ELE

EC1111
Elecctrical and T
Telecommun
nicatio
ons Engineerring

Cours
se Outlin
ne Sem
mester 2,
2 2015

Coursse Staff
Course conveners:

Dr. Branislav Hreddzak, Room

m EE204, em
mail: b.hredzzak@unsw.edu.au
Prof. Vassilios Ageelidis, Room
m TETB 32
28,
email: vassilios.ag
v
elidis@unsw.edu.au

Moodlee assistant:

Ms Nellly Taubmann, email: n.ttaubman@u

unsw.edu.auu

Consulltations
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Coursse Details
Creditts (UOC)
Course ELEC11111 is 6 UOC
C with an eexpected av
verage work
kload of appproximatelly 10-12
hours per week durring session
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Contaact hours
The couurse consistts of:
3 hours of lectures
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(2 + 1 hrs)
1 hour of tuutorial (startting in Weeek 2)
2 hours of laboratory
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every
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week (starting in Week 2)
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or the currennt timetablee:
http:///www.timeetable.unsw
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EC1111.htm
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Coursse Information
Context and aim
ms
ELEC1111 is an introductory
i
y course in Electrical Engineering
E
g. It gives aan overview
w of the
fundam
mental aspeccts of electrrical and tellecommuniccations engineering. T
The course provides
p
basic teechnical skiills to analy
yse simple ccircuits and
d understand
d the princiiple of operration of
electrical machines and systems. In the practical seection it pro
ovides handds-on experrience in
buildingg and testinng circuits. It is packaaged in succh a way th
hat students , having taken this
course, can go awaay and build
d some pracctical, usefull devices affterwards.

Course Objectives
At the end of the course you should be able to:
1. Have an overview of what can be achieved with electrical engineering.
2. Understand elementary concepts of electrical and electronic circuits, and their
analysis.
3. Be familiar with basic laboratory equipment and techniques to measure electrical
quantities.

Prerequisites and assumed knowledge

There are no prerequisites for this course but it would be helpful to have a physics and
mathematics background at high school level, in particular, working knowledge of basic
mathematics including differentiation and integration techniques.

Learning outcomes
After the successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Use Kirchhoffs laws, circuit theorems and node voltage methodology to solve simple
DC as well as AC circuits.
2. Solve simple 1st order transient circuits.
3. Apply simple steady state sinusoidal analysis to circuits.
4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of phasors and phasor diagrams for AC circuit
analysis.
5. Reflect a basic understanding of transformer operation, through analysis of
transformer circuits.
6. Analyse ideal operational amplifier application circuits and digital circuits.
7. Demonstrate basic proficiency in building basic electrical circuits and operating
fundamental electrical engineering equipment.

Contribution of course to graduate attributes

Development of knowledge and a basic understanding in the main areas of electrical

and electronics.
Development of analytical and critical thinking (via laboratory work and creative
problem solving).
The ability to engage in independent and reflective learning, which is addressed by
the laboratory exercises.

Teaching strategies
The teaching in this course aims at establishing a good fundamental understanding of the
areas covered by using
Formal lectures
Tutorials which allow for exercises in problem solving and allow time for students to
resolve problems in understanding of lecture material and
Laboratory sessions which support the formal lecture material and also provide the
student with practical construction, measurement and debugging skills.
Video lectures will be posted in the Moodle website. Note these the video lectures are
NOT intended as a replacement of the face-to-face lectures. It is possible that some

material will be provided by video lecture only later in session. They are of great
benefit for students to review lecture material at their own pace, particularly for
examination preparation.
Midsession test, to enable students to assess their understanding of the concepts.

Draft Lecture schedule:

Week No

Summary of Lecture Program

Introduction, Circuit Basics & Lab Safety

Kirchhoffs laws, Series & Parallel circuits, Power & Energy

Nodal & Mesh analysis

Network Theorems

Inductors & capacitors

First order circuits RL & RC circuits,

Transient responses, Midsession test

Intro to sinusoids

AC systems

10

Operational amplifiers

11

Digital logic circuits

12

Transformers

Tutorials
Start in week 2. Refer to myUNSW web site (http://my.unsw.edu.au) for times and locations.

Students are required to attend a one-hour tutorial every week.

Tutorial groups are determined at enrolment.
You can check your personalized timetable on the myUNSW web site.
Note that no marks are awarded directly for any part of the tutorial program in this
course. However, they should still be treated as an important aspect of the course, not
to be taken lightly.

There are two components of the tutorial program:

1. Sets of problems are provided to give the student personal practice in solution and
understanding. These problems will be related to recent lecture material with an
emphasis on the basic concepts.
2. Demonstrations of important problem solving techniques by tutors.

