Key Stage 5 Electronics
This is a new course which will be available from September. It involves the Science and Technology Faculties working together to utilise both their strengths to provide the students with the best possible opportunity to succeed.
Specifications and requirements
We plan to follow the AQA specifications.
AS Unit 1: Foundation Electronics
- System synthesis
- Logic gates and Boolean algebra
- Current, Voltage, power, resistance
- Diodes
- Resistive input transducers
- Transistors and MOSFET
- Output devices
- Operational amplifiers
- Capacitors
- RC networks (dc only)
- 555 timer circuit
Assessment: 90 minutes written exam. 30% of AS, 15% of A2.
AS Unit 2: Further Electronics
- Design and simplification of combinational logic gates
- Sequential logic systems
- Counters
- Operational amplifiers
- Inverting amplifier
- Non-inverting amplifier
- Summing amplifier
- Filter circuits
- Power amplifiers
Assessment: 90 minutes written exam. 40% of AS, 20% of A2.
AS Unit 3: Coursework Project and report
Assessment: 30% of AS, 15% of A2
A2 Unit 1: Electronic Control Systems
- General principles
- Microprocessor control systems
- Programming
- Neural networks
- Interfacing
- Schmitt trigger circuits
- Additional input and output devices
Assessment: 90 minutes written exam. 15% of A2
A2 Unit 2: Communications Systems
- General principles
- Radio receivers
- Mobile communication
- Digital communication
- Optoelectronics
Assessment: 90 minutes exam. 20% of A2
A2 Unit 3: Coursework project and report relating to A2 units
Assessment: 15% of A2
The times when exam would be sat is to be confirmed, as changes many occur before September.