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Undergraduate Handbook 2016-2017 (archived)
Module ENGI2181: Electronics 2
Department: Engineering
ENGI2181: Electronics 2
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tied | 2 | 20 | Available in 2016/2017 | Durham |
Tied To
Pre-requisites
Corequisites
Excluded Combinations
Aims
- It provides a working knowledge of Electronics and computing based project.
Content
- Electronics: Analogue electronic circuits, Digital electronics, logic and microprocessor design, Instrumentation, measurement and signal processing
- Computing project: how to write structured programs for engineering systems
- Laboratories:
- E21 Sensors
- E22 Actuators
- E23 Digital Electronics
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- At the end of the year the student should be able demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, theory and application of Engineering Electronics
Subject-specific Skills
- Selection and application of appropriate analysis techniques
- Observation and recording of experimental data
- The competent and safe use of laboratory equipment
- Planning, implementation and reporting of a computing exercise
Key Skills
- Numerical skills
- Teamworking
- Time and resource management
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The course in Electronics is covered by lectures which are reinforced by seminars and by weekly problem sheets, leading to the required problem solving capability. The assessment of this element is by written examination which enables each student to demonstrate an ability to analyse and solve new problems.
- Computing is taught through an introductory lecture together with surgeries. The computing exercise gives experience of writing programs to solve an engineering problem. Its assessment is through the submission of a written report.
- Students are able to make use of staff 'Tutorial Hours' to discuss any aspect of the module with teaching staff on a one-to-one basis. These are sign up sessions available for up to one hour per week.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital and Embedded Systems lectures | 21 | 1 per week | 1 hour | 21 | |
| Sensors and Actuators lectures | 21 | 1 per week | 1 hour | 21 | |
| Computing Lecture | 1 | 1 hour | 1 | ||
| Computing Project | 4 | 1 per week | 2 hours | 8 | |
| Tutorial Hours | as required | weekly signup sessions | up to 1 hour | 8 | |
| Electronics Laboratories | 3 | 1st and 2nd term | 3 hours | 9 | Yes |
| Problem Classes | 3 | 1 hour | 3 | Yes | |
| Report writing, formative exercises and self study | 129 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | 80% | Electronics 2 | 2 hours | 100% | yes |
| Assessment | 20% | Computing Project assessment | 100% | yes |
Formative Assessment
Laboratories and problem classes.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.