FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONICS – 30121 Module ...

FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONICS – 30121 Module Specification: Prerequisite: For the proper development of the subject Fundamentals of Electronics, students should have already attended or been studying the subject of Introduction to Electrical Circuits. The students must have passed the subjects of Physics and Chemistry. Learning outcomes: This subject develops and applies the fundamentals of electronic technology in order to deepen the understanding of electronic devices that are part of the technologies that surround us. In order to pass the subject, the student should meet the following requirements: 1. Identify the applications and functions of electronics in Engineering. 2. Recognise basic electronic components and devices used for different electronic functions. 3. Be able to use basic techniques for analysing analogue and digital electronic circuits. 4. Be able to design analogue and digital electronic circuits at block level. 5. Be able to manage the tools in a basic electronics laboratory and use electronic simulation tools.

Course outline: Lesson 1: Semiconductors. The diode. Lesson 2: Bipolar transistors. Lesson 3: Unipolar transistors. Lesson 4: Operational Amplifiers. Lesson 5: Digital Systems (Sequential and Combinational). Lesson 6: Introduction to programmable devices and hardware description languages.

Assessment: 1 Practical tasks (30%). These tasks include laboratory practice and problem solving. To pass the subject the student must obtain a final grade in the laboratory of at least a 5. 2 A theoretical-practical test (70%). In each of the theoretical and practical written tests, students must obtain a grade of at least a 5 to pass the subject.

Teaching Activities: The learning process designed for this subject is based on the following activities: lectures by the teaching faculty; resolution of problems and exercises in the classroom; resolution of problems by students individually outside class and laboratory assignments. More details concerning content will be available to students at the beginning of the course on the ADD website via: http://moodle.unizar.es.

Contact: Dr Mariola Peláez (e-mail: mdpelaez at unizar.es)