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Laboratory Skills A / B
[H61LSA/B]
LECTURE -1
H61LSA/B 1
Rajprasad Kumar
Assistant Professor
Room No. DB25,
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Aim:
To introduce students with the basic essential skills that modern engineers should possess. These will include technical and laboratory skills, data analysis, report writing, project management, team working, and social responsibility of modern engineering.
Content:
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Content:
This module provides the practical experience which complements modules in the first year of all undergraduate courses in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. It includes practical experiments, skills development and project work.
Outcomes:
By the end of the module, student should be able to:
• have an appreciation of academic and professional integrity issues and how they apply to all aspects of work. They should also be able to demonstrate, through report writing and other forms of presentation media, an appreciation of the various principles related to electrical and electronic engineering, including proper engineering practice and basic project planning.
• demonstrate critical analysis of experimental data and evaluation of system performance, and application of engineering skills in a wider context in solving practical problems.
• select and use appropriate laboratory equipments, apply computer
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• select and use appropriate laboratory equipments, apply computer software for the design, simulation and analysis of electronic/electrical systems, dissemination of information via a variety of media.
• acquire and analyse information, and evaluate system performance. To participate in group working and project planning, leading to the dissemination of the information.
Total Credits:
H61LSA - 20
H61LSB - 10
Level 1
Target Students:
First year students taking courses offered by Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Prerequisites:
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Prerequisites:
Mathematics and Physics at A2 level or equivalent
Co requisites:
H61SCP Introduction to Circuits and Fields
H61IIC Introduction to Electronic Engineering
H6IICM Introduction to Communications Engineering
H61IAL Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Taught semesters and Assessment Period
Full Year
Assessed by the end of designated period based on continuous assessment through out the year.
Module Elements
This module is entirely lab/project based
Apart from a brief introductory talk, there are no scheduled lectures.
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scheduled lectures.
The module consists of three main elements:
i) Introduction to laboratory instruments
ii) Experiments
iii) Mini project
INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS
Activities:Laboratory on the usage of instruments.
i) Digital multi-meter
ii) Oscilloscope
iii) Spectrum analyser
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The demonstrators will show how to operate the instruments, including oscilloscopes, multi-meters, signal generators and so on, roughly 30 mins long.
Instruction Sheets are available in the folder “Intro to Lab Instruments” (See Moodle);
Requirements:
Each student is required to submit one report. It is sufficient to submit the instructions with answers/discussion.
The report should be submitted to the faculty
INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS
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The report should be submitted to the faculty office on or before fifth working day from the date of laboratory work.
When and where:
Refer to the lab /time table
EXPERIMENTS
Activities:
There are ten experiments, all linked to the 1st year
engineering modules.
Each lab should take between 2 to 2.5 hrs.
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EXPERIMENTS
Reference materials, including textbooks and web addresses, are provided in the lab instructions.
Some of the instructions contain questions (2 usually) that the students need to answer and show the demonstrators at the beginning of the lab.
Requirements:
Same as the intro to labs
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Same as the intro to labs
When: Refer to the lab time table/calendar
Note:
The instructions for the experiments are can be found in
the folder lab instructions (See Moodle).
MINIPROJECT [ Only for H61LSA and Not for H61LSB]
Aim:
To experience project management, team working, time planning and so on.
The projects are carried in groups of three students, or two if necessary.
Activities:
The circuit in the instruction can be divided into three sections, each student is responsible of constructing,
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The circuit in the instruction can be divided into three sections, each student is responsible of constructing, testing and improving one section;
The three sections are combined and tested.
It is not required that the suggested improvements
should be implemented (they can be if the students
desire), but they must be backed up by reasoning and
analysis.
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Activities: (cont..)
The students are required to organise, plan, manage and review the
project.
There should be proper project meetings.
Any important decisions such as division of work load change in project direction or difficulties encountered should be recorded and included in the final report.
Requirements:
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Requirements:
Circuit inspection:
Students are required to demonstrate the working of the circuits on in the WEEK 10, of SEMSETER 2 (exact date to be announced in Semester 2).
The inspection will be performed by the module lecturer and the demonstrators, two as a group.
