61 courses with the subject ENGT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ENGT 100Introduction to Engineering Technology2
An introduction to the different disciplines within engineering technology, computer literacy, mathematics, problem solving techniques, use of scientific calculators, communication and application of computer in preparing documents and plots and basic analysis of electronic circuits. Offered: F.
ENGT 100LIntroduction to Engineering Technology Lab1
This course is composed of laboratory experiments to reinforce the concepts covered in ENGT 101 such as vectors & scalar, physical measurement, data representation, basic electricity, energy & power, and material science. Students get a chance to work with electronics lab equipment such as power supplies, multi-meters, signal generators, resistors & circuits boards, and mechanical lab equipment and measurement equipment such material testing machines, calipers, and indicators. Offered: F.
Topics include problem solving techniques, basic algebra and trigonometry functions, number notations, charts and graphs, report writing, concepts of energy, work and power, basic electricity, vectors and scalars, unit conversion, measurement and guaging, engineering materials, and computer networking. Codes of ethics and diversity in field of Engineering Technology will also be discussed. Offered: F.
(Formally TECH 105) Introduction to principles of drawing, including sketching, graphing, orthographic projections, section views, and pictorial views. Also introduces principles of Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) and using CAD to produce professional quality drawings. Offered: S.
ENGT 200Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies3
This is an interdisciplinary course suitable for both science and non-science majors who would like to learn about energy, renewable energy resources, and potential solutions to energy crisis. Topics include, in part, fossil fuel and nuclear energy, combined heat and power and renewable energy resources such as wind, hydro, tidal, photovoltaic solar, solar thermal, geothermal, fuel cell, and bioenergy.
This course will introduce students to fundamentals of direct and alternating current circuits. Topics include principles of DC and AC electrical systems, passive electrical components, circuit fundamentals, circuit theorems and conversions, and complex analysis techniques, magnetism, transformers, RC, RL, LC, and RLC series/parallel circuits, adn passive filter design techniques. Computer-based circuit modeling and circuit simulation are covered. Offered: F.
Introduces fundamentals of direct and alternating current circuits. Topics include principles of DC and AC electrical systems, passive electrical components, circuit fundamentals, circuit theorems and conversions, and complex analysis techniques, magnetism, transformers, RC, RL, LC, and RLC series/parallel circuits, and passive filter design techniques. Computer-based circuit modeling and circuit drawing are covered.
This lab covers laboratory experiences in DC resistor circuitry; Ohm’s law; analyzing AC signals, including frequency, period, amplitude, and rms value; inductors, capacitors and DC transients; measuring phase shift in an AC circuit due to an inductor or capacitor; and basics of laboratory report writing.
This course provides an introduction of basic engineering materials (metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites) and their manufacturing processes. Topics include classifications, structure, properties, and treatment of metals, inspection and testing techniques for engineering materials. Manufacturing topics include casting, cold and hot metal forming, machining and joining processes. Related laboratory activities include experiments with technical reports.
This course is composed of laboratory experiments to reinforce the concepts covered in ENGT 210 such as crystal structures, physical properties, mechanical properties, material fabrications (ceramics & composites) and basics of laboratory writing.
ENGT 215PC Hardware & Software Support Technology3
(Formerly PC Support Technology) this course covers basic personal computer system support including installation, configuration, and preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting and upgrading of hardware and software components. Topics include safety practices, configuration and documentation, use of diagnostic and recovery software, peripheral installation and testing, operating system and application software installation and support. Students taking this course are expected to know how to operate a PC computer. Offered: S.
ENGT 215LPC Hardware & Software and Operating System Lab1
Laboratory experiments reinforce the concepts covered in ENGT 215 and develop hands-on skills in the troubleshooting of hardware and operating system installations.
Covers the basics of graphical programming and adopts LabVIEW as design software to introduce basics of programming for data acquisition. Students implement data acquisition/measurement systems using DAQ devices and Virtual instruments.
This course prepares students for careers in green technology through investigating current techniques used in biofuel production and addressing energy business information. Topics include, in part, overall survey of bioenergy techniques, feedstock sustainability, biodiesel, methane, plant-based oils and pollution considerations.
