CURRICULUM

FIRST YEAR

Fall Semester

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MA 102 Technical Mathematics (4 credit)

PH 101 Physics I (4 credit)

GE 114 Literature and Composition (3 credit)

EL 115 General Electronics I (4 credit)

CS 108 Computer Software and Programming (2 credit)

RT 161 Freshman Seminar (0 credit)

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Spring Semester

MA 106 Calculus I (4 credit)

PH 110 Physics II (4 credit)

EL 116 General Electronics II (4 credit)

MT 105 Manufacturing Processes (3 credit)

MT 111 Mechanical Drafting (1 credit)

RT 233 Disabilities Studies (3 credit)

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SECOND YEAR

Fall Semsester

MT 203 Applied Mechanics (3 credit)

MT 209 Mechanisms (3 credit)

EL 241 Digital Systems (4 credit)

RT 201 Architectural Drafting (1 credit)

GE 115 Technical Communications (3 credit)

GX XXX General Education Elective (3 credit)

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Spring Semester

EL 244 Electronic Applications (4 credit)

MT 204 Strength of Materials (3 credit)

RT 224 Mechanical and Home Modifications (4 credit)

RT 228 Computer Modifications (3 credit)

GX XXX General Education Elective (3 credit)

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Computer Science

CS 108 Computer Software and Programming
This course introduces the student to applications programs in the areas of DOS, Quattro, and BASIC. In addition, the fundamentals of computer programming including software design are taught using the BASIC programming language.
1 hour lecture, 2 hours laboratory per week

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Electronics

El 115 General Electronics I
This is an introductory course for students who are not majors in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technology or the computer Engineering Technology programs. It presents a survey of the fundamental principles of electrical theory, in order to provide the basic understanding for further study and application in other areas. Key topics in direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) circuits are presented, including current, voltage, resistance, capacitance, inductance, reactance, impedance, energy, power, electrical sources, magnetism, and transformers. A brief introduction to semiconductors is presented. common measurement instruments are discussed and used in laboratory experiments.
3 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory per week.

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El 116 General Electronics II
This course is designed to introduce students to devices encountered in practical analog electronic circuits. Diodes, transistors (bi-polar and FET), SCRs the devices' characteristics so that their functions in sample circuits/schematics may be analyzed. Practical trouble-shooting skills are emphasized in the laboratory sessions, which require routine oscilloscope usage. 3 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory per week. the devices' characteristics so that their functions in sample circuits/schematics may be analyzed. Practical trouble-shooting skills are emphasized in the laboratory sessions, which require routine oscilloscope usage. 3 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory per week.

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El 241 Digital Systems
This course provides students outside the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technology and Computer Engineering Technology programs with an introduction to digital electronics and an overview of basic microprocessor systems. The concepts of digital systems are developed beginning with number systems and continuing through digital gates, complex functions, and memory elements. Both the software and hardware components of microprocessor systems are introduced. Laboratory exercises in hardware and software are designed to develop the student's analytical and trouble-shooting skills. 3 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory per week.

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El 244 Electronic Applications
This course is a capstone to the EL 115, 116, 241 electronics sequence. Topics include motor control and systems analysis. 3 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory per week.

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General Education

GE 114 Literature and Composition
Students are expected to read and think critically, to write effectively, and to understand the fundamentals of literary analysis and written composition. Classroom discussion of assigned readings and the construction of related essays are stressed. A required research paper demonstrates the student's use of the library in locating, organizing, and presenting materials in an accepted format. All students are introduced to composing on the word processor. 3 hours of lecture per week.

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GE 115 Technical Communication
This course is a comprehensive study of the principles, methods, and forms needed to produce clear and effective technical reports, proposals, instructions, graphic aids, and correspondence. Students are prepared for employment interviews through their study of principles of oral communication and their writing of job application letters and resumes. A major technical report, written on some topic in the student's field of concentration and in consultation with his/her technical department faculty, is required. 3 hours of lecture per week.

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General Education Elective

GX XXX Electives
There are several courses that can be chosen by the student. Some of the course subjects are: Introduction to Philosophy; Logic; Studies in the Arts and Humanities; U.S. History; Oral Communication; Themes in American Literature; Theories of Science and Technology; Principles of Economics; Introduction to Psychology; and Energy and Society. 3 hours of lecture per week.

