Hello, students and parents! Below you will find general information about the course. For the full Course Syllabus and Information, please click here. All course documents - handouts, presentations, resources - can be found in the DE 2025 Student folder on Google Drive or in the Canvas Classroom. Please contact Ms. Chou if you are having trouble accessing.
Course Description
Digital Electronics (DE) is a high school level course that exposes students to some of the foundations in circuit design. Digital electronics is the study of electronic circuits that are used to process and control digital signals. In contrast to analog electronics, where information is represented by a continuously varying voltage, digital signals are represented by two discrete or logic levels. This distinction allows to greater signal speed and storage capabilities and has revolutionized the world of electronics.
DE will help students develop skills and understanding of course concepts through activity-, project-, and problem-based (APPB) learning. Used in combination with a teaming approach, APPB learning challenges students to continually hone their interpersonal skills, creative abilities, and problem solving skills. It also allows students to develop strategies to enable and direct their own learning, which is the ultimate goal of education.
To be successful in DE, students should have completed POE and be concurrently enrolled in college preparatory mathematics. Students will employ engineering and scientific concepts in the solution of engineering design problems. Students will also learn how to document their work and communicate their solutions to their peers and members of the professional community.
Digital Electronics is one of the specialization courses in the Project Lead the Way high school engineering pathway and an elective course for students in the Engineering and Design Academy. The course applies and concurrently develops secondary level knowledge and skills in mathematics, science, and technology.
The course of study includes:
Electricity and Energy
Circuit Design
AOI Combinational Logic
Sequential Logic
State Machines