Syllabus

Faculty Engineering
Department Renewable Energy Engineering
Semester First
Academic Year 2019/2020

Course Name Electrical Circuits & Electronics Lab.

Course Number 0905354

Each student shall receive a copy of the syllabus to be kept for future
reference.

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1. Instructor Information

1. Lecturer Name: Awni Jayyousi

2. Office Number: B320

3. Phone Number: NOYB

4. Email: ajayousi@meu.edu.jo

5. Office Hours: 14:30-15:30 (Sun & Tues). 11:00-14:00 (Wed).

2. Course Details

1. Meeting Times: Mon (14:00-16:00)

2. Location: D14

3. Sources and References

1. Required Readings:

a) Lab Manual.

b) Engineering Circuit Analysis, W. Hayt, 9th Edition, 2018,

McGraw Hill.

4. Lab Description: This lab provides students with a practical

exploration of electrical circuits in both DC & AC systems in
addition to electronics and electronic applications. The concepts
presented cover a wide range of topics ranging from basic circuit
elements, their modeling, characteristics, and delving into more
complex analysis techniques such as Thevenin, Norton, etc. and
electronic circuit synthesis and analysis.

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 5. Aims and objectives:

- Learn how to develop and employ circuit models for elementary

electric components, e.g., resistors, sources, inductors, and
capacitors.

- Become adept at using various methods of circuit analysis,

including simplified methods such as series-parallel reductions,
voltage and current dividers, and the node method.

- Appreciate the consequences of linearity, in particular the principle

of superposition and Thevenin Norton equivalent circuits.

- Gain an intuitive understanding of the role of power flow and

energy storage in electronic circuits.

- Understand transient responses and the detailed analysis of RL and

RC circuits

- Be introduced to the concept of sinusoidal-steady-state (SSS) and

to use impedance methods to analyze the SSS response of first and
second-order systems.

6. Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

1. Learn how to develop and employ circuit models for elementary

electric components, e.g., resistors, sources, inductors, and
capacitors.

2. Become adept at using various methods of circuit analysis,

including simplified methods such as series-parallel reductions,
voltage and current dividers, and the node method.

3. Appreciate the consequences of linearity, in particular the principle

of superposition and Thevenin Norton equivalent circuits.

4. Gain an intuitive understanding of the role of power flow and

energy storage in electronic circuits.

5. Understand transient responses and the detailed analysis of RL and

RC circuits

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 6. Be introduced to the concept of sinusoidal-steady-state (SSS) and
to use impedance methods to analyze the SSS response of first and
second-order systems.

7. Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs):

1. Optimal utilization of renewable energy resources.

2. Design and development of renewable energy systems to promote
sustainable economy and energy security.
3. Keep up with the information technology and software required for
renewable energy applications.
4. Professional practice of engineering career within the laws and
regulations.
5. Ethical responsibilities of engineering profession
6. Solving practical engineering problems and making appropriate
decision.
7. Managing renewable energy projects, preparing technical reports,
and engineering drawings.

8. Teaching Methods
Lectures, In-class demonstrations, collective in-class activities.

# Description Weight Description

1. Mid-term Exam 20% CLOs:1-4
2. Final Exam 40% CLOs: 1-6
3. Assignments, 40% To be
Reports and Quizzes announced later
Total 100%

Report Writing Rules

One long report will be assigned to each student needs to submit one
week after the respective lab is conducted. Punctuality is very important.
The mark will be deducted to those are not punctual. Please follow all the
lab safety and procedures. The formats of lab report are as follows:

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  Cover page: Title of experiment, student name, matrix number
and group number.
 Report: Introduction, brief summary on how the experiment is
done.
 Conclusion: Brief conclusion and comments on the results
obtained.

9. Course Schedule:

Week Topics to be covered CLOs PLOs

Introduction to
1 components and 1-2 1-2
equipment
Series/Parallel Circuits
2 3 3
Capacitor Transient
3 Response 3 3-4
Inductor Transient
4 Response 4 4
Steady State Response
5 4-5 4-5
Resonance and Resonant
6 Circuits 5 5
Diodes and Half Wave
7 Rectifiers 5 5-6
Full Wave Rectifiers
8 5 6
BJTs
9 6 6
MOSFETs
10 6 6

10. Course Policies

- Course policies are determined by Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Degree Regulations and Student Guide

- Policies should be announced during the first meeting.

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1. Attendance:
a. Students must attend all classes of this course.
b. Any student with absence of 15% of the classes of any
course, will be illegible to sit for the final exam and will be
given the university zero (35%) in this course.
c. In the case (b) above, if a student submits an official sick
report authenticated by university clinic or an accepted
excuse by the Dean of his/her faculty, the student will be
considered as withdrawn from the course, and a "W" will be
shown in the transcript for this course.

2. Tardiness:
Students are not allowed to come late to classes. Any student coming late
will not be allowed to attend the class and he/she will be marked absent.

3. Exams:
 Failure in attending a course exam other than the final exam,
will result in zero mark unless the student provides an
official acceptable excuse to the instructor who approves a
make-up exam.
 Failure in attending the final exam will result in zero mark
unless the student presents an official acceptable excuse to
the Dean of his/her faculty who approves an incomplete
exam, normally scheduled to be conducted during the first
two weeks of the successive semester.

4. Assignments and Projects:

Assignments and projects should be submitted to the instructor on the due
date. Zero mark will be given for late submissions unless the student has
an acceptable excuse approved by the instructor of the course.

5. Attending Exams and Meeting Deadlines:

 A student who is late more than 10 minutes will not be
permitted to sit the exam (first, second or mid exams).
 A student who is late more than 30 minutes will not be
permitted to sit to final exam, and no student will be

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 permitted to leave the exam center before the elapse of 30
minutes.

6. Penalties for Cheating:

6. Cheating is an attempt to gain marks dishonestly and includes;
but not limited to:
 Copying from another student’s work.
 Using materials not authorized by the institute.
 Collaborating with another student during a test, without
permission.
 Knowingly using, buying, selling, or stealing the contents of
a test.
 Plagiarism which means presenting another person’s work or
ideas as one’s own, without attribution.
 Using any media (including mobiles) during the exam.

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