Module: Electronics for Physics' Teachers

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Electronics for Physics' Teachers
Module Code	PS322 (ITS) / PHY1053 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Physical Sciences
Module Co-ordinator	Paul Van Kampen
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

Students will engage with teaching and learning of electronics and electric circuits through inquiry. They will learn about these topics themselves and learn about how this kind of learning can be used in the secondary classroom while incorporating different assessment strategies

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop teaching and assessment strategies to help second level students learn about electronics
2. Describe the behaviour of electric circuits qualitatively and quantitatively
3. Integrate assessment into teaching and learning
4. Research societal issues related to electronics

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Laboratory	36	No Description
Independent Study	89	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Fundamental concepts
Current, voltage, resistance, electrical energy, power

Components
Resistors, capacitors, inductors, light bulbs, diodes, LEDs, transistors, LDRs, batteries, power supplies

Electronics in society
Uses of electronics. Ethical and societal issues.

Presenting data to different audiences
Reports, posters, webcasts, folders, articles, etc.

Assessment
Designing assessment of product and process

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	Students carry out a small number of investigations related to electronics and electric circuits including the role of electronics in society.	100%	As required

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Brian Lawless: 1997, Fundamental Analog Electronics, Prentice Hall, 0-13-534298-8
Douglas C. Giancoli: 2014, Physics, Addison-Wesley, 0321625927

Other Resources

50678, Website, NCCA, 2022, Senior Cycle Physics, https://ncca.ie/en/senior-cycle/curriculum-developments/physics/,