VOCATIONAL ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING COURSE
DESCRIPTION
VEE 100 Soldering and Mechanical Termination
Techniques (1.5)
Prerequisite:
Admission and VSP 121 or concurrently
Students
will learn how to produce solder connections and identify and rectify inferior solder
joints. Students will select and prepare the correct soldering tools. In
addition the student will master PC component insertion/extraction techniques,
basic connector termination techniques and wire wrapping.
VEE 103 Electronic Fundamentals I (3)
Prerequisite:
Admission and VSP 121 or concurrently
This
course introduces the student to the theory of electricity and magnetism, basic
components such as resistors, switches, fuses and circuit breakers, and the
relationship of voltage, current, resistance and power and their measurements
in basic electrical circuits. Basic direct current circuits are analyzed using
Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s Laws and various network
theorems.
VEE 104 Electronic Fundamentals II (4 )
Prerequisite:
VEE 103
This
course covers the introduction and examination of the principles, applications
and measurement of alternating current. Students will compare different types
of alternating current circuits. The course emphasizes filtering basics,
reactance, resonance, RC, RL,
VEE 110 Discrete Devices I (3)
Prerequisite:
VEE 104 or concurrently
This
course will introduce students to the construction and operation of various configurations
of single stage amplifiers and diode circuits. It will also provide the
students with an introduction to basic single-phase power supplies.
VEE 125 Electronic Circuits (4)
Prerequisite:
VEE 110
This
course allows students to investigate small and large signal amplifiers. Topics
include amplifier coupling, BJT amplifier gain, FET amplifiers, negative and
positive feedback, frequency response and classes of operation.
VEE 135 Digital Electronics I (3)
Prerequisite:
VEE 110
This
course provides the student with the basic concepts of logic gates and digital
circuits. Topics include digital switches, combinational and sequential logic
gates, number systems, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh
Maps, 555 Timers, flip-flops and logic design techniques.
VEE 222 Discrete Devices II
(3)
Prerequisite:
VEE 125
This course
provides the student with general communication theory of AM and FM receivers
and transmitters.
VEE 223 PC Hardware &
Software (4)
Prerequisite:
VEE 135
This
course uses Cisco Networking Acade y Progra HP IT Essential I: PC Hardware & Software
program. It provides IT fundamentals, an in-depth exposure to PC
hardware/software, suggested best practice in PC maintenance, diagnostics, and
repair. Emphasis is on PC assembly, installation of operating systems (Windows
98, NT, 2000, XP), system configurations, and troubleshooting techniques used
on PC maintenance and repair. In addition, students will be introduced to the
fundamentals of the microprocessor, its basic architecture, and its physical/logical
configuration of memory.
VEE 225 Business Machine
Servicing (4 )
Prerequisite:
VEE 135
This
course covers the principles of operation and servicing of business machines.
It includes the manufacturers’ procedures in servicing, systematic procedures in
diagnosing faults, repairing of business machines, reassembling and testing
repaired business machines according to industry standards.
VEE 230 Radio Communications
(3)
Prerequisite:
VEE 110
This course
covers the construction and operation of various discrete thyristor power control devices such as Diacs, Triacs, SCRs, PUTs, UJTs,
and their circuit configurations.
VEE 235 Digital Electronics
II (3)
Prerequisite:
VEE 135
This course
further explores digital circuits and concepts including registry circuits,
counters, adders, decoders, shift registers and digital to analog converters.
Prerequisite:
VEE 235 or concurrently
Describes
the basic elements of a communication system and identifies various signal processing
techniques. Further investigates AM and FM circuits and their operation. In
addition, Single Side Band, various modulation methods, frequency shift keying
and multiplexing are studied.
VEE 250 Co-operative
Education Program (2)
Prerequisite:
Instructors Permission
This
co-operative education and work experience will provide the student with
supervised on-the job training that will test the application of classroom
learning in a “real life” skill demonstration. The individual students training
plan will relate to the student’s educational objectives.
VEE
266 Rotating Machinery (3)
Prerequisite:
VEM 104 or VEE104
This course
introduces the student to rotating machinery. Series shunt and compound DC
motors, AC motors and generators, stepper motors and three-phase power are
analyzed.