Emphasizes the relationship between structure and properties of industrial materials and their control through composition, mechanical processing, and thermal treatment. Offered: F.
This course covers basics of analog and digital devices and circuits. Topics include diodes, rectifiers, BJT, FET, thyristors (SCR, TRIAC, DIAC), digital gates, Boolean algebra and digital logic circuits such as counters, oscillators, and memory systems.
Laboratory experiments reinforce the concepts covered in ENGT 235 and develop skills in the experimental set-up of basic analog and digital systems; and basics of laboratory report writing.
Scalars and vectors, parallelogram law, equilibrium, trusses, friction theory, center of gravity and moment of inertia, and Newton’s law of motion applied to linear and circular motion.
An overview of network communications terminology, protocols, and technologies. Students will construct and assess simple LANs and WANs networks and associated networking devices. Topics include TCP/IP and OSI models, TCP/IP fundamentals, network topologies, network classification, networking protocols, propagation media, data encoding and transmission, networking devices, routing techniques, subnetting, ATM and VoIP, wireless LAN (WLAN), virtual LAN (VLAN), and basic network security. Theory covered will be complemented by labs using network simulation tools.
ENGT 250Introduction to Wind and Hydro Power Systems3
This course introduces concepts, designs, tools, techniques, and material requirements for systems that convert wind and water energy into electricity and other usable energy. Topics include, in part, wind science, wind power, hydropower, site assessment, estimating output, economics, wind turbine technology, and systems types and installation.
Photovoltaic system is a method of generating electricity directly from sunlight using semiconductor devices called solar cells. The goal of this course is that students understand the operation of photovoltaic devices, systems and applications. Topics include, in part, introduction to photovoltaic systems, semiconductor basics, solar radiation, site surveys and preplanning, system components and configurations, system sizing, mechanical integration, utility interconnection, economic analysis, and PV system safety.
ENGT 305Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robotics3
This course introduces students to the field of mobile robotics. Topics include robotic sensors, collision detection and avoidance, locomotion, mobile robot kinematics, mobile robot architecture, manipulation, basics of machine learning, path planning, and localization. Course will include lab experiments using educational mobile robotic platform.
This course is divided into two parts. The first part includes vector mechanics of forces and moments, free-body diagrams, equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, forces in members and structures, distributed forces, friction, centroids and center of gravity and moment of inertia. The second part covers topics on rectilinear motion, angular motion, plane motion, kinetics, work, energy, power, impulse and momentum.
This course is composed of laboratory experiments to reinforce the concepts covered in ENGT-311 through hands-on activities and application of simulation software.
ENGT 315Network Operating Systems & Server Technology3
(formerly Operating Systems for Technology) Covers operating system concepts and procedures for installing and supporting computer systems. Topics include modern Windows OS, disk storage, and UNIX user commands, file system and management, Network Operating Systems, basic scripting, system support and security issues. (2hrs lecture, 2hrs lab)
Principles of static and dynamic behavior of incompressible fluids, buoyancy and stability of body fluids, momentum and energy consideration in fluid flow, and as introduction to compressible gas dynamics.
This course covers advanced topics in analog and digital circuits. Topics include operational amplifiers, operational amplifier-based circuits such as oscillators, instrumentation amplifiers, A/D and D/A converters, PLDs, FPGAs, finite state machines, and design of combinational logic and sequential logic designs using digital ICs.
Laboratory experiments reinforce the concepts covered in ENGT 335 and develop skills in the experimental set-up of advanced analog and digital systems; and basics of laboratory report writing.
(formerly Network Communication I). (formerly Analog & Digital Communications). Topics include electromagnetic spectrum, antenna fundamentals and common types, communication systems, gain, attenuation, and decibels, amplitude modulation and demodulation fundamentals, Frequency Modulation fundamentals, digital communication techniques, radio transmitters, communication receivers, digital data transmission, and multiplexing and duplexing, and multiple access, and satellite communication. (2hrs lecture, 2hrs lab)
This communications laboratory uses both simulation software and system hardware to obtain hands-on communications systems experiences. Time/Frequency Analysis, Analog Modulation, Digital Modulation and Long-Range and Short-Range Communication systems projects are covered.
