St. Clair County Community College 2004-2005 Catalog
ELECTRONICS
Industrial Technology Department 810-989-5754
ELT 105 Fundamentals of Residential Wiring. This course introduces students to basic electricity and its applications. A study of practical circuits used in residential building wiring, national electrical code and local code requirements, safety, blueprint reading and practical laboratory experiences are also featured.
Prerequisite: None
3 credits, plus 3 contact hours* = (2 lecture, 4 laboratory)
ELT 110 Electronics Circuit Simulation. This course teaches students how to create circuit schematics on a computer using Electronics Workbench simulation software. The student will build circuits, label and place values on components, use editing features, add instruments, perform simulation, and run analyses of a circuit. The student will learn to transfer a schematic to a printed circuit board layout. The student will create a report including a schematic, bill of materials, and a PCB layout.
Prerequisite: None
1 credit = 1 lecture
ELT 130A Fundamentals of Direct Current Electronics. This is a basic course to introduce students to analog electronics. Emphasis is placed on D.C. concepts. Topics include resistive, capacitive, and inductive components in series and parallel, D.C. combinations, ohms Law, Kirchhoff's current and voltage laws, the voltage divider rule, and RC time constants. Students will build and troubleshoot D.C. circuits using a digital multimeter and oscilloscope.
Prerequisite: High School Algebra
2 credits, plus 1 contact hour* = (1.5 lecture, 1.5 laboratory)
GA with ELT 130B and ELT 131
ELT 130B Fundamentals of Alternating Current Electronics. This is a basic course to introduce students to the many uses of alternating current. Students will learn how to use transformers, function generators and the
oscilloscope in testing A.C. circuits built in lab. Students will also learn A.C. concepts including reactance, resonance, tuning, AC to DC conversion, isolation, and safety.
Corequisite: ELT 130A
2 credits, plus 1 contact hour* = (1.5 lecture, 1.5 laboratory)
GA with ELT 130A and ELT 131
ELT 131 Semiconductor Devices and Circuits. This course focuses on semiconductor diode and transistor theory, filter circuits, power supplies, transistor parameters, load lines, biasing, amplifier tests and measurements, A-C circuit analysis of voltage, and current operational amplifiers.
Prerequisite: ELT 130A and ELT 130B
4 credits, plus 2 contact hours* = (3 lecture, 3 laboratory)
GA
with ELT 130A and 130B
**ELT 132 Electrical Machines. CURRENTLY INACTIVE. See note at the end of the course listings.
ELT 135 Digital Circuits. This is a basic course to introduce students to digital electronics. Topics include basic logic gates, the binary number system, Boolean logic, flip-flops, shift-registers, BCD decoder driver circuits, encoders, multiplexers, analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, seven-segment displays, and memory devices.
Prerequisites: One year of high school Algebra
3 credits, plus 1 contact hour* = (2 lecture, 2 laboratory)
ELT 150 Electronics Technology Co-op. This course consists of work experience in industry (each 80 hours of work experience related to the objectives equals 1 credit). This on-the-job experience will be developed by the employer in conjunction with a coordinator designated by the college. There will be a written training agreement developed which is agreed upon by the student, employer, and the college. Special requirements may be necessary
Prerequisite: ELT 130A, ELT 130B, ELT 131, ENG 101 or ENG 101T, and MTH 102 or higher (GPA> 2.5 in major area of study). Permission of instructor.
1 to 6 credits (80 hours of work experience = 1 credit)
ELT 155 Assembling a Computer. This is an introductory course on how the computer's major components work at the hardware level. Students will learn the basics of assembling, maintaining, and repairing a computer. Topics include the power system, motherboard, BIOS, floppy drives, hard drives, limited peripheral device exposure, memory, and limited troubleshooting. This course prepares the student to take the A+ Certification course for more detailed instruction. It is recommended that students who have completed ELT 165 do not take this course.
Prerequisite: None
1 credit = 1 lecture/laboratory
ELT 160 A+ Certification. This is an introductory course on how the computer works at the hardware level. Students will learn the basics of upgrading, maintaining, and repairing a computer. Topics include the system board, BIOS, DOS, floppy drives, hard drives, peripheral devices, memory, troubleshooting, supporting Windows and others. This course prepares the student to take the A+ Certification exam.
Prerequisite: ELT 135 and CIS 110 or permission of instructor
4 credits = 4 lecture
ELT 230 Circuit Design and Analysis. Computer simulation of electronic circuits will be used extensively. Hands-on and simulation will be used in the following circuits: Zero-Crossing Detectors, Positive and Negative Voltage Level Detectors, Inverting and Non-Inverting Amplifiers, Comparators, Oscillators, Signal Generators, Instrumentation Amplifiers, Active Filters, Timers, Digital to Analog & Analog to Digital Converters, and Regulated Power Supplies. Circuit design concepts will be adhered to in the development of selected IC projects.
Prerequisite: ELT 131
4 credits, plus 2 contact hours* = (2 lecture, 4 laboratory)
ELT 231 Industrial Electronics. The physical considerations involved in the industrial applications of solid state devices are discussed and analyzed, along with rectifier circuits, amplifiers, oscillator control circuits, electronic motor control, servo-mechanisms, pressure, temperature, and optical devices.
Prerequisite: ELT 131
3 credits, plus 3 contact hours* = (2 lecture, 4 laboratory)
OC with ELT 236
ELT 232 Communications Circuits. This course is a survey of analog and digital communications circuits, antennas, transmission lines, frequency spectrum, and the sending and receiving of equipment. Fiber optics and error detecting codes will be covered. This course is a review and culmination of basic electronic principles obtained in previous electronic courses. Winter Semester
Prerequisite: ELT 230 or permission of instructor. Recommendation: concurrent
enrollment with ELT 232L.
4 credits = 4 lecture
ELT 232L Communications Circuits Lab. This course requires a student to assemble, test, and analyze digital and analog communication circuits. These circuits include the following: frequency multipliers, AM and FM modulation and demodulation circuitry, frequency shift keying, pulse width modulation, time division multiplexing, and fiber optics. Offered Winter Semester only.
Prerequisite: ELT 230 or permission of instructor. Recommendation: concurrent
enrollment with ELT 232
2 credits, plus 2 contacts = 1 lecture, 3 laboratory
ELT 236 Microcontroller Interfacing. This course covers concepts of microcomputer and microcontroller architecture, and features writing and executing machine language and assembly language programs for the M68HC11. Interfacing applications are performed and include input/output applications to machines, motors, instruments and other devices using relays, opto-isolators, transistors, SCR's and triacs as well as A/D and D/A conversion. A pc will be used to upload and download student programs.
Prerequisite: IA 102 or ELT 135 CL, CT, OC with ELT 231
4 credits, plus 2 contact hours* = (3 lecture, 3 laboratory)
**Electrical certificate courses
NOTE: CURRENTLY INACTIVE classes may be offered in the future. If students are interested in having a currently inactive course listed in the fall, winter, spring or summer schedule, contact the department chair or an instructor in the appropriate area.