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Unit Synopsis
This unit will introduce you to the fundamentals of analog and digital electronics. You will learn the theory of operation commonly used in active and passive electronic components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors, signal & power amplifiers, oscillators, and Op-amps. 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, shift-registers, memory, and multiplexers. You will develop skills in analysing electronic circuits and modelling of analog and digital circuits using industry-standard simulation software packages. During this unit, you will design analog and digital systems for real-world applications and test them in simulation software. This unit will also provide you with an opportunity to further develop their professional skills such as communication, technical writing, and individual presentations. In this unit, you must complete compulsory practical activities. Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for proposed dates.
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: MATH11219 Applied Calculus AND ENEG11009 Fundamentals of Energy and ElectricityImportant 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 | No 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 | 20% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 3. Practical and Written Assessment | 20% |
| 4. Practical and Written Assessment | 20% |
| 5. Practical and Written Assessment | 20% |
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 unit requirements could be clearer.
The unit requirements should be outlined in the first lecture and more descriptive instructions for the design assignment should be provided.
Report templates, mark allocations, and detailed rubrics were provided with each assessment to give students clear guidance and set transparent expectations.
Source: SUTE
It would be useful to provide questions similar to the assessment questions in the learning materials.
The unit materials should be updated to provide students with more practice on contents to be assessed.
Tutorial and laboratory materials were revised to ensure stronger alignment with the assessment tasks.
Source: SUTE
Assessment feedback, especially for the online quizzes could be more descriptive for better understanding.
More descriptive feedback should be given for assessments.
Enhancing online quizzes by offering more detailed feedback on the answers.
Source: SUTE
Some students found it hard to relate the unit contents to the useful knowledge and skills required for the degree.
Connection between the knowledge learned within the unit and the degree and future career should be explained to students within the unit contents.
Connections between unit materials, the electrical engineering degree, and the broader skills required of an electrical engineer were highlighted to students whenever appropriate during class.
Source: SUTE
Progressive implementation of the assessment allowed greater appreciation of the learning content.
This practice should be continued.
Assessments were structured progressively to match the students’ stage of learning throughout the term.
Source: UC's observation
In-class learning checks and assessment reminders improved submission timeliness and reduced the number of extension requests.
This practice should continue.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
There is an opportunity to provide more descriptive feedback on written assessments.
Feedback on written assessments should guide students on how to improve and learn from their mistakes.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Some students would benefit from clearer links between unit materials and the skills required of electrical engineers.
Connections between unit materials and the essential knowledge and skills of electrical engineers should be explicitly highlighted in class whenever relevant.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Describe the operation of semiconductor devices and basic analog electronic circuit building blocks
- Discuss 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 the operation of given analog and digital electronic circuits to validate their operation
- 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
Note: LO refers to the Learning Outcome number(s) which link to the competency and the levels: N – Introductory, I – Intermediate and A - Advanced.
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