TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learns measurement units and principles 2) Calculates measurement error and probability of error. 3) Learns to make electronic measurements. 4) Recognizes electronic measuring instruments (instrument amplifiers, signal sources, oscilloscopes, digital frequency meters, digital voltmeters). 5) Learns high frequency and microwave measurement techniques.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face 50% + E-Learning 50%
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Units and principles of measurement. Error of measurement. Probability of error. Electronic measurements and electronic measuring instruments: Instrument amplifiers, signal sources, oscilloscopes, digital frequency meters, digital voltmeters. High frequency and microwave measurement techniques.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Measurement Systems and Nanotechnology and its relationship with sensors 2nd Week Basic Electrical Definitions and Measurements 3rd Week Signal Conditioning in Instrumentation 4th Week Sensor Technologies and Sensor Characteristics 5th Week Basic Sensor Strategies and Terms 6th Week Thermo-resistive, Thermoelectric and other Thermo Effects 7th Week Electro-optical Transducers 8th Week Piezoelectric, Pyroelectric, Piezorezistive Effects 9th Week MIDTERM 10th Week Introduction to Mechanical Microsensors 11th Week Hall Effect, Magnetic Transducers 12th Week Electro-chemical Transducers 13th Week Digital Interfaces in Measurement Systems 14th Week Basic Principles of Biosensors 15th Week Biomedical Applications of Transducers
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Modern Electronics Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques, by Albert D.Helstrick and William D.Cooper, Pearson Education. Elements of Electronics Instrumentation and Measurement-3rd Edition by Joshph and J.Carr.Pearson Education.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Practice,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 2 10 Quiz 4 20 Attendance 1 5 Total(%) 65 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 4 10 40 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 10 3 30 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 20 40 Total Workload 139 Total Workload / 30 4,63 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No