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Meter   ELC 101 - Electricity & Instrumentation  
       
  This course will provide the student with the basic electrical and instrumentation fundamentals required to understand the measurement and control aspects of plant operations. The student will experience various hands-on applications which enrich and reinforce the concepts taught.
       
  Prerequistes: MAT 125 or Test score or MAT 015 or MAT 016 or NCW 045 Co-requisite: MET 150
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
 
Students working with computer application   ELC 110 - Technical Computer Application  
       
  An introduction to problem solving by computer methods with specific emphasis on solution of scientific and engineering technology related problems. Solution methods will include the use of DOS, mathematics applications software, engineering analysis software, and word processor.
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or MAT 015 or MAT 016 or NCW 045 or MAT 075 or MAT 181 and Test score or RDG 051 or ESL 100
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
 
Electrical CIrcuit   ELC 118 - Intro to Electricity  
       
  A study of current, voltage, and power in series, parallel, and series-parallel DC circuits.
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or MAT 015 or NCW 045 or MAT 016 or MAT 075 or MAT 181 and Test score or RDG 051 or ESL 100
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
 
Magnetic Field   ELC 119 - DC and AC Theory  
       
  study of series-parallel DC circuits using mesh and network theorem methods. Capacitance, magnetism, inductance, and DC transient response will also be covered.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 118
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
 
Simple Circuit   ELC 120 - Intro to Circuit Analysis  
       
  Analysis of current voltage, and power in series, parallel, and series-parallel DC circuits. Mesh and network theorem methods will be used to analyze complex DC circuits. Capacitance, magnetism, inductance, and DC transient response will also be covered.
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or MAT 015 or MAT 016 or NCW 045 or MAT 075 and Test score or RDG 051 or ESL 100 or RDG 120 Co-requisite: MAT 181
       
  Credit Hours: 5 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 2
 
Electric Power Substation - Network   ELC 121 - Network Analysis  
       
  Analysis of alternating electric circuits with emphasis on applied use of fundamental theorems including Kirchhoff's Laws, Thevenin and Norton's Theorems, maximum power transfer, transient circuit effects, phasor analysis, apparent power, reactive power and real power, and series/parallel resonant conditions.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 119 or ELC 120 and MAT 181 Co-requisite: MAT 182
       
  Credit Hours: 5 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 2
 
Electronic Circuits   ELC 122 - Electronic Devices / Ciruits I  
       
  Basic principles of electrical and electronic circuit operation including recognition and measurement of electrical properties, resistance, capacitance, inductance; series and parallel circuits, Ohm's, Watt's and Kirchhoff's laws; alteranting current and voltage measurement; and use of laboratory instruments.
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or RDG 051 or ESL 100 or RDG 120 and Test score or MAT 015 or MAT 016 or NCW 045
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 4
 
Circuit Recognitions   ELC 123 - Electronic Devices - Circuits II  
       
  Fundamentals of electronic circuits with emphasis toward application, circuit/component recognition, expected input and output signals, and measurement criteria. Principles of diode circuit operation, BJT, FET and operational amplifiers including rectification, filtering, biasing, gain, bandwidth, and feedback.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 120 or ELC 122 and Test score or MAT 015 or MAT 016 or NCW 045
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
Cicuit Analysis   ELC 124 - DC & AC Circuit Analysis  
       
  An in-depth introduction to the analysis of current, voltage, resistance and power in DC and AC circuits.
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or MAT 015 or MAT 016 or NCW 045 or MAT 075 or MAT 181 and http://www.electro-tech-online.com/files/image003.jpgTest score or RDG 051 or ESL 100
       
  Credit Hours: 5 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 2
 
Pulse waveforms   ELC 130 - Digital Electronics I  
       
  A study of digital concepts including logic levels and pulse waveforms, number systems and codes, logic gates, Boolean algebra, DeMorgan's Theorem, systematic reduction of logical expressions, universal property of NAND and NOR gates, pulsed operations, adders, comparators, encoders/decoders, multiplexers/demultiplexers and parity circuits.
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or MAT 015 or MAT 016 or NCW 045 and Test score or RDG 051 or ESL 100 or RDG 120
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
Eproms   ELC 131 - Digital Electronics II  
       
  A study of advance digital electronic topics including memory elements, flip-flops, synchronous and asynchronous counters, shift registers, programmable logic arrays, read-only memories, eproms digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversion, and introductory microprocessor topics.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 130
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
Microcomputer Repair   ELC 132 - Microcomputer Service & Repair  
       
  A course of study designed to develop technical skill in the operation, installation, set-up and repair of microcomputer systems. Topics include basics of microprocessor, assembler, microcomputer architecture, memory elements, peripherals, set-ups, diagnostic software, troubleshooting, and customer relations
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 110 and Test score or RDG 051 or ESL 100 or RDG 120 and Test score or MAT 015 or MAT 016 or NCW 045
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
Microcomputer architecture   ELC 133 - Microprocessor Fundamentals  
       
  Basic principles of microprocessors using the 8086 family including an overview of microcomputer architecture, number systems, and the need for assembly language programs, addressing modes, exercises in screen display, computer arithmetic, disk I/O and graphic and serial communications.
       
