Course overview
The course is an introductory course designed to provide students with a foundational understanding of electronic principles and components. Whether you're a beginner or someone looking to refresh your knowledge of electronics, this course will equip you with the essential skills to work with electronic circuits and devices. The students will understand the significance of electronics in everyday life, and its various applications by getting accustomed to fundamental electronic components such as resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits, including their symbols, functions, and characteristics.
Course content
The program will facilitate course for high school students with the following learning content; Orientation day: Familiarization on electronic components, breadboard and circuit connections.
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Day 1: Overview of Electronics and Electronic Components
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Day 2: Make a touch sensor
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Day 3: Make your own blinking lights
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Day 4: Light and motion sensors
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Day 5: Design Project – Design a water level detector using transistors, capacitors and resistors
At the end of the course, the students will be able to develop the following design projects
Objectives
This course will enable students to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to work with electronic components, design simple circuits, and troubleshoot basic electronic problems. This foundational understanding will serve as a valuable steppingstone for further exploration into the world of electronics.
Target Group
Grade 9, 10, 11 and 12
Learning standards
The learning standards mentioned below follow the Qatar Science Curriculum from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE).
- P1109.1 Describe how capacitors can be built and investigate their properties in electrical circuits.
- P1109.3 Investigate the charge and discharge of a capacitor and use the time constant Τ = RC in calculations
- P1111.3 Use logic gates in practical circuits (NOT, AND, OR, NAND, NOR) and determine truth tables for the gates, individually and in combination
Benefits of this course
By the end of the course, the students will acquire the following benefits.
- Students will gain the skills to create electronic circuits for different applications.
- Students will experience project-based learning, thereby enhancing their research skills.
- The participating students will practice of electronic engineering, thereby applying the scientific concepts learned in the classroom.
- The course has the capacity to enable the students to boost their competencies in teamwork, technical expertise, communication, inquiry, research, problem-solving and critical thinking.
- The students will be provided with the certificate from the Qatar University Young Scientists Center (QUYSC) upon the successful completion of the course.
Mentoring Team
QUYSC professionals, including scientists, research assistants, and engineers, will give participants an outstanding learning experience. To fulfil the course objectives, we will use practical tools and techniques to provide training and support.
Course Fees Detail
This course typically consists of hands-on projects. In sessions, students will have the opportunity to work with electronic components, assemble circuits, and troubleshoot common issues. Materials for the course will be provided for the course fee of QAR 300, meanwhile, you may also avail the option to pay QAR 100 excluding materials.