COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CME 2203 INTRODUCTION TO CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONICS COMPULSORY 3 2 0 7

Offered By

Computer Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ÖZLEM ÖZTÜRK

Offered to

Computer Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to present the general methods of circuit analysis and design as well as an introduction to electronic devices and analysis of electronic circuits.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understands fundamental concepts such as voltage, current, power, energy used in circuit theory
2   To be able to analyze circuits using Ohm Law, Kirchoffs Laws, Superposition, Norton/Thevenin Equivalents
3   To be able to analyze Capacitive and Inductive circuits as well as sinusoidal steady state in AC circuits
4   Understands BJT abstraction and amplification concepts and analyzes BJTcircuits
5   Analyzes diode and operation amplifier circuits

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Circuit Abstraction, Resistive Networks, Power
2 Network Theorems: KCL-KVL
3 Network Theorems: Node/Mesh analysis
4 Network Theorems: Superposition, Norton/Thevenin Equivalents
5 Capacitor/Inductor circuit equations
6 Solving alternating current (AC) circuits with the help of phasor/impedance concepts
7 Power in AC Circuits
8 1st Midterm
9 Introduction to Semiconductor devices
10 Semi-conductors, p-n junctions and mathematical models
11 Diodes and diode circuits
12 Transistors and circuits
13 Operational Amplifiers
14 Operational Amplifiers

Recomended or Required Reading

Presentations
James W. Nilsson, Susan Riedel, Electric Circuits, 10th ed, Pearson, 2015
Robert Boylestad, Louis Nashelsky, Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory, 11th ed, Pearson, 2014
Laboratory Manual

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures / Presentation
Guided problem solving
Laboratory exercises
Homeworks

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 LAB LABORATORY
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + LAB * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + LAB * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

In-semester studies will be evaluated with midterm exam and a number of laboratory / homework activities.
The final exam will cover all course topics.

Assessment Criteria

All Learning Outcomes of the course will be evaluated by means of exams and laboratory/homework activities.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Participation is mandatory (%70 theoretical courses and 80% practices)
2. Every cheating attempt will be finalized with disciplinary action.
3. Instructor reserves the right to quizzes. Notes should be added to these examinations, midterm and final exam grades.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Özlem ÖZTÜRK
Dokuz Eylul University
Department of Computer Engineering
Tinaztepe Campus 35160 BUCA/IZMIR
Tel: +90 (232) 301 74 17
e-mail: ozlem.ozturk@cs.deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be determined according to the semester load.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 13 2 26
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 18 18
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparing assignments 10 3 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.14333
LO.24333
LO.34333
LO.44333
LO.54333

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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