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Mathematics

MA 102 Technical Mathematics - ET
A review of pre-calculus mathematics with emphasis on technical applications. Covers use of the graphic calculator, basic algebra, functions, graphing, solution of linear and quadratic equations and sets of linear equations, determinants, exponents and radicals, logarithms, exponential functions, right triangle trigonometry, graphs of trigonometric functions, inequalities and linear programming, arithmetic with decimal, binary and hexa-decimal numbers, and Boolean algebra. 4 hours of lecture per week.

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MA 106 Calculus
A presentation of basic concepts of plane analyticaldifferentiation and integration of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions with emphasis on technical applications. 4 hours of lecture per week.

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Mechanical Engineering Technology

MT 105 Manufacturing Processes
This course will introduce the student to machine tools, measuring instruments and machining operations and how they relate to the manufacturing process. The concept of the job shop and production plant will be studied, and the relationship of design, production control and manufacturing will be demonstrated. Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) will be introduced. 2 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory per week.

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MT 111 Mechanical Drafting
This course provides basic instruction in sketching, board drafting, and computer-aided drafting (CAD). Multiview-projection, sectional views, dimensioning, and pictorial views are introduced. 3 hours of laboratory per week.

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MT 203 Applied Mechanics
At the completion of this course, the student should be familiar with equilibrium as it applies to coplaner and noncoplaner force and moment systems and friction. Principles of centroids and moments of inertia are discussed. In addition, the course includes particle dynamics using Newton's second law as it applies to rectilinear and curvilinear motion. Vector dot and cross products and planer kinetics of rigid bodies will be introduced. 3 hours of lecture per week.

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MT 204 Strength of Materials
This course will familiarize the student with stress analysis by studying coaxial and shear stress and strain, temperature relationships, torsion, shear and bending moments, beam stresses and deflections. Columns, joints, thin-walled cylinders, combined stresses and Mohr's circle will also be studied. The effects of fluctuating loads on machine parts will also be introduced. 2 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory per week.

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MT 209 Mechanisms
The student in this course should acquire a thorough understanding of the displacement, velocity and acceleration characteristics of plane motion and the associated graphical and computer-aided methods of analysis. 2 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory per week.

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Science

PH 101 Physics I

Thorough study of the basic principles of physics. Topics covered in this course are systems of measurement; dynamics, including motion, acceleration, forces producing motion, work, energy, and power; momentum and the conservation laws; statics, including concurrent and nonconcurrent forces; fluids, including properties of gases, fluid pressure, density, buoyancy, and hydraulics. 3 hours of lecture, 1 hour of recitation, 2 hours of laboratory per week.

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PH 110 Physics II - ET
This course is a continuation of Physics I for electrical and electronics engineering technology and computer engineering technology students. Emphasis is on understanding basic physical concepts that relate both to practical situations and to subsequent technical courses. The fundamental structure of the course is designed to provide the student with a firm foundation for the understanding of semiconductor physics. Topics covered in the course include heat, wave motion, electrical and magnetic field theory, light, and solid-state physics. 3 hours of lecture, 1 hour of recitation, 2 hours of laboratory each week.

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Rehabilitation Engineering Technology

RT 161 Freshman Seminar
This course provides incoming students with strategies for succeeding in the program and with an overview of the field of rehabilitation engineering. Guest speakers include members of the College community, rehabilitation professionals, and the users of assistive technology. 1 hour of lecture per week.

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RT 201 Architectural Drafting for RT
This course provides the student with an introduction to architectural drafting conventions and blueprint reading. The course includes conventional board drawing as well as CAD, and compares conventions used in the architectural and mechanical areas. Plans, sections, details, sketching, dimensioning, and working drawings are presented, and lab work includes CAD projects, blueprint reading (architectural and mechanical), and site measurement. 3 hours of laboratory per week.

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RT 224 Mechanical and Home Modifications of common environmental modifications for individuals with disabilities. Students apply learned elements to varied topics including mobility, driving, architectural barriers, and recreation. Creative problem-solving methods are introduced to help students apply assistive technology for individuals with disabilities. 3 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory each week.

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RT 228 Computer Modifications
The student in this course will acquire a working knowledge of computer and electric assistive technology devices used by persons with disabilities.  The student will become adept at using and modifying the equipment while simultaneously learning how persons with certain disabilities benefit from the use of the technology. 2 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory each week.

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RT 233 Disabilities Studies
This course provides an overview of the most common disabilities and common issues relating to those disabilities, barriers in society, general terms used when talking about disabilities, description of disabilities, and the roles of the members of the rehabilitation team. Guest speakers include consumers, rehabilitation professionals, and disability rights advocates. 3 hours of lecture per week.

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