Unit information: Application of Electronics in 2022/23

Unit name	Application of Electronics
Unit code	EENG16200
Credit points	10
Level of study	C/4
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Professor. Dahnoun
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	None
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	None
Units you may not take alongside this one
School/department	School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Unit Information

An introduction to the application of analogue and digital electronic systems for non-electrical engineering students. The aim is to develop students' high-level knowledge and skills to enable them to be effective specifiers and users of analogue and digital subsystems, electrical/electronic sensors and actuators. It also provides a basic understanding of electrical power. The unit consists of lectures, example classes, and labs. Students will gain theoretical as well as hands-on experience of both analogue and digital aspects of electronics.

Your learning on this unit

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. list the basic functions and elements of electrical and electronic systems
2. explain terms such as range, resolution, accuracy, precision, linearity and sensitivity
3. describe the role of sensors and the interface between typical sensors and electronic instruments
4. describe the characteristics of electric sources
5. describe the DC and AC electrical voltage and current
6. describe the characteristics of resistors, capacitors and inductors
7. explain the concept of weak signal amplification and the key specifications of signal amplifiers
8. have a knowledge of different types of amplifiers
9. carry out simple calculations relating to amplifiers
10. describe typical filter characteristics in terms of amplitude response
11. design simple networks using resistors and reactive components to form analogue filters
12. describe and apply binary arithmetic
13. describe and apply Boolean algebra for the design of digital circuits
14. apply Pulse Width Modulation to control motors, servers or other electronic devices
15. select the appropriate ADC/DAC converters for an application.
16. understand sampling and aliasing effect
17. compare Analogue and Digital Filtering
18. compare various processors such CPUs, DSPs and GPUs

How you will learn

Lectures and Laboratory classes

How you will be assessed

Two quizzes on Analogue laboratory activities, 2*7.5% (ILOs 2,3, 7, 8, 9)

One quiz on Digital laboratory activities, 15% (ILOs 12-14)

Exam (2 hours), 70% (All ILOs)

Resources

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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.