Course Title: Solve problems in electronic circuits

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2011

Course Code: EEET6761C

Course Title: Solve problems in electronic circuits

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6083 - Advanced Diploma of Electronics and Communications Engineering

Course Contact: Rand Gorgis

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4378

Course Contact Email: rand.gorgis@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Gita Pendharkar

Phone:  +613 99254701

Email: gita.pendharkar@rmit.edu.au

 Ganesh Naik

Phone: +613 9925 4252

Email: ganesh.naik@rmit.edu.au  

Nominal Hours: 100

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 competency standard unit covers determining correct operation of single source parallel and series-parallel circuits and providing solutions as they apply to various electronic work functions. It encompasses working safely, problem solving procedures, including the use of voltage, current and resistance measuring devices, providing solutions derived from measurements and calculations to predictable problems in multiple path circuit.

Note: The skills and knowledge described in this unit requires a
licence to practice in the workplace where plant and
equipment is directly connected to installation wiring that
operates at voltage above 50 V a.c. or 120 V d.c


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

UEENEEH069B Solve problems in electronic circuits

Element:

1. Prepare to work on electronic circuits
2  Solve electronic circuit problems
3. Complete work and document problem solving activities

Performance Criteria:

1.1 OHS procedures for a given work area are obtained and understood.
1.2 OHS risk control work preparation measures and procedures are followed.
1.3 The nature of the circuit(s) problem is obtained from documentation or from work supervisor to establish the scope of work to be undertaken.
1.4 Advice is sought from the work supervisor to ensure the work is coordinated effectively with others.
1.5 Sources of materials that may be required for the work are established in accordance with established procedures.
1.6 Tools, equipment and testing devices needed to carry out the work are obtained and checked for correct operation and safety.
2.1 OHS risk control work measures and procedures are followed.
2.2 The need to test or measure live is determined in strict accordance with OHS requirements and when necessary conducted within established safety
procedures.
2.3 Circuits are checked as being isolated where necessary in strict accordance OHS requirements and procedures.
2.4 Established methods are used to solving circuit problems from measure and calculated values as they apply to electronic circuit.
2.5 Unexpected situations are dealt with safely and with the approval of an authorised person.
2.6 Problems are solved without unnecessary damage to apparatus, circuits, the surrounding environment or services and using sustainable energy practices.
3.1 OHS work completion risk control measures and procedures are followed.
3.2 Work site is cleaned and made safe in accordance with established procedures.
3.3 Justification for solutions used to solve circuit problems is documented.
3.4 Work completion is documented and an appropriate person or persons notified in accordance with established procedures.


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Classroom tutorial activities to consolidate the theory of concepts
Practical activities applied, with problem solving and related questions to develop skills in safe testing.
Projects may be undertaken as part of a team or individual basis.
Participate in individual and team problem solving scenarios/role plays/ case studies and participate in supervised workshop practice in simulated workplace environment dealing with a range of practical exercises related to:
• DC series and parallel circuit
• Electrical circuit construction, measurement and testing
• Design and construction of DC circuits, development of testing procedure to verify the performance specification. Specifications will be provided.
• Measure of the period, frequency, peak-to-peak and rms. value of a sinusoidal voltage waveform.
• The skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a license to practice in the workplace where plant and equipment is directly connected to installation wiring that operates at voltage above 50 V a.c. or 120 V d.c.


Teaching Schedule

Week Number Date  Topic Delivered Assessment Task
1   OH&S
Basic Electrical Concepts
voltage, charge, current, resistance, conductance, power, losses and efficiency
Introduction to Lab Equipment.
safety and behaviour in lab;
calculations units of measurement, Systems SI Powers of Ten, Conversion between different prefix
2   Basic Electrical Concepts
Work, energy and power
Resistor’s colour code
fixed and variable resistors
Linear and Non-linear resistors
Open and short circuit
Resistor power rating 		Tutorial # 1
Resistor colour coding
3   Practical electric circuits
Single supply source with a load and circuit protection
Circuit protection devices 		Tutorial # 2
Measurement technique using analogue and digital meters

4   Practical electric circuits
Ohm’s law
Series resistive circuit connection
Lab #1 
5  

Practical electric circuits

Parallel resistive circuit connection
Current calculation
Voltage calculation

Lab #2
6   Parallel resistive circuit connection
Circuit power calculation
Kirchoff’s voltage and current law

Tutorial # 3
7   Series- Parallel Circuits
Current Calculations
Voltage calculations
Power calculations
Lab # 4
8   Electromagnetic induction
Faraday’s Law
Lab # 5
9   Lenz’s law
Practical application of electromagnetic induction
10  


Introduction to Inductors
Inductors specifications
Hazards in inductive circuits
Commercially available inductors

 
11  

Introduction to Capacitors

Capacitors specifications

 Tutorial # 4
12  

AC Fundamentals
Measurement of AC quantities

Calculating peak-to-peak, instantaneous value, average and RMS values,

Tutorial # 5
13  

AC Fundamentals
Frequency and phase angle (lead/lag) of sine waveforms

 Lab 6
14   Periodic voltage, current, phase angle and waveforms.
 
15   Revision for Theory Exam  
16   Practical Assessment  
17    Assessment Week
18    Assessment Week
     
     








Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Introductory Circuit Analysis
By: Robert L. Boylestad

0-13-173044-4

References


Other Resources

Tutorial and Laboratory Instruction sheets will be available online (using Online Learning Hub) and student’s local drive


Overview of Assessment

This is a progressive assessment, the students are required to undertake summative assessments as follows:
A. Practical laboratories
B. Written reports for the laboratories
C. Written Assessments / Project


Assessment Tasks

1. Practical Assessment (30%)
The students will be required to do a laboratory individually as a part of practical assessment. Each student will be given a separate laboratory and will be asked to complete it independently.

2. Final Exam (70%)
Theoretical concept covered in the course will be assessed by a written exam. 



Assessment Matrix

 Competency National Code  Competency Title  Cluster Title Assessment Types
lab Assignment Project/
Presentation		 Test Industrial
practice
UEENEEE069B Solve problems in electronic circuits Electrical Fundamentals  X   X X  
 

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