EEEN10010 Electronic and Electrical Engineering I

Academic Year 2021/2022

This module provides an introduction to concepts and applications in the area of electronic and electrical engineering and a fundamental grounding in elementary electrical concepts, basic DC circuit analysis, electrical signals, the frequency spectrum, analogue signals, amplifiers, digital signals, Boolean algebra, basic logic circuits, and elementary electromagnetics. The module also teaches practical problem solving and the practical elements of designing and building electrical circuits for simple applications.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:
- Understand the fundamental concepts of electricity and magnetism
- Analyze electric circuits, and calculate voltage and current at any given point in a circuit
- Understand basic electric circuit components and their practical applications
- Understand basic concepts of Boolean algebra and digital logic
- Understand basic concepts of digital/analogue signal representation, transduction and processing, and frequency-domain representations
- Design and implement practical applications using principles of electricity and magnetics (e.g. a motor)
- Design and implement simple digital logic circuits

Indicative Module Content:

The module can be broken into 4 parts, covering:
1) Intro to electricity and circuit theory
2) Electromagnetics
3) Digital electronics
4) Signal processing

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

30
Tutorial

5
Practical

5
Specified Learning Activities

14
Autonomous Student Learning

60
Total

114
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module achieves its learning outcomes through a combination of lecture content, tutorials for tackling example problems, and active task-based learning in labs, to develop communication skills, critical thinking and problem solving.
The labs will be run in-person in the electronics lab room 329 to the extent permissible under public health guidelines, with some preparatory work at home.
Lecture content will be delivered through three scheduled lecture slots per week.
A tutorial will be run online in some weeks with half of the class at a time, concurrent with the lab. A couple of drop-in clinics will also be run at strategic points in the trimester when quiz marks have been returned.
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Leaving Certificate Physics or any Level-1 Physics module.
Leaving Certificate Higher Level Mathematics, or any Level-1 Mathematics module covering calculus.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: 2 HOUR Examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No

65
Lab Report: Two in-person labs will be run , with an online quiz to test understanding Varies over the Trimester n/a Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No

10
Continuous Assessment: 3 Online quizzes: 1) circuit analysis (Approximately week 6, worth 5%), 2) circuit analysis and electromagnetics (Approx week 8, worth 10%), 3) digital electronics (approx week 11, worth 10%) Varies over the Trimester n/a Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No

25

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

online assessments, once completed, will be discussed in lectures with particular emphasis on common pitfalls across the students' answers, to prepare students for improved performance on later assessments and exams.

Name Role
Dr Emer Doheny Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Deepu John Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Brian Mulkeen Lecturer / Co-Lecturer