EE4500 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering Design

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Engineering

Application of contemporary design methodologies to resolve complex problems in Electrical and Electronic Engineering; examination of case studies in success and failure of designs and design processes; consideration of the whole systems approach to design and the implications for engineering practice.

Learning Outcomes

• understanding of, and capacity to utilise, a whole systems approach to design;
• awareness of, and capacity to discuss, contemporary issues in the design of electrical and electronic systems;
• competence in communication skills appropriate to professional design work;
• detailed understanding of selected design examples, exercises and case studies.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.

Assumed Knowledge:	Electronic circuit analysis (operational amplifiers, transistor circuits); Network Analysis (two-port analysis, transmission lines, frequency response, etc.); Modern control theory; motor characteristics and motor control; Logic design including VHDL; FPGA use; microprocessor application development; PCB layout and fabrication; probability and statistics.
Prerequisites:	EE3600 AND EE3300 AND EE3001

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Mohan Jacob
Lecturers:	Mr Peter Grabau, Assoc. Professor Mohan Jacob, Dr Owen Kenny, Assoc. Professor Ahmad Zahedi.
Contact hours:	18 hours lectures - Discussion of philosophical and methodological issues in design as well as selected case studies and relevant specialist technical content to enable the chosen design activities. 26 hours practicals - Guided and unguided development of designs and design concepts 13 hours workshops/Seminars - Collaborative exploration of selected design activities as well as the processes through which design is achieved 8 hours - Online engagement with e-teaching resources (podcasts, screencasts, and so forth).
Assessment:	end of semester exam (30% - 50%); quizzes or tests (% - 30%); tutorial attendance and participation (% - 15%); assignments (% - 50%); reflective journal (% - 10%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students are required to demonstrate professionalism in the subject by timely submission of all assessable work and regular attendance at scheduled group activities and lectures where equivalent on-line materials have not been identified. Attendance will be monitored through feedback and assessment submissions, and unprofessional conduct will require additional assessment tasks are undertaken before a subject grade will be awarded. This policy is detailed in the subject outline.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.