Telecommunications Technician

This program is designed for students pursuing employment in the calibration, testing, repair and maintenance of electronic communications equipment.

• Demonstrate safe work practices for telecommunication equipment.
• Demonstrate the proper use of basic telecommunication test equipment to include DMM, oscilloscopes, signal sources.
• Use a standard schematic diagram of a telecommunication system to identify and test it's parts.
• Explain common telecommunication terminology.
• Estimate telecommunication system circuit performance using mathematical tools.
• Analyze and compare calculated telecommunication system circuit performance to actual performance.
• Measure common telecommunication system circuit parameters using appropriate test equipment.
• Set up and install basic telecommunication equipment.
• Design proper preventive maintenance, calibration and system testing procedures for telecommunication equipment.
• Perform proper preventive maintenance, calibration and system testing on telecommunication equipment.
• Diagnose common telecommunication system failures down to the source of the problem.
• Solve telecommunication system problems by replacing failed parts.

Required Program Units

ET 300 DC Theory and Circuit Fundamentals.................................2.5
ET 301 AC Theory and Circuit Fundamentals..................................2.5
ET 306 Electronics Fabrication and Soldering Techniques...............2
ET 310 Mathematics for DC Circuit Fundamentals, Part I.............1.5
ET 311 Mathematics for AC Circuit Fundamentals, Part II............1.5
ET 315 Mathematics for Semiconductor Theory................................3
ET 320 Semiconductor Theory...............................................................5
ET 330 Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit Applications..............5
ET 340 Basic Microprocessors................................................................5
ET 350 Receiver Circuits..........................................................................5
ET 300 DC Theory and Circuit Fundamentals.................................2.5
ET 301 AC Theory and Circuit Fundamentals..................................2.5
ET 306 Electronics Fabrication and Soldering Techniques...............2
ET 310 Mathematics for DC Circuit Fundamentals, Part I.............1.5
ET 311 Mathematics for AC Circuit Fundamentals, Part II............1.5
ET 315 Mathematics for Semiconductor Theory................................3
ET 320 Semiconductor Theory...............................................................5

A minimum of 13 units from the following:
CISC 310 Introduction to Computer Information Science (3)
MET 351 Basic Mechanical Systems (5)
MET 352 Mechanical Systems Calculations (3)

Total Units Required 31