DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND CONTROLLERS
ELE3DEC
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Digital electronics and programmable microcontrollers are pervasive throughout the modern world, controlling everything from our communications and health systems through to transportation and entertainment. This subject covers the fundamentals of digital design and design with digital microcontroller. Topics covered include: digital logic, flip-flops, binary arithmetic, microcontrollers and serial communication. The course includes problem classes and laboratories which allow the students to develop and debug digital circuits, and microcontroller systems which are programmed in Embedded C.
School: Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Robert Ross
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: ELE1IEL
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ELE2MDD
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Digital systems, principles and applications
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Tocci, R. J.
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: PRENTICE HALL
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Robert Ross
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
3 hours problem solving in laboratory
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
All online video followed with online quizzes
LectureWeek: 10 - 10
One 1.00 hour lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 10 and delivered via face-to-face.
Introductory lecture - meet the lecturer
TutorialWeek: 11 - 22
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
All online video content
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laboratory design tasks (1,000-words equivalent)Students demonstrate completed tasks to demonstrators across ten 2-hour laboratories | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
2 hour written exam (2,000-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO2, SILO3 |
Two group-based problem solving activities (500 words per student total)Two group based escape room activities will replace normal tutorials. Marking based on achievement of team through escape room exercises. | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO4, SILO5 |
Embedded Design Project (1000 words equivalent)Students marked using a rubric based on their achievement of required functionality and documentation. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO4, SILO5 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Robert Ross
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
3 hours problem solving in laboratory
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
All online video followed with online quizzes
LectureWeek: 10 - 10
One 1.00 hour lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 10 and delivered via face-to-face.
Introductory lecture - meet the lecturer
TutorialWeek: 11 - 22
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
All online video content
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laboratory design tasks (1,000-words equivalent)Students demonstrate completed tasks to demonstrators across ten 2-hour laboratories | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
2 hour written exam (2,000-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO2, SILO3 |
Two group-based problem solving activities (500 words per student total)Two group based escape room activities will replace normal tutorials. Marking based on achievement of team through escape room exercises. | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO4, SILO5 |
Embedded Design Project (1000 words equivalent)Students marked using a rubric based on their achievement of required functionality and documentation. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO4, SILO5 |