
Electronics Engineering Technology — Allentown
EET-351A — Associate in Specialized Technology Degree Program
CIP Code: 47.0101
SOC Code: 17-3023
Day and Afternoon Programs
Total Semester Credit Hours | 60.0 |
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Instructional Hours | 1630 |
Weeks to Complete — Day | Approximately 66 weeks (including holidays and scheduled breaks) |
Weeks to Complete — Afternoon | Approximately 66 weeks (including holidays and scheduled breaks) |
Program Objective
- Install, utilize and calibrate electronic equipment along with providing operating instructions and training.
- Provide preventive maintenance and testing as needed for various types of equipment.
- Evaluate, troubleshoot, and repair equipment to board or component level.
- To provide industry with entry-level Electronic Engineering Technicians, Electromechanical Technicians, and Field Service Technicians who are well trained in their field, and who will require a minimum of supervisory instruction from their employers.
Career skills
The Graduate should have the ability to:
- Work directly with engineering personnel.
- Analyze electronic circuits and solve problems related to the circuit analysis.
- Service and maintain equipment in the fields of telecommunications, computers, avionics, instrumentation, marine electronics and biomedical.
- Prepare and write technical reports at the technician level.
- Perform basic functions utilizing Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
SEMESTER I - ELECTRICITY and ELECTRONICS DC & AC
Objective: To introduce the student to the study of AC & DC laws and principles. DC topics included are resistors, voltage, current, power and Ohm’s Law. Circuits include series circuits, parallel circuits, complex circuits and voltage dividers. Resistor color code and use of a multimeter will also be covered. Components covered under AC laws and principles include capacitors, inductors and transformers. Circuit principles include time constants, reactance, impedance, phase angles, resonance and filter.
This semester will provide the student with practical and hands on experience in building, testing and troubleshooting DC and AC circuits. The use and operation of test equipment, i.e. power supply, multimeter, oscilloscope will also be taught. Students will also be introduced to the uses and features of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook.
Students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments in each course.
ELEC101 | DC Concepts |
ELEC102* | AC Concepts |
ELEC101L | DC Concepts Laboratory |
ELEC102L | AC Concepts Laboratory |
MATH101 | Technical Math I |
MATH102* | Technical Math II |
OFFICE101 | Microsoft Word |
TC101 | Basic Communication Skills |
SOLDERING101 | Basic Soldering Skills |
OFFICE102 | Microsoft Outlook |
SEMESTER II - SEMICONDUCTORS and APPLICATIONS of ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
Objective: To familiarize the student with solid state devices and circuits. Devices covered include diodes and transistors. Circuits covered include power supplies, basic amplifiers and advanced similar circuits. DC and AC analysis will also be covered. Included is the study of operational amplifiers and basic logic gates and all of the various logic gate functions. This course also includes the study of operational amplifier and 74XX series logic gates. Circuits covered include inverting, non-inverting, integrators, differentiators, filters and all of the various logic gate functions.
Practical and hands on experience in building, testing and troubleshooting circuits containing semiconductors devices is provided. Circuits include rectifiers and amplifiers. Also included is experience in the use and operation of needed test equipment, i.e. logic pulser and logic probe, will be taught. The use and operation of needed test equipment will also be taught. Students will also be introduced to the uses and features of Microsoft PowerPoint.
Students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments in each course.
ELEC201* | Semiconductor Devices |
ELEC202* | Advanced Circuitry |
ELEC201L | Semiconductor Devices Laboratory |
ELEC202L | Advanced Circuitry Laboratory |
MATH201* | Technical Math III |
MATH202* | Technical Math IV |
COMPUTERS201 | PC Familiarization |
SOLDERING102* | Surface Mount Soldering |
OFFICE201 | Microsoft PowerPoint |
SEMESTER III - DIGITAL FUNDAMENTALS and MICROCONTROLLERS
Objective: This course is a study of digital concepts and devices. Concepts include implementing logic circuits, multiplexing, counters and memories. Logic devices include flip flops, counters, registers, memories, programmable logic devices, A to D conversion and D to A conversion.
