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Electronic Fundamentals32730/1704/1920/1/34
Study guide

Electronic Fundamentals

32730/1704/1920/1/34
Academic year 2019-20
Is found in:
  • Bachelor of Electronics - ICT, programme stage 1
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 6 credits
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Van Houtven Patrick
Other teaching staff: Luyts Maarten
Languages: Dutch
Scheduled for: Semester 1
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Possible deadlines for learning account: 15.10.2019 ()
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of tolerance: This course unit is eligible for tolerance according to the criteria as determined by the degree programme you are enrolled in.
Total study time: 156,00 hours

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Learning outcomes (list)

The PBA electronics ICT, in consultation with the client, determines the requirements of electronic and ICT systems. Based on that, he collects and interprets the necessary technical information.
Describes an electronic system
Applies the engineering notation.
Works with electrical units and metric prefixes
Defines voltage current and resistance.
Describes the law of Coulomb
Describes the concept of amperes hour with batteries.
Applies superposition.
Draw a Thevenin or Norton equivalent circuit for an electrical circuit
Defines the period, frequency, amplitude, average value and effective value of a sine wave.
Defines capacity.
Explains the charging and discharging sequence of a capacitor.
Defines time constant.
Defines capacitance.
Declares the principle of electromagnetic induction.
Describes the general qualities of NTC, PTC and LDR.
Explains the principle working of a strain gauge.
Explains the principle working of a magnetic resistance.
Explains the hall-effect.
The PBA electronics ICT determines possible solutions and makes informed choices in components for electronic and ICT systems, both hardware and software.
Apply Ohm's law
Apply Kirchhoff's voltage law en current law
Calculate power in a circuit
Determine total resistances
Apply the basic circuit laws to resistive ac circuits
Analyzes capacitive networks
Describes the relationship between voltage and current in an RC circuit
Determine the impedance of an RC circuit
Describes the properties and operation of the treated electrical components
Calculates replacement capacities.
Explains the working of different simple opamp connections.
Explains various opamp parameters in their own words.
The PBA electronics ICT designs and develops electronic and ICT systems.
designs amplifier, comparator, differentiator and integrator connections with opamp.
The PBA electronics ICT compiles existing electronic and ICT building blocks into a working hardware or software system.
Performs voltage measurements
Performs current measurements
Measuring voltage shapes in function of the time 
Simulates an electrical circuit
The PBA electronics ICT tests electronic and ICT systems, verifies the required requirements and corrects where necessary.
Express measured data with the proper number of significant digits.
Determine resistance value by colour code
Troubleshoot a simple electrical circuit.
Determines the duty cycle of a pulse

Educational organisation (list)

Learning Activities
Lectures and / or tutorials19,50 hours
Practicum29,25 hours
Work time outside of contact hours107,25 hours

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
Academic yearKnowledge test50,00open en gesloten vragen: momentopname op examen, digitaal
Academic yearSkills assessment hands on20,00casus: momentopname op examen, mondeling
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
2nd examination periodKnowledge test50,00open en gesloten vragen: momentopname op examen, digitaal
2nd examination periodSkills assessment hands on20,00casus: momentopname op examen, mondeling
Evaluation(s) for both exam chances, not reproducible in re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
Academic yearContinuous skills assessment hands on (Permanent evaluation)30,00Werkstuk: permanent uitgesteld, digitaal. Geen tweede examenkans mogelijk voor dit deelexamen. Behaalde deelcijfer van de eerste examenperiode wordt overgedragen naar de tweede examenperiode. De student kan niet verzaken aan deze opdracht.