ECE 327 Electronic Circuits II

if adjustment of grade is needed because of erroneous
totaling of points, address the disputes
no later than a week after the assignment has
been returned.
According to the Catalog, the following grading
symbols are used by SIUE: A–Excellent,
B–Good, C–Satisfactory, D–Poor, and F–Failure
(see Academic Policies and Requirements). The
letter grades will be assigned based on
point scores in the following manner: A–
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perform the experiments. The quiz score will
constitute 25% of the lab grade.
Experiments are to be performed individually.
A written report will be collected by the TA at
the end of the laboratory session. The report
must be an autonomous document, i.e. it must
be clear to the reader what has been done without
referring to the laboratory manual. In particular,
you should not use statements like: “we
assembled circuit shown in page 52 and measured
voltage at point F”. All relevant schematics
must be included in your report and all
measured voltages and currents must be labeled
on your schematics.
Your TA will grade the reports and submit them
to the instructor. The instructor will review the
grades and may change them. In particular,
the instructor will check the reports for completeness
and the level of professionalism in
the write-up. Reports will be reviewed to assess
achievement of the following educational
goal: “Students will obtain an ability to express
ideas effectively in both oral and written communication.”
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The final grade will be an A, B, C, D, or F based
on the grade point > score . Note that the above
equation can be used to determine the grade “to
date” if the percentage for unassigned grades
are set to zero. There will be no extra credit
available. Work on your grades throughout the
semester.
Lab Policy
The hardware laboratory will consist of preliminary
work, experimental work, and reports.
You are expected to have read through the
entire assignment in the lab manual prior to
coming to the lab. You may have insufficient
amount of time to complete the experiment
if you fail to do so. Make sure to solve all
the problems assigned in the section entitled
“Preparation” in the relevant sections of the lab
manual. Quizes will be given before every experiment
to verify that you have done the preliminary
work and have knowledge sufficient to
One (worst or missing) lab grade will be
dropped when the final lab grade is calculated.
After completion of the lab experiment, the
work station must be left in a state no worse
than it was upon arrival to the laboratory. No
items such as parts, wires, bags, etc..., can
be left in the lab after use. All instruments
must be turned off (unless otherwise noted).
Also, all the equipment moved for the needs
of experiment must be put back in its original
place. This includes probes and cables. No circuits
may be left on the CADET bread-boards.
If the CADET bread-boards were pre-wired for
the power supply distribution (+,-,GND), these
wires should stay intact. At any time, unoccupied
workstations left with circuits labeled “do
not dismantle” may be cleaned-up by a TA or
faculty inspecting the lab and reported to the
lab manager for disciplinary actions.
References
[1] A. Sedra and K. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits.
Oxford University Press, 4 ed., 1998.
[2] K. C. Smith, Laboratory Explorations. Oxford
University Press, 4 ed., 1998.
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