Syllabus for ELT-306
SOLID STATE DEVICES AND CIRCUITS
Studies include analysis and design considerations for electronic amplifiers and power supplies using semiconductor devices. Class A amplifiers using bipolar transistors will be analyzed with emphasis on frequency response, power dissipation, and efficiency.
After completing this course, students should be able to:
CO 1 Distinguish between real and ideal voltage and current sources.
CO 2 Identify the characteristics of a pn junction.
CO 3 Identify various discrete device symbols.
CO 4 Analyze power supply and amplifier circuits.
CO 5 Identify models used for various devices.
CO 6 Analyze single stage amplifiers.
CO 7 Distinguish between various types of BJT amplifiers.
CO 8 Identify important points on a frequency response curve.
CO 9 Calculate both numerical and dB gain for an amplifier.
You will need the following materials to complete your coursework. Some course materials may be free, open source, or available from other providers. You can access free or open-source materials by clicking the links provided below or in the module details documents. To purchase course materials, please visit the University's textbook supplier.
ISBN-13: 978-0072975277
Your course laboratory kit is a combination of three items. Students are required to purchase all three of the following items for the lab exercises:
Please click the following link to access instructions on how to order your lab materials: Lab Kit Requirement - Ordering Instructions.
Solid State Devices and Circuits is a three-credit online course, consisting of six modules. Modules include a list of topics, learning objectives, study materials, and activities.
For your formal work in the course, you are required to complete six written assignments and five lab exercises and take six modular quizzes and a proctored online final examination. See below for details.
Consult the Course Calendar for due dates.
One or more of your course activities may utilize a tool designed to promote original work and evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. More information about this tool is available in About SafeAssign.
You are required to complete six written assignments. The written assignments consist of questions and problems taken from assigned chapters in your textbook. For each assignment, answer all assigned questions, and show all work for assigned problems.
Assignments must be prepared electronically using whatever word processing program you have on your computer. When preparing your answers, please identify each exercise clearly by chapter and exercise number. Include your name at the top of the paper, as well as the course name and code and the semester and year in which you are enrolled.
Before submitting your first assignment, check with your mentor to determine whether your word processing software is compatible with your mentor's software. If so, you can submit your work as you prepared it. If not, save your assignment as a rich-text (.rtf) file, using the Save As command of your software program. Rich text retains basic formatting and can be read by any other word processing program.
You are required to complete five lab exercises, one each in Modules 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Your lab exercises must be prepared electronically using whatever word processing program you have on your computer. When preparing your answers, please identify each exercise clearly by exercise number and title. Include your name at the top of the paper, as well as the course name and code and the semester and year in which you are enrolled.
You are required to take an online quiz at the end of each of the six modules in this course. Each quiz consists of 20 multiple-choice questions based on your textbook readings. The quizzes are open book but time restricted (45 minutes).
You are required to take a proctored online final examination covering all material assigned in the course.
Note: You are permitted to use a calculator (scientific, graphing, or financial) but may not use a calculator on a phone, PDA, or any similar device.
The exam requires that you use the University's Online Proctor Service (OPS). Please refer to the "Examinations and Proctors" section of the Online Student Handbook (see General Information area of the course website) for further information about scheduling and taking online exams and for all exam policies and procedures. You are strongly advised to schedule your exam within the first week of the semester.
You are on your honor not to cheat during the exam. Cheating means:
If there is evidence that you have cheated or plagiarized in your exam, the exam will be declared invalid, and you will fail the course.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
A | = | 93–100 | C+ | = | 78–79 | |
A– | = | 90–92 | C | = | 73–77 | |
B+ | = | 88–89 | C– | = | 70–72 | |
B | = | 83–87 | D | = | 60–69 | |
B– | = | 80–82 | F | = | Below 60 |
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or better (for an area of study course) or D or better (for a course not in your area of study), based on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., exams, assignments, discussion postings, etc.).
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