Electrical Technology (EET)

Introduces students to electrical hazards that are associated with working around electricity and the precautions that must be taken to ensure a safe working environment. Focuses on potential hazards that may be encountered on the job such as electric shock and arc flash. Covers personal protective equipment, lockout/tagout practices, tool safety, equipment safety, and guidelines for working in and around hazardous environments according to OSHA and the NFPA 70E. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours)

Introduces students to the telecommunication industry. Provides entry-level telecommunications cabling installers with the background, knowledge, and basic skills needed to function effectively on the job. Prepares students with little or no telecommunication installation experience. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours). Laboratory: 1 credits (30 contact hours).

Provides a technical level of understanding in the areas of networking connectivity, data communications concepts and communication protocols. Introduces students to communications and networking concepts including hardware, software, and transmission media; access methods and protocols; and network configurations area are addressed. Emphasizes local area networks, and installation of a basic network. Lecture: 3.0 credits (45 contact hours).

Provides students with the knowledge to design and install multimedia applications for residential structures; gain an understanding of industry-standards practices, codes, and ordinances that pertain to high-performance in-home systems. Introduces students to voice, data, security, video, audio, automation, control and entertainment systems, cable performance characteristics, and appropriate cabling media, connectors, blocks, jacks, panel, pathways and spaces. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Introduces basic electricity concepts applicable to AC and DC circuits pertinent to the electrical technology industry. Provides an in-depth study of Ohm's Law, series, parallel, and series-parallel circuit characteristics. Focuses on providing students with an overview of common electrical safety practices, AC generation, AC and DC Principles, magnetic principles, transformers, capacitors, inductors, and basic electrical testing equipment along with a focus on the construction, calculation, measurement, and troubleshooting of various AC and DC circuits by way of laboratory exercises and classroom lecture. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours). Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).

Introduces students to the procedures and materials used in residential construction wiring as required by the current National Electric Code. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours). Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).

Introduces students to the skills and materials used in common commercial and industrial construction wiring as required by the National Electric Code. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours). Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).

Introduces students to the skills needed to work in residential, commercial, and industrial construction wiring according to the National Electric Code. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours). Laboratory: 4 credits (120 contact hours).

Serves as the capstone course for the Electrical Technology degree program and all of its concentrations. Integrates prior learning outcomes into a single integrated learning experience. Includes an exit exam that all program graduates must take. Lecture: 1 credit (15 contact hours).

Provides a technical level of understanding in the areas of networking connectivity, data communications concepts, and communication protocols. Introduces specialty fields using fiber optics, such as electrical utilities, oil and gas, wireless, platforms like ships and aircraft, component manufacturing technicians, network managers, and network designers. Provides comprehensive safety precautions for eye protection, tool safety, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), and proper disposal of fiber shards. Prerequisite(s): EET 110 with a minimum grade of "C" or consent of Electrical Technology Program Coordinator. Lecture: 1 credits (15 contact hours); Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).

Provides students with the knowledge to design and install multimedia applications for residential structures and gain an understanding of industry-standards practices, codes, and ordinances that pertain to high-performance in-home systems. Introduces students to voice, data, security, video, audio, automation, control and entertainment systems, cable performance characteristics, and appropriate cabling media, connectors, blocks, jacks, panel, pathways and spaces. Prerequisite(s): EET 110 with a minimum grade of "C" or consent of Electrical Technology Program Coordinator. Lecture: 1 credits (15 contact hours); Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).

Introduces students to the operation, installation, and application of AC single-phase and three-phase transformers. Emphasizes the testing and maintaining of transformer equipment, with safety integrated as a core component of the study. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours); Laboratory: 1 credit (30 contact hours).

Provides supervised on-the-job work experience related to the student's educational objectives. (Students participating in the Practicum Education program do not receive compensation for their work.) Practicum: 2.0 credits (150 contact hours).

Introduces students to the history, terminology, theory, and common applications of robotic systems. Provides instruction in basic robot programming techniques, file execution and manipulation, coordinate systems, and file maintenance. Focuses students on robotic system components and preventative maintenance tasks. Prepares students to identify safety devices and utilize safety procedures while working with robotic systems. Lecture: 1 credit (15 contact hours). Laboratory: 1 credit (30 contact hours).

