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Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology

Course Plan / Outline

1. Course Information:

Course Title Computer Aided Instrumentations

Course Code ECE_NEW CODE

Course Type Optional Course

Credit 3.00 (Three Contact Hours per Week), three lecture slots per week
according to class routine.

Semester 4th Year Odd Semester

2. Instructor Information:

Name of the Instructor

Designation
Office Room
To be announced before starting of the semester
Cell
Email
Webpage link

3. Prerequisite (if have any): None

4. Course Rationale:
This course will introduce the function, operation, and application of common electrical engineering
instruments, measurement principles, and statistical analysis. The student will select and design simple
measurement systems for a given application, based on different physical measurement principles, error
analysis, signal conditioning, and data recording

5. Course Objectives:
After successfully completing this course, students will-
1. Understand basic electrical and electronic measurement system components along with different types
of methods of measurement.
 2. Understand the principles of various types of transducers and sensors.
3. Be able to enhance knowledge in developing precise measurement with measuring variables and
different tools relating network.

6. Course Content / Course Description:

Introduction: Methods of measurement. Statistical method applied to field of measurement and error analysis
and calibration.
Resistance, Inductance and Capacitance measurements: Different methods of measuring high, medium and low
resistances. Methods of measuring self and mutual inductance and capacitance measurement. A.C. and DC
bridge methods, Measurement of insulation and earth resistances. Localization of cable fault.

Magnetic measurement: Flux meter, Flux and Flux density measurement. Determination of iron losses and their
separation.

Measuring instruments: Classification of measuring instruments. Ammeter, Voltmeter, wattmeter, AVO meter,
Energy meter, Ampere-hour meter and Maximum demand meter for measuring AC and DC quantities. Speed,
frequency and phase difference measurements. Illumination measurement.
Electronic measuring instruments: Digital instruments, VTVM, Q-meter and CRO.
Instrumentation: Extension of instrument range. Use of C.T. and P.T and calculation of their burden,
Instrumentation of substation.
Measurement of non -electrical quantities: Transducer. Measurement of temperature, pressure, displacement,
velocity, acceleration. Strain gauge and their applications.

7. Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) and Mapping of CLOs with Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

PLO10

PLO11

PLO12
PLO1

PLO2

PLO3

PLO4

PLO5

PLO6

PLO7

PLO8

CLO Course Learning PLO9

No. Outcomes (CLO)

Explain electro-
mechanical instruments &
CLO1 C2
magnetic measurement
and their characteristics
Illustrate AC & DC
bridges and subsequent
calculation of unknown
CLO2 C4
quantities using different
bridge circuits.

Evaluate the localization

CLO3 of cable fault. C4

8. CLOs Assessment Policy:

CLOs Class Test Assignment Project Presentation Final Exam Others

 CLO1 √ √

CLO2 √ √ √

CLO3 √ √

9. References:

SL Text Book/Reference Book(s) Author(s) Online Availability

No.

1. Electrical and Electronics A.K. Sawhany Link is provided in

Measurements & Instrumentation Google Class Room

Link is provided in
Modern Electronic Instrumentation and
2. A.D. Helfrick and W.D. Cooper Google Class Room
Measurement Techniques

Link is provided in
Electronic Instrumentation &
3. David A. Bell Google Class Room
Measurements

Link is provided in
Electronic Test Instruments, Analog
4. Robert A.Witte Google Class Room
and Digital Measurements

Link is provided in
Electronic Measurements &
5. K. Lal Kishore Google Class Room
Instrumentations

10. Course plan specifying content, CLOs, co-curricular activities (if any), teaching learning assessment
strategy mapped with CLOs

