Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Electronics BM203 3. Semester 3 + 2 4.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Yusuf ALTUN
Instructor(s) Yusuf ALTUN
Assistants
Goals To recognize semiconductor circuit elements and to learn and analyze where their circuits are used, to simulate these circuits by using package programs such as multisim, and to implement these circuits in a laboratory environment and learn to make measurements.
Course Content Semiconductor materials, and PN combination. Basic Electrical Circuits and Rules. General Purpose Diode structure, resistance, DC biasing. Diode equivalent circuits and series and parallel diode circuits. Rectifier Diode Applications: rectifier, clipper and clamping circuits. Special purpose diodes: zener, led, schottky, laser diode… Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) structure and properties. BJT DC Biasing: Fixed (Base), Emitter, Voltage-Divider, Collector Feedback and Emitter-Follower Bias Circuits and Stability Analysis. BJT Small Signal AC signal analysis. Field Effect Transistor (FET) and DC Biasing, Fixed, Self, and Voltage Divider Bias Circuits including JFET and MOSFET.
Learning Outcomes - Learning semiconductor materials
- Learning the diodes biasing and operation of diode circuits
- Learning the use of diodes as rectifiers and clippers
- Learning the operation and purpose of use of Zener and other special purpose diode circuits
- Learning the DC polarisation, operation, use purpose of BJT
- Learning the AC signal analysis of BJT
- Learning of the DC polarisation, operation, use purpose of FET
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Semiconductor materials and PN junction Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
2. Week Basic Electrical Circuits and Rules Practice Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
3. Week General Purpose Diode structure, resistance, DC biasing, Diode equivalent circuits and series and parallel diode circuits Visual Presentation Practice Verbal Expression Course Hours
4. Week Rectifier Diode Applications: rectifier, clipper and clamping circuits Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Practice
5. Week Special purpose diodes: zener, led, schottky, laser diode… Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
6. Week Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) structure, features and operating regions Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression Practice
7. Week BJT DC Polarization: Fixed (Base) Polarization Circuit and Stability Analysis Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression
8. Week BJT DC Polarization: Emitter Bias Circuit and Stability Analysis Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Practice
9. Week BJT DC Polarization: Voltage-Divider Bias Circuits and Stability Analysis
10. Week BJT DC Polarization: Collector Feedback, Emitter Follower Polarization Circuits and Stability Analysis Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice
11. Week Introduction to BJT Small Signal AC Analysis
12. Week Re and Hybrid-𝝅 model with common emitter configuration without bypass capacitor Visual Presentation Course Hours Practice Verbal Expression
13. Week Re and Hybrid-𝝅 model with common emitter configuration with bypass capacitor Course Hours Verbal Expression Practice Visual Presentation
14. Week Field Effect Transistor (FET) and DC Polarization: Fixed, Self and Voltage Divider Polarization Circuits. Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice
Recommended Sources
Floyd, T. L. Electronic Devices, Global Edition. Pearson Education Limited, 2017.
Boylestad R. and Nashelsky L., Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory, Prentice Hall, 2013
Boylestad R. and Nashelsky L., Palme Yayınevi -Tercüme, Elektronik Elemanları ve Devre Teorisi 2013
Salivahanan, S., & Kumar, N. S. Electronic Circuits I. McGraw-Hill Education, 2018
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 Measurement Method
PY1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 -
PY4 2 0 0 4 4 0 4 1 -
PY5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
PY6 3 1 3 5 5 2 5 2 -
PY7 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
PY8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 -
PY9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 13 3 39
Preparation, After Class Study 9 1 9
Verbal Expression 13 2 26
Visual Presentation 13 2 26
Practice 13 2 26
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 128
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0