Grayson County College

Electronic Engineering Technology

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Associate of Applied Science Degree

Students completing this program should be able to transfer to many Bachelor of Science Programs in Engineering Technology throughout the nation with minimum difficulty. Graduates are qualified to work in a variety of entry level positions in the electronic engineering technology field. Students enrolled in the Tech Prep Option will consult with Division Dean for degree plan

Electronic Engineering Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree
Freshman Year
First Semester		Second Semester
Subject	Semester Hours	Subject	Semester Hours
Mathematics 1314	3	Speech 1311	3
Electronic Engineering 1300	3	Electronic Engineering 1320	3
Electronic Engineering 1100	1	Electronic Engineering 1120	1
Electronic Engineering 1310	3	Electronic Engineering 2320	3
Electronic Engineering 1110	1	Electronic Engineering 2120	1
Computer Science 1101	1	Technical Elective	3
English 1301	3	Mathmatics 1316	3
	15		17
Sophomore Year
First Semester		Second Semester
Subject	Semester Hours	Subject	Semester Hours
Electronic Engineering 2300	3	English 2311	3
Electronic Enginering 2100	1	Computer Science 1318	3
Electronic Engineering 2310	3	Technical Elective	7
Electronic Engineering 2110	1	Elective	3
History 1301	3
Technical Elective	6
	17		16

Industrial Electronics 1-Year Certificate Program
First Semester		Second Semester
Subject	Semester Hours	Subject	Semester Hours
Electronic Engineering 1300	3	Electronic Engineering 1320	3
Electronic Engineering 1100	1	Electronic Engineering 1120	1
Electronic Engineering 1310	3	Electronic Engineering 2390	3
Electronic Engineering 1110	1	Electricity 1300	3
Electronic Engineering 2370	3

	11		10

Analog Circuits 1-Year Certificate Program
Freshman Year
First Semester		Second Semester
Subject	Semester Hours	Subject	Semester Hours
Electronic Engineering 1300	3	Electronic Engineering 1320	3
Electronic Engineering 1100	1	Electronic Engineering 1120	1
Electronic Engineering 1310	3	Electronic Engineering 2320	3
Electronic Engineering 1110	1	Electronic Engineering 2120	1
	8		8

Basic Telecommunications 1-Year Certificate Program
First Semester		Second Semester
Subject	Semester Hours	Subject	Semester Hours
Electronic Engineering 1300	3	Electronic Engineering 1320	3
Electronic Engineering 1100	1	Electronic Engineering 1120	1
Electronic Engineering 1310	3	Electronic Engineering 2300	3
Electronic Engineering 1110	1	Electronic Engineering 2100	1
	8		8

Digital Systems Certificate 1-Year Certificate Program
First Semester		Second Semester
Subject	Semester Hours	Subject	Semester Hours
Digital Principles 2300	3	Microprocessors I 2460	4
Digital Principles Lab 2100	1	Microprocessors I Lab 2260	2
Digital Applications 2310	3	Digital Controls	3
Digital Applications Lab 2110	2
	8		9

Advanced Skills Certificate 6-Hour Certificate
First Semester		Second Semester
Subject	Semester Hours	Subject	Semester Hours
Elective	3
Elective	3
	6
Students who have received an AAS degree in Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) may also receive an EET Advanced Skills Certificate by completing 6 hours of additional coursework from the EET program. Coursework must be from second year courses and cannot be included in the EET AAS degree.

Biomed Equipment Technician 1-Year Certificate Program
Freshman Year
First Semester		Second Semester
Subject	Semester Hours	Subject	Semester Hours
Electronic Engineering 1300	3	Electronic Engineering 1320	3
Electronic Engineering 1100	1	Electronic Engineering 1120	1
Electronic Engineering 1310	3	Electronic Engineering 2300	3
Electronic Engineering 1110	1	Electronic Engineering 2100	1
Electronic Engineering 2370	3	Electronic Engineering 2390	3
Biology 2301	3	Electronic Engineering 2380	3
Biology 2101	1
	15		14

Computer Systems Certificate Program
First Semester		Second Semester
Subject	Semester Hours	Subject	Semester Hours
Electronic Engineering 1300	3	Electronic Engineering 1320	3
Electronic Engineering 1100	1	Electronic Engineering 1120	1
Electronic Engineering 1310	3	Electronic Engineering 2300	3
Electronic Engineering 1110	1	Electronic Engineering 2100	1
Computer Science 2385	3
	11		8
Sophomore Year
First Semester		Second Semester
Subject	Semester Hours	Subject	Semester Hours
Computer Science 2318
Computer Science 1320
Computer Science 2320
Computer Science 2315
	12

Electronic Engineering Technology Course Descriptions

EET 1100. DC Circuits Lab. (0-3-1). Illustrative laboratory work which complements EET 1300. Emphasis is placed on circuit construction and test equipment familiarization and utilization. Corequisite: EET 1300. (RWM)

EET 1110. AC Circuits Lab. (0-3-1). Illustrative laboratory work which complements EET 1310. Emphasis is placed on oscilloscope, volt-ohm meter and other ac test equipment familiarization and utilization. Corequisite: EET 1310. (RWM)

EET 1120. Electronic Devices Lab. (0-3-1). Illustrative laboratory work which complements EET 1320. Experimental investigation and analysis of diode and transistor circuits. Corequisite: EET 1320. (RWM)

