Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5EEE 311ELECTRONICS-I3+0+24603.04.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONICS E.
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Understanding the structure, properties, models of basic semiconductor devices, and the operating conditions/operating regions of transistors
Being able to design circuits
Gaining laboratory experience
Course Content A brief overview of semiconductor physics
Diode switch characteristics
Diode circuits and applications
Bipolar junction transistor (BJT)
Characteristics and parameters of BJT
Biasing and thermal stabilization method of BJT
Field-effect transistor (FET) (Junction Field-effect transistor (JFET)
and metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET))
Biasing of JFET and MOSFET
Course Methods and Techniques Facee to face
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( EEE 201 )
Course Coordinator Prof.Dr. Nuran DOĞRU
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof. Mehmet DEMİR
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design, Donald A. Neamen

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %10
Engineering %80
Engineering Design %10

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 2 % 50
Practice 1 % 10
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
4
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 7 98
Mid-terms 2 2 4
Laboratory 14 2 28
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 174

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Analysis and design of functional diode circuits.
2 Analysis and design of basic electronic circuits (clippers, clampers, rectifiers, etc.)
3 Analysis and design of basic analog BJT, FET (JFET/MOSFET) amplifier configurations.
4 Describing the properties, bias techniques, and circuit models of semiconductor devices.
5 Developing problem-solving skills related to electronic circuits.
6 Applying modern simulation tools like PSPICE for the design, analysis, and performance evaluation of electronic circuits.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Diode; ideal diode
2 Zener Diode; Some Applications of Diode
3 Clipping (limiting) circuits; Clamping (DC restoration) circuits
4 Voltage doubler; Rectifier circuits (half-wave, full-wave)
5 Rectifier circuits (half-wave, full-wave)
6 Zener Diode Regulator
7 1st midterm
8 Bipolar Junction Circuits (BJT); DC biasing of BJT
9 Bipolar Junction Circuits (BJT); DC biasing of BJT
10 Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET)/ Current voltage characteristics of JFET
11 MOSFET biasing/ Current voltage characteristics of MOSFET
12 MOSFET biasing/ Current voltage characteristics of MOSFET
13 2nd midterm
14 Current mirrors

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
C1 5 5 5 5 5
C2 5 5 5 5 5
C3 5 5 5 5 5
C4 5 5 5 5 5
C5 5 5 5 5 5
C6 5 5 5 5 5

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