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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | ||||||||
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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. |