Electronics Engineering Technology (ELTT), AAS
At Dunwoody College of Technology, the Electronics Engineering Technology program provides students with the entry-level skills and theoretical knowledge needed to design and troubleshoot circuits utilizing the latest semiconductor devices; biomedical devices; microprocessors; microcontrollers; circuit design and fabrication equipment; and data acquisition devices.
Graduates from this program are prepared to enter the industry as electronics technicians, electronic assemblers, programmers, calibration technicians, and field service technicians.
The course of study includes: basic electricity and electronics; digital electronics; microprocessors and micro-controllers; computer programming; programmable logic controllers (PLCs); communication systems; and circuit engineering.
Hawk Core Curriculum supports the technical coursework by enhancing the students' communication, mathematics, and critical thinking skills.
Credits earned in the Electronics Engineering Technology AAS directly transfer into the following Dunwoody programs:
- Automation & Controls Engineering Technology Bachelor of Science (AENT)
- Industrial Engineering Technology Bachelor of Science (IENG)
Length of Program: 2 years (4 semesters)
Classes Offered: Day
Available Starts: Fall Semester; Spring Semester
By the end of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply the concepts of basic electricity.
- Demonstrate required industry safety standards.
- Explain the operation of electronic devices.
- Troubleshoot circuits and systems using industry standard test equipment.
- Analyze electrical schematics and mechanical prints.
- Employ fundamental concepts of industrial electronics and process control.
- Apply concepts of analog and digital communication systems.
- Analyze the operation of microprocessors, micro-controllers, and computers.
- Perform duties on an industry-related internship or capstone project.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Requirements | ||
| MATH1000 | Algebra & Trigonometry | 3 |
| MATH1250 | Boolean Algebra | 3 |
| Communications Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Requirements | ||
| ASRO2110 | Industrial Controls & PLCs Lab | 5 |
| ASRO2120 | Industrial Controls & PLCs Theory | 8 |
| ASRO2230 | Industrial Robotics Lab | 2 |
| ASRO2241 | Industrial Robotics Theory | 5 |
| ASRO2291 | Industrial Internship/Practicum | 6 |
| ELTT1110 | Basic Electricity & Electronics Lab | 5 |
| ELTT1120 | Basic Electricity & Electronics Theory | 8 |
| ELTT1211 | Digital Integrated Circuits Lab | 5 |
| ELTT1221 | Digital Integrated Circuits Theory | 8 |
| Total Credits | 70 | |
The following sample academic plan demonstrates how a student's schedule might look on a semester-by-semester basis, including elective courses. Your actual degree plan may differ from this sequence, depending on whether you start in the fall or spring semester, what transfer credits you may have (if any), and which Hawk Core Curriculum courses and electives you take and when you take them.
The sample academic plan is for informational purposes only. To determine your academic plan, please meet with an academic advisor.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ELTT1110 | Basic Electricity & Electronics Lab | 5 |
| ELTT1120 | Basic Electricity & Electronics Theory | 8 |
| MATH1000 | Algebra & Trigonometry | 3 |
| MATH1250 | Boolean Algebra | 3 |
| Credits | 19 | |
| Spring | ||
| ELTT1211 | Digital Integrated Circuits Lab | 5 |
| ELTT1221 | Digital Integrated Circuits Theory | 8 |
| Natural Sciences Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Communications Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 22 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ASRO2110 | Industrial Controls & PLCs Lab | 5 |
| ASRO2120 | Industrial Controls & PLCs Theory | 8 |
| Social Sciences Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ASRO2230 | Industrial Robotics Lab | 2 |
| ASRO2241 | Industrial Robotics Theory | 5 |
| ASRO2291 | Industrial Internship/Practicum | 6 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 70 | |
Descriptions
ASRO2110 | Industrial Controls & PLCs Lab | Laboratory (5 Credits)
Installation, wiring, programming, operation, testing and troubleshooting programmable logic controllers. Interfacing programmable logic controllers with switches, sensors, motors, pneumatics, and other I/O devices. Set-up, configuration and troubleshooting inductive and capacitive proximity, photo-electric, temperature and other industrial sensors.
ASRO2120 | Industrial Controls & PLCs Theory | Lecture (8 Credits)
Wiring and programming fundamentals associated with programmable logic controllers. Identification, recognition and calculations associated with inductive and capacitive proximity, photo-electric, temperature and other industrial sensors.
ASRO2230 | Industrial Robotics Lab | Laboratory (2 Credits)
Set up, configuration, programming and troubleshooting industrial robots to meet industry standards. Industry safety standards, programming methods, applications and interfacing of sensors and I/O devices.
ASRO2241 | Industrial Robotics Theory | Lecture (5 Credits)
Identification, recognition and calculations associated with industrial robotics including terminology, safety practices and procedures, application justifications, robot types, operation, program instructions and techniques, I/O device interfacing, end of arm tooling, system integration and troubleshooting.
ASRO2291 | Industrial Internship/Practicum | Internship (6 Credits)
Internship or practicum option on various manufacturing topics: automation, electronics, robotics, mechanical systems, assembly, troubleshooting, research and/or field service.
ELTT1110 | Basic Electricity & Electronics Lab | Laboratory (5 Credits)
Analyze, design and build series, parallel and combination AC and DC circuits. Semiconductor circuits, power supplies, transistor circuits are built and tested using protoboards and various test equipment.
ELTT1120 | Basic Electricity & Electronics Theory | Lecture (8 Credits)
Identification, recognition and calculations associated with basic electricity, including Ohm's Law, resistance, capacitance, inductance in AC and DC circuits, as well as solid state principles of diodes, power supplies and transistors.
ELTT1211 | Digital Integrated Circuits Lab | Laboratory (5 Credits)
Design, build, and troubleshoot digital circuits. Debug and program microprocessors and microcontrollers for various operations and interface to external devices. Analyze and design circuits using industry software and hardware.
ELTT1221 | Digital Integrated Circuits Theory | Lecture (8 Credits)
Identification, recognition, and calculations associated with combinational and sequential logic circuits as well as internal architecture of microprocessors and microcontrollers, programming, logic operations, memory mapping, addressing, data transfer, and circuit layout.
MATH1000 | Algebra & Trigonometry | Lecture (3 Credits)
Real numbers and polynomials, exponents and radicals, fractional equations; proportions and linear equations; trigonometric functions, solutions of triangles, radians, trig functions graphs, vectors, and basic identities.
General Education: Mathematics
MATH1250 | Boolean Algebra | Lecture (3 Credits)
Binary, octal and hexadecimal number systems. Boolean algebra and mapping.
General Education: Mathematics