EGB348 Electronics

Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Gardens Point, Internal

Overview

Electronic devices and circuits are the building blocks of most electrical and computing devices. In this unit, you will identify the characteristics and operation of discrete and integrated circuit semiconductor devices, including diodes, transistors and op amps. You will learn how they are combined into circuits to perform useful operations on signals, such as amplification, filtering or switching. This unit also introduces digital electronics, including devices such as logic gates and flip-flops, and combinational logic, and digital circuit design.

This unit is an Intermediate Electrical Option, which builds on basic electrical circuit theory learned in EGB120. It forms the foundation for later units in Advanced Electronics and Power Electronics.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Compose a technical report on an electronic engineering project at a developed level
2. Perform as a team member to complete a practical electronic design exercise at a developed level.
3. Analyse and apply the theory and concepts of analogue and digital electronics at a developed level.
4. Solve electronic engineering system problems using analogue and digital design principles, and evaluate using simulation tools, at a developed level.

Content

Learning Approaches

This unit integrates theory and practice through problem based learning and practical applied activities. Lectures will provide the theoretical knowledge base and will include examples and applications. This will be supported by tutorials, where you will work through applied problem solving tasks. In addition, in weekly Computer Labs, you will gain insight into circuit operation through simulation with Spice.

The unit also places a strong emphasis on practical laboratory based learning, with four 2 hour laboratory practicals. You will work in groups to design, build, test and analyse the results of circuit building blocks with design challenge questions to accompany each experiment (in your workbook).

1. Diode Characteristics
2. Transistor Characteristics
3. Field Effect Transistors
4. Introduction to Operational Amplifier Circuits
5. Op Amp Circuit Design and Operation
6. Digital Logic

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

You will receive feedback on your progress in the quizzes throughout the semester, in the form of guidance on how to solve the quiz problems. You will receive written feedback for the Workbook. Formative practice and feedback on exam related concepts will also be covered in tutorials. Additional feedback on a group or individual basis will also be available through appointment with a member of the teaching team.

Assessment

Overview

Assessment will consist of a series of quizzes throughout the semester, a lab workbook, and a final exam.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Quizzes

You will undertake multiple problem based quizzes throughout the semester, which will remain open for approximately one week.

Assessment: Workbook

Several laboratory experiments will run during semester. You will keep a workbook which records all preparation, experimental setup, experimental results, and analysis and discussion of results. The workbook will include a related design challenge question with each experiment.

Assessment: Examination (written)

A set of questions on major concepts and problem solving from all the unit material.

“On Campus invigilated Exam. If campus access is restricted at the time of the central examination period/due date, an alternative, which may be a timed online assessment, will be offered. Individual students whose circumstances prevent their attendance on campus will be provided with an alternative assessment approach.”

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.

Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Resources

Risk Assessment Statement

You will undertake lectures and tutorials in the traditional classrooms and lecture theatres. As such, there are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with these components of the unit.

You will have to do practical work for the several laboratory practical experiments in the laboratory under the supervision of technical staff of the School. You will be advised of requirements of safe and responsible behaviour and will be required to wear appropriate protective clothing (e.g. closed shoes). You will undergo a health and safety induction before being allowed access to laboratories.

QUT has a formal risk assessment process which can be used to determine the types or risks and how you should handle them.

Standards/Competencies

This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.

Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer

1: Knowledge and Skill Base

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2: Engineering Application Ability

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3: Professional and Personal Attributes

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Course Learning Outcomes

EN01 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

1. Engage stakeholders professionally and communicate the outcomes of your work effectively to expert and non-expert audiences using appropriate modes.
   Relates to: ULO1, Workbook
2. Display leadership, creativity, and initiative in both self-directed and collaborative contexts of professional engineering practice.
   Relates to: ULO2, Workbook
3. Demonstrate coherent knowledge and skills of physical, mathematical, statistical, computer, and information sciences that are fundamental to professional engineering practice.
   Relates to: ULO3, Quizzes, Workbook, Examination (written)
4. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of one engineering discipline, its research directions, and its application in contemporary professional engineering practice.
   Relates to: ULO4, Quizzes, Workbook, Examination (written)

EV01 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

1. Engage stakeholders professionally and communicate the outcomes of your work effectively to expert and non-expert audiences using appropriate modes.
   Relates to: Workbook
2. Display leadership, creativity, and initiative in both self-directed and collaborative contexts of professional engineering practice.
   Relates to: Workbook
3. Demonstrate coherent knowledge and skills of physical, mathematical, statistical, computer, and information sciences that are fundamental to professional engineering practice.
   Relates to: Quizzes, Workbook, Examination (written)
4. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of one engineering discipline, its research directions, and its application in contemporary professional engineering practice.
   Relates to: Quizzes, Workbook, Examination (written)