Overview of Electronics Training Course

About the Training Course

The course will be presented in an informal and flexible style. Interaction will be encouraged to ensure that the course proceeds at the pace and depth appropriate to the audience. The material will be illustrated by visual, physical and computer simulation examples throughout. When you register for the course, you will be invited to contact the presenter to indicate your background, your areas of interest and what you want out of the course. The presenter will adapt the course coverage and emphasis to meet the needs of those on the course. PCs will be available to run some illustrative examples.

The course text is colourfully illustrated and gives encouragement for further self-study after the course. It will be complemented by copies of Dr Will Moore’s own notes and slides gleaned from his lifetime experience of electronics and teaching electronics.

Students on the course will be supplied with a copy of T L Floyd's "Electronics Fundamentals". This will be used during the course and is very useful for future reference and further study.

All delegates receive a copy of the latest edition of "Electronics Fundamentals" by Thomas L Floyd.

Who is this training course for?

This course is intended for individuals with little prior knowledge of electrical/electronic engineering who want to get a feeling for the subject and for individuals whose knowledge is “rusty” or out of date. A previous exposure to basic science and maths at school will be assumed; maximum benefit will accrue to those who have attended higher education in a technical subject or who have experience in a related area. Typical attendees may include those in jobs which bring them into contact with electronics (such as software engineers, mechanical engineers, drafts persons, PCB designers and production/assembly personnel), those working with electronic products (such as managers and sales persons), those coming into electronics from a related field (such as scientists or mathematicians) and those simply curious to find out about this all-pervasive technology.

Benefits

• A quick insight into modern electronics
• Emphasis on practical devices and systems
• No prior knowledge assumed (but previous exposure to school-level science/maths assumed)
• Can be used as a refresher
• Emphasis & examples will be tailored to needs of delegates
• Hands-on simulations

Training Course Content

This course is intended for individuals with limited prior knowledge of electrical/electronic engineering.

Introduction

Physics: electrons, charge, voltage, current.

Resistors

Conductors & insulators; Voltage, current & resistance in electric circuits: Ohm's Law; Series & parallel circuits; Thévenin's theorem; Kirchhoff's Laws; Energy and power; Resistor types & construction.

Capacitors

Capacitor types and construction; RC circuits; Capacitance in AC circuits, impedance; Applications.

Semiconductors

p- and n- doping; The pn junction diode; The bipolar transistor; The field effect transistor (FET).

Diodes and their applications

Rectifiers; limiting circuits; the Zener diode; light emitting diodes (LEDs); displays and photodiodes.

Transistors

npn and pnp bipolar transistors; "small signal" amplification; current, voltage and power gain; application examples; n- and p- channel FETs; amplification and switching; applications.

Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps)

The high-gain differential amplifier; typical parameters; negative feedback; inverting and non-inverting circuits; impedance levels.

Applications of Op-Amps

Summing amplifiers; integrators and differentiators; oscillators; Active filters; frequency responses; high-, low-, and band-pass circuits.

Electronic packaging

A brief overview of printed circuit boards (PCBs); Through-hole components; surface mount; flip-chip and ball grid arrays.

"Very knowledgeable presenter. The accompanying textbook was a nice touch and will be a great reference." Peter Derkacz, Technical Marketing Engineer, Intel Corporation

About the Lecturer

The course will be presented by Will Moore (PhD, FIEE, etc.) who started his career working as an electronic engineer for British Aerospace. Will then became a lecturer and has taught electronics at Oxford University & Jesus College for longer than he cares to admit. He is also an active consultant and researcher. Will is a dynamic lecturer and particularly enjoys teaching introductory-level courses and interacting with students.

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