Certificate IV in Electronics Engineering

Entry Requirement:

A pass in FSLC or equivalent including Physics, Mathematics and other technology subjects OR

Mature students who are over 25 years old with one year relevant industrial experience.

The following units need to be completed under the above programme:

STAGE 1			STAGE 2
Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Unit Code	Unit Name	CP
EEE301	Mathematics for Trade 1	2	EEE307	Electrical Principles 1B	2
EEE302	Electrical Principles 1A	2	EEE308	Workshop Practice 2	2
EEE303	Workshop Practice 1A	2	EEE309	Electronics Fundamentals	2
EEE304	Workshop Practice 1B	2	EEE310	Components and Measurements	2
EEE305	Electrical Measurements	2	COM301	Communication Skills and Studies	3
EEE404	Engineering Drawing	2	OHS401	Occupational Health and Safety 1	2
Total CP		12	Total CP		13
STAGE 3			STAGE 4
EEE411	Electrical Principles 1C	2	EEE416	Workshop Practice 3	3
EEE412	Digital Electronics 1A	2	EEE417	Digital Electronics 1B	2
EEE413	Analog Electronics 1A	2	EEE418	Analog Electronics 1B	2
EEE414	Computer Applications	2	EEE419	Computer Systems 1	2
EEE415	Electronic Communications System 1	2	EEE420	Electronic Communication System 2	3
EVG301	Ethics, Values and Governance A	3
Total CP		13	Total CP		12
STAGE 5 COMPULSORY
EEE421	Electronics Project	2	EEE422	Television System 1	5
EEE424	Radio Receivers and Transmitters	3	EEE426	Computer and Data Communication	3
			EEEXXX	Elective	3
Total CP					16
STAGE 5 ELECTIVES - SELECT ONE UNIT FROM THE FOLLOWING ELECTIVES DEPENDING ON THE AREA OF SPECIALISATION
* Computer Technology Electives			* Communication Electives
EEE507	Computer Technology	5	EEE423	Video Recorders	3
EEE428	Computer Peripherals	3	EEE425	Audio Equipment and System	2
EEE429	Computer Systems 2	3
EEE430	PC Servicing	3
EEE439	Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) 1	5

Unit Descriptions

EEE301: Mathematics for Trade 1

The purpose of this unit is to develop skills in applying mathematics to trade level work in electronics. This unit is primarily concerned with reinforcing the basic mathematical principles taught in High School and developing skills in applying this mathematics to problems of the types found in electronics and applied engineering.

Prerequisites: Normally, a pass in Form 6 Mathematics

EEE302: Electrical Principles 1A

This is the first of three units, the overall purpose of which is to provide the foundation in Electro technology required by all electronics trade personnel, irrespective of their area of specialization. This unit covers the basic principles of electrodynamics, electrostatics, magnetism and electromagnetism.

Prerequisites: Normally, a pass in Form 6 Physics and Mathematics

EEE303: Workshop Practice 1A

This is one of a set of units, the overall purpose of which is to develop the manual and tool based skills which are required for the construction, installation and maintenance of electronic equipment. This unit is mainly concerned with the fabrication and maintenance of sheet metal and plastic enclosures and fittings

Prerequisites: Normally, a pass in Form 6 Physics

EEE304: Workshop Practice 1B

This is one of a set of units, the overall purpose of which is to develop the manual and tool based skills which are required for the construction, installation and maintenance of electronic equipment. This unit is mainly concerned with tools and techniques associated with wiring and circuit construction.

Prerequisites: Normally, a pass in Form 6 Physics

EEE305: Electrical Measurements

The main purpose of this unit is to develop basic skills in the use of electrical instruments and measurement techniques. It is also intended to assist students in understanding the concepts covered in the unit, Electrical Principles 1, through the use of instruments to demonstrate basic electrical and electromagnetic phenomena and laws.

Prerequisites: Normally, a pass in Form 6 Physics and Mathematics

EEE404: Engineering Drawing

The purpose of this unit is to develop basic skills in the preparation and interpretation of engineering drawings relevant to electronics trade personnel.

EEE307: Electrical Principles 1B

This is the second of three units, the overall purpose of which is to provide the foundation in electro technology required by all electronics trade personnel, irrespective of their area of specialization. This unit provides students with an understanding of the sources of electromotive force (emf) and develops skills in the analysis of simple single phase alternating current circuits.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Stage 1

EEE308: Workshop Practice 2

This is one of a set of units, the overall purpose of which is to develop the manual and tool based skills which are required for the construction, installation and maintenance of electronic equipment. This unit is mainly concerned with the construction, testing and maintenance of printed circuit boards.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Stage 1

EEE309: Electronics Fundamentals

The purpose of this unit is to provide an understanding of electronic fundamentals and to develop basic skills in the prototype construction and testing of simple electronic circuits

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Stage 1

EEE310: Components and Measurements

The purpose of the MEASUREMENTS section of this unit is to further develop skills in the use of electrical instruments and measurement techniques, with particular emphasis on the testing of ac circuits. The purpose of the COMPONENT section of the unit is to develop an understanding of the construction, characteristics and applications of the basic passive components used in electronics. This unit is also intended to support the unit, Electrical Principles 2, through laboratory assignments which involve the evaluation of ac circuits.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Stage 1

EEE411: Electrical Principles 1C

This is the third of three units, the overall purpose of which is to provide the foundation in electro technology required by all electronics trade personnel, irrespective of their area of specialization. This unit provides students with an understanding of frequency response, resonance, transmission lines, transformers and machine fundamentals. It also further develops skills in measuring circuit and device performance.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Stage 2

EEE412: Digital Electronics 1A

This is the first of two units, the overall purpose of which is to provide students with an understanding of the basic principles of digital electronics and to develop skills in the use of instruments and measurement techniques to evaluate the performance of digital devices and circuits. This unit is mainly concerned with basic logic functions and gates, flip flops and simple combinational logic and sequential circuits.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Stage 2

EEE413: Analog Electronics 1A

This is the first of two units, the overall purpose of which is to provide students with an understanding of the basic principles of analog electronics and to develop skills in the use of instruments and measurement techniques to evaluate the performance of analog devices and circuits. This unit is mainly concerned with basic linear amplifying devices and circuits.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Stage 2

EEE414: Computer Applications

The purpose of this unit is to provide an understanding of how computers are used in the solution of engineering problems and to develop skills in the use of computer software for the analysis of circuits and systems relevant to electronics. This unit is also designed to develop skills which can be used to facilitate the analysis and understanding of circuits and systems in other units, by reducing the human component of the computational process and allowing students to concentrate on problem formulation and the interpretation of results.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Stage 2

EEE415: Electronic Communication Systems 1

This is the first of two units, the overall purpose of which is to provide students with a broad overview of the main types of electronic communications systems and to develop skills in using Instruments and measurement techniques to evaluate the performance of these systems. This unit is primarily concerned with analog communication systems.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Stage 2

EEE420: Electronic Communication Systems 2

This is the second of two units, the overall purpose of which is to provide students with a broad overview of the main types of electronic communications systems and to develop skills in using instruments and measurement techniques to evaluate the performance of these systems. This unit covers digital communication systems, multiplexing, satellite communications, cellular phone systems, optical fiber communication and antennas.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Stage 3

EEE421: Electronics Project

This is a compulsory unit which is intended to provide students with the opportunity to undertake largely self directed work, which involves the analysis, construction and testing of an electronic circuit or system and the oral and written reporting of results.