Bayburt University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
AEK115B	Direct Current Circuits	Compulsory	1	1	5

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Recognized for understanding about concepts and theorems concerning electrical circuits and ability about the analysis of the direct current circuits in an effective way.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahmet TEBER

Learning Outcomes

1	Learn fundamental of electrical circuits and gain the ability to apply this knowledge towards circuit design
2	Gain the ability of problem solving towards the methods of circuit solution
3	Gain the ability to apply the methods for the applications of direct current circuits
4	Gain the ability to understand transient analysis of electrical circuits
5	Gain the ability to utilize software in circuit solutions
6	Gain the ability to know and improve circuit design skills and have experimental investigation of the direct current circuits

Mode of Delivery

Normal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Current, voltage source resistance and power concepts, Kirchoff's current law, Kirchoff's voltage law, circumferential currents and node voltage method, source conversion method, superposition theorem, Thevenin and Norton Theorems, Maximum powertransfer theorem, capacitor and inductor applications in DC circuits

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Basic Mathematical Operations, Electrical Circuit Components, SI and British Unit System, Units used on measurement instruments and error in measurement, Protection in electrical and electronic circuits	Usage of multimeter	None
2	The definitions of electrical charge, current and voltage , The definitions of power and energy, Introduction to basic electrical laws (Ohm's Law)	Electrical laws applications	None
3	Basic electrical laws: Ohm's Law, Kirchoff's Current Law, Kirchoff's Voltage Law	Applications of current and voltage laws	None
4	Resistors in series combination and voltage dividers, Resistors in parallel combination and current dividers	Voltage and current divider applications	None
5	Applications and circuit solutions about series connected resistors and voltage dividers, parallel connected resistors and current dividers	Circuit solution applications	None
6	Wye-Delta (Star-Triangle) resistance connections and transformations and applications	Wye-Delta resistor conversions and applications	None
7	Delta-Wye (Star-Triangle) resistance connections and transformations and applications	Wye-Delta resistor conversions and applications	None
8	Midterm exam	None	None
9	Introduction to circuit analysis methods and mathematical solution methods (elimination method and Cramer Rule)	Elimination method and Cramer rule applications	None
10	Nodal and Mesh Analyses and their comparative applications	Nodaland Mesh analysis applications	None
11	Circuit theorems (Linearity, Superposition theorem and Source transformations)	Circuit theorem applications	None
12	Thevenin and Norton theorems, transformations between one another and Maximum power transfer	Thevenin and Norton applications	None
13	Storage elements in direct current circuits (capacitors and inductors)	Capacitor and inductor applications in DC circuits	None
14	RL and RC circuits in direct current circuits	Applications of RL and RC circuits in direct current circuits	None
15	Summary and Fall Semester evaluation about DC circuits	DC circuit evaluation questions and solutions	None
16	Final Exam	None	None

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Doğru Akım Devreleri (Hasan Selçuk SELEK) 2. Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill Higher Education (Charles K. Alexander ve Matthew N.O. Sadiku)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Makeup Examination	1	2	2
Quiz	5	5	25
Laboratory	14	1	14
Problem Solving	10	2	20
Report Preparation	2	5	10
Report Presentation	1	1	1
Individual Study for Homework Problems	5	10	50
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	8	8
Report	2	3	6
Homework	5	5	25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18	PO 19	PO 20	PO 21
LO1	5	2	3	3	5	4	2	2	1	1	4	1	1	3	5	2	2	1	2	3	5
LO2	4	3	2	1	5	4	1	2	2	3	4	2	1	2	5	2	1	3	2	3	4
LO3	5	2	3	2	4	4	2	2	2	1	3	1	2	1	4	2	2	1	2	3	4
LO4	4	3	2	2	5	4	1	2	1	2	4	1	1	2	5	2	1	2	2	3	5
LO5	3	2	3	1	3	4	2	2	2	1	4	2	1	1	5	2	1	1	2	3	5
LO6	5	2	3	2	5	4	1	2	2	2	4	1	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	3	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High