SCC Course Catalog

Electronics (ELN)

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
ELN	131	Analog Electronics I	6/4

This course introduces the characteristics and applications of semiconductor devices and circuits. Emphasis is placed on analysis, selection, biasing, and applications. Upon completion, students should be able to construct, analyze, verify, and troubleshoot analog circuits using appropriate techniques and test equipment.

Prerequisite: none

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
ELN	132	Analog Electronics II	6/4

This course covers additional applications of analog electronic circuits with an emphasis on analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (IC). Topics include amplification, filtering, oscillation, voltage regulation, and other analog circuits. Upon completion, students should be able to construct, analyze, verify, and troubleshoot analog electronic circuits using appropriate techniques and test equipment.

Prerequisite: none

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
ELN	133	Digital Electronics	6/4

This course covers combinational and sequential logic circuits. Topics include number systems, Boolean algebra, logic families, medium scale integration (MSI) and large scale integration (LSI) circuits, analog to digital (AD) and digital to analog (DA) conversion, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to construct, analyze, verify, and troubleshoot digital circuits using appropriate techniques and test equipment.

Prerequisite: none

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
ELN	232	Introduction to Microprocessors	6/4

This course introduces microprocessor architecture and microcomputer systems including memory and input/output interfacing. Topics include low-level language programming, bus architecture, I/O systems, memory systems, interrupts, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to interpret, analyze, verify, and troubleshoot fundamental microprocessor circuits and programs using appropriate techniques and test equipment.

Prerequisite: Take ELN-133;

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
ELN	234	Communication Systems	6/4

This course introduces the fundamentals of electronic communication systems. Topics include the frequency spectrum, electrical noise, modulation techniques, characteristics of transmitters and receivers, and digital communications. Upon completion, students should be able to interpret analog and digital communication circuit diagrams, analyze transmitter and receiver circuits, and use appropriate communication test equipment.

Prerequisite: none

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
ELN	236	Fiber Optics and Lasers	5/4

This course introduces the fundamentals of fiber optics and lasers. Topics include the transmission of light; characteristics of fiber optic and lasers and their systems; fiber optic production; types of lasers; and laser safety. Upon completion, students should be able to understand fiber optic communications and basic laser fundamentals.

Prerequisite: none

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
ELN	260	Programmable Logic Controllers	6/4

This course provides a detailed study of PLC applications, with a focus on design of industrial controls using the PLC. Topics include PLC components, memory organization, math instructions, documentation, input/output devices, and applying PLCs in industrial control systems. Upon completion, students should be able to select and program a PLC system to perform a wide variety of industrial control functions.

Prerequisite: Take ELC-131 ELC-128;

Corequisite: none