Course Syllabus
Course: ENGR 2255
Division: Natural Science and Math
Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Title: Analog Circuits Laboratory
Semester Approved: Fall 2021
Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2026
End Semester: Summer 2027
Catalog Description: This laboratory course is to accompany ENGR 2250. It treats instruction in the use of electronic measuring instruments, including multimeters, function generators, power supplies, and oscilloscopes. Electronic components and instruments will be used to apply and illustrate concepts studied in the lecture course. (Lab fee required)
Semesters Offered: Fall
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 0; Lab: 2
Corequisites: Analog Circuits (ENGR 2250)
Justification: This course is the laboratory component of ENGR 2250 and provides the opportunity for hands-on application of the concepts studied in ENGR 2250. Similar courses are offered in university engineering schools. This course is typically taken during the sophomore year of the preengineering curriculum and will prepare the student for subsequent course work.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to use laboratory equipment to verify experimentally the abstract concepts studied in ENGR 2250. This will be assessed through lab experiment reports.
Students will be able to understand the proper use of electronic instruments including multimeters, function generators, power supplies, oscilloscopes, frequency counters, etc. This will be assessed through lab experiment reports.
Students will be able to design and assemble circuit components to achieve a given result. This will be assessed through lab experiment reports.
Students will be able to keep a laboratory notebook and write reports that conform to engineering standards. This will be assessed through lab experiment reports.
Content:
This course will include:
• current, voltage, and resistance measurements
• verifying Kirchhoff's laws
• evaluating Thevinin and Norton equivalent circuits
• operational amplifier characteristics and applications
• measuring the time constant of an RC or an RL circuit
• measuring current, voltage, and phase angle in an A.C. circuit
This course calls attention to electrical engineering challenges and solutions through history and in diverse locales. We make an effort to highlight how people from a variety of demographics have contributed to the field
Key Performance Indicators:
Weekly laboratory experiment written report 100 to 100%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Nilsson, Riedel, Electric circuits, current edition, Prentice-Hall
J. D. Irwin, Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, current edition, Wiley
Charles K. Alexander and Matthew N.O. Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, current edition, McGraw Hill
Pedagogy Statement:
This is a hands-on laboratory course. It will be delivered through group instruction and small team laboratory work, encouraging a spirit of inclusion and team work. Delivery encourages students to ask questions and requires work with a partner(s). Lab partners will be randomly assigned and will be different each week providing each student the opportunity to work with various class members.
Instructional Mediums:
Lab
Maximum Class Size: 24
Optimum Class Size: 16
