Industrial Electronic Principles (CERT)

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Program Info

Minimum credits: 43
Length: 3 semesters, including summer, when suggested full-time course sequence is followed

Division: Career and Technical Education
Contact: 434.797.8475
Award: Certificate

Plan Code: 925 CIP Code: 15.0303

Program Description

The Certificate in Industrial Electronic Principles prepares students to design, draw, construct, analyze, and troubleshoot basic analog electronic circuits and to set up and operate basic electronic test and measuring equipment.

Program Coordination:  This certificate program is generally not taken alone but are usually pursued concurrently with the EEE Technology Diploma, with several overlapping courses and requirements. The Industrial Electrical Principles curricula is designed for full-time or part-time students and allow flexibility for the industrial worker. This program will prepare you for industrial employment and are also designed to aid those who need to keep abreast of occupational changes and requirements. You must complete the Industrial Electrical Principles Certificate requirements or have had equivalent courses and/ or occupational experience prior to entering the Industrial Electronic program.

Program Outcomes: Graduates will be able to:

• Design, draw, construct, analyze, & troubleshoot basic analog electronic circuits.
• Identify, select, set up & operate basic electronic test and measuring equipment including ammeters, ohmmeters, voltmeters, clamp-on ammeters, multi-meters, power supplies, function generators, & oscilloscopes & explain the application of each.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of networks in an industrial environment.