LECTURE NO 1

INTRODUCTION TO COURSE

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 Circuits & Electronics
Course Code : 108101

Muhammad Zahid
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad

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 Contact Information

• Instructor : Muhammad Zahid

• Office : 5644
• Phone : 0321-5567912
• Email : m.zahid@ist.edu.pk
 Course Material
• Textbooks:
• Engineering Circuit Analysis by Hayt &
Kemmerly
• ELECTRONIC DEVICES (Ninth Edition)
by Thomas L. Floyd
• Digital Design by Mano & Ciletti
• Reference books:
• Fundamentals of Electric Circuits by
Charles K Alexander
• Electric Circuits by Nilsson and Reidel
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 Teaching Methodology
• Lecture Slides
• White Board
• Class participation is strongly solicited / appreciated
• 2 way learning process
• Class Feedback is welcome for improvement in
– Instructional Style
– Lecture Contents
– Test and Examinations
– Any thing else….

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 Grading Policy
Frequency Weightage
• Quizzes As Req 10-15 %
• OHTs 2 35-40 %
• End Semester 1 45-50 %

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 Exams Methodology
• Exams to include every thing covered in
– Book
– Slides
– White board
• Exam will be just, fair and of right difficulty level
• Will constitute
– Theoretical Explanations / Objective Type
– Mathematical Proofs
– Block Diagram (if applied)
– Mostly Numerical
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 Exams Conduct
• IST Honor Code Applies
– No Cheating
– Avoid False Statements ……
• Will try my best to curb cheating by
– Not repeating exams from previous semesters
– Distribute and reorganize class randomly

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 Class Room Discipline
• Want to promote learning environment by
– Being polite and cordial
– Friendly atmosphere in class
– Feel free to ask questions, criticize and challenge

• Want to promote discipline by ensuring

– Attendance
– Punctuality
– Respectful and alert behavior
– No use of Mobile / Laptop
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 General Rules and Regulations
• Class Attendance and Leave Policy
– Maintain minimum of 80% class attendance
– 20% quota for all types of emergency leaves
– Student with < 80% will not be allowed to sit
in Final Exams
– Ensure to join the class in time as per time
table otherwise absentee will be marked

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 General Rules and Regulations
• OHT / Final Exam Policy
– OHTs/Final Exam will be conducted as per
the Departmental Schedule
– Missing of an OHT / Final Exam is highly
discouraged
– Maximum of one OHT will be compensated
as retake OHT on case to case basis.
– If approval not granted then NO OHT
RETAKE

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 General Rules and Regulations
• Quizzes and Assignments
– All quizzes will be surprised and
unannounced
– There will be no makeup quiz
– All deadlines will be strictly followed
– There will be no delay in submission of
Assignments and Semester Projects
– Late Submissions will result in deduction in
marks

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 ETHICS
 What is morally ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’
 Why we need Ethics?
 Ethics help us navigate the Grey area between ‘Right’ and
‘Wrong’.
 Principles of Ethics:
Honesty
Integrity
Keep your Promise
Loyalty
Fairness
Caring
Respect
Obeying the Law
Thanks

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