SRJC Course Outlines

3/28/2024 3:01:05 AMELEC 71AL Course Outline as of Spring 2010

Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  ELEC 71ALTitle:  ELECTRONIC DEVICES LAB  
Full Title:  Electronic Devices Lab
Last Reviewed:5/12/2008

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum2.00Lecture Scheduled1.0017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled17.50
Minimum2.00Lab Scheduled2.0017.5 min.Lab Scheduled35.00
 Contact DHR1.00 Contact DHR17.50
 Contact Total4.00 Contact Total70.00
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  35.00Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00 

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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Basic electronic device testing, circuit construction and testing, and laboratory report writing.  Not open to students who have completed ELEC 61L.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Completion of ELEC 70BL.


Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
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Basic electronic device testing, circuit construction and testing, and laboratory report writing.  Not open to students who have completed ELEC 61L.  
(Grade Only)

Prerequisites:Completion of ELEC 70BL.
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:Effective:Inactive:
 Area:
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
CSU Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
UC Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course



COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Assemble basic transistor circuits and make alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) measurements with an oscilloscope, a vacuum tube voltmeter (VTVM) or digital voltmeter (DVM).
2. Analyze the performance of basic transistor circuits and present the findings in the form of a standardized laboratory report.
3. Prepare graphs from measurement data to illustrate the performance of specific circuits.  

Topics and Scope
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  1.  Semiconductor diode operation
 2.  Rectification
     A. Half wave
     B. Full wave
     C. Bridge
 3.  Filter action (L, T, and pi types)
 4.  Transistor junction measurements
 5.  Transistor characteristics
 6.  Direct Current (DC) biasing of transistors
 7.  Common emitter amplifiers
 8.  DC and alternating current (AC) analysis of base biased C-E amp
 9.  C-E amp with voltage divider bias divider
10. Basic field effect transistor (FET) operation  

Assignments:
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1. Lab assignments and reports (approximately 12 per semester)
2. Hands-on lab test  

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.Writing
55 - 70%
Lab assignments and reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.Problem Solving
0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.Skill Demonstrations
15 - 25%
Hands-on lab test
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.Exams
0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.Other Category
10 - 20%
Class participation


Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Lab assignments provided by Electronics Department.
Instructor prepared materials

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