Courses I Teach: 

· Current Trends in Electronics Management, EST-451 Syllabus

This course is designed to familiarize the student with current managerial trends that support the installation, evaluation, repair and maintenance of electronic systems. Topics may include but are not limited to economic justification and cost control, quality control and program improvement, compliance with codes, equipment control and evaluation and input to administration.

· Advanced Communication Systems (lecture/lab), EST-414 Syllabus

This course provides knowledge through lecture and laboratory exercises of the theory of operation, terminology, and the underlying principles pertaining to communication systems including basic telephony, cellular radio, microwave, satellite, and data network. It also serves as an introduction to the configuration, maintenance, and management of communications equipment.

· Communication Systems (lecture/lab), EST-304 Syllabus

This course presents a non-calculus based theory of circuits used in modern communication systems; applicable to simple telephone systems through sophisticated satellite communications. Modulation, demodulation, multiplexing, and both analog and digital signal processing will be covered through lecture and laboratory exercises. Receivers, transmitters, and various interface devices will be studied.

· Optical Electronics, EST-302 Syllabus

The student is introduced to the broad fields of fiber optics and optoelectronics through the discussion of theory and applications.  Fiber optics is the optical technology concerned with the transmission of radiant power through transparent fibers and optoelectronics pertains to devices that emit, modify, or respond to optical radiation.  Applications of fiber optics and optoelectronics to communications, imaging and sensing will be emphasized, with a concentration on communications applications.

· LAN Installation and Administration (lecture/lab), ISAT-224

This course takes a lab/lecture approach which leads the student through a series of activities involved in the installation of a local area network (LAN) capable of sharing information and a variety of electronic input/output devices. The student will be introduced to various LAN designs, communication protocols, network certification requirements, as well as the procedures for selecting, installing and managing a LAN.

· Introduction to Electronic Communications, EST-221

Modern electronic communication systems are discussed. Fundamental concepts and methods of modulation/demodulation, transmission/ reception, and signal multiplexing, conversion, processing and propagation are introduced to the student through lecture, software simulation and graphical analysis.  Applied communications technologies are investigated through systems-level functional analysis of current communication systems, ranging from broadcast radio and television to wireless digital data networks.

· Digital Circuits Laboratory, EST-211

This course provides practical experience assembling, testing, and troubleshooting binary counters, registers, arithmetic logic circuits, analog conversion circuits, memory circuits and basic microprocessor systems.

· Digital Circuits Theory, EST-201

The concepts of digital circuits that make up systems such as numeric control, computers and communications networks are presented. The application and analysis of counters, registers, arithmetic logic circuits, analog conversion circuits, memory circuits and basic microprocessor systems are discussed.

· Electronic Circuits Laboratory, EST-112

The fundamental operation, application and troubleshooting techniques associated with semiconductor devices are introduced. Formulas and theories associated with the operation of semiconductor circuits will be verified using the oscilloscope, multimeter, power supply and signal generator. Experiments demonstrate the application of diode, transistor amplifier and transistor switching circuits.

· Electronic Circuits, EST-102

Theory and analysis of active and passive devices in electronic circuits are presented. Semiconductor diodes, bipolar junction transistors and field effect transistors are discussed in circuit applications which include power supplies, amplifiers and switching circuits.

· DC/AC Circuit Analysis Laboratory, EST-111

This course introduces fundamental skills required by the electronics technician. The fundamental laws and theories of passive DC-AC circuits will be verified through experimentation. Hand tools and electronic test equipment are used to construct, analyze and troubleshoot electronic circuits. The measurement and analysis of electronic circuits will require the use of the oscilloscope, multimeter, power supply and signal generator.

· DC/AC Circuit Analysis, EST-101

The theory and application of passive DC and AC circuits are presented in a comprehensive manner using qualitative and quantitative methods. Theoretical topics such as Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Law are applied to analyze DC and AC circuits.

· Introduction to Electronics, EST-100

An introduction to the field of electronics technology designed for students who are not majoring in EST.  It examines the role of the electronics technician and teaches the fundamental concepts of electronics.