COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: ELECTRONICS I

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECE 204	B	4	3	0	2	4	7

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	M.Sc. Genti Rustemi grustemi@epoka.edu.al , By appointment
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:	NA
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	Please refer to Epoka Regulations
Course Description:	Diode, clipping circuits, rectifier circuits, Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), Operating point, Stability factors, The characteristics of diode, zener diode, bipolar junction transistor, Mosfet transistor. BJT and MOS amplifier design. Operation in the AC domain: Hybrid parameters, Ebers Moll model (re model), Field Effect Transistor (FET), DC analysis of FET circuits, small signal model of FET and mid-frequency analysis.
Course Objectives:	The objective of this course is to introduce the students to the fundamental concepts of electronics. The primary objective of this course is to understand and analyze circuits build with basic electronic components such as diodes,BJT transistors and FET transistors.At the end of the course, student should be able to analyze simple analog electronic circuits.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Basic background on semiconductor materials and semiconductor physics
2	Introduce the characteristics and operation of electronic devices
3	Fundamental electronic components such as diodes and transistors
4	Operation of fundamental electronic circuits such as rectifiers, clippers, voltage regulators, basic logic gates, amplifiers, buffers, and others

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to microelectronics, analog vs digital signals, review of circuit theory techniques
2	Circuit models for amplifiers, non-ideal operational amplifier circuits
3	Introduction to semiconductors, the physics of the pn junction
4	Diodes and their terminal characteristics modeling, type of diodes
5	Applications involving diodes: rectifiers and limiting circuits
6	JFET and Depletion MOSFET transistor construction and operation
7	JFET Biasing
8	Midterm
9	MOS Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs), general considerations, current-voltage characteristics
10	DC analysis and biasing of MOSFET circuits
11	MOSFET small-signal operations and models, the common-source configuration
12	Common-gate and source follower amplifiers, comparison
13	The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), physics and terminal behavior
14	Discrete-circuit BJT amplifiers and their characterization

Prerequisite(s):	CIRCUIT THEORY
Textbook(s):	S. Sedra and K. C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, 7th Edition Oxford University ,ISBN: 9780199339136; R. L. Boylestad and L. Nashelsky, Electronic devices and circuit theory, 11th Edition, Pearson Education ISBN: 9780132622455
Additional Literature:	M. N. O. Sadiku, "Fundamentals of Electric Circuits", 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill Inc ISBN 978-0-07-802822-9
Laboratory Work:	Electronic devices & equipment for laboratories
Computer Usage:	Multisim
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Explain basic semiconductor concepts and theory behind the operation of p-n junctions and transistors
2	Plot the I-V characteristics of a diode, identify its regions of operation, and obtain the quiescent point
3	Analyze and design diode applications circuits such as rectifiers, voltage regulators, clippers, clampers, basic logic gates
4	Describe the operation and structure of field effect transistors (JFET/MOSFET) and perform dc analysis for different circuit configurations
5	Explain the basic operation, input/output characteristics and regions of operation of the BJT (NPN and PNP) in the common-base, common-emitter and common-collector configurations

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice	5
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations.	4
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.	4
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	5
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.	5
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	5
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.	4
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.	5
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.	5
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.	5
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.	5
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	2	5
Midterm Exam(s)	1	25
Quiz	1	5
Laboratory	5	3
Final Exam	1	45
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	5	80
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Assignments	7	3	21
Final examination	1	16	16
Other			0
Total Work Load:			175
Total Work Load/25(h):			7
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

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