Electronics: Industrial Systems

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Certificate of Completion
#24319

In addition to courses in electronics fundamentals, the Industrial Systems curriculum encompasses advanced coursework in industrial electronics, including electronic devices for industrial and motor controls. The curriculum culminates in the study of programmable logic controls (PLCs) using the Allen-Bradley series of PLCs running Windows ladder logic software.

Program Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be technically competent.
  • Students will be employed or seeking employment in the field or a related field.
  • Students will employ polar and/or rectangular notation to determine the magnitude and phase shift of an unknown circuit parameter (voltage, current, impedance, and/or power).

    Review Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for this program.

Required Courses

Course Prefix Course Name Units
Technical Applications in Microcomputers
Computer Simulation and Troubleshooting
Electronic Circuits - Direct Current (DC)
Electronic Circuits (AC)
Semiconductor Devices and Circuits
Industrial Electronics
Industrial Electronic Systems
Digital Electronics
Electronic Assembly and Fabrication
Customer Relations for the Technician

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