ISCED Code: Course Code: EEE-1245

0714
Course Title: Basic Electronics
Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Contact Hours per Week
Course CIE: Continuous Internal Attendance 10 Marks
Assessments Evaluation Class Test/ Assignment/ 10 Marks
Quizzes
Mid-term 30 Marks
SEE: Semester End Examination 50 Marks
Course Objective:
This course introduces/analyze students to:
 To introduce students’ structures, physical operations, and circuit applications of basic semiconductor
devices.
 To provide students a base for a further study of analog and digital electronics.
 To develop the ability to understand, analyze and to do problem analysis of electronic circuits.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs): Upon the successful Bloom’s Taxonomy
CLOs
completion of the course, students will be able to Domain/Level

Apply knowledge of Basic Electronics to Distinguish schematic symbol and Cognitive

CLO: 1 Recognize basic concepts of electronic components and circuits.
Understand

To analyze the functionality of various devices including several types of Cognitive

CLO: 2 Diode, BJT and FET through problem analysis.
Evaluation

Mapping/Alignment PLO vs CLO:

CLOs Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12

CLO: 1 √

CLO: 2 √

Course Contents:
No. of
Contents CLOs Lecture Tutorial Practical
Hours

Classification of materials in terms of energy band

CLO1 1 1 NA
Extrinsic Material and intrinsic Material

Electrons and holes in an intrinsic semiconductor

Donor and acceptor impurities

Mobility, Hall effect CLO1 1 1 NA

Structure of N-type and P-type materials and their

conductivity

Density of States and Fermi Dirac function

CLO1 1 1 NA
Calculation of Carrier Concentration, Drift of carriers

Mobility, Carrier Diffusion, Einstein Relation, Excess CLO1 1 1 NA

carriers,

Generation and Recombination

 Quasi-Fermi level, Basic Semiconductors Equations

Formation of P-N junction, Depletion layer formation,

CLO1 3 1 1 NA
PIV of Diode

Diode V-I characteristics, Small signal model of

CLO1 3 2 1 NA
diode, transition and diffusion capacitance

Circuit applications of diode CLO1 1 1

Rectifiers, Filter circuit CLO1 4 3 1 NA

Voltage doubler, Voltage tripler CLO1 1 1 NA

Clamper and Clipper CLO1 2 2 NA

Zener diode, LED CLO1 1 1 NA

Photodiode, varactor diode, photo resistor

CLO1 2 2 NA
Crystal diode and Solar Cell

Problem Solving Class CLO2 2 2 NA

MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Bipolar Junction Transistor, Types and Symbols

CLO1 3 2 1 NA
Working principle of N-P-N and P-N-P transistor

V-I Characteristics of transistor

Different configuration of transistors amplifiers, input

CLO1 3 2 1 NA
and output Characteristics

Cut off and Saturation region, Load line analysis

Semiconductor Device Numbering system and CLO1 2 2 NA

Transistor Lead Identification

Faithful Amplification, Stabilization, Conditions of

proper transistor biasing CLO1 2 2 NA
Stability factor, Thermal stabilization

Various biasing method CLO1 3 3 NA

Small signal low frequency h-parameters

Determinations of Hybrid parameters in CE

CLO1 4 2 NA
Determinations of Hybrid parameters CC and CB
configurations

Introduction on Field Effect Transistor

JFET

MOSFET
CLO1 4 3 1 NA
PMOS

NMOS

CMOS and their switching characteristics

FET Biasing Methods CLO1 4 2 NA

 MOSFET Biasing Methods

Small signal model for JFET, MOSFET

Biasing of JFET CLO1 2 2 NA

Biasing of MOSFET

Problem Solving Class CLO2 2 2 NA

Final SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Total 48 39 09

Teaching Strategies:
 Lecture  Class Activities
 Tutorial  Flip Learning
 Group activities  Video Demonstration
 Discussion
Mapping/Alignment of CLOs vs Teaching Strategy:
CLOs Teaching Strategy

CLO 1 Lecture

CLO 2 Group Work

Mapping/Alignment of CLOs vs Assessment Strategy:

CLOs Assessment Method (%)

