ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COURSES
ELECTRONICS &TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ELEC)
ELEC 100 Direct Current Analysis Fall 4 credits
The study of the concepts of current, voltage and resistance through problem solving and schematic drawings as they apply to DC circuits analysis. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of, the associated lab is required.
ELEC 100L Direct Current Analysis Lab Fall 1 credit
The lab portion of the course is a lab/lecture, which provides hands-on verification of the theory presented in class. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of the associated lecture is required.
ELEC 114 Digital Electronics I Fall 3 credits
The study of number systems, logic gates, Boolean algebra, combination logic circuits. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of, the associated lab is required
ELEC 114L Digital Electronics I Lab Fall 1 credit
The lab portion of the course is a lab/lecture, which provides hands-on verification of the theory presented in class. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of the associated lecture is required.
ELEC 115 Digital Electronics II Spring 3 credit
Prerequisites: ELEC 100, 100L, 114, 114L, 118, and 118L or equivalent and approval of instructor. The study of arithmetic circuits, code converters, decoders, encoders, multiplexers, demultiplexers, multivibrators, and flip-flops. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of, the associated lab is required.
ELEC 115L Digital Electronics II Lab Spring 1 credit
The lab portion of the course is a lab/lecture, which provide hands-on verification of the theory presented in class. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of the associated lecture is required.
ELEC 118 Solid State Devices Fall 4 credits
The study of semiconductor physics, fundamentals of semiconductors, power supplies, transistors, characteristics of biasing circuits, amplifier properties, and FET characteristics and applications. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of, the associated lab is required.
ELEC 118L Solid State Devices Lab Fall 1 credit
The lab portion of the course is a lab/lecture, which provides hands-on verification of the theory presented in class. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of the associated lecture is required.
ELEC 120 AC Analysis Spring 4 credits
Prerequisites: ELEC 100, 100L, 114, 114L, 118, and 118L or equivalent and approval of instructor. The study of dB, complex numbers, RC, RI, and RLC circuits, resonance, and passive and active filters. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of, the associated lab is required.
ELEC 120L AC Analysis Lab Spring 1 credit
The lab portion of the course is a lab/lecture, which provides hands-on verification of the theory, presented in class. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of the associated lecture is required.
ELEC 130 Active Devices Spring 4 credits
Prerequisites: ELEC 100, 100L, 114, 114L, 118, and 118L or equivalent and approval of instructor. The study of various electronic devices and circuitry including; Thyristors, Operational Amplifiers, and Regulated Power supplies. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of, the associated lab is required.
ELEC 130L Active Devices Lab Spring 1 credit
The lab portion of the course a lab/lecture, which provides hands-on verification of the theory, presented in class. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of the associated lecture is required.
ELEC 216 Digital Electronics III Fall 4 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of first year Electronics/Telecommunications Technology program, or equivalent and instructors approval. An extension of Digital II ELEC 115, a study of advanced integrated circuits. Topics covered are registers, processors, memory and a study of microcontrollers. Each student will have a laptop and a BASIC STAMP microcontroller which will be used as a training tool for interfacing devices in a digital world. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of, the associated lab is required.
ELEC 216L Digital Electronics III Lab Fall 1 credit
Prerequisite: Completion of first year Electronics/Telecommunications Technology or instructor's approval. The lab portion of the course is a lab/lecture, which provides hands-on verification of the theory presented in class. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of the associated lecture is required.
ELEC 218 Digital Electronics IV Spring 3 credits
Prerequisite: ELEC 216 and ELEC 216L or equivalent and instructor's approval. A continuation of Digital III ELEC 216. Students will become familiar with the architecture, programming, application and troubleshooting of micro-controller circuits. A to D and D to A converters are covered. Basic data acquisition theory and practices are also discussed. The BASIC STAMP will be used to interface with mechanical and optical switches, remote radio control and DC motor monitor/control circuits. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of, the associated lab is required.
ELEC 218L Digital Electronics IV Lab Spring 1 credit
Prerequisite: ELEC 216 and ELEC 216L or equivalent and instructor's approval. The lab portion of the course is a lab/lecture, which provides hands-on verification of the theory presented in class. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of the associated lecture is required.
