Course Title: Terminate and connect components, conductors, wiring and cables for electronic circuits
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2011
Course Code: EEET6762C
Course Title: Terminate and connect components, conductors, wiring and cables for electronic circuits
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6083 - Advanced Diploma of Electronics and Communications Engineering
Course Contact: William Lau
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254703
Course Contact Email: william.lau@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Andrew Kim
Phone: +61 3 9925 4295
Email: andrew.kim@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 40
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 unit covers the implementation, performance and evaluation of component connections and terminations of conductors, wiring, cables, and other recognised mediums. It encompasses implementing reliable termination and connection processes, working to specifications, safe use of connection and termination tools, safe use of termination and/or soldering devices, selection and placement of components, termination and connection preparation, termination and connection techniques, and evaluating termination and connection work.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
UEENEEH070B Terminate and connect components, conductors, wiring and cables for electronic circuits |
Element: |
1. Prepare to implement connection/termination processes that include components, conductors, wiring and cables for electronic circuits. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Prepare to implement connection/termination processes that include components, conductors, wiring and cables for electronic circuits. 2.1 Established OHS risk control measures and procedures for carrying out the work are followed.
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Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Workshop activities which include the following tasks:
• Selecting appropriate components, termination and connection devices in accordance to their specification.
• Practical exercise in electronic soldering techniques
• Practical work/ project in replacing electronic components or repair associated cabling correctly and making reliable terminations and connections in accordance with industry standards.
• Evaluating reliability of termination and connection work.
• Provide solutions for non-compliant work
• Documenting activities accurately
Teaching Schedule
This Electronic Workshop cluster includes OHTH5465 (UEENEEE017B)
Week number Topic Delivered
1 Introduction of OH&S for electronics workshop practice
UEENEEH070B Elements: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1,5, 1.6, 1.7
UEENEEE017B Elements: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
2 Electronic soldering equipment and techniques
UEENEEH070B Elements: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1,5, 1.6, 1.7
UEENEEE017B Elements: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
3 Workshop hazards and safety associated with soldering
• Quality concepts
• Electronic soldering equipment
• The soldering process
• Lead free solder
UEENEEH070B Elements: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1,5, 1.6, 1.7
UEENEEE017B Elements: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
4 Printed circuit board soldering techniques
UEENEEH070B Elements: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1,5, 1.6, 1.7
UEENEEE017B Elements: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
5 Soldering practices
UEENEEH070B Elements: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2,4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
UEENEEE017B Elements: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
6 Electronic component mounting
• Solder rework of printed circuit boards.
• Faulty solder joints
UEENEEH070B Elements: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2,4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
UEENEEE017B Elements: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
7 Soldering electronic cables
UEENEEH070B Elements: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2,4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
UEENEEE017B Elements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
8 • Soldering multistrand, ribbon and coaxial cables
• Effects and prevention of electrostatic discharge (ESD)
UEENEEH070B Elements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
UEENEEE017B Elements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
9 Electronic component basics
UEENEEH070B Elements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
UEENEEE017BElements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
10-12 • Types of components
• The physical features and primary characteristic of components
• Marking and codes on components
• Handling static sensitive components
UEENEEH070B Elements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
UEENEEE017B Elements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
13 Written assessment
UEENEEH070B Elements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
UEENEEE017B Elements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
14 Test Equipment:
• range and purpose
• test equipment
• requirements of Standards
UEENEEH070B Elements: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
UEENEEE017B Elements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
15 Cable types and terminations
UEENEEH070B Elements: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
UEENEEE017B Elements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
16 Performance copper Cables:
• Coaxial cable termination
• Twisted pair voice and data cables
• Insulation displacement (IDC) termination
• Colour codes
• Terminating performance cables
UEENEEH070B Elements 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4:
UEENEEE017B Elements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
17 • Harness wiring
• Circuit diagrams:
• Circuit diagram conventions
• Draw circuit diagrams
• Circuit diagram symbols
• Circuit connections
UEENEEH070B Elements: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
UEENEEE017B Elements: 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2
18 Course review and feedback
UEENEEH070B Elements: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
UEENEEE017B Elements: 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
This is a progressive assessment, the students are required to undertake summative assessments as follows:
• Practical demonstration in simulated workplace activities
• Written assessment task
Assessment Tasks
Week number Assessment Task
4 Soldering practice1 - 20%
8 Soldering practice2- 10%
13 Electronic components written assessment – 30%
16 Application of basis test equipment – 10%
17 Construction of Electronic circuits- 30%
This course is graded using the following course grades-
CHD- Competent with High Distinction
CDI- Competent with Distinction
CC- Competent with Credit
CAG- Competency Achieved - Graded
NYC- Not Yet Competent
DNS- Did Not Submit for Assessment.
Make sure you understand the special consideration policy available at -
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
This course provides for hardware assembly and soldering for use in EEET-6750C,Basic Electronics and EEET-6745C/EEET-6744C Microprocessors Fundamentals.
This course is delivered in a cluster (Electronic Workshops) in conjunction with "OHTH5465C Implement and monitor OHS policies and procedures" All the learning and assessment activities will include the components of both UEENEEE017B and UEENEEH070B.
In this cluster, minimum student directed hours are 26 in addition to 34 scheduled teaching hours.
Student directed hours involve completing activities such as reading online resources, assignments, preparation work, individual student-teacher course-related consultation and writing reports.
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