Laboratories
Start in week 2.
Students must watch online the Safety Video Lecture in Week 1 and sign the
Occupational Health and Safety Declaration form before being allowed to undertake
the labs from Week 2. The Safety Lecture and Occupational Health and Safety
Declaration form can be obtained via Moodle. The declaration form must be handed to
the lab demonstrators on the day of your first lab.

Laboratory Purchase
The following items will be required in the laboratory:
Soldering and components kit - $10.
Safety goggles - $5 (or bring your own)
Prototyping board - $15 (useful if you are continuing with EE&T)
Pay money at School Office in Elec. Eng. Building (room EEG1) or in Electronic Workshop
(room EEG14A) for soldering and components kit. Once a receipt is issued, pick up the items
from the Electronic Workshop (room EEG14A)
For students continuing in Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, it is also
recommended to purchase a small pair of wire strippers for cutting and trimming
component wires, and a small pair of long-nose pliers for inserting components into a
prototyping board. These two items may be purchased from most electronics or hardware
stores and will be used extensively in this and future laboratory courses.

Laboratory Schedule
Week

Topics

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8&9
10
11
12
13

Watch online the Safety Video Lecture and sign the OHS form (link in Moodle)
Familiarization with laboratory equipment
Soldering and circuit construction & simple measurements.
Kirchhoffs laws
Series and parallel circuits
Network theorems
RC transients
Laboratory test
Operational amplifiers
Digital logic circuits
Power & Energy
Make up labs

Assessment
You are expected to attend all lectures, tutorials, labs and midsession test, in order to
maximize learning. It is a UNSW requirement that you attend at least 80% of your classes.
You should prepare your tutorial questions in advance of attending the tutorial classes. You
must prepare well for your laboratory classes, and will be tested on this preparation at the
beginning of each lab. In addition to the lecture notes, you should read relevant sections of
the recommended text. Reading additional texts would further enhance your learning
experience. Group learning is also encouraged.

Activity

Weightage

Remarks

Laboratory experiments

15%

Laboratory practical test

5%

Midsession test
(week 7)

20%

Final written exam

Total

60%
100%

Must pass to pass

the course
-

1) Laboratory assessment

You are required to maintain a lab book for recording your observations. A lab book
is an A4 size notebook containing a mix of plain pages and graph sheets. You have to
purchase you own lab book from any stores.
It is essential that you complete the laboratory preparation before coming to the lab.
You will be recording your observations/readings in your lab book first and then
complete and submit the results sheet before leaving the lab.
The results sheet will be assessed by the laboratory demonstrator.
A practical test will be run during the laboratory period in weeks 8 & 9.
Students must complete the safety form posted online before starting the laboratory
component. If a student attends laboratory sessions without having completed the
safety declaration the marks for those labs will be zero.
Students who are unable to attend a lab session: make up labs will be organized in
the last week (week 13) of the semester (after all 9 labs completed)

NOTE: There will be no lab exemptions in this course for repeat students.

2) Midsession assessment

There will be a midsession assessment in week 7. The test could be either online or a
written test similar to final exam. The exact details about the assessment will be
announced by week 4.
Repeat students are NOT exempt from this assessment.
Note: For all class assessment tasks, i.e. laboratory test and midsession test, if the
student is unable to attend for medical or other serious reasons (i.e., a death in the
immediate family) the student must present medical certificates and/or other
documentation to the lecturer within 1 week of the assessment task. If this is not
done within the required time period then no consideration will be given. In case of
missing the midsession test or the lab test for one of the reasons above, the assessment
will be carried over to the final exam; i.e., the final exam percentage will be increased
by the percentage of the assessment. For example, the final exam will be assessed for
80% instead of 60%, in case of missing the midsession test.

3) Final Exam

The final exam will be a closed book exam for 3 hours. In principle, the examination
may cover any aspect of the course that has been presented in lectures, tutorials and/or
laboratories. You must pass the final exam to pass the course.
If required, a supplementary examination for any student granted one by the
School for major and documented medical reasons will be held shortly after the
course results are released. Check with EE&T school office for dates. These

dates are NOT flexible and students will need to ensure that they are available at
this time if required.
Relationship of Assessment Methods to Learning Outcomes
Assessment
Laboratory practical assessments
Lab exam
Mid-semester exam
Final exam

Learning outcomes
3
4
5

Course Resources
Course web site

All announcements and course materials will be hosted on the UNSW Moodle at:
https://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/login/index.php
You should be automatically enrolled in ELEC1111 on Moodle. You will need your
zPass to access this.
All marks from can be found on Moodle.
A discussion forum is available in Moodle where students can post their doubts and
discussions. Any student can answer the questions by any other student. Only
questions related to ELEC1111 can be posted.

Recommended texts

Electrical Engineering Principles and Applications, Allan R Hambley, Prentice

Hall.
Fundamentals of Electric Circuits Alexander & Sadiku, McGraw Hill. (This is also
the text for 2nd yr EE.)

