Instrumentation Option

Electronic Engineering Technology

A.A.S. Degree (S)

The Instrumentation Engineering Technology Option prepares graduates for careers as process control instrumentation engineering technicians. Workplace duties can include design, specification, management and troubleshooting of instrumentation and control systems in the areas of chemical processing, food processing, petrochemical production, manufacturing, energy production, and other highly technical fields. Graduates offer their employers immediate contributions as team members equipped with a combination of technical knowledge, problem solving experience, and communication skills. Courses include a strong component of practical applications, hands-on laboratory experience, and basic theoretical concepts. Computer simulation and applications are an integral part of the curriculum. Studies focus on electrical and electronic circuits, digital circuits, microprocessors, computers, programmable logic controls, liquid and gas flow measurement, control systems, instrumentation, and calibration. The Instrumentation Engineering Technology Option is a path through the Electronics Engineering Technology program.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Perform the duties of an entry-level technician using the skills, modern tools, theory, and techniques of the electronics and instrumentation engineering technology fields.
2. Apply a knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to electronics and instrumentation engineering technology problems that require limited application of principles but extensive practical knowledge.
3. Conduct, analyze, and interpret experiments using analysis tools and troubleshooting methods.
4. Identify, analyze, and solve narrowly defined electronics and instrumentation engineering technology problems.
5. Explain the importance of engaging in self-directed continuing professional development.
6. Demonstrate basic management, organizational, and leadership skills which commit to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101	Composition I	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
MAT 183	Reasoning with Functions I	5
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1

Select 2 course(s) from:

COM 111	Human Communications	3
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
POL 111	Political Science	3
PSY 100	Human Relations	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3

Program/Major Courses

ELC 101	Introduction to Instrumentation	3
ELC 125	Electrical Circuits I	4
ELC 126	Analog Electronics I	3
ELC 127	Digital Electronics	4
ELC 225	Electrical Circuits II	4
ELC 227	Microcontroller Fundamentals	3
ELC 228	Microcontroller Applications	4
ELC 243	Programmable Logic Controllers	4
ELC 270	Process Instrumentation I	4

Program/Major Support Courses

CEN 100	Intro to Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology	3
CEN 150	Computer Assembly & Maintenance	4
CEN 180	C/C++ Language Introduction	4
MAT 193	Reasoning with Functions II	4
PHY 205	General Physics I	4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
ELC 125	Electrical Circuits I	4
CEN 150	Computer Assembly & Maintenance	4
MAT 183	Reasoning with Functions I	5
CEN 100	Intro to Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology	3

Semester 2

ENG 101	Composition I	3
ELC 126	Analog Electronics I	3
ELC 127	Digital Electronics	4
CEN 180	C/C++ Language Introduction	4
MAT 193	Reasoning with Functions II	4

Semester 3

ELC 225	Electrical Circuits II	4
ELC 227	Microcontroller Fundamentals	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
PHY 205	General Physics I	4
ELC 101	Introduction to Instrumentation	3

Semester 4

ELC 228	Microcontroller Applications	4
Elective	Social Science Elective	3
Elective	Social Science Elective	3
ELC 243	Programmable Logic Controllers	4
ELC 270	Process Instrumentation I	4

Approved Electives

Select two (2) social science electives.

ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
POL 111	Political Science	3
PSY 100	Human Relations	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3
COM 111	Human Communications	3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 70 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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