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Course Description: This 2-credit course highlights how motors and transformers are utilized in industrial applications. In the course, students wire and troubleshoot single and 3 phase AC motors, DC Motors, and stepper and servo motors using ladder diagrams. Students also program and wire...

Course Description: In this 2-credit course, from Gateway Technical College, students learn about electrical safety including lockout tagout, Ohm's law, and use of a Multi-meter and oscilloscope. Students will also learn about, build, and troubleshoot timers and counters. A sample of course...

Course Description: This 2-credit course explores the basics of programmable logic controllers (PLC) and human machine interfaces (HMI), as well as how to replace and download a program to get a machine up and running. Through the course, students also learn how to perform minor programming...

Course Description: This course, developed by Bridgerland Technical College, teaches students ladder logic and programming techniques of programmable logic controllers. The basic hardware of various systems that will be used for programming is covered. Upon completing the course, students should be...

Course Description: This course, developed by Bridgerland Technical College, teaches students concepts and techniques of 3D, feature-based, parametric modeling. SolidWorks is used as the modeling tool. Students will learn the SolidWorks interface, menus, toolbars and commands that are used to...

Course Description: This course, developed by Bridgerland Technical College, teaches students basic electrical theory, including electrical fundamentals, basic electricity, basic electrical circuits, electrical systems and protection, alternating current, relays, transformers, and grounding and...

Course Description: This course, developed by Bridgerland Technical College, teaches students about electrical symbols and schematics. In the course, students use wiring diagrams and schematics to wire basic and advanced control circuits. Students also design, simulate, and wire circuits that...

Course Description: This course, developed by Bridgerland Technical College, teaches students about electronics assembly and soldering. Student learn how to solder and desolder connectors, components, and printed circuit boards using industry standards. Topics include component identification,...

Course Description: This course, developed by Bridgerland Technical College, teaches students about pneumatic principles and circuitry. Topics include force and energy transmission, identifying ANSI and ISO pneumatic symbols, and understanding how to read and draw pneumatic schematics. Students ...

Course Description: This course, developed by Bridgerland Technical College, teaches students about microcontroller architecture, arithmetic, programming, and interfacing. Emphasis is placed on laboratory experiments dealing with microcontroller circuit build, program execution, and interfacing. In...