Emphasis in Electrical Engineering Technology
Program Outcomes

At graduation, electrical engineering technology graduates will:

General Core Outcomes

• Communicate clearly in written form
• Communicate clearly in oral form
• Explain complex technical related material in written and oral work
• Interact with team members/work groups to solve a technical problem
• Utilize research process to seek or generate information
• Function in an ethical environment
• Understand the need to advance education in all areas

Mathematics and Science Outcomes

• Analyze and interpret numerical information for validity, clarity, and value
• Generate graphics based on given or developed data
• Interpret statistical data or apply statistics to technical problems
• Solve technical problems using algebra and trigonometry
• Solve technical problems using integral and differential calculus
• Utilize statistical processes in technical and management problems
• Apply the principles of physical science to solving technical problems
• Comprehend and apply units of measurements
• Understand chemical properties
• Interpret and present scientific data

Computer Outcomes

• Understand formal programming languages
• Use programming languages to interface with laboratory equipment
• Understand on-line help menus to learn new functions of software
• Utilize spread sheets for data analysis and graphical presentation and interpretation
• Understand process of learning new software
• Obtain and use information from the Internet
• Use graphical presentation software communication
• Use programming languages to solve engineering problems

General Engineering Technology Outcomes

• Use CAD for technical drawing
• Describe the fundamental equipment and processes employed in common manufacturing operations
• Understand components and materials used in the manufacture of electronics components and assemblies
• Identify process parameters and how they affect the manufacturing processes.
• Understand basic economic principles like cash flow, interest formulas, and inflation/deflation
• Understand probability analysis, decision trees, depreciation, and physical and social factors in worth estimation
• Work on an interdisciplinary team in solving an open-ended problem
• Identify problem and determine path for solution
• Interact with supervisors to discuss project details
• Present designs and systems developed in a proposal

Electrical Engineering Technology Outcomes

• Utilize basic and advanced laboratory components and analysis
• Analyze experimental data
• Utilize the computer to solve Electrical Engineering Technology problems
• Construct AC/DC circuits
• Apply Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s Laws
• Analyze circuits using frequency and time domain approaches
• Apply and use AC and DC network theorems: superposition, Thevenin’s, Norton’s, and maximum power transfer Theorems
• Determine the resonant frequency and bandwidth of a series or parallel circuit.
• Sketch the impedance, current, and power in resonant circuits
• Understand the standard form of a transfer function for a given filter and its Bode plot
• Use Laplace transform techniques to solve differential equations and study the behavior of linear circuits
• Ability to identify and design low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and band-stop filters.
• Understand basic semiconductor concepts
• Solve for the coefficients of the Fourier series and sketch the frequency spectrum of a periodic waveform
• Determine the output of a filter given the frequency spectrum of the input signal
• Learn about the diode characteristics and their AC and DC resistance
• Understand bipolar junction transistors (BJT), junction field-effect transistors (JFET), and metal-oxide-semiconductor FET (MOSFET), and their characteristics
• Understand power supplies and voltage-regulation circuits
• Know Boolean Algebra, number conversion, logic gates and combinational circuits
• Minimize logic used to design various functions through theorems and Karnaugh maps
• Understand sequential circuits and design sequential circuits using Flip-flops
• Design various counters, registers, and other systems using combinational and sequential logic.
• Understand control systems, including the concepts of feedback and closed-loop control versus open-loop control
• Determine transfer functions for linear time-invariant electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical systems
• Understand poles and zeros and how to find the time response from a transfer function.
• Ability to describe and quantify transient response specifications of first- and second-order systems
• Determine the steady-state error for unity and nonunity-gain feedback and system stability
• Understanding the effects of proportional, derivative, and integral controller actions on system performance
• Learn how to use root-locus and frequency domain methods to design basic controllers
• Understand amplifier and filter fundamentals
• Use op-amps to implement linear ordinary differential equations
• Understand theory and application of rectifiers
• Design, analyze, and implement practical integrators and differentiators, window comparators, and Schmitt triggers
• Understand modeling, non-ideal characteristics, and other properties of operational amplifiers
• Read and interpret a typical op-amp data sheet and select the proper op-amp for a desired application
• Understand Butterworth and Chebyshev filters as well as concepts of frequency and impedance scaling and basic principles of sinusoidal oscillations
• Understand the design and analysis of inverting and non-inverting amplifiers, weighted summers, controlled voltage and current sources
• Analyze an instrumentation amplifier circuit and to show how a bridge amplifier converts a change in transducer resistance to an output voltage
• Learn the significance of common-mode rejection ration (CMRR) and use an instrumentation amplifier to improve the output signal-to-noise ratio\
• Analyze and design various forms of oscillators
• Describe the operation and interaction between the CPU, memory, and I/O ports within the microcomputers systems
• Understand the 68000 microprocessor architecture, bus architecture, memory, memory maps, I/Os and interfacing devices
• Understand data acquisition
• Use the 68000 processor instruction set to program a microprocessor
• Understand the relationship between bandwidth and information capacity
• Understand noise and signal behavior along with the significance of noise reduction in the communication process
• Understand various modulation and demodulation concepts as used in an analog communication systems
• Understand concepts of power electronics including generators and various motor configurations
• Apply industrial control using various components
• Understand analog and digital input and output devices
• Understand various techniques to implement multiple control schemes