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Unit description
Introduces the fundamentals of electricity and circuits that are used to transport electric currents. Students will also learn about magnets and conductors and their relationship to creating energy or electricity, thus developing an understanding of how and why electricity flows through wires and conductors to create energy.
Unit content
Module 1: Electrostatics
Module 2: Electric circuits
Module 3: Electronics
Module 4: Electronic systems
Module 5: Magnetism
Module 6: Electromagnetism
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an understanding of foundational concepts of electricity and circuits across various fields of application |
| 2 | apply knowledge of electricity and circuits to solve simple industry-related problems |
| 3 | communicate how properties of electricity and circuits are used to inspire emerging trends across various fields of application |
| 4 | conduct experiments involving electricity and circuits to measure and analyse basic design concepts |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of foundational concepts of electricity and circuits across various fields of application
- apply knowledge of electricity and circuits to solve simple industry-related problems
- communicate how properties of electricity and circuits are used to inspire emerging trends across various fields of application
- conduct experiments involving electricity and circuits to measure and analyse basic design concepts
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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