Electrical Engineering Technology

Courses

EET 102 Introduction to Engineering Technology 3.0 Credits

The main objective of this course is to introduce the basic concepts and the fundamentals of Engineering Technology (ET). Students are introduced to the four tracks (electrical, mechanical, industrial, and biomedical) in ET and work on the selected topics designed to enhance the problem solving techniques.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

EET 201 Circuit Analysis I 4.0 Credits

Introduction to the key electrical terms, basic laws and theorems of electric circuits by concentrating on Direct Current (DC) circuit analysis, power, and energy.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (PHYS 154 [Min Grade: D] or PHYS 102 [Min Grade: D]) and (MATH 110 [Min Grade: D] or MATH 121 [Min Grade: C-] or MATH 105 [Min Grade: C-])

EET 202 Circuit Analysis II 4.0 Credits

Introduction to time domain (transient) analysis of R, L, C elements and energy storage in L and C circuits. The response of source-free RL, RC, and RLC circuits are developed followed by response to constant voltage and current sources.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 201 [Min Grade: D]

EET 204 Introduction to Nanotechnology 3.0 Credits

The course is an introduction to the physical, chemical and biological principles of nanotechnology. The course provides information on prevalent nanofabrication methods and materials, and familiarizes the students with the tools of nano measurements. The history, societal impact and the involvement of nanotechnology in everyday life are also discussed.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (CHEM 111 [Min Grade: D] or CHEM 101 [Min Grade: D]) and (CHEM 113 [Min Grade: D] or CHEM 101 [Min Grade: D]) and (PHYS 154 [Min Grade: D] or PHYS 102 [Min Grade: D] or PHYS 151 [Min Grade: D])

EET 205 Digital Electronics 4.0 Credits

The objective of this course is to introduce AET students to fundamentals of digital electronics starting with the binary number system and proceeding to logic gates, Boolean algebra, combinational logic circuits, and the basic arithmetic units used in digital computers such as adders, counters and shift registers.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 201 [Min Grade: D]

EET 206 Analog Electronics I 4.0 Credits

Students are introduced to linear circuit analysis of passive and active semiconductor components, modeling of non-linear circuit elements, light and heat-dependent semiconductor devices, biasing of three-terminal devices, and semiconductor small-signal models.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 201 [Min Grade: D] and EET 202 [Min Grade: D]

EET 207 Introduction to Laboratory and Process Control 3.0 Credits

This course introduces students to programming techniques used to control laboratory experiments and industrial processes. The emphasis is on applications of LabView and C in real-world measurements and embedded systems.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

EET 208 Introduction to Programming for Embedded Systems 3.0 Credits

This course introduces students to programming techniques used in embedded systems. The emphasis is on applications of C in real-world measurements, analysis, and embedded systems.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

EET 209 Fundamentals of Virtual Instrumentation 3.0 Credits

This course introduces students to programming techniques used to monitor and control laboratory experiments and industrial processes. The emphasis is on applications of LabVIEW in real-world measurements and embedded systems, as well as on the practical aspects of interfacing a computer to various instruments including timing issues, real-time data acquisition and instrument control, instrument status, and acquisition speed.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

EET 307 Basic Power Systems I 3.0 Credits

Fundamentals of single-phase and three-phase power systems; introduction to symmetrical components and sequence impedances; power transfer modeling; the per-unit system; power transmission line impedance and admittances.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
Prerequisites: EET 104 [Min Grade: D]

EET 310 Industrial Application of Nanotechnology 3.0 Credits

This course introduces students to nanotechnology materials, devices, and processes from the perspective of product development and process engineering, manufacturing scale-up, quality assurance, and reliability. Laboratory projects provide students with hands-on experience in fabricating and characterizing nanomaterials and nanodevices, and their applications for renewable energy, solid-state lighting, novel functional materials, and biomedical engineering.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: CHEM 111 [Min Grade: D] and CHEM 113 [Min Grade: D]

EET 311 Modeling of Engineering Systems 4.0 Credits

Course introduces students to development and application of ordinary differential equations to systems analysis with emphasis on electrical systems. Particular attention is paid to the derivation of differential equations from given practical circuits used in industrial applications.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: MATH 122 [Min Grade: D] and EET 202 [Min Grade: D]

EET 313 Signals and Systems I 4.0 Credits

Course introduces students to applications of the systems analysis to the design of useful circuits and devices used in industrial applications. Covers time and frequency domain circuit analysis (transfer function, convolution) to determine response of the system to the arbitrary input.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 311 [Min Grade: D]

EET 317 Analog Electronics II 4.0 Credits

Students are introduced to four-layer diodes, power amplifiers, differential amplifiers, linear and non-linear operational amplifiers, feedbacks, oscillators, and active filters. Class discussions include practical circuits, troubleshooting, and case studies.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 206 [Min Grade: D]

EET 319 PLC Fundamentals 4.0 Credits

Introduces the fundamentals of programmable logic controllers, and PLC application in process control. The course includes both lecture and laboratory aimed at applying fundamental principles to practical projects. The emphasis is on the basics of ladder logic, including timers, counters, and program control.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 205 [Min Grade: D]

