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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
APRIL 13, 2005
ELEC 101 ELECTRIC CIRCUITS 1
Fall, 3 credit hours
An introductory course stressing the understanding of basic concepts and principles of direct
current and alternating current electricity. Students will analyze resistive, capacitive and
inductive circuits and develop computational skills. Three hours lecture per week.
ELEC 102 ELECTRIC CIRCUITS 2
Spring, 3 credit hours
A continuation of Electric Circuits 1, stressing the understanding of concepts that involve
impedance, resonance, transformers and three phase systems. Students will analyze circuits of
various configurations and enhance computational skills. Three hours lecture per week.
Prerequisite: Electric Circuits 1 (ELEC 101) or permission of instructor.
ELEC 109 ELECTRIC CIRCUITS 1
LABORATORY
Fall, 1 credit hour
An introductory laboratory course stressing the understanding of basic concepts and principles of
direct current and alternating current electric circuits by analyzing resistive, capacitive and
inductive circuits through practical laboratory application. Students will also study circuits using
circuit analysis software. Two hours laboratory per week.
ELEC 111 DIGITAL CIRCUITS
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Fall, 2 credit hours
An introductory course designed to familiarize the student with basic logic circuits and
techniques used in all modern digital systems. Topics include number systems, Boolean algebra,
DeMorgans theorem, combinational logic circuits (AND, OR, INVERTER, NOR, NAND,
exclusive OR, and NOR gates; adders and subtracters), TWOs compliment arithmetic, and
introduction to sequential logic circuits (latches, flip-flops, counters and timers). Four hours
laboratory per week.
ELEC 129 ELECTRIC CIRCUITS 2
LABORATORY
Spring, 1 credit hour
A continuation of Electric Circuits 1 Laboratory, stressing the understanding of concepts that
involve impedance, resonance, transformers and three phase systems. Students will study circuits
of various configurations using practical laboratory application. Two hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: Electric Circuits 1 Laboratory (ELEC 109) or permission of instructor.
ELEC 131 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
Fall, 4 credit hours
Basic theory and circuit applications of silicon, germanium, zener, light emitting (LED) and
Schottky diodes, bipolar and field effect transistors(FET) is presented. The student is introduced
to Half wave and Full wave single phase DC power supplies and associated ripple filters. Zener
and Active Voltage Regulators circuits are studied. The basic operation of Metal oxide
Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors(MOSFET)is also presented. Basic types of bi-polar
transistor AC amplifiers (CE,CB,CC) and their FET counterparts are discussed. Three hours
lecture, three hours laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Electric Circuits 1 and Laboratory
(ELEC 101/ELEC 109), Electric Circuits 2 and Laboratory (ELEC 102/ELEC 129), or
permission of the instructor.
ELEC 141 INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS
Spring, 2 credit hours
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A hands-on study of devices and systems used in the control of industrial machinery. The student
is introduced to the theory and use of electromechanical control circuits by use of traditional
hardwire circuits. The programming of the Allen-Bradley Micro LoGix 1000 type of
programmable logic controller (PLC) is practiced. An introduction to sequencer systems that
enable complex control and monitoring of machines is given. Emphasis is on learning the ability
to program the equipment for effective control. Four hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite:
Electric Circuits 1 and Laboratory (ELEC 101/109) OR Electricity (ELEC 261), Digital Circuits
(ELEC 111) OR a basic electricity course (i.e. ELEC 261) with an introduction to three phase
systems, basic logic gates, binary and hexadecimal number systems or permission of instructor.
ELEC 161 ELECTRONIC FABRICATION
Fall, 2 credit hours
Stresses practical fabrication techniques used in electronic and communication industries.
Procedures focus on the basics of hand soldering, wiring installing, testing and trouble shooting
methods used in assembly and repair of electronic equipment. Topics include terminating voice,
video, and data cables and also the design and fabrication of a single sided printed circuit board.
One hour lecture, two hours laboratory per week.
ELEC 201 ELECTRICAL DRAFTING
Fall, 2 credit hour
The study and practice of drawing standard electrical and electronic symbols, connection
diagrams (point to point, highway, base-line); logic diagrams; schematic diagrams; elementary
diagrams for industrial control circuits; one line diagrams. Introduction to computer drafting
(AutoCAD). Four hours laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Industrial Controls (ELEC 141) or
permission of instructor.
ELEC 202 ELECTRICAL DESIGN
Spring, 1 credit hour
The continued study of proper drafting techniques. Projects include: substation conduit,
grounding, layout plans; elementary power and control diagrams; engineering design problems
with attendant use of handbooks and reference materials; and design consideration for safety,
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environmental and legal issues. Continued use of CAD. Three hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: Electrical Drafting (ELEC 201) or permission of instructor.
