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UNIT TITLE: Electrical Principles

CREDIT POINTS: 20 UNIT CODE: ECT403

FHEQ LEEL: 4!C!DE"IC SCHOOL: "ariti#e Sciencean$ En%ineerin%

UNIT DESI&N!TION: Tra$iti'nal Deli(erin% Sc)''l: "ariti#e Science an$En%ineerin%

Date (ali$ate$: !pril 20*3 Date last #'$i+ie$: N,!

Unit $eli(er- #'$el: CD "a. / "in St$ent N': N,!

TOT!L STUDENT 1ORLO!D

Students are required to attend and participate in all the formal scheduled sessions forthe unit. Students are also expected to manage their directed learning and independent

study in support of the unit.

PREREQUISITES !ND COREQUISITES: None

UNIT DESCRIPTION

This unit is part of the manufacturing and automation theme, and is designed to introducestudents to the electrical and electronic principles necessary for their degree. It willprovide the foundations necessary to support Level 5. Specific coverage includes some ofthe principal circuit theorems and transformations applicale to !" and #" circuits. Theunit also introduces the concept of electromagnetism in circuits.

LE!RNIN& OUTCO"ES

$n successful completion of the unit, students should e ale to%

n'le$%e an$ Un$erstan$in%* !escrie theorems, conventions and techniques needed for asic circuit analysis.2 !escrie and apply the properties and ehaviour of asic electronic and electrical

components.

C'%niti(e S5illsC* #pply theorems and techniques to analyse asic circuits.

Practical an$ Pr'+essi'nal S5illsP* &se electronic test equipment and simulation software to investigate the steady

state and asic frequency response of circuits.

Trans+era6le an$ e- S5illsT* &se technical literature and experimental data to produce an engineering report.

!RE!S OF STUD7

Net'r5 t)e're#s$hm's law and (irchhoff's laws) Norton, Th*venin and Superposition theorems. "ircuit

elements and sign convention) resistors in series and parallel) voltage and current sources)

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power) voltage and current source conversions) mesh current and nodal voltage networ+analysis) stardelta transformation) two port networ+s.

8asic L'%icSimple -oolean algera, cominational logic, (arnaugh maps and !e organ's theorem.

Series an$ parallel RLC circitsSeries /", /L and /L" circuits) voltage division) parallel /", /L and /L" circuits)current division) equivalent series and parallel networ+s) power dissipation in circuitscontaining reactance) resonance in ac circuit) simple passive filters.

Electr'#a%netis##n introduction to the concepts of electromagnetism lin+ing to applications intransformers, motors and generators.

LE!RNIN& !ND TE!CHIN& STR!TE&7

The core theoretical concepts of the unit are introduced through a series of lectures.These concepts are then further developed and applied through small group teachingsessions, where prolemsolving tutorial wor+ will also ta+e place. 0herever possile,lin+s will e drawn etween theory and practice.

1ractical wor+ is used as an integral part of the learning and teaching process and requiresthe student to complete a programme of practical activities to investigate the ehaviourand operation of a range of circuits. Students will e encouraged to enhance theirunderstanding of the principles y using circuit simulation software. The experimentalwor+ will e documented in a logoo+ or electronic log and provide the opportunity fordeveloping transferale s+ills associated with recording information and ma+ing effectiveuse of data. It is expected that students will ma+e extensive use of y"ourse, whichallows students to wor+ independently of taught sessions in identifying and addressingpersonal learning requirements.

!SSESS"ENT STR!TE&7

# group tas+ in the first wee+s of the unit will provide the opportunity for initial, informalassessment so that those students who might need additional support will e identified.

Tutorial wor+sheets with answers are provided throughout the unit for each topic area,providing informal regular selfassessment and formative feedac+.

# reflective report of approximately 2333 words on the laoratory practical wor+ willallow students to lin+ practical tas+s and technical literature with theory explaining thedifferences etween measured results and simulation results.

# formal examination is used to assess the theoretical aspects of the unit.

!SSESS"ENT#4 weighting% 536

assessment type% /eportlength7duration% 2333 wordsonline sumission% 8esgrade mar+ing% 8es

anonymous mar+ing% No

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#42 weighting% 536assessment type% 4xaminationlength7duration% 2 hoursonline sumission% Nograde mar+ing% Noanonymous mar+ing% 8es

!%%re%ati'n '+ #ar5sTo satisfy professional ody requirements, a minimum mar+ of 936 will e required in eachelement of assessment efore the &niversity's normal aggregation provisions can eapplied and for any units that students are referred in, the overall unit mar+ will ecapped at :36 and not ;ust the mar+ for the referred assessment element.

Reassess#ent !rran%e#ents/eferral in #4 will require revision and resumission of the report ased upon thelaoratory practical sessions. Student who failed to engage with the practical sessions wille encouraged to complete these during revision wee+.

/eferral in #42 will require the student to sit a /esit examination.

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