Electrical Engineering Technology

Electrical/Electronic Fundamentals Certificate

Program Mission Statement

The mission of the Electrical/Electronic Fundamentals Certificate of the Engineering Technology department is to provide a quality-learning environment conducive to providing students with the skills and competencies necessary for entry level employment or career advancement as a technician in a broad range of fields that require basic electrical/electronic knowledge and skills. The education can be used to transfer to the two-year college level.

Program Outcomes (PO)

The graduating student will be able to:

• PO-1. Use and understand technical vocabulary and symbols and read and prepare technical documents including charts, tables, and graphs in the electrical/electronic field.
  • Assessment: Performance on exams and laboratory reports.
• PO-2. Demonstrate information technology skills including word processing, spread sheets, introduction to computer programming, and internet research.
  • Assessment: Performance on exams and laboratory work.
• PO-3. Demonstrate the ability to use computer aided drawing (CAD) software to create and manage technical drawings and schematics in the electrical/electronic field
  • Assessment: Performance on exams and laboratory work.
• PO-4. Demonstrate the ability to solve technical problems in basic dc circuits using a scientific calculator.
  • Assessment: Performance on exams.
• PO-5. Demonstrate the ability to measure electrical/electronic quantities using state-of-the-art instruments.
  • Assessment: Performance on exams and laboratory work.
• PO-6. Demonstrate the ability to solve technical problems in basic electronic circuits.
  • Assessment: Performance on exams.

Note: Faculty members will evaluate performance using a variety of assessment rubrics developed by the program's assessment committee.

ENTC 1114 Introduction to Electrical/Electronic Technology

Course Outcomes (CO): The student will be able to:

• CO-1. use correct technical vocabulary. (PO-1)
• CO-2. analyze and solve problems in basic dc circuits including series circuits and parallel circuits using correct theory, laws, and formulas. (PO-4)
• CO-3. follow laboratory procedures to assemble, test and troubleshoot basic circuits using state-of-the-art instruments, and record the measurements. (PO-5)

Learning Objectives (LO): The student will be able to:

• LO-1. learn the basic language of electricity. (CO-1)
• LO-2. learn to use the resistor color code. (CO-2)
• LO-3. measure the fundamental electrical quantities using digital and analog multi-meters and an oscilloscope. (CO-3)
• LO-4. understand and apply fundamental electrical theory and laws in basic series dc circuits including Ohm's Law, Power, and Kirchhoff's Voltage Law. (CO-2)
• LO-5. understand and apply fundamental electrical theory and laws in basic parallel dc circuits including Ohm's Law, Power, and Kirchhoff's Voltage Law. (CO-2)
• LO-6. learn how to use a signal generator to obtain a desired voltage or frequency. (CO-3)
• LO-7. learn why safety precautions must be practiced. (CO-3)

ENTC 1124 Engineering Technology Techniques

Course Outcomes (CO): The student will be able to:

• CO-1. use a scientific calculator to analyze and solve technical problems. (PO-4)

Learning Objectives (LO): The student will be able to:

• LO-1. apply basic math (fractions, decimals, percentages, exponents) to technical problem solving (CO-1)
• LO-2. apply scientific and engineering notation. (CO-1)
• LO-3. read graphs and charts. (CO-1)
• LO-4. calculate areas, perimeters, and volumes of common shapes. (CO-1)
• LO-5. apply basic algebra to technical problem solving. (CO-1)
• LO-6. apply right-triangle trigonometry to technical problem solving. (CO-1)

For the course outcomes and learning objectives for the other courses required for the technical certificate, see Program and Course Objectives/Outcomes for the A.A.S. degree degree Electrical Engineering Technology – Design Concentration.