Course Title: Carry out basic repairs to electronic apparatus by replacement of components
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2010
Course Code: EEET6750C
Course Title: Carry out basic repairs to electronic apparatus by replacement of components
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6083 - Advanced Diploma of Electronics and Communications Engineering
Course Contact: Gita Pendharkar
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254701
Course Contact Email: gita.pendharkar@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Gita Pendharkar
Phone: +613 99254701
Email: gita.pendharkar@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 40
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
UEENEEE002B Dismantle, assemble and fabricate Electrotechnology components
Course Description
This unit deals the replacement of electronic components, cabling and sub systems of electronic apparatus. It encompasses safe working practices, following written and oral instruction and procedures, basic testing and techniques, dismantling and assembling apparatus and disconnecting and reconnecting components.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
UEENEEH002B Carry out basic repairs to electronic apparatus by replacement of components |
Element: |
1. Prepare to repair electronic apparatus. |
Performance Criteria: |
Prepare to repair electronic apparatus. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Classroom tutorial activities are as follows:
• Identifying various electronic components, for example resistors, inductors, capacitors, diodes, transistor, integrated circuits, printed circuit boards, sub-assemblies, and mounting/enclosing, connection and termination hardware.
• Selecting appropriate components and connection devices in accordance to their specification and handling static sensitive components.
• Practical exercise in electronic soldering techniques, for example, lead free soldering
• 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.
• Documenting activities accurately
Teaching Schedule
The topics covered for this course are mentioned below.
1. Introduction to the Course & OHS
2. OH&S Fundamentals
3. Identifying electronic components
4. Manual handling
5. Theory on Handling Static sensitive components like transistors, testing trasistors
6. Handling and identifying ICs
7. Developing PCB
8. continued
9. Soldering Skills
10. Operating laboratory Equipments such as DC Power Supply, Multimeter, AC Power Supply, CRO
11. Replacing components in practical circuits
12. Testing circuits
13. Fault finding & Testing circuits
14. Connecting circuits
15. Revision
16. Practical Assessment
17. Exam Week
18. Exam Week
Teaching schedule for individual groups will be available on the School’s local S drive.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Lecture notes will be available on the local S-drive and DLS .
Overview of Assessment
This is a progressive assessment, the students are required to undertake summative assessments as follows:
A. Practical laboratory assesment
B. Demonstrations, reports
Assessment Tasks
This is a progressive assessment consisting of the following assessments:
35% is allocated to practical exercises (labs)
30% is allocated to written test (theory)
35% is allocated to project (presentation, report and technical understanding of the circuit). Details will be given to the students prior to the project.
Total mark = 100 %
Assessment Matrix
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