Also included is a study of the Intel 8051 microcontroller family. Topics include microprocessor architecture, instruction set, peripheral IC’s and programming techniques using an assembler and an editor.
Practical and hands on experience in building, testing and troubleshooting digital circuits. The use and operation of needed test equipment, i.e. logic pulser and logic probe will be taught. Practical and hands on experience in building, testing and troubleshooting microcontrollers and microcontroller controlled circuits. Editing and changing programs will also be taught. The use and operation of a logic analyzer will be covered. Students will also be introduced to the uses and features of Microsoft Excel.
Students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments in each course.
ELEC301* | Digital Fundamentals |
ELEC302* | Microcontrollers & Microprocessors |
ELEC301L | Digital Fundamentals Laboratory |
ELEC302L | Microcontroller Laboratory |
MATH301* | Technical Math V |
MATH302* | Technical Math VI |
OFFICE301 | Microsoft Excel |
PD301 | Resumes and Applications |
SEMESTER IV – TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Objective: This course is a study of AM, FM and sideband transmission and reception. Methods used to achieve these types of modulation will be discussed along with their characteristics and circuits. A study of transmission lines and antennas will also be provided. Topics also include microwaves, digital modulation techniques and fiber optics. A study of television transmission and reception will be provided.
Practical and hands on experience in building, testing and troubleshooting AM and FM radio frequency circuits. Emphasis will be placed on AM and FM transmission and reception. The student will build an AM/FM receiver to enhance the learning process. The use and operation of needed test equipment, i.e. spectrum analyzer, will also be taught. Student will also experience hands on and practical training with circuits dealing with pulse techniques and fiber optics. The use of needed test equipment, i.e. photometers, will also be taught.
Students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments in each course.
ELEC401* | Telecommunications I |
ELEC402* | Telecommunications II |
ELEC401L | Telecommunications Laboratory I |
ELEC402L | Telecommunications Laboratory II |
PHYSICS401* | Technical Physics I |
PHYSICS402* | Technical Physics II |
TC201* | Research Project |
PD401* | Interview Techniques |
Courses
- Lincoln Tech
Lecture Hours 57 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 57 Total Credits 2.5 Course Description
This course is a study of DC laws and principles. Topics included are resistors, voltage, current, power and Ohm’s Law. Circuits include series circuits, parallel circuits, complex circuits, and voltage dividers. Resistor color code and use of a multimeter will also be covered.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 57 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 57 Total Credits 2.5 Prerequisites ELEC101
Course Description
This course is a study of AC laws and principles. Components covered include capacitors, inductors and transformers. Circuit principles include time constants, reactance, impedance, phase angles, resonance, and filters
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 57 Total Hours 57 Total Credits 2.0 Course Description
This course will provide the student with practical and hands on experience in building, testing and troubleshooting DC circuits. The use and operation of needed test equipment, i.e. power supply and multimeter, will also be taught.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 57 Total Hours 57 Total Credits 2.0 Course Description
This course will provide the student with practical and hands on experience in building, testing and troubleshooting AC circuits. The use and operation of needed test equipment, i.e., oscilloscope and audio generator, will also be taught.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 15 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 15 Total Credits 0.5 Course Description
This course is an introduction to Microsoft Word. This will be an interactive course consisting of an instructor-led lecture and the student following along using a computer giving the student hands-on experience. Students will be able to use Word for writing research papers and resumés.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 33 Total Hours 33 Total Credits 1.0 Course Description
This course will provide the student with practical experience in basic soldering techniques. Skills include how to care for a soldering iron, preparation of components, tinning wires, soldering, and desoldering. The student will construct his own test leads and a DC power supply using skills just acquired.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 15 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 15 Total Credits 0.5 Course Description
This course is an introduction to Microsoft Outlook. This will be an interactive course consisting of an instructor-led lecture and the student following along using a computer giving the student hands-on experience. The student will be able to set up email accounts along with sending and receiving.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 38 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 38 Total Credits 1.5 Course Description
This course is an introduction to basic algebra. Topics covered include algebraic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division along with equations, powers of 10 and Ohm’s Law for series circuits.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 38 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 38 Total Credits 1.5 Prerequisites MATH101
