Electrical Engineering Technology is a ThinkPad University curriculum in which the use of laptop computers is integrated into courses.
The Associate of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering Technology (E.E.T.) program at Morrisville State College prepares students with a solid analytical and "hands-on" background in electricity and electronics. In the first year of the program, students master techniques for analyzing circuits using analytic techniques and computer simulations, gain experience in laboratory circuit implementation and report writing, and are introduced to electronic project fabrication techniques. In the second year, the study of the basic core material is continued, but is supplemented with applications which are current in the field. This approach will allow students to be self-learners and will provide them with invaluable skills that will make them instantly marketable to prospective employers.
The program is accredited by TAC/ABET, the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, Tel: (410) 347-7700.
The applied material focuses on the computer and utilizes machine and process control, data collection and reduction, and computer-controlled instrumentation. All electronics courses have a required laboratory associated with them.
All labs are equipped with modern, industrial quality test and measurement equipment. The student will be required to have an approved IBM compatible laptop. The laptop will then be equipped with LABVIEW software and interfaces, as well as circuit simulators and scientific software. All E.E.T. students become proficient in the use of computers for instrumentation, high-level programming, and circuit simulation. Labs are also networked with the campus mainframe and have Internet access.
Entering students are required to have a minimal set of small hand tools and an analog or digital volt-ohm-milliammeter. They are also required to purchase a digital logic chip set and a project kit. All of the above items are available at the campus store. A list of required hand tools and other equipment is available from the school office or bookstore.
The vast majority of the graduates of the E.E.T. program choose to continue their education at an upper division college and earn a BSET degree. It is possible to transfer into BSEE programs if the student is able to take advanced Math and Physics while at SUNY Morrisville and special transfer arrangements are made.
Career Opportunities: Most graduates of the E.E.T. program transfer to BSET programs at senior colleges. Many career opportunities exist for electronic and computer hardware technicians in the laboratory, design, industrial and product service areas.
High School Preparation: Required: minimum high school average in the C to C+ range, three units of defined math and two units of defined science. Desired: one additional unit of defined math and physics.
FIRST YEAR
Fall Semester Credits
ENGL 101 Language and Composition 3
ELEC 100 Electrical Theory I 4
ELEC 110 Digital Fundamentals I 3
ELEC 120 Electronic Techniques 1
MATH Mathematics (as advised)* 3
SOCS Social Science elective 3
17
Spring Semester Credits
ELEC 150 Computer Solutions to Eng. Tech. Problems 2
ELEC 101 Electrical Theory II 4
ELEC 122 Electronics I 4
ELEC 111 Digital Fundamentals II 3
MATH Mathematics (as advised)* 3
16
SECOND YEAR
Fall Semester Credits
PHYS 127 General Physics I 4
SOCS Social Science 3
ELEC 201 Electronics II 4
ELEC 220 Computer Systems I 5
MATH Mathematics (as advised)* 3
19
Spring Semester Credits
ENGL 112 Technical Communication 3
PHYS 128 General Physics II 4
ELEC 202 Electronics III 4
ELEC 230 Industrial Electronics I 5
16
SUGGESTED ELECTIVES
MATH 152 Analytic Geometry & Calculus II 3
MATH 261 Engineering Calculus III 4
MATH 262 Differential Equations & Matrix Algebra 4
ELEC 121 Advanced Printed Circuit Design 2
ELEC 102 Graphical Programming Languaguage 1
ENGT 100 Industrial Internship 3