Universidad de Jaén

THEORETICAL LESSONS:

Chapter 1. Electronic Circuits. Introduction

• Analogue Electronics. Power Electronics
• Digital Electronics.
• Electronics integration. Block diagrams

Chapter 2. Electronic design. Introduction

• Programmable logic. Types, advantages, disadvantages
• Microcontrollers and microprocessors
• Hardware platforms.

Chapter 3. Sensors and signal conditioning

• Measurement systems.Introduction
• Analogue sensors. Types
• Smart sensors
• Signal conditioning

Chapter 4. Hardware design methodology

• Bottom-up
• Top-down

Chapter 5. Design tools: prototyping, CAD-EDA

• Electronics simulation programs
• Printed Circuit Board design programs

PRACTICAL LESSONS

Section 1: Electronics simulation programs (Pspice and PCB)

Section 2: Basic Electronic Design

Section 3: Electronics Integration

The practical part is going to have an important weight in the subject. The objective will be to set up the theoretical knowledge with the development of the practical classes.

At the beginning, while the theoretical knowledge is advanced, management of simulation and prototyping software programs will be acquired. Next, some basic electronic integration designs will be propose for the students to understand and improve them in the practical classes. The evaluation of the subject would be supported by an improved electronic integration based on the basic designs that have been offered.

There are 4 ETCS, 1 corresponds to practical activities and 3 to theoretical classes. 0.8 ETCS will be given by professionals from a company: conferences, company visits, etc.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

The subject appreciates theoretical and practical knowledge. A practical design will be proposed to include almost the whole subject.

An useful, feasible, ethical and accurate assessment is made, whose objective it is not only the student`s qualification, but it should give enough data in order to analyze the development of the subject by the professor. A Problem Based Learning (PBL) is applied:

• A continuous, weekly evaluation. They need to develop the guided practices (3 sessions) and a global design (2 sessions). The weighting, in this case, would be 5 % corresponding to the participation (classes, practices, seminars and tutorials), 5 % to the attendance, 45 % to guided practices and 45 % to the global design.

A continuously monitoring is done and students are informed of their progress. The practices have an evaluation of 0-10 points. For the PBL option, the student will show a good knowledge in the 3 guided practices in order to justify the evolution of the global design in which they are working. A compulsory theoretic-practical exam will be done in exceptional cases (non in person class).