The mixed test and the problem-solving tests constitute 80% of the grade. The evaluation of laboratory practices and through ICT constitute the remaining 20%.

Description of the evaluation and distribution of points.

FIRST OPPORTUNITY

A) MIXED TEST:

It will consist of two midterm exams of 6 points (maximum) each. In order to pass the subject, a minimum of 3 points must be obtained in each one. Once obtained, the grade of the mixed exam will be the average of the grades of both midterm exams.

If any of the midterm exams are not passed, the student will have the opportunity to pass them in the final exam (1st opportunity).

B) PROBLEM SOLVING:

It will consist of a set of tests with a maximum combined evaluation of 2 points, with a minimum of 1 to pass the course.

In case of not passing the tests, the student will have a problem solving exam on the same date and time as the final exam (see item A). This exam must be passed in order to pass the course.

C) LABORATORY/TIC PRACTICES:

It will consist of a set of laboratory and computer simulation tasks (ICT) with a maximum joint evaluation of 2 points, with a minimum of 1 to pass the course. At the beginning of each practice, the student must pass a previous test. If the student fails the test, the grade of the corresponding practice will be halved.

In case of not passing the assignments, the student will have a laboratory exam on the same date and time as the final exam (see item A). This exam must be passed in order to pass the course.

FINAL GRADE: if the three parts (A, B and C) are passed, the final grade will be the sum of them. In case of failing, the final grade will be half of the sum of these three parts.

Detection of plagiarism or copying of work: the fraudulent performance of the tests or evaluation activities will directly imply the qualification of failure '0' in the corresponding opportunity of the subject, thus invalidating any qualification obtained in all the evaluation activities for the second and advanced calls.

SECOND OPPORTUNITY

For the second opportunity the student may take a mixed test similar in content and difficulty to that of the first opportunity, and must pass both parts. The grade obtained in the mixed test will be added to the laboratory practices, ICT and problem solving grades obtained in the first opportunity. In case of not passing the problem solving or the practicals, the student will have the corresponding exams, within the timetable corresponding to the mixed test. For the calculation of the total grade, the same criteria will be followed as for the first opportunity.

Students enrolled part-time or who have been granted academic dispensation of exemption from attendance, as established by the Rule that regulates the regime of dedication to the study of undergraduate students at UDC (Arts. 2.3; 3.b; 4.3 and 7.5) (04/05/2017), will take the same evaluation tests as students enrolled full-time. He/she will have the option of taking a lab/ICT practicum exam at each opportunity.

The evaluation criteria contemplated in Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code, and collected in the Quality Assurance System, will be taken into account when designing and carrying out the evaluation.

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
To know the basic schemes of the electronic circuits related to the communications, handling and control systems of ships. To be able to supervise the functioning of the equipment and electronic systems of ships.	A1 A2 A3 A8 A17 A48 A62 A63 A65 A69 A72	B1 B2 B5 B6 B9	C5
To acquire the fundamental concepts with the aim of analyzing and detecting faults and failures in electronic systems llinked to the processes of navigation and control of ships.	A1 A2 A3 A8 A17 A18 A62 A63 A65 A68 A69 A70 A71 A72	B1 B2 B3 B5 B6 B9	C1 C3 C4 C5 C10 C11 C12 C13
To know the basic electronic components used in different ship systems. To know the basic circuits that can be configured with the above-mentioned devices.	A3 A17 A18 A62 A63	B1 B2 B4 B5 B9	C1 C2 C3 C10 C11
To know how to handle, repair and start the equipment and electronic systems of ships.	A1 A2 A3 A8 A17 A48 A62 A63 A65 A69 A72	B1 B2 B3 B5 B6 B9	C5

