Program Overview

Electronics Engineering Technology
Associate in Applied Science Degree (A40200)

The Electronics Engineering Technology curriculum prepares individuals to become technicians who design, build, install, test, troubleshoot, repair, and modify developmental and production electronic components, equipment, and systems such as industrial/computer controls, manufacturing systems, communication systems, and power electronic systems.

A broad-based core of courses, including basic electricity, solid-state fundamentals, digital
concepts, and microprocessors, ensures the student will develop the skills necessary to perform entry-level tasks. Emphasis is placed on developing the student’s ability to analyze and troubleshoot electronic systems.

This curriculum is accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 1050,
Baltimore, MD 21202 — Telephone (410) 347-7700.

Career Outline

Graduates should qualify for employment as engineering assistants or electronic technicians
with job titles such as electronics engineering technician, field service technician, instrumentation technician, maintenance technician, electronic tester, electronic systems integrator, bench technician, and production control technician.

Graduates may elect to continue their education toward a bachelor’s degree.  Many universities, including UNC Charlotte, accept graduates of the program as juniors in the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) program.

Program Education Objectives

Provide students with the latest  mathematical, scientific, and technological skills required to assess needs, evaluate problems, design/interpret solutions, and operate engineered systems.

Provide students with social science and management skills required to effectively work in teams, communicate their solutions, and understand the social, economic, ethical, and environmental impacts of their work.

Prepare students for successful participation in their profession and in continuing their education, in each case instilling an understanding of and desire for life-long learning

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Program Outcome Objectives

• Use knowledge, techniques, skills, and  tools
• Apply math, science, and engineering technology
• Design/conduct experiments, and analyze data
• Apply the design of systems, components, or processes related to the discipline
• Apply basic technical concepts to the solution of civil engineering problems involving; structures, geotechnics, hydrology, hydraulics, material behavior, transportation systems, surveying, soil erosion/sedimentation, water and wastewater systems
• Identify, formulate, and solve problems
• Function on teams
• Communicate effectively
• Recognize societal issues
• Understand ethics and professionalism
• Recognize  the need for, and engage in life-long learning
• Demonstrate continuous improvement
• Perform analysis/design in the civil engineering sub-disciplines; structures, geotechnical, transportation,  surveying, or environmental

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