Course Number: VEE116

Course Title: Digital Devices

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 

General Objective

This course will introduce to students to the basic fundamentals of digital electronics, digital circuits, logic circuits and their applications. Students will develop a good working knowledge of various digital devices and circuitry based upon theory and practical experiences.

Specific Objectives

Students will be able to:

1. differentiate between digital and analog circuits.
2. understand the many ways digital signals are used in computers and other applications.
3. develop a working knowledge of the basic elements that form the fundamentals of all digital systems (e.g., logic gates and flip-flops).
4. correctly perform digital arithmetic.
5. demonstrate an understanding of digital system functions, timing & counting circuits, and some alphanumeric displays.
6. develop a general understanding of how computers and microprocessors operate.
7. develop an understanding of haw these systems interface with the outside world to receive or transmit information.