Delivery Teaching
Assessment Aligned
Week Topic Material Learning
Strategy CLOs
Strategy
Introduction on measurement system,  Lecture  Class Test
Methods of measurement. Statistical ☐ Tutorial ☐ Assignment
method applied to field of measurement  Discussion  Final Exam
1 and error analysis and calibration. CLO1
☐ Interaction ☐ Presentation
☐ Audio/Video ☐ Project
☐ Others ☐ Others
 Lecture  Class Test
Measurement of medium resistances:
Ammeter-voltmeter method ☐ Tutorial ☐ Assignment
Measurement of medium resistances:  Discussion  Final Exam
2 substitution method ☐ Interaction ☐ Presentation CLO2
Measurement of medium resistances:
Wheatstone bridge method ☐ Audio/Video ☐ Project
Measurement of low resistances: Kelvin ☐ Others ☐ Others
double bridge method
Measurement of low resistances: Carey-  Lecture ☐ Class Test
3 CLO2
Foster Slide-wire bridge ☐ Tutorial ☐ Assignment
Difficulties in measurement of high  Discussion  Final Exam
resistances, Measurement of high
☐ Interaction ☐ Presentation
resistances: Loss of charge method
Measurement of insulation resistances: ☐ Audio/Video ☐ Project
 Megggar, ☐ Others ☐ Others
 Lecture  Class Test
☐ Tutorial ☐ Assignment
Measurement of earth resistance: Earth
 Discussion  Final Exam
4 tester, Localization of cable fault: CLO3
☐ Interaction ☐ Presentation
Varley loop test, Murry loop test
☐ Audio/Video ☐ Project
☐ Others ☐ Others
 Lecture  Class Test
Introduction to A.C Bridges ☐ Tutorial ☐ Assignment
Measurement of self-inductance:
Maxwell’s inductance capacitance  Discussion  Final Exam
5 bridge, Hay’s bridge CLO2
☐ Interaction ☐ Presentation
Measurement of self-inductance:
Andersion’s Bridge, Owen’s bridge ☐ Audio/Video ☐ Project
☐ Others ☐ Others
 Lecture ☐ Class Test
Measurement of capacitance: De
Sauty’s bridge, Measurement of ☐ Tutorial  Assignment
frequency: Wien’s bridge  Discussion  Final Exam
6 ☐ Interaction ☐ Presentation CLO2
Introduction to magnetic measurement
☐ Audio/Video ☐ Project
Magnetic testing: Separation of iron ☐ Others ☐ Others
losses
 Lecture  Class Test
Measurement of iron losses: Wattmeter
method ☐ Tutorial ☐ Assignment
 Discussion  Final Exam
7 Flux meter construction, Operation, CLO1
☐ Interaction ☐ Presentation
Advantages, Disadvantages; Theory of
☐ Audio/Video ☐ Project
flux meter
☐ Others ☐ Others
 Lecture  Class Test
Introduction to measuring instruments,
Classification of measuring ☐ Tutorial ☐ Assignment
instrumentations  Discussion  Final Exam
8
☐ Interaction ☐ Presentation
Ammeter, Voltmeter, wattmeter
☐ Audio/Video ☐ Project
AVO meter, Ampere-hour meter ☐ Others ☐ Others
 Lecture  Class Test
Energy meter
☐ Tutorial ☐ Assignment
Maximum demand meter for measuring  Discussion  Final Exam
AC and DC quantities. Speed,
9 ☐ Interaction ☐ Presentation
frequency and phase difference
measurements. ☐ Audio/Video ☐ Project
☐ Others ☐ Others
Illumination measurement.
 Lecture  Class Test
☐ Tutorial ☐ Assignment
Electronic Measuring Instruments:  Discussion  Final Exam
10 Digital instruments, VTVM, Q-meter, CLO1
☐ Interaction ☐ Presentation
CRO
☐ Audio/Video ☐ Project
☐ Others ☐ Others
 Lecture ☐ Class Test
Instrumentation: Extension of
instrument range. ☐ Tutorial ☐ Assignment
 Discussion  Final Exam
11 Use of C.T. and P.T and calculation of CLO1
☐ Interaction ☐ Presentation
their burden
☐ Audio/Video ☐ Project
Instrumentation of substation ☐ Others ☐ Others
 Lecture ☐ Class Test
12 Measurement of Non-Electrical
☐ Tutorial ☐ Assignment
  Discussion  Final Exam
Quantities: Transducer, Measurement of
temperature, pressure, displacement, ☐ Interaction ☐ Presentation
velocity, acceleration and their ☐ Audio/Video ☐ Project
applications, Strain gauge and their ☐ Others ☐ Others
applications

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11. Virtual Availability of Lecture Materials:

All resources related to this course are available in online platform.

Medium Google classroom/Zoom/MS Teams etc.

Instructions
Class Code

12. Assessment & Marks Distribution:

SL
Name of Assessment Marks Date
No.

1. Class Participation and Attendance 10 As Per Class Routine

As Per Class Test

2. Continuous Class Test 20
Routine
Assessment
Assignment/Project/Viva-voce/ Mentioned by the
3. 10
Presentation etc. Instructor

As Per Examination
4. Final Examination 60
Routine

Total Marks: 100

13. Grading Policy:

Mark wise grading policy of this course is as follows:

% of Marks Letter Grade Point

80 – 100 A+ 4.00

75 – 79 A 3.75

70 – 74 A- 3.50

65 – 69 B+ 3.25

60 – 64 B 3.00

55 – 59 B- 2.75

50 – 54 C+ 2.50

45 – 49 C 2.25

40 – 44 D 2.00
 0 – 39 F 0.00

14. Additional Course Policy:

SL. Name of the Test Description

No.
1. Class Participation and Attending classes are mandatory for the students. Students will be
Attendance marked in a scale of 10 marks according to Academic Ordinance for
the Undergraduate Studies.

2. Class Test For this course, four class tests will be held and marks of each class test
is 20. Best three class tests average mark is counted as the score of
class test. Any unfair means is strictly prohibited in the examination
hall.
3. Assignment/Project/Viva- All the assessment strategies are considered as regular assessment. The
voce/Presentation etc. course teacher will assign works to the students and evaluate them with
a scale 10 marks that will be counted as regular assessment marks in
final scoring.
4. Semester Final For this course, semester final examination will be held according to
examination routine at end of this semester. Semester final examination
contains 60 marks. Any unfair means is strictly prohibited in the
examination hall.

15. Students Policy with Physically Handicapped:

Students with disabilities are required to inform the Department of Computer Science & Engineering of any
specific requirement for classes or examination as soon as possible

16. Generic Skills (Indirect):

SL. Generic skills Attained Generic Skills (Please How the skills will be developed
No. tick against the relevant skill)

1. Presentation skill

2. Writing skill

3. Interpersonal skill

4. Leadership skill

5. Community skills

17. Quick Links:

● Website: https://www.ece.ruet.ac.bd