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Electronics Engineering Technician – Co-op |
School of Applied Technology |
Program AvailabilityNorth |
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Type:
Diploma
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Campus:
North
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Program Code:
03531 |
Length: Four semesters, beginning in September and January, plus a co-op work term after semester four |
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CONTACT INFORMATION: Randy Gallant, program co-ordinator | 416.675.6622 ext. 4329 | randy.gallant@humber.ca
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With a focus on electronic circuits and systems, Humber’s Electronics Engineering Technician Co-op diploma program prepares you to work in electronics applications. Curriculum focuses on the principles and practical aspects of electronics, including analog and digital systems, computer programming and interfacing, local area networks, radio frequency circuits, basic programmable logic controllers, industrial electronics, wired and wireless telephones, and troubleshooting techniques. Students will have the opportunity to build and test circuits boards, learn soldering techniques and to program industrial controllers and embedded systems.
Solidifying the quality of this electronics education are courses devoted to the logic, critical thinking and math skills imperative in the field. This diploma provides a springboard to further study at Humber or a number of postsecondary institutions while meeting accreditation requirements both provincially and nationally.
All major industries including computer manufacturing, telecommunications, network service providers, home security, health and education use electronics equipment and devices. Recent graduates work in manufacturing, installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of electronic systems. Others have started their own business or progressed to positions such as company representatives, technical salespersons, and managers.
Students are responsible for arranging their own four-month (minimum 400 hours) paid work term. It normally takes place from May through August following semester four. Students receive career management support to help them develop effective job search skills, prior to the work term. The school provides a wide range of support services.
Note: Colour-blindness may have implica-tions for certain career goals, e.g. equipment installation and repair, cabling, etc.
For more information visit Selection Procedures.
Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
Qualified graduates of this program may be eligible to pursue further educational and operational qualifications through completing Humber’s Electronics Engineering Technology program. The Electronics Engineering Technology program is nationally recognized through its accreditation by the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT) at the engineering technologist level. Graduates are eligible for registration in the Ontario Association of Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT). Graduates of the technology program may be qualified to work anywhere in Canada and in several countries around the world.
Qualified graduates of this program may be eligible to apply their academic credits toward further study at many postsecondary institutions. For detailed information, visit our website at humber.ca/transferguide.
The 2012/2013 fee for two semesters is
– domestic $3,780.48
– international $12,800.
Amounts listed are the total of tuition, lab and material fees, student service and auxiliary fees for the first two semesters of the 2012/2013 academic year.
Fees are subject to change.
For more information visit Fees and Financial Assistance.
For information regarding the co-op fee for this program, refer to Fees and Financial Assistance in this publication.
Semester 1 | ||
| Course Code | Course | Credits |
| COMM 213 | Technical Communications 1Technical Communications 1Course Code: COMM 213 Credits: 3 This course is designed to develop the writing skills that will be required for clear communication in technical documents. Students will learn write documents that are clear, accurate, and grammatically correct.
Students will practice reading and writing skills that will be valuable in their college programs and build a strong base for professional technical and business writing. Those students who plan to further their studies will develop the fundamental skills for writing acceptable academic English.
