ELN 1034 MAGNETISM AND DC CIRCUITS (433). Individualized study of DC circuits. The study of current, voltage, resistance, series circuits, parallel circuits, and complex circuits. Includes steady state analysis of magnetism, electromagnetics, mutual induction, RL circuits, capacitance, and RC circuits. The course also will include instruction in the care and use of power supplies, function generators, meters, and oscilloscopes. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Prerequisite: MTH 1423 or equivalent skills. Laboratory fee.
ELN 1044 AC CIRCUITS (433). The study of reactance, impedance, phase relationship, AC power, transformers, vector notation, and resonance. Includes analysis of series, parallel, and complex reactive circuits. The course also will include instruction in the care and use of power supplies, function generators, meters, and oscilloscopes. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Prerequisite: ELN 1034. Laboratory fee.
ELN 1051 SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY OVERVIEW (110).Students study the history of the semiconductor industry, the industry's structure and organization, and employment opportunities. Will include guest lecturers and field trips to local industry. Prerequisite: None.
ELN 1148 COMBINATION MAGNETISM AND DC AND AC CIRCUITS(866). The study of DC current, voltage, resistance, series circuits, parallel circuits, and complex circuits. Includes steadystate analysis of magnetism, electromagnetics, mutual induction, RL circuits, capacitance, and RC circuits. Also includes the study of reactance, impedance, phase relationships, AC power, transformers, vector notation, and resonance. Includes analysis of series, parallel, and complex reactive circuits. The course will also include instruction in the care and use of power supplies, function generators, meters, and oscilloscopes. Six hours of lecture and six hours of lab per week. This course is an alternative to both ELN 1034 and 1044; therefore, credit will not be granted for ELN 1034 or 1044 when taken with ELN 1148. Prerequisite: MTH 1423 or equivalent skills. Laboratory fee.
ELN 1154 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES (424). A study of the theory of operation of semiconductor devices with circuit analysis procedures and troubleshooting techniques. Circuit applications will include power supplies and basic amplifier circuits. The course will also include instruction in the care and use of power supplies, function generators, meters, and oscilloscopes. Two hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week. Prerequisites: ELN 1044 and credit or current enrollment in MTH 1743. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2044 HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC CONTROLS (424).A study of the applications and servicing of hydraulic, pneumatic, electromechanical, and air logic devices, as related to automated and robotics systems. Prerequisites: ELN 2094 and ELN 2104.
ELN 2074 PROJECT FABRICATION (424). Electronic assembly skills to include, but not limited to, soldering, desoldering, breadboarding, chassis layout, purchasing parts, testing printed circuit fabrications, and final assembly. Each student will build a project of his/her own choosing (approved by the instructor), or build a project assigned by the instructor. Prerequisite: ELN 1154 or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2084 PULSEDIGITAL ELECTRONICS (424). Introduction to pulse, digital, and switching circuits. Includes switching characteristics, clipping circuits, clamping circuits, and relaxation oscillators. Two hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week. Prerequisite: ELN 1154 & MTH 1743. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2094 BASIC DIGITAL LOGIC (424). The study of basic digital logic, theory of operation and troubleshooting techniques for the various gates and flipflops. Includes simple design applications, Boolean algebra, and number systems. Two hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week. Prerequisite: ELN 1154 or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2104 ADVANCED LINEAR CIRCUITS (424). Small signal models, singlestage feedback amplifiers, FET circuits, amplifier frequency response, and linear integrated circuits. Prerequisite: ELN 1154 or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2114 MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS I: PROGRAMMING (424). The study of machine and assembly language programming for both octal and hexadecimal machines. Subroutines, data manipulation, stack use, I/O peripheral registers, and other software/hardware features and tools will be used in the writing of diagnostic programs. Includes the use of operating system software for program development. Prerequisite: ELN 2094 or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2134 ELECTRONIC MATHEMATICS (424). Basic statistical analysis, including graphs, bar charts, histograms, mean and standard deviation. Advanced algebraic techniques including determinants and Crammer's Rule. Introduction to differential and integral calculus with application to electronics. The course will include instruction and laboratory in Microsoft Basic programming to develop sufficient competency to program computers for solving electronics math problems. Prerequisites: MTH 1743 and ELN 1154 (ELN 1154 may be concurrent) or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2151/2152/2153 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN ELECTRONICS(102), (204), (306). A course designed for the advanced student who wishes to pursue a special assignment in electronics on an individual basis under the supervision of an instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary, with departmental approval. Prerequisite: ELN 1154 or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2164 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS (424). A study of electronic devices that sense their environments, such as temperature, pressure, light, vapor, tension, etc., to produce electrical signals. Also includes the processing of these signals to control relays, motors, and other electrically controllable machines. Prerequisites: ELN 2094 and 2104, or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2174 OPTOELECTRONICS AND HIGH ENERGY POWER SUPPLIES(424). A study of optoelectronics and highenergy power supplies. The optoelectronics portion will include light emitting and sensing components, fiber optics, and lasers. The highenergy power supplies will include pulsed supplies, RF supplies, and other recent technology in power supplies. Prerequisites: ELN 2094 and 2104 or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2204 COMPUTER REPAIR (424). The study of maintenance and repair of minicomputers and small digital systems. Includes service techniques on core and solidstate memory machines and I/O peripherals. Trouble shooting of both central memory machines is included. Prerequisite: ELN 2114 or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2214 MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS II: APPLICATIONS(424). The study of the architecture, interfacing, and trouble shooting of microprocessorbased systems. Laboratory projects will be required. Emphasis is placed on the use of the microprocessor as a control device in digital and analog applications. Prerequisites: ELN 2084 and 2114 or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2224 BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION (424). The study of various electronic instruments used in the medical field. Includes the study of transducers, pads, leads, and other interface devices between the human body and electronic equipment. Emphasis is placed on calibration and repair of this equipment. Prerequisites: ELN 2114 and 2104 or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2233 FCC II (330). Guided study of material to prepare student for NABER Exam for Radio Telephone Operator's License. Prerequisite: ELN 1154 or departmental approval.
