Fundamentals of Electric Circuits for K12

High school students in grades 10–12 who want a solid grounding in electric circuits and a first look at the electrical, electronics and semiconductor industries. Each cohort has 20–30 learners.

No. The course starts from the basic quantities (current, voltage and resistance) and builds up to Ohm's law, series and parallel circuits and Kirchhoff's laws. Lower-secondary maths is enough: rearranging a formula and solving a simple pair of linear equations.

The course runs over 9 days, online, as a flipped classroom: you study on DevUP first, and 4 live online sessions (2 hours each) are for Q&A, practice and discussion with instructors. The live sessions are orientation and electrical safety (day 1), mentoring with KTECH experts, the team project kickoff, and project presentations with the closing ceremony (last day). On the other days you study on your own with online instructor support; submission deadlines follow your cohort's schedule.

The course totals 24.5 hours over 9 days, about 2.5–3 hours a day on average. Most of it is hands-on: simulations, the virtual circuit lab, exercises, discussion and the project (14 hours); theory takes 6.25 hours and tests 4.25 hours.

No parts to buy. A computer with a web browser and a stable internet connection is all you need. Every lab and project is built in DevUP's built-in virtual circuit lab, with sources of 12 V or less.

Electrical safety is the first, compulsory unit. You learn why current through the body is dangerous, the ten course safety rules, what to do when someone gets an electric shock, and how chip factories guard against electrostatic discharge (ESD). Then you take an 8-question safety quiz (you need 8/8, with unlimited attempts) and sign a safety pledge before starting the technical modules. The course never works with 220 V mains.

No. Every lesson can be learned completely through short readings with live circuit diagrams, predict-and-observe questions, interactive simulations and hands-on practice. Reference videos are an optional extra.

All lesson content is available in both Vietnamese and English, and you can switch at any time. Technical terms are given in English in brackets, and every module has a set of term flashcards so you get used to technical English in electrical engineering and electronics.

Each module from EC1001 to EC1004 has a 10-question scenario quiz in 15 minutes (up to 2 attempts, best score counts, pass mark 70%) and an assignment based on real devices and situations. The course ends with a 60-minute final test (20 scenario-based multiple-choice questions, 4 of them on electrical safety, plus 2 written circuit-analysis problems) and a team project. Weighting: quizzes 20%, assignments 30%, final test 20%, project 30%.

You work in a team of 3–4, like an engineering team: pick 1 of 6 sample projects (USB charging indicator, cable continuity tester, safe bedroom wiring panel, automatic hallway light, model EV battery pack, mini solar power system) or propose a topic of similar difficulty for the instructor to approve. The team designs and simulates the circuit, deliberately creates a fault and fixes it, assesses safety, links the work to the semiconductor industry, then presents and peer-reviews other teams.

You need all three: pass the safety quiz (8/8), score at least 60% overall, and present your capstone project. Certificates are awarded at the closing ceremony.

The course focuses on two careers: electrical engineer (building electrics, power grids and transmission, renewable energy, batteries and EVs) and semiconductor engineer (chip design, cleanroom fabrication, chip testing and failure analysis). Every module has a careers corner that ties what you learn to the real work of these two careers. A 2-hour mentoring session with KTECH experts walks through the semiconductor value chain (chip design, fabrication, packaging and testing) and study paths from high school to university.

Every lesson has an AI assistant that gives step-by-step hints (not straight answers), a Community tab for discussing with other learners, and an Ask the DevUP team option for sending questions to instructors. Instructors support you online on self-study days, and every live session includes time for Q&A.