(formerly Network Communications II) Covers TCP/IP Local Area Network (LAN) and basic Wide Area Network (WAN) connections using CISCO Discovery and Exploration as a guide and using Cisco routers and switches in laboratory. Topics include basic host and router configuration, static routing, TCP/IP configuration, cabling, basic LAN switching, wireless LAN, Distance Vector Protocol, RIPv1, RIPv2, CISCO IOS, WAN connections, and IP troubleshooting. Labs cover using Windows XP laptops/tablet-PCs as hosts and CISCO Catalyst 2950 switches and 2600 routers.
Laboratory experiments reinforce the concepts covered in ENGT 345 and develop skills in the experimental set-up the router and switches for networking a system. We will implement advanced routing protocols and switching configuration using Windows XP laptops/tablet-PCs as hosts and CISCO Catalyst 2950 switches and 2600 routers; and basics of laboratory report writing.
Covers control of systems and industrial processes. Topics include I/O modules, binary concepts, programming languages, addressing, control relays, latching relays, sensors, programming timers, counters and troubleshooting, control instructions, and data compare instructions. (2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab)
This course covers control systems terminology, feedback control systems, PID, PD,PI and relay controllers, lag-lead compensation, data-acquisition systems, stability, thermal, mechanical and optical sensors.
Laboratory experiments reinforce the concepts covered in ENGT 260 and develop skills in the open and closed loop control systems; and basics of laboratory report writing.
Covers control systems terminology, feeD.B.A.ck control systems, PID, PD, PI and relay controllers, lag-lead compensation, data-acquisition systems, stability, thermal, mechanical and optical sensors.
Studies the internal design of computer systems including data representation, registers, addressing techniques, processor organization. Topics include ALU data path design, arithmetic circuits, memory hierarchy, input/output device interfacing, and programming models. Topics also include multiplication and division algorithms, hardware description language (HDL) modeling, and RISC and CISC architectures.
This course introduces students to the use of computers in several extended areas of product design and manufacturing. These areas include CAD, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) operations and programming, Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software, and the use of simulation software for virtual prototyping for Design/Manufacturing/Validation.
Students will have the opportunity to learn how to apply the fundamentals of strength of materials as relate to concepts of stress, strain, shear, bending, torsion, and deflection of deformable bodies such as bars, shafts, beams, columns, and pressure vessels. Students are required to demonstrate proficiency in calculating stresses and strains in bars, beams, and shafts when subjected to axial forces, torsional/ bending moments, thermally induced forces and combinations of these loadings; analyzing external and internal forces and moments; calculating deflections of beams; calculating angles of twist of shafts; and design of bars, shafts, and beams.
Introduces the advanced mobile robotics system. Students learn fundamental of sensor fusion and estimation techniques, occupancy grid mapping, optimal control and motion planning. Course includes lab experiments leading to case studies in autonomous robotic vehicle system.
Covers theory and practice of systems used in an automated manufacturing environment to perform industrial functions. Topics include vision systems, application of control programming, CNC, and robotics programming. (3 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab)
Introduces the field of mechatronics, synergy between electronics and mechanical systems. Topics include modeling and simulation of real-time embEd.D.ed system, prototyping and programming of mechatronics systems, design of computer control system with sensor and actuator interfaces, and hardware-in-loop testing. Includes lab experiments using graphical programming, reconfigurable hardware and real-time hardware targets.
Covers topics related to stress analysis, the strength of mechanical elements, design of machine elements such as gears, belt drives, chain drives, screws, fasteners, connectors, and springs, welded, brazed, and bonded joints, bearings, shafts, cams and flexible mechanical elements, and statistical considerations in design.
This course provides a study of the fundamental laws of thermodynamics and heat transfer. Topics include thermodynamic system properties, properties of pure substances, ideal gases, open and closed systems, 1st and 2nd law of thermodynamics and their application to various ideal and real life thermal systems, and analysis of heat exchangers. Heat Transfer topics include analysis of 1-D heat transfer in solids and liquids by various heat transfer mechanisms (conduction, convection, and radiation).
