Course Syllabus

School District of Oconee County

DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (DE) - COURSE SYLLABUS

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF OCONEE COUNTY

 

Course Number: 605200HW

 

Course Description:  Digital Electronics is the study of electronic circuits that are used to process and control digital signals. From smartphones to appliances, digital circuits are all around us. This course provides a foundation for students who are interested in electrical engineering, electronics, or circuit design. Students study topics such as combinational and sequential logic and are exposed to circuit design tools used in industry, including logic gates, integrated circuits, and programmable logic devices.

 

Units of Credit: 2 Units of Honors Credit as an Elective

 

Department: Pre-Engineering

 

Prerequisite Course(s):

• Algebra

 

Other Prerequisites:

• None

 

Check all that apply:

 

☐College Preparatory Course

X Honors Course

☐Advanced Placement Course

☐Remedial Course

☐Special Education Course

X CATE Course

X Dual Credit Course*

 

☐Apprenticeship

☐Online Course

☐Traditional Course

☐Proficiency-based Course

☐Locally Board-approved Course

☐Hybrid Course

☐Other

 

College and course associated with dual credit:  TAP Credit from Tri-County Technical College

 

Check all Career Clusters this course directly supports:

☐Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

☐Architecture & Construction

☐Arts, A/V Technology & Communications

☐Business Management & Administration

☐Education & Training

☐Finance

☐Government & Public Administration

☐Health Science

 

☐Hospitality & Tourism

☐Human Services

☐Information Technology

☐Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

☐Manufacturing

☐Marketing

X Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

☐Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

 

 

 

 

Course Goals:  By the end of this course, the student will:

• Demonstrate an understanding of electrical safety and how to safely solder.
• Give examples of digital electronics in everyday life.
• Recognize and explain an array of electronic components and symbols.
• Interpret binary, octal, and hexadecimal numbering systems.
• Create circuit simulations using Multisim software.
• Generalize the laws of Boolean Algebra.
• Build various circuits based upon a desired outcome by constructing a truth table, diagraming a K-map, and deriving the simplified equation
• Work effectively in a team and record findings in a technical manner.
• Organize simple functions into a program with a microcontroller.

 

South Carolina Standards:  SC Dept. of Education recognizes PLTW standards at http://alignment.pltw.org as state standards

 

Other Standards: (See attached documents)

 

Standards for Technological Literacy (attached)

Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Next Generation Science Standards (available online)

 

Required Instructional Materials and Resources:

 

Textbook:        None. Curriculum is online.

Fees:               None.

Supplies:         Composition Notebook

Black Pens

 

Optional Materials:

• Calculator

 

Optional Resources:

Classroom Expectations are:

• Students will enter the class and begin to work on assignments.
• After the bell rings doors will be closed and locked, tardies will be counted.
• Students should work in assigned areas.
• No streaming, downloading, thumb drives, or modifications are allowed on computers.
• Food and drink is allowed, but lab must remain clean.
• Cell phones and all personal electronic devices must be concealed and off at all times.
• There will be no congregating around doors before class is over, stay on task.

Assessments and Evaluation:

 

Success in Class is Based on the Following:	Grading Scale:
Major Grades= 60%	A = 90 to 100%
Minor Grades = 40%	B = 80 to 90%
Final Exam = 20% of Final Grade	C = 70 to 80%
	D = 60 to 70 %
	F = 0 to 59%

 

 

• Students will be assessed formally and informally through various assessment strategies.
• Lab Work/Projects will be assessed on the designated deadline and be graded with specific project rubric.
• Daily and Homework Assignments will be assessed by completion and deadline. No daily or homework assignments will be assessed after deadline.
• Participation will be informally assessed by classroom discussion and formally assessed by time on task.
• Final Exam is assessed for accuracy and by SDOC grading guidelines.

 

Major Project Assessments

Midterm Project- Birthday Circuit Project- Due Date: 9/14/17

The Birthday Circuit Project is a major assessment that combines the skills learned in Units 1-2. It involves truth tables, K-maps, drawing schematics, simulating schematics, prototyping the design through breadboarding, and writing a lab report that reflects on what the student learned through the project. 

 

Nine Weeks- Counter Projects 3.2.3 and 3.3.4- Due Date: 10/20/17

Students will use skills learned in Unit 3 dealing with Small Scale and Medium Scale Integration to design, draw, and prototype a 60 Second Timer and a Now Serving #0-99 Counter. Students will be required to use a Digital MiniSystem to program their solution.

 

Course Outline:

 

Week	Standards Addressed	Activities/Assignments
1	School and Class Procedures General Lab Safety Lesson 1.1: Foundations	Permission Forms Lab Safety Safety Test Scientific, Engineering, and Systems International (SI) Notation
2	Lesson 1.1: (Continued)	Resistor Values Capacitors Values Soldering Random Number Generator
3	Lesson 1.2: Introduction to Analog	Analog and Digital Signals Atomic Structure Conductors, Insulators, and Semiconductors Voltage, Current, and Resistance Circuit Design Software Intro.
4	Lesson 1.3: Introduction to Digital	Integrated Circuits Logic Gate Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL) Combinational Logic using AND, OR,     and INVERTER (AOI) gates Flip-Flops
5	Lesson 2.1: Introduction to AOI Logic	Binary Number System Creating Truth Tables Sum-of-Products (SOP)
6	Lesson 2.1: Introduction to AOI Logic (Continued)	Products- of- Sum (POS) Majority Vote Project
7	Lesson 2.2: Introduction to NAND and NOR Logic	Karnaugh Mapping Don’t Care Conditions NAND and NOR Gate Design Fireplace Circuit Project
8	Lesson 2.3: Date of Birth Design	Truth Table K-Mapping Circuit Design Simulation
9	Lesson 2.3: Date of Birth Design (Continued)	Duality of Logic Seven-Segment Displays Birthday Circuit Project Breadboarding/DLB
10	Lesson 2.4: Specific Comb Logic Circuits & Miscellaneous Topics	Hexadecimal and Octal number Systems Binary Adder Circuits using XOR and          XNOR Gates Half and Full Adders Multiplexer and De-multiplexer Pairs Two’s-Complement Arithmetic
11	Lesson 2.5: Programmable Logic: Combinational	Programmable Logic Devices
12	Lesson 3.1: Latches & Flip-Flops	Using Flip-Flop and Transparent Latches      to Store Data Flip-Flop Uses
13	Lesson 3.2: Asynchronous Counter	Asynchronous Counters Theory Asynchronous Counters DLB Projects
14	Lesson 3.3: Synchronous Counters	Synchronous Counters Theory Synchronous Counters DLB Projects
15	Lesson 3.2 and 3.3: Synchronous Counters (Continued)	Enrichment Counter Projects
16	Lesson 4.1: Introduction to Microcontrollers	Flowcharting Basic Programming Microcontrollers
17	Exam Review	Review DE Theory Review Combinational Logic Practice Test
18	Lesson 4.2: Microcontroller: Hardware Lesson 4.3: Microcontroller: Process Control	Microcontroller Everyday Uses Servo Motors  Programming Microcontrollers BoeBots