| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| RI5 | Have knowledge of the fundamentals of electronics. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| CT5 | Communicate information clearly and precisely to a variety of audiences | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| RI5 |
Understand how diodes and transistors work. Know the limitations of real devices. Know the basic techniques in a electronics laboratory. Analyse basic circuits with transistors and diodes. Know the possible implementations of logic gates. | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| CT5 |
Produce quality texts that have no grammatical or spelling errors, are properly structured and make appropriate and consistent use of formal and bibliographic conventions Draw up texts that are structured, clear, cohesive, rich and of the appropriate length Draw up texts that are appropriate to the communicative situation, consistent and persuasive. | |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 0. Pasive components: Resistors, capacitors and inductors | Resistors types and characteristics Capacitors types and characteristics Inductors characteristics |
| 1. Semiconductors | Band Model/Bonds model Free charge carriers (Generation-recombination) Intrinsec and extrinsec semiconductors Currents in a semiconductor: Drift and difussion |
| 2. Diodes | PN junction charge distribution, electric field and potential V-I Characteristic. Diode polarization Junction breakdown: Zener Diode Circuital models (Losses resistor, parasitic capacitors) Diode based circuits |
| 3. BJT and MOS Transistors | BJT working principles and types Characteristic curves. Working regions BJT Ebers-Möll Model MOSFET working principles and types Characteristic curves. Working regions MOSFET equations |
| 4. Switching transistors | Introduction to logic gates CMOS inverter CMOS gates characterístics/limitations Relevant parameters in sequential circuits |
| 5. Transistors as amplifiers | Quiescent Point Small signal equivalent circuit Input/output impedances. Volatge and current gain Dynamic Range Multiple stage amplifiers Frequencial response |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
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| Introductory activities |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Previous study |
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1 | 13 | 14 | ||||||
| Laboratory practicals |
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13 | 4 | 17 | ||||||
| Lecture |
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28 | 28 | 56 | ||||||
| Problem solving, exercises in the classroom |
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11 | 20 | 31 | ||||||
| Personal attention |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Practical tests |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Multiple-choice objective tests |
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3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Extended-answer tests |
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2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | The methodologies to be used in the subject, as well as the contents, evaluation methods and reference literature will be revised. |
| Previous study | Students must answer some theoretical questions about the contents of the practices to be done in the laboratory. Students must submit a report via Moodle with the answers to the formulated questions and the justifications of their answers. |
| Laboratory practicals | Students should assemble the requested electronic circuits and perform a set of measures to asses its operation and compare the results with those obtained in the previous study. Students must submit a report via Moodle including the measurements performed and their conclusions. |
| Lecture | The theoretical contents of the subject will be presented, as well as representative examples. |
| Problem solving, exercises in the classroom | typical problems of the subject will be analyzed in class. |
| Personal attention | Students will resolve any questions, individually, in the office of the corresponding teacher. |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
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Students will be able to solve any doubt about concepts reviewed in class or solving problems or in any other activity, attending to the office of any lecturer related to the matter, according to the timetable reserved for this purpouse.
Although this course is not offered in English (slides are in English), foreign exchange students will receive personalised support in English and will be able to develop the evaluation activities in this language. Due to the health emergency, the student can be mentored through online meetings, at pre-arranged times by e-mail, or through other virtual tools. |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||
| Previous study |
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Students will prepare and perform a total of four Previous studies that should be delivered via Moodle. Statements with questions to answer can also be downloaded via Moodle. | 10 % | ||||
| Laboratory practicals |
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Students will assemble a set of circuits in the laboratory, checking their performance and realizing the requested measurements. The document with the necessary information can be downloaded via Moodle. Once the requested measurements are performed, students must prepare a report including these measurements and relevant comments, which must be submitted via Moodle. Both the correctness of measurements and comments, as the correction in language is to be assessed. | 10 % | ||||
| Problem solving, exercises in the classroom |
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Students will work in groups of 4 for a total of 3 problem collections. In the lecture room, each member of a given group will be asked to solve one or two problems within a collection. Then, one member of each group will be selected at random for his/her solution to be assessed and the mark obtained will be assigned to him/her and to any other group member. | 15 % | ||||
| Extended-answer tests |
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At the end of the semester a single test will assess the student's ability to apply the knowledge developed in the course for the analysis of basic electronic circuits. A minimum score of 3.5 out of 10 is compulsory in this test to pass. |
30 % | ||||
| Practical tests |
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Students will assemble and perform individually measurements on any of the circuits worked in the laboratory. A minimum score of 3 out of 10 is compulsory in this test to pass. |
15 % | ||||
| Multiple-choice objective tests |
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During the course, a total of 2 multiple choice tests will be performed individually by students in the lecture room on the concepts developed during lectures or worked by the student at home. | 20 % | ||||
| Others |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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The exams will be held presentially. COMMENTS: For multiple choice tests, students may not have or use any communication device or data transmission capacity. Students who fail to pass the continuous assessment will have a second round consisting of a two part exam: A Problem test to assess the ability to analyze theoretically different electronic circuits (45%) A multiple choice quiz about the basic concepts reviewed in the course (20%) Labs marks achieved during the previous phase will be re.-used in this second phase (the weight will be 35%). Students who have passed during continuous evaluation the extended-answer test, the practical test in the laboratory and / or the globalization test (third multiple choice test during course), may request that the qualifications obtained are maintained for the second call, applying the above percentages |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
A.R. Hambley, Electrónica, 2a Edició, 2001
Malik, Norbert R. , Circuitos electrónicos : análisis, diseño y simulación , , 1996
Cabré, R., Manual d'electrònica bàsica i tecnologia electrònica, , 2004
Bragós Bardia, Ramon;Chávez Domínguez, Juan Antonio;Fernández Chimeno, Mireya;Jiménez Serres, Vicent, Circuits i dispositius electrònics : fonaments d'electrònica, 2ª Edició, 2002 |
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(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.