Electronic System Design UESTC3003

  • Academic Session: 2023-24
  • School: School of Engineering
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 3 (SCQF level 9)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: No

Short Description

This course presents an introduction to specification driven design of analogue systems.  Topics covered are low frequency precision design, design of ground and differential signals and low noise design.

Timetable

This course will be timetabled in blocks, typically one week in four with tutorials and on-line support available between each block.

Requirements of Entry

Mandatory Entry Requirements

None

Recommended Entry Requirements

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

75% Written Exam

25% report: Design project

Main Assessment In: December

Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? No

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

Due to the nature of the coursework and sequencing of courses, it is not possible to reassess the laboratory and project coursework.

Course Aims

The aim of this course is to:

■ develop student's ability to design analogue and mixed-mode electronic systems.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ classify the common error sources in analogue systems;

■ construct and verify equivalent models of circuits to enable parametric comparison of designs;

■  establish the dominant error sources in specific circuits and quantify their magnitude;

■ optimise the design of a circuit susceptible to a number of error sources;

■ use a rational framework for specification led design;

■ evaluate competing designs against multiple design criteria.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.  In addition, students must submit work for assessment for the course laboratory or a grade of credit withheld will be given.

 

Students must attend all timetabled laboratory for skills assessment and to make measurements and run simulations needed to write the laboratory reports.