This course is composed of a number of laboratory experiments that are designed to reinforce the principles of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid power (concepts covered in ENGT 420 and ENGT 320 ) and develop skills in experimental set-up, data collection and analysis, interpretation of results, and writing reports. (2 hrs lab).
ENGT 430Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)3
Principles of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and their applications to environmental comforting. Determination of building heating and cooling loads, heat pumps, humidity control, cooling ventilation, integrated systems, controls and instrumentation.
Covers the state of the art in mobile and wireless network systems that are currently being deployed. Topics include broaD.B.A.nd wireless IEEE 802.16, wireless IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN, mobile ad hoc network, mobile IP, Bluetooth, and cellular systems fundamentals. Topics also include medium access control (MAC), quality of service (QOS), scheduling, location discovery, and routing and topology control in ad hoc networks.
formerly Network Communications III Covers advanced Routing and Switching for LAN-WAN networking using CISCO Discovery and Exploration as guide and using CISCO routers and switches in laboratory. Topics include Variable Length subnetting (VLSM), Classless routing, Link-state routing, OSPF, EIGRP, VLAN’s, VLAN Trunking. We will implement advanced routing protocols and switching configuration using Windows XP laptops/tablet-PCs as hosts and CISCO Catalyst 2950 switches and 2600 routers. (3 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab)
This is first part of senior project. Covers topics in engineering technology to prepare students for the capstone senior project. The student performs the initial research needed for the senior project course and prepares the written proposal for senior project as well as works on project.
Senior standing and permission of academic advisor. Offered: F.
ENGT 460Engineering Software Applications3
Covers software applications and theory in engineering analysis and Reverse Engineering and develops the fundamental concepts. Topics include cloud points and computer model, stress-strain relations, von Misses stress, mesh modeling, stress analysis for frames, beams, holes, pressure vessels, bolted jolts, and contract analysis.
Covers microprocessor /microcontroller hardware and software, and the theoretical and practical aspects of interface design. Architectural features of microcontrollers such as PIC or 8051 are examined. Peripheral devices for interfacing design are also covered. The laboratory portion provides practical hands-on experience with the PC trainer kits, PicBasic Pro programming, interfacing and application of the microprocessor/microcomputer to real world systems.
formerly Network Administration and Security Covers network administration and security using advanced routers and switches. Topics include advanced router and switch management, Firewall technologies, access control lists, encryption algorithms, authentication, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, VPN access, RADIUS and SYSLOG servers, WIRESHARK packet analyzer, and troubleshooting IP networks. Security labs using CISCO 2600/2811 routers and CISCO 2950/2960 switches will be covered.
Develops skills in configuring and utilizing network forensics tools to capture suspicious data and recognize traffic patterns associated with suspicious network behavior. Topics include principles and applications of network forensics analysis, configuring various forensics tools for network forensics analysis, reconstructing suspicious activities (e-mails, file transfers, or web browsing) for detailed analysis and evidentiary purposes, security threat recognition, encryption technologies, and defensive configurations of network infrastructure devices.
Department Chair or Program Coordinator’s written consent. Offered: F; S; SS.
ENGT 490Project Management3
Focuses on the fundamental aspects of managing complex projects, the central role of project management in organizations, the project life cycle, and techniques for project planning, scheduling, and controlling using situations from technical disciplines.
An upper level course involving an independent or group research and design project. Introduces techniques and procedures of technical research. The student learns by assisting the instructor with a research project in the laboratory and industry. All students must complete a project and demonstrate their teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills in the real work project. Submission of written report and final oral presentation are required.
Senior standing and written consent of the chair or engineering technology coordinator. Offered: F; S; SS.
ENGT 498Capstone Senior Project II2
This is second part of senior project. Individual students or teams propose and design a device, system, or process using senior level tools. Topic and implementation project to be jointly agreed upon by student and faculty member and should be related to the student’s discipline. Includes planning, designing, testing, working on a team, writing a report, demonstrating, and presenting the project.
Individual student or team propse and design a device, system, or process using senior level tools. Topics and implementation project to be jointly agreed upon by student and faculty member and should be related to the students discipline. The project includes planning, designing, testing, team work skills, writing report, demonstration and oral presentation. Offered: S.
