Engineering Technology

CCET 1503    CAD Technology    2 s.h.

Basic instruction in the use of AutoCAD computer-aided drafting system. Includes primary 2D skills including dimensioning, blocks, external reference and plotting. Customization methods and an introduction to application programming. One and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours lab per week. Grading is A, B, C, NC. Prereq. or.
Prereq.: C or better in MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C.
Coreq.: MATH 1513 or MATH 1511 or 1511C or at least Level 45 on the Mathematics Placement test.

CCET 1504    Drafting and Plan Reading    2 s.h.

Drafting basics including plan, section, and elevation views; orthographic projections; line types and weights; drafting scales; dimensioning; tolerances; grading and contours, and construction layout for the civil, mechanical, and electrical technology disciplines. Development of skills in the interpretation and preparation of plans used for civil, mechanical, and electrical construction and fabrication. One and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory per week. Grading is A, B, C, NC.
Prereq.: C or better in MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C.
Coreq.: MATH 1513 or MATH 1511 or MATH 1511C or at least level 45 on Mathematics Placement Test.

CCET 2604    Properties and Strength of Materials    3 s.h.

Introduction to the physical and chemical properties of materials and their behavior under various loads and environments. Concepts of stress and strain developed and evaluated for the application of axial, shear, torsional, and bending loads. Four (4) hours lecture per week. Prereq. or.
Prereq.: Grade of “C” or better in ENTC 1505 and MATH 1513 or MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C and MATH 1511 or MATH 1511C.
Coreq.: MET 1515.

CCET 2607    Civil 3D    3 s.h.

Civil 3D is a course intended to prepare students for entry-level production use of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015. The primary goal of this class is to teach students how to use the software, but it is also an opportunity to show them how projects are executed and what types of roles they will play in completing them. One (1) hour lecture and three (3) hours lab per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in CCET 1503 and CCET 1504.

CCET 2614L    Materials Laboratory 1    2 s.h.

Use and care of testing equipment, data retrieval, data reduction and report preparation. Physical testing of metals, concrete, aggregates, asphalts, soils and woods. Three hours per week.
Prereq or concurrent: CCET 2604.

CCET 2617    Construction Methods and Materials    3 s.h.

Basic properties of construction materials. Processing and placement methods. Purchase, use and replacement of construction equipment. Application of engineering economics to construction. Use of building codes.
Prereq.: CCET 2604, MET 1515 both with a grade of "C" or better.

CCET 2620    Transportation Technology    3 s.h.

Transportation planning and highway system design. Familiarization with AASHTO design manuals; geometric design and signalization of highway segments; capacity analysis and route selection. Cost-benefit analysis for transportation projects. Four (4) hours lecture per week. Prereq. 'C' or better in CCET 2604.

CCET 3705    Computing for Technologists    3 s.h.

Development of computer techniques used in solutions to problems in all fields of engineering technology. Students write computer programs to solve problems with which they are familiar. Use of database management, spreadsheets. May be taken by non-CCET majors. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week.
Prereq.: MATH 1570 or MATH 1571 grade of "C" or better and junior standing or consent of instructor.

CCET 3706    Structural Design    4 s.h.

Structural design using AISC, ACI and similar codes. Selection of members and connections in accordance with manuals and code specifications. Design and AutoCAD projects required. Three hours lecture and three hours computational lab per week.
Prereq.:“C” or better in CCET 1503, CCET 1504, MET 1515, MATH 1513, MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C and MATH 1511 or MATH 1511C, CCET 2604.

CCET 3708    Building Information Modeling    3 s.h.

Introduction and applications of Autodesk Revit 3D CAD program. Use of Revit software to assemble a complete building information model of a building and use the model to coordinate systems between disciplines, to create material take-offs, construction documents, and presentation drawings. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in CCET 3706.

CCET 3709    Structural Analysis 1    3 s.h.

Fundamental determination of member forces in trusses, beams, arches, frames and cables. Calculation of member stresses and defections. Two hours lecture, three hours computational lab per week.
Prereq.: ENTC 1505, MATH 1513 or MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C and MATH 1511 or MATH 1511C and CCET 2604, all with a grade of “C” or better.

CCET 3711    Specifications and Estimating    3 s.h.

Fundamentals of writing and interpreting specifications for materials and construction methods. Estimating materials and labor costs for construction projects. Use of computer estimating packages. Two hours lecture and three hours computational laboratory.
Prereq.: ENTC 1505, MATH 1513 or MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C and MATH 1511 or MATH 1511C, CCET 2604, MET 1515 all with grade of "C" or better.

CCET 3714    Soil Mechanics    2 s.h.

