ELT 101
SURVEY OF ELECTRONICS
3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)
CORQ: CIS 110 or equivalent assessment test score. PRQ: MAT 060, REA 060 or equivalent assessment test scores. Introduces electronics for consumers, individuals working in related fields, and those exploring Electronics Engineering Technology as a career option. Covers fundamental concepts, circuit diagrams, construction of circuits, test instruments, basic troubleshooting, and the operation of common electronic systems and circuits.
ELT 106
FUNDAMENTALS OF DC/AC
3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)
PRQ: MAT 090, REA 090, or equivalent assessment test scores; ELT 101; or Department Chair approval. Introduces the basic skills needed for many careers in electronics and related fields. Covers the operations and applications of basic DC and AC circuits consisting of resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers and diodes. Emphasizes the use of common test instruments in troubleshooting.
ELT 112
ADVANCED DC-AC
3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)
PRQ: CIS 110 or equivalent assessment test score, MAT 108. Continues to build on ELT 106 and covers advanced concepts of DC-AC circuits. Includes an expanded treatment of power supplies, dual-supply rectifier circuits, and Zener diode voltage regulators. Emphasizes troubleshooting.
ELT 134
SOLID STATE DEVICES I
3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)
PRQ: MAT 090, REA 090, or equivalent assessment test scores; ELT 101; or Department Chair approval. Focuses on diode and transistor studies starting with a review of semiconductor materials. Emphasizes rectifier circuits, R-C and L-C filters, limiters and peak detectors, zener regulators, Schottky diodes, varactors/varistors, LED’s bipolar transistors, transistor approximation, load-lines, biasing techniques, saturation, operating point, AC models including small-signal operation, h-parameters, and data sheet understanding and interpolation.
ELT 135
SOLID STATE DEVICES II
3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)
PRQ: ELT 134, ELT 112. Continues the study of transistors with an emphasis on application of modern devices to industrial circuits. Includes power amplifiers, Cascaded and Darlington configurations, field-effect devices, JFET’s and MOSFET’s, depletion and enhancement mode devices, biasing techniques, thyristors, SCR’s and variations of the SCR family of devices.
ELT 147
DIGITAL DEVICES I
3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)
CORQ: ELT 101, CIS 110 or equivalent assessment test score. PRQ: REA 060, MAT 060, or equivalent assessment test scores. Introduces the operation and application of gates, flip-flops, counters, shift registers, encoders-decoders and LED displays. Covers binary numbers, Boolean algebra and troubleshooting.
ELT 148
DIGITAL DEVICES II
3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)
PRQ: ELT 147. Continues ELT 147 with emphasis on the operation and application of programmable logic devices, synchronous counters, multiplexers, liquid crystal displays, ROM and RAM. Includes specifications of ICs, display multiplexing, and design and minimization of circuits. Troubleshooting is emphasized.
ELT 175-177
SPECIAL TOPICS
1-6 CR. (L/LBV)
Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in depth exploration of special topics of interest.
ELT 175
SPECIAL TOPICS: CAPSTONE I
3 CR. (6 IND)
PRQ: Instructor approval. This is an independent study course with provides students who have completed at least one semester an opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in a work situation. Small teams of students will become expert on one or more pieces of equipment which they will then operate, maintain, assemble/disassemble, troubleshoot, modify, etc. Safety, protocol, and compliance with defined practices, procedures, and outcomes will be emphasized.
ELT 202
INTRODUCTION TO PC SERVICING
3 CR. (2L/1.5 LBV)
PRQ: CIS 110, REA 060, or equivalent assessment scores. Introduces the physical components of microcomputers, including system components, bus architectures, ports, connectors, and cables. Examines safety issues and procedures pertinent to working with computers. Enables the student to identify proper procedures for installing and configuring system components and devices; to diagnose and troubleshoot system problems and determine whether they are hardware or software related; to identify safety procedures, preventive maintenance techniques; and to identify popular motherboards, types of memory architecture,
ELT 203
ADVANCED PC SERVICING AND A+ PREP
3 CR. (2L/1.5 LBV)
PRQ: ELT 202. Builds on the contents of ELT 202 and provides comprehensive knowledge and skills for maintaining, upgrading, troubleshooting, and repairing IBM Computer systems. Includes preparation for CompTIA’s newly revised A+ Certification Exams.
ELT 231
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS
3 CR. (.6L/4.6 LBV)
PRQ: MAT 090 and ENG 090, or equivalent assessment test scores. Enables the student to study the system of standards used for measurement and to demonstrate the principles of electronic measurements by the selection, application, and limitations of common electronic test equipment. 68 contact hours.
