Undergraduate USA-EEET1029-2023

Electrical and Electronic Systems

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Duration

10 weeks

Study method

100% Online

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Prior study

Not required

Start dates

26 Jun 2023

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Subject details

What you'll learn

By the end of this 10-week course, you’ll be able to:

Demonstrate and appreciate the context of electrical and electronic systems in the areas of electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering applications.
Identify and understand the function of electrical and electronic components and analyse simple circuits and systems.
Explain the fundamental properties of electrical energy, its generation, transmission, distribution, and utilisation.
Apply basic electrical instrumentation and associated electronics to measurements in physical systems, and to the control of simple devices.
Describe fundamental electrical and electronic systems in the context of renewable energy and sustainability.

Topics covered

- Resistors and DC Analysis (Kirchoff’s Law)
- Diodes and LEDs
- Introduction to integrated circuits, relays and transistors
- Introduction to operational amplifiers
- Capacitors and Inductors
- Transients
- AC circuit analysis
- Power in AC circuits
- Overview of Electricity Generation
- Types of Electricity Generation, Electricity transmission and stroage

Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

This course will introduce you to the concepts, applications, basic analysis and measurements in electrical and electronic systems. Electronic circuits will be described in terms of basic electrical quantities, components, and circuit analysis methods. Electrical systems such as power supply will be introduced in the context of renewable and non-renewable supply, transmission and storage.

UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree.

Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.

This is a course from UniSA Online’s Associate Degree in Engineering.

Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Textbooks

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