A study of soil properties, classifications, strength and behavior. Theory of consolidation, shear strength and stability analysis. Two hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in the following courses CCET 2614L, CCET 3706, CCET 3709.

CCET 3714L    Soil Mechanics Laboratory    1 s.h.

Practice in soil identification and determination of soil properties. Use and care of basic soil testing equipment and standard test procedures. Three laboratory hours per week.
Concurrent with: CCET 3714.

CCET 3719    Environmental Impact of Abandoned Mines    3 s.h.

Mining methods, types of mines, information retrieval, mine stabilization, and the effects of abandoned mines on environmental and human activities, especially deep coal mines in the Mahoning Valley and adjacent areas. Two hours lecture and three hours of lab per week. Prereq. GEOL 1505 or equivalent or permission of instructor.

CCET 3724    Hydraulics and Land Development    3 s.h.

Study of hydraulics and hydrologic principles and their applications to drainage requirements, storm-water management, detention/retention basin design, erosion and sedimentation control plans and land-use planning. Use of computer software for analysis and design. Two hours lecture, three hours of computational lab per week.
Prereq.: CCET 1503, CCET 1504, ENTC 1505, MATH 1513 or MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C and MATH 1511 or MATH 1511C, CCET 2604, MET 1515 all with a grade of "C" or better.

CCET 3735    Heavy Highway Technology    3 s.h.

Study of principles of heavy highway construction as it relates to the current highway system. The reading and comprehension of highway construction plans and specifications. Three (3) hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in CCET 2620.

CCET 3740    Construction Management    3 s.h.

Design and construction office planning and scheduling techniques. Construction reports, contracts, specifications and general conditions. Relationships among owner, architect/engineer, and constructor. Introduction to computer methods for program planning and updating. Financial, labor, and material resource allocation and tracking. Three (3) hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in CCET 3711.

CCET 4807    Project Planning & Scheduling    3 s.h.

Application of planning, scheduling, and control system techniques for an integrated project including theory, options, legal implications, and practices. Students plan and schedule projects using CPM computer software and set up control systems for the project. Two hours lecture, one hour laboratory per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in CCET 3711.

CCET 4809    Structural Analysis 2    3 s.h.

Continuation of CCET 3709. Analysis techniques for common structures. Introduction to classical approaches to statically indeterminate structures and calculation of deflections. Use of standard computer programs such as StruCalc, SAP and SABLE. Three hours lecture, one hour computational lab per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in both CCET 3709 and MATH 1570 or MATH 1571.

CCET 4810    Construction Surveying    3 s.h.

Theory and applications of advanced land surveying techniques for: route surveying and geometric design; topographic site surveys and mapping; civil engineering, utilities, and construction surveys; global positioning systems; and quantities and final surveys. Two hours lecture and three hours field surveying laboratory.
Prereq.: "C" or better in CEEN 2610, CEEN 2610L.

CCET 4812    Concrete Design    3 s.h.

Behavior and design of concrete elements subject to flexure, shear, axial and combined effects. Emphasis on reinforced concrete design in accordance with the ACI Code including beams, T-beams, slabs, walls, and columns. An introduction to prestressed and precast concrete design. Two hours lecture, one hour design lab per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in both CCET 3706 and CCET 3709.

CCET 4813    Steel Design    3 s.h.

Loading and behavior of steel structures and design of standard rolled shapes in accordance with current LRFD and ASD specifications. Design of welded and bolted connections and an introduction to design of cold-formed steel members. Two hours lecture, one hour lab per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in both CCET 3706 and CCET 3709.

CCET 4814    Foundation Design    3 s.h.

Application of soil mechanics to the design of foundations. Topics include spread footings, drilled piers, piles, retaining walls, sheet piles walls and underground structures. Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in CCET 3714 and CCET 3714L.

CCET 4815    Masonry Design    3 s.h.

Design of beams, columns, shear walls and bearing walls using clay and concrete masonry units. Application of allowable stress design (ASD) and strength design (SD) in accordance with the MSJC Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures. Additional topics include prestressed and autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) masonry. Two hours lecture, one hour lab per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in both CCET 3706 and CCET 3709.

CCET 4816    Timber Design    3 s.h.

Design of beams, poles, piles, diaphragms, shear walls and fasteners using timber elements. Application of the National Design Specification for Wood Construction that incorporates a dual format using both allowable stress design (ASD) and load and resistance factor design (LRFD). Additional topics include glued-laminated members and design of mechanical connectors. Design, analysis, construction, and testing of scale models is required. Two hours lecture, one hour lab per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in both CCET 3706 and CCET 3709.

CCET 4824    Environmental Technology    3 s.h.