ELT 235
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING I
3 CR. (2L/1.5 LBV)
PRQ: ELT 134, ELT 147, PHY 105. Serves as the first course in a two-course capstone sequence in semiconductor processing. Covers tracing semiconductor processing from raw materials to a finished integrated circuit, and semiconductor device physics. Includes the following manufacturing processes: oxidation, mask design, photolithography, and etch.
ELT 236
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING II
3 CR. (2L/1.5 LBV)
PRQ: ELT 235. Serves as the second course in a two-course capstone sequence in semiconductor processing. Covers the following manufacturing processes: doping, chemical vapor deposition, metalizing, and test/sort.
ELT 237
VACUUM AND POWER RF SYSTEMS
3 CR. (2L/1.5 LBV)
PRQ: PHY 105, ELT 106. Covers vacuum systems and RF (radio frequency) energy sources in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. Includes gas laws and gas properties, vacuum pumps, gauges and valves, and leak detection techniques. Addresses plasma physics, RF generators, transmission lines, RF interference, and safety.
ELT 252
MOTORS AND CONTROLS
3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)
PRQ: REA 090 or equivalent assessment test scores; ELT 101; or Department Chair approval. Enables the student to study, construct, test, and evaluate basic industrial control systems, including AC/DC motors, stepper motors, power sources, generators, tachometers, line diagrams and logic functions. Covers safety standards and preventive maintenance.
ELT 254
INDUSTRIAL WIRING
3 CR. (2L/1.5 LBV)
PRQ: REA 090 or equivalent assessment test scores; ELT 101; or Department Chair approval. Focuses on the required and recommended practice for industrial wiring. The National Electrical Code is applied to industrial power and control wiring. Covers specification and installation of wiring, conduit, enclosures, and termination components in lecture and applied during lab.
ELT 257
SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS
3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)
PRQ: ELT 134. Enables the student to study, construct, test and evaluate methods of testing and controlling common industrial processes. Includes sensing systems, transducers, measurement techniques, systems interfacing, process control, and data acquisition. 68 contact hours
ELT 258
PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS
3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)
PRQ: ELT 101, ELT 268. Covers the fundamentals of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) as they are applied in robotics and automation. Includes history, terminology, typical applications, hardware, and software. Incorporates lab and project activities that address operating, monitoring, programming, troubleshooting, and repairing PLC controlled lab trainers as well as actual industrial equipment.
ELT 259
ADVANCED PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS
3 CR. (1L/3 LBV)
PRQ: ELT 258. Serves as the second in a two course sequence and covers advanced topics and applications for programmable logic controllers (PLCs) as they are applied in robotics and automation. Includes advanced programming, diagnostics, Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), introduction to automation networking, and system integration. Incorporates lab and project activities that address designing, operating, monitoring, programming, analyzing, troubleshooting, and repairing PLC controlled lab trainers as well as actual industrial equipment.
ELT 261
MICROPROCESSORS
3 CR. (2L/1.5 LBV)
PRQ: ELT 134. Focuses on basic operation and applications of microprocessors. Enables the student to write machine and assembly language programs, interface microprocessors to various devices, and troubleshoot microprocessor-based systems.
ELT 268
ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY
3 CR. (2L/1.5 LBV)
PRQ: ELT 101. Introduces industrial robotics as well as a survey of the technologies and equipment used in manufacturing automation and process control. Includes axis configurations, work envelopes, programming, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Incorporates a survey of automation topics including history, computer and hardwired controls, sensors and transducers, motors and actuators, fluid power, etc. and provides a preview of the other ELT classes that cover those subjects.
ELT 275-277
SPECIAL TOPICS
1-6 CR. (L/LBV)
Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in depth exploration of special topics of interest.
ELT 275
SPECIAL TOPICS: CAPSTONE II
3 CR. (6 IND)
PRQ: Instructor approval. This is the second independent study course which provides students who have nearly completed their degree or certificate an opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in a work situation. Small teams of students will become expert on one or more pieces of automated industrial equipment which they will then operate, maintain, assemble/disassemble, troubleshoot, modify, etc. Safety, protocol, and compliance with defined practices, procedures, and outcomes will be emphasized.
ELT 280
INTERNSHIP
1-12 CR. (3-36 INT)
Provides students with the opportunity to supplement coursework with practical work experience related to their educational program. Students work under the immediate supervision of experienced personnel at the business location and with the direct guidance of the instructor.
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