Topic	Sub-topic
CHAPTER 1: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS.	1.1. The diode. Basic terms of periodic functions: mean and effective values. 1.1.1. Basic circuits with diodes: half wave rectifiers and full wave rectifiers. Circuits with capacitor filters. 1.2. The BJT transistor. States of the transistor. 1.2.1. Basic circuits with BJTs: common emitter, common base and common collector configurations. 1.3. The unipolar MOSFET transistor. 1.3.1. Basic circuits with MOSFETs: common source configurations.
CHAPTER 2: AMPLIFIERS.	2.1. Generalities: Voltage, current and power gains. 2.2. Voltge amplifiers. Feedback. 2.3. The operational amplifier. 2.3.1. Linear applications of OAs. 2.3.2. Non-linear applications of OAs.
CHAPTER 3. CIRCUITS WITH TRANSISTORS.	3.1. Oscillators. 3.2. Active and passive filters. 3.3. RF and microwave circuits. 3.4. Tuned amplifiers. 3.5. Multipliers. 3.6. Mixers.
CHAPTER 4: FOUNDATIONS OF POWER ELECTRONICS.	4.1. Power terms. Power factor. 4.2. Methods for analyzing power circuits. 4.3. Power electronic devices. Thyristors, transistors and diodes. 4.3.1. Operating principles. 4.3.2. Control, limitations and dissipation.
CHAPTER 5: AC-DC AND AC-AC CONVERTERS.	5.1. Controlled rectifiers. 5.2. AC regulators. 5.3. Cycloconverters. 5.4. Motors control.
CHAPTER 6. DC-DC CONVERTERS. SWITCHED FEEDING SOURCES AND DC-AC CONVERTERS.	6.1. Buck, boost and buck-boost converters. 6.2. Flyback, forward and push-pull converters. 6.3. Full bridge inverter. 6.4. Resonant inverters and PWM. 6.5. Motors control.
PROBLEMS SOLVING.	PROBLEMS GUIDE NOTES 1: Solving problems of Circuits with Diodes. PROBLEMS GUIDE NOTES 2: Solving problems of Circuits with Unipolar and Bipolar Transistors. PROBLEMS GUIDE NOTES 3: Solving problems of Amplifiers and linear applications of OAs. PROBLEMS GUIDE NOTES 4: Solving problems of non-linear applications of OAs. PROBLEMS GUIDE NOTES 5: Solving problems of Circuits with Transistors 1: Oscillators, Filters and RF Circuits. PROBLEMS GUIDE NOTES 6: Solving problems of Circuits with Transistors II: Tuned Amplifiers, Multipliers and Mixers. PROBLEMS GUIDE NOTES 7: Problem solving of Power Circuits Thyristors and Triacs. Control and Converters.
LABORATORY PRACTICES.	PRACTICAL (VIRTUAL) 1: MEASUREMENTS I: Diodes and Transistors. 1.1. Functions generator, multimeter and oscilloscope: measurement of voltages with multimeter and oscilloscope. 1.2. Measurement of parameters of rectifiers with diodes. 1.3. Measurement of parameters of circuits with bipolar transistors. PRACTICAL (VIRTUAL) 2: MEASUREMENTS II: Operational Amplifiers. 2.1. Measurements in circuits with OAs: linear applications. 2.2. Measurements in circuits with OAs: non-linear applications. PRACTICAL (VIRTUAL) 3: MEASUREMENTS III: Power Electronics I. 3.1. Measurements in circuits of controlled rectifiers. 3.2. Measurements in circuits of power limiters. PRACTICAL (VIRTUAL) 4: MEASUREMENTS IV: Power Electronics II. 4.1. Measurements in circuits of DC-DC and DC-AC converters. 4.2. Measurements in circuits of motor controllers.
ITC PRACTICALS.	ITC PRACTICAL 1: SIMULATIONS I: Diodes and Transistors. 1.1. Obtaining voltage and current curves in PSpice. 1.2. Simulation of parameters of rectifiers with diodes. 1.3. Simulation of parameters of circuits with bipolar transistors. ITC PRACTICAL 2: SIMULATIONS II: Operational Amplifiers. 2.1. Circuits with OAs simulation: linear applications. 2.2. Circuits with OAs simulation: non-linear applications. ITC PRACTICAL 3: SIMULATIONS III: Power Electronics I. 3.1. Simulation of controlled rectifiers circuits. 3.2. Simulation of power limiters circuits. ITC PRACTICAL 4: SIMULATIONS IV: Power Electronics II. 4.1. Simulation of DC-DC and DC-AC converters circuits. 4.2. Simulation of circuits with motor controllers.
SUPERVISED PROJECTS.	RECTIFIERS WITH REGULATORS. RCR.1. Full wave rectifier with filter capacitor. RCR.2. Full wave rectifier with regulator of transistor. RCR.3. Operation of electronic equipemnts in flammable zones.

