Module: Electronics for Physics' Teachers

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Electronics for Physics' Teachers
Module Code	PHY1053 (ITS: PS322)
Faculty	Physical Sciences	School	Science & Health
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

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

Section Breakdown
CRN	11373	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Paul Van Kampen	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment 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; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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

Indicative Reading List

Books:

Brian Lawless: 1997, Fundamental Analog Electronics, Prentice Hall, 0-13-534298-8
Douglas C. Giancoli: 2014, Physics, Addison-Wesley, 1054, 0321625927

Articles:
None

Other Resources

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