Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

PLTW-0005

Organization:

Project Lead The Way, Inc.

Location:

Classroom-based

Length:

36 weeks (1 hour per school day)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Digital Electronics

Students must receive at least a 350 on the end-of-course assessment (equating to 70%) in order to receive credit.

Description

Objective:

This course provides a foundation for students who are interested in electrical engineering, electronics, or circuit design. Students study topics such as combinational and sequential logic and are exposed to circuit design tools used in industry, including logic gates, integrated circuits, and programmable logic devices.

Learning Outcomes:

Create, interpret, and/or modify an AOI combinational logic circuit based on design requirements according to a systematic process for designing a combinational logic circuit.
Using a variety of measuring devices, measure and report quantities accurately and to a precision appropriate for the purpose.
Add and subtract in the binary number system.
Interpret and/or modify a full adder and half adder to predict outputs given specific inputs when adding or subtracting numbers.
Communicate effectively with an audience based on audience characteristics.
Select and apply the appropriate components, tools, and technology when creating or characterizing a design.
Create, interpret, and/or modify a multiplexed or de-multiplexed circuit to make it more efficient.
Design, interpret, and/or modify a state machine based on specific design requirements to communicate the design.
Demonstrate independent thinking and self-direction in pursuit of accomplishing a goal.
Simplify an AOI circuit design by applying mathematics, K-Mapping, and/or universal gates.
Use mathematical processes to convert any value between any two number systems.
Calculate voltage, current, and/or resistance for components in a circuit.
Create, interpret, and/or modify a program to manage inputs and outputs of a microcontroller using a programming language.
Design, interpret, and/or modify common sequential logic circuits, such as counters, event detectors, shift registers, asynchronous counters, and synchronous counters using flip-flops based on given design requirements.
Simplify algebraic expressions.