EET 320 Renewable Energy Systems 3.0 Credits

This course provides an introduction to energy systems and renewable energy resources, with a scientific examination of the energy field and an emphasis on alternate energy sources and their technology and applications. The class explores society's present needs and future energy demands, examines conventional energy sources and systems, including fossil fuels and then focuses on alternate, renewable energy sources such as solar, wind power, geothermal and fuel cells.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (PHYS 154 [Min Grade: D] or PHYS 102 [Min Grade: D]) and MATH 110 [Min Grade: C]

EET 322 Energy Conversion 4.0 Credits

The course covers the fundamentals and the principles of electrical machines and transformers, with an emphasis on their application and installation. The course covers transformer, dc, ac and special machines. Novel energy conversion techniques such as Fuel Cell and Batteries are also discussed.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 202 [Min Grade: D]

EET 323 Electrical Systems Design 3.0 Credits

This course covers the basics of industrial systems, including safety, grounding, protection, lighting, distribution, commonly found in residential, commercial and industrial environment. The course formulates the application of standards and codes such as NEC, NEMA and IEEE.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 202 [Min Grade: D]

EET 324 Power Electronics 4.0 Credits

The course covers the basics of the industrial and power electronics over a spectrum of applications and provides an introduction to the emerging technologies in these fields. The course is accompanied by laboratory using hardware and software simulation tools.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 202 [Min Grade: D]

EET 325 Microprocessors 3.0 Credits

Introduces student to fundamentals of microprocessing using an application-oriented approach. Includs fundamental principles and system requirements supplemented with specific implementation examples and practical circuits with detailed design considerations.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 205 [Min Grade: D]

EET 333 [WI] Non-Destructive Evaluation of Materials 4.0 Credits

The course presents principles of Ultrasound Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Materials combining hands-on laboratory experience with lectures. Students learn the physical principles and fundamentals of ultrasound material characterization. Students also learn industrial applications of NDE techniques and procedures and become familiar with detection and characterization of defects in materials, such as flaws and cracks.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (PHYS 153 [Min Grade: D] or PHYS 101 [Min Grade: D]) and (PHYS 154 [Min Grade: D] or PHYS 102 [Min Grade: D])

EET 335 Acoustic Emission 4.0 Credits

The course presents principles of acoustic emission using practical applications in various industries. Physical principles of acoustic emission generation, propagation and detection in engineering materials and structures are presented. This includes principles of stress and strain and the underlying materials science of material deformation, crack growth and failure. Students learn how these principles are utilized to build technical applications of acoustic emission considered as an NDE method.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: PHYS 153 [Min Grade: D] and PHYS 154 [Min Grade: D]

EET 401 Applied Microcontrollers 4.0 Credits

The course is an introduction to microcontroller hardware and software with an emphasis on embedded control applications. Topics covered include microcontroller architectures, programming, analog and digital input/output, timing, debugging and PC-based software development tools.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 205 [Min Grade: D]

EET 402 Control Engineering 3.0 Credits

The course covers fundamental of control theory and their applications, including, linear systems and feedback, linear system operation and stability, standard methods applicable to the linear systems and basic for designs and applications.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 311 [Min Grade: D] and EET 313 [Min Grade: D]

EET 404 Signals and Systems II 3.0 Credits

Introduces the analysis of electric circuits under steady sinusoidal conditions, applications of Laplace transformation and complex frequency analysis, and Fourier analysis for representing an arbitrary time function as a sum of sinusoidal functions.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 313 [Min Grade: D] and EET 311 [Min Grade: D]

EET 406 Communication Systems 3.0 Credits

This course introduces AET student to fundamentals of Communication Systems using an integrated approach to analog and digital communications. Design and applications of contemporary communication systems are emphasized via the reduction theory to practice.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 311 [Min Grade: D] and EET 313 [Min Grade: D]

EET 407 Power Systems Fundamentals 3.0 Credits

The course covers the basic principles of the power systems, electric grid, methods to analyze electric grid systems and basic power system protection and stability.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EET 202 [Min Grade: D] and EET 322 [Min Grade: D]

EET 409 Optical System Design 3.0 Credits

This course introduces ET students to fundamentals of optics and optical systems using an application-oriented approach. Special attention is given to fundamental principles of optical systems and their requirements supplemented with specific applications-based examples.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: PHYS 154 [Min Grade: D]

EET 412 Electronics Manufacturing 4.0 Credits

This course is a survey of the electronics industry including the science, technology, economics and business of electronics manufacturing. The aim is to provide students with a working knowledge of how electronic products are made starting with basic ‘feedstock’ materials and producing sophisticated electronic components and systems. The course covers electronic materials, integrated circuit manufacture, packaging, electronics assembly (printed circuit boards), and testing, as practiced in industry.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: MET 101 [Min Grade: D] and EET 202 [Min Grade: C] and EET 204 [Min Grade: D] and EET 205 [Min Grade: C] and EET 206 [Min Grade: C]

EET I199 Independent Study in EET 0.0-12.0 Credits

Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit

EET I299 Independent Study in EET 12.0 Credits

Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit

EET I399 Independent Study in EET 0.0-12.0 Credits

Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit

EET I499 Independent Study in EET 0.0-12.0 Credits

Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit

EET T180 Special Topics in EET 0.0-12.0 Credits

Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit

EET T280 Special Topics in EET 0.0-12.0 Credits

Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit

EET T380 Special Topics in EET 0.0-12.0 Credits

Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit

EET T480 Special Topics in EET 0.0-12.0 Credits

Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.

College/Department: College of Engineering
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit

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