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Electronic Technology Course Descriptions
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ELT 101
Fundamentals of Electricity and Electronics
3 credits
Offered every fall semester
Electronics for students in all technologies. Course will cover the basic
laws of electron flow and their application to technical devices.
ELT 110 
Electricity and Electronics
3 credits
Offered every fall semester
This course is an introductory course into the basic principles of electricity and electronics theory with a heavy emphasis of industrial applications. Students will be introduced to the study of various blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams and symbols as they are used in practical industrial applications.
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ELT 111
DC Electrical Systems
3 credits
Offered every fall semester
This course is an introductory course of direct current theory and systems with a heavy emphasis on industrial applications and setting. Students will be introduced to batteries, DC circuits, electrical test and measuring equipment, various conductors, semiconductors, insulators, as well as developing troubleshooting skills.
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ELT 112
AC Electrical Systems
3 credits
Offered every fall semester
This course is an introductory course of alternating current (AC) theory and systems with a heavy emphasis on industrial application and settings. Students will be introduced to transformers, electrical measuring test equipment, single and polyphase motors, motor controls AC generation, as well as troubleshooting skills.
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ELT 115
Conduits and Raceways
1 credit
Offered every fall semester
This course is an introductory course of conduit and raceway installation and bending with heavy emphasis on industrial applications and settings. Students will be introduced to various conduit types, sizes, tools and equipment used to cut, bend, thread and install electrical conduit. It provides hands-on application to wire pulling and termination methods.
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ELT 161
Process Measurement Instrumentation I
3 credits
Offered every spring semester
This course is an introductory course in industrial process measurement and instrumentation. This course will introduce the student to the various industrial processes of pressure, temperature, level, flow, weight, force position, and analytical measurements.
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ELT 162 
Process Measurement Instrumentation II
3 credits
Offered every spring semester
Prerequisite: ELT 161
This course continues the study of industrial process measurement and instrumentation. This course will provide additional instruction in various industrial measurement processes, including pressure, temperature, level, flow, weight, force, position, and analytical measurements.
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ELT 171
Process Control Instrumentation and Programmable Logic Controllers
3 credits
Offered every spring semester
Prerequisite: ELT 161
This course is an introductory course into the basic principles of Process Control Instrumentation and Programmable Logic Controllers. This course delves into the various industrial processes and how to control them through the use of electrical, electronic and pneumatic automatic controllers. The course also involves the student into the different modes of control such as ON/Off and proportional, integral and derivative modes as well as interfacing process measurement signals to controller inputs and connecting controller outputs to a final control element. The programmable logic controllers involve the student with various I/O such as discrete or analog inputs and outputs as well as implementing ladder logic programming to achieve functional process control.
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ELT 181
Electronic Components
2 credits
Offered every fall semester
Prerequisite: ELT 110, ELT 111 and ELT 112
This course is an introductory course into semiconductor components that are used in present day electronic devices. This course will delve into semiconductor theory and the manufacture and design of semiconductor components. It will also cover analog as well as digital components not to be limited to the following semiconductor devices: diodes, silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR’s), bipolar junction transistors, field effect transistors (FET’s), operational amplifiers (OP AMP’s), digital logic gates, microprocessors, random access memory (RAM), and read only memory (ROM). The student will also be introduced to common circuits that employ these devices such as oscillators, amplifiers, flip-flops, multivibrators, shift registers, counters, frequency dividers, and microprocessor circuits.
ELT 191
Substation Maintenance
3 credits
Offered every fall semester
Prerequisite: ELT 110, 111 and 112
This course will introduce the student to the various types of electrical power distribution substations employed by many industrial and utility companies. This course also covers substation switching configurations, distribution substation configurations, substation components, switchgear maintenance, circuit breaker fundamentals, storage batteries maintenance, and testing of these sub-systems. The course will also provide background information and testing procedures related to protective relays, transformers, and transformer oil and gas.
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ELT 271
Advanced Process Control Instrumentation and Programmable Logic Controllers
3 credits
Offered every spring semester
Prerequisite: ELT 171
This course is an advanced course in the principles of Process Control Instrumentation and Programmable Logic Controllers, including control systems, modes, inputs and outputs and final control elements. The course emphasizes application of these principles in class and individual projects.
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ELT 297
Workshop
1 to 6 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
A course designed to meet a variety of needs for students in Electronics.
ELT 298
Workshop
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
A course designed to meet a variety of needs for students in Electronics.
ELT 299
Independent Study
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Design and execution of original projects under faculty supervision.
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