ELN 2244 MODERN COMMUNICATIONS (424). The study of twoway radio equipment. Includes measurement of frequency and modulation in both AM and FM communications systems. CB servicing techniques will be included, as well as commercial FM equipment. Prerequisite: ELN 2214 or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2254 ELECTRONIC TEST INSTRUMENTS AND TROUBLESHOOTING(424). An advanced study of the characteristics and capabilities of electronic instruments and their uses in analyzing electronic circuitry and components. Emphasis is on those capabilities of electronic equipment that go beyond their routine uses in other courses. Prerequisites: ELN 2104 and 2114 or departmental approval. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2264 MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS III: ADVANCED PROCESSORS(424). A study of the advanced programming, architecture, and interfacing of 16bit and 32bit microprocessors. Emphasis will be placed on such areas as: advanced programming, programmable interrupt controllers, exception processing, numeric coprocessors, I/O processors, DMA controllers, multiprocessing systems, development systems, and incircuit emulators. Laboratory projects will be required. Prerequisites: ELN 2114 and 2214 (2214 may be concurrent). Laboratory fee.
ELN 2274 INTRODUCTION TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (424). Survey of the telephone industry; analysis of modulations and multiplexing; introduction to transmission media and switching. Prerequisites: ELN 2104 and ELN 2114. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2284 TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES I (424). Covers Fourier representation of communications signals and systems, linear circuit theory, noise characteristics and sources, behavior of copper and optical media, modulation, filtering, amplification, phase locked loops, digital/analog interfaces, structure and protocols of modern telecommunications systems, and a survey treatment of common computer operating systems and languages found in telecommunications systems. The student who completes this course should be able to quickly identify and use technical references which allow understanding and analysis of any telecommunications equipment, and should be able to troubleshoot the equipment at a "system" level. Prerequisite: ELN 2274. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2294 TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS (424). Covers the historical evolution of telecommunications networks, from analog networks through modern computerbased digital networks, physical circuit switching and virtual circuit switching, digital carrier systems, switches, crossconnects, multiplexors, signalling methods, packet switching, sevenlevel protocol, ISDN, Signalling System 7, software operating systems including UNIX, electronic mail, voice mail, facsimile, local area networks, widearea nets, bridges, routers, gateways, FDDI. The student who completes this course should be able to describe how voice, video, and data flow from anywhere to anywhere else, in terms of form, media, and typical rates. Prerequisite: ELN 2274. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2304 ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION (424). A study of transducers and measurement techniques. Includes testing and calibration as well as repair of industrial instrumentation. Prerequisites: ELN 2104 and ELN 2114. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2314 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL POWER AND EQUIPMENT(424). A study of electric power distribution systems, transformers, switchgear, fuses, and relays. Includes electric motor controllers and servo systems. Prerequisites: ELN 2104 and ELN 2114. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2324 TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES II (424). Covers current tools and equipment of the industry, troubleshooting techniques in current use, both outsideplant and inplant wiring practices, building distribution systems, customer interfacing, verbal and written communication, fundamentals of management including cost analysis and procurement. The student who completes this course should feel comfortable with the equipment, tools, and working environment of the telecommunications field.
ELN 2334 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERNSHIP (4015). The student will work parttime for a local company over a period of one semester. The employment will be meaningful in terms of training for the telecommunications field. The employer will pay the student a fair market value for the work done. During the semester, the student will meet twice with an ACC telecommunications instructor, to discuss the work being done. At the end of the semester, the student will prepare a short report describing the work activity and what has been learned.
ELN 2344 ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES (424). A study of devices and components that translate electrical energy into mechanical motion such as servo motors, stepping motors, solenoids, linear motors and actuators. The course includes the use of hand tools as they are used in effecting repairs, calibration and installation/removal of such devices. Prerequisite: ELN 1044 or ELN 1148. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2354 HIGH VACUUM AND RADIO FREQUENCY TECHNIQUES(424). A study of vacuum and radio frequency technologies as they apply to industrial applications. This includes gas flow, pressure regimes, gas laws, outgassing, and vacuum production. The radio frequency segments of the course will study radio frequency generation, amplification, conductors, and transducers. Emphasis will be on the installation and maintenance of vacuum and RF systems with special attention to safety practices. Prerequisites: ELN 2104, PHY 1614. Laboratory fee.
ELN 2403 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGYI (330). Students study several processes, materials, and equipment used in semiconductor manufacturing. Areas of study include wafer preparation, contamination, control, oxidation, diffusion, and thin films. Prerequisite: CHM 1634.
ELN 2413 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGYII (330). Students continue to explore processes, materials, and equipment used in semiconductor manufacturing. Areas of study include ion implantation, photolithography, and etch. Prerequisite: ELN 2403.
ELN 2424 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHODS (424). The capstone course in which students apply knowledge and experience from all previous courses in a final project, including workplace simulation, case studies, portfolios, and employment scenarios. Prerequisite: Faculty consent required.