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Electronics Engineering Technology - (58)
Administered by Department of Physics and Engineering Technology
Effective Fall 2008
58.101 Introduction to Engineering Technology (3) Provides an overview of
opportunities and challenges of an engineering technology career. Topics include
academic success strategies, various engineering disciplines, product
development process, communication skills, and design and implementation of
an engineering design project. Prerequisites: None. Three hours lecture/lab per
week.
58.141 Electric Circuit Analysis (4) - Electric circuit analysis including computer
simulation and hands-on laboratory experience using modern electronic
equipment. Resistance, inductance and capacitance. Analysis of dc and ac
circuits including network theorems, R-L and R-C transients, and R-L-C
resonance. AC power, power factor and three-phase power. Three hours lecture
and three hours lab per week.
58.180 Computer Aided Design and Engineering Graphics (3) - Provides handson introduction to computer-aided design with an emphasis on basic engineering
graphics. Orthographic, sectional, auxiliary, isometric, and perspective views.
Solid modeling, dimensions, and tolerances. This course does not count as a
Group C, Natural Sciences & Math General Education Requirements.
58.231 Electrical Machines and Power Systems (4) - Fundamentals of electrical
machines, transformers and power systems. DC generators and motors, ac
power, three-phase circuits, single-phase and three-phase transformers, threephase induction motors, synchronous generators and motors, single-phase
motors, stepper motors, electronic control of motors, and electric utility power
generation, transmission and distribution. Three hours lecture and two hours lab
per week.
58.241 Electronic Instrumentation and Data Acquisition (3) – Sensors,
transducers, and instrumentation system concepts. Main topics include
electromechanical, electromagnetic, optical, thermal, and sonic sensors, signal
conditioning electronics, data acquisition software and hardware, virtual
instrumentation, and instrumentation system design and implementation.
Prerequisites: 54.315 or consent of the instructor and 54.316 or consent of the
instructor. Two hours lecture and three hours lab per week.
58.321 Manufacturing Processes (3) - Studies the various types of manufacturing
processes and the design of parts and assemblies to insure their
manufacturability. Includes PCB artwork and fabrication, process design and
evaluation using SPC techniques, quality control, reliability and visits to area
manufacturing facilities. Two hours lecture and three hours lab per week.
58.331 Linear Signals and Systems (3) – This course provides a mathematical
basis for analyzing and designing electrical systems. Topics include Laplace
transform, transfer functions, frequency response, Fourier analysis, Z-transform,
and stability considerations for continuous-time and discrete-time systems.
Prerequisites: 58.141 and 53.322 (completed or concurrent). Three hours lecture
per week.
58.380 Cooperative Education in Industry I (0) – Provides full-time work
experience and training in an industrial setting to enhance engineering skills in
electrical and electronics engineering technology. This is the first of a two course
coop education sequence. A cooperative Education Application form must be
completed and approved. Course offered under Pass/Fail only basis.
58.381 Engineering Applications in Industry I (3) - Presents case studies of
engineering problems and their solutions in various industrial settings. The role of
organizational structure and project management in engineering design and
manufacturing is discussed. This is the first of a two-part engineering applications
in industry sequence. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: 58.380.
58.431 Industrial Process Control (3) – Addresses fundamental and practical
issues related to industrial process control system design, implementation and
operation. The various types of automatic controllers including on/off, PID and
digital PID, and their implementation using discrete electronics, personal
computers, and programmable logic controllers are discussed. Prerequisites:
58.241 and 58.331 or consent of the instructor. Two hone hour lectures and one
three-hour laboratory per week.
58.441 Communications Systems (4) - Presents the theory and application of
modern communications systems, including types of modulation, noise,
multiplexing, multiple access and digital signaling. Use of modern software
package for communication systems design and analysis. Three hours lecture
and two hours lab per week.
58.451 Digital Signal Processing (3) - Fundamental principles associated with the
processing of discrete-time signals. Common applications such as waveform
generation, FIR and IIR digital filtering, and DFT and FFT-based spectral
analysis and filtering. Architecture, instruction set and hardware and software
development tools associated with a fixed-point general-purpose DSP VLSI
processor. Two hours lecture and two hours lab per week.
58.461 Radio Frequency Effects and Measurements (3) - Electronic
instrumentation and techniques for measurement at radio frequencies of such
quantities as power, impedence, standing wave ratio, frequency, voltage and
current. Receiver and antenna measurements, Smith charts, impedance
matching and radio frequency shielding. Two hours lecture and two hours lab per
week.
58.480 Cooperative Education in Industry II (0) - Provides on-the-job professional
experience in an industrial setting.
58.491 Senior Design Project (3) - Is a required course for senior-level students
in the Electronic Engineering Technology (EET) program. Team(s) of students
are required to design, build, test, and document their project based work.
Project definition, specification development, project management, design and
implementation, and economical feasibility are discussed. Ethical issues related
to the discipline are emphasized. Prerequisites: Senior standing, Industrial
Process Control (58.431); and RF Effects & Measurements (58.461) as a
corequisite. Two two-hour sessions per week.