Introduces students to advanced robot programming concepts used in manufacturing. Prepares students to work with various power systems used with a robotic system. Provides a basic introduction of concepts and techniques used to maintain electrical and mechanical robotic systems. Provides an introduction into vision systems used within a manufacturing environment. Prepares students to identify safety devices and utilize safety procedures while working with robotic systems. Lecture: 1 credit (15 contact hours). Laboratory: 1 credit (30 contact hours).

Introduces students to robotic maintenance commonly performed on robots in manufacturing. Prepares students to back up software, isolate all electrical and mechanical power. Prepares students to perform preventative maintenance procedures according to manufacturer specifications. Lecture: 1 credit (15 contact hours). Laboratory: 1 credit (30 contact hours).

Introduces students to vision systems commonly used with robots in manufacturing environments. Prepares students to setup, calibrate, and utilize vision systems. Prepares students to master the robot, create tool and user frames used with the vision system and process, and program the robot to respond to vision results. Provides hands on applications of procedures and utilization of common vision systems found in industry. Lecture: 1 credit (15 contact hours). Laboratory: 1 credit (30 contact hours).

Introduces students to electrical control devices and their various applications used in industry. Focuses on the identification and installation of relays, motor starters, contactors, push-button controls, switches, control transformers, and various other controls used in industrial applications. Emphasizes the importance of safety and electrical lockouts. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours). Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).

Introduces students to the underlying principles, maintenance, and testing of rotating electrical equipment, including various AC and DC motors and various AC and DC generators. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours). Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).

Emphasizes the importance of the National Electrical Code as it applies to electrical installations: electrical safety issues, prevention of fire due to the use of electrical energy, prevention of loss of life and property from the hazards that might arise from the use of electrical energy, and proper selection of electrical equipment for hazardous and non-hazardous environments. Provides preparation and resources for electrical licensing examinations. Lecture: 4 credits (60 contact hours).

Introduces solid state relays, hall effect sensors, proximity detectors, and photo detectors. Focuses on hands-on instruction to include sketching, installing, and troubleshooting the following: three phase controls, variable speed drives, solid state devices, and fluid power systems. Introduces the installation and programming of Programmable Logic Controllers. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours). Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).

Introduces multiple platforms of programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Provides preparation to wire, communicate with, program, and troubleshoot multiple brands of PLCs. Introduces basic programming of inputs, outputs, internal relay, timers, counters, comparator, math, and data manipulation instructions. Provides hands-on lab application of multiple platforms of PLCs found in industry. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours). Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).

A course designed for the student who has demonstrated specific special needs. Laboratory: 1 credit (45 contact hours).

A course designed for the student who has demonstrated specific special needs. Laboratory: 3 credits (135 contact hours).

Introduces students to the principles and applications of Programmable Logic Controllers including installation, logic fundamentals, and numbering systems. Emphasizes basic programming of inputs, outputs, timers, and counters, comparators, data manipulation, and safety circuits used in Programmable Logic Controller programming. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours); Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).

Introduces advanced programmable logic controller (PLC) programming. Emphasizes sequencer instructions, shift registers, process control instructions, networking, communications, Human Machine Interfaces, and troubleshooting techniques used with PLCs. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours); Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).

Introduces basic electrical troubleshooting concepts pertinent to the electrical technology industry. Provides an in-depth study of electrical troubleshooting using schematics, wiring diagrams, digital multi-meters, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and motor analyzers. Provides preparation on how to troubleshoot common electrical faults using a multi-meter. Focuses primarily on an overview of common electrical faults and how to pinpoint them using a PLC. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours). Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).

Addresses the diversity of control devices and applications used in industry today. Emphasizes the importance of safety and electrical lockouts. Focuses on the advanced study of motor controls used in industry. Focuses on solid state relays, hall effect sensors, proximity detectors, and photo detectors. Examines sketching, installing, and troubleshooting the following: three phase controls, variable speed drives, relays, solid state devices, and programmable controls. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours); Laboratory: 4 credits (120 contact hours).

Introduces the methods and equipment necessary for the installation and maintenance of photovoltaic and wind electrical generation systems. Covers the standards and requirements set forth by the National Electrical Code and the National Association of Certified Energy Practitioners for alternative energy electrical generation systems. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours). Laboratory: 1 credit (30 contact hours).

Provides supervised on-the-job work experience related to the student's educational objectives. Note: Students participating in the Practicum do not receive compensation. Practicum: 1-8 credits (75-600 contact hours).

Provides supervised on-the-job work experience related to the student's educational objectives. Note: Students participating in the Cooperative Education program receive compensation for their work. Co-Op: 1 credit (150 contact hours).