Electronics

Assessment

Component 1: Principles of Electronics Written examination: 2 hours 45 minutes 40% of qualification A mix of short answer and extended answer questions with some set in a practical context. Component 2: Application of Electronics Written examination: 2 hours 45 minutes 40% of qualification A mix of short answer and extended answer questions with some set in a practical context. Component 3: Extended system design and realisation tasks Non-exam assessment 20% of qualification. Task 1: A design and program task to create a microcontroller system programed in assembler language to solve an identified problem, need or opportunity. Task 2: A substantial integrated design and realisation task to create an electronic system to solve an identified problem, need or opportunity.