SUU Essential Learning Outcomes

As an Engineering course, EE 4035 should help students to develop the learning outcomes below and assess the extent to which the students meet these outcomes.

• Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World
• Creative Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Quantitative Literacy
• Teamwork

Program Goals for the Course

• Introduce students to the design, analysis, simulation, testing, and documentation of a spectrum of digital, analog, and interface electronic circuits in a laboratory context
• Learn methodologies and tools for creating both simple and complex electronic circuits

Course Learning Objectives

• To be able to operate laboratory equipment
• To be able to use datasheets and extract various device parameters
• To set up and characterize simple electronic devices like diodes and transistors
• To be able to design, prototype and troubleshoot simple electronic circuits using diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers

Topics

• Analog Electronic Circuits
• Amplifiers
• Filters
• Interface Circuits
• Semiconductor Device Theory
• Transistors
• Integrated Circuits
• Complex Electronic Systems

Schedule of Assignments and Activities

Note: Other Lab assignments may be included later.

Late Assignments

No credit will be given for late homework unless a physician’s excuse is presented or prior authorization by the instructor has been arranged.

No credit may be given for late assignments unless a physician’s excuse is presented or prior authorization by the instructor has been arranged for genuine excuses as determined by instructor.

Homework and take-home exam due dates may be modified from that shown in the syllabus by the instructor based on class progress, the availability of guest lecturers, and other factors.

Course Communication

Announcements will be posted in CANVAS on a regular basis. They will appear on your CANVAS dashboard when you log in and/or will be sent to you directly through your preferred method of notification from CANVAS. Please make certain to check them regularly, as they will contain any important information about upcoming projects or class concerns.

All announcements will be posted via canvas. The students are required to read the announcements in canvas and respond appropriately. Please feel free to communicate with the instructor via email and in person as and when needed. You are required to access all course information through the course website on CANVAS.

The students are requested to contact by SUU email ID only.

Attendance is required at all class meetings. However, there are special consideration as below.

Attendance is required at all Lab meetings.

Special Note: Class Attendance is required: This course will be conducted on a Face-to-Face (offline mode only) in the department premises, and attendance is required. In case of any emergency like COVID situations, the classes will be conducted in online mode. This will be done as per university rules and norms. If you are ill or instructed to isolate or quarantine, you may request a faculty member to share with you the resources and reasonable accommodations will always be supported. The instructor will work with such students to develop a plan for completing coursework while you are isolated/quarantined. For you to receive academic accommodations and ensure that your request is communicated to faculty, you must submit the self-report form.

Course Prerequisites

Co-requisite: EE 4030

Contribution of Course to Professional Component

This course contributes to the engineering science component of the Integrated Engineering curriculum.

Safety Management

For activities involving machining, students must provide themselves with safety glasses with side shields. Loose clothing that may become entangled in shop machines or clothing that may be damaged by chips or cutting oil should not be worn. Jewelry will be removed and hair extending below the shoulders will be contained in an appropriate fixture. Students must follow posted and orally presented safety guidelines for machine operation.

Hazards to students in connection with machining and electrical equipment fall into five major categories: (1) flying debris, (2) hot surfaces, (3) chemical hazards, (4) electrical hazards, including electrocution, and (5) sharp objects. Flying debris may come as small shards when using power tools (saws, grinders, drills, etc.) in the laboratory or shop. Hot surfaces may be encountered in connection with cutting, machining, finishing work, and electrical equipment. Chemical hazards are often associated with paints, solvents, reactive solutions, and toxic materials used in cleaning, etching, and related activities. Flammable or explosive chemicals and materials should be used and stored in accordance with manufacturer’s guidelines and standard chemical safety procedures. Sharp objects, such as knives, electrical probes, punches, and saw blades are regularly encountered in most laboratories. With respect to the above hazards, the following mitigative practices must be observed.

When applying highly reactive chemicals to material specimens, protective latex or nitrile gloves will be provided and worn in addition to safety glasses. Hazardous chemicals will be stored in safety cabinets provided for their safe storage. Hot surfaces and sharp objects should be avoided, and protective or shielding devices used wherever possible.

Electrical instrumentation and appliances used should be maintained in good conditions and used in accordance with manufacturers operating instructions. Electrical measurements should be made, whenever possible, with one hand at a time used to connect the necessary electrical probes to the electrical circuit in question to minimize the possibility of electrical current flowing directly through the heart. Approximately 10mA (10-2A) of current passing directly through the heart may be adequate to cause ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest resulting in death. Students should always work in teams of two, at minimum, to assure that if one person receives an electrical shock, a second person can seek medical help or, with appropriate insulation in place, disconnect the person receiving the shock from its source and provide CPR. Food and drink are not permitted in laboratories to minimize the danger of electrical shock via potential conductive paths resulting from spillage of or electrical contact with the food or drink.

Instruction will be offered on safety in each classroom, laboratory, or shop environment as appropriate.

Safety and Professional Behavior

Projects may involve the use of lab or other university equipment. Students should maintain professional behavior at all times, but particularly when operating equipment. Students are required to read and follow instructions for use of equipment and only to use the equipment in a safe manner to minimize the danger to oneself and others. Disregarding safety and/or other procedures may result in your dismissal from the lab area and a grade of zero for the associated project (at a minimum).

Applicable Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels

Understand, Apply and Analyze