To help students reach these goals, the course covers the following: analytical reading and critical thinking; the organization and development of expository and persuasive essays; and the elements of clear writing, including grammar and punctuation skills. 3 | 3 |
| TECH 101 | Electric CircuitsElectric CircuitsCourse Code: TECH 101 Credits: 4 An introductory course on basic concepts of voltage, current flow and resistance leads to the analysis of series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits. Classical circuit theorems are introduced to calculate the current or voltage in resistive networks. Power and efficiency are studied. Sinusoidal waves and their characteristics are introduced. Capacitors are studied in a simple DC environment. Complementary laboratory work includes the use of multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and signal generators. | 4 |
| TECH 103 | Digital FundamentalsDigital FundamentalsCourse Code: TECH 103 Credits: 4 This course provides students with a structured approach to learning the principles and practical applications of digital electronics used in computers, communications equipment and control systems. Through a balanced series of lectures and hands-on laboratory sessions, the student will acquire a solid foundation in digital electronics, including gates, binary numbers, flip-flops, counters, display devices, and applications of Boolean algebra. The student is responsible for purchasing electronics parts kit containing all the components necessary to complete the laboratory experiments. The same kit will be used in other and subsequent courses/semesters. | 4 |
| TECH 104 | Programming FundamentalsProgramming FundamentalsCourse Code: TECH 104 Credits: 4 The students learn to develop logic to write structured programs. Different engineering and technology problems and issues are presented in the course and the students learn to analyze and develop solutions to these problems. These solutions may then be implemented as applications in structured programming approach. In this course the basics of programming languages are introduced. The learners will select the appropriate data type to store and process data and will also learn to generate the formatted output display. They learn to design, develop and implement the solutions of the problems based on the conditions and criteria defined in the problem using the control structures, conditional statements and simple arrays. They also learn to use a modular approach of writing structured programs using functions. | 4 |
| TECH 105 | Technology FoundationsTechnology FoundationsCourse Code: TECH 105 Credits: 2 This course prepares learners for the nontechnical aspects of careers in engineering technologies, addressing topics that include project management, effective presentation and communication skills, application of engineering principles to the learner’s specific program area, and ethics and professionalism in engineering technologies. Concepts will be presented within the context of the industry specific to the learner’s program area, and learners will acquire competencies by engaging in a variety of activities that may include working as part of a team, group participation, peer evaluation, blended learning, group presentations, online and in-class participation and research. | 2 |
| TMAT 100 | Essentials of Technical MathEssentials of Technical MathCourse Code: TMAT 100 Credits: 4 The student will demonstrate basic mathematical skills, and be able to apply them in specific applications in numerical computation of basic arithmetic operations, fundamental concepts of algebra and operations, simple equations and formulas, functions and graphs, factors and factoring, fractions and fractional equations, ratio proportion and variation, exponents and radicals, exponential and logarithmic functions, angles, right triangles, trigonometric and sinusoidal functions, and complex numbers. | 4 |
Semester 2 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| COMM 313 | Technical Communications 2Technical Communications 2Course Code: COMM 313 Credits: 3 This course is designed to reinforce and expand on the skills students learned in Technical Communications 1. In Technical Communications 2, students will learn to design and write informal reports and a variety of other technical documents, using appropriate research, language, layout, and graphics. | 3 |
| TECH 150 | Electronic Devices and CircuitsElectronic Devices and CircuitsCourse Code: TECH 150 Credits: 4 This course is an introduction to semiconductors, including the diode family, the bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and the field effect transistor (FET). Applications of these devices are examined including the full-wave capacitor filtered rectifier, the BJT and FET switch and both small signal and power BJT amplifiers. | 4 |
| TECH 156 | AC CircuitsAC CircuitsCourse Code: TECH 156 Credits: 4 This course covers the fundamental laws and basic concepts governing the behaviour of sinusoidal alternating current circuits. The effect of resistance, inductance and capacitance in series and parallel AC circuits is analyzed, and the circuits are studied for the application of the devices as active and passive filters. An introduction to the transformer is studied for use in power circuits, electronic circuits and signal coupling. Complimentary laboratory work includes the use of analog and digital voltmeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies and signal generators. | 4 |
| TECH 158 | Logic 2Logic 2Course Code: TECH 158 Credits: 4 Following the successful completion of a fundamentals course in digital electronics, this course carries on with the study of more complex logic systems found in such areas as digital computers, digital communications, and digital control systems. After a review of flip-flops, the student will learn the operations and typical uses of counters, shift registers, arithmetic circuits, coded number systems, digital multiplexing, sequential circuit design, error detection and correction, D/A and A/D conversion, semi-conductor memories, and the properties of various logic families. | 4 |
