Module

Submission:

Written coursework should be submitted by following the standard CMP practice. Students are advised to refer to the Guidelines and Hints on Written Work in CMP.

Deadlines:

If coursework is handed in after the deadline day or an agreed extension:
 

Saturdays and Sundays will NOT be taken into account for the purposes of calculation of marks deducted.

All extension requests will be managed through the LTS Hub. A request for an extension to a deadline for the submission of work for assessment should be submitted by the student to the appropriate Learning and Teaching Service Hub, prior to the deadline, on a University Extension Request Form accompanied by appropriate evidence. Extension requests will be considered by the appropriate Learning and Teaching Service Manager in those instances where (a) acceptable extenuating circumstances exist and (b) the request is submitted before the deadline. All other cases will be considered by a Coursework Coordinator in CMP.

For more details, including how to apply for an extension due to extenuating circumstances download Submission for Work Assessment (PDF, 39KB)
 

Plagiarism:

Plagiarism is the copying or close paraphrasing of published or unpublished work, including    the work of another student; without due acknowledgement. Plagiarism is regarded a serious offence by the University, and all cases will be investigated. Possible consequences of plagiarism include deduction of marks and disciplinary action, as detailed by UEA's Policy on Plagiarism and Collusion.

Module specific

• To introduce fundamental notions and physical concepts in circuit analysis.
• To reinforce laboratory skills by making appropriate use of instrumentation
• To analyse series and parallel resistive networks excited by DC sources.
• To introduce the concept of capacitance and inductance and their behaviour in response to transients.
• To introduce appropriate mathematical notation to describe sinusoidal sources and complex impedance.
• To describe the behaviour of semiconductor devices such as diodes, transistors and operational amplifiers.
• To analyse the behaviour of R, L, and C in a sinusoidal system and to consider the behaviour of resonant circuits and simple filters.
• To analyse simple semiconductor circuits e.g. PSU, transistor amplifier, etc.
• To introduce circuits for Analogue to Digital/Digital to Analogue conversion and explore techniques for analogue-digital interfaces.

Module specific skills

• Use a range of electronic test equipment to test prototype circuits and make appropriate measurements e.g. current, voltage, resistance, frequency.
• Ability to analyse circuit functionality at board and diagram level
• Ability to design and fabricate circuit layouts with a consideration of how these might perform at high frequencies.
   

Transferable skills

• Oral Communication: Elements of the coursework are assessed by bench presentations.
• Written Communication: Elements of the coursework are assessed by technical reports; this develops skills in information gathering and presentation.
• Problem Solving: Programming is an intellectual activity which develops a step-wise approach to problem solving and gain experience in thinking logically and solving problems.

On completion of this module students should be able to:

Subject Specific

• Use circuit theorems in the analysis of passive AC and DC networks.
• Describe the behaviour of simple circuits employing semiconductor components (e.g. power supply, transistor amplifier, active filter).
• Be proficient in the use of electronic test equipment and able to make accurate measurements as appropriate.
• Have a clearer understanding of functionality at the component, circuit and system levels
• Have the ability to construct simple circuits to achieve specified functionality with the limitations of externally imposed constraints

Transferable skills

Write an appropriately formatted technical report describing work undertaken in the laboratory, including a discussion and critical analysis of the results obtained.