Application of environmental principles to land planning and development. Wastewater treatment processes and system design. Application of water and wastewater management to specific sites. Permitting and endangerment assessment. Two hours lecture, one hour lab per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in CCET 3724 and junior standing.

CCET 4884    Civil/Structural Facilities Design    3 s.h.

Interdisciplinary capstone course. An overview of the requirements and design procedures for civil and structural systems. Includes the analysis and design for site development, utilities, foundation, wall systems, framing systems, floor system and the preparation of the plans, specifications and estimate package. Includes a major interdisciplinary group project. Four (4) hours lecture per week. Prereq. or.
Prereq.: Senior standing in CCET or EET permission of instructor.
Coreq.: EET 4810.

CCET 4890    Special Topics in Civil and Construction Engineering Technology    1-4 s.h.

New developments in CCET. Subject matter, special prerequisites, and credit hours to be announced in advance of each offering. May be repeated with different subject matter to a maximum of 8 s.h.
Prereq.: Senior standing in CCET or consent of the instructor.

EET 1501    Circuit Theory 1    3 s.h.

Theoretical analysis of DC electrical circuits including units conversions, current voltage, power, Ohms Law, Kirchhoffs Laws, network theorems, capacitance, magnetic circuits, inductance and transient analysis of RL and RC circuits.
Prereq.: C or better in either MATH 1513, or in either MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C and in either MATH 1511 or MATH 1511C.
Coreq.: EET 1501L.

EET 1501L    Circuit Theory 1 Lab    1 s.h.

Use of electrical components to construct circuits and use of electrical instrumentation including meters and oscilloscopes to analyze DC resistive series/parallel networks and basic RC & RL transient circuits. Computer circuit analysis with PSPICE. Three hours per week.
Concurrent with: EET 1501.

EET 1502    Circuit Theory 2    3 s.h.

Study of AC sinusoidal waveforms, phasor representations, phasor algebra and phasor diagrams. Solution of steady state single phase series/parallel networks including network theorems, power and power factor, resonant circuits, filters, mutual inductance, transformers and balanced three-phase systems.
Prereq.: "C" or better in EET 1501 and EET 1501L; "C" or better in either MATH 1513, or in either MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C and in either MATH 1511 or MATH 1511C.
Coreq.: EET 1502L.

EET 1502L    Circuit Theory 2 Lab    1 s.h.

Measure effective values of AC currents and voltages, observe waveforms with oscilloscopes, verify impedance concepts and phasor diagrams for AC series/parallel networks and resonant circuits. Computer circuit analysis with PSPICE. Three hours per week.
Concurrent with: EET 1502.

EET 2605    Electronics 1    3 s.h.

Physical basis of semiconductor materials, diodes, rectifier circuits, Zener diode regulators, clippers, clampers, special purpose diodes. Bipolar junction transistors (BJT) characteristics, bias circuits, equivalent circuit models, amplifiers and field effect transistor (FET) characteristics. Coreq: EET 2605L.
Prereq.: EET 1502 and EET 1502L; C or better in either MATH 1513, or in either MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C and in either MATH 1511 or MATH 1511C.

EET 2605L    Electronics 1 Laboratory    1 s.h.

Use of meters, oscilloscope, transistor curve tracer for experiments on diode characteristics, rectifier circuits, clippers, clampers, Zener regulators, BJT and FET characteristics, BJT bias circuits and amplifiers. Computer circuit analysis with PSPICE. Three hours per week.
Concurrent with: EET 2605.

EET 2620    Digital Electronics    2 s.h.

An introductory study of number systems and conversions, codes, Boolean algebra, and logic gates. Includes Boolean function simplification, truth tables, Karnaugh maps, and combination circuits.
Prereq.: "C" or better in EET 1501 and EET 1501L, and ENTC 1505; "C" or better in either MATH 1513, or in either MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C and in either MATH 1511 or MATH 1511C.
Coreq.: EET 2620L.

EET 2620L    Digital Electronics Lab    1 s.h.

Experiments utilizing digital integrated circuits to implement various logic functions discussed in EET 2620. Three hours per week.
Concurrent with: EET 2620.

EET 3700    Methods in Circuit Analysis    3 s.h.

Review of circuit analysis techniques using phasor algebra; mesh and nodal analysis; Thevenin and Norton equivalents; superposition theorem; three phase circuits; circuit solutions using matrix methods; and Fourier analysis of periodic waveforms with applications to circuit analysis. Two hours lecture and three hours computational lab per week. Prereq. or.
Prereq.: Grade of C or better in EET 2605 and EET 2605L and EET 3710 and EET 3710L and EET 3735 and EET 3735L and (MATH 1570 or MATH 1571).
Coreq.: MATH 2670.

