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Additional Course Information
Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab,
practicum, and clinical or other non-lecture instruction).
The following performance will be expected of any student completing this course with a passing grade. There is no
absolute time limit on the performance of these objectives, unless noted, but the grade received by the student will
depend, in part, on the relative speed and precision of the student's performance in these tasks. Where subjective
evaluations are indicated, the instructor will make these judgments based on his or her knowledge of the skills required
to place a graduate with the expectation of successful on-job performance.
The student will be expected to demonstrate mastery in the following topics in written examination or laboratory
demonstration:
• Solid-state devices and circuits
• Programmable controllers
• Thyristors
• Lasers
• Fiber optics
• Power supplies
• Op-amp circuits
• Open- and closed-loop feedback systems
• Input devices
• Output devices
• AC and DC motors
• Motor control devices
• Robots and other motion control systems
• Data communications
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1. Describe how electronic input and output circuits are used to control automated manufacturing and/or
process systems.
2. Identify basic elements used for input, output, timing, and control
3. Define how programmable electronic systems use input data to alter output responses.
4. Troubleshoot a representative system.
5. Demonstrate how system operation can be altered with software programming.
Methods of Assessment:
Assessment of outcomes 1,2,3,4,5 will be performed through periodic written quizzes, exams, and hands-on
laboratory exercises.
Required text(s), optional text(s) and/or materials to be supplied by the student:
A course specific text or industrial documents covering Industrial Electronics. Example: Industrial Electronics by Frenzal
Calculator – scientific with Sine, Cosine, Tangent capabilities
