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Unit Synopsis
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. Students enrolled in distance mode are required to attend a compulsory Residential School.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisite: ENEE 12014 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School |
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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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 15% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 15% |
| 3. Practical and Written Assessment | 20% |
| 4. Examination | 40% |
| 5. Online Quiz(zes) | 10% |
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%).
Past Exams
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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.
Source: SUTE
The use of a document camera for solving tutorial questions was highly appreciated.
This practice should be continued in future offerings.
This approach was used this term with a webcam due to the unavailability of the document camera.
Source: UC reflection
The difficulty level of the final assessment should be adjusted to align with the expected unit learning outcomes.
The final assessment should be reviewed and adjusted to match the expected level of learning outcomes.
The number of problems in the final assessment was reduced, and some questions were also simplified.
Source: SUTE
Materials should be better aligned with assessment to promote effective learning.
A more direct alignment between learning content and assessment should be established.
Assessment questions were revised to align with the content taught in class.
Source: SUTE
The unit content was extensive, causing class sessions to run over time.
The unit content should be streamlined to ensure class sessions stay within the allocated duration.
Class content was redistributed and simplified to fit within the allocated class time.
Source: SUTE
The relevance of the unit content to the degree should be communicated to students.
The relevance of the unit content to the degree and future career should be explained to students during class.
Some practical applications of the unit concepts and methods were explained to students in class.
Source: SUTE
The unit requirements could be clearer.
More detailed instructions about the unit requirements and assessments should be provided to students in class, as well as the assessment materials.
A lab report template and additional instructions were provided to clearly communicate requirements to students.
Source: SUTE
Assessment feedback for online quizzes should be more detailed to enhance understanding.
Online quiz assessments should provide more descriptive feedback with clear connections to the learning materials.
Online quizzes were enhanced to display correct answers with detailed feedback.
Source: SUTE
The unit assessments effectively supported learning.
The key assessment structure should be maintained.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Some mathematical procedures were abstract and challenging for students.
Additional mathematical support should be recommended or provided for students’ self-learning outside class.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Incorporating more worked examples and real-world applications would improve understanding of the unit’s relevance to essential knowledge, skills, and the engineering degree.
Relevant worked examples and real-world applications should be included in the unit content and explained during class.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Assessment requirements should include more detailed instructions and clearly explained expectations.
Detailed marking rubrics should accompany all assessment tasks.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- 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
Learning outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies and also discipline capabilities. You can find the mapping for this on the Engineering Undergraduate Course website.
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| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Examination | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 5 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | • | |||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
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| 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 | • | • | |||||
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| 5 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | • | |||||||