EET 3701    Transform Circuit Analysis    3 s.h.

Introduction to LaPlace transforms and the use of LaPlace transforms in circuit analysis, transfer functions, frequency response of networks, poles and zeroes, stability, Bode plots. Two hours lecture and three hours of computational lab per week.
Prereq.: MATH 2670 and EET 3700 with a grade of "C" or better.

EET 3706    Electronics 2    3 s.h.

Field effect transistor (FET) bias circuits and amplifiers, thyristor circuits, frequency effects (Bode plots), differential amplifiers, linear and non-linear op amp circuits, active filters, oscillators and regulated power supplies.
Prereq.: "C" or better in EET 1502 and EET 1502L and EET 2605 and EET 2605L and MATH 1570.
Concurrent with: EET 3706L.

EET 3706L    Electronics 2 Laboratory    1 s.h.

Experiments involving field effect transistors (FETs), integrated circuits (ICs), operational amplifiers, frequency effects on gain, oscillator circuits and regulated power supplies. Computer circuit analysis with PSPICE. Three hours per week.
Concurrent with: EET 3706.

EET 3710    Electrical Machines    3 s.h.

Construction, operating principles and characteristics, efficiency and control of DC motors, generators, and specialized machines. AC single and 3-phase transformers, alternators, induction and synchronous motor principles, characteristics, efficiency and control.
Prereq.: "C" or better in EET 1502 and EET 1502L and ENTC 1505 and MATH 1570.
Concurrent with: EET 3710L.

EET 3710L    Electrical Machines Lab    1 s.h.

Experiments with DC motors and generators and AC transformers, alternators, induction and synchronous motors to observe operation, efficiency, control and machine characteristics. Three hours per week.
Concurrent with: EET 3710.

EET 3712    Programmable Logic Controllers    3 s.h.

Development of ladder logic programming and application to programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Examination of input/output (I/O) device characteristics and interfacing including both digital and analog I/O. Installation, maintenance and safety practices for PLCs.
Prereq.: "C" or better in EET 1502 and EET 1502L and EET 2620 and EET 2620L and EET 3710 and EET 3710L and MATH 1570.

EET 3712L    PLC Laboratory    1 s.h.

Exercises in ladder logic programming for programmable logic controllers (PLCs) using concepts developed in EET 3712. Input/Output (I/O) concepts related to PLCs. Three hours per week.
Concurrent with: EET 3712.

EET 3715    Industrial Instrumentation and Control    3 s.h.

Introduction to industrial instrumentation and process control. Application of calculus, thermodynamics, and fluid flow to instrumentation and control systems. Characteristics of sensing devices including temperature, pressure, flow, level, position, analytical, vibration, etc. Analog electronic instrumentation and instrument calibration. Concepts of closed loop control, process dynamics and loop tuning, feedforward, feedback, and cascade control in industrial process systems. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab per week.
Prereq.: EET 3710 and EET 3710L and EET 2605 and EET 2605L and EET 2620 and EET 2620L and CHEM 1515 and CHEM 1515L and PHYS 1501 and (MATH 1570 or MATH 1571) with letter grade of C or better.

EET 3725    Electromechanical Systems    3 s.h.

AC/DC circuit analysis techniques including network theorems, MultiSim computer circuit analysis with applications to AC/DC machinery, electronics, digital circuits and control systems. Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: C or better in MATH 1570 and ENTC 1505.
Concurrent with: EET 3725L.

EET 3725L    Electromechanical Systems Lab    1 s.h.

Lab experiences to accompany EET 3725 Electromechanical Systems. Topics include lab safety, resistor color code, DC and AC circuits, oscilloscope and function generator, diode rectifiers, transistor switching circuits and amplifiers, three phase power measurements, transformer testing, DC and AC motor characteristics.
Prereq.: C or better in the following: MATH 1570, ENTC 1505.
Concurrent with: EET 3725.

EET 3730    Logic Systems Design    2 s.h.

The characteristics and applications of integrated circuit logic families and various memory devices. Emphasis on the design of digital systems with SSI, MSI, and LSI as system components.
Prereq.: "C" or better in EET 2620 and EET 2620L and EET 2605 and EET 2605L and EET 1502 and EET 1502L and MATH 1570.
Concurrent with: EET 3730L.

EET 3730L    Logic Systems Design Lab    1 s.h.

Laboratory exercises dealing with applications of concepts developed in EET 3730. Three hours per week.
Coreq.: EET 3730.

EET 3735    Microprocessor Architecture and Programming    2 s.h.

