Engineering Technologies and the Trades

To develop basic skills to prepare the student for a career as an electrical service technician.

• Students are able to employ measurement techniques and laboratory apparatus for verification of circuit operation.
• Graduates obtain a career as a robotics technician.

To prepare students to work effectively as part of a diverse technical team.

• Students will collaborate in laboratory activities to complete assigned projects.
• The student will demonstrate openness toward diverse points of view and draw upon knowledge and experiences of others to function as a team member.

To prepare students to present technical materials in written form.

• The student will be able to present technical reports in written form in a clear and concise manner.

To prepare student to apply basic technical concepts and industry practices to implement electrical and electronic systems.

• Students will be able to analyze, implement, and troubleshoot basic analog and digital circuitry.

Enable students to install, operate, and troubleshoot industrial control systems.

• The student will be able to identify and configure robotic systems including electrical and pneumatic components.

Prepare students to utilize basic principles and resources in the development of solutions to technical challenges.

• The student will demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot and develop a corrective action plan.

To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy.

• Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
• Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.

This course develops the skills necessary to improve success in college. It covers general College procedures, time management and study skills, and specific student responsibilities. Collaborative projects are included. Corequisites: This course must be taken in the student’s first fifteen hours of study.

This course covers knowledge of the skill involved in operating a small business. It examines the necessary managerial and operational skills for proprietorship and the available resources for small business. Areas covered include self-assessment, planning, decision-making, legal forms of business, record-keeping, business insurance, taxes, financing, advertising, and promotion. A realistic business plan is developed.

This course covers the effective oral and written contexts of occupational communications. It includes practice in oral presentations, business letters, resumes,memos, instructional materials and reports, and visual aids. It is designed specifically forA.O.S. degree programs. Prerequisite: A minimum score of 38 on the Nelson- Denny reading test and appropriate evaluation on the placement test writing sample; or successful completion of DS050,DS051, DS081 or SL115, and successful completion of EN099 or SL116.

This introductory course provides the basic knowledge and skills necessary within any electrical service technician program. It includes an in-depth study of electron theory, Ohm's Law, series and parallel circuits, as well as electrical energy and power relationships. Also included are methods of generation of electromotive force, electromagnetism, and motor principles and capacitance as these apply to DC circuits. Uses, construction, and calibration of voltmeters and ammeters are investigated. Corequisite: MA105 Technical Mathematics 1.

This introductory course covers the personal computer and its software for electrical service technicians. It includes a survey of fundamental personal computer hardware: the keyboard,microprocessor, mouse, disk drives, and printers. It introduces DOS and Windows operating systems and hands-on experience with software packages such as word processing and spreadsheets. It concludes with an introduction to BASIC,which is used to solve practical problems in the electrical/electronic field. (Fall Semester)

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.

This course is a continuation of ET101 Technical Electricity 1. It reinforces previously acquired information and applies it to alternating current (AC) circuits. It investigates AC sine wave generation, mutual inductance inductive and capacitive reactance, and instantaneous values of voltage and current as well as real and apparent power. Uses, construction, and calibration of AC metering equipment are an integral part of this course. Practical application of each topic in both introductory courses are included in all laboratory experiments. Prerequisite: ET101 Technical Electricity 1. Corequisite: MA106 Technical Mathematics 2.

This course investigates the fundamental properties of semiconductor materials and the utilization of these materials in devices such as diodes, bi-polar transistors, field effect transistors, thyristors, and common substrated integrated circuits. Experiments pertain to various rectifiers, voltage regulators and elementary amplifier circuits. Emphasis is placed on constructing, troubleshooting, modifying, and repairing those circuits considered fundamental to the operation of electronic equipment. Prerequisite: ET101 Technical Electricity 1, MA105 Technical Mathematics 1.

This course introduces the application of automated material handling devices in the manufacturing environment. Topics include classification of robots and their work envelopes, system components, programming methods, sensors and applications, economic justification, safety consideration, and industrial applications. Automatic guided vehicles and automatic storage/retrieval systems are discussed.

This course introduces the theory and practices of metal removal, as practiced in industry. The set-up and safe operation of conventional machine tools are stressed, along with their capabilities and limitations. Common processes such as drilling, grinding,milling, threading, and turning are used. Topics include speeds and feeds, metal cutting theory, cutting fluids, selection of tooling, fixturing, precision measurement, and layout procedures, along with basic blueprint reading and sketching.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.

This course provides an overview of the basic logic circuits inherent in all digital electronics applications. Topics include the various numbering systems, encoders and decoders used in digital systems, binary logic gates, flip-flops, counters, and shift registers with arithmetic circuits. Memories and interfacing of digital and analog devices are also investigated. Experiments supporting related information are designed to provide maximum hands-on experience for students with no prior training in electronics. Prerequisites: ET101 Technical Electricity 1, MA106 Technical Mathematics 2.

This introductory course investigates the construction, operation, and control of electrical equipment installed and maintained by the various electrical trades. Topics pertain to direct current equipment and include shunt, series, and compound motors and generators, manual and automatic DC controllers, stepping motors, and DC meters. It emphasizes the practical aspects of magnetic flux, counter-electromotive force, armature and field currents, motor and generator loading conditions, and the relationship of these electrical characteristics to specific types of mechanical, electrical, and electronic controllers. Prerequisite: ET101 Technical Electricity 1. Corequisite: MA106 Technical Mathematics 2.

This course includes the theory and use of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical devices to activate and regulate the displacement and position of machine components, basic energy principles applied to mechanical and electrical systems, relay ladder logic, and motor circuits. Prerequisite: MA106 Technical Mathematics 2 or higher level mathematics course containing algebra.

This course introduces the technology and programming methodology for CNC (computer numerical control) machine tools. Programming methods include Conversational, G-M codes and Symbolic FANUC Automatically Programmed Tools (FAPT). Emphasis is placed on programming methods, tool selection, set-up, fixturing, troubleshooting and editing of programs. Prerequisite: MT141 Machining Fundamentals or MT107 Basic Machine Shop Practice.

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.

This course examines fundamental servo principles, components, and servomechanisms found in most robots and automated manufacturing systems. Topics include fluidic and electrical power, amplifiers, motors, controllers and transducers as well as troubleshooting, measurement, and maintenance techniques. Experiments utilize industrial components to construct operational fluid power circuits incorporating electrical control. Prerequisite: ET232 Electrical Machinery and Controls 2.

This course includes continuation of electrical techniques with emphasis on design and layout of single and polyphase systems. Skills to be developed include diagnosis and repair of equipment malfunctions, interpretation of the National Electrical Code, and estimates of project costs and progress coupled with installation techniques. Electrical systems studied include lighting, heating, ventilation, interior and exterior power distribution, and emergency energy conservation. Activities are focused on electrical systems. Prerequisite: ET234 Electrical Wiring and Codes 1 or permission of the Department Head. Corequisite: ET102 Technical Electricity 2.

This course applies knowledge of binary logic and circuits to elements, diagnostic procedures, and methods of operating and repairing microprocessor-based home and automated industrial equipment. Laboratory components include using personal computers and development systems to create microcontroller applications. An introduction to the architecture of the IBM 80x86 architecture is provided, and methods of assembly upgrading and maintaining PCs are presented. Prerequisites: ET103 Technical Electronics, ET235 Digital Logic.

This course introduces robotic terminology, types of robot systems, operations, and contemporary applications. Topics include servo control, stepper motor control, robotic coordinate systems, programming robot systems using off-line and computer programming, and the interfacing required. Prerequisite:MT244 Computer Numerical Control (CNC).

A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance.