Technology

Study of the building blocks of digital system design: encoders, decoders, comparators, multiplexers, demultiplexers, adders, subtractors, arithmetic logic unit, programmable logic devices and an introduction to microprocessors.

Prerequisites: Take CIT-204. Take CIT-204L.

Practical experience in building and testing digital systems and methods with emphasis on programmable logic devices, programming and introduction to microcontrollers.

Prerequisites: Take CIT-204. Take CIT-204L.

Overview of computer system and architecture. This course is the study of how the various components of computer systems fit together and interact in both hardware and software. Topics include data representation, signal conversion and processing, data transmission, data processing and control, Memory, I/O and storage devices, and CPU architectures.

This lab complements CET-305 Computer Organization. It provides hands-on experience to understand how various computer system components interact in hardware and software. Topics include system components, peripheral devices, storage, system implementation, file management, and system management.

This course introduces students to small microprocessor-based systems, emphasizing embedded system hardware and software design. Topics will include microprocessor architecture and structure, with an overview of 8-, 16-, and 32-bit systems, assembly language programming, and the use of high-level languages.

This lab complements CET 315 Microprocessors. It provides hands-on experience to interpret, analyze, verify, and troubleshoot fundamental microprocessor circuits and programs using appropriate techniques and tests.

Prerequisites: Take CIT-304. Take CIT-304L. Take CIT-315., Take CIT-315.

Introduction to the administration of computer networks with emphasis on management of user's workstation and other system resources, including the Internet and intranets.

This course is the laboratory component of CET 336 Computer Networks I lecture. Students will perform laboratory exercises on such topics as cabling, programming network devices and setting up simple networks.

Prerequisites: Take CIT-336.

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Study of computer interfaces and peripheral devices, the programming, operation, and interfacing of the microprocessor, and the programming/operation of the numeric co-processor, which provide an understanding of applications such as control systems, video graphics, and computer-aided design (CAD) with emphasis on The Advanced Intel Microprocessor Family.

Course consists of individual or small group projects of building a Microprocessor-controlled robot.

Prerequisites: Take CIT-315. Take CIT-315L., Take CIT-432.

The study of advanced networking concepts. Topics include variable length, subnet masking, link state router protocols, Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPV6), Virtual Lans (VLANS), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Virtual Private Networks, Security, Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) and optical networking.

Prerequisites: Take CIT-336. Take CIT-336L. Take CIT-436L, Take CIT-436L.

This course is the laboratory component for CET 436 lecture. The student will perform laboratory exercises related to computer network design, development and troubleshooting.

Prerequisites: Take CIT-336. Take CIT-336L. Take CIT-436., Take CIT-436

An overview of construction industry, project delivery methods, project participants and their roles, industry, organizations and contract documents. The course also requires students to make presentations in class with the objective to enhance public speaking and presentation skills. The course will also have guest speakers from industry to give students a good understanding of current status of industry and how to prepare for a career in construction.

A comprehensive study of construction materials, their characteristics, advantages, and limitations. Emphasis will be placed upon how these materials are used in various building systems, with emphasis on costs and durability.

Emphasis on regional and national building codes, history of building regulations, zoning and its influence on construction and business, including specifications and acceptance on costs and durability.

A comprehensive study where emphasis is placed on the design, planning and methods of the 16 CSI divisions. Local and national building codes and techniques are emphasized.

An introduction to construction methods and their applications. This hands-on course has four components: construction safety, concrete/masonry, carpentry and woodworking. Students will learn to use math, blueprints, building specifications, optical leveling, equipment, hand tools, portable and stationary power tools in a sequence of learning activities designed for students to be able to do and understand the work of the construction labors and subcontractors they will manage at the site.

Principles and practices of using basic surveying instruments, error analysis, and note keeping.

This course is designed to teach the basic fundamentals of surveying with in-depth hands-on experience using land-surveying equipment. It is designed to prepare students to work as a member of surveying field party, including the position of instrument man. It teaches basic fieldwork and the office procedures required in the construction industry.

Practice of obtaining horizontal, vertical, and angular measurements; azimuths and bearing; traverse surveys and computations; triangulation of ordinary precision; stadia; land area calculation, and construction surveys. (Meets 4 hrs. per week.)

Prerequisites: Take BCT-263.

A comprehensive study of building components for light residential construction. Covers all aspects of residential planning and design. The basic planning principles and procedures are presented in detail. Electrical and mechanical systems will be covered to include the efficient use of energy in architecture design.

