Advanced AC and DC Circuits (2020-2021)

Employability Skills

Engineering Fields

Safety in STEM

History of Circuits

Amplifiers

Oscillator Characteristics

Communication Circuits Characteristics

Integrated Circuits Characteristics

Electronic Operational Characteristics

Culminating Digital Project

demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry

analyze fields of engineering and electronic specializations (e.g., aeronautical, automotive, chemical, civil, industrial, and mechanical, computer software, electrical, and biomedical) and identify associated career tracks

describe and follow safety, health, and environmental standards related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workplaces

investigate the history and development of analog circuits

research and present operational characteristics and applications of amplifiers

research and define oscillator characteristics and applications

research and define operating characteristics and applications of communication circuits

research and present characteristics and construction of integrated circuits

research and present operational characteristics of electronic control devices and circuits

create a digital project that displays mastery of the standards involved with electronics

communicate effectively through writing, speaking, listening, reading, and interpersonal abilities

demonstrate creativity with multiple approaches to ask challenging questions resulting in innovative procedures, methods, and products

exhibit critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to locate, analyze, and apply information in career planning and employment situations

model work-readiness traits required for success in the workplace including integrity, honesty, accountability, punctuality, time management, and respect for diversity

apply the appropriate skill sets to be productive in a changing, technological, diverse workplace to be able to work independently and apply team work skills

present a professional image through appearance, behavior, and language

design a project that conveys information about electronic specialization

participate in activities related to career interests

relate each engineering and electronic discipline to a green environment and sustainability situation

develop solutions to an ethical issue in engineering and electronic specialization

analyze an ethical situation related to engineering graphics and engineering

maintain a journal which relates standards in the course to the project work

implement workplace and product safety standards such as Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHA), environmental protection agency (EPA), international Organization for Standardization (ISO), Good manufacturing practice (GMP), and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 

accurately interpret safety signs, symbols, and labels (Hazardous Communications)

demonstrate and incorporate safe laboratory procedures in lab, shop, and field environments

explain how the incorporation or lack of safety practices impact the economy, and costs of safety in business and industry

identify, select, and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), follow work area organization procedures and follow Standard Operating procedures (SOP) when performing work

discuss the history of analog circuits

apply analog circuits

identify and describe patterns of analog signals

evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of analog signaling

predict the future of analog electronics

define and discuss power supplies

technically sketch or draw and construct a power supply circuit

define and discuss the different types of transistors (Bipolar junction transistor or BJT and metal oxide semiconductor or MOS)

define and discuss different types of amplifiers (class A, B, D amplifiers)

demonstrate negative feedback differential amplifiers

conduct analysis and troubleshooting

discuss the characteristics of oscillators related to positive feedback and unity gain

 define and discuss analog crystal oscillator circuits

define and discuss digital oscillator circuits (comparators, latches)

conduct analysis and troubleshooting

create a project to demonstrate knowledge of oscillator applications

distinguish, contrast and compare analog and digital signals

 identify and describe modulation and demodulation

demonstrate and apply simple receivers

define and discuss super heterodyne receivers

calculate frequency modulation and single sideband

conduct receiver troubleshooting

technically sketch or draw and then construct and predict results for communication circuits

recognize integrated circuits

explain fabrication

 technically sketch or draw and then construct and critique the 555 timer

estimate and measure to check outputs

discuss additional integrated circuits

model troubleshooting integrated circuits

classify electronic control devices and circuits

identify the silicon-controlled rectifier

technically sketch or draw and construct full-wave devices

calculate feedback in control devices

identify and discuss three terminal regulators

discuss regulated power supplies

discuss and demonstrate troubleshooting of electronic control circuits

present the constructed projects from the standards in a digital portfolio through pictures, drawings, data and analysis

make recommendations for improvements on each project based on experiences gained from the process