An introduction to microprocessor architecture, memory organization, and input/output addressing. Emphasis on machine/assembly language programming to teach concepts of buses, machine cycles, and internal data flow. Two hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in CSIS 1590, or in EET 1501 and EET 1501L and EET 2620 and EET 2620L; "C" or better in either MATH 1513, or in either MATH 1510 or MATH 1510C and in either MATH 1511 or MATH 1511C.
Coreq.: EET 3735L.

EET 3735L    Microprocessor Architecture and Programming Laboratory    1 s.h.

Laboratory exercises dealing with applications of concepts developed in EET 3735. Three hours per week.
Coreq.: EET 3735.

EET 3745    Microprocessor Systems 2    2 s.h.

Continuation of EET 3735 with emphasis on advanced programming techniques, memory mapping, I/O ports, and basic I/O interfacing. Two hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in EET 3735 and EET 3735L and EET 1502 and EET 1502L and MATH 1570.
Coreq.: EET 3745L.

EET 3745L    Microprocessor Systems 2 Lab    1 s.h.

Laboratory exercises utilizing a microcomputer to provide practical applications of concepts developed in EET 3745. Three hours per week.
Prereq.: Concurrent with: EET 3745.
Concurrent with EET 3745.

EET 3760    Variable Speed Drives    2 s.h.

Variable Speed Drive. Introduction to electronic speed control of direct and alternating current motors. Power conversion and waveform modulation techniques, drive sizing, harmonics, and motor performance.
Prereq.: "C" or better in EET 3710 and EET 3710L and EET 2605 and EET 2605L, EET 3700, and MATH 2670.
Concurrent with: EET 3760L.

EET 3760L    Variable Speed Drives Lab    1 s.h.

Exercises in variable speed drive applications, demonstrating the concepts developed in EET 3760. Three hours per week.
Coreq.: EET 3760.

EET 3780    Communication Systems    2 s.h.

Communication System. Audio signals, noise, untuned and RF amplifiers, amplitude, frequency, pulse modulation, transmission lines, antennas, and multiplexing of communication channels.
Prereq.: "C" or better in the following: EET 1502, EET 1502L, EET 2605, EET 2605L, EET 3700, and MATH 2670.
Concurrent with: EET 3780L.

EET 3780L    Communication Systems Lab    1 s.h.

Laboratory exercises dealing with application of concepts developed in EET 3780. Three hours per week.
Coreq.: EET 3780.
Concurrent with: EET 3780.

EET 4810    Electrical System Design    3 s.h.

The design and layout of electrical systems for power, light, heat, signals, and communications in commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. Two hours lecture, three hours of lab per week.
Prereq.: EET 3710 and EET 3710L or EET 3725 and EET 3725L, with grade of C or better.

EET 4812    Automation Systems Integration    3 s.h.

Network technologies that support system integration of process/manufacturing automation, building automation (smart buildings), environment management, as well as energy management and electricity systems automation (smart grid systems). Hardware and software, including NetDDE, OPC, and SCADA Systems comprising the infrastructure of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) ad Industry 4.0. IIoT infrastructure components such as Artificial Intelligence based control systems, wireless technology in automation systems, safety systems, and organizational approach to automation. Two hours lecture and three hours lab per week.
Prereq.: EET 3701 and EET 3760 and EET 3760L and EET 3745 and EET 3745L and CSIS 2610 and MATH 2670 and completion of one upper division technical elective with letter grade C or better.

EET 4815    Power System Studies    3 s.h.

Introduction to electrical power system studies including system modelling, load flow and voltage drop, short circuit, protective device coordination, motor transient starting, power quality, and arc flash calculations. Two hours lecture and three hours computational lab per week.
Prereq.: EET 3710 and EET 3710L and EET 3700 and MATH 2670 all with grades of "C" or better.

EET 4820    Power System Protection and Control    2 s.h.

Power System Protection Control. An introduction to electrical power system protection and control utilizing intelligent smart grid technologies. Topics include power system analysis, real time data acquisition and control, synchrophasor measurements, communications, and application of microprocessor-based protective relaying. Two hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in EET 3710 and EET 3710L and EET 3712 and EET 3712L, EET 3700 and MATH 2670.
Concurrent with: EET 4820L.

EET 4820L    Power System Protection and Control Lab    1 s.h.

Establishing communications, programming, and testing of various microprocessor based power system protective relays, including time-overcurrent, bus, differential, motor, distributed generation, and transformer relays. Three hours lab per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in EET 3710 and EET 3710L and EET 3712 and EET 3712L.
Coreq.: EET 4820.

EET 4845    Microprocessor Systems 3    2 s.h.

