear and legible hand written calculations for online submission.
Week 12 Friday (8 Oct 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
PDF is the preferred submission format
Within 2 weeks after due date
The assignments will be graded using the following criteria:
- Correct Answers;
- Correct format;
- All working must be shown to obtain marks;
- Assignments must be neat, tidy and legible;
- All questions must be attempted.
- Explain the concepts of a linear time invariant system, unit impulse and step functions, convolution integral and convolution sum
- Identify and design different analogue filters
- Perform Fourier transforms to find frequency domain representations of time domain functions
- Create professional documentation of the solutions, designs and analysis process using electrical terminology, diagrams and symbols that conform to Australian Standards
- Work individually and collaboratively in a team to produce high quality outputs.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
3 Practical and Written Assessment
This assessment item covers all topics.
Simulation Laboratory sessions will be held at various times, as directed by the unit website, through the term or in the case of distance students at the online residential school. All information regarding the laboratories will be provided to the students via the unit website. Laboratories are compulsory and all students must pass the laboratory exercise assessment in order to pass the unit.
Details of the laboratory exercises will be posted on the unit website at the start of the term.
Review/Exam Week Monday (11 Oct 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
PDF is the preferred submission format
Within 2 weeks after due date
Laboratory exercises will be graded using the following criteria:
- Correct Answers;
- Correct format;
- Correct description of laboratory procedures;
- Discussion of laboratory results;
- All working must be shown;
- Proper use of references;
- Report must be neat, tidy and legible;
- All laboratory exercises must be attempted.
- Explain the concepts of a linear time invariant system, unit impulse and step functions, convolution integral and convolution sum
- Apply forward and inverse Laplace transforms and analyse electrical circuits in the s-domain
- Identify and design different analogue filters
- Perform Fourier transforms to find frequency domain representations of time domain functions
- Use laboratory procedures and appropriate simulation tools to validate the analysis techniques
- Create professional documentation of the solutions, designs and analysis process using electrical terminology, diagrams and symbols that conform to Australian Standards
- Work individually and collaboratively in a team to produce high quality outputs.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
4 Take Home Exam
This take home examination will be monitored through a ZOOM session and students will have to provide written answers to some questions.
1. Examination will be time scheduled and will take place for everyone at the same time.
2. Each student stays home with a device (preferably a laptop) essentially having a camera through which we can watch the student in a ZOOM session during the examination (please make sure you have a device with these requirements functioning).
3. That ZOOM link needs to be open throughout the exam.
4. The examination paper will be loaded to the Moodle so that students only can access it during examination period.
5. The student uses blank A4 papers (single side) to write answers.
6. At the end of the examination, he/she first takes photos of all written pages and email invigilator.
7. Later he/she scan the pages and upload to Moodle within a specified time at the end of examination.
8. Examination date and time will be within the standard examination period for Term 2-2021.
During the exam week
No Assessment Criteria
- Explain the concepts of a linear time invariant system, unit impulse and step functions, convolution integral and convolution sum
- Apply forward and inverse Laplace transforms and analyse electrical circuits in the s-domain
- Identify and design different analogue filters
- Perform Fourier transforms to find frequency domain representations of time domain functions
- Create professional documentation of the solutions, designs and analysis process using electrical terminology, diagrams and symbols that conform to Australian Standards
- Work individually and collaboratively in a team to produce high quality outputs.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
5 Online Quiz(zes)
The assessment is a set of online fortnightly quizzes which can be accessed via the unit Moodle site. A set of multiple choice and calculation questions is assigned each week. The quizzes are an integrated part of the study to test on the key concepts of each topic. Details of the assessment will be available on the unit Moodle site at the beginning of the team. Each quiz has a set time to complete and once a student start a quiz, it will close after the set time. Once started, a quiz cannot be paused in the middle. Students are strongly advised to sufficiently cover the material related to each quiz before starting the quiz. Each quiz will be available up to 1 week after the relevant fortnight to allow students who cannot find time each week for study. For example quiz on week 1 and 2 material will close at the end of week 3 and quiz on week 3 and 4 material will close at the end of 5 etc.
Each quiz can be attempted several times, but the score for the quiz will be the score for your first attempt. In your different attempts you will be receive different problems as the system randomly select the problems from a set of problems specified for each question. 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 convenient.
5
Other
Friday weeks 4,5,7,10,12 at 11:45 pm
Results are available immediately after the completion of each quiz.
No Assessment Criteria
- Explain the concepts of a linear time invariant system, unit impulse and step functions, convolution integral and convolution sum
- Apply forward and inverse Laplace transforms and analyse electrical circuits in the s-domain
- Identify and design different analogue filters
- Perform Fourier transforms to find frequency domain representations of time domain functions
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
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