IRE20012 Electronics (Spring 2024)

Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:
10
Responsible department:
Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering and Economics
Course Leader:
Manikandan Palanichamy
Teaching language:
English
Duration:
½ year

The course is connected to the following study programs

Compulsory course in Bachelor of Engineering, Study Programme: Digital electronics

Recommended requirements

It is recommended that the student has passed exams in the subject: IRE10521 Electrical Circuits, or equivalent.

Lecture Semester

2nd semester (spring).

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge

The student has basic knowledge of

  • elektrical circuits

  • active and passive components

  • circuit analysis and calculation methods

Skills

The student

  • performs calculations and simulations on electronic circuits

  • designs simple electronic circuits

  • connects, measures and evaluates results from practical laboratory work as well as simulations

  • reads and understands electronic connection forms

  • reads, understands and prepares documentation for electronic circuits

Generell competence

The student

  • communicates with other professionals using relevant terminology

  • understands the use of electronics in practical life

Content

The following theme will be highlighted:

  • Diodes and diode circuits.

  • Amplifiers with bipolar transistors and field effect transistors.

  • Circuits with ideal operational amplifiers.

  • Filters. 

  • Oscillators

  • Multivibrators

  • Frequency considerations.

  • Laplace calculus

  • Calculations and simulations.

Forms of teaching and learning

The teaching is conducted as lectures, theoretical exercises and practical assignments in the laboratory.

Workload

250-300 hours

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

  • Ca. 5 approved laboratory exercises

  • Minimum 5 approved assignments

Work requirements must be approved before the students can attend the exam.

Examination

Written exam, individual. Duration: 4 hours   

Permitted aids: Calculator, with empty memory, which can not count symbolically or communicate wirelessly and brought personal formula collection (10 sheets). 

Grade rules A to F are used 

Examiners

One internal and one external examiner or two internal examiner.

Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams

Re-sit examination will be undertaken early the following semester.

Course evaluation

Continous evaluation of the teaching during the semester in which evaluation method is agreed upon between the teacher (-s) and students.

Written final evaluation of the course.

Literature

The current reading list for 2024 Spring can be found in Leganto
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