Electronics Technology:
Degree Requirements
Program Requirements and Suggested Sequence of Courses*:
Course |
First Year |
Autumn |
Spring |
CRT 111 |
Fluency in Information Technology |
3 |
- |
CRT 112 |
Operating Systems Fundamentals |
- |
3 |
EET 111 |
Basic Electronics |
4 |
- |
EET 112 |
Electronics Lab I |
3 |
- |
EET 113 |
Circuits Lab |
1 |
- |
EET 121 |
Semiconductors |
- |
4 |
EET 122 |
Electronics Lab II |
- |
3 |
EET 123 |
Amplifier Lab |
- |
1 |
M 151 |
Precalculus |
4 |
- |
M 162 |
Applied Calculus |
- |
4 |
PSYX 161 |
Fundamentals of Organizational Psychology |
- |
3 |
WRIT 121 |
Intro to Technical Writing |
3 |
- |
Total |
18 |
18 |
|
Course |
Second Year |
Autumn |
Spring |
EET 227 |
Digital Electronics |
4 |
- |
EET 234T |
Automatic Controls |
4 |
- |
EET 240T |
Robotics |
- |
3 |
EET 241T |
Instrumentation |
- |
3 |
EET 242T |
Electronics Lab III |
- |
3 |
EET 260 |
Data Communications |
- |
3 |
EET 270T |
Wireless Communications |
4 |
- |
EET 280T |
Electronics Capstone |
- |
2 |
SCN 120T |
Technical Physics I |
4 |
- |
SCN 121T |
Technical Physics II |
- |
4 |
Total |
16 |
18 |
*Curriculum is subject to change depending upon course availability.
Course Descriptions:
CRT 111 Fluency in Information Technology 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., CRT 100 or demonstrated computing experience. Introduces the skills and concepts of information technology, both from practical and a more theoretical point of view. During lectures and interactive computer labs, students will explore a wide range of digital and information technologies, including common PC applications, networking, databases, privacy, and security. Credit not allowed for both CRT 111 and CS 111.
CRT 112 Operating System Fundamentals 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq. CAPP 120 (CRT 100) or demonstrated computing experience. Introduction to operating system concepts through the use of contemporary software. Emphasizes file system management, networking, installation, maintenance, management, and disaster recovery practices using both the command interpreter and graphical user interface.
EET 111 Basic Electronics 4 cr. Offered autumn. Study of current flow, direct current circuits, alternating current circuits, and concepts of power. The introduction of time-varying currents and impedances using circuit analysis and problem solving techniques.
EET 112 Electronics Lab I 3 cr. Offered autumn. Coreq., EET 111. The use of basic electronic test instruments and troubleshooting. Building circuits using resistive, capacitive and inductive components.
EET 113 Circuits Lab 1 cr. Offered autumn. Coreq., EET 111. Covers proper techniques of soldering and tool usage. Electronic technical language, hands on troubleshooting skills and basic electronic measurements are involved.
EET 121 Semiconductors 4cr. Offered spring. Prereq., EET 111, 112. Coverage of diode, bipolar transistors and field effect transistor circuits used n electronic applications. The study and analysis of the components and circuits used in semiconductor electronics and an introduction to operational amplifiers.
EET 122 Electronics Lab II 3 cr. Offered spring. Coreq., EET 121. Bread-boarding, troubleshooting and measuring the electronic characteristics of diodes, bi-polar transistors, JFETS and operational amplifiers. The impact of impedance matching, filtering and power effects on stages of electronic circuits will be covered.
EET 123 Amplifier and Power Supply Lab 1 cr. Offered spring. Coreq., EET 121. An audio amplifier and dual regulated power supply will be built throughout the semester.
EET 227 Digital Electronics 4 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., EET 103. Explores digital electronic circuits and devices that make up a computer system. Topics include binary and hexadecimal number systems, Boolean algebra and digital logic theory, simple logic circuits, combinational logic, and sequential logic. Also covered is the analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog interfaces between a digital system and the real (analog) world. Includes hands-on labs.
EET 234T Automatic Controls 4 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., EET 227. Explores the theory, terminology and components used in automatic control of industrial machines and processes. Uses the servomechanism as a representative control system to analyze open-loop, closed-loop, proportional, integral, and differential control strategies. The use of transducers and computers in automatic control systems in the industrial control setting is emphasized.
EET 240T Robotics 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq. or coreq., EET 232, EET 234T or consent of instr. Explores physical and operating characteristics of a robot. Topics include robot configurations, power supplies, control systems, end effectors, sensors, stepper motors and stepper controls. Robot programming also is covered and a typical robot is programmed to perform repetitive actions. Includes hands-on labs.
EET 241T Instrumentation 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., EET 227T. The study and analysis of industrial measuring and process control instrumentation in both analog and digital form. Proper selection, use and interpretation of measurement equipment and data.
EET 242T Electronics Lab III 3 cr. Offered spring. Coreq., EET 241T Bread-boarding, building, repairing and troubleshooting electronic circuits using the equipment normally found in an electronic shop. Correlating measurement information in solving electronic problems.
EET 260 Data Communications 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., EET 103T. Explores the principles, applications, and theory of data communication systems. Topics include communication concepts and terminology, analog and digital channel characteristics, signaling techniques for analog and digital data, communication codes, transmission media, and standards and protocols for various data communication systems including computer networks, and the public switched telephone network. Includes hands-on labs.
EET 270T Wireless Communications 4 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., EET 103T. Explores audio and radio frequency (RF) circuits. Topics include AM and FM signal modulation and demodulation, RF transmitters, RF receivers, RF amplifiers, audio amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, and antennas. Includes hands-on labs.
EET 280T Electronics Capstone 2 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., EET 227T. Completion of project prototypes. Includes comprehensive final project from conception to market.
M 151 (MAT 120) Precalculus 4 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., M 095 (MAT 100D) or appropriate score on the ASSET placement test. Algebraic, trigonometric, exponential/ logarithmic functions of one real variable and their graphs. Inverse functions, complex numbers and polar coordinates. Conic sections.
M 162 (MAT 145) Applied Calculus 4 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., M 151 (MAT 120) or appropriate score on placement exam. Introduction to differentiation and integration of elementary function. Introduction to ordinary differential equations. Emphasis is on applications in technical fields including electronics technology. Graphing calculators used.
PSYX 161S (PSY 110S) Fundamentals of Organizational Psychology 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Foundation in the psychological processes that influence behavior of people in work settings.SCN 120T
SCN 120T Technical Physics I 4 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., M 095 (MAT 100 or MATH 100). Introduction to models, measurements, vectors, motion in a straight line, motion in a plane, Newton's laws of motion, application of Newton's laws, and circular motion and gravitation.
SCN 121T Technical Physics II 4 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., SCN 120T. Introduction to work and energy, impulse and momentum, rotational motion, equilibrium of a rigid body, elasticity, heat, and thermodynamics.
WRIT 121 Introduction to Technical Writing 3 cr. Offered every term. Course assumes a basic computer literacy. Passing score on placement test or consent of instructor. Introduction to technical writing situations with appropriate formats. Emphasising on writing with document design and graphic placement introduced. Students are expected to write without major faults in grammer or usage.