ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Knoblauch 135
1 University Circle
Macomb, 61455-1390
Dave Hunter, PhD
KH 340
298-2319
GD-Hunter@wiu.edu
FALL 2009
Office Hours:
Monday 9-10, 1-2; Tuesday 9-10, Wednesday 9-10
MET 271:
PREREQUISITES:
Basic Electronics, 3 semester hours
TEXTBOOK:
Basic Stamp Activity Kit: Item code: 90005
(Includes text, homework board, cable, CD and components)
www.parallax.com
ADDITIONAL
MATERIALS:
Calculator that can do trigonometry and inverse functions
Recommend TI-30 or equivalent
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
This course provides a comprehensive study of electronic theory, practices, and
fundamentals. Laboratory activities explore the underlying principles of DC and AC
circuitry through measurement analysis and problem solving strategies.
None
Department Outcomes and Assessment
By graduation, Engineering Technology students should be able to:
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Think critically and creatively,
Understand the theoretical principles of the profession,
Understand and apply relevant technology in the solution of technical problems,
Organize, manage, and maintain projects,
Develop an appreciation for ethical and professional practices,
Develop and refine oral, written, and visual communication skills, and
Demonstrate an overall competency in the program objectives.
Course Objectives
This is a technical course that will meet Outcomes 1, 3, 4 & 7. Upon completion of this course, the
student will be able to:
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Use analog and digital volt-ohm-milliameters to measure resistance, voltage and current,
Use ohms law to calculate V, I, R. Use the power formula to calculate P, I, V,
Measure the voltage and period on an oscilloscope,
Calculate the frequency using period,
Explain the difference between electrical and electronic devices and why,
Program the Parallax Microprocessor to control various input and output devices,
Wire input and output components into the Parallax breadboard.
ATTENDANCE
This is a lecture-lab course. You will be expected to attend all scheduled lecture and lab sessions. If you
are unable to attend a session, let the instructor know as soon as possible.
Attendance will be taken randomly at any time during the assigned class periods. Any student
missing four or more lecture or lab sessions without instructor approval will be penalized 10% of
their final grade. If you complete the exercises assigned during a class period, check with the
instructor prior to leaving.
No homework will be collected late. If you wish to receive credit for homework, you must electronically
submit it by midnight of the Monday it is due on. If you are absent from a lab assignment or exam, you
must provide information of your whereabouts if the absence will be accepted as excused. It is then up to
the instructor if you will be allowed to make up the work. If you have an appointment made prior to a
scheduled exam date, you must let the instructor know in advance or the absence will not be excused and
you will not be allowed to take the exam.
GRADES
Each student will complete many individual and group assignments throughout the semester.
Please maintain a folder with all returned assignments so that any discrepancies in grading may be easily
rectified.
Students may request to view their grades at any time during the semester. Also, students will be shown
their grades just prior to each exam.
This course is graded by points. Each homework assignment, lab assignment and exam will be worth a
specified number of points. At the end of the semester the total number of points accumulated by each
student will be added. This number will then be divided into the total number of points possible to
determine a percentage. This percentage will correspond to a letter grade using the following criteria:
94-100% = A
87-93% = B
78-86% = C
70-77% = D
below 69% = F
THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE ON MONDAY, DEC. 14 AT 10:00 AM.
Sample Grade Calculation
Labs
Assignments
Tests/Quizzes
Subtotal
Final Exam
Total Points For Course
possible
std received
110 pts
140 pts
115 pts
110 + 140 + 90 = 340 pts
85 pts
340 + 85 =
425 pts
102 pts
116 pts
96 pts
102 + 116 + 96 = 314 pts
82 pts
314 + 82 =
396 pts
Student’s grade = # pts received / # pts possible
=
396/425 = 93.17%
Student’s grade = B
TURNING IN WORK
All assignments except test, quizzes and exams, are due at Midnight of the following Monday in
which the work is assigned unless previously announced. Due dates will seldom be extended but, if
exceptions are made, all students will be notified in class. It is expected that every student does his/her
own homework – see academic integrity policy below.
Students may turn in assignments:
1.
in hard copy during any class period.
2.
at the Department Office. Give the assignment to the secretary and ask that it be
time & date stamped and placed in my mailbox. Do not enter the mailroom un-attended.
3.
by emailing the assignment as a Word document with a .doc or .docx extension.
4.
by emailing the assignment as a PDF file.
Limit all email attachments to 2.0 Mbyte in size.
INCOMPLETE GRADES
A temporary symbol of I (incomplete) foracourse may be given only when a student, due to circumstances beyond his or her control, has been unable to complete the course requirements within the
official limits of the term. The circumstances must be documented to the instructor’s satisfaction.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Preamble
Western Illinois University, like all communities, functions best when its members treat one another with
honesty, fairness, respect, and trust. Students have rights and responsibilities and students should realize
that deception for individual gain is an offense against the members of the entire community, and it is the
student's responsibility to be informed and to abide by all University regulations and policies on Academic
Integrity. (http://www.wiu.edu/provost/students/)
Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty constitute a serious violation of University
conduct regulations. Students who engage in dishonesty in any form shall be charged with academic
dishonesty.
It is a duty of faculty members to take measures to preserve and transmit the values of the academic
community in the learning environment that they create for their students and in their own academic
pursuits. To this end, they are expected to instill in their students a respect for integrity and a desire to
behave honestly. They are also expected to take measures to discourage student academic dishonesty, to
adjust grades appropriately if academic dishonesty is encountered, and, when warranted, to recommend
that additional administrative sanctions be considered. Grading policies are the exclusive prerogative of
the faculty; administrative sanctions are under the authority of the Director of Student Judicial Programs.
