Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | ELECTRONICS II | ||||||||||
Course Unit Code | AEEE239 | ||||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 | ||||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||||
Prerequisites | AEEE238 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||||
Course Contents | Operational Amplifiers: The differential Amplifier, Op-Amp characteristics and parameters. Voltage gain, input-output impedance, input offset, slew rate, common mode rejection ratio, Effects of Negative feedback.
Op-Amp Applications: Non-inverting, inverting and summing Amplifiers. Differentiator and integrator. Comparators and Analogue to Digital Flash Converter. Digital to analogue converter using summing amplifiers.
Frequency Response: Open- and closed loop configuration gain and phase response, cut-off frequency, bandwidth, gain-bandwidth product.
Active Filters: Basics of low pass, high pass and band pass, first and second order active filters. Higher-order Active Filter design (Butterworth, Chebychev and Bessel).
Oscillators: Principle of operation of oscillators. Voltage controlled (VCO) oscillators. Operation and applications of the 555 timer in monostable and astable mode. Phase lock loops (PLL). Analogue to digital conversion and Sampling.
Laboratory work: Individual and small group experiments performed with the use of Electronic boards, components, measuring instruments and simulation packages. Experiments include the design, construction on Electronic boards and analysis of the circuits and devices taught in theory. Testing is performed using signal measuring equipment such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes and spectrum analysers. The performance of the designed circuits is also simulated and the results are evaluated and compared with the experimental analysis. | ||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Students are taught the course through lectures (3 hours per week) in classrooms or lectures theatres, by means of traditional tools or using computer demonstration.
Auditory exercises, where examples regarding matter represented at the lectures, are solved and further, questions related to particular open-ended topic issues are compiled by the students and answered, during the lecture or assigned as homework.
Topic notes are compiled by students, during the lecture which serve to cover the main issues under consideration and can also be downloaded from the lecturer’s webpage. Students are also advised to use the subject’s textbook or reference books for further reading and practice in solving related exercises. Tutorial problems are also submitted as homework and these are solved during lectures or privately during lecturer’s office hours. Further literature search is encouraged by assigning students to identify a specific problem related to some issue, gather relevant scientific information about how others have addressed the problem and report this information in written or orally. Laboratory experiments are carried out in small groups and lab reports are required two weeks after the laboratory class resulting in a cumulative mark.
Students are assessed continuously and their knowledge is checked through tests with their assessment weight, date and time being set at the beginning of the semester via the course outline. Students are prepared for final exam, by revision on the matter taught, problem solving and concept testing and are also trained to be able to deal with time constraints and revision timetable. The final assessment of the students is formative and summative and is assured to comply with the subject’s expected learning outcomes and the quality of the course. | ||||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |