Academic Calendar 2021-22 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CSEA 115 - Current Practice Issues
Credits: 1 Total Hours: 14
Restricted to students in Education Assistant and Community Support
Students will examine select trends and developments in the field of disability, affecting the quality of life of children, youth and adults. Contemporary issues related to disability rights, advocacy, indigenous practice and inclusive education are examined through a social justice lens. Students build upon and apply theory and concepts acquired in previous Education Assistant and Community Support courses as this relates to practice in both the education system and community settings.
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CSEA 120 - Health and Wellness
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 90
Restricted to students in Education Assistant and Community Support
Students will develop the foundational skills and knowledge needed to support the health and wellness of people with disabilities and themselves. Students learn through theory and practice to provide safe, effective and respectful personal assistance including lifts and transfers, personal hygiene, nutrition, bathing, and positioning.
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CSEA 140 - Development & Diversity
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Education Assistant and Community Support
This course introduces students to typical growth and development through the lifespan. Building on that knowledge, students explore the causes and characteristics of select developmental and acquired disabilities and of common health and physical conditions that can affect the quality of life of children and adults with disabilities and their families.
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CSEA 150 - Teaching & Learning Supports
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Restricted to students in Education Assistant and Community Support
This course introduces students to positive supports for teaching and learning in home, school, work and community settings. Students will design practical support strategies that assist children and adults in the development of social, academic, daily life, and augmentative/alternative communication methods.
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CSEA 160 - Citizenship & Quality of Life
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Education Assistant and Community Support
Students will explore both formal and informal supports that enhance the quality of life and citizenship of people with disabilities. Culture, diversity, and family dynamics are explored as they relate to relationships and practices that enrich and contribute to full and satisfying lives of people with disabilities.
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CSEA 175 - Ethical/Professional Practice
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Education Assistant and Community Support
Students will develop a framework for ethical and professional practice in the Education Assistant and Community Support Program. Students will examine professional responsibility and accountability to oneself, the individual, the organization, and the profession. Organizational structures and systems are explored, and students develop foundational team work skills needed for effective and professional practice as a community support worker and/or an educational assistant.
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ELEX 104 - Work Term 1
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 420
Restricted to students who have met the co-operative education participation requirements
Students will apply skills acquired throughout the Computer Network Electronics Technician programin the workplace during a paid work term in industry. This work experience will introduce students to a typical work environment and allow them to apply many of the Computer Network and Electronics skills that they have learned throughout the program.
Prerequisites
All of:
- COM in CDEV WPS
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
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ELEX 133A - Network Fundamentals
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 105
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
Students will cover the following Cisco Networking Academy curriculum: CCNA1. Students will gain industry recognized knowledge and skills in networking fundamentals, terminology, and network models through theory and hands-on practice.
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ELEX 133B - LAN Switching and Routing
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 105
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
Students will cover the Cisco Networking Academy curriculum: CCNA2. Students will gain knowledge and skills in LAN switching, Virtual LAN configurations, routing fundamentals, and network security.
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ELEX 133C - LAN Switching, Wireless & WANS
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 120
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
Students will cover the Cisco Networking Academy curriculum: CCNA3 and CCNA4. Students will gain knowledge and skills in LAN switching, wireless networking, and wide area networks (WANS).
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ELEX 136 - Infrastructure Cabling
Credits: 2 Total Hours: 45
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
Students will apply the knowledge gained during the Computer Network Electronics Technician program in this practical course. Students will explore various infrastructure cabling types and termination methods for UTP and fiber optic.
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ELEX 137 - Workstation Security
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
Students will cover security fundamentals relating to computer workstation, server, and data networking in this course. Students will study threat assessment, cryptography, authentication, user accounts, certificates, encryption, network security, and remote access in this course. Students will be prepared to complete the Security+ certification upon completion of this course.
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ELEX 138 - PC Workstation Fundamentals
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
This course covers topics relating to PC Workstation maintenance, upgrading, and repair. Topics include the fundamentals of PC systems, network security, virtualization, cloud computing, and hardware components such as microprocessors, system boards, memory, disk storage, and power supplies as well as peripherals including keyboards, pointing devices, displays, printers, application software, and operating systems. The student will be prepared to complete the CompTIA A+ certification.
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ELEX 139A - PC Server Fundamentals
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
Students will cover topics relating to PC Server configuration and maintenance in this course. Students will study topics including the roles of network servers, server OS installation and setup, hardware components, network and client configuration, and server role installation and setup using both hardware and virtual machines. Students will be prepared to complete the Microsoft Server certification upon completion of this course.
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ELEX 139B - PC Server Advanced
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 90
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
Students continue to explore PC Server configuration and maintenance. Topics include the roles of network servers, server OS installation and setup, hardware components, network and client configuration, and server role installation and setup. Students will explore the Linux command line interface and configure various settings pertaining to help resources, file structure, user accounts, and security. Students will be prepared to write the Microsoft Server and Linux LPI certification upon completion of this course.
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ELEX 145 - DC Circuit Analysis & Devices
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
This course covers the fundamentals of DC electronic circuits and introduces semiconductor devices. Topics include electronic circuit characteristics, SI Units, schematic symbols, passive components such as resistors, capacitors and inductors, series and parallel circuits, network theorems, instrumentation and troubleshooting. Seminconductor devices such as diodes, transistors, and FETs are introduced from a DC perspective.
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ELEX 146 - AC Circuit Analysis & Devices
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 90
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
This course will cover the fundamentals of AC electronic circuits and evaluate a number of circuits containing both passive and active devices. Topics include the AC analysis of passive components such as resistors, capacitors and inductors, series and parallel AC circuits, network theorems, instrumentation and troubleshooting. Complex numbers and phasor diagrams are used to explain the operation of AC circuits. Semiconductor devices such as diodes, transistors, FETs, op amps, and comparators are further analyzed from an AC perspective.
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ELEX 150 - Data Transmission
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
This course provides an overview of analog and data communication systems. Topics include signal analysis, frequency generation, analog and digital modulation techniques, data transmission lines, antenna characteristics, and wireless communications methods.
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ELEX 160 - Digital Logic & Microprocessors
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 90
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
Students will be introduced to digital logic systems, microprocessor fundamentals and computer programming in this course. Students will study topics that include the construction and troubleshooting of combinatorial and sequential logic circuits, an overview of various microprocessor and microcontroller systems, an introduction to assembly and C programming, and the construction of a microcontroller-based project.
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ELEX 163 - Intro to Home and Industrial Automation
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Restricted to students in Computer Network Electronics Technician
Students will be provided with an overview of home automation and industrial control. Students will student topics including home automation control devices and software, home area networking, programmable logic controllers, industry standards and safety practices.
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ELEX 204 - Work Term 2
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 420
Restricted to students who have met the co-operative education participation requirements
Students will apply skills acquired throughout the Computer Network Electronics Technician (Advanced Certificate) program in the workplace during a paid work term in industry. This work experience will introduce students to a typical work environment and allow them to apply many of the Computer Network and Electronics skills that they have learned throughout the program.
Prerequisites
All of:
- COM in ELEX 104
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
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ECET 104 - Work Term 1
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 420
Restricted to students who have met the co-operative education participation requirements
This course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while employed with qualified Co-op employers. This full-time paid work experience is facilitated and monitored by the College.
Prerequisites
All of:
- COM in CDEV WPS
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
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ECET 120 - Renewable Energy Systems
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Students will gain the foundational knowledge necessary for the analysis and design of renewable energy (RE) systems including: solar photovoltaic (PV), wind, solar thermal, hydroelectric, tidal, wave, geothermal, bioenergy and fuel cell technologies. Students will examine energy generation from renewable sources as well as energy storage systems.
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ECET 125 - Introduction to Electronics
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will study basic circuit analysis theory, and the use of instrumentation found in an electronics lab. Students will be given an opportunity to explore various electronics circuits including digital circuits. Students will have an opportunity to explore the many diverse careers available in the networking, electronics and computer engineering industry.
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ECET 130 - Engineering Applications in C
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students in this course will be introduced to C language computer programming for electronics. They will learn software problem specification, algorithm development, program development, debugging and testing. Students will complete laboratory assignments that emphasize control of electronic devices using embedded microcontrollers.
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ECET 140 - Circuit Fundamentals
Credits: 5 Total Hours: 135
Students will be introduced to concepts of circuit analysis in passive DC and AC circuits. They willlearn fundamental electrical quantities; resistance, capacitance and inductance; series and parallelcircuits; network analysis and theorems; and introduction to filter concepts. Students will be able touse instrumentation to document circuits and will develop basic circuit troubleshooting skills. Students will use complex numbers and phasor diagrams to analyze AC circuits.
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ECET 141 - Analog Devices
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Students are introduced to semiconductor devices. They will learn basic semiconductor theory, diodes, transistors and operational amplifiers. Students will study device characteristics and behaviour and learn how to analyze, design, modify and combine them to perform complex functions. Students will be prepared for further study of analog electronics when they complete this foundation course.
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ECET 149 - Electricity and Machines
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of AC and DC electrical motors, generators, electrical voltage conversion and transmission. Students will be provided with an introduction to electricity and magnetism, and electrical measurement. Students will learn about electromechanical energy conversion, synchronous machines, induction machines, DC machines and special purpose motors, motor selection and speed control techniques.
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ECET 161 - Digital Electronics 1
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Students will be provided with an introduction to digital technology, using discrete logic gates and advanced programmable logic devices. They will learn basic digital concepts as well as the design of combinatorial digital circuits.
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ECET 162 - Digital Electronics 2
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Students will study sequential logic, the implementation of digital circuits using advanced programmable logic devices, counters and shift registers, state machine design, logic gate circuits and the interfacing of analog and digital circuits. Students learn how to construct a simple computer from basic computing elements.
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ECET 165 - Embedded Microcontrollers
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 90
Students will learn to program microcontrollers in both assembly and C programming languages and practice simulation and code development techniques in an embedded environment. They will investigate a variety of peripherals and interface standards. Students will design complete interfaces for LCDs, matrix keyboards and other hardware in the laboratory.
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ECET 190 - Electronics Project
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Students will create an electronics project that integrates skills and knowledge of analog and digital circuits and C programming. Students will be given instruction and practice in soldering and shop skills. Students will learn high reliability soldering, non-destructive de-soldering, tinning wires, soldering and de-soldering of surface mount components, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, safe and correct use of basic hand and power tools commonly used in the electronics industry, basic metal work, and the design, maintenance and repair of electronic packaging and assemblies.
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ECET 204 - Work Term 2
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 420
Restricted to students who have met the co-operative education participation requirements
This course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while employed with qualified Co-op employers. This full-time paid work experience is facilitated and monitored by the College.
Prerequisites
All of:
- COM in ECET 104
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
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ECET 214 - Electrical Properties of Materials
Credits: 2 Total Hours: 21
Restricted to students in Engineering Bridge
Topics: Materials for engineering, atomic bonds, crystal structure, metals, semiconductors, insulators, electronic conduction in solids, and environmental degradation of materials.
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ECET 216 - Signal & Systems Analysis
Credits: 1 Total Hours: 17.5
Restricted to students in Engineering Bridge
This course is an introduction to the analysis of signals and systems using complex functions, the complex Fourier series and the Fourier Transform.
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ECET 220 - Industrial Electronics for RE
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will focus on power devices and power systems for renewable energy. They will study three-phase power, the smart grid, DC and AC motors and generators, power devices such as IGBTs and thyristors, DC-DC converters, inverters, controlled rectifiers, and DC and AC motor drives. Students will apply this to wind and solar energy systems and electric cars.
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ECET 221 - Control Systems for Renewable Energies
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will study open and closed loop systems, a second order model for system responses,transfer function analysis, stability of control systems, PID controller design, gain and phase margins,and fuzzy control. In addition, they will learn specialized control schemes for wind energy, solarthermal, solar photovoltaic and battery systems. Students will focus on applications of control in therenewable energy domain throughout this course.
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ECET 222 - Marine Engineering Technology
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will build on their knowledge of electrical systems and examine electrical systems on board ships. Topics related to marine engineering, including generation, distribution and protection, steering and propulsion systems, gas analyzers, and hull protection systems are studied. Through research and discussion, students will examine the marine environment and its effects on electrical systems.
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ECET 230 - Object-Oriented Programming in Hardware
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 67.5
Students will be introduced to design techniques using object-oriented programming. Students will find that emphasis is placed on the development of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and on the hardware and software interface to electronics applications. They will also cover communication with embedded devices such as the Netduino or other ARM microcontroller platforms.
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ECET 231 - CAD for Electronics
Credits: 2 Total Hours: 45
Students will be introduced to Altium Designer, an electronic design automation software package for printed circuit boards, FPGA and embedded software design. Students learn how to create an electronic schematic of a circuit, how to use schematic libraries to select and design electronic components, and how to plan a printed circuit board layout. Students will use these skills to create a printed circuit board from a schematic diagram.
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ECET 232 - Electrical Engineering CAD
Credits: 2 Total Hours: 45
Students will gain the skills needed to work effectively with the AutoCAD Electrical software. They will learn how to use the software tools to create schematic drawings, ladder logic diagrams, point to point diagrams, panel drawings, and PLC I/O circuits using automated commands for symbol insertion, component tagging, wire numbering, and drawing modification. Students will learn how to customize AutoCAD Electrical symbols, circuits, and databases. Additional topics covered include: title block linking, reporting tools, templates, and project files.
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ECET 233 - Industrial Data Communication Networks
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will gain an in-depth knowledge of fundamental serial protocols used in industry. They will learn about serial link characteristics and communications protocols, and be able to discuss data network technologies including LANs, WANs, and WLAN systems. Students will have the skills to correctly install various network devices and be able to troubleshoot network related problems.
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ECET 234 - Programmable Logic Controller Control 1
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will be introduced to the versatile Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) unit and will be able to identify the hardware components and their functions. Students will demonstrate a thorough understanding of ladder diagrams and PLC programming and its applications. Students will implement a number of PLC projects within the lab periods.
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ECET 235 - Programmable Logic Controller Control 2
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will program, interface, and troubleshoot real-world processes using a PLC. Students will examine powerful PLC functions, including PID controller, sequencer, quadrature encoder high-speed inputs, and analog signals. LabVIEW software will be used to communicate directly with the PLC. Students are introduced to concepts of human-machine interface (HMI) and hardware protocols.
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ECET 236 - Discrete Structures in Engineering
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will study the use of recurrence relations and generating functions in engineering problems, as well as engineering modeling with graphs, graph representation and traversal techniques, and their computational complexity. Use of branch-and-bound, divide-and-conquer, greedy, network flow, dynamic programming, approximation, and heuristic combinatorial algorithms in electrical and computer engineering applications will be covered.
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ECET 242 - Analog Electronics
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will study transducer interfacing, signal conditioning, power supplies and regulators, and energy harvesting devices in this course. They will also learn applications of operational amplifiers, with a focus on analog filters, and audio circuit fundamentals.
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ECET 243 - Electrical Distribution Systems
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will learn how to apply the Canadian Electrical Code for industrial and commercial electrical system design. They will be able to design basic lighting and power distribution systems used in industry, calculate and design feeder circuits for lighting and motor systems, and appropriately size protection circuits for these systems. They will be able to read and draw electrical wiring diagrams for electrical distribution systems and gain experience with the safety procedures surrounding an Arc-flash, and calculations for fault currents. Learning experiences include in class and applied learning opportunities in a lab environment.
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ECET 244 - Electric Machines
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 105
Students will be introduced to fundamentals of electricity, magnetism, mechanics, and heat as they relate to electric machines and transformers. Students will apply these principles to the study of DC motors and generators, single and polyphase motors, alternators, and systems. Students will be able to select suitable system components, troubleshoot systems, determine circuit parameters, use appropriate instrumentation and apply appropriate safety procedures to implement various scenarios in a lab environment.
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ECET 245 - Electrical Drive Systems
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of power electronic devices needed for industrial motor control, such as inverters, rectifiers, power diodes, thyristors, and switches. Students will learn how to control the speed and operation of DC and AC, single and polyphase motors. Students will have opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills needed to specify the necessary equipment to manage and operate motors and motor drives.
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ECET 246 - Control Systems
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will study open- and closed-loop systems, second-order models for system responses, transfer function analysis, stability in control systems, Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controller design, gain and phase margins, and fuzzy control. In addition, they will be introduced to specialized control schemes as used in marine and industrial electrical systems. Students will focus on the application of control in the marine and industrial domains throughout the course using simulated environments.
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ECET 247 - Electrical Power Systems
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will learn the principles of analysis of interconnected power systems for both marine and industrial systems. Students will use a range of techniques, including the use of engineering simulation software to analyze systems for common parameters such as stability, transient behaviour, load sharing between paralleled systems and power factor.
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ECET 248 - Electronics for Mechanical
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
Students will study signal conditioning fundamentals and instrumentation as well as circuits for controlling electrical power. Students will learn how to configure amplifiers for use with a variety of sensors including strain gauges, photodiodes, switches, thermistors, thermocouples, etc. Students will learn how to apply power control devices and develop skills such as soldering and terminal crimping.
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ECET 250 - Analog Communications
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 97.5
Students will study analog voice and data communications. They will also learn radio frequency analysis, radio frequency (RF) components, amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM) techniques, single side band (SSB) transmission, transmission lines, RF propagation and noise. Students will make extensive use of RF test equipment, including spectrum analyzers, and simulation techniques during lab exercises.
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ECET 250E - Linear Circuits 1
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 97.5
Restricted to students in Engineering Bridge
This course will provide students with knowledge of fundamental circuit analysis and fundamental theorems such as superposition, Thevenin, Norton, and maximum power transfer. First and second order systems will be studied as well as opamps. The students will be exposed to AC current analysis, power, transformers and 3 phase circuits.
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ECET 251 - Digital Communications
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will study digital communication techniques. They will also learn how to use Smith charts, digital radios, software-defined radio, spread spectrum (SS) modulation, digital systems like Bluetooth, Zigbee, cell phones and WiFi, radio regulations and electromagnetic propagation.
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ECET 252 - Marine Communications
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will study analog voice and data communications as used in the marine industry. They will learn standard modulation technologies such as AM, FM, and Single Side Band (SSB) applied to radio frequency (RF) signals with a focus on their use in marine radio. Students will analyze these signals in the time and frequency domains using standard techniques. RF propagation over air and via transmission lines will be addressed. A focus will be placed on certain technologies important to the marine environment such as GPS (Global Positioning System) and DSC/GMDSS (Digital Selective Calling/Global Maritime Distress and Safety System). Students will make extensive use of RF test equipment, including spectrum analyzers and simulation techniques during lab exercises.
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ECET 260 - ARM Microcontrollers & the Internet of Things
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 90
Students will be introduced to the ARM microcontroller family, prevalent in embedded systems such as mobile phones, GPS systems and other consumer devices. They will develop familiarity with the ARM processor and its architecture and implement projects using an integrated development environment (IDE). Students will use the ARM platform to connect and communicate with devices and the Cloud.
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ECET 261 - Embedded Networking & Operating Systems
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Students will be introduced to the Linux operating system for the Raspberry Pi. Students will compile the kernel and file systems from source and use them to control a robot. They will also cover multi-tasking and real-time operating systems (RTOS), as well as networking and web services.
