Overview
This unit will introduce you to the fundamentals of analog and digital electronics. You will learn basic fundamental laws of circuit analysis, and the working principles of commonly used active and passive electronic components such as resistor, capacitor, inductor, diode, transistor, operational amplifier, and their applications. This unit will provide you with sufficient knowledge of Boolean algebra necessary to understand digital electronics. You will learn logic gates, combinational logic circuit, logic minimisation, flip-flops, counter, and other basic digital logic circuits, and their applications. You will develop skills in analysing electronic circuits and modelling analog and digital circuits using industry-standard simulation software. You will design analog and digital systems for real-world applications and verify their functionality in simulations. You must also complete compulsory practical activities that involve building electronic circuits to strengthen your knowledge further. This unit promotes the UN sustainable development Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production by developing electronic circuits to reduce wasteful consumption.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: ENEG11009 Fundamentals of Sustainable Energy AND (MATH11160 Technology Mathematics OR MATH11218 Applied Mathematics)
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from UC's observation
In-class learning checks and assessment reminders improved submission timeliness and reduced the number of extension requests.
This practice should continue.
Feedback from SUTE
There is an opportunity to provide more descriptive feedback on written assessments.
Feedback on written assessments should guide students on how to improve and learn from their mistakes.
Feedback from SUTE
Some students would benefit from clearer links between unit materials and the skills required of electrical engineers.
Connections between unit materials and the essential knowledge and skills of electrical engineers should be explicitly highlighted in class whenever relevant.