Introduction to Electronics (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

The course will begin in week 36 and end in week 50.

Topics:
- Basic concepts of circuit analysis and measurements: current, voltage, resistance, power
- Basic usage of the oscilloscope to measure and analyse AC signals
- Basics of analog and digital electronics
- Active and passive components used in electronics, such as transistors and operational amplifiers

Objective

After completing the course the student:
- is able to use multimeter and oscilloscope
- can name common components used in electronics and knows their basic characteristics
- can calculate currents, voltages and resistances as well as powers in simple circuits
- knows the basics of digital and analog blocks and their couplings in electronics.

Content

- Basic concepts of Circuit analysis and measurements: current, voltage, resistance, power
- Active and passive components used in electronics
- Basics of analog and digital electronics

Materials

Lecture notes, links and videos on the course's ITSlearning page

Teaching methods

Lectures, lab sessions, pair work, independent study

Exam schedules

Lab test will take place in week 49.

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

During the course we will learn electronics skills fundamental for an ICT-engineer's background knowledge. Most of the learning happens in the electronics lab, during hands-on assignments where students work in pairs to build circuits and measure how they operate.

Sustainable development aspects are considered during the course. In lectures, the applications of electronics in creating an ecologically sustainable and resilient society are highlighted. Wasteful practices in the lab are discouraged.

Completion alternatives

If a student wants to pass the course without submitting the reports, this needs to be agreed upon with the teacher.

Student workload

Contact hours (lectures and lab sessions)
Independent study, preparing for the labs and lab test, writing lab reports

6 reports on lab assignments and one lab test. Work will be distributed throughout the duration of the course.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Assessment consists of three parts:
- Reports for assignments 1-6 (12 p each, total 72 p), throughout the duration of the course
- Lab test (16 p), on week 49
- Attendance (2 p for every lecture and 1 p for each of the two practice labs)

The total points to be obtained: 100 p.
To pass, the following conditions must both be met:
1) At least four assignments must be handed in by the deadline of assignment 6
2) The total number of points by the end of the course must be at least 50 p.

The grade boundaries are:
0-49 = FAIL
50-59 = 1
60-69 = 2
70-79 = 3
80-89 = 4
90-100 = 5

- If a submitted report is missing half or more of either the pre-assignments or the lab tasks, it will receive 0 p.
- If a submitted report has received 0 p or the lab tasks of the report contain otherwise significant errors, the report may be resubmitted, provided that the erroneous lab work is redone.
- If a report is submitted after the deadline, it will receive a reduction of 4 p. This also applies to resubmitted reports.

Failed (0)

Total points 49 or less, OR the number of assignments submitted by the deadline of assignment 6 is three or less

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

50-59 points = 1
60-69 points = 2

AND
At least four assignments must be handed in by the deadline of assignment 6

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

70-79 points = 3
80-89 points = 4

AND
At least four assignments must be handed in by the deadline of assignment 6

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

90-100 = 5

AND
At least four assignments must be handed in by the deadline of assignment 6

Qualifications

High school mathematics courses (higher or subsidiary level)
OR
Primary+secondary school and vocational school maths curriculum and course: Introduction to Mathematics and Physics
OR
equivalent skills

Further information

ITSlearning