ENG1004 : Electronics and Sensors
- Offered for Year: 2023/24
- Module Leader(s): Dr Andrew Smith
- Lecturer: Dr Martin Johnston, Professor Jeffrey Neasham, Dr Nick Coleman, Dr Hashim Hausien
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
Aims
To introduce students to the basic concepts associated with analogue, focusing on the operation of semiconductor devices and circuits. This is followed by an introduction to digital electronics, where students will learn about binary systems and logic circuit design.
Outline Of Syllabus
Analogue electronics: semiconductors, doping, PN Junction, diode, diode circuits, introduction to bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and MOSFETS, operational amplifier (op-amp), op-amp circuits.
Digital electronics: binary and hexadecimal representations, binary arithmetic, Boolean algebra, logic gates, combinational circuits, arithmetic circuits, truth tables and Karnaugh maps, sequential circuits, flip-flops (D and RS), finite-state machines and implementation of arbitrary sequences, e.g. up-down counter.
Design, application, and operation of typical sample sensors used across the Engineering disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil)
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Non-synchronous recorded lectures, one per week, during the first 10 weeks |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | 1x1-hour online synchronous tutorial per week, during the first 10 weeks (OS) |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | 1x1-hour lecture per week, during the first 10 weeks (PiP) |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 5:00 | 5:00 | Formatively-assessed logic experiment lab report |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Preparation for online Numbas test |
Structured Guided Learning | Academic skills activities | 5 | 1:00 | 5:00 | Experimentation and preparation with breadboard logic kits at home |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | 1x3-hour labs with breadboard kits (PiP) |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 1x2-hour online synchronous tutorial, during the last week (week 11) |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 43:30 | 43:30 | Review teaching materials: lecture notes, tutorial sheets, non-synchronous videos etc |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 1:30 | 1:30 | Summative online Numbas test |
Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
PiP lectures provide the core material and guidance for further reading. The PiP tutorial sessions provide students with the opportunity to answer more advanced questions to support their learning. The supporting labs and home kits give students the opportunity not only to apply the knowledge gained in lectures and tutorials in practical design projects but also to introduce them to the use of electronic measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital voltmeters, etc.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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PC Examination | 90 | 2 | A | 100 | Online 90mins assessment (NUMBAS) - 50% analogue electronics and 50% digital electronics |
Formative Assessments
Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
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Lab exercise | 2 | M | Work will be checked against the different experiment objectives and verbal feedback provided to students, in lab or via video link. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The online summative NUMBAS test provides students with the opportunity to satisfy the learning outcomes. Formatively assessed logic board lab reports allows student to satisfy practical skill outcomes and reinforces the taught digital electronics theory.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- ENG1004's Timetable