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ECT 100: FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR

Introduction to the department, its faculty, its curriculum, opportunities for graduates, and the various producers and policies necessary for the successful student to follow.
NO credit.

ECT 110: ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I

Practical concepts of DC circuits: resistance, resistivity, power, and magnetism. Circuit calculations using basic formulas. Corequisite: SET 112.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 120: ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS II

Practical concepts of AC circuits, capacitance, inductance, reactance, impedance, phase, and circuit analysis. Circuit calculations utilize vectors and complex quantities. Prerequisites: SET 112 and ECT 110, 201 or PHY 202.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 120L: ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS II LABORATORY

To accompany ECT 120. Three hours of laboratory a week.
1 sem. hrs.

ECT 201: FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY

Physics of electricity, DC and AC circuit fundamentals, measurements, and electron devices for nonelectronic engineering technology majors. Prerequisite: SET 112.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 206: ELECTRON DEVICES I

Fundamentals of transistors (bipolar and field affect), vacuum tubes, gas tubes, semi-conductor diodes, and their associated circuits. Prerequisite: ECT120. Corequisite: SET 210.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 206L: ELECTRON DEVICES I LABORATORY

To accompany ECT 206. Three hours of laboratory a week. 1 sem. hr.

ECT 208: CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPE

Study of the design, operation and application of the cathode ray oscilloscope. Prerequisite: ECT 120.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 220: ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT III

Topics in AC circuits including power factor correction, resonance, polyphase circuits, transformers, pulse response, and the use of ECAP and SPICE to analyze circuits. Prerequisite: ECT 120.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 223L: SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

Procedures, standards and symbols used on electronic circuit diagrams. Introduction to schematic capture using a CAD system. Three hours of laboratory a week. Prerequisite: ECT 120.
1 sem. hr.

ECT 224: DIGITAL COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Fundamental theory and techniques of electronic data processing to include binary arithmetic, switching theory (Boolean algebra ), and basic circuitry ( gates, adders, registers, and memory). Prerequisite: ECT 110, ECT 201, or PHY 202.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 224L: DIGITAL COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS LABORATORY

To accompany ECT 224. Three hours of laboratory a week.
1 sem. hr.

ECT 300: ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR

Exchange of ideas in electronics, to include student lectures, guest lectures, and industrial visitations. Required of all ECT students who are enrolled in or have taken ECT 206.
No credit

ECT 306: ELECTRON DEVICES II

Fundamentals of integrated circuits, operational amplifiers, transistors, photoelectric devices, silicon-controlled rectifiers, and their associated circuits. Prerequisite: SET 211.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 306L: ELECTRON DEVICES II LABORATORY

To accompany ECT 306.Three hours of laboratory a week.
1 sem. hr.

ECT 307: ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS

Application of direct and alternating current circuit analysis to electrical measuring methods and techniques with emphasis on industrial problems and considerations. Prerequisite: ECT 120.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 328: ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

Principles of operation of filters, modulators, demodulators, and converters. Prerequisite: ECT 306.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 328L: ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS LABORATORY

To accompany ECT 328. Three hours of laboratory a week.
1 sem. hr.

ECT 357: MICROPROCESSORS I

Study of microprocessor architecture, hardware, software, and application. Prerequisite: ECT 224. Corequisite: ECT 357L must be taken at the same time.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 357L: MICROPROCESSORS I LABORATORY

To accompany ECT 357. Emphasis on memory design, I/O design, and software development. Three hours of laboratory a week. 1 sem. hr.

