Guidelines for Instructors

Heartland Community College

Technology Division

Course Syllabus for students

Course prefix and number: ELTC 206

Course title: Digital Electronics and Microprocessors

Days and times the course meets: Tuesdays 8:00 am until 11:50am

Introduction:

This class will delve into both the hardware and programming side of digital electronics.

Catalog Description:

Prerequisite: ELTC 102. Digital Electronics and Microprocessors is the study of operation, characteristics, and applications of digital circuits. Students will study numbering systems, codes, logic gates, Boolean algebra, logic circuits, flip-flops, counter and timers, interfacing the analog world and memory devices. The student will also be introduced to microprocessors and microcomputers.

Instructor Information:

Instructor name: Christopher Miller

Phone number to contact instructor: 268-8855

Instructor e-mail address: chris.miller@heartland.edu

Location of instructors office: 1213

Hours and days of instructors office hours: M,W, TR 1 pm until 3 pm F by appointment

Website: http://www.technology.heartland.edu/faculty/chrism/

Textbook(s):

Required:

www.allaboutcircuits.com

Buchla, David M. Experiments in Digital Fundamentals, 10th Edition. Pearson

Supplies:

A good multimeter is a great investment in your future as a technician but not required for this class

Relationship to Academic Development Programs and Transfer:

ELTC 206 was designed to meet the specific needs of an Associate of Applied Science degree and not necessarily as a transfer course, particularly in relation to the Illinois Articulation Initiative. This course may transfer to various institutions in a variety of ways. Please see an academic advisor for an explanation concerning transfer options.

Personal Statements and/or Beliefs on this course and the discipline:

Student Learning and/or Responsibilities

I have low tolerance for lack of will or effort on your part. Do not mistake my generosity in helping your quest for knowledge as a means to not put forth the time to learn. If you do you will fail. There is an entire world of really cool things all revolving around digital based circuitry. Our goal is to put forth time and energy towards understanding the principals and applying these concepts to understand digital circuitry.

Instructors Role and/or Responsibilities

My role is to help you. I am not the mother hen roosting the nest and keeping you on task. Sorry. I will give you all available opportunities to learn and provide guidance. I want you to succeed and will do my utmost to help you achieve success.

Course Objectives (Learning Outcomes):

At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

General Education Outcome Item

Assessment Tool

1. Perform conversions between the binary and decimal number systems using the most commonly binary codes.

Exams/Quizzes

Assignments

2. Explain the operation of digital logic gates.

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3. Discuss the operation, characteristics, and features of the most common integrated circuit families used in digital equipment.

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Assignments

4. Use Boolean algebra to express logic operations and minimize logic circuits in design.

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5. Explain the operation of a microprocessor.

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6. Troubleshoot a microprocessor program

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7. Design both combinational and sequential logic circuits for a given application, from definition and concept, to the selection of the integrated circuits.

Labs

8. Explain the applications of various types of semiconductor memories (rams, roms, bubble, etc.).

Exams/Quizzes

9. Explain the applications of various types of data conversion such as digital to analog converters, analog to digital converters, multiplexers, and sample/hold circuits.

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10. Troubleshoot digital circuits using standard test equipment and special test instruments such as logic probes.

Labs

11. Build a project from a design utilizing the above objectives.

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Labs

Course/Lab Outline:

Number Systems and Codes

Logic Gates and Boolean Algebra

Combining Logic Circuits

Flip-Flops and Related Devices

Digital Arithmetic

Counters and Registers

Interfacing with the Analog World

Memory Devices

Microprocessor and Microcomputer

Methods of Instruction:

A lot of the points will be obtained through hands on experimentation.

Course Policies:

Method of Evaluation (Tests/Exams, Grading System):

Grades will be based on the following scale: Grades will be based on the following

90-100% A

80-89% B Exams 30%

70-79% C Assignments20%

60-69% DLabs 20%

Below 60% FProject40%

Participation (or Attendance)

Attendance is taken for record keeping only.

Incompletes

An incomplete grade may be given to a student who, by the withdrawal date, can reasonably be expected to pass the course. Incompletes may be granted only when justified by extreme circumstances (e.g., serious illness, accident, death or serious illness in the immediate family). Incomplete grades are not given for such reasons as unjustified failure to appear for the final examination. A written agreement, outline the requirements to be met, must be signed by the instructor and the student. The agreed upon requirements must be completed no later than the end of the following semester (spring semester for incompletes granted during the fall, and the following fall for incompletes given during the spring and summer semesters). By the agreed upon date, the instructor will assign a grade or the incomplete will be changed to an F if the requirements are not completed.

Extra Credit

No none

Missing an exam and assignments policy

Please see supplemental policy sheet for more information

Required Writing and Reading:

Documentation is an important part of this course. All labs are to include descriptive comments within the write-up/answer section relating to each lab. Students will be expected to read assigned selections from the textbook.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a fundamental principle of collegial life at Heartland Community College and is essential to the credibility of the Colleges educational programs. Moreover, because grading may be competitive, students who misrepresent their academic work violate the right of their fellow students. The College, therefore, views any act of academic dishonest as a serious offense requiring disciplinary measures, including course failure, suspension, and even expulsion from the College. In addition, an act of academic dishonesty may have unforeseen effects far beyond any officially imposed penalties.

Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to cheating, aiding or suborning cheating or other acts of academic dishonesty, plagiarism, misrepresentation of data, falsification of academic records or documents and unauthorized access to computerized academic or administrative records or systems. Definitions of these violations may be found in the college catalog.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the presenting of others ideas as if they were your own. When you write a paper, create a project, do a presentation or create anything original, it is assumed that all the work, except for that which is attributed to another author or creator, is your own. Plagiarism is considered a serious academic offense and may take the following forms:

Copying word-for-word from another source and not giving that source credit.

Paraphrasing the work of another and not giving that source credit.

Adopting a particularly apt phrase as your own.

Using an image or a copy of an image without crediting its source.

Paraphrasing someone elses line of thinking in the development of a topic as if it were your own.

Receiving excessive help from a friend or elsewhere, or using another project as if it were your own.

[Adapted from the Modern Language Associations MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. New York: MLA, 1995: 26]

Note that word-for-word copying is not the only form of plagiarism. The penalties for plagiarism may be severe, ranging from failure on the particular piece of work, failure in the course or expulsion from school in extreme cases.

Support Services:

Academic Support Center Services:

Library

The Library, located in the Student Commons Buildings at the Raab Road campus, provides Heartland students with a full range of resources including books, online journal databases, videos, newspapers, periodicals, reserves, and interlibrary loan. Librarians are available to assist in locating information. For more information, please call the Library (309) 268-8200 or (309) 268-8292

Tutoring Services

Heartland Community College offers tutoring in various forms at no cost to Heartland students at the Tutoring and Testing Center in Normal and at the Pontiac and Lincoln Centers. Tutors are available at convenient times throughout the week. Study groups are also available by request. For more information about services available at each location, please call the Tutoring and Testing Center in Normal (309) at 268-8231, the Pont