Every professional engineering, whatever their field of specialization, at many times in the exercise of their profession must use electronic equipment to control machinery, program equipment, take measurements, collect data, communicate electronically, ...



This constant interaction with electronic equipment is essential; therefore, a strong knowledge of the fundamentals of electronics that is integrated into all these systems is necessary.



General Electronics is the only course in the Grade curriculum working this competition. This subject combines theoretical concepts, through masterful teaching sessions and problem solving exercises, with the implementation of various prototypes and management of laboratory equipment.

POWERS OF THE DEGREE:

Knowledge in basic and technologic topics that will enable them to learn new methods and theories, and equip them with the versatility to adapt to new situations



SKILLS MODULE:

Knowledge of the fundamentals of Electronics.



BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENTS:

Electronics is present in all areas of our lives and largely in the design, production and industrial management. Currently it can be considered a cross knowledge necessary for any engineer and present in most industrial products.



This course wants to show the basics of electronics in its entirety at informative level. For that purpose you will use a practice-based learning methodology consistent in presenting several practices or real problems, raise the skills to solve them and to assemble the designs in the electronics laboratory to check the results.



The non-attendance will be devoted to literature search, component selection, reading documents, designing circuits for the lab and other similar exercises

1 Basics of Electronics

1.1 Basic knowledge of Electronics, basic laws, dispositives, etc.

1.2 Use of electronic instrumentation laboratory.

1.3 Assembly of elementary circuits.

2 Fundamentals of Analog Electronics

2.1 Basic analog devices and circuits.

2.2 Assembling a circuit with operational amplifiers

3 Fundamentals of Digital Electronics

3.1 Principles of digital electronics.

3.2 Assembly of combinational and sequential circuits.

4 Microprocessors and microcontrollers

4.1 Basic principles of programmable systems.

4.2 Experimentation with embedded microcontroller-based circuits.

5 Application Development

Approach and utility applications in the electronics industry

Students will work in pairs in the lab, they will assemble several circuits related to Analog and Digital Electronics (such as a battery charger, adders, counters…), and write reports for evaluation.

• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 50
  • Team projects (problem solving, project design)) (%): 50

There will be continuous evaluation on the basis of participation, completion of the laboratory work and resolution of proposed exercises.



The part of continuous evaluation, after communication within the first 9 weeks of the course, can be waived, by writing addressed (by e-mail) to the teacher in charge of the teaching group on which the practical group depends.



The experimental practices and lab reports will constitute 50% of the final grade.

The final examination of theory and problems constitute 50% of the final grade.



Those who have requested in advance the resignation to the part of continuous evaluation will be called to an additional test, where they must demonstrate the management of equipment and knowledge equivalent to those acquired during the academic year. This test will be done in the laboratories of the subject.



In order to pass the course, all three parts of the evaluation will need to be passed. That is, the student will need an evaluation of 5 out of 10 points in the theory section of the written exam, inthe problems section of the written exam, and in the evaluation of the work in the laboratory.



To waive the call will suffice not to submit to the written exam.

The evaluation of the second call will have the same composition as the ordinary call. The notes of individual exercises and laboratory project will be saved, if approved in the ordinary call, for the extraordinary session.



The assessment of the second call will include an additional test to evaluate the contents evaluated in the laboratory project in the ordinary call to students who have not passed that part in the first call.

Theory Notes.
Notes from the Practice to be made in the laboratory
We manage the course through e-learning platform (MOODLE).

Basic bibliography

Boylestad, R. ; Nashelsky, L.; “Electrónica. Teoría de circuitos”. Ed. Prentice Hall (2001).

Allan R. Hambley ; “Electrónica. 2ª Edición”. Ed. Prentice Hall (2001)

Arias, J.; Bidarte, U.; Ibañez, P.; Lázaro, J.; Martín, J. L.; Zuloaga, A. "Electrónica Digital". Delta Publicaciones, (2006)

Tocci, Ronald J. "´Sistemas Digitales. Principios y Aplicaciones". Ed. Prentice Hall (2000)

Web addresses

Wikipedia: "Electronics" entry and all its derived references.