ENEL270-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Principles of Electronics and Devices

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

Linear amplifiers. Operational amplifiers. Operational amplifier circuits. Nonlinear devices: diodes & transistors. Switching circuits. Power supplies, AC to DC conversion.

This course introduces circuits and devices used in electronic systems for sensing and
actuation. Topics covered include linear amplifiers, operational amplifiers and their
circuits, nonlinear devices (diodes and transistors), switching circuits, power supplies and
ac to DC conversion. Applications covered include interfacing with sensors, analogue to
digital conversion and switch mode power supplies.

Learning Outcomes

  • At the conclusion of this course you should be able to:

  • LO1: Identify, recognise, and apply fundamental electronic concepts in simple electronic systems (WA1)

  • LO2: Identify electronic components, use these in simple electronic systems, and recognise their limitations (WA1, WA5)

  • LO3: Identify, analyse, measure and predict the behaviour of opamp circuits for a specific application (WA2, WA3)

  • LO4: Identify, analyse, measure and predict the behaviour of basic amplifier, transistor and multistage amplifier circuits (WA2, WA3)

  • LO5: Perform experiments to determine, investigate and communicate electronic circuit behaviour in a team environment. (WA4, WA5, WA9, WA10)
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

      Employable, innovative and enterprising

      Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

      Biculturally competent and confident

      Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

      Engaged with the community

      Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of the Dean of Engineering and Forestry.

Restrictions

ENEL203

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 08:00 - 09:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 17:00 - 18:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 08:00 - 11:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
24 Feb - 30 Mar
5 May - 1 Jun
02 Wednesday 09:00 - 12:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
24 Feb - 30 Mar
5 May - 1 Jun
03 Monday 13:00 - 16:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
24 Feb - 30 Mar
5 May - 1 Jun
04 Thursday 09:00 - 12:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
24 Feb - 30 Mar
5 May - 1 Jun
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 340
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
02 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 443
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
03 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 111
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
04 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 101
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
05 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 445
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Examinations, Quizzes and Formal Tests

Test A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 19:00 - 20:30 Jack Erskine 001 Computer Lab
28 Apr - 4 May
02 Friday 19:00 - 20:30 Jack Erskine 010 Computer Lab
28 Apr - 4 May
03 Friday 19:00 - 20:30 Jack Erskine 248 Computer Lab
28 Apr - 4 May
04 Friday 19:00 - 20:30 Rata 342 CAD Lab
28 Apr - 4 May
05 Friday 19:00 - 20:30 Rata 216 CAD Lab
28 Apr - 4 May

Course Coordinator

Ciaran Moore

Lecturer

Paul Gaynor

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
2 Quizzes 5%
Test 35%
Labs 20%
Final Exam 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

B. Carter and R. Mancini; Op Amps for Everyone ; E Book; Elsevier Science & Technology, 2018 (https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/canterbury/detail.action?docID=4914160).

N. Storey; Electronics: A Systems Approach ; 5th Edition or later; Pearson, 2013.

R.L. Boylestad and L. Nashelsky; Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory ; 11th Edition - E Book; Prentice Hall, 2014 (https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/canterbury/detail.action?docID=5176598).

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

AI tool use

Generative AI Tools Are Not Restricted for Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 and Lab experiments.
In these assessments, you are permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to assist
you in any way within the bounds of academic integrity.

Generative AI Tools Cannot Be Used for the Test and Exam.
In these assessments, you are strictly prohibited from using generative artificial intelligence
(AI) to generate any materials or content related to the assessment. This is because the
requirements of these assessment are for students to demonstrate human knowledge and skill
acquisition without the assistance of AI. The use of AI-generated content is not permitted and
may be considered a breach of academic integrity. Please ensure that all work submitted is
the result of your own human knowledge, skills, and efforts.

Scaling of marks
Scaling is used to maintain consistency across the courses and fairness for students. In the
Faculty of Engineering target course GPAs are calculated based on the performance of the
cohort of students taking the course in the previous year. Scaling of the raw total course
marks is normally performed so that when converted to grades (using UC Grade Scale)
the outgoing GPA is in line with the target GPA for a course. Scaling up or down can
occur. The Grading Scale for the University is available
at https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/study-support-info/study-related-topics/gradingscale.

Dishonest Practice
Plagiarism, collusion, copying and ghost writing are unacceptable and dishonest practices.
• Plagiarism is the presentation of any material (test, data, figures or drawings, on any
medium including computer files) from any other source without clear and
adequate acknowledgment of the source.
• Collusion is the presentation of work performed in conjunction with another person
or persons, but submitted as if it had been completed only by the named author(s).
• Copying is the use of material (in any medium, including computer files) produced
by another person(s) with or without their knowledge and approval.
• Ghost writing is the use of another person(s) (with or without payment) to prepare
all or part of an item submitted for assessment.
Do not engage in dishonest practices. The Department reserves the right to refer dishonest
practices to the University Proctor and, where appropriate, to not mark the work.
Harassment
Harassment of any sort will not be tolerated. Each student is here at UC to learn and to
experience a friendly and supportive community. It is every student’s right to expect:
respect and courtesy from staff and other students, including freedom from harassment of
any sort; fair treatment; the ability to speak out about any issues that concern them, without
Classification: In-Confidence
fear of consequences for their safety and wellbeing. Furthermore, each student has the
responsibility to: respect the rights and property of others; attend to their own health and
safety and that of others; and behave in a manner towards each other that does not reflect
badly on the student body or the University.
For more information, or to find out where help is available, refer to:
www.canterbury.ac.nz/ucpolicy/GetPolicy.aspx?file=Harassment-Policy.pdf.

Mahi ā-Ākonga | Workload (expected distribution of student hours, note 15 points = 150 hours):

Activity Time (hours)

Contact Hours
Lectures: 36 hours
Tutorials:  12 hours
Laboratories: 27 hours

Independent Study
Review of lectures: 36 hours
Test and exam preparation: 16 hours
Quizzes: 2 hours
Tutorial preparation: 12 hours
Laboratory Preparation: 9 hours

Total 150

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,312.00

International fee $6,428.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Electrical and Computer Engineering .

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