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A1 A3 A17 A63 A65 A69 A72 B1 B9 C2 C11	30	37.5	67.5
Problem solving	A17 A63 B1 B2 B4 B9 C2 C10 C11 C13	8	28	36
Mixed objective/subjective test	A17 A18 B1 B2 B4 B9 C3 C10	3	0	3
Laboratory practice	A1 A2 A8 A17 A18 A48 A62 A63 A68 A70 A71 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 C1 C4 C5 C10 C11 C12 C13	8	12	20
ICT practicals	A1 A2 A8 A17 A18 A48 A62 A63 A68 A70 A71 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 C1 C3 C4 C5 C10 C11 C12 C13	8	12	20

Personalized attention		3.5	0	3.5

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies	Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech	Guest lecture of the theoretical contents of the subject. The active participation of the students will be fostered with questions whose answer will require some kind of reasoning requiring the application of the knowledge acquired until then.
Problem solving	Guest lecture -with the help of slides and blackboard- of the solving of some problems similar to those that will be included in the mixed exam. The student will have to solve, on dates previously specified and with the same methodology of that of an exam, a set of tests proposed by the professor. Each test will consist of two simple problems and a question whose answer will have to be reasonably justified.
Mixed objective/subjective test	Written test containing questions related to theory and problem solving about the contents given during the lecture sessions of the whole course, in which both the comprehension of such contents and their application to problem solving will be assessed.
Laboratory practice	The students wil develop a series of practicals for learning the basic electronic instruments. Together with such practicals, the students will have to answer a set of questions related to the subjects to be developed in each case.
ICT practicals	The students will develop a series of computer practicals with an electronic circuits simulation software tool.

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Problem solving	A17 A63 B1 B2 B4 B9 C2 C10 C11 C13	It will consist in the evaluation of two (2) brief problems solved by the student, together with one (1) question whose answer will be properly justified. These three (3) points will be proposed by the professor by means of a test. Such tests will be performed at dates previously established by the professor. The students registered part-time and with academic dispensation of exemption attendance will have the option of taking an exam about problem solving at the end of the course.	20
Mixed objective/subjective test	A17 A18 B1 B2 B4 B9 C3 C10	It will consist of an exam composed of a set of questions related to the theory of the subject and a set of problems to be solved by the student, in which both the comprehension of such contents and their application to problem solving will be assessed. The contents will be those developed throghout the course during the lecture sessions. The evaluation criteria and activities for the students registered part time and with academic dispensation of exemption will be the same as those required for the rest of the students.	60
ICT practicals	A1 A2 A8 A17 A18 A48 A62 A63 A68 A70 A71 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 C1 C3 C4 C5 C10 C11 C12 C13	Attending the practices and performing their corresponding projects will be deemed positive. At the beginning of each ITC practical, the student will have to write the answers to a set of three (3) brief questions (tests) related to the abovementioned practical. If the student does not answer correctly at least two of those questions, the score obtained in the practice will be halved. The students registered part-time and with academic dispensation of exemption attendance will have the option of taking an exam about ITC practicals at the end of the course.	10
Laboratory practice	A1 A2 A8 A17 A18 A48 A62 A63 A68 A70 A71 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 C1 C4 C5 C10 C11 C12 C13	Attending the practices and performing their corresponding projects will be deemed positive. At the beginning of each practice, the student will have to write the answers to a set of three (3) brief questions (tests) related to the abovementioned practice. If the student does not answer correctly at least two of those questions, the score obtained in the practice will be halved. The students registered part-time and with academic dispensation of exemption attendance will have the option of taking an exam about laboratory practices at the end of the course.	10