Course Description
This course covers additional algebraic basics. Topics covered include products, factoring, algebraic fractions and Ohm’s Law for parallel circuits.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 33 Total Hours 33 Total Credits 1.0 Course Description
This course will provide the student with practical experience in preparing a presentation of his/her choice. Techniques in how to prepare for the presentation, i.e. research, notes and posture, will be emphasized.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 57 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 57 Total Credits 2.5 Prerequisites ELEC102
Course Description
This course is a study of solid state devices and circuits. Devices covered include diodes and transistors. Circuits covered include power supplies, basic amplifiers and advanced similar circuits. DC and AC analysis will also be covered.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 57 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 57 Total Credits 2.5 Prerequisites ELEC201
Course Description
This course is the study of operational amplifiers and basic logic gates. Devices covered include LM 741 operational amplifier and 74XX series logic gates. Circuits covered include inverting, non-inverting, integrators, differentiators, filters and all of the various logic gate functions.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 57 Total Hours 57 Total Credits 2.0 Course Description
This course will provide the student with practical and hands on experience in building, testing and troubleshooting circuits containing semiconductors devices. Circuits include rectifiers and amplifiers. The use and operation of needed test equipment will also be taught.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 57 Total Hours 57 Total Credits 2.0 Course Description
This course will provide the student with practical and hands on experience in building, testing and troubleshooting power supply and amplifier circuits. The use and operation of needed test equipment will also be taught.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 48 Total Hours 48 Total Credits 1.5 Prerequisites OFFICE101 or OFFICE301
Course Description
This course will introduce the student to the internal operations of a personal computer. The student will be provided a theory of operation followed by a laboratory.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 33 Total Hours 33 Total Credits 1.0 Prerequisites SOLDERING101
Course Description
This course will provide the student with practical experience in soldering to a printed circuit board. Skills will include preparing the circuit board, sizing components, soldering and desoldering components. Surface mount techniques will also be taught.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 15 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 15 Total Credits 0.5 Course Description
This course is an introduction to Microsoft Power Point. This will be an interactive course consisting of an instructor-led lecture and the student following along using a computer giving the student hands-on experience. The student will be able to give presentations using a slide show.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 38 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 38 Total Credits 1.5 Prerequisites MATH102
Course Description
This course will cover advanced algebraic techniques. Topics include fractional equations, simultaneous equations and computer numbering systems.
Prerequisite: Lincoln TechLecture Hours 38 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 38 Total Credits 1.5 Prerequisites MATH201
Course Description
This course will cover additional algebraic techniques. Topics covered include exponents and radicals, quadratic equations and Kirchhoff’s Law.
Lincoln TechLecture Hours 73.5 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 76.5 Total Credits 3.0 Prerequisites ELEC202 Advanced Circuitry Course Description
This course is a study of digital concepts and devices. Concepts include implementing logic circuits, multiplexing, demultiplexing, counters, and memories. Logic devices include flip flops, counters, registers, memories, programmable logic devices, A to D conversion and D to A conversion. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 73.5 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 76.5 Total Credits 3.0 Prerequisites ELEC301 Digital Fundamentals Course Description
This course is a study of the Intel 8051 microcontroller and Allen Bradley PLC’s. Topics covered include microcontroller architecture, PLC architecture, instruction sets, programming techniques, ladder diagrams, and logic diagrams. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 73.5 Total Hours 76 Total Credits 2.5 Prerequisites None Course Description
This course will provide the student with practical and hands on experience in building, testing, and troubleshooting digital circuits. The use and operation of needed test equipment, i.e. logic pulser and logic probe will also be taught. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 73.5 Total Hours 76 Total Credits 2.5 Prerequisites None Course Description
This course will provide the student with practical and hands on experience in building, testing, and troubleshooting microcontrollers and PLC controlled circuits. Microcontroller and PLC Simulators and hardware will be used. Editing and changing of programs will also be taught. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 15 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 15.5 Total Credits 0.5 Prerequisites None Course Description
