CQUniversity Unit Profile.

The unit includes six online quizzes designed to assess students’ understanding of material covered in the two weeks preceding each quiz. Each quiz contains multiple-choice and short calculation questions. There is no time limit, and multiple attempts are allowed. For each attempt, the system randomly selects questions from a question bank. The final quiz mark is calculated as the average of all attempts, enabling students to improve their performance through subsequent attempts.

Each quiz opens two weeks before its closing date, and all attempts must be completed within this period. Students are strongly advised to review the relevant learning materials before attempting each quiz. Collectively, the six quizzes contribute 40% to the final unit mark, and students must achieve a minimum overall score of 50% across all quizzes to pass the unit.

Quizzes 1 to 6 are due on the Thursday of Weeks 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13, respectively.

AI ASSESSMENT SCALE - NO AI
You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This assessment is exempt from the 72-hour submission grace period and must be completed by the stated submission date/time.
 

Correct numerical answer or selection of the best answer among the available multiple-choice options.

The laboratory for this unit will be conducted around mid-term during the residential school at multiple campuses. Students must nominate and register their preferred residential school campus on the unit Moodle by the end of Week 3. Details of the venue and residential school timetable are available on the unit Moodle at the start of the term.

The laboratory covers analog electronics topics, including diodes, rectifiers, bipolar junction transistors, and operational amplifiers. Laboratory instructions and marking rubrics are provided in the laboratory document available on the unit Moodle. The laboratory is a compulsory learning and assessment activity. Students are encouraged to work in groups of up to five, with one laboratory report submitted per group by the due date.

Each student’s laboratory mark is calculated from two components: the group report mark and an individual scaling factor. The report mark is the mark given to the report and common to all group members, while the individual scaling factor can vary among the group's members from 0 to 100% and is determined as the average of peer assessments, including self-assessment. Each student must complete a confidential online peer assessment on the unit Moodle to evaluate individual contributions. Failure to submit a valid peer assessment will result in a 50% reduction of the peer assessment component for the student concerned.

Students with prior electronics experience who are confident in completing the laboratory work without supervision may apply to undertake the laboratory at home. This option, however, requires prior approval from the unit coordinator. For consideration, students must contact the unit coordinator before the end of Week 3 to discuss their intentions, skills, and experience for assessment.

AI ASSESSMENT SCALE - NO AI
You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This assessment is exempt from the 72-hour submission grace period and must be completed by the stated submission date/time.

1. Connect electronic components correctly using pin diagrams, power requirements, and connection procedures.
2. Test electronic devices with appropriate laboratory test equipment.
3. Troubleshoot electronic circuits using suitable procedures and laboratory test equipment.
4. Use simulation software to analyse electronic circuits.
5. Obtain accurate simulation and measurement results.
6. Report results clearly, neatly, and professionally, including all necessary technical information and diagrams.

This assessment involves designing a circuit to address a real-world problem using concepts from both analog and digital electronics. It is a simulation-based design, submitted individually as a single design report. The report must include system requirement analysis, design of individual sub-circuits, and integration of these sub-circuits into a fully functional system that meets the design specifications. Detailed assessment instructions are available in the design task description document available on the unit Moodle.

AI ASSESSMENT SCALE - AI PLANNING
You may use AI for planning, idea development, and research. Your final submission should show how you have developed and refined these ideas.

1. Develop a circuit solution that meets real-world operational requirements.
2. Use a modular design approach by breaking the circuit into functional blocks.
3. Design each functional block using concepts learned in the unit.
4. Select suitable electronic components for implementing each functional block.
5. Justify component selection through relevant analysis.
6. Explore circuit options using calculations and simulations.
7. Integrate functional blocks to design the final circuit.
8. Simulate the final circuit to verify functionalities against the design specifications.
9. Present design and operational results clearly, correctly, and in accordance with the industry standards, including all necessary technical details, diagrams, symbols, and circuit representations.