Electricity & Electronics Laboratory (H7118)
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Electricity and Electronics Laboratory
Module H7118
Module details for 2024/25.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 3 (sub-degree)
Module Outline
This module provides a rigorous introduction to the basics of experimental physical science with engineering relevance, particularly within the context of simple electricity and electronics experiments. Through the module, students will practice preparing and planning for experiments, conducting experiments, and analysing and interpreting the results. Among the specific skills practiced, students successfully completing the module will have demonstrated their ability to keep proper laboratory notebooks, understand and calculate uncertainties in experimental measurements and data, and apply linear least squares fitting procedures appropriately. Students will also develop school-to-university transition skills: through the module they will be encouraged to reconceptualise themselves as independent learners and self-reliant scholars who are capable of the deep learning and higher order thinking expected in Higher Education. The module is designed with intra- and inter- module synchronicity such that learning is supported through Kolb learning cycles for students of all learning styles both within the module itself and in partnership with the other modules of the Foundation Year programme.
Module Topics
- Capacitance concept, series and parallel connections of capacitors
- Resistance and its thermal dependence, series and parallel connections of resistors
- Digital electronics and Logic gates
- Operational amplifiers (op-amp), amplifications, matching, and filtering
Module learning outcomes
Develop practical laboratory and workshop skills to investigate problems in electricity and electronics
Apply appropriate materials, equipment, and engineering technologies to solve problems in electricity and electronics
Communicate effectively on laboratory findings and concepts in electricity and electronics to both technical and non-technical audiences
Demonstrate an understanding of risk management processes in the context of electricity and electronics experiments
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Report | T2 Week 3 | 15.00% |
| Report | T2 Week 4 | 16.00% |
| Report | T2 Week 5 | 16.00% |
| Report | T2 Week 7 | 16.00% |
| Report | T2 Week 6 | 16.00% |
| Report | A2 Week 2 | 16.00% |
| Presentation | T2 Week 11 (15 hours) | 5.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 10000000000 |
| Spring Semester | Laboratory | 3 hours | 01111111111 |
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 01000000000 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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