Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute

College of Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman

EEE 34 Electrical Measurements Laboratory
Course Syllabus
1st Semester 2014-2015
I.

Credits
1.0 unit laboratory

II.

Prerequisites / Corequisites
EEE 31 (prerequisite), EEE 33 (corequisite)

III.

Schedule
1 meeting / week, 3 hours / meeting

IV.

Course Description
Laboratory procedures and practice, data collection and analysis, laboratory
documentation, standard electric instruments and circuits, basic electric circuit behaviour,
transducers.

V.

Course Goals
a. To understand concepts and practical issues in electrical measurement
b. To gain knowledge of the operation and interaction of various electric components and
transducers in electrical circuits and measurement systems.
c. To develop skills in proper laboratory procedures and practice, data collection and
analysis, and laboratory documentation
d. To familiarize the use of analog and digital electrical measurement equipment such as
oscilloscopes, multimeters and signal generators

VI.

Course Objectives
a. Set-up and characterize simple electrical circuits and electrical measurement systems.
b. Describe the behaviour of a circuit as electrical characteristics of an electrical
component or transducer are changed.
c. Demonstrate safe and proper laboratory skills and create properly formatted and
meaningful laboratory documentation
d. Incorporate the use of electrical measurement equipment in the analysis and
characterization of simple electrical circuits.

VII.

Course Schedule and Content

Meeting
No.

Session objectives
Clarify class policies and note important ideas about the
course; demonstrate proper use of laboratory facilities and
equipment; read component values of resistors, capacitors
and inductors.

Topic
Syllabus Discussion, Laboratory
equipment procedures and
practice, electronic component
value reading

2-3

6-7

8-9

10
11

12

13

Perform different methods of making DC voltage and

current measurement; identify when each method is
applicable; specify the degree of accuracy of any
measurement made and identify the main causes of error.
Perform different methods of measuring resistance; identify
when each method is applicable; Specify the degree of
accuracy of any measurement made and identify the main
causes of error.
Assess basic laboratory, instrumentation and measurement
skills; review and apply learned concepts and skills from the
1st two experiments.
Describe the operation of a triggered sweep oscilloscope;
make basic measurements using an oscilloscope; specify the
degree of accuracy of any measurement made and identify
the main causes of error.
Experimentally determine the voltage across a conducting
diode; explain concepts involved in making peak and RMS
voltage measurements of AC signals; account errors
introduced by non-ideal characteristics of the diode on the
measurements made.
Review and apply learned concepts and skills from the
experiments 3 and 4.
Perform measurements using the basic and advanced
features of digital instrumentation and measurement
equipment; enumerate the benefits and drawbacks of
digital measurement equipment as compared to analog
measurement equipment.
Determine the inductance or capacitance of a device using
input-output time-domain waveforms; specify the degree of
accuracy of identify the main causes of error.
Describe the operation and electrical characteristics of
commonly-used transducers and sensors; perform
measurements using transducers, sensors and electrical
measurement circuits; account errors introduced by nonideal characteristics of the transducers and sensors on the
measurements made.

14-15
16

VIII.

Resistance Measurements

1st Practical Exam (For topics

covered in meetings 1 to 4)
Oscilloscope Fundamentals

AC Measurements (Power, RMS,

Peak-to-peak Voltage, Phasor,
Power factor)

2nd Practical Exam (for topics

covered in meetings 6-9)
Digital Instrumentation (Signal
Generator, Multimeter, Digital
Oscilloscope)

Inductance and Capacitance

Measurements
Transducers and sensors

Transducer Project
Project Presentation

Requirements
Quizzes
Laboratory reports
Practical Exams
Project

IX.

DC Measurements

10%
30%
40%
20%

References
Larry D. Jones & A. Foster Chin, Electronic Instruments and Measurements, 2nd Edition,
Prentice-Hall, 1991.
Joseph Carr, Elements of Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements, 3rd Edition,
Prentice-Hall, 1996.

Albert D. Helfrick and William D. Cooper. Modern Electronic Instrumentation and

Measurement Techniques, 2nd Edition, Prentice-Hall, 1990.
Alan S. Morris, Principles of Measurement and Instrumentation, 2nd Edition, PrenticeHall, 1993.

X.

Class Policies
a. Students must form a group (maximum of 3) for each experiment and for the project.
b. Each group must submit a laboratory report (called Post-Lab) answering the guide
questions in the experiment, at the least. Further observation and in-depth analysis will
earn additional merit. The laboratory report must be submitted in-print (not necessarily
coloured) two weeks after the experiment (due 30 minutes from official start). Late
papers will NOT be accepted.
c. All laboratory reports must be in IEEE paper format. Template will be given by the
instructor.
d. For any submitted report, never forget to cite your reference/s if theres any. Failure to
properly document and acknowledge an existing work is considered intellectual
malpractice.
e. Student/s arriving 30 minutes late will be considered absent and will receive no grade for
the pre-lab and the corresponding laboratory report for the experiment on that day.
However, for the love of learning, he/she/they can still join his/her/their group-mates in
performing the experiment. No make-up class for unexcused absence/s.
f. Student/s incurring more than three (3) absences will be advised to drop the course or
will be given a failing grade if the dropping period has lapsed.
g. Work ethics inside the laboratory must be observed. Phones or gadgets can be used
shortly for documentation purposes. Clean up your workplace when done. Make sure to
turn off all equipment and measuring tools / devices before leaving. Components used
must be returned properly.

XI.

Grading System
[100,92]
(92,88]
(88,84]
(84,80]
(80,76]
(76,72]

XII.

1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25

(72,68]
(68,64]
(64,60]
(60,0]

Course Instructor
Crisron Rudolf G. Lucas
Instructor
DSP Rm. 412
xron.lucas@gmail.com
Consultation hours:
Mon 12-1pm
Wed 11:30-01:30pm, 02:30-05:00pm
Fri
10-02:30pm
(Please notify beforehand via email, after class, etc.)

2.50
2.75
3.00
5.00
No 4.00 and INC.