Further texts and references

The reference books provide further reading in electrical engineering as well as a detailed
treatment of circuit theory and digital circuits.
1. L.S. Bobrow, Elementary Linear Circuit Analysis, Oxford, 1987 [P621.3192/106].
This was the previous text for this course and also for ELEC2031.
2. J.F. Wakerly, Digital Design: Principles and Practices, 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall,
2000 [P621.395/100]. The previous edition was the text for this course and also for
ELEC1041.
3. A.S. Sedra and K.C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, 4th Edition, Oxford, 1998
[P621.3815/292]. This book is the text for ELEC3006 but is useful because small
signal analysis of micro-electronic circuits is a major source of application of linear
circuit theory.

4. R.L. Boylestad, Introductory Circuit Analysis, 9th Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2000

[PQ621.3815/198].
5. K.J. Breeding, Digital Design Fundamentals, 2nd Edition, Prentice-Hall, 1992
[P621.3815/214].
6. J.R. Cogdell, Foundations of Electrical Engineering, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 1990
[P621.3/198].
7. J. Millman and A. Grabel, Microelectronics, McGraw-Hill, 1987 [P621.38173/68].

Other Matters
Academic honesty and plagiarism
Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of other peoples work, including the copying of
assignment works and laboratory results from other students. Plagiarism is considered a form
of academic misconduct, and the University has very strict rules that include some severe
penalties. For UNSW policies, penalties and information to help you avoid plagiarism, see
https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism. To find out if you understand plagiarism correctly, try
this short quiz: https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism-quiz.

Course improvement

This course is continually under review and constructive student feedback is always
valued.
Periodically student evaluative feedback on the course is gathered, using among other
means, UNSW's Course and Teaching Evaluation and Improvement (CATEI)
Process.
Student feedback is taken seriously, and continual improvements are made to the
course based in part on such feedback.

Administrative Matters
On issues and procedures regarding such matters as special needs, equity and diversity,
occupational health and safety, enrolment, rights, and general expectations of students, please
refer to the School and UNSW policies:
http://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/electrical-engineering/policies-and-procedures
https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/ABC.html

Use of EE&T Laboratory Regulations and Safety

Laboratory regulations and safety (PDF)
Occupational health and safety
First aid

Student Responsibilities and Conduct

Students are expected to be familiar with and adhere to all UNSW policies (see
https://student.unsw.edu.au/guide),

Appendix A: Targeted Graduate Capabilities

Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications programs are designed to address the following
targeted capabilities which were developed by the school in conjunction with the requirements of
professional and industry bodies:

The ability to apply knowledge of basic science and fundamental technologies;

The skills to communicate effectively, not only with engineers but also with the wider
community;
The capability to undertake challenging analysis and design problems and find optimal solutions;
Expertise in decomposing a problem into its constituent parts, and in defining the scope of each
part;
A working knowledge of how to locate required information and use information resources to
their maximum advantage;
Proficiency in developing and implementing project plans, investigating alternative solutions, and
critically evaluating differing strategies;
An understanding of the social, cultural and global responsibilities of the professional engineer;
The ability to work effectively as an individual or in a team;
An understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities;
The ability to engage in lifelong independent and reflective learning.

Appendix B: UNSW Graduate Capabilities

The course delivery methods and course content directly or indirectly addresses a number of core
UNSW graduate capabilities, as follows:
Developing scholars who have a deep understanding of their discipline, through lectures and
solution of analytical problems in tutorials and assessed by assignments and written
examinations.
Developing rigorous analysis, critique, and reflection, and ability to apply knowledge and
skills to solving problems. These will be achieved by the laboratory experiments and
interactive checkpoint assessments and lab exams during the labs.
Developing capable independent and collaborative enquiry, through a series of tutorials
spanning the duration of the course.
Developing digital and information literacy and lifelong learning skills through assignment
work.
Developing ethical practitioners who are collaborative and effective team workers, through
group activities, seminars and tutorials.

Appendix C: Engineers Australia (EA) Professional Engineer

Competency Standard

PE3: Professional
and Personal
Attributes

PE2:
Engineering
Application
Ability

PE1: Knowledge
and Skill Base

Program Intended Learning Outcomes

PE1.1 Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of underpinning fundamentals

PE1.2 Conceptual understanding of underpinning maths, analysis, statistics,

computing

PE1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge

PE1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions

PE1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice

PE1.6 Understanding of scope, principles, norms, accountabilities of sustainable

engineering practice
PE2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex problem solving

PE2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources

PE2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes

PE2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of
engineering projects
PE3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability
PE3.2 Effective oral and written communication (professional and lay domains)

PE3.3 Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour

PE3.4 Professional use and management of information

PE3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct

PE3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership