INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
COURSE OUTLINE
Kulliyyah
Engineering
Department
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Programme
All Engineering Programmes
Course Title
Electric Circuits
Course Code
ECE 1311
Status
Core
Level
1
Credit Hours
3
Contact Hours
3
Pre-requisites
(if any)
Co-requisites
(if any)
Nil
Nil
Instructor
sheroz@iiu.edu.my; zahirulalam@iiu.edu.my; drraihan@iiu.edu.my;
musse@iiu.edu.my; adeabdul2002@yahoo.co.uk; mimie@iiu.edu.my;
tsgunawan@iiu.edu.my;maliya8445@hotmail.com; atikaarshad@hotmail.com
(Tutor/Grader Ma Li Ya, 0142338256)
Semester offered
Every Semester
Course Synopsis
Concepts of charge, current (dc, ac), power, energy, and potential. Ohm’s law,
Kirchhoff voltage and current laws; Resistors in series and parallel; Delta-wye and wyedelta conversions; Circuit theorems and analysis for resistive circuits; Maximum power
transfer theorem; Inductance and capacitance; Transient response of a first order
circuits; Sinusoidal excitation of RLC circuits, phasors and phasor diagrams, ac steadystate circuit analysis using phasors; Average and rms values of ac signals; Power
calculations and power factor.
Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are to:
1. Introduce the fundamental concepts of charge, current, voltage, power, energy and
circuit elements.
2. Exposed students to the laws of electric circuits.
3. Introduce theorem of circuit analysis.
4. Exposed students energy storage elements and first order circuits.
5. To acquaint the students on alternating current linear circuits, phasor and frequency
domain analysis techniques.
Upon completion of this course the students should be able to:
1. Apply the concepts and understand the relationship between the electrical quantites
2. Analyze andf simplify basic resistive circuits, and to undertsnad basic analysis
Learning outcomes
1
tools for solving resistive circuits
Analyze circuits by linearity, superpsotion, Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems.
Demonstrate transient response of a first order circuits.
Analyze and simplify AC circuits using phasor and frequency domain analysis
techniques.
Analyze electric circuits for average, reactive and complex power.
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Instructional
Strathegy
Lectures, tutorials
Method of
Evaluation
LO
1, 2,3,4,
1, 2,3,4,5,6
1,2,3,4
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6
Method
Quizzes
Assignments
MidTerm Test
Final Exam
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10%
10%
40%
40%
Content Outlines
Week
Topics
Task/ Reading
1
Basic concepts: electrical quantities - charge, current;
difference between voltage and current; dc and ac voltage
and current; circuit elements.
Chapter 1
2
Basic laws: Ohm’s law and resistivity, Kirchhoff’s laws,
series resistors and voltage division, parallel resistors and
current
division,
Wye-Delta
and
Delta-Wye
transformation.
Chapter 2
Quiz 1,
3,4
Methods of analysis: nodal analysis, nodal analysis with
voltage sources, mesh analysis with current source.
Chapter 3
Assignment,
5, 6
Circuit theorems: source transformations, linearity
property and superposition theorem, Thevenin’s and
Norton’s theorems, maximum power transfer theorem and
their applications
Chapter 4
Quiz 2,
MidTerm Exam January 28, 2011; 0830-1030pm, Do
All Four Questions from four Chapers EH1 and EH2
7
Capacitors and inductors: capacitors, series and parallel
capacitors, inductors, series and parallel inductors,
practical problems and applications.
Chapter 6
8,9
First order electric circuits: Natural and step response of
RC an RL circuits, time constants, energy storage and
dissipation of first order circuits.
Chapter 7
Quiz 3,
10,11,
12
Alternating current circuits: sinusoids, phasors, phasors
relation for circuit elements, impedance, admittance,
Kirchhoff’s laws in frequency domain, ac nodal and mesh
analysis, superposition theorem, Thevenin’s and Norton’s
equivalent circuits, practical problems and applications,
maximum power transfer and matching theorem.
Chapter 9,
Chapter 10
Assignment A2
2
13, 14
References
AC power analysis: instantaneous and average power,
active (or rms power ) and reactive power, apparent
power, power factor and its correction, power
measurement in single phase circuits, practical problems
and applications.
Chapter 11
Required:
Alexander, C. K. & Sadiku, M. N. O. (2007). Fundamentals of Electric Circuits,
4th ed: McGraw Hill.
Recommended:
Dorf, R. C. & Svoboda, J. A. (2006). Introduction to Electric Circuits, 6th Ed:
John Wiley & Sons.
Wilson, J. W. & Riedel, S., A. (2007). Electric Circuits, 6th Ed: Prentice Hall.
Proposed Start Date
(Semester)
Batch of Students to
be Affected
Semester II, 2009-2010
2009 intake and onwards
Prepared by:
Checked by:
Approved by:
Dr AHM Zahirul Alam
Assoc. Professor
Kulliyyah of Engineering
Dr Othman O Khalifa
Professor & Head
Kulliyyah of Engineering
Dr. Ahmad Faris Ismail
Professor & Dean
Kulliyyah of Engineering
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COURSE ASSESSMENT MATRIX: ECE 1131
ECE11131: Electric Circuits
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Outcome 10
Outcome 11
Outcome 12
Outcome 13
Computer and Information Engineering Program Learning Outcomes
Outcome 1
Course Number and Name
LO1. Apply the concepts and
understand the relationship
between the electrical qualtites
LO2. Analyse andf simplify basic
resistive circuits, and to
undertsnad basic analysis tools
for solving resistive circuits
LO3. Analyse circuits by linearity,
superpsotion, Thevenin’s and
Norton’s theorems.
LO4. Analyze circuits with energy
storage elements.
LO5. Analyze and simplify AC
circuits using phasor and
frequency domain analysis
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Index of Computer and Information Engineering Program Leaning Outcomes
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The ability to acquire and apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering fundamentals.
To have abroad based education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and scientific
context.
The ability to have in depth understanding and technical competency in Computer and Information / Communication
Engineering.
The ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution.
The ability to design a component, system and process for operational performance.
The ability to design and conduction experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data.
The ability to understand the principles of sustainable design and development.
The ability to effectively communicate orally, in writing and using multimedia tools.
The ability to function effectively as an individual and in group with the capacity to be a leader or a manager as well as an
effective team leader member.
The ability to recognize the need of life long learning and possess the ability to pursue independent learning for
professional development.
The ability to understand the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of a professional engineer and the
need for a sustainable development.
The ability to understand and commit to professional and ethical responsibilities.
The ability to understand the expectations of an engineer who practices in an industrial or governmental organization.
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