Study Guide

Objective

After this study unit you understand the key quantities and basic principles of electricity. You are able to use general laws of physics to solve simple problems mathematically.

Content

Electric field
Physical quantities of DC and AC
Safety
Logic in electronics
Components, sensors and diodes in electronic circuit

Location and time

Wärtsilä campus

Materials

OpenStax, free online material:
• College Physics 2e, chapters 18-22 (as applicable).
• All the material shared by the teacher

Teaching methods

On-campus lectures, assignments and self-studying.
A laboratory exercise.

Exam schedules

Final exam on November 2025. Mandatory laboratory assignments.

First re-exam will be held before christmas break. Second re-exam is held on spring semester.
It is possible to resit the exam with the same course content twice until 31.5.2023. The exam resits for the course are announced on Moodle. Enrollments to resits via email to the teacher of the course.

This course can't be done on EXAM-environment.

Student workload

Lessons and exams 30 hours
+
Laboratory exercises 6 hours
+
Self-studying (inc. lab reports) about 45 hours
=
Total 81 hours

One academic credit equals about 27 hours of work for student.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on the exams, specified exercises and assignments announced by the teacher on the lessons and on Moodle. If the student's total amount of points is
- less than 40 % of maximum -> grade 0 (fail)
- 40 - 51 % of maximum -> grade 1
- 52 - 63 % of maximum -> grade 2
- 64 - 75 % of maximum -> grade 3
- 76 - 91 % of maximum -> grade 4
- more than 91 % of maximum -> grade 5.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student is unable to understand or apply basic electrical physics concepts

Less than 40 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student is able to understand and apply basic electrical physics concepts

Grade 1: 40 - 51 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Grade 2: 52 - 63 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student is able to understand and apply electrical physics concepts in calculations

Grade 3: 64 - 75 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Grade 4: 76 - 91 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to understand and apply electrical physics concepts fluently in calculations and in applications

More than 91 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments