Electrical Engineering Technology
Degree Program

Jerome Tapper, MSIS, PE
Coordinator for Electrical Engineering Technology

The focus of electrical engineering technology is the design and operation of equipment and systems related to power, communications, data processing, and electrical control. Its major functions include generating, transmitting, and distributing electrical energy for light and power purposes; developing and producing equipment for telephone, radio, television, radar, and communication; designing and constructing data-processing systems and analog or digital computers; and applying electrical and electronic devices in the control of processes and manufacturing.

The program in electrical engineering technology offers theory courses at the upper end of the technology spectrum, and students may take technical electives in areas that interest them.

A sophomore may be given the cooperative education assignment of creating and editing electrical blueprints, doing shell drawings, or providing ductwork drawings along with the appropriate heat loading calculations for companies engaged in electrical construction. Other entry positions include assembly, bread boarding, inspection, and quality assurance.

Seniors typically have progressed to positions of much greater responsibility, such as installing and maintaining computer network systems, maintaining on-line base maps for public utility systems, and coordinating architectural and electrical plans with construction companies and suppliers. Students have also had co-op positions in consulting engineering firms as analysts, telemarketers in sales engineering, and environmental safety compliance officers.

Program Objectives

The EET programs offer a broad preparation for applied engineering practice. Graduates will demonstrate excellence by integrating technical, societal, and business knowledge through their professional and educational experiences.

Emphasis is placed on understanding how engineering principles are applied in practice towards many of the following subject areas:

	Analog Systems Design and Implementation
	Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing Systems
	Digital/Embedded Systems
	Electro-mechanical Systems
	Power and Alternative Energy Systems

These subject areas can provide productive employment in many industry sectors including Energy, Security, Industrial Controls, Biotechnology, Building Mechanical Contracting Services, Transportation, and Entrepreneurial Product Development.

Program Outcomes

	Ability to design and conduct experiments on prototype or previously developed engineered systems and effectively communicate the results via written reports and oral presentations.
	Ability to correctly calibrate, install, and properly use basic electro-mechanical instruments as are typically used in engineering experimentation.
	Ability to competently use at least one form of circuit simulation and industrial control system type software as effective engineering tools in the solution of engineering technology problems.
	Ability to extend, extrapolate, or infer textbook, Coop experience, and coursework solutions to “real world” engineering problems.
	Ability to work as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team while committing the quality of results and timeliness of project execution.
	Recognize the diverse but competent abilities, cultural and personal differences of team members as well as in clients and organizations during the implementation of an ethical solution to an engineering technology problem.
	Capable of satisfactorily completing a qualitative review of the basic content of each course as summarized in the course’s detailed outcomes.

Semester Curriculum

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Minors

Electrical Engineering Technology