3 of 3 reviewers: Practical labs/tutorials 3 of 3 reviewers: Recorded lectures 3 of 3 reviewers: Weekly quizzes 2 of 3 reviewers: Proctored exam 1 of 3 reviewers: Attendance marked 1 of 3 reviewers: Group work 1 of 3 reviewers: Open-book exam
ELEN1000 student reviews
Most recent review covers Semester 2, 2026
Workload, assessments, and whether students would take it again. Verified Curtin Student means the reviewer confirmed a @student.curtin.edu.au email address.
Taught by Cesar Ortega Sanchez (1 review), Mr Caesar Otezar (1 review)
Verified Curtin Student Top ReviewerSemester 1, 2025 • Prof. Cesar Ortega Sanchez • Sept 2026
★★★★☆
Weekly marked quizzes, final online exam, and 5x labs (with pre labs).
My advice is to go to the workshops and take time to understand how to solve the questions - they will help you with the quizzes and the exams. You get a lot of new content every week but once you understand the pattern of how to solve those circuit questions, you should be fine.
I found the labs fun, but you do have to self teach yourself LTspice. Everything you learn in this unit is useful if you want to take electrical engineering - it's the base for that major.
Verified Curtin Student Top Reviewer Appreciated Semester 1, 2025 • Aug 2026
★★★★☆
I personally struggled with this unit a bit. The content took a while to land and I only did ok because I kept on top of the weekly quizzes and spent an absurd amount of time right before the final exam studying like never before.
I will say it is a very foundational unit for a lot of engineering disciplines, and for that I would say it's pretty obvious why it is a foundation year unit for all engineers.
Verified Curtin Student ContributorSemester 2, 2026 • Prof. Mr Caesar Otezar • Aug 2026
★★★★☆
The labs are unmerciful if you mess up the breadboard a bit, also some harsh marking. The quizzes are very good though, helpful for the exam