We inspect the working of the three circuits individually and combined, the neatness, the students understanding of the circuits and so on;
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Requirements: (cont..)
Individual reports:
Each student will need to submit a report, detailing his/her part of the work;
Group report:
Each group will need to submit a group report;
The requirements of the project reports are given in the instructions, which is in the folder mini project.
The due date to submit the report will be announced later.
When:
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When:
Students can collect the components during the 5th week of the first semester.
There are two scheduled mini project laboratory sessions for testing your circuits:
i) 1st Semester
ii)2nd Semester (please refer to the time table for details).
Attendance is compulsory for both sessions.
Method of AssessmentAssessment Type Weight Requirements
Coursework 1 50Laboratory reports for 11
experiments
Coursework 2 25Mini Project Inspection: PCB-
design + Individual Circuit
Coursework 3 10Mini Project Inspection: Group
Circuit
Coursework 4 15Mini Project: 1 Project Report + 1
Joint Report
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• This is a 20 credits module and the assessment is based
entirely on lab/project reports.
• * Note for H61LSB: The assessment is100% based on
Coursework 1.
MOODLE
• You are expected to use Moodle as part of this course.
• The site is intended to provide soft copies of Semester 1 and Semester 2: material (including lecture slides, study guide, lab instructions, lab time table, lab groups, mini-project description etc).
• Note:– It is your responsibility to visit Moodle regularly, to check and make
sure if there are announcements.
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sure if there are announcements.
• For students not already familiar with Moodle, consult: www.moodle.nottingham.ac.uk
LAB TIME TABLE
• Time table will be communicated through
– Moodle under the folder “GENERAL”
– Notice Board (Block D)
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Policies
Lab Attendance/Absences / and failure to submit coursework– Lab attendance will be taken at the start (first 10 mins) of each lab
session. It is the responsibility of each student to sign against his/her name in the lab attendance sheet.
– Latecomers will not be allowed in the lab and considered to be absent for the lab.
– Student is responsible to notify (through Extenuating
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– Student is responsible to notify (through Extenuating Circumstances Form (ECF) ) his/her absence due to unavoidable or legitimate circumstances due to which he/she is/was not able to attend scheduled labs and/or failing/failed to submit coursework on the due date(s).
– If approved by the Director of studies, then the lab will be removed from the final average. Otherwise, the student will get zero.
– If approved by the Director of studies, extension will be granted, otherwise, a penalty of 5% per day of late submission will be applied.
Policies (cont..)
• ECF forms can be obtained from – the Faculty of Engineering Office, (Room CA06, Ground Floor
Block C)
– Uni Website
• Please refer to the quality manual for:– For details relating to ABSENCE from assessment:
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– For details relating to ABSENCE from assessment:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/quality-manual/forms/assessment-ab-
from-exam.doc
– For details relating to ATTEMPTED assessment:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/quality-manual/forms/assessment-ext-cir-form.doc
Policies (cont..)
• For Submitting of Extenuating Circumstances Form
– Submitted to Faculty Office .
– It is essential that students should submit claims for
extenuating circumstances promptly and normally
within 7 working days of the circumstances arising.
– The absolute latest acceptable date is 7 working days
after the scheduled completion date of the last
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after the scheduled completion date of the last
component of assessment for a module.
Policies (cont..)
• Coursework Submission
– All coursework must be submitted to the
Faculty Office during coursework submission
times.
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times.
– Course work submission sheet
• Moodle or Share folder
Policies (cont..)
• Disabilities
– Module instructors welcome requests and
willing to work with students who may need
some academic accommodations due to a
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some academic accommodations due to a
disability.
– Students with disabilities are encouraged to
contact the dept. disability officer Dr. Nandha
Kumar.
Policies (cont..)
• Offences
– All students are expected to complete coursework
responsibilities with fairness and honesty.
– Failure to do so by seeking unfair advantage over
others or misrepresenting someone else's work as
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others or misrepresenting someone else's work as
your own, are taken very seriously by the University
and can result in disciplinary action and serious
penalties.
• To read the University policy, please consult:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/quality-manual/assessment/offences.htm
END OF INTRO LECTURE -1
Q & A
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Q & A
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