Analog Circuit Design
Semester 1, 2018
Staff
Extra teaching assistants
Dr Thrimawithana’s part
Dr Abeywardana's part
Erica Cassie (ECE department), erica.s.cassie@gmail.com
Gaurav Kalra (ECE department), gkal280@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Victor Wang (ECE department), wwan589@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Benjamin Yu (ECE department), byu120@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Dr Hioka’s part
Benjamin Yen (ME department), byen002@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Nicholas Eng (ME department), neng668@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Cody Yang Liu (ME department), cliu234@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Teaching schedule
Week1-3 Dulsha Abeywardana
Week4-6 Duleepa Thrimawithana
Week7-12 Yusuke Hioka
Calendar notes
An introduction to the design, analysis and implementation of electronic circuits or systems for various applications such as signal generation and processing, interfacing, and high power electronics. These include PCB design and testing. Prerequisite: 15 points from ELECTENG 101, 208, MECHENG 201
Overview:
As a Mechatronics engineer, knowledge of analogue electronics circuits for various selected applications is important. This paper provides an introduction to the design, analysis and implementation of electronic circuits and systems. The lectures would cover topics such as signal processing and conditioning, analogue and digital interfacing, power converters and control, small signal and large signal amplifiers and thermal management. The project and the labs will provide students with practical circuit design experience, which will include PCB design, assembly and testing. A prescribed textbook will be used in this course.
Course Structure:
3 lectures and 1 tutorial per week plus laboratory sessions in the Mechatronics and ECE labs.
Lectures, tutorials and labs
Please refer to SSO for day, time and venue. Timing of the lab sessions including any changes will be advised by the lecturers on Canvas.
Intended learning outcomes |
Related graduate attributes |
Related assessments |
|---|---|---|
To be familiar and able to use commonly used electronic components. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (3) ENGA03: design and solution development (2) |
No related assessments |
To acquire necessary knowledge in designing commonly used analogue circuits. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (3) ENGA03: design and solution development (2) |
No related assessments |
To be able to select and incorporate these circuits into appropriate applications. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (3) ENGA03: design and solution development (2) |
No related assessments |
To understand wider applications of analogue circuits. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (3) ENGA03: design and solution development (2) |
No related assessments |
Coursework
50% Written exam (Exam period; see university web site)
40% Lab assignments (Dr Thrimawithana & Mrs Abeywardana’s part: 20% in total; Dr Hioka’s part: 20% in total; Week2 - 11)
10% Test (Week5)
(See Canvas announcements for more details of the assignment deadlines.)
Exam rules
3 hours exam, closed book, calculators permitted
Inclusive learning
Students are urged to discuss privately any impairment-related requirements face-to-face and/or in written form with the course convenor/lecturer and/or tutor.
Other assessment rules
No description given
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Actions shared/based on previous feedback
To address student feedback from previous year, following changes have been introduced for the course delivery:
- Some review of fundamental electronics from Part1 course is introduced to refresh students' memory.
- Number of TAs in the lab sessions are increased.
- Delivery of labs are delayed by one week to improve the coherence between lecture and lab materials.
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