• Definition of Electronics
• Importance of Electronics in Daily Life.
• Why Learn Electronics.
• Career Outlook and opportunities in Africa.
• Safety Precautions.
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• Conductors and Insulators.
• Voltage, Current, Resistance and Wattage.
• Series and Parallel Circuits.
• Circuit Boards.
• Mechanical Switches and Design Applications.
• Circuit Protectors: Fuses, Thermal Cutoffs, Thermistors, Varistors and Circuit Breakers.
• The Nature of Direct Current and Alternating Current.

• Types and Practical Applications.
• Practical Skill Learning.
• Hands-On Projects

• Resistors :

 – Properties.

 – Types, Characteristics and Applications.

 – Identifying any Resistor.

 – Color Coding.

 – Safety and Handling.

 – Resistor Circuits.

 – Testing and Measurements.      

 – Common Faults.

 – Recent Advances and Future Trends.

 – Hands-On Projects.

• Capacitors:

 – Properties.

 – Types, Characteristics and Applications.

 – Identifying any Capacitor.

 – Safety and Handling.

 – Capacitor Circuits.

 – Testing and Measurements.

 – Sizing and Selection.

 – Recent Advances and

   Future Trends.

 – Hands-On Projects.

• Inductors:

 – Properties.

 – Types, Characteristics and Applications.

 – Safety and Handling.

 – Inductor Circuits.

 – Design and Selection.

 – Testing and Measurements.

 – Recent Advances and

   Future Trends.

 – Hands-On Projects.

• Diodes:

 – Basic Operation.

 – Types, Characteristics and Applications.

 – Biasing.

 – Safety and Handling.

 – Diode Circuits.

 – Special Purpose Diodes.

 – Testing and Measurements.

 – Packaging and Mounting.

 – Reliability and Lifespan.

 – Recent Advances and Future Trends.

 – Hands-On Projects.

• Transistors:

 – Basic Operation.

 – Types, Characteristics and Applications.

 – Configuration.

 – Transistor Amplifier.

 – Transistor Oscillators.

 – Switching Circuits.

 – Special Transistor Configurations.

 – Parameters and Models.

 – Safety and Handling.

 – Testing and Measurements.

 – Recent Advances and Future Trends.

 – Hands-On Projects.

• Ohm’s Law.
• Kirchhoff’s Laws for DC Circuits.
• DC Circuits Analysis:

 – Series and Parallel Circuits.

 – Node Voltage Method.

 – Mesh Current Method.

 – Superposition Theorem.

 – Transient Analysis.

 – Power and Energy in DC Circuits.

 – Troubleshooting Techniques.

• Impedance.
• Reactance.
• Phasors.
• AC Circuit Analysis:

 – Kirchhoff’s Laws for AC Circuits.

 – Mesh and Nodal Analysis.

 – AC Power Analysis.

 – Frequency Response Analysis.

 – Thevenin and Norton Theorems.

• Basics of Semiconductors.
• Semiconductor Devices.
• Integrated Circuits and Fabrication.
• Semiconductor Fabrication and Characterization.
• Failure Analysis in Semiconductors.
• Testing and Packaging.
• Recent Advances and Future Trends.
• Hands-On Projects.