ELEC 212 DIGITAL SYSTEMS
Spring, 2 credit hours
Formulation of logical expressions and their simplifications with the use of mapping is
presented. Sequential logic circuits and the applications are studied. These include Flip-Flops,
Digital Counters, Registers, Latches, Adders, Decoders and Encoders, Multiplexers and
Demultiplexers, and Seven Segment Readouts. Semiconductor memories (Eproms, Earoms, and
Prom and Drams, etc.) are studied along with application to microprocessors. Comparison of
modern logic families used for integrated circuit fabrication. Analog to digital and digital to
analog converters are also presented. Two hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: Digital Circuits
(ELEC 111) or permission of instructor.
ELEC 213 MICROPROCESSORS
Spring, 3 credit hours
The 8085 8-bit microprocessor instruction set and the internal hardware register structure are
studied. The basic operations of the Fetch and Execute operations are examined. The student will
generate several machine programs for interfacing input and output devices to the
microprocessor. The PIC micro family or the STAMP family microcontrollers will be introduced
to provide the student with hardware and software experience in working with these devices. The
student will use a cross-assembler to generate the software programs to be written for the
microcontrollers. The RS-232C Serial data transmission interface is also studied. A writing
intensive course. Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Digital
Systems and Laboratory (ELEC 212/219) or permission of instructor.
ELEC 219 DIGITAL SYSTEMS
LABORATORY
Spring, 1 credit hour
Formulation of logical expressions and their simplifications with the use of mapping is
presented. Sequential logic circuits and the applications are studied. These include Flip-Flops,
Digital Counters, Registers, Latches, Adders, Decoders and Encoders, Multiplexers and
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Demultiplexers, and Seven Segment Readouts. Semiconductor memories (Eproms, Earoms, and
Prom and Drams, etc.) are studied along with application to microprocessors. Comparison of
modern logic families used for integrated circuit fabrication. Analog to digital and digital to
analog converters are also presented. Two hours laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Digital
Circuits (ELEC 111) or permission of instructor.
ELEC 221 ELECTRICAL ENERGY
CONVERSION AND POWER SYSTEMS 1
Fall, 3 credit hours
Integrates the basic principles of electrical power generation, transmission, distribution and
utilization by industrial, commercial and residential users. Theory, operation and construction of
alternators, transformers, transmission lines and various loads are presented. Included is a study
of the characteristics of all aspects of a power system from DC machines to AC alternators; from
normal operating conditions to fault conditions; protective and control schemes to harmonics;
instrumentation and monitoring elements. Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: Electric Circuits 2 (ELEC 102) or permission of instructor.
ELEC 222 ELECTRICAL ENERGY
CONVERSION AND POWER SYSTEMS 2
Spring, 4 credit hours
Continuation of Electrical Energy Conversion and Power Systems 1, to finish studying the
different types of AC machines, transformers, and transmission lines. Discussion addresses
environmental issues and concerns. All the work comes together in a group effort in building a
demonstration displaying all aspects of an Electrical Power System. Students make individual
presentations on various topics of related material employed by power companies and users.
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Electrical Energy
Conversion and Power Systems 1 (ELEC 221) or permission of instructor.
ELEC 232 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
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Fall, 4 credit hours
The student is introduced to various electronic components and systems used in modern industry.
Operational amplifier principles and applications including comparators (zero and non-zero
crossing detectors ),voltage followers, inverting and non-inverting amplifiers. Subtraction,
summing (mixer), difference and compound amplifiers and active filters. Operational amplifier
circuits are configured to make up complex analog circuits. Examples of these include the
temperature controller and the pulse width modulation technique of DC motor speed control.
The importance of digital computers used in modern industrial processes is stressed. Thyristors,
photosensitive devices, optically coupled devices, and timer control circuits and various
transducers are introduced. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. Prerequisites:
Electronic Circuits (ELEC 131) or permission of the instructor
ELEC 243 COMPUTER AUTOMATED
CONTROL SYSTEMS
Spring, 2 credit hours
An introduction to some of the control software systems in use in industry. The student is
introduced to structured PIC 16f877 micro family programs to the extent that various control
functions can be identified and modified. Memory addressed I/O and the relationship of memory
location access (analog and digital) by a PIC microcontroller Program. Several computer
interface for motor-control circuits including stepper motors are studied. One hour lecture, three
hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Electronic Circuits (ELEC 131) ,Industrial Controls
(ELEC 141), and Microprocessors (ELEC 213) or permission of instructor.
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