Electrical Engineering Technician - Process Automation and Trades

Career Paths

Minimum Academic Requirements

Books, Supplies & Mandatory Fees

Candidates will be required to provide industrial safety apparel including approved safety boots, rubber insulated (hot) gloves with leather protectors, eye protection and adhere to all Health and Safety requirements of the college.

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Course Descriptions

The focus of this course is paragraph writing.  Students will produce effective, college-level expository/response paragraphs by developing analytical skills to select and properly integrate electronic and other research materials.  Writing components such as rhetorical modes, grammar, sentence structure, paragraph development, editing, and referencing are included. 

Electronic Fundamentals I (ELN100) (5 credits)
This is an introduction to the physical principles of semi-conductors and diodes with practical circuit applications. The study of LINEAR DC power supplies and transistor circuit analysis with related laboratory projects is also introduced.

Electrical Fundamentals DC (ELR100) (5 credits)
This is an introduction to electrical quantities and units; Ohm's and Kirchoff's Laws; simple DC series, parallel, series-parallel, and voltage divider circuits; simple DC network analysis; magnetism and electromagnetism; inductance and capacitance; DC series RL circuit analysis.

Installation Methods I (ELR113) (2 credits)
This course introduces the student to residential wiring practices and the Canadian Electrical Code.

Measurement and Shop Practice (ELR114) (3 credits)
This course provides an understanding of the operating principles, characteristics, and application of electrical/electronic measuring instruments. Component testing and identification, soldering, wire-wrapping and hand tool exercises will be practiced in a lab setting.

Global Citizenship (GEN100) (3 credits)
The world is shrinking. The ice caps are melting. A sneeze, thousands of kilometres away, starts a health pandemic and technology enables us to intimately view earthquakes, tsunamis and human rights violations around the world. This reality calls for an understanding of diversity, social justice and sustainability. A global citizen is aware of the wider world, respects and values diversity, is outraged by injustice, participates in community from the local to the global level, and feels compelled to act to make the world a more sustainable place. Global citizenship will help students gain personal meaning of themselves as citizens of the world and apply it in their own lives.

Mathematics (MTH142) (5 credits)
This first level mathematics course for engineering technology programs begins with a review of fundamental concepts, arithmetic operations, and units of measurement. This is followed by an in-depth study of basic algebra, trigonometric and other functions, and quadratic equations.

Semester 2

Technical Communication (CMM210) (3 credits)
This course provides training in technical communication. Emphasis is given to memos, letters, forms, and reports. Oral reporting and its importance on the job are also included. The effective use of computers to research and generate technical documents is an essential component of this course. The theory of writing is taught through the writing process.

Electronic Devices and Circuits (ELN109) (5 credits)
This course is an in-depth analysis of amplifiers, using D.C. and A.C. equivalent circuits, employing BJT's, JFET's, MOSFET's, and linear IC's (OPAMPS). The lab work will include the design, analysis, testing and troubleshooting of amplifiers.

Computer Aided Design (ELN210) (3 credits)
This course will teach the student the use of computer aided design tools (AUTOCAD) within the electrical industry. Software will be used to create and modify electrical/electronic schematics, wiring and layout diagrams.

A.C. Circuit Analysis & Machines (ELR109) (5 credits)
This course is an analytical study of series, parallel and series-parallel A.C. impedance networks, network theorems and polyphase circuits. Concurrently an introduction to A.C. and D.C. motors and generators together with their control methods is studied using complex math.

Installation Methods II (ELR123) (2 credits)
This course is a continuation of installation Methods I and further develops the student's ability to interpret the Canadian Electrical Code Part I (CEC) and prints associated with residential wiring practices.

What in the World is Going On? (GAS103) (3 credits)
This course will give students the opportunity to build a strong awareness of current global issues. Students will explore various media such as radio, TV, internet, newspaper, and magazines. Through discussions, debates, and presentations, students will focus on the main international headlines. Students will discover and develop a view and understanding of the impact of events related to music, entertainment, fashion, sports, politics, economics, world issues, and human-interest stories.

Music and Pop Culture (GAS109) (3 credits)
This course will give students the opportunity to think creatively and critically about the influence of popular music. Students will explore different music genres (rock, metal, hip hop and rap), their development and social significance. Students may explore music in film, commercials, war and protest, social and civil rights movements, and the contributions of specific artists to contemporary culture. The ways in which popular music has contributed to the current culture and, in turn, how culture has shaped popular music will be examined.

