Villanova University
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE 2550
Intro to Electronics & Applications
Spring 2016
Dr. Mark A. Jupina
430 Tolentine Hall
(610) 519 – 7561
mark.jupina@villanova.edu
Office Hours: T, Th 9 AM – Noon, or By Appointment
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ECE 2550 Course Rationale
 Provide our students with an initial experience
in prototyping and troubleshooting analog
electronic applications.
 A pedagogy will be implemented where selfdiscovery by a student will be emphasized
before a student engages in a structured, grouprelated lab activity.
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Entrepreneurship Exposure
 One set of exercises this semester will involve
developing an entrepreneurial mindset.
 In this set of exercises, a group of students will
identify a business opportunity, investigate the
market, and create a preliminary business
model for a pressure sensor-based technology.
 Rationale:
Most graduates will become
intrapreneurs, creating value through existing
organizations. Thereby, the entrepreneurial
mindset has value for every engineering grad.
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Syllabus
COURSE WEB SITE
http://www.ece.vill.edu/~jupina/ece2550/index.htm
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To understand the properties of electronic systems.
To understand how to use computer aided simulation tools to design and analyze
electronic circuits.
To understand how to prototype and troubleshoot circuit designs involving operational
amplifiers, diodes, and bipolar junction transistors.
TEXTBOOK for ECE 2550 and ECE 3550
Sedra and Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, 7th ed., Oxford University Press, 2014.
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
1. Neamen, Microelectronics, Circuit Analysis and Design, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2010.
2. Jaeger and Blalock, Microelectronic Circuit Design, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2008.
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OFFICE HOURS
Please do not hesitate to meet with me if you are having difficulty with
any of the material in the course. Besides the posted office hours, I am are
more than willing to meet with you at another mutually convenient time.
GRADING
The final grade will be determined as follows.
Assignments:
Quizzes:
Electronic Lab Notebook and Lab Performance:
2 Exams:
Comprehensive Final Exam:
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15 %
15%
20 %
30 % (15% each)
20 %
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QUIZZES AND EXAMS
Two exams and a comprehensive final exam will be given. The exams will be
based on material from the lectures, assignments, textbook, and practicums.
Quizzes and exams will be conducted during the class sessions.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance is required for all classes and will be taken via an attendance sheet.
Permission for an excused absence from a session will be granted only for the
most serious personal emergency. It is solely your responsibility to schedule with
the TA a time to make up work of any excused absence session. Most
importantly, you are NOT permitted to use another student's results should you
miss a practicum session for any reason. For each unexcused practicum
absence, your final grade will be lowered by 5 points.
RULES OF CONDUCT
Serious violations include late arrival; unsafe practices; eating food, drinking a
beverage, or chewing gum in the laboratory; unauthorized or recreational use of
computers and cell phones; and misuse or abuse of equipment. A serious
violation or repeated minor violations of any rule will result in a deduction of
5 points from the final grade per offense.
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ASSIGNMENT DEADLINES
The submission deadlines of the assignments will be announced at the course
website. A late submission of an assignment will be assessed a 10% penalty
per business day.
ELECTRONIC NOTEBOOK
You are required to maintain an electronic notebook for lab. All entries into the
notebook are to be recorded as the measurements are performed. Various
software tools, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Matlab, and Multisim,
will be used to create the electronic work (Cntl-Print Screen can be used to capture
the work). Each page of the notebook is to be dated and numbered, and an index
at the beginning of the notebook should be created. Lab assignments, calculations,
simulations, circuit diagrams, data (tables and graphs), observations, and
conclusions are to be recorded in this electronic notebook. The final version of
the electronic notebook will be an Adobe PDF file (pdf only, no word doc files
accepted) submitted via Blackboard to the instructor by the due date given at
the end of the semester.
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• Weekly lab work will involve outside-of-class assignments
utilizing NI myDAQ and Multisim.
• 2 ½ Hour Class Session per Week will include any of the
following:
– Q&A period to address any questions and concerns
– Possible quiz to test you on the basic concepts in the lecture and
homework
– Lecture on course topic
– Problem session
– Lab work is performed and/or demonstrated
• Weekly HW assignments are used to test one’s
understanding of the fundamentals of electronics.
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Date
Course Activity
Lecture Topics
1/11
Multisim and myDAQ Tuturials
Op Amp Circuits
Textbook Sections
1.1 – 1.5, 2.1 – 2.4,
2.6, 2.8
1/18
Op Amp Circuit Design I
1/25
Diode Characteristics and Circuits
Introduction to Diodes
4.1, 4.2, 4.7
2/1
Op Amp Circuit Design II
Diode Circuits
4.3
2/8
Op Amp Circuit Design II
Zener Diode Circuits
4.4
2/15
-
Diode Rectifier Circuits
4.5
2/22
2/29
Exam I (Diodes and Op Amps)
Review and Exam I
3/7
Pressure Sensor Design
Introduction to BJTs
6.1, 6.2
3/14
BJT Characteristics
BJT DC Circuits
6.3, 7.4
3/21
BJT DC Circuits
Amplifier Principles
7.1, 7.2
4/4
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BJT Amplifier Circuits I
7.3
4/11
Exam II (Diode Rectifier and BJT DC Circuits)
Review and Exam II
4/18
BJT Common Emitter Amplifier
BJT Amplifier Circuits II
4/25
BJT Emitter Follower Amplifier
3/28
4/27
7.5
Final Exam Review
HW Assignments will be due on Thursdays by 5:00 pm.
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Electronic
Design
Projects
DC and AC Circuits
(Rectifiers, Switches, Amplifiers, etc)
Properties of Op Amps, Diodes, and Transistors
Circuit Analysis and Simulation
Design
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Simulation
Prototyping
Testing
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ECE PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES IN THIS COURSE
FOR ABET
a)
b)
c)
e)
g)
k)
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an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and
engineering.
an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to
analyze and interpret data.
an ability to design a system, component, or process to
meet desired needs.
an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering
problems.
an ability to communicate effectively.
an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern
engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
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It is the policy of Villanova to make reasonable academic accommodations
for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are a person with a
disability (non-physical) please register with the Learning Support Office
by contacting Learning.support.services@villanova.edu or 610-519-5176 as
soon as possible. Registration is needed in order to receive
accommodations.
The Office of Disability Services collaborates with students, faculty, staff,
and community members to create diverse learning environments that are
usable, equitable, inclusive and sustainable. The ODS provides Villanova
University students with physical disabilities the necessary support to
successfully complete their education and participate in activities available
to all students. If you have a diagnosed disability and plan to utilize
academic accommodations, please contact Gregory Hannah, advisor to
students with disabilities @ 610-519-3209 or visit the office on the second
floor of the Connelly Center.
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As part of this course you are to complete the College of
Engineering Professional Development (PD) requirements
which are detailed here:
http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/engineering/undergrad/pr
ofessionaldevelopment/sophomoreDetails.html
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Required Module and Software
• The NI myDAQ from National Instruments
will be used to conduct lab measurements
both outside and inside the classroom.
• NI Multisim software will be used to conduct
circuit simulations.
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