Electrical Engineering 1 (5 cr)

Objective

After completion of the course the student
• understand the basics of Ohm’s law and all the parameters involved
• is able to solve problems related to simple circuits by Kirchoff’s laws and more complicated circuits using the loop voltage or nodal analysis
• knows how to operate safely and responsibly in the electronics laboratory and knows how to operate the DC equipment of the laboratory.

Content

• DC current, DC voltage and resistance
• Ohm’s law
• Voltage division and Kirchoff’s voltage law
• Current division and Kirchoff’s current law
• Loop voltage analysis
• Nodal analysis
• Voltage, current and resistance measurements using a multimeter
• DC voltage source use at the electronics lab
• The basic use of an oscilloscope and a function generator
• Safety in the electronics laboratory

Location and time

The lectures:
Wed 30.10. 10-14 MMC375: DC voltage, current and resistance
Thu 31.10 14-17 MMB235: Ohm’s law
Wed 6.11 10-14 MMC375: Voltage division and KVL
Wed 13.11 10-14 MMC375: Current division and KCL
Wed 20.11 10-14 online(zoom): Loop Analysis
Wed 27.11 10-14 online(zoom): Nodal Analysis
Thu 5.12 14-17 MMC375: Practice exercises and simulation
Wed 11.12 10-14 MMC375: Electrical safety
The labs:
Ti 29.10 8-11 MMC342 gB Resistors
Ti 29.10 14-17 MMC342 gA Resistors
Ti 5.11 8-11 MMC342 gB Voltage measurement
Ti 5.11 14-17 MMC342 gA Voltage measurement
Ti 19.11 8-11 MMC342 gB Lab test
Ti 19.11 14-17 MMC342 gA Lab test
Ti 26.11 8-11 MMC342 gB Resit
Ti 26.11 14-17 MMC342 gA Resit

Materials

Learning material and recording.

Books recommended for further information - TBD

Teaching methods

33 hrs of lectures
4 small exams => 2 on paper, 2 on Kahoot!
3 different laboratory assignments, 3 hrs each
Homework assignments

Employer connections

NA

Exam schedules

Four small mid-term exams. If the student is not able to attend for an acceptable reason, the he/she mat take the exam later. No resits to improve the exam points, since the assessment is based on many different activities and it is not required to pass each of these separately.
Two paper exams : Thu 21.11 and Thu 12.12
Two Kahoot! exams: In lecture

International connections

NA

Completion alternatives

NA

Student workload

135 hrs of which 55% of individual work.

4 hrs of lectures and 3 hrs of practical work per week.

Content scheduling

Lessons on every week of semester.

Further information

The assessment:
Kahoot! exam 1 : 5 points
Kahoot! exam 2 : 5 points
Paper exam 1: 12 points
Paper exam 2 : 12 points
All labs 3 points each: 6 points
Homework assignments: 10 points

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student
• has achieved the objectives of the course to a satisfactory level
• is able to identify, define and use concepts and models in the subject area of the course
• understands the conditions and principles of the development of expertise
• has completed the learning tasks required for the course to the minimum standard
• has developed their competences in such a way that they will be able to complete their future professional studies and eventually work in the field.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
• has achieved the objectives of the course well, although there are still areas where knowledge and skills need to be improved
• has completed the learning tasks of the course at a satisfactory or good level
• has a good understanding of the concepts and models of the subject matter of the course and is able to carry out a reasoned analysis
• is able to apply what they have learned in learning and working situations
• understands the importance of expertise in the field and is able to analyse their own expertise.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
• has achieved the objectives of the course with excellent marks
• has completed the learning tasks of the course at a good or excellent level
• has an excellent command of the concepts and models of the subject matter of the course
• is able to analyse clearly and reasonably and propose practical development measures
• has a good ability to apply what they have learned in learning and working situations
• is able to analyse their expertise in their field and their own development towards expertise.

Assessment methods and criteria

Points to be given by different tasks (labs, exams, homework).
Max points 50.

0 - 20 => FAIL
21 - 26 => 1
27 - 32 => 2
33 - 38 => 3
39 - 44 => 4
45 - 50 => 5