Your Two Cents (GAS116) (3 credits)
No matter one’s lifestyle, income or background, each person has experienced and developed practices to how we relate to money. This course explores our relationship and personal understanding with money, and its place and value in our culture and individual lives.

Student Selected General Education (GEN110) (3 credits)
For Transfer Credit Purposes only.

Personal and Academic Success Strategies (HDG122) (3 credits)
This course will prepare the student for the rigors of academic life and enable the student to develop a personal profile for college and career success. The main focus of this course will include accepting personal responsibility, discovering self-motivation, mastering self-management, employing interdependence, gaining self-awareness, adopting lifelong learning and developing emotional intelligence. In addition, the student will develop and produce a 'Personal Profile' that will identify his/her personal learning style, communication style, and personality style to enable the student to achieve success in learning about, understanding, and choosing the courses and careers that will lead to personal and professional satisfaction.

Mathematics (MTH143) (5 credits)
This course is a continuation of MTH142 (from Semester I) for engineering technology students. Topics of study include exponents and radicals, plane analytic geometry, solid mensuration, and functions including trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. This course concludes with an introduction to statistics.

Introduction to Aboriginal Peoples of Canada (SSC102) (3 credits)
This course will provide the participants with an introduction to the history and cultural survival of Canada's Aboriginal people. Aboriginal worldview will be identified and discussed in both historical and modern perspectives. Students will review colonization, government policies and legislation, which will provide a foundation for understanding modern Aboriginal life in Canada.

Semester 3

Digital Integrated Electronics (ELN115) (6 credits)
This course is the study of digital logic circuits and pulse circuits. The student will study pulse fundamentals, basic digital gates, flip flops counters and registers, A/D and D/A conversion. Practical exercises include circuit analysis, testing, troubleshooting and applications.

Electronic Devices and Circuits II (ELN213) (4 credits)
This course is a detailed study of control devices and circuits together with their industrial applications. Topics include relays, timing circuits, operational amplifiers, optoelectronics, trigger devices (BJT, UJT, 555 timer), THYRISTOR control devices (SCR, TRIACS). Related practical exercises will consist of circuit design, analysis, testing and trouble-shooting.

Instrumentation/Process Control (ELN229) (4 credits)
This course introduces the student to the principles of Instrumentation and Process Control. The measurement and control of process variables such as temperature, pressure, level and flow will be studied in detail and applied in the practical component of the course.

Electrical Machines (ELR232) (7 credits)
This course is an analytical study of the characteristics, performance and control of D.C. generators and motors, single and polyphase induction motors, polyphase synchronous machines and transformers, supported by an integrated laboratory program.

Installation Methods III (ELR233) (5 credits)
This course is a continuation of installation Methods I and II. Residential wiring methods are completed and commercial wiring methods are introduced.

Semester 4

Organizational Effectiveness (ELR214) (4 credits)
Knowledge of the patterns and precedents of the past provide the means for a person to gain awareness of his/her place in contemporary culture. Every organization, as a culture, requires critical elements to be effective. Appreciating the roles and contributions of those elements inform one’s understanding of the organizational culture. Some key elements include Quality Assurance, the organization’s relevance to consumer well-being and the operation of inter-disciplinary teams. This course will provide insight into historical and current organizational cultures and the need for motivation in them.

Robotic and PLC Control Systems (ELR223) (6 credits)
This course will introduce the student with classical control fundamentals and reinforce them through robotic and programmable logic controller applications.

Power Electronics (ELR236) (7 credits)
This course is an introductory analytical study of A.C. and D.C. motor control utilizing solid-state techniques. The topics include D.C. motor speed control utilizing phase-controlled and chopper converters; and polyphase A.C. motor speed control utilizing six-step and pulse-width modulated inverters and phase-controlled cycloconverters. This course is supported by a well equipped laboratory program.

Installation Methods IV (ELR243) (3 credits)
This course introduces the student to fire alarms and building systems.

Telecommunication System I (ELR251) (4 credits)

The student will study the technology and protocols that comprise data and voice telecommunication networks of today.  The OSI 7 Layer Model will form the basis of the course with  focus on the bottom 3 layers.  The theory will be strengthened with hands-on labs in cable making, protocol analysis (RS232, TCP/IP) as well as building a simple client/server network.   Wireless networks and security issues will also be investigated.

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