Continuation of EET 3745 with emphasis on real data acquisition, A/D and D/A conversions, and industrial applications.
Prereq.: "C" or better in EET 3730 and EET 3730L and EET 3745 and EET 3745L and MATH 2670.
Coreq.: EET 4845L.

EET 4845L    Microprocessor Systems 3 Lab    1 s.h.

Laboratory exercises utilizing a microcomputer to provide practical applications of concepts developed in EET 4845. Three hours per week.
Coreq.: EET 4845.

EET 4850    Integrated Circuit Applications    2 s.h.

Introduction to integrated circuits technology and typical application.
Prereq.: "C" or better in EET 2605 and EET 2605L and EET 1502 and EET 1502L and MATH 2670.
Concurrent with: EET 4850L.

EET 4850L    Integrated Circuit Applications Lab    1 s.h.

Laboratory exercises dealing with the application of concepts developed in EET 4850. Three hours per week.
Coreq.: EET 4850.

EET 4870    Process Control Technology    4 s.h.

Interdisciplinary capstone course. Analysis and design of control systems for industrial processes, utility automation, and electromechanical systems. Includes preparation of schematic, control, and wiring diagrams; specifications, estimates, project schedule, and presentation of results. Three hours lecture, three hours lab per week.
Prereq.: Grades of C or better in EET 3712 and EET 3712L and EET 3760 and EET 3760L and EET 3701 and MATH 2670 and EET 4810 and two EET electives and Senior standing in EET and permission of EET program coordinator.

EET 4890    Special Topics in EET    1-4 s.h.

Special topics/new developments in electrical engineering technology. Subject matter, special prerequisites, and credit hours to be announced in advance of each offering. May be repeated with different subject matter to a maximum of 8 s.h.
Prereq.: Senior standing in EET or consent of the instructor.

ENTC 1500    Technical Skills Development    4 s.h.

A course designed to develop the technical, analytical and problem solving skills of students planning to enter an engineering or technical course of study. Three (3) hours of lecture and three (3) hours lab per week. Grading is A, B, C, NC.
Prereq. or concurrent: MATH 1501.

ENTC 1505    Engineering Technology Concepts    4 s.h.

The role of the technician, technologist, engineer and scientist in the technology team; a study of basic mathematical, scientific, and communicative techniques as applied to the work of engineering technologists; ethical, global, and societal issues facing the engineering technology professional. Three hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Grading is A, B, C, NC. Corequistite MATH 1513 or MATH 1511.
Prereq.: grade of "C" or better in MATH 1510.

ENTC 3799    Professional Practice in Engineering Technology    1 s.h.

This course provides students with cooperative education experiences in various engineering technology disciplines. To receive credit for the course, the student is expected to work at the assignment a minimum of 400 hours, submit a report of activities, and obtain approval of the department Professional Practice Committee. Course may be repeated up to a maximum of 3 s.h. toward the BSAS. Students are considered full-time even though only 1 s.h. is given for each course. Grading: PR, CR, NC.
Prereq.: Consent of department chairperson.

ENTC 4895    Independent Engineering Technology Project    1-4 s.h.

Individual study under direction of a faculty member. Written and oral report required. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 s.h.
Prereq.: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and prior approval of the project by the IETP committee of engineering technology faculty.

EUT 1504    Maintenance Fundamentals 1    4 s.h.

Introduction to blueprint reading and technical diagrams, use of hand tools and power tools, safety and health, development of troubleshooting skills, chemical hazards, and material safety data sheets. Three hours lecture, and three hours lab per week.
Prereq. or concurrent: ENTC 1500.

EUT 1505    Maintenance Fundamentals 2    4 s.h.

Introduction to piping systems, basic hydraulics and pneumatics, hydraulic and pneumatic troubleshooting, rigging and equipment installation, welding principals, oxyacetylene cutting and welding. Three hours lecture, three hours lab per week.
Prereq.: EUT 1502 and EUT 1504, concurrent or prerequisite EUT 1503.

EUT 2600    Electric Utility Distribution Systems    4 s.h.

Applications of transformers, switchgear, regulators, overhead conductors and underground cable. Power factor correction, voltage regulation, coordination and overcurrent protection of distribution circuits.
Prereq.: EUT 1500.

EUT 2601    Electrical Codes and Standards    4 s.h.

National Electrical Code and National Electrical Safety Code as applied to overhead and underground electric utility distribution systems. Pole guying, overhead conductor sag and tension, cable pulling, and clearances. Four hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: EUT 2600.

EUT 2604    Power Plant Electrical Equipment    3 s.h.

