Electronics Engineering Fundamentals

Electronics engineering fundamentals (280 - 15079)
Study: Bachelor in Energy Engineering
Semester 2/Spring Semester
2nd Year Course/Lower Division

Please note: this course is cross-listed under the majority of engineering departments. Students should select the course from the department that best fits their area of study.

STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE COMPLETED:

Calculus I
Calculus II
Physics

Competences and Skills that will be Acquired and Learning Results:

- To know the purpose and operation of analog and digital electronic systems
- To be able to use electronic instrumentation and test circuits with it
- To know and use major electronic components

Description of Contents/Course Description:

The subject involves the following activities:
- Part 1 (theory/problems): Digital electronics, electronic circuits and instrumentation, and RC filters.
- Part 2 (theory/problems): Diodes, transistors, operational amplifiers and A/D and D/A converters.
- 4 lab sessions (laboratory).
- Lab practice Individual Exam.

The student must fulfill the below requirement to have the option to pass the subject:
- To obtain a minimum score of 3 out of 10 (3points/10points) on each part of the subject (Part 1 and Part 2).

The student must fulfill the below requirements to obtain a score related to his/her continuous assessment process:
- To do the Partial Exam of the subject (Part 1) that will be held during the semester.
- The attendance to the lab sessions is MANDATORY.
- To obtain a minimum score of 3 out of 10 (3points/10points) in the Lab Practice Individual Exam. This exam is MANDATORY.

The Final Exam has two differentiated parts (Part 1 and Part 2). The student will be exempt from being evaluated of Part 1 (theory/problems) within the Final Exam if his/her score on the Partial Exam was greater than or equal to 5 points/10 points.

ORDINARY EXAM
If the student fulfills the requirements to obtain a score related to his/her continuous assessment process, the final score will be obtained from:
35% Partial Exam.
- 15% Lab sessions.
- 10% Lab practice Individual Exam.
- 40% Final Exam.
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If the student failed to fulfill any of the requirements to obtain a continuous assessment score, the score (outside the continuous assessment process) will be obtained from:
- 15% Lab sessions.
- 10% Lab practice Individual Exam.
- 60% Final Exam.

RETAKE EXAM
The student that fulfills the requirements to obtain a score related to his/her continuous assessment process, maintains the same evaluation criteria than in ordinary exam, where the Final Exam refers to the retake exam.
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If the student failed to fulfill any of the requirements to obtain a continuous assessment score, the score (outside the continuous assessment process) will be obtained only with the Final Exam (100%) from:

- 45% Part 1.
- 55% Part 2.
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The student that fulfills the requirements to obtain a score related to his/her continuous assessment process, will be scored with the better of the two options above.

Learning Activities and Methodology:

- Theory classes (large group), problem resolutions classes (small groups), individual tutorials and student personal homework; oriented to theoretical knowledge acquisition.

- Laboratory practices and problems resolution classes in small groups, individual tutorials and student personal homework; oriented to practical knowledge related with the fields of the course.

- Computer sessions in small groups using CAD tools for electronics circuits simulations. The goal of these sessions is to encourage the use of the CAD tools to complement the theoretical-practical learning during the course.

Assessment System:

The subject involves the following activities:
- Part 1 (theory/problems): Digital electronics, electronic circuits and instrumentation, and RC filters.
- Part 2 (theory/problems): Diodes, transistors, operational amplifiers and A/D and D/A converters.
- 4 lab sessions (laboratory).
- Lab practice Individual Exam.

ORDINARY EXAM
The student must fulfill the below requirement to pass the subject:
To obtain a minimum score of 3 out of 10 (3points/10points) on each part of the subject (Part 1 and Part 2).

The student must fulfill the below requirements to obtain a score related to his/her continuous assessment process:
To do the Partial Exam of the subject that will be held during the semester.
The attendance to the lab sesssions is MANDATORY.
To obtain a minimum score of 3 out of 10 (3points/10points) in the Lab Practice Individual Exam. This exam is MANDATORY.

If the student fulfills the above requirements, the final score will be obtained from:
- 35% Partial Exam.
- 15% Lab sessions.
- 10% Lab practice Individual Exam.
- 40% Final Exam.

The Final Exam has two differentiated parts (Part 1 and Part 2). The student will be exempt from being evaluated of Part 1 (theory/problems) within the Final Exam if his/her score on the Partial Exam was greater than or equal to 5 points/10 points.

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If the student failed to fulfill any of the requirements to obtain a continuous assessment score, the score (outside the continuous assessment process) will be obtained from:
- 15% Lab sessions.
- 10% Lab practice Individual Exam.
- 60% Final Exam (a minimum score of 3 points/10 points on each part is required.

RETAKE EXAM

The student must fulfill the below requirement to pass the subject:
- To obtain a minimum score of 3 out of 10 (3points/10points) on each part of the subject (Part 1 and Part 2).

The student must fulfill the below requirements to obtain a score related to his/her continuous assessment process:
- To do the Partial Exam of the subject that will be held during the semester.
- The attendance to the lab sessions is MANDATORY.
- To obtain a minimum score of 3 out of 10 (3points/10points) in the Lab Practice Individual Exam. This exam is MANDATORY.

The final score will be given by the best-score obtained from the following two approaches:

Continuous assessment process:
- 35% Part 1 (*).
- 15% Lab sessions.
- 10% Lab practice Individual Exam.
- 40% Part 2 (*).

Or, alternatively:
- 45% Part 1 (*).
- 55% Part 2 (*).
(*) Related to the retake exam.

Basic Bibliography:

Thomas L. Floyd.. Digital Fundamentals. Pearson Prentice Hall..
Thomas L. Floyd.. Electronic Devices. Pearson Prentice Hall..
Thomas L. Floyd.. Electric Circuits Fundamentals . Pearson Prentice Hall..