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MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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Module Title | |||
Introduction to Industrial Electronics | |||
Reference | EN2511 | Version | 5 |
Created | August 2021 | SCQF Level | SCQF 8 |
Approved | August 2016 | SCQF Points | 15 |
Amended | August 2021 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
Aims of Module | |||
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To enable students to have an awareness of common electronic circuits, systems and techniques used for measurement and control in industrial environments. |
Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
1 | Describe types of industrial measurements, sensors and devices. |
2 | Apply basic electrical circuit theorems. |
3 | Design and analyse common types of analogue and digital circuits. |
4 | Report on observations made on electronic circuits. |
Indicative Module Content |
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- Application of theorems to analyse circuits. - Techniques for measuring physical parameters. - Design of basic sensor circuits. - Signal rectification and associated circuits. - Characteristics of: op amps, diodes and logic gates. - Flip flops and counters. - Numbering systems. - DAC/ADC conversion. |
Module Delivery |
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This is a lecture based course supplemented with tutorial sessions, laboratory exercises and directed study. |
Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
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Contact Hours | 36 | 36 |
Non-Contact Hours | 114 | 114 |
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |   |   |
ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
Component 1 | |||||
Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 30% | Outcomes Assessed: | 4 |
Description: | Report. | ||||
Component 2 | |||||
Type: | Examination | Weighting: | 70% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
Description: | Online quiz assessments. |
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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 30% and C2 is worth 70%. | ||||||||
Coursework: | ||||||||
Examination: | A | B | C | D | E | F | NS | |
A | A | A | B | B | E | E | ||
B | B | B | B | C | E | E | ||
C | B | C | C | C | E | E | ||
D | C | C | D | D | E | E | ||
E | E | E | E | E | E | F | ||
F | F | F | F | F | F | F | ||
NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
Module Requirements | |
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Prerequisites for Module | None. |
Corequisites for module | None. |
Precluded Modules | None. |
ADDITIONAL NOTES |
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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 | |
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1 | JACOB, J.M., 1988. Industrial Control Electronics, Applications and Design. Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice Hall. |
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. |