This document provides policies and procedures to be followed when academic dishonesty is encountered.
Definitions of Academic Dishonesty
The following definitions and examples are not meant to be exhaustive. The University reserves the right
to determine, in a given instance, what action constitutes a violation of academic integrity. (See
www.wiu.edu/policies/acintegrity.php for complete descriptions of the following topics:
Plagiarism, Fabrication and Falsification, Cheating, Complicity in Academic Dishonesty, Abuse of
Academic Materials, Multiple Submissions
Reporting Academic Dishonesty
All members of the University community share the responsibility and authority to challenge and make
known acts of apparent academic dishonesty. Any student, faculty member, or staff person who has
witnessed an apparent act of student academic dishonesty, or has information that reasonably leads to the
conclusion that such an act has occurred or has been attempted, has an ethical responsibility for reporting
said act(s). Confronting and reporting academic dishonesty can be done in a variety of ways, and people
should choose the manner most appropriate for the circumstances. Acts of apparent academic dishonesty
that occur in the classroom should be reported directly to the course instructor, and/or the course
instructor's Department Chair, and/or the instructor's College Dean. The Council on Admission,
Graduation, and Academic Standards (CAGAS) or the Graduate Council will not accept or act upon
anonymous reports, but will hold in strict confidence the identity of any person reporting a suspected
instance of academic dishonesty, unless that person consents to having his/her identity revealed.
ACCESS & DISABILITIES
In accordance with University policy and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), academic
accommodations may be made for any student who notifies the instructor of the need for an
accommodation. For the instructor to provide the proper accommodation(s), you must obtain
documentation of the need for an accommodation through Disability Support Services and provide it to the
instructor. It is imperative that you take the initiative to bring such needs to the instructor's attention, as
he/she is not legally permitted to inquire about such particular needs of students. Students who may require
special assistance in emergency evacuations (i.e. fire, tornado, etc.) should contact the instructor as to the
most appropriate procedures to follow in such an emergency. Contact Disability Support Services at 2982512 for additional services.
If you have emergency medical information to share with me, if you need special arrangements in case the
building must be evacuated, or if you need accommodations in this course because of a disability, please
make an appointment with me as soon as possible. My office location and hours are at the top of this
syllabus. If you plan to request disability accommodations, you are expected to register with the Disability
Support Services (DSS) at 298-2512.
RESOLUTION OF PROBLEMS
Should a problem occur, students should speak to their instructor first. If the problem is not resolved, meet
with the chair of the department. If the problem continues to be unresolved, go to the College of Business
and Technology’s Dean.
Students should observe the following sequence for the resolution of problems:
Student --- Instructor --- Chairperson --- Dean
TENATIVE COURSE OUTLINE
All reading is to be completed by next lecture period.
All assignments are Due at Midnight on Monday of the following week.
NO assignment is accepted late – regardless of reason.
8/24
8/26
Syllabus, safety, introduction to lab
Constructing an electronic circuit and testing components
8/30
9/2
Quiz: Safety (you must receive 70% or better or you will have to schedule to retake it)
Ohm’s Law in Series Circuit
LAB: Ohm’s Law and Series Calculations READING: Handouts
ASSIGN: Handouts
9/7
9/9
Labor Day – no classes
Ohm’s Law in Parallel Circuits
9/14
9/16
Parallel calculations and measurements
LAB: Series Circuits versus Parallel Circuits
9/21
9/23
Combination Circuits
LAB: Combination Circuits
LAB: Combination Circuits
9/28
9/30
EXAM 1: Series, Parallel and Combination Circuits
READING: Parallax chapter 1
Lecture: Parallax Stamp Microprocessor – Chapter 1: Getting Started
10/5
10/7
LAB: Getting Started
Review: Getting Started LAB: Getting Started
READING: chapter 2
READING: chapter 3
10/12
10/14
Lecture: Lights On – Lights Off
LAB: Lights On – Lights Off
READING: chapter 4
10/19
10/21
Lecture: Digital Input
Lab: Digital Input
READING: chapter 5
10/26
10/28
EXAM 2: Parallax Basics
Lecture: Controlling Motion
READING: chapter 6
11/2
11/4
Lab: Controlling Motion
Lab: Measuring Rotation
READING: chapter 7
11/9
11/11
Lab: Controlling Motion/Measuring Rotation
EXAM 4: Motion Control
READING: chapter 8 & 9
11/16
11/18
Lecture: Digital Display & Measuring Light
Lab: Digital Display
READING: chapter 10, 11 & 12
11/23, 11/25
READING: Handouts
READING: Handouts
LAB: Parallel Circuits
READING: Handouts
THANKSGIVING BREAK
11/30
12/2
Open Lab: Measuring Light, Frequency & Sound, Electronic Building Blocks, Extra Credit: chapter 13
Open Lab: Measuring Light, Frequency & Sound, Electronic Building Blocks, Extra Credit: chapter 13
12/7
12/9
Open Lab: Measuring Light, Frequency & Sound, Electronic Building Blocks, Extra Credit: chapter 13
Open Lab: Measuring Light, Frequency & Sound, Electronic Building Blocks, Extra Credit: chapter 13
LAB CLEANUP BEFORE YOU LEAVE
12/14
MONDAY, 10:00 AM
FINAL EXAM OVER CHAPTERS 10, 11 & 12