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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Analog Electronics

  • Unit Code

    ENS2457

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit, students are provided with the background theory needed to understand the operation of basic analog electronic circuitssuch as rectifiers, signal shapers, single and multi-stage amplifiers, and operational amplifiers. Students will also learn the principles of operation, modeling, and application of analog electronic devices.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from ENS1253

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ENS2258

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse fundamental circuit structures based on operational amplifiers.
  2. Analyse the operation of rectifiers, diode based signal shaping circuits, single and multi-stage amplifiers, and voltage and current regulators.
  3. Apply discrete and integrated semiconductor devices in basic electronic circuits.
  4. Design and implement single-stage amplifiers, rectifiers, and voltage and current regulators.

Unit Content

  1. Characteristics and parameters of amplifiers.
  2. Circuits with semiconductor diodes: rectifiers and signal shaping circuits.
  3. Differential amplifiers. The operational amplifier and its basic applications.
  4. Multi-stage transistor amplifiers.
  5. Review of the characteristics and equivalent circuits of analog electronic devices.
  6. Single-stage transistor amplifiers with bipolar and unipolar transistors.
  7. Voltage and current regulators and their characteristics.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestMid-semester test20%
Laboratory Work ^Laboratory work and reports10%
Examination ^End of semester examination70%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Rashid, M.H. (2011). Microelectronic circuits (2nd ed.). Stanford, USA: Cengage Learning.
  • Hamilton, S. (2007). An analog electronics companion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Zumbahlen, H. (2008). Linear circuit design handbook (2nd ed.). Norwood: Analog Devices Inc.
  • Sedra, A. S., & Smith, K. C. (2009). Microelectronic circuits (6th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Analog Electronics

  • Unit Code

    ENS2457

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit, students are provided with the background theory needed to understand the operation of basic analog electronic circuitssuch as rectifiers, signal shapers, single and multi-stage amplifiers, and operational amplifiers. Students will also learn the principles of operation, modeling, and application of analog electronic devices.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from ENS1253

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ENS2258

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse fundamental circuit structures based on operational amplifiers.
  2. Analyse the operation of rectifiers, diode based signal shaping circuits, single and multi-stage amplifiers, and voltage and current regulators.
  3. Apply discrete and integrated semiconductor devices in basic electronic circuits.
  4. Design and implement single-stage amplifiers, rectifiers, and voltage and current regulators.

Unit Content

  1. Characteristics and parameters of amplifiers.
  2. Circuits with semiconductor diodes: rectifiers and signal shaping circuits.
  3. Differential amplifiers. The operational amplifier and its basic applications.
  4. Multi-stage transistor amplifiers.
  5. Review of the characteristics and equivalent circuits of analog electronic devices.
  6. Single-stage transistor amplifiers with bipolar and unipolar transistors.
  7. Voltage and current regulators and their characteristics.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestMid-semester test20%
Laboratory Work ^Laboratory work and reports10%
Examination ^End of semester examination70%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Rashid, M.H. (2011). Microelectronic circuits (2nd ed.). Stanford, USA: Cengage Learning.
  • Hamilton, S. (2007). An analog electronics companion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Zumbahlen, H. (2008). Linear circuit design handbook (2nd ed.). Norwood: Analog Devices Inc.
  • Sedra, A. S., & Smith, K. C. (2009). Microelectronic circuits (6th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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