ELET 2450 - Electronics

Academic Division: Business, Industry and Technology
Academic Discipline: Electronic Engineering Technology

Assistant Dean: Vincent Palombo PhD

3 Credit(s)
This course explores the use of diode applications, bipolar and unipolar transistors, Field Effect Transistors, oscillators, feedback, thyristors and the 555 timer. Topics will include power supplies, multi-stage amplifiers, inverting and non-inverting op-amps, filters, SCRs and Triacs. OET 005 UG OET005

2 Lab Hour(s)

2 Lecture Hour(s);

Required Prerequisite Course(s): Take ELET 1520

College Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Learning Outcomes	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

Student Learning Outcomes for Course

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
1. Explain the conditions that exist at the PN junction of an unbiased, reverse biased, or forward biased diode.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during week1 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
2. Draw diagrams of half-wave, full-wave, and bridge rectifier circuits and explain how each works.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 4 and 5 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
3. Measure RMS, Peak, and average voltages of various rectifier circuits.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 2 and 3 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
4. Describe how a zener diode is used and calculate the various values related to zener circuits.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 4 and 5 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
5. Given a NPN or a PNP transistor, student will be able to determine the proper bias polarity and current flow.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 6 and 7 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
6. Given specific values, student will be able to interrelate alpha, beta, IC, IE, IB, ICEO, ICBO.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 7 and 8 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
7. Given a common base transistor circuit with component values, student will be able to determine the Q point and plot the load line. Analyze the voltage gain, and input/output impedances of multi- stage amplifiers. Determine the power gains and efficiencies of Class A and Class B amplifiers.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 7 and 8 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
8. Given a Junction Field Effect transistors values, the student will be able to interrelate IDSS, VGS(off), gm, gmo, and ID. Given the operating parameters, the student will be able to design both a JFET current source and a JFET analog switch.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 9 and 10 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
9. Describe the characteristics and operation of both depletion-mode and enhancement mode MOSFETs. Describe how E-MOSFETs are used in digital switching. Calculate voltage gains of common-source JFET amplifiers.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 9 and 19 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
10. Calculate cut-off frequencies and the bandwidths of various op-amp circuits.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 11 and 12 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
11. Given an amplifier the student will be able to calculate the values of all coupling and bypass capacitors.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 11 and 12 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
12. The student will be able to calculate, for a differential or operational amplifier, the: a. output voltage. b. voltage gain. c. common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR).	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 11 and 12 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
13. Using operational amplifiers, the student will be able to design: a. an inverting amplifier. b. a non-inverting amplifier. c. a voltage follower. d. a summing amplifier.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 11 and 12 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
14. Describe the operation of both RC and LC sinusoidal oscillators.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 13 and 14 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
15. Use the 555 timer in both its monostable and astable modes.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 13 and 14 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
16. Given a circuit, the student will be able to identify the type of negative feedback being used.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during 13 and 14 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
17. Describe the operation of various thyristors and how they are turned on and off.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during week 15 and throughout the remainder of the semester.
18. Describe the operation of series and shunt voltage regulators. Describe the operation and characteristics of IC voltage regulators.	Lecture, Labs, and Quizzes during weeks 1 and 2 and throughout the remainder of the semester.

Standard Grading Scale
93-100 A

90 - 92 A-

87- 89 B+

83 - 86 B

80 -82 B-

77- 79 C+

73 - 76 C

70 -72 C-

67- 69 D+

63 - 66 D

60 -62 D-

00- 59 F

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