1st Quarter	15 Units	Course Descriptions
C111	Computer Technology I	6	Introduction to personal computer hardware, operating system, graphical user interfaces, and software applications including word processing, database, and spreadsheet. Topics include DOS operations, floppy disk and file management, basic windows operations, data management, and configuration and use of software applications. This course covers how to connect, communicate, find and retreive information on the Internet.
E011	Technical Communications	3	An integrated approach to the mechanics of communication, emphasizing the practical application of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Team projects and written and oral presentation focus on subjects relevant to the technical field. Instruction in sentence structure and verb-tense agreement strengthens the student's written and oral communications. Emphasis is placed on an organized approach to writing and editing.
K103	Introduction to Electronics	3	Introduction to Electronics provides an overview of the electronics industry. Students study the electrical concepts of voltage, current, resistor color code, schematic symbols, reading schematic diagrams, and an introduction to Electronics technology, from the filed service technician to the design engineer. Basic laboratory exercises include bread boarding and testing of simple DC resistive circuits.
M011	Algebra Essentials	3	Algebraic topics essential for success in technical careers. Topics covered include the decimal number system, fractions, percentages, exponents and radicals, algebraic expressions, and linear equations.
	2nd Quarter	17 Units	Course Descriptions
D222	PC Troubleshooting	6	This course introduces students to the elements of PC troubleshooting and configuration. Students study hardware and software installation and configuration, as well as troubleshooting computer hardware and software failures, adding peripherals, resolving compatibility issues, and maintaining effective customer relations.
E112	Technical Career Composition	5	Focus on oral and written communication skills appropriate to the workplace. This course incorporates all aspects of communication in helping students develop clear and concise written and oral language skills. Students explore career and industry opportunities through interviewing with local companies, participating in group projects and mock interviews, delivering team and individual oral presentations, and completing a written project. Students write a minimum of 5,000 words in various forms, including memos, letters, reports, and a final paper.
K105	Electronics Principles	6	Students investigate DC electronics, including series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits. Basic AC concepts and logic gates are introduced. Electronics Workbench is used to simulate the functionality of electronics circuits and test measurement techniques. Lab experiments include computer-aided circuit analysis and circuit test simulation, practice in component identification, breadboarding, testing circuits, and soldering and desoldering techniques.
	3rd Quarter	20 Units	Course Descriptions
K115	Electronic and Circuit Analysis	4	An In depth investigation of AC circuits. Topics covered include inductors, relays, transformers, capacitors and time constants, reactance, resonance, diodes and power supplies, and an introduction to bipolar and field effect transistors. Lab experiments include computer simulation, bread boarding, testing , and troubleshooting a variety of AC circuits.
G201	Psychology	5	An introduction to basic theories and concepts in the science of behavior, preception, motivation, and personality, including the application of basic psychology to personal development, human relations, and behavior. Topics include biological and cognitive processes, life-span development, behavioral diorders, and applied psychology. This course emphasizes the application of behavioral science concepts in a business or techinical environment.
M113	Algebra	5	Concepts the techniques of intermediate algebra, including functions and operations with algebraic expressions, exponents, and radicals; simultaneous and quadratic equations; system of equalities and inequalities; linear and nonlinear; logarithmic equations; ratios and proportions; and functions and graphs.
	4th Quarter	18 Units	Course Descriptions
C225	Introduction to Programming	8	This course introduces students to structured programming languages commonly used within industry. Topics include operators, expressions, program flow, port and file input/output, simple arrays, and functions. Lab experiments include writing programs for electronic applications.
K201	Solid State Systems	4	This course introduces transistors and operational amplifiers in switching circuits, analog signal processing, filtering circuits, signal generation, and wave shaping applications. Additionally, this course investigates the use of these and other analog control and sensing devices in industrial electronics applications. Lab experiments include computer simulation, bread boarding, testing, and troubleshooting a variety of switching , amplifies, and filtering circuits, and analog industrial control and sensing techniques.
G102	Applied Phisics	5	Study of physics concepts as applied to industry/technical fields. Topics include the principles of magnetism and electiricity, kinetic theory, work and energy, wave motion and sound, light and optics, and thermodynamics.
G211	Graduation Project, Planning Phase	1	Selection and planning of the final graduation project. Students begin the process of identifying and selecting topics for their final graduation projects, develop preliminary plans and timelines, and petitio for approval by the assigned project advisor.
	5th Quarter	17 Units	Course Descriptions
K215	Digital Logical and Control System	6	This course is an in-depth study of digital logic, from the discreet gates, counters, multiplexers, flip-flops, and registers through the more complex digital circuitry used In control systems, including multiprocessor and interfacing techniques. The course also bridges the gap between analog and digital electronics with analog to digital (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) converters, as well as digitally based control and sensing systems. Lab experiments include computer bread boarding, testing and troubleshooting a variety of digital circuits, DAC and ADC applications, control and sensing systems, and interfacing techniques and industrial electronics applications.
E201	Perspective of Language and Culture	5	A study of selected reading and presentations of fiction, essays, and novels by important contemporary writers, with emphasis on controversial moral, social, and culture and its origins, value, and changing status. Discussion, response papers, group projects, panel debates, team and individual presentations, and peer critiques assist students in developing the skills to present sensitive and controversial topics to an audience. Students write a minimum of 5,000 words in essay, reports, and a final reserach project relating contemporary language and cultual issues to current business and industry trends.
	6th Quarter	18 Units	Course Descriptions
D246	Networking	12	Students focus on networking technology with special emphasis on how computers communicate through a network. Topologies, local area networks (LAN's) and wide area networks (WAN's) are studied. Emphasis is placed on system operations and testing , modem communications, and local area networks. Network operating systems are introduced.
E230	Technical Writing	5	Reserch and editing techniques, persuasive writing, audience analysis, and problem-solving skills are emphasized as studnets analyze technical subjects through group discussion, panel debates, and oral and wirtten presentations. Concepts introduced are applied to the development of various types of technical reports and presentations. Students complete the written and oral presentation fo the approved final project in this course.
G212	Graduation Project, Completion Phase	1	Development and completion of the graduation project approved by the project advisor. The completed final project emphasizes demonstration of technical knowledge, reserch and analytic process, time and project management, and creativiety. Written and oral presentation of the graduation project takes place in E230 Technical Writing.
K255	Modern Data Communications	1	Modern data communications provide an introduction to data communications, including AM/FM transmission, antennae theory and wave propagations, modulation and demodulation, phase locked loop, serial communications and noise distortion. Lab experiments include the production, testing, and debugging of local and distance communications systems.