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Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.
Last updated: 2 June 2020
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SEE010 or SEJ010
SEE103 and SEM111
Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Weeks 1 – 5: 2 x 2 hour class per week, 1 x 2 hour studio session per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week, and 2 hours of weekly digital laboratory experiences undertaken via Cloud Deakin with accompanying optional allocated laboratory time.Weeks 6-11: 2 x 2 hour seminar per week, 1 x 2 hour studio session per week. Campus students are required to participate in project-based activities at the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus during the trimester intensive week.
Online independent and collaborative learning activities including classes, seminars, and studio sessions via DeakinSync.
The optional allocated laboratory time accompanying the digital laboratory experiences is available throughout the trimester or the intensive week.
Cloud students are required to participate in project-based activities for 2 days at the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus during the trimester intensive week (typically week 8) to undertake group presentations and work towards the portfolio. A third day in intensive week is optional depending on the completion of the tasks.
This is a project and design-based unit which introduces students to the fundamentals of electrical systems, covering three main topics; electricity basics including capacitance, resistance, inductance and EMF; electric circuits; and semi-conductor devices. The unit will also introduce students to elements of professional practice including OHS, professional ethics and sustainability in the context of engineering projects. Students will work in groups, using their knowledge gained through classes, studios and practical experiences, the concepts covered in the seminar sessions, as well as knowledge gained from self-directed learning to complete their design of an electrical systems project meeting specified requirements. Students will communicate the considerations taken in their design in a variety of forms including written assessments tasks and a group presentation.
These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit
At the completion of this Unitsuccessful students can:
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must receive at least 40% in the group presentation, and at least 50% in the individual portfolio.
Prescribed text(s): Floyd & Buchla, 2013, Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits Devices & Applications, 8PNIE, Pearson Education.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEJ102 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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