Electronics Technology

Mark McDougal, Instructor            Shirley Brown, Instructor

Can you think of anything that has no connection to electronics? It’s really hard because practically every facet of modern day life is connected to electronics at some level. Industrial manufacturing, communications, medical technologies, transportation, and certainly information technology continue to experience technological advancements. Soon, we could be in a nanotechnology revolution, and a common factor to all these technologies and advancements is ELECTRONICS.

Trained electronic technologists will be required to thrust America into the 21st Century. There is no job, no profession or career that will not benefit from an understanding of electronics.
The Electronics Technology program provides an individual with the theory, skills and training necessary to enter this exciting and challenging career field.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The mission is to provide students with the fundamental theories, principles, practices, experiments and real work experiences involved in electronics. Students will learn “hands-on”; utilizing state-of-the-art trainers and lab stations fully equipped with proper power sources and test equipment. The Electronics course provides instruction in DC, AC, Analog and Digital electronics with an emphasis on developing trouble shooting techniques. Students then choose a specialty concentration area. Specialty areas include Bio-Medical, Communication, or Industrial Electronics.

Students are provided several exit points within the core curriculum, along with certificates and/or diplomas, which indicate the level of training completed. It is the combination of these completed certificates and/or diplomas that make up the requirements to achieve higher level specialty diplomas.

The Electronics Technology program is approved by the Electronics Technicians Association International, Inc. (ETA) and provides students with the opportunity to become a Certified Electronics Technician Associate (CETa).

The Electronics Technology program is a member of the International Electronics Articulation Committee (IETAC). IETAC provides for standardized training in core electronics. This standardization allows for full credit transferability between member institutions.

The Electronics Program also has articulation agreements with the TBR Community College System. The agreement provides for 30 hours semester credit toward an Associates of Applied Science degree upon successful completion of 15 hours credit at the member institution. Contact the Tennessee Technology Center at Hohenwald at  931-796-5351 for more information.

CORE ELECTRONIC TRAINING
Electronics Technology
Soldering and Assembly Techniques
DC and AC Circuits
Analog and Digital Circuits
Professional and Resume Development
Customer Service
Tools and Test Equipment
Competency Review

SPECIALIZED TRAINING AREAS
Electric Power, Single and Three Phase
Industrial Motors and AC Drives
Fluid Power (hydraulic and pneumatic)
Robotics and Mechatronics
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s)
Telephones and Telecommunications,
AM, FM, SSB, PSK
Fiber Optics, Signal Processing,
Intel and Motorola Microprocessors
Occupational Health Studies
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Biomedical Instrumentation
Limited License Electrician (LLE) Preparation

Not all the above studies are required; see the specific specialty area course listing for a complete program description.

AWARDS

Certificates                 Est. Time
Electrical/Electronics Assembler  -  1 Trimester
Electrical/Electronics Tester  -  2 Trimesters

Diplomas                     Est. Time
Electrical/Electronics Repair Technician  -  3 Trimesters
Electronics Engineering Technician w/Specialty  -  5 Trimesters

SPECIALTY DIPLOMA AREAS INCLUDE:
Industrial Electronics
Communication Electronics
Bio-Medical Electronics