Study of three-phase power systems including motors, generators, transformers, and switchgear. NEC and NESC Code requirements, automatic and manual motor controls, variable speed drives, circuit protection. Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: EUT 1500 and EUT 1500L.
Concurrent with: EUT 2604L.

EUT 2604L    Power Plant Electrical Equipment Lab    1 s.h.

Lab component to accompany EUT 2604. Provides hands-on activities related to three-phase power systems, motors, generators, transformers, and switchgear. Three hours lab per week.
Prereq.: EUT 1500 and EUT 1500L.
Concurrent with: EUT 2604.

EUT 2605    Intermediate Power Plant Systems    3 s.h.

Continuation of EUT 1502. Study of power plant cycles, thermodynamic properties of water and steam, and use of steam tables. Includes thermodynamic analysis of boiler system, feedwater, superheat, and reheat systems, heat transfer in pre-heaters, turbine, condensers, and pumps. Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: EUT 1503, and EUT 1503L.
Concurrent with: EUT 2605L.

EUT 2605L    Intermediate Power Plant Systems Lab    1 s.h.

Lab component to accompany EUT 2605. Provides hands-on and computational methods to dynamic analysis of boiler system, feedwater, superheat, and reheat systems, heat transfer in pre-heaters, turbine, condenser, and pumps. Three hours per week.
Prereq.: EUT 1503, and EUT 1503L.
Concurrent with: EUT 2605.

EUT 2606    Power Plant Operator Practice    3 s.h.

Discusses the operation of large utility power plants including start-up and shut-down of all major systems, disturbance response, and safe operation of plant systems. Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: EUT 1503 and EUT 1503, EUT 1503L.
Concurrent and EUT 2605/EUT 2605L.

EUT 2607    Power Plant Instrumentation and Control    3 s.h.

Introduces basic principles of process instrumentation and control systems. Measurement parameters such as flow, pressure, level, temperature, and pH. Includes coverage of programmable logic controllers, and distributed control systems. Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: EUT 2604, EUT 2604L and EUT 2605, EUT 2605L.
Concurrent with: EUT 2607L.

EUT 2607L    Power Plant Instrumentation & Control Lab    1 s.h.

Lab component to accompany EUT 2607. Provides hands-on activities related to process instrumentation and control systems. Three hours per week.
Prereq.: EUT 2604L, and EUT 2605L.
Concurrent with: EUT 2607.

EUT 2608    Advanced Power Plant Systems    3 s.h.

Continuation of EUT 2605. Examines on-line boiler control concepts, including combustion, feedwater, header pressure, oxygen content, power demand, and other processes as applied to utility boilers and process heat supply boilers. Also examines pollution control systems, gas turbines and diesel generators. Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: EUT 2605, EUT 2605L.
Concurrent with: EUT 2607, EUT 2607L and EUT 2608L.

EUT 2608L    Advanced Power Plant Systems Lab    1 s.h.

Lab component to accompany EUT 2608. Provides hands-on activities related to on-line boiler control concepts, pollution control systems, gas turbines and diesel generators. Three hours per week.
Prereq.: EUT 2605, EUT 2605L.
Concurrent with: EUT 2607, EUT 2607L and EUT 2608.

MET 1515    Mechanics 1    3 s.h.

Study of forces as vector quantities; resultants of force systems; principles of mechanical equilibrium; application of principles to problems, devices and structures commonly encountered in industry. Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in ENTC 1505 and MATH 1513 or MATH 1510 and MATH 1511 or MATH 1510C and MATH 1511C.

MET 2606    Solid Modeling    4 s.h.

Study of parametric solid modeling and other 3D techniques using Solid Works and Inventor software, including work with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. Four hours lecture per week.

MET 2616    Mechanics 2    3 s.h.

Introduction to dynamics of solids, study of various types of motion, Newton's second law, work and energy, impulse and momentum. Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: MET 1515 "C" or better.

MET 2630    Manufacturing Techniques    3 s.h.

The study of materials and processes used in manufacturing, including casting, heat treatment, hot and cold working, plastics processing and machining, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
Prereq.: "C" or better in ENTC 1505 and CCET 2604.

MET 2630L    Manufacturing Techniques Laboratory    1 s.h.

Practice and procedures of machine tool operation including lathes, drill presses, shapers, and milling machines. Two hours lab per week. "C" or better in MET 2630 or concurrent with MET 2630.

MET 3705    Thermodynamics    4 s.h.

Properties of ideal and real gases, first and second laws of thermodynamics, application to thermodynamic cycles involving power plants and cyclic machinery.
Prereq.: "C" or better in CHEM 1515 or CHEM 1505, "C" or better in EET 3725.

