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Creating and Implementing the Electronic Enterprise   (MAR-306)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Creating and Implementing the Electronic Enterprise explores the theories and practices to achieve effective marketing of products and services utilizing the Internet and other related digital technology. The course recognizes that electronically-driven commerce is an evolving realm, one that encourages an approach to the challenges and opportunities of electronic enterprise from a problem-solving viewpoint. The course will use business cases and student-conducted research to explore the dynamic relationships between the electronic enterprise and the e-commerce marketplace. The course will also examine the broad reach of electronic enterprise, covering both public and nonprofit organizations and private corporations.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Examine traditional commerce models and explain their evolution toward digital technology.
  • Evaluate the roles digital technologies play in the management of electronic enterprise.
  • Analyze and evaluate marketing concepts, communications, social contexts, and strategies used to manage product- or service-based electronic enterprises.
  • Explain and evaluate the current state of e-enterprise and its future roles as both business model and process.

 
Electronic Measurements   (ELT-241)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Operation & application of basic electronic measuring instruments including meters, oscilloscopes, potentiometers, bridges spectrum analyzers, etc.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Interpret and explain the purpose and operation of oscilloscopes.
  • Elaborate on an application or project when an oscilloscope was used.
  • Illustrate the step-by-step procedure for measuring voltage and current using a Digital Multimeter (DMM).
  • Interpret and explain the purpose and operation of spectrum analyzers.
  • Discuss an application or project when a spectrum analyzer was used.
  • Describe the difference between a potentiometer and a rheostat and explain how both can be helpful when performing electronic measurements.
  • Using a logic probe, illustrate how to troubleshoot electronic circuits.
  • Review the different types of electronic counters and synopsize an application of each.
  • Interpret and explain the purpose and operation of network and logic analyzers.
  • Discuss an application or project when a network and/or logic analyzer was used.

 
Electronic Drawing   (GRA-221)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Students will be able to prepare a set of working drawing of an electromechanical device, utilizing a printed circuit of their own design. In so doing, they will demonstrate their ability to prepare schematic and wiring diagrams, as well as their understanding of the principles and concepts of electronic standardization and miniaturization, including printed and thin-film circuits and wiring harnesses.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Describe and demonstrate the process of lay out and documentation of circuit diagrams.
  • Explain the terminology of electronic drawing and electronic symbology.
  • Demonstrate and explain the theory and practice of reference designators and component sequence numbering.
  • Explain the importance of standards (ASME and ISO) in the modern electronic graphics environment.
  • Identity and create electro-mechanical layout and design factors.
  • Identify and create unit and subassembly design elements.
  • Identify and create assembly drawings of electro-mechanical parts and enclosures.
  • Create dimensioned drawings of electro-mechanical hardware and flat patterns.

 
Electronic Mail Systems   (CAP-306)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
The student will learn the various capabilities of e-mail systems. Current concepts in micrographics, records management, prioritizing duties, electronic mail processing, electronic calendar, and repro-graphics are included.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Describe and illustrate with examples the capabilities of email systems.
  • Compare and contrast various email systems.
  • Give examples of current applications in email systems, including calendar and prioritization of tasks, and other features.

 
Advanced Electronic Circuits   (ELT-302)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Design of power supplies, amplifiers, and oscillators and their various uses, plus servo systems, switching and timing circuits, and their uses.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Articulate and demonstrate understanding of power supplies, amplifiers and oscillators.
  • Describe the types of electronic circuits you built, analyzed, tested, and/or trouble- shoot involving power supplies, amplifiers, and oscillators.
  • Discuss the design work and/or application(s) you used in developing advanced electronic circuits.
  • Explain how your knowledge/experience of servo systems and/or switching/timing circuits complemented the success of projects and assignments

 
Electronic Communication Systems   (ELC-201)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Electronic Communication Systems (ELC-201) is a comprehensive course in AM, FM, and single-sideband communication systems and an introduction to digital transmission. The course is designed to familiarize you with transmitters, receivers, modems, noise analysis, information theory, pulse modulation, sampling, coding, multiplexing, and other signal-processing techniques used in commercial broadcasting and data transmission systems.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Explain how signals are transmitted over various media.
  • Solve basic algebraic equations used in the electronic communications field.
  • Measure electrical quantities using Electronics Workbench™ Multisim.
  • Distinguish between the different methods of transmitting digital information.
  • Describe the different signal processing techniques.
  • Explain how to operate a LAN, both wired and wireless.
  • Describe the operation of a television system, both scanned and digital.
  • Describe a basic fiber-optic communication system.
  • Describe the different types of antennas and their uses.

 
Electronic Instrumentation and Control   (CTR-211)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Electronic Instrumentation and Control is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the concepts related to industrial electronics and control systems. Students are exposed to industrial semiconductors, AC and DC motors, discrete and analog process control, switches and sensors, control systems, and principles of automation.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Create, describe, and utilize block diagrams and relay logic diagrams in industrial applications.
  • Explain the operation of operational amplifiers used for amplification, arithmetic operations, and filtering processes.
  • Describe the operation of silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs), applying the parameters of their data sheet for circuit design.
  • Describe the differences and applications of sensors applied to industrial settings.
  • Match different types of sensors to their intended industrial application.
  • Develop a safety strategy, including risk assessment, risk elimination, and hazard minimization.
  • Define and calculate the critical parameters of DC and AC motors, explaining their operation.
  • Describe the various concepts related to microcontrollers and their development systems.
  • Describe the different methods for control systems.
  • Utilize the most appropriate control system method for a specific industrial application.
  • Define the critical components of a PLC.
  • Create and describe logic ladder diagrams as applied to PLC systems.
  • Differentiate between servo and non-servo robots.
  • Explain the differences between transmission media.

 
Modern Electronic Communications   (ELC-301)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
A course in the operation of communication systems. Advanced topics in amplitude, frequency and pulse code modulation are presented. The applications of transmitters and receivers to audio, video and data communications are studied. Laboratory work concentrates on typical circuits, alignment procedures, and practical transmitter and receiver circuits.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Describe your understanding of the difference among amplitude, frequency and pulse code modulations.
  • Provide evidence of the implementation of amplitude modulation (AM) in your project(s).
  • Provide evidence of the implementation of frequency modulation (FM) in your project(s).
  • Provide evidence of the implementation of pulse-code modulation (PCM) in your project(s).
  • List the receivers that you have used in a project. Describe how you meet specifications and compromised on trade-offs in issues such as radio reception, decoding, DSP effects, amplifications, connections (Inputs/Outputs), trans-coding, etc.

 
Electronic Assessment/Career Planning   (ELT-490)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Electronics Assessment/Career Planning is an in-depth, student-centered activity that requires electronics engineering technology self-diagnostic assessment, the integration of research in current electronics employment, the development of a comprehensive curriculum vitae, practical career planning, interviewing strategies, and the application of advanced math concepts to electronics engineering technology situations. Students will participate in career-focused activities that include building a curriculum vitae or professional r 
History of Technology   (HIS-390)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
The development of electrical and electronic technology from the mid- nineteenth century to the present, including the impact of electrotechnology on society.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Explain the milestones in development of electrical and electronic technology from the mid- nineteenth century to the present
  • Provide a list of major inventions by inventors.
  • Describe the impact of electro technology on society.
  • Discuss the current research topics on electrical and electronic technology.

 
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