ECT 358: MICROPROCESSORS II

Studies in microprocessor software design and applications using Assembly Language and "C". Prerequisite: ECT 357.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 361: PROGRAMMING STRUCTURES

The study of programming language structure concepts for microcomputers. Emphasis on the C programming language and its application to software and hardware development. Topics include C operators, flow control statements, function, pointers and arrays , I/O structures and library routines. Prerequisite: Some knowledge of either BASIC, FORTRAN or PASCAL.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 362: CONCEPTS OF COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM

Introduction to the fundamentals and application of computer operating systems and the interaction of hardware and software. Operating systems for large-scale, mini-, and microcomputers introduced through case studies. Prerequisite: ECT 357.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 400: SELECTED ELECTRONIC TOPICS

Investigation and discussion of current technical topics in electronic engineering technology. May be taken more than once. Current offerings include Fiber Optic Communications, Motors, and Robotics & Artificial Intelligence.Prerequisite: Permission of department chairperson.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 427: PULSE AND DIGITAL CIRCUITS

Design and analysis of circuits relating to computers and communications. Topics include integrators, differentiators, blocking oscillators, multivibrators, flip-flops, and time-base generators. Laplace transform analysis utilized. Prerequisite: ECT 220, 224, SET 306.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 427L: PULSE AND DIGITAL CIRCUITS LABORATORY

To accompany ECT 427. Three hours a week.
1 sem. hrs

ECT 430: SPECIAL ELECTRONIC PROJECTS

Laboratory work and reading associated with a phase of electricity electronics selected by the student and approved by department chairperson. Prerequisite: ECT 306.
1 sem. hrs.

ECT 450: MICROELECTRONICS

Study of the principles, design techniques, and fabrication processes utilized in the construction of thick film, thin film, and integrated circuits. Prerequisite: ECT 206.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 451: ADVANCED INSTRUMENTATION

Unstructured laboratory study of modern instrumentation. Independent projects including CRT system, integrating DVM, acoustical equipment, and standards. Prerequisite: ECT 208. 3 sem. hrs.

ECT 452: FEEDBACK CONTROLS

Study of signal flow, circuit stability. Nyquist criteria, Bode plots, oscillators, amplifiers, and electromechanical devices. Prerequisite: ECT 306. 3 sem. hrs.

ECT 453: ANTENNAS

Study of basic antenna types and their application to arrays and other systems. Prerequisite: ECT 328.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 454: ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE CONTROL

Study of noise, noise measurement, physiological effect of noise, federal regulations, and design criteria for noise reduction. Prerequisite: Junior status.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 459: MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM DESIGN

Introduction to industrial design procedures for microprocessor-based control systems. Emphasis on the integration of microcomputer hardware and software. Prerequisite: ECT 358.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 460: ADVANCED MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS

Study of advanced microprocessor families and their application to systems, including single and multi-processor design. Prerequisite: ECT 357.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 461: POWER DISTRIBUTION AND CONTROL

Study of power distribution systems including components, basic operation, and characteristics. Emphasis on the generation of electric power, its transmission and control. Prerequisite: ECT 120 or 201. 3 sem. hrs.

ECT 462: TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

Study of the theoretical and practical electronic structures involved in the telecommunications industry, Application to data transmission, satellite communications, telephony and television. Prerequisite: ECT 328, 328L.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 463: ELECTRONIC CAD

Methods and techniques utilizing computer-aided design in electronic design, layout , and evaluation. Prerequisite: ECT 206,223, ECT 463L.
2 sem. hrs.

ECT 463L: ELECTRONIC CAD LABORATORY

To accompany ECT 463. Three laboratory hours a week.
1 sem. hr.

ECT 464: PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS

Study of various microcontrollers and their incorporation into control applications. Interfacing , bus structures, interrupts, and instruction sets; operation and application of programmable logic controllers. Prerequisite: ECT 375.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 465: DIGITAL DATA COMMUNICATIONS

Study of the techniques for transmission of messages between digital electronic devices separated by short and long distance. Various data formats used along with hardware, codes, and I/O devices. Prerequisite: ECT 375.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 466 MICROCOMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

To develop an understanding of the basic hardware and software architecture of an industry standard microcomputer such as the IBM PC series. To become familiar with the various terms and concepts used in the PC industry. To research current and future developments in PC hardware and software. Prerequisite: ECT 357 or equivalent.
3 sem. hrs.

ECT 470: PROGRAMMING IN C++

To introduce the concept of Object Oriented Programming (OOP) as a model of building programs as a collection of abstract data types. Study of the design and implementation of programs in C++. Prerequisite: ECT 357 or equivalent.
3 sem. hrs.