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There
is an increasing requirement in industry for graduates with a practical
knowledge of both hardware and software design and development. The
Electrical Engineering Technology–Computer Option program
bridges the needed background between the hardware and software by providing
a solid foundation in both and tying the disciplines together with a
curriculum that has intensive classroom and electronics laboratory components.
From a software
perspective, students learn techniques for developing applications,
code and firmware, and they understand and appreciate the difference.
A high level language course is required and depending on the student’s background “visual Basic” or “C++” is
highly recommended. Assembly language is used extensively in order to
write code used for interfacing a microcomputer to the physical world.
The hardware focus of the curriculum is on electronics and digital systems
design and development. From low-level gate design to high-end microprocessors,
students gain an architectural appreciation of computer systems. The
curriculum includes in-depth design and analysis of combinational logic,
sequential logic, and state machines, microcontroller and microprocessor
systems. Students perform basic schematic entry and programmable logic
development using HDL.
In
summary, the “Electrical
Engineering Technology –Computer
Option” degree program has been designed to
give the student a fundamental understanding of the hardware and
software components of a computer system. Classroom work includes
analysis and design of electronic circuits, computer logic, architecture,
and the fundamentals of computer programming, supplemented by extensive
hands-on, practical training in electronics and computer laboratories.
The student will receive in-depth training in electronic circuitry,
instrumentation, troubleshooting and debugging techniques, computer
peripherals, computer maintenance and fault diagnosis, and both high
level and assembly language programming. In addition, students will
have access to laboratories with numerous microcomputers and embedded
microprocessors.
Click HERE for a description of courses.
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