EET 1300. DC Circuits. (3-0-3). Introduction to basic electrical fundamentals, voltage and current sources, resistance, capacitance, Ohm's law, Kirchoff's law, network theorems and analysis of dc circuits. Corequisite: EET 1100. (RWM)

EET 1310. AC Circuits. (3-0-3). Introduction to sinusoidal voltage and current, ac circuit analysis, reactance, impedance, voltage and current phase relationships, waveforms, ac power, transformers, phasors and ac circuit analysis using complex numbers. Corequisite: EET 1110. (RWM)

EET 1320. Electronic Devices. (3-0-3). Introduction to the principles and applications of semiconductor diodes, bipolar transistors, rectifier circuits, clippers, clampers, voltage regulators, both dc and ac transistor analysis of the common emitter and common collector class A, class B and class C amplifiers, switching circuits and amplifier frequency response. Corequisite: EET 1120. Prerequisites: EET 1300, EET 1310. (RWM)

EET 2100. Digital Principles Lab. (0-3-1). Design, analysis and testing of basic digital integrated circuits emphasizing hands-on experience. Corequisite: EET 2300. (RWM)

EET 2110. Digital Applications Lab. (0-3-1). Design, analysis and testing of combinational logic circuits, sequential logic circuits and a general-purpose 6502 microprocessor. Corequisite: EET 2310. (RWM)

EET 2120. Electronic Circuits Lab. (0-3-1). Illustrative laboratory work which complements EET 2320. Experimental investigation and analysis of transistors, operational amplifiers and other integrated circuits. Corequisite: EET 2320. (RWM)

EET 2196. Selected Topics. (0-3-1). An in-depth study of selected topics on current engineering technology practices and procedures. Class may be repeated for credit.

EET 2260. Microprocessors I Lab. (0-4-2). Machine language programming exercises using Motorola 68000 16/32-bit microprocessor trainers. Troubleshoot a M68000 microcomputer. Corequisite: EET 2460. Prerequisite: EET 2110. (RWM)

EET 2300. Digital Principles. (3-0-3). Introduction to digital principles including: numbering systems, logic gates, flip-flops, synchronous and asynchronous counters and shift registers. Standard small-scale and medium-scale integrated circuits will be emphasized. Corequisite: EET 2100. (RWM)

EET 2310. Digital Applications. (3-0-3). Introduction to advanced digital electronics including: design of combinational and sequential circuits with MSI counters, shift registers and tri-state devices and familiarization with basic computer architecture. Corequisite: EET 2110. (RWM)

EET 2320. Electronic Circuits. (3-0-3). Introduction to the analysis of JFET and MOSFET circuits, differential and operational amplifier principles and applications, feedback principles and applications, integrated circuit (IC) voltage regulators, oscillator circuits, active filters, timer circuits, SCR and TRIAC circuits and optoisolation principles and applications. Corequisite: EET 2120. Prerequisites: EET 1300 and EET 1310. (RWM)

EET 2330. Electronic Communications. (2-2-3). Introduction to the basic principles of electronic communications; amplitude modulation (AM), frequency modulation (FM), analysis of fundamental circuits used in communication systems and digital communication principles and applications. Prerequisites: EET 2310 and EET 2320. (RWM)

EET 2370. Analog Controls. (2-2-3). Introduction to dc motors and controls, ac single phase and triple phase motors and motor controls, stepping motors, relay logic, electrical safety, circuit control devices (limit switches, pressure switches, temperature switches, etc.), analog process control with feedback.

EET 2380. Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology. (2-2-3). An introduction to biomedical equipment and electronics. Students are introduced to the human circulatory system, the respiratory system and associated instrumentation, the nervous system, electrodes and transducers, bioelectric amplifiers, physiological pressure measurements, electrocardiographs, brain parameter measuring instrumentation, medical laboratory instrumentation, and electrical safety in the medical environment.

EET 2390. Digital Controls. (2-2-3). Introduction to programmable logic controllers (Allen-Bradley), ladder logic diagrams, timing, counting, data movement, math functions, input/output, troubleshooting, ladder logic program design, logic gates with emphasis on practical hands-on application.

EET 2395. Computer Assisted Circuit Analysis. (2-2-3). This course introduces the student to microcomputer software programs which aid analog and digital circuit analysis. Analog circuit analysis software includes Micro-Cap III (professional version) based on numerical algorithms from SPICE2, and Electronics Workbench (professional version). Digital circuit analysis software includes Electronics Workbench (professional version), K-map analysis software, The Prologic Compiler 3_4 used to program Texas Instruments programmable logic devices, and EPROM programming software.

EET 2396. Selected Topics. (3-0-3). An in-depth study of selected topics on current engineering technology practices and procedures. Class may be repeated for credit.

EET 2398. Internship. (0-15-3). A course designed to integrate on-campus classroom study with off-campus work experience. The student, the student's supervisor and the instructor coordinator will establish five specific goals for the student to accomplish. Also requires one hour per week lecture, addressing SCANS competencies and school-to-work transition.

EET 2399. Cooperative Education. (0-20-3). A course designed to integrate on-campus classroom study with off-campus work experience. The student, the student's supervisor and the instructor coordinator will establish five specific goals for the student to accomplish. Also requires one hour per week of lecture, addressing SCANS competencies and school-to-work transition.

EET 2460. Microprocessors I. (4-0-4). Introduction to M68000 machine language applications, architecture, machine language programming, memory expansion, registers movement, input/output interfacing applications. Corequisite: EET 2260. Prerequisite: EET 2310. (RWM)

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