Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment

Department of Electrical Engineering

2022 Course Handout: EEE1006F

Course Name: Introduction to Electronic Engineering
SAQA Credits: 12
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None

Course convenor: Dr. Paul Amayo

Email address: [email protected]
Office location: Menzies 6.14
Consultation hours: Course convenor: By appointment
Paul Orim ([email protected])
Teaching assistants:
Michael Katsoulis ([email protected])

Lecture venue: Online

Lecture days and time: Asynchronous Online
Homeroom venue: Menzies 10 (Monday) , SNAPE LT1 (Friday)
The homerooms will take place between 10-12 on Mondays and Fridays. Students will need to attend
one slot depending on their programme. Mechatronics students are to attend the Friday homeroom
Homeroom days and times:
session while Electrical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering students are to attend
the Monday homeroom sessions.
Laboratory venue SASOL Lab, 4th floor Menzies
Students must attend one 2h slot on either Monday or Friday after meridian.
Laboratory days and times Times will be specified per programme. There are four available slots.
Mondays: 2pm-4pm and 4pm-6pm. Fridays: 2pm-4pm and 4pm-6pm.

Course objectives

This course aims to motivate and help students understand the nature and scope of electronic engineering by providing an
introduction to the content, methods and modes of thinking. A further aim is to develop students’ confidence in rational problem-
solving approaches and to introduce students to the design process.
Learning outcomes

Students successfully completing this course will have the following:

Exit level

LO10

LO11
LO 1

LO 2

LO 3

LO 4

LO 5

LO 6

LO 7

LO 8

LO 9

A. Knowledge (Information plus Understanding)

1 A grasp of the core principles of electronic science N 5
2 Be able to perform simple calculations involving the principles of N 5
electronic science
3 A grasp of basic practical electronics, including the uses of transistors, N 5
Darlington, etc., diodes, NOR, OR, AND gates and RS flipflops
B. Skills (Application of Knowledge)
1 Be able to apply the core principles to basic problem-solving and the N 5
design of simple circuits and systems
2 Be familiar with elementary laboratory instrumentation and test N
equipment and have skills in their practical use
3 Be able to build and debug simple circuits in "bread-board" form, and N 5
form reliable connections with soldering
4 Be able to use design principles in the design of a simple electrical N 5 5 5
apparatus
C. Values and Attitudes

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 1 Develop an understanding of the engineering approach to electricity N 5
2 Begin to develop an identity as an electronic–engineer-in-the-making N 5

Detailed course content

The engineering approach to electricity, basic practical electronics, soldering and bread-board skills, use of measuring instruments,
Topics include: Current, Voltage and Power, Resistors, Kirchhoff's Laws, Thevenin and Norton equivalents, Resistors used for
Sensing, Capacitors, Capacitors as Sensors, Diodes, The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) and BJT circuits, Digital Integrated
Circuits, gates, flip flops and counters, Mixed Signal Integrated Circuit.

TEST DATES: Test 1: 7 April 2022 Test 2: 16 May 2022

Knowledge areas
Design &
Maths Sciences Natural Sciences Eng Sciences Complm Studies
Synthesis

35 60 5

Learning environment
The course is largely delivered through the lecture slots. Laboratory or tutorial sessions are run once a week on aspects covered
in lectures. Assignments are given from time-to-time. Class tests are written twice a semester with a an examination in June.

Suggested time allocation

No./ week Time in Contact time Total no of

Learning Activity
hours Multiplier hours

Number of lectures per week 3 0.75 2 54

Number of tutorials per week 1 0.75 2 18

Total practical/lab periods 1 2 1.5 18

Total other contact periods

Total assignment non-contact hours --- 10 --- 10

Assessment hours (Tests, Exam) --- 4 5 20

Number of weeks the course lasts 12 --- --- ---

Total hours --- --- --- 120

General assessment strategy

Assessment Task % The following DP rules apply:

Assignments 80% Lab attendance
Tutorials 80% Homeroom attendance
Labs Handing in of projects
Project 10 Attendance at all class tests
Tests 30
Exam 60
Total 100

Books/Reading Materials/Notes
Lecture notes/slides will be provided by the lecturere.
Recommended books: (not prescribed)
Hughes, E., Hiley, J., Brown, K. & Smith, I.M. (2008). Electrical & Electronic Technology. Pearson Education

Absence: The continuous assessment marks will be adjusted to allow for absence only on the following grounds:
• A medical certificate for absence of 3 or more consecutive days or any day with a class test or exam
• Death of an immediate family member (parent or sibling)
• Pre-arranged absence to represent a University, provincial or national team.
Academic dishonesty: Plagiarism is a very serious offence and usually leads to disciplinary action that could include
expulsion from the university. Therefore, recognise the work of others in any submission. Details of referencing methods
are widely available on the Web. A non-plagiarism declaration must be submitted with all work submitted for marking.

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