This course is an introduction to Microsoft Excel. This will be an interactive course consisting of an instructor led lecture and the student following along using a computer giving the student hands on experience. The student will be able to create spread sheets and use spread sheets to analyze data. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 15 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 15.5 Total Credits 0.5 Prerequisites None Course Description
This course will provide the student with the skills for writing resumes, writing cover letters and completing job applications. Emphasis will be placed on techniques needed to write effective resumes and cover letters. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 38 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 39.5 Total Credits 1.5 Prerequisites MATH202 Technical Math IV Course Description
This course will cover trigonometry and the application of trigonometry to alternating current. Topics covered include angles, trigonometric functions, solutions of triangles, vectors, periodic functions and phasors. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 38 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 39.5 Total Credits 1.5 Prerequisites MATH301 Technical Math V Course Description
This course will provide the student with practical hands-on experience in building, testing and troubleshooting microcontrollers and PLC controlled circuits. Microcontroller and PLC simulators and hardware will be used. Editing and changing of programs will also be taught. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 57 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 59.5 Total Credits 2.5 Prerequisites ELEC302 Microcontrollers & Microcompressors Course Description
This course is a study of AM, FM and sideband transmission and reception. Methods used to achieve these types of modulation will be discussed along with their characteristics and circuits. A study of transmission lines and antennas will also be provided. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 57 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 59.5 Total Credits 2.5 Prerequisites ELEC401 Telecommunications I Course Description
This course is the study of advanced telecommunications. Topics covered include microwaves, digital modulation techniques and fiber optics. A study of television transmission and reception will also be provided. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 57 Total Hours 59 Total Credits 2.0 Prerequisites None Course Description
This course will provide the student with practical and hands on experience in building, testing, and troubleshooting AM and FM radio frequency circuits. Emphasis will be placed on AM and FM transmission and reception. The student will build an AM/FM receiver to enhance the learning process. The use and operation of needed test equipment, i.e. spectrum analyzer, will also be taught. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 57 Total Hours 59 Total Credits 2.0 Prerequisites None Course Description
This course will provide the student with practical and hands on experience in building, testing and troubleshooting circuits dealing with pulse techniques and fiber optics. The use of needed test equipment, i.e. photometers, will also be taught. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 0 Lab / Shop Hours 81 Total Hours 83.5 Total Credits 2.5 Prerequisites TC101 Basic Communication Skills Course Description
This course allows the student to select an electronic project to be presented to his/her peers. The project will consist of a research paper along with a presentation. Techniques on writing a research paper and giving the presentation will be emphasized. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 38 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 39.5 Total Credits 1.5 Prerequisites MATH302 Technical Math VI Course Description
This course is an introduction to mechanics. Topics include vectors, static equilibrium, uniform acceleration and Newton’s Laws. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 38 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 39.5 Total Credits 1.5 Prerequisites PHYSICS401 Technical Physics I Course Description
This course is a continuation of mechanics. Topics covered include work, energy, momentum and motion in a circle. Lincoln TechLecture Hours 15 Lab / Shop Hours 0 Total Hours 15.5 Total Credits 0.5 Prerequisites PD301 Resumes and Applications Course Description
This course will provide the student with proper interview techniques. How to act, dress, ask questions and answer question will be emphasized.
Notes:
*The listing of credit hours is not meant to imply that credits can be transferred into college or other private career school programs. Transfer credits are at the sole discretion of the receiving school.
**The number of weeks is typical including holidays and vacations.
*Mode of Delivery: Residential, Blended Learning or Online are the methods we may use to deliver content in each course. The Residential courses are offered on ground at the campus. Blended courses are offered by delivering a fraction of the course in an online format as well as traditional face to face method. Online courses are delivered 100% online. The Blended delivery and online delivery plan will implement distance education activities into each course in the program of study. The use of simulations, case studies, assessments and multimedia will be used to enhance the students understanding of the learning objectives outlined in the course syllabus.