MET 3706    Machine Design 1    4 s.h.

Principles of stresses and deflections, shear and moment diagrams, combined stresses, fatigue, measurement of strain, and theories of failure. Application of these principles to design of machine components. Includes a capstone experience for MET AAS degrees. 4 s.h.
Prereq.: "C" or better in CCET 2604, "C" or better in CCET 1503.

MET 3707    Machine Design 2    3 s.h.

Continuation of MET 3706, progressing to the design of machine elements such as gears, belts, clutches, chains, bearings, welded and bolted joints.
Prereq.: "C" or better in MET 3706.

MET 3710    Tool Design    3 s.h.

Design and selection of cutting tools, fixtures, bending and forming dies, inspection and gauging instruments, and material feed mechanisms.
Prereq.: "C" or better in MET 3706.

MET 3711    Heat and Power Cycles    4 s.h.

A continuation of MET 3705, including the study of heat transfer, the Rankine cycle, the Otto cycle, the Diesel cycle, and the performance of pumps and heat exchangers.
Prereq.: 'C" or better in MET 3714, "C" or better in MET 3705.

MET 3714    Fluid Mechanics    4 s.h.

Principles of fluid statics and fluid dynamics and their application to incompressible flow in pipes and channels; Bernoulli's equation, laminar and turbulent flow; energy and momentum in fluid flow.
Prereq.: "C" or better in MET 1515.

MET 3714L    Fluid Mechanics Laboratory    1 s.h.

Fluid Mechanics Lab. Experiments and applications of concepts covered in MET 3714. One hour lab per week.
Prereq.: C or better in MET 3714 or concurrent with MET 3714.

MET 3720    Mechanisms    3 s.h.

Graphical and analytical solution of problems involving displacement, velocity, and acceleration in machine mechanisms. Design of linkages with drafting software to provide required motions of machine members. Two hours lecture, two hours lab per week.
Prereq.: C or better in MET 2616, "C" or better in MATH 1570 or "C" or better in MATH 1571.

MET 4810    Manufacturing Systems Analysis    3 s.h.

Study of manufacturing systems including manufacturing process design, analysis, selection and sequencing; value analysis, machine tool cost and functions; computer and statistical simulation of production systems. Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in MET 3706.

MET 4812    Numerical Control    3 s.h.

A study of the programming of numerically-controlled machine tools. Students program NC machines using manual and computer-assisted techniques.
Prereq.: C or better in MET 2606, and C or better in MET 2630 and MET 2630L.
Concurrent: MET 4812L.

MET 4812L    Numerical Control Lab    1 s.h.

A study of the programming of numerically-controlled machine tools. Students program NC machines using manual and computer-assisted techniques. One hours lab per week.
Coreq.: MET 4812.

MET 4820    Machine Systems    3 s.h.

Interdisciplinary capstone course. Analysis and design of complex machine systems incorporating hydraulic and pneumatic subsystems and electrical controls, including PLCs. Comprehensive design projects. Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: Senior standing in MET and permission of instructor.

MET 4830    Intro to Additive Manufacturing    3 s.h.

Covered topics include learning about the seven different additive manufacturing (AM) technologies and the AM process chain. Other topics covered include software issues, post-processing, rapid tooling, and other applications. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to determine if and when it is appropriate to implement AM technology for a particular application or process line and understand both the positive and negative implications of doing so. Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq.: "C" or better in MET 2630.

MET 4860    Robotics Technology    2 s.h.

An application-oriented course on the technology and use of industrial robots, including classification, tooling, sensors, workcell design, safety, and programming.
Prereq.: "C" or better in MET 3714, Concurrent with: MET 4860L.

MET 4860L    Robotics Technology Laboratory    1 s.h.

Practice in the programming and application of industrial robots and associated equipment. Construction of simulated robotic workcells using actual industrial robots, programmable controllers, sensors, and grippers. Two hours lab per week.
Prereq.: MET 3714 "C" or better.
Concurrent with: MET 4860.

MET 4870    Applied Finite Element Method    3 s.h.

Introduction of the finite element method with an emphasis on modeling and interpretation of results. Linear static problems are solved using commercial finite element analysis (FEA) software, where the results are verified using theoretical calculations. Topics include trusses, frames, plane stress/strain, and 3-D structures. Three hours lecture.
Prereq.: "C" or better in MET 3707 or CCET 3709.

MET 4890    Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering Technology    1-4 s.h.

New developments in Mechanical Engineering Technology. Subject matter, special prerequisites, and credit hours to be announced in advance of each offering. May be repeated with different subject matter to a maximum of 8 s.h.
Prereq.: Senior standing in MET or consent of the instructor.