Information Engineering

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. The aim of this course is to provide the students with a practical counterpart to the basic courses of analog electronics, and to initiate them to the design of electronic circuits. In particular, the aims of the course are: - to teach the use of electronic circuits CAD simulation tools, with emphasis on basic principles, on the different analyses available, and on practical issues; - to allow the students to design simple analog electronic circuits from specifications to measurements on a prototype; - to allow the students to perform experiments on simple electronic circuits, to observe the behaviors studied in the theoretical courses, and to acquire familiarity with basic instrumentation. CAPABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. At the end of this course, the students will be able to use electronic circuits CAD simulation tools (in particular, OrCAD) and to design simple analog electronic circuits based on transistors and operational amplifiers. They will have acquired familiarity with basic laboratory instrumentation, and will be able to perform simple measurements on electronic circuits. MAKING AUTONOMOUS JUDGEMENTS. Capability of carrying out autonomously the design of a simple electronic circuit. COMMUNICATE SKILLS. Capability of document and discuss the design work in a clear, concise and exhaustive way. LEARNING SKILLS. Capability of using the acquired knowledge as a starting point to study the issues that come out during the autonomous design work