Overview
Qualification Grading Type
Graded
Unit Learning Outcomes
1.
Understand concepts and devices appropriate to analogue and digital electronic systems.
Assessment Criteria
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1.1.
Apply the correct terminology to describe semi-conductor n- and p- type materials.
2.
Know how to carry out information searches on manufacturers' data sheets
Assessment Criteria
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2.1.
Describe the operation and compare the characteristics of a range of electronic components on manufacturers’ data sheets.
This may include: p-n junction diode, zener diode, bipolar transistor, unipolar transistor, class A small signal amplifier, transistor models, series voltage regulator, combinational logic gates.
3.
Be able to select appropriate devices for specified purposes.
Assessment Criteria
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3.1.
Identify and select components from manufacturers' data sheets to design simple circuits.
This may include simple direct current. power supply, series voltage regulator, simple transistor switching unit, single stage class A amplifier, simple combinational logic circuits.
4.
Be able to test devices and systems against specifications.
Assessment Criteria
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4.1.
Construct and test the circuits against the specification.
5.
Be able to communicate test results effectively.
Assessment Criteria
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5.1.
Report on the tests completed using correct terminology and technical terms.