Units
Introduction To Design and Professional Practice
Unit code: ENB245
Contact hours: 4 per week
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
Introduction to general principles of electronic circuit and electrical equipment design and realisation; design and implementation of basic electronic circuits; experience in undertaking engineering projects, in report writing, and working in teams. The unit gives students the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to real-life engineering problems.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 2 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
This unit introduces you to the practical aspects of electronic and circuit design that underpins the practice of electrical and many other areas of engineering. The unit provides an opportunity to apply and extend circuit and electronic theories developed in first year. As the second of three design units in this field, it also develops your professional and project management skills and gives you an opportunity to apply these in a range of practical projects.
Aims
The aim of this unit is to reinforce practical application of previous theoretical knowledge in electronic circuit design, to build your skills and confidence in working with electronic components, measuring devices, design and simulation software.
Objectives
On completion of this unit you should be able to:
- Program and test microprocessors.
- Design, simulate and build electronic circuits.
- Apply CAD tools for the design of PCBs.
- Demonstrate professional awareness of an engineer's role in a team work and real world context, including management, ethical, marketing and financial aspects.
Content
The content of this unit is:
- Introduction to System & Circuit Design Methods & Process
- Problem Identification & Solutions
- Solution Evaluation
- Project Management, Communication and Teamwork, Design Circuit & System Specification, Modelling Simulation & Proto-typing
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Teaching Mode:
Hours per week: 3
Lecture: 1hr
Tutorial/ Support Session: 2hrs
Lectures cover the main concepts related to electronic circuit design including research skills and design tools. Tutorial sessions are designed as peer information and support sessions to give feedback and solve problems related to your design assessment tasks. You are required to search, find and develop design solutions to specified problems as a group outside of class time.
Overall emphasis in this unit is to give you experience applying theory in practice in real contexts, including time and project task management individually and as a group.
Assessment
Assessment is based on individual and group contributions to 3 mini design projects (alarm circuit, digital voice recorder, controlled flashing LED) including technical application and design innovation in the projects, a Presentation and a Report.Tutorials are set up as support sessions to give you feedback as well as instructions on your project assessment work throughout the semester. You are required to hand in and get formative feedback on construction (hardware) of your first project in week 4 of semester to check your progress. You will also receive oral feedback on presentations and demonstrations and written feedback on all of your project reports.
Formative Assessment Item No. 1
Assessment item type: Project (applied)
Assessment Name: PCB Alarm Circuit Design
Description: You will be required to design a group project (related to PCB based circuit construction), and test that it is working
Relates to learning outcomes: 2, 3
Weight: Nil. feedback towards assessment 1
Due Date: Week 4 (the hardware should be completed)
Internal/External: Internal
Individual/Group Group
Assessment name:
PCB Alarm Circuit Design
Description:
Design and build a PCB based alarm circuit as a group; give a Presentation on your working model and submit a group project Report.
Relates to objectives:
2. Design, simulate and build electronic circuits.
3. Apply CAD tools for the design of PCBs.
4. Demonstrate professional awareness of an engineer's role in a team work and real world context, including management, ethical, marketing and financial aspects.
Weight:
30%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Group
Due date:
Weeks 8 & 9
Assessment name:
Digital Voice Recorder
Description:
Design and build a digital voice recorder as a group; Give a Presentation on your working model and hand in a group project report.
Relates to objectives:
1. Program and test microprocessors.
3. Apply CAD tools for the design of PCBs.
4. Demonstrate professional awareness of an engineer's role in a team work and real world context, including management, ethical, marketing and financial aspects.
Weight:
50%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Group
Due date:
Weeks 8 & 9
Assessment name:
Pulse-width Modulation
Description:
Controlled Flashing LED
Design and build a microprocessor controlled flashing LED as a group; demonstrate your working model and hand in a group report on your work.
Relates to objectives:
1. Program and test microprocessors.
4. Demonstrate professional awareness of an engineer's role in a team work and real world context, including management, ethical, marketing and financial aspects.
Weight:
20%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Group
Due date:
End of Week 13
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
No text required. Note and relating materials will be provided on the BlackBoard site.
Risk assessment statement
In this unit you will undertake lectures in the traditional classrooms and lecture theatres. Practical work and help sessions are conducted in the School electronics laboratories. To use the laboratory facilities, students must have completed the appropriate Workplace Health and Safety Induction Program (usually done as a part of the student orientation program).
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 02-May-2012
