Course Title: Undertake basic work activities (Electronics)
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: EEET6393C
Course Title: Undertake basic work activities (Electronics)
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6068 - Advanced Diploma of Computer Science
Course Contact: Alex Malikotsinas
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4714
Course Contact Email: alma@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 120
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This course aims at achieving competence in preparing to undertake, carry out and check the results of basic work activities. The context within which competence is to be achieved is electronics and the underpinning knowledge covered by the course includes occupational health and safety, basic physics concepts, mechanics, electrical theory, science and materials
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
UTENES001CA Undertake basic work activities (Electronics) |
Element: |
Carry out work activities as instructed |
Performance Criteria: |
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Element: |
Check results of completed work activities |
Performance Criteria: |
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Element: |
Prepare to undertake basic work activities |
Performance Criteria: |
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Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
The student must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including online or written tests, practical laboratory activities and a final theory exam.
Teaching Schedule
Weekly Schedule - Semester 1, 2008
Week beginning |
Theory and Practicals |
Assessment tasks |
Week 1 |
Intro. to course, Fundamentals |
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Week 2 |
OH&S |
Short test |
Week 3 |
Basic Concepts: I, V, R & Ohm’s law |
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Week 4 |
Ohm’s law and basic circuits |
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Week 5 |
Using measuring instruments |
Exp 1: Ohm’s Law |
Week 6 |
Circuits/Revision |
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Week 7 |
Test |
Test 1(10%) |
Week 8 |
Factors effecting resistors |
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Week 9 |
Resistors - series and parallel |
Exp 2: Resistors in series and parallel |
Week 10 |
Capacitors |
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Week 11 |
Capacitors |
Exp 3: Capacitors |
Week 12 |
Kirchhoff’s Laws |
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Week 13 |
Kirchhoff’s Laws |
Exp 4: Kirchhoff’s Laws |
Week 14 |
Drawing Circuits |
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Week 15 |
Drawing Circuits |
Exp 5: Your circuit |
Week 16 |
Revision |
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Week 17 Week 18 |
Exam Period |
Semester 1 Final Exam (40%) |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Theory and Laboratory Notes will be provided upon commencement. |
References
D. Giancoli, Physics, Principles with Applications |
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R.A. Serway, Physics for Scientists and Engineers |
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P.E Tippens, Basic Technical Physics |
Other Resources
Materials available on the Learning Hub.
Overview of Assessment
The student must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including online or written tests, practical laboratory activities and a final theory exam.
The assessment will be weighted as follows:
- Evaluation of Practical Folio 50%
- Mid-semester Test 10%
- Final Exam 40%
Assessment Tasks
The student must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including online or written tests, practical laboratory activities and a final theory exam.
Assessment Matrix
Module Tests 10% |
Practical Folio 50% |
Final Theory Exam 40% |
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1. Prepare to undertake basic work activities | √ | √ | √ |
2. Carry out work activities as instructed |
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3 Check results of completed work activity |
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Other Information
There will be two forms of assessment. The first will provide the student with a “Competent” or “Not yet competent” result. The second will be a numerical grade.
“Competent” or “Not yet competent” result:
All the tasks listed below are to be completed to a satisfactory level.
1) OH&S short test
Students will be tested on their understanding of OH&S policies and procedures that are related to the electronics and physics area.
2) Drawing circuits project
Using a computer program (Visio), students are to draw a circuit diagram and then physically construct it in the laboratory.
3) Practical Folio: This folio contains the results of, discussion and analysis of the results, and answers to questions on all the experiments conducted throughout the year. It must be submitted for evaluation at the request of the teacher at regular intervals during the semester. The presentation and content of the folio must be of a satisfactory standard to obtain a “Competent” result for the folio.
Numerical grading:
Each semester will be graded separately and then combined at the end of the year.
1) Evaluation of Practical Folio 50%
2) Mid-semester Test 10%
3) Final exam 40%
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