| TECH 159 | Circuit ApplicationsCircuit ApplicationsCourse Code: TECH 159 Credits: 3 This course helps students consolidate the students? knowledge of electronic circuits as they complete one year of introductory work in electronics. It also introduces the concepts of safe and industry standard workshop practices. This course's goal is a creative synthesis, giving students the opportunity to combine their knowledge from different courses in new ways, while they exercise their analytical, troubleshooting and critical thinking. The students will develop a professional approach to creating circuits and a systematic approach to testing and troubleshooting them, first as physical constructions on breadboard and PCB, then as models to be simulated in a software environment. The approach to learning is problem-based and project-oriented. The students have the opportunity to discuss their circuits in small groups and to present their final products to the class in short formal presentations. The students will also learn firsthand about two key pieces of test equipment by building their own multimeter and function generator. | 3 |
| TMAT 203 | Math 2Math 2Course Code: TMAT 203 Credits: 3 The student will demonstrate basic mathematical skills as applied to oblique triangles and vectors; sinusoidal functions and complex numbers, trigonometric identities and equations; systems of linear equations; determinants and matrices; quadratic and radical equations; curve sketching and systems of quadratic equations. | 3 |
Semester 3 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| ELIC 313 | Electric MachinesElectric MachinesCourse Code: ELIC 313 Credits: 4 The course begins with the study of electrical power from generation through distribution to its industrial, commercial and residential supply. An electrical safety and shock hazard awareness session in the laboratory will precede the students' laboratory experiments. Investigative experiments will be carried out, that will give insight into the details of single-phase and three-phase supply. Generators and motors will be studied in detail. DC and AC motors, as well as stepper motors, will be emphasized in both lecture and lab. The course also includes an introduction to electronic controls and interfaces for DC and AC motors. Safety in the work place and in the lab is tested in this course. Students must also pass a safe work place online test. The mark on this test will be added in as a portion of the lab mark. | 4 |
| ELIC 314 | Communication CircuitsCommunication CircuitsCourse Code: ELIC 314 Credits: 4 The basic building blocks of high-frequency systems (tuned RF amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, demodulators) are investigated in detail, and the blocks combined to form a superheterodyne receiver. The generation of AM and FM transmissions is investigated. Characteristics of broadcast AM and FM are analyzed. The concept of bandwidth, as both a circuit and a system parameter is introduced. An introduction to antennas is included and multiplexing is outlined, using FM broadcast stereo as one example of FDM. | 4 |
| ELIC 317 | Linear CircuitsLinear CircuitsCourse Code: ELIC 317 Credits: 4 An investigation of the discrete-component differential amplifier leads to a detailed study of the operational amplifier IC, its operation, specifications and the common circuit configurations used, including amplifiers, comparators and active filters. Complementary laboratory work includes mastering the use of dual DC power supplies, digital multimeters, oscilloscopes and signal generators, not only in the exploration of the operation and the verification of the properties of the above linear circuits, but also in the analysis and troubleshooting of faulty circuits. | 4 |
| ELIC 413 | Computer Programming and InterfacingComputer Programming and InterfacingCourse Code: ELIC 413 Credits: 3 After an introduction to basic programming concepts and flowcharts, the students are introduced to fundamentals of C-language programming. The material is presented in logical manner starting with program development (source code), compiler functions ? syntax checking, object files, executable files, progressing towards debugging and basic hardware interfacing through an 8-bit port. The lab portion of the course is conducted using an integrated development environment. | 3 |
| GNED 000 | General Education ElectiveGeneral Education ElectiveCourse Code: GNED 000 Credits: 3 The following courses represent the GNED General Education electives that you can choose from as part of your program's curriculum. Anthropology | 3 |
| HUMA 024 | Humanities: An Introduction to Arts and ScienceHumanities: An Introduction to Arts and ScienceCourse Code: HUMA 024 Credits: 3 The Humanities course focuses on fundamental questions individuals ask of themselves as they proceed through life. Why are we the way we are? Do we have free will or are we prisoners of our past experience or our biological inheritance? What motivates societies to change? Why do societal changes so often divide people into opposing camps? Why do so many people find contemporary life at home, at work, and in the community unfulfilling? What constitutes good government? How should injustice be fought? Can nations successfully deal with global problems? What is science and how does it differ from other kinds of inquiry? Can scientists provide solutions to the problems we face? What is art and does it offer answers of its own? What is its relationship to beauty, to knowledge, and to ethics? Is objectivity about art (or anything) possible? These questions are organized into units that begin with issues concerning the nature of the individual and then extend outward to various social, cultural and physical contexts.