Attendance 10%

Assignments / Class Test 10%

CLO1 & CLO2 Midterm Examination 30%

CLO1 & CLO2 Final Examination 50%

Textbook
1. Robert L. Boylestad, "Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory", Pearson, 11th Edition, 2012
Reference:
1. David A. Bell, "Electronic Devices and Circuits", Oxford University Press, 4th Edition, 1978
2. Thomas L. Floyd, "Electronic Devices", Prentice Hall, 6th Edition, 2001
3. V.K. Mehta, "Principles of Electronics", S Chand, 10thEdition, 2006
Assessment Pattern
Bloom’s Category Evaluations out of 100 Marks
CIE (50 Marks) SEE (50 Marks)
Cognitive Affective Mid-term: Assignment/ Attendance Written Exam:
learning Learning (30) Class Test: (10) Marks (:10) (50)
Remember
Understand
Apply
Analyze
Evaluation
Create
x Responding
Remarks Course teachers may change the magnitude of marks in Bloom’s category(Both for CIE
and SEE), but he/she will have to keep in mind that the % of higher order learning mode
must be about 60% or more and all the Bloom’s categories to be addressed during the
semester.

ISCED Code: 0714 Course Code: EEE-1246

 Course Title: Basic Electronics Sessional
Credit Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 2 Contact Hours per Week
Course CIE: Continuous Internal Evaluation 40 – 60 Marks
Assessments SEE: Semester End Examination 60 – 40 Marks
Course Objective:
This course introduces/analyze students to:
 To introduce students’ structures, physical operations, and circuit applications of basic semiconductor
devices.
 To develop the ability to understand, analyze and to do problem analysis of electronic circuits.
 To investigate the functionality of Electronics Devices through experimentation.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs): Upon the successful Bloom’s Taxonomy
CLOs
completion of the course, students will be able to Domain/Level

CLO: 1 Apply knowledge of Basic Electronics to Distinguish schematic symbol Cognitive

and Recognize basic concepts of electronic components and circuits.
Understand

To investigate the functionality of Electronics devices including Cognitive(Evaluation)

CLO: 2
several types of Diode, BJT and FET. Psychomotor

Mapping/Alignment PLO vs CLO:

CLOs Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12

CLO: 1 √

CLO: 2 √

Course Contents:
No. of
Contents CLOs Lecture Tutorial Practical
Hours

Diode and It’s application CLO1 2 2 NA

Semiconductor Diode Characteristics. CLO2 2 2

Applications of Diode-1 (Logic Gates) CLO2 2 2

Applications of Diode-2 (Rectifiers and Filter) CLO2 2 2

Applications of Diode-2 (Doubler/Cliper/Clamper) CLO2 2 2

Zener Diode and It’s application CLO1 1 1 NA

Zener Diode Characteristics. CLO2 2 2

Application of Zener Diode (Voltage Regulation

CLO2 2 2
Properties)

Transistor and It’s application CLO1 2 2 NA

Demonstrate and measure input-output

characteristics of a NPN transistor under Common
CLO2 2 2
Emitter/Common Collector /Common Base
configuration.

Final SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Total 19 05 14

Teaching Strategies:
 Lecture  Practical (Experiment)
 Group activities
 Discussion
 Project
 Flip Learning
Mapping/Alignment of CLOs vs Teaching Strategy:
CLOs Teaching Strategy

CLO 1 Lecture

CLO 2 Practical (Experiment)

Mapping/Alignment of CLOs vs Assessment Strategy:

CLOs Assessment Method (%)

Attendance 10%

CLO1 & CLO2 Lab Report 20%

CLO1 & CLO2 Lab Performance 20%

CLO1 & CLO2 Viva 10%

CLO1 & CLO2 Project 40%

Textbook
1. Lab Manual by Course Instructor
Reference:
1. Robert L. Boylestad, "Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory", Pearson, 11th Edition, 2012
2. David A. Bell, "Electronic Devices and Circuits", Oxford University Press, 4th Edition, 1978
3. Thomas L. Floyd, "Electronic Devices", Prentice Hall, 6th Edition, 2001
4. V.K. Mehta, "Principles of Electronics", S Chand, 10th Edition, 2006
Course Assessment Pattern:
Bloom’s Category Evaluations out of 100 Marks
CIE (40 - 60 Marks)&SEE (60 - 40 Marks)
Cognitive Affective Attendance: Lab Report: Lab Performance Quiz:
learning Learning (10%) (20%) & Viva: (40%) (40%)
Remember
Understand
Apply
Analyze
Evaluation
Create
x Responding
Remarks Course teachers may change the magnitude of marks in Bloom’s category(Both for CIE
and SEE), but he/she will have to keep in mind that the % of higher order learning mode
must be about 60% or more and all the Bloom’s categories to be addressed during the
semester.