Overview
This unit will introduce you to the fundamentals of analog and digital electronics. You will learn the working principles of commonly used active and passive electronic components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers with their applications. This unit will provide you with sufficient knowledge of Boolean algebra necessary to understand digital electronics. You will learn logic gates, combinational logic circuits, logic minimization, flip-flops, counters and other basic digital logic circuits, and their applications. You will develop skills in analysing electronic circuits and modelling analog and digital circuits using industry-standard simulation software. In this unit, you will design analog and digital systems for real-world applications and verify their functionality in simulations. You are also required to complete compulsory practical activities that involve building electronic circuits to further strengthen your knowledge. This unit promotes UN sustainable development goal 12-Responsible Consumption and Production by developing electronic circuits to reduce wasteful consumption.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: ENEG11009 Fundamentals of Sustainable Energy AND (MATH11160 Technology Mathematics OR MATH11218 Applied Mathematics)
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 1 - 2023
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:
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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 Student feedback
Some students found that completing five assessment tasks was time-consuming and the assessment workload in the latter part of the term was high.
Assessment tasks should be reviewed to better manage staff and student workloads.
Feedback from Student feedback
The use of Microsoft teams was very useful as the basis of the communication for the entire unit. This gave students a forum-like approach to solving problems and answering questions that proved more user-friendly than the moodle platform
Continue to use Microsoft Teams over Moodle forum to give assessment feedback and answer questions from students.
- Describe the operation of semiconductor devices and basic analog electronic circuit building blocks
- Understand the digital number systems and their hardware implementation in digital information processing systems
- Analyse the operation of analogue and digital electronic circuits by applying industry-standard simulation tools
- Test and validate the electronic circuits
- Design analog and digital electronic circuits to solve real-world problems by interpreting functional requirements and circuit options
- Communicate professionally using electronic engineering terminology, symbols and diagrams that conform to Australian and international standards.
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:
Introductory
Advanced
Note: LO refers to the Learning Outcome number(s) which link to the competency and the levels: N – Introductory, I – Intermediate and A - Advanced.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 40% | ||||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 3 - Project (applied) - 20% | ||||||
| 4 - Project (applied) - 20% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 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 | ||||||
Textbooks
Digital Fundamentals Global Edition VitalSource eBook
11th Global edition (2015)
Authors: Thomas L Floyd
Pearson
USA
ISBN: 9781292075990
Binding: eBook
Electronic Devices
Global Edition, 10th Edition (2018)
Authors: Thomas L. Floyd
Pearson
NJ , USA
ISBN: 9781292223018
Binding: eBook
Additional Textbook Information
Textbooks can be accessed online at the CQUniversity Library website. If you prefer your own copy, you can purchase either paper or eBook versions at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Pdf creator/scanner
- MS Office (mainly Word and Powerpoint)
- Zoom Video Conference Application
- Windows 8 or later PC with admin rights to install software and USB port to operate USB Oscilloscope
- NI Multisim Software (license provided by CQU)
- Microsoft Teams - camera and microphone
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
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Module/Topic
Basic Analog Concepts and Diodes
Chapter
Book 1: Electronic Devices
Chapters 1 and 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Diode applications and special purpose diodes
Chapter
Book 1: Electronic Devices
Chapters 2 and 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Bipolar junction transistor and transistor bias circuits
Chapter
Book 1: Electronic Devices
Chapters 4 and 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online quiz 1 due on Monday of Week 4
Module/Topic
BJT amplifiers and operational amplifier
Chapter
Book 1: Electronic Devices
Chapters 6 and 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Operational amplifier with feedback and basic op-amp circuits
Chapter
Book 1: Electronic Devices
Chapters 12 and 13
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Special purpose op-amp circuits and active filters
Chapter
Book 1: Electronic Devices
Chapters 14 and 15
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online quiz 2 due on Monday of Week 7
Module/Topic
Number Systems, Operations, and Codes and Logic Gates
Chapter
Book 2: Digital Fundamentals
Chapters 2, and 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Boolean Algebra and Logic Simplification
Chapter
Book 2: Digital Fundamentals
Chapter 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Combinational Logic Analysis
Chapter
Book 2: Digital Fundamentals
Chapter 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online quiz 3 due on Monday of Week 10
Module/Topic
Functions of Combinational Logic
Chapter
Book 2: Digital Fundamentals
Chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Latches, Flip-flops and Timers
Chapter
Book 2: Digital Fundamentals
Chapter 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Counters
Chapter
Book 2: Digital Fundamentals
Chapter 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online quiz 4 due on Monday of Week 13 (Review/Exam Week)
Digital Design Assignment Due: Week 12 Monday (29 May 2023) 12:00 am AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Students must elect the campus that they wish to attend for the laboratory experiments. Alternatively, students have the option to purchase the electronic lab kit and complete the laboratory experiments at home without supervision. This latter option requires approval from the unit coordinator. If you wish to proceed with this option, please contact the unit coordinator prior to week 3 of term.