The issues explored in this course are too complex to have any one right answer. Rather, individuals must search for answers that make sense of their experiences via various theoretical perspectives. The Humanities course supports this endeavour through study of different thinkers presented in the readings and exploration of different points of view explored in class discussions.
ESL students should consider taking the ESL Humanities course. Students may transfer into
ESL Humanities (HESL 024) either at the Registrar?s Office or the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Office (K201) on a first-come, first-served basis before the Last Day to Add. | 3 |
Semester 4 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| CALC 103 | Calculus: IntroductionCalculus: IntroductionCourse Code: CALC 103 Credits: 3 This course covers limits and derivatives; derivatives of algebraic functions; rates of change and optimization problems; derivatives of trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions; simple integration; indefinite and definite integrals; applications of the integral; partial derivatives; applications of partial differentiation. | 3 |
| ELIC 315 | Embedded MicrocontrollersEmbedded MicrocontrollersCourse Code: ELIC 315 Credits: 4 This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of architecture and assembly language programming of an embedded microcomputer. Emphasis will be placed on mastering the skills of writing and debugging assembly routines using standards tools, and understanding how and when to use the resident monitor services provided. An introduction is also provided to PC-based editors, assemblers, linkers, and communications. The microcontroller used is a version of the HCS12 from Freescale. | 4 |
| ELIC 402 | Telecommunication SystemsTelecommunication SystemsCourse Code: ELIC 402 Credits: 4 The student will see an introduction to the operation of the basic telephone handset, the local subscriber loop, and the direct and long distance dialing networks in the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network). The course will also look at the characteristics of all types of landline links and the various special features of the landline telephone system. The middle portion of the course concentrates on computer-computer communications across the landline phone system, hardwired interfaces, asynchronous modems and synchronous modems. In the last part of the course the focus shifts to the cellular telephony system including the various cellular standards and systems, the concepts of cell site operation, and the cell site equipment. The cell concepts frequency reuse, the mobile telephone switching office and cellular antennas that support the small adjacent coverage areas of the cellular network are looked at in detail. | 4 |
| ELIC 410 | Introduction to PLCsIntroduction to PLCsCourse Code: ELIC 410 Credits: 4 This course is a comprehensive introduction to PLCs (programmable logic controllers), which teaches the general principles, applicable to all PLC brands. It prepares the students to work with these devices in a variety of industrial settings and applications. The textbook uses the popular Allen-Bradley brand as the paradigm, while the lab is based on the Siemens S7-200 PLC hardware, 214 CPU, and discrete and analog I/O expansion modules. The students master the Siemens S7-200 programming instructions, which are divided into six distinct categories: file level, including sequencer operation; bit level; timers and counters; word level, including add, subtract, multiply and divide; control programs; analog inputs.
Various installation, troubleshooting, start-up, and final system checkout procedures are studied and implemented. Data measurement, transducers and intelligent I/O with temperature are covered, including wiring and signal conditioning. | 4 |
| ELIC 435 | Local Area NetworksLocal Area NetworksCourse Code: ELIC 435 Credits: 3 This course begins with an introduction to networks. Network topologies are introduced and the relative differences in scope between LAN (local area network), MAN (metropolitan area network) and WAN (wide area network) implementations are examined. LANs are studied in detail to acquaint students with some of the hardware and software used in local area networks. The course covers coaxial and twisted pair ethernet, and token ring is introduced. The programming interfaces to several card models are examined. Some cabling theory and practice is included. Windows and Linux network operating systems are studied. | 3 |
| GNED 000 | General Education ElectiveGeneral Education ElectiveCourse Code: GNED 000 Credits: 3 The following courses represent the GNED General Education electives that you can choose from as part of your program's curriculum. Anthropology | 3 |
| ELIC 550 | Co-op Work TermCo-op Work TermCourse Code: ELIC 550 Credits: Students are encouraged to gain valuable work experience, by completing a paid work term following semester four. Students are responsible for finding a suitable placement (minimum 400 hours). The school provides a range of services, including work preparation workshops, to help students develop effective job search skills. The school also works with business and industry to identify employment opportunities for students. |
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