ELEC 222 Electronic Communications Fall 4 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of first year Electronics/Telecommunications Technology program, or equivalent and instructors approval. Review of reactive and resonant circuits. Circuits used to generate and detect amplitude modulation. Power, current and voltage relationships in an AM wave. Phase relationship between carrier and sidebands. Circuits used to generate and detect frequency modulation. Power, current and voltage relationships in an FM wave. Phase relationship between carrier and sidebands. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of, the associated lab is required
ELEC 222L Electronic Communications I Lab Fall 1 credit
Corequisite: ELEC 222 or equivalent and instructors approval. The lab portion of the course is a lab/lecture, which provides hands-on verification of the theory presented in class. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of the associated lecture is required.
ELEC 224 Electronic Communications II Spring 4 credits
Prerequisite: ELEC 222 and ELEC 222L or equivalent and instructors approval. Topics covered are digital communications, basic local area networks, cellular telephone, transmission lines, antennas and fiber optics. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of, the associated lab is required
ELEC 224L Electronic Communications II Lab Spring 1 credit
Prerequisite: ELEC 222 and ELEC 222L. Corequisite: ELEC 224 or instructor's approval. The lab portion of the course is a lab/lecture, which provides hands-on verification of the theory presented in class. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of the associated lecture is required or instructors approval.
ELEC 232 Telecommunications I Fall 4 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of first year Electronics/Telecommunications Technology or instructor's approval. This course is involved with the introduction of a basic telephone local loop and the tests that are performed on it. The local loop being a basic series DC circuit allows students not only an introduction into the access circuit but allows for a good review of basic DC circuits in a real world application. Students will use specialized test equipment to perform measurements of voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, and noise and circuit length. Students will also be introduced to cable location and ground fault location. An outdoor practice field is used for the student's hands-on tasks. Additional topics covered are the Public Switched Telephone Network, customer premise equipment, analog and digital transmission. Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of the associated lab is required.
ELEC 232L Telecommunications Lab I Fall 1 credit
Prerequisite: Completion of first year Electronics/Telecommunications Technology program, or equivalent and instructor's approval. The lab portion of the course is a lecture/lab that provides hands-on verification of the theory and concepts presented in the lecture class. Activities include underground cable location, cable ground fault location, determining the length of a line using a subscriber loop test set using the capacitance method and using a time domain reflectometer. Line and cable color code are also covered. Concurrent registration in or previous successful completion of the associate lecture is required or instructor's approval.
ELEC 234 Telecommunications II Spring 4 credit
Prerequisite: ELEC 232 and ELEC 232L or instructor's approval. This course is involved with the introductory study of newer technologies other that the plain old telephone service. Topics covered are signal system 7, T carrier, packet switching, FTTx, PON, VOIP, LAN topologies, IPv4, IPv6 and Ethernet. Concurrent registration in or previous successful completion of the associate lab is required or instructor's approval.
ELEC 234L Telecommunications Lab II Spring 1 credit
Prerequisite: ELEC 232 and ELEC 232L or instructor's approval. The lab portion of the course is a lecture/lab that provides hands-on practice opportunities for the students in the following areas. Connectorizing and testing of Ethernet copper cable. Connectorizing and testing of adhesive, crimp-on and fuse-on fiber optic connectors. Mechanical splicing, fusion splicing and testing of fiber optic cable. Students will become familiar with the operation and use of the following test equipment. Subscriber loop analyzer including a time domain reflectometer, cable locator and fault finder for copper cable. OTDR, visual fault locator, calibrated light source/power meter, fusion splicer and connector microscope for fiber cable. The students will work on a simulated telephone system that is comprised of two PBXs' with both analog and VOIP capabilities. The students will also work on a FTTx system that transports data through a PON to each lab bench. Students will perform systems checks and troubleshooting on both systems. Concurrent registration in or previous successful completion of the associate lecture is required or instructor's approval.
ELEC 294 Independent Study 1-3 credits
Independent or directed study of special topics in electronics telecommunications technology. Department chairperson approval is required.
ELEC 299 Special Topics 1-3 credits
Variable instructional topics in the field of electronics/telecommunications technology. Repeatable as long as content varies. Consent of department chairperson.
ELEC 195-295 Service Learning 1-3 credits
Maximum of six semester hours. Service learning may be accomplished by one of three methods: Joining a club that has a public service component, doing volunteer work at a non-profit organization, or taking a course that links public service with its curriculum.
ELEC 197-297 Cooperative Education/lnternship 1-3 credits
Repeatable up to six semester hours. Students get on-the job experience under qualified supervision in electronics/telecommunications technology occupations. Work hours are arranged by the employer, advisor, and student. Student progress is checked by oral and written reports from the employer. Student advisor conferences are held to discuss progress and/or problems. All co-op experiences are graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Consent of department chairperson.
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