1 Online Quiz(zes)
There are 4 online quizzes that test the students understanding and application of the learning materials in the immediate weeks leading up to the quizzes. The quizzes comprise of both multiple choices and short calculation questions, and they will be timed. Students are encouraged to review the relevant materials before they attempt the quizzes. Each quiz is worth of 10% of the unit total marks. The online quizzes contribute to 40% of the unit mark. The quizzes are due in weeks 3, 6, 9 and 12 respectively.
4
Other
Must complete the quiz by its relevant due week. Please refer to the quizzes for specific deadlines.
Quiz results will be available to students after the quiz is closed.
Correct numerical answers or choose the best answer among the available multiple choices.
- Describe the operation of semiconductor devices and basic analog electronic circuit building blocks
- Understand the digital number systems and their hardware implementation in digital information processing systems
- Communicate professionally using electronic engineering terminology, symbols and diagrams that conform to Australian and international standards.
2 Practical and Written Assessment
This assessment corresponds to the lab experiments and collectively covers topics from the analog domain. There are two labs in total out of which, lab 1 covers diodes, rectifiers and bipolar transistors and lab 2 covers operational amplifiers. The assessment is distributed as per the lab documents and the details and modalities of these lab experiments will be available from lab documents in the unit Moodle website. These laboratory exercises are compulsory for every student. Students are required to submit a lab report that includes results from the lab experiments.
The laboratory sessions will be run at several campus locations around the middle of the term. Please refer to the unit timetable for the detail. Students are required to select the campus location for their lab sessions. Further information will be provided in the unit Moodle about the lab sessions at the start of the term. Alternatively, students have the option to purchase the electronic lab kit and complete the laboratory experiments at home without supervision. This latter option requires approval from the unit coordinator. If you wish to proceed with this option, please contact the unit coordinator prior to week 3 of term.
Week 7 Monday (24 Apr 2023) 12:00 am AEST
Submission of a single pdf lab report and a single zip file of Multisim simulations as per the instructions of the lab document
Week 9 Monday (8 May 2023)
Marked lab report with feedback will be provided within 2 weeks of the submission date.
1.Correctly connects various analog and digital semiconductor components by referring to pin diagrams, power requirements and connection procedures.
2. Tests the operation of analog and digital circuit devices by connecting various laboratory measurement devices.
3. Uses measurement devices to troubleshoot analog and digital circuits.
4. Configures simulation software to analyse various analog and digital circuits.
6. Report is presented to a professional standard by including all workings and circuit outputs
- Test and validate the electronic circuits
- Communicate professionally using electronic engineering terminology, symbols and diagrams that conform to Australian and international standards.
3 Project (applied)
This assessment relates to the design of a circuit to solve a real-world problem by using material covered in the analog portion of the unit. It's mainly a simulation-based task that would be submitted individually by every student and would include a report that details the entire design process. Details of this assessment will be available on Moodle unit website.
Week 8 Monday (1 May 2023) 12:00 am AEST
Submission of a single pdf design report and a single zip file of Multisim simulations as per the instructions of the design task document
Week 10 Monday (15 May 2023)
Marked design with feedback will be provided.
1. Identifies the most suitable analog components that can be used to design a circuit to solve a real-world problem.
2. Justifies the selection of different circuit components by calculations.
3. Explores different analog circuit options by using calculations and simulations.
4. Designs the final circuit by using standard symbols and correct connection methods.
5. Simulates the designed circuit to verify the functional requirements.
6. Report is presented to a professional standard by including all workings and circuit outputs.
- Describe the operation of semiconductor devices and basic analog electronic circuit building blocks
- Analyse the operation of analogue and digital electronic circuits by applying industry-standard simulation tools
- Design analog and digital electronic circuits to solve real-world problems by interpreting functional requirements and circuit options
4 Project (applied)
This assessment relates to the design of a circuit to solve a real-world problem by using material covered in the digital portion of the unit. It's mainly a simulation-based task that would be submitted individually by every student and would include a report that details the entire design process. Details of this assessment will be available on Moodle unit website.
Week 12 Monday (29 May 2023) 12:00 am AEST
Submission of a single pdf design report and a single zip file of Multisim simulations as per the instructions of the design task document.
Marked digital design assignment will be released to students after result moderation process.
1. Identifies the most suitable digital components that can be used to design a circuit to solve a real-world problem.
2. Justifies the selection of different circuit components by using logic expressions and truth tables.
3. Explores different digital circuit options by using calculations and simulations.
4. Designs the final circuit by using standard symbols and correct connection methods.
5. Simulates the designed circuit to verify the functional requirements.
5. Report is presented to a professional standard by including all workings and circuit outputs.
- Understand the digital number systems and their hardware implementation in digital information processing systems
- Analyse the operation of analogue and digital electronic circuits by applying industry-standard simulation tools
- Design analog and digital electronic circuits to solve real-world problems by interpreting functional requirements and circuit options
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