Prerequisites: Take TMD-150.

Study of building construction drawings for residential building and light commercial construction.

Comprehensive study of building construction techniques in the construction industry. Emphasis on residential and commercial type structures. Field trips are included.

Prerequisites: Take BCT-262.

Theory and practice in the design and fabrication of structural steel in conformance with current codes and practices.

Prerequisites: Take TMD-345. Take TMD-345.

Surveys methods of taking quantities from plans, preparation of unit price and lump sum estimates for structural units, including material, expediting, job supervision, site selection, and progress charts and graphs, as well as blueprint reading techniques.

Prerequisites: Take BCT-266.

Study of the engineering properties of soil and how those properties affect behavior, such as the movement of water through soil, including ground water contamination, stresses in a soil mass, volume change, shear strength, subsurface investigations and lateral earth pressure.

Consideration given to individual problem solving and analysis in specialized construction areas.

Study of construction methods and organization; layout and planning; material requisitioning and progress scheduling, including basic training in estimating quantities of materials from plans and specifications, approximate cost data, fixed and operating cost in major construction works.

Prerequisites: Take BCT-462.

Comprehensive study of construction documents for group project, including preparation of working drawings, specifications, scheduling and cost estimates for project.

Prerequisites: Take CMET-462. Take CMET-464.

Introduction to direct current circuits with emphasis on voltage, current, resistance, Ohm's Law, energy and power. Series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits, voltage and current dividers, and Kirchhoff's Law are studied, as well as DC network analysis, network theorem and magnetism circuits.

Introduction to "live" and computer simulated experiments in DC theory with emphasis on breadboarding electric circuits, using meters, and using electronic simulation software. (Meets 3 hours per week.)

Study of alternating current circuits, with emphasis on alternating current and voltage capacitors, RC circuits, inductors, RL circuits, resonance, AC network analysis, network theorem and transformers.

Introduction to "live" and computer simulated experiments in AC theory with emphasis on breadboarding electric circuits, using meters and electronic simulation software. Develops skills in measuring AC circuit parameters. (Meets 3 hours per week.)

Examination of semiconductor junction devices, with emphasis on characteristics and operation of diodes, bipolar junction transistors and field-effect transistors, DC characteristics biasing, and DC stability.

Experiments with semiconductor junction devices, with emphasis on characteristics and operation of diodes, bipolar junction transistors and field-effect transistors, DC characteristics, biasing, and DC stability.

Study of digital devices and circuits, logic devices, integrated circuits, binary, and hexadecimal.

Experiments on logic circuits, integrated circuits and microprocessors, circuit and device troubleshooting and analysis. (Meets 3 hours per week.)

Prerequisites: Take ELT-212. Take ELT-212L.

Examination of power amplifiers, operational amplifiers, active filters, oscillators, communications circuits, voltage regulators, and other semiconductor devices.

Experiments with power amplifiers, operational amplifiers, active filters, oscillators, communications circuits, voltage regulators, and other semiconductor devices.

Study of the characteristics and limitations of instrumentation, measurement and control systems. Emphasis is on measurement systems, including transducers, signal conditioners, and telemetry systems. Various types of control systems are also addressed including on-off, proportional, derivative, PID and fuzzy logic. Programmable logic devices are also introduced.

Introduction to analog communications technology, with emphasis on theory, operation, design of radio frequency amplifiers and receivers mixers, oscillators, coupling circuits, transmitters, propagation, antennas and sidebands.

This is the lab component of EET 315. Emphasis is on measurement and analysis of communications signals and evaluation of communication systems.

Prerequisites: Take ELT-313. Take ELT-313L., Take ELT-315.

Theory of communications systems utilizing digital signals. Includes coding, multiplexing, digital modulation, information codes, and error detection codes.

This course is the laboratory component for EET 413 lecture. Students will design, build, and troubleshoot such circuits and systems as modulators, transceivers, line coders, multiplexers, fiber optics and data acquisition systems.

Prerequisites: Take ELT-310. Take ELT-315., Take ELT-413.

This is the first of a two-course capstone experience. Students will develop a career portfolio, review soft skills, and gain approval for a formal proposal for a senior project. The project will be completed in the second course in the sequence.

This is the second of a two-course capstone experience. Students will build the project approved in the first course and complete their project with the requirement of project presentation.