Assessment comments
The mixed test and the problem-solving tests constitute 80% of the grade. The evaluation of laboratory practices and through ICT constitute the remaining 20%. Description of the evaluation and distribution of points. FIRST OPPORTUNITY A) MIXED TEST: It will consist of two midterm exams of 6 points (maximum) each. In order to pass the subject, a minimum of 3 points must be obtained in each one. Once obtained, the grade of the mixed exam will be the average of the grades of both midterm exams. If any of the midterm exams are not passed, the student will have the opportunity to pass them in the final exam (1st opportunity). B) PROBLEM SOLVING: It will consist of a set of tests with a maximum combined evaluation of 2 points, with a minimum of 1 to pass the course. In case of not passing the tests, the student will have a problem solving exam on the same date and time as the final exam (see item A). This exam must be passed in order to pass the course. C) LABORATORY/TIC PRACTICES: It will consist of a set of laboratory and computer simulation tasks (ICT) with a maximum joint evaluation of 2 points, with a minimum of 1 to pass the course. At the beginning of each practice, the student must pass a previous test. If the student fails the test, the grade of the corresponding practice will be halved. In case of not passing the assignments, the student will have a laboratory exam on the same date and time as the final exam (see item A). This exam must be passed in order to pass the course. FINAL GRADE: if the three parts (A, B and C) are passed, the final grade will be the sum of them. In case of failing, the final grade will be half of the sum of these three parts. Detection of plagiarism or copying of work: the fraudulent performance of the tests or evaluation activities will directly imply the qualification of failure '0' in the corresponding opportunity of the subject, thus invalidating any qualification obtained in all the evaluation activities for the second and advanced calls. SECOND OPPORTUNITY For the second opportunity the student may take a mixed test similar in content and difficulty to that of the first opportunity, and must pass both parts. The grade obtained in the mixed test will be added to the laboratory practices, ICT and problem solving grades obtained in the first opportunity. In case of not passing the problem solving or the practicals, the student will have the corresponding exams, within the timetable corresponding to the mixed test. For the calculation of the total grade, the same criteria will be followed as for the first opportunity. Students enrolled part-time or who have been granted academic dispensation of exemption from attendance, as established by the Rule that regulates the regime of dedication to the study of undergraduate students at UDC (Arts. 2.3; 3.b; 4.3 and 7.5) (04/05/2017), will take the same evaluation tests as students enrolled full-time. He/she will have the option of taking a lab/ICT practicum exam at each opportunity. The evaluation criteria contemplated in Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code, and collected in the Quality Assurance System, will be taken into account when designing and carrying out the evaluation.

Basic	R. L. Boylestad y L. Nashelsky (). Electrónica: teoría de circuitos y dispositivos electrónicos. Ed. Prentice Hall Profesores de Electrónica Analógica y de Potencia (). Apuntes de la asignatura. J. C. Brégains, P. M. Castro (). Electrónica Básica. Problemas Resueltos. Ed. Starbook M. H. Rashid (). Electronica de Potencia. Circuitos, Dispositivos y Aplicaciones. Prentice Hall D. W. Hart (). Power Electronics. McGraw-Hill P. Horovitz (). The art of Electronics. Cambridge University Press

Complementary	F. J. Martín Pérez y J. Martín Juan (). Apuntes de electricidad aplicada a los buques . Ed. ECU J. A. Edminister (). Circuitos eléctricos (Serie Schaum). Ed. McGraw Hill N. R. Malik (). Circuitos electrónicos. Análisis, simulación y diseño. Ed. Prentice Hall J. C. Brégains, P. M. Castro (). Electricidad Básica. Problemas Resueltos. Ed. Starbook A. R. Hambley (). Electrónica . Ed Prentice Hall R. L. Boylestad (). Introducción al análisis de circuitos. Ed. Prentice Hall N. Mohan, T. Undeland, W. Robbins (). Power Electronics.Converters, Applications and Desing. John Wiley & Sons M. Barnes (). Practical variable speed drives and power electronics. Elsevier A. P. Malvino (). Principios de electrónica. Ed. McGraw-Hill A. Barrado Bautista (). Problemas de Electroónica de Potencia. Ed. Pearson Prentice Hall A. Pigazo López, V. M. Moreno Sáiz (). Sistemas electrónicos de potencia en el buque. Ediciones de la Universidad de Cantabria

Other comments
Basic knowledge about circuits theory: Ohm's law, Kirchhoff laws, Thévenin and Norton theorems, principle of superposition, sources equivalence.