  Prerequistes: Test score or MAT 015 or MAT 016 or NCW 045
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
 
Programmable Logic Controller   ELC 215 - Programable Logic Controllers  
       
  A course in modern control of processes. Programmable controllers, computer-controlled machines, bar code readers, and process control will be covered. An introduction to the field of robotics is included.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 118 and ELC 119 or ELC 120 or ELC 122 and ELC 130 and MAT 181.
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
 
Analog Components   ELC 220 - Analog Electronics I  
       
  Fundamentals of applied electronic circuits including diodes and bipolar and field effect transistors. Applications including rectification, power supply filtering, clipping, clamping, doublers; amplifier biasing, gain, input/output impedance; and power amplifiers, derating, efficiency and frequency response.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 121 and MAT 182
       
  Credit Hours: 5 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 2
 
Miller's Theorem   ELC 221 - Analog Electronics II  
       
  A study of amplifier frequency response, decibels, Miller effect, Miller's theorem, operational amplifier circuits, various forms of communications systems, including associated circuit building blocks and concepts. These include filter networks, Fourier series and the frequency domain, distortion, noise and measurements, oscillator circuits amplitude and frequency modulation, the phase-locked loop, transmission lines and antennas and fiber optics.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 220
       
  Credit Hours: 5 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 2
 
Thevenin Theorem   ELC 222 - Network Theorems & Analysis  
       
  An advance treatment of DC/AC circuit analysis with emphasis on development of analytical skill by algebraic solution of compound networks. Branch, Mesh and Nodal techniques with computer solutions, and source conversion, Thevenin, Norton and Maximum power theorems are studied. Time variant and phasor wave definition are used in solution of series and parallel networks by use of complex algebra and application of all common theorems of electrical analysis
       
  Prerequistes: MAT 181 and ELC 123
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
Wave propagation   ELC 223 - Electronic Communications  
       
  Fundamentals of signal analysis and synthesis including electrical noise, Fourier Series, modulation and demodulation, transmission and reception of AM and FM signals, transmission lines, wave propagation, antenna theory, digital data communications, microwaves, lasers and fiber optics.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 222
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
IC voltage regulators   ELC 230 - Industrial Electronics  
       
  An applications treatment of industrial electronic components, including NPN and PNP transistors, UJTs, SCRs, IC timers, IC voltage regulators, operational amplifiers, and stepper motor control circuits
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 220
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
Microprocessor   ELC 232 - Intro to Microprocessors  
       
  An introduction to microprocessors and microcontrollers for electronic technicians. The course concentrates on programming and hardware fundamentals with emphasis on I/O (input/output) operations and devices. Various microprocessors and microcontrollers are used to highlight the basic principles common to any microcomputer system.
       
  Prerequistes: NoneELC 110 and ELC 131 and ELC 220
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
Micorprocessor Application   ELC 233 - Microprocessor Applications  
       
  A course designed to incorporate the microprocessor using motor speed and position control, handshaking, sensor and transducer interfacing, stepper motors, and other industrial applications.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 232
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
semiconductors   ELC 235 - Semiconductor Processes  
       
  This course is designed to introduce the student to Semiconductor device fabrication. Included will be an introduction to the chemistry and physics of semiconductors, oxidation process, photolithography, doping, etching, wafer cleaning, metallization, and contamination control.
       
  Prerequistes: CHM 100 and MAT 182 and ELC 124 and MET 140
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
 
DC motor   ELC 240 - Machines and Controls  
       
  AC motors and DC motors and generators and related equipment including ladder networks and programmable controllers.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 121 and ELC 130.
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
 
RF Transmission Lines   ELC 245 - Power RF  
       
  The generation and delivery of radio frequency energy with emphasis on semiconductor processing. Topics covered include: plasma, oscillators, amplifiers, transmission lines and RF measurements.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 124 and ELC 220 and ELC 235.
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
 
Biomedical Instrumentation   ELC 260 - Biomedical Instrumentation  
       
  An introduction to the use, maintenance, and repair of biomedical equipment and a brief introduction to anatomy and physiology.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 221 and ELC 131
       
  Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
 
monitor   ELC 270 - Process Instrumentation I  
       
  The theory and application of Process Instrumentation - recorders, monitors, characteristics of instruments, static and dynamic, i.e., temperature, pressure, level flow, etc.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 120 or ELC 118 and ELC 119
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
 
internship II   ELC 271 - Process Instrumentation II  
       
  Theory and application of temperature control including mechanical bulb systems, thermocouples, resistance and radiomatic instruments, control loops, calibration, and application. Theory and application of flow, humidity, pH, and viscosity instrumentation.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 270
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
 
internship   ELC 290 - Internship  
       
  Applied experience through a supervised work situation such as a campus repair shop, computer store or related business and industry
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 130
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 9
 
internship   ELC 291 - Biomedical Electrionics Internship  
       
  Applied experience through a supervised work situation in biomedical lab facility or hospital.
       
  Prerequistes: ELC 220
       
  Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 9
 
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