Jimma University

Jimma Institute of Technology

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Program Regular Instructor Birhanu B. & Shewit T.
Course Title Fundamentals of Electricity ECTS 5 (3 Cr.hr)
and Electronic Devices
Course Code EEng1041 Contact 2 Lec. hrs. , 3 Tutor/lab & 5 h.s. hrs
hour/week
Degree Program B.Sc. in Information Prerequisites -
Technology Engineering
Target Group 1st IT students Year/Semester I/I

Status of the Compulsory

course
Course Objective and  To discuss basic concepts of electronic circuits with the aid of characteristic curves
Competency  To introduce applications of magnetic circuits, transformers, motors and generators.
 To understand the application of electronics components & its characteristics.
Detailed Course Schedule: Contact time, topics and reading materials
Week Contact Topic/Subtopic/Chapter Reading Materials,
Hour Ass. &Term Projects
1st 4 hours 1. Fundamentals of Electricity & Electronics [1]
[3]
 Safety Precautions
 Basic Electrical Terms & Circuits [5]
 Basic Measuring Instruments & Basic Electrical Circuit Quiz-1
Materials
 Sources of Electricity

2nd & 10 hours 2. Basic electrical Circuits [1]

[5]
3rd
 Series Circuit, Parallel Circuit & Series-Parallel Circuits Quiz-2
 Direct & Alternating Current Circuits
 Tuned Circuits
 Circuit analysis

4th , 5th , 12 hours 3. Electromagnetic Induction [1]

& 6th  Basic Concepts of Electromagnet [5]
 EMF: Motional & Transformer
Quiz-3
 Magnetic Circuits
 Application of EMF: Electrical Motors, Electrical Assignment 1
Generators & Transformer

7th , 8th , 12 hours 4. Introduction to Semiconductor [2]

& 9th [3]
 N-type & P-type Semiconductors
 Diode: Biasing, V-I Characteristics
 Diode Applications: Rectifiers, Limiting & Clamping Circuits

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10th , 12 hours 5. Transistors & Thyristors [2]
11th & [3]
 Introduction to transistors & thyristors
12th  Packages, identification, Characteristics & Parameters of
BJT
 Transistor bias circuits
 Performance & characteristics of SCR, UJT, TRIAC & DIAC
 Introduction to Field-Effect Transistors (FET)

13th , 12 hours 6. Operational Amplifiers [2]

14th & [3]
 Op-amp input modes & parameters
15th  Feedback Circuit(Negative & Positive)
 Bias current & offset voltage compensation Assignment 2
 Open-loop response & close loop response
 Basic Op-amp Amplifications: Comparators, Summing
amplifiers, Integrators & differentiators
 555 timer circuit: Application & characteristics

Teaching  Lectures supported by tutorial, Laboratory, Quizzes & assignments

Methodology
Assessment Methods  Continuous tests or quizzes (30%), Assignments (10%), Lab. Report (optional) (10%) & Final
Exam (50%)
Course Policies  Academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated.
 80% of class attendance is mandatory! Please try to be on time for class. I will not allow you
enter if you are late more than five minutes.
 Active participation in class is essential and it will have its own value in your grade
 Cell phones MUST be turned off before entering the class.
References 1. Alexander SadikuFundamentals of electric circuits
2. Theodore F. Bogart, Electronic Devices and Circuits
3. Robert Boylestad, Louis Nashelsky: Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory
4. S. Sedra & C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits
5. Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis

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