Subject Description Form
Subject Code
ENG238
Subject Title
Basic Electricity and Electronics II
Credit Value
3
Level
2
Pre-requisite /
Co-requisite/
Exclusion
ENG237 (Basic Electricity and Electronics I)
Objectives
Intended Learning
Outcomes
Subject Synopsis/
Indicative Syllabus
Teaching/Learning
Methodology
Assessment
Methods in
Alignment with
Intended Learning
Outcomes
To introduce students to an extended aspect of basic electricity and electronics applicable to
engineering students. Several classes of electronic devices and circuits will be covered,
including bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and amplifiers, metal-oxide-semiconductor fieldeffect transistor (MOSFET) and amplifiers, and operational amplifiers. An introduction to
electrical machines will be given.
describe the fundamental aspects of diodes, bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and
amplifiers, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) and amplifiers,
and operational amplifiers.
b) describe the fundamental aspects of electrical machines.
2.
Transistors and Biasing Circuits
Bipolar junction transistor (BJT). DC biasing and analysis of BJT circuits. Metal-oxidesemiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). DC biasing and analysis of MOSFET
circuits. Load line and graphical large-signal analysis. Transistor amplification concept. (6
hours)
3.
4.
5.
6.
Frequency Domain Analysis
Transfer functions from ac circuits in terms of jω. Introduction to frequency domain, from
jω to s. General s-domain transfer functions. Simple first-order filter circuits. Concepts of
pole, corner frequency and bandwidth. Use of jω axis for magnitude and phase plots for
sinusoidal driving sources. Extension to asymptotic plots and Bode plots. (6 hours)
Fundamentals of Electrical Machines
Electromagnetics. Transformer analysis using magnetic circuit models. DC motors and
generators. (9 hours)
Intended subject learning outcomes to be
assessed (Please tick as appropriate)
a
b
1. Examination
60
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√
2. Test
24
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3. Laboratory
16
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c
d
e
100 %
The assessment methods include an end-of-subject examination (60%), two tests (12% each),
and four laboratory works (8% for formal report and 8% for logbook). The examination and
continuous assessments (two tests and four laboratory works) cover intended subject learning
outcomes a) and b). The examination is a three-hour, closed-book examination and the two
tests are closed book and 1.5 hours each. A logbook with four laboratory recordings and a
formal report on one particular laboratory work will be assessed.
Student Study
Effort Expected
Class contact:
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Lecture
42 Hrs.
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Tutorial (13 hrs) and laboratory (11 hrs)
24 Hrs.
Other student study effort:
Transistor Amplifiers and Small-signal Concepts
Basic BJT and MOSFET amplifier configurations: common emitter and common source
configurations. Small-signal models and parameters. Concept of transconductance.
Voltage gain. Input and output impedances. Introduction to loading effect. (9 hours)
Operational Amplifiers
Ideal operational amplifier. Defining characteristics (i.e., infinite gain and infinite input
resistance). Basic op-amp circuits: inverting amplifier, non-inverting amplifier, summing
amplifier, difference amplifier, integrating amplifier and differentiating amplifier. Specific
op-amp circuits: instrumentation amplifier; current-to-voltage converter and voltage-tocurrent converter. Design applications. (9 hours)
%
weighting
Explanation of the appropriateness of the assessment methods in assessing the intended
learning outcomes:
a)
Diode Fundamentals
Semiconductor basics. P-N junction basics. Input, output and transfer characteristics of
practical diodes. Biasing through load line concept. (3 hours)
Specific assessment
methods/tasks
Total
Upon satisfactory completion of the subject, the students are expected to:
1.
Lectures are the primary means of conveying the fundamental knowledge to understand the
concepts pertaining to the fundamental aspects of electrical and electronic principles. Tutorials
with problem-based questions are given, and the students are expected to solve those problems
and to know the basic approaches to solving the problems. Students will be required to form
groups to work on laboratories which will give them a hands-on experience in the devices,
circuits and machines that are taught in the lectures.

Self study
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Report writing for laboratory
Total student study effort
Reading List and
References
33 Hrs.
6 Hrs.
105 Hrs.
Textbook:
1.
Donald A. Neamen, Microelectronics: Circuit Analysis and Design, Third Edition,
Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2006.
References:
1.
C.K. Tse, Linear Circuit Analysis, London: Addison-Wesley, 1998.
2.
G. Rizzoni, Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering, Fifth Edition, New
York: McGraw-Hill, 2006.
3.
A.S. Sedra and K.C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, Fifth Edition, New York:
Oxford University Press, 2004.
4.
R.W. Goody, PSPICE for Windows – A Circuit Simulation Primer, Englewood Cliff:
Prentice-Hall, 1995.