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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Electrical and Electronic Design
Reference EN1562 Version 4
Created February 2024 SCQF Level SCQF 7
Approved March 2021 SCQF Points 15
Amended April 2024 ECTS Points 7.5

Aims of Module
To provide the student with a strong foundation and understanding of common electrical and electronic circuits, systems and techniques used in industrial environments and sensor systems.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Describe types of signals and analogue devices commonly found in electronics.
2 Identify basic circuits used in analogue and switching electronics.
3 Apply practical skills in the areas of analogue circuit construction, testing and signal analysis.
4 Present technical reports from focused lab-based experiments and wider self-investigation.

Indicative Module Content
Analogue: Introduction to semiconductor devices used in routine analogue circuits: diodes, op-amps, bi-polar junction transistors, field effect transistors, etc. Overview of common signals used in electronics and analysis of signals from fundamentals. Introduction to analogue concepts: bandwidth, gain/attenuation, single-ended/differential signals, waveform limiting/shaping, feedback, rectification/regulation, device modelling and noise. General outline of analogue circuit application areas. Digital: Boolean algebra, truth tables and Karnaugh maps. Synthesis and analysis of basic combinatorial circuits. Sequential logic, flip-flops, registers and counters.

Module Delivery
This is a lecture based course supplemented with tutorial sessions, laboratory exercises and directed study.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 60 N/A
Non-Contact Hours 90 N/A
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 150 N/A
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Examination Weighting: 50% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2
Description: Closed book assessed tutorials or online quizzes.
Component 2
Type: Coursework Weighting: 50% Outcomes Assessed: 3, 4
Description: Portfolio of evidence logbook

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
The module has 2 components and to gain an overall pass a minimum D grade must be achieved in each component. The component weighting is as follows: C1 is worth 50% and C2 is worth 50%.
Coursework:
Coursework: A B C D E F NS
A A A B B E E
B A B B C E E
C B B C C E E
D B C C D E E
E E E E E E F
F E E E E F F
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module None.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
An Indicative Bibliography will normally reference the latest edition of a text. In some cases, older editions are equally useful for students and therefore, those are the editions that may be stocked.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 FLOYD, T.L., 2015. Digital Fundamentals. 11th ed. Harlow: Pearson.
2 BEARDS, P., 2002. Analog and Digital Electronics. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
3 BIRD, J.O., 2017. Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology. 6th ed. Abingdon: Routledge.
4 Sergio Franco, 2009, Electric Circuits Fundamentals.
5 STOREY, N., 2013. Electronics: a Systems Approach. 5th ed. Harlow: Pearson.

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