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ECET 280 - Data Acquisition & PLCs
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will be introduced to a comprehensive study of data acquisition systems including: sampling theory, aliasing, time and frequency domains representation, anti-aliasing and recovery filter design, sample/hold techniques, quantization theory, analog-to-digital (A/D) and digital-to-analog (D/A) converters, errors and noise analysis, instrumentation, and the design, construction and testing of a small data acquisition system incorporating the virtual instrumentation software LabVIEW and programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
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ECET 281 - System Dynamics
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will be introduced to techniques of signal and system analysis. They will learn differential equations for circuit analysis, Laplace transforms for system analysis, transfer functions, Fourier series analysis of periodic sources, and Fourier transforms for the study of signal spectra and system frequency responses.
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ECET 282 - Digital Signal Processing
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 82.5
Students will be introduced to digital signal processing (DSP). They will study digital signals, filtering by difference equations and convolution, z transforms, frequency responses, spectra, the design of FIR and IIR filters, discrete Fourier transforms and fast Fourier transforms, DSP hardware and applications.
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ECET 291 - Engineering Project Management
Credits: 2 Total Hours: 30
Students will be introduced to engineering project management and budgeting techniques, as well as strategies for effective project teamwork. They will also study engineering standards, the effect of engineering on the environment, professional responsibility, and engineering ethics.
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- C+ in Pre-calculus 12 or Principles of Math 12
- C in MATH 107
- C in MATH 115
- C in MATH 173
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ECET 292 - Design for Manufacturing
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 97.5
Students will study material that emphasizes the relationship of electronic design and manufacturing, including an introduction to CAD/CAM, Resource Management, Thermal Management and various standards. They will also examine design methodology for the various materials and equipment used in the manufacture of electronic products.
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ECET 293 - Industrial Systems Design
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 97.5
Students will be introduced to industry standard methods of electrical panel construction in this course. Students will learn how to analyze a requirement specification and break it down into a modular design following both the Canadian Electrical Code and equipment manufacturing standards.
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ECET 304 - Work Term 3
Credits: 4 Total Hours: 420
Restricted to students who have met the co-operative education participation requirements
This course gives students an opportunity to apply and extend academic knowledge while employed with qualified Co-op employers. This full-time paid work experience is facilitated and monitored by the College.
Prerequisites
All of:
- COM in ECET 204
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
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ENGL QKSTRT - English Quick Start
Credits: 0 Total Hours: 75
Open to students in community-based programs. Students must meet with a community-based Program Assistant, Instructor, or Instructional Assistant before registering in this course.
Students in this foundational course will learn and improve their English, reading, writing and speaking and listening skills as they explore their interests and abilities connected to their current circumstance, future education and work. Students will develop/improve their communication, comprehension, composition and oral presentation skills, and increase their confidence in and awareness of themselves as learners through course materials and work that are personally meaningful and relevant. The coursework includes applied, practical and culturally relevant activities and content, including Indigenized learning practices and materials.
Notes: At the end of the course, students may choose to be placed in an English course offered through Camosun, either on campus or in community.
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ENGL 021 - Fundamental English 1
Credits: 0 Total Hours: 150
Students will learn sound and letter patterns; develop sight, functional, and personal reading vocabulary; read stories with common sight words; and develop simple sentence writing skills. Students will explore lifelong learning strategies such as goal setting, working independently and with help, and gain an understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing and world views. Students will practice learning skills for oral communication, critical thinking, social responsibilities, personal and cultural identity, and time and work management.
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- Assessment
- An information interview with instructor or chair
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ENGL 022 - Fundamental English 2
Credits: 0 Total Hours: 150
Students will expand their vocabulary and develop reading fluency; build context and phonic skills; give oral opinions and write sentence answers about reading; brainstorm to generate writing ideas; and perform basic word processing skills. Students will grow lifelong learning strategies such as goal setting, working independently and with help, and gain an understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing and world views. Students will practice learning skills for oral communication, critical thinking, social responsibilities, personal and cultural identity, and time and work management.
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- COM in ENGL 021
- Assessment and an information interview with instructor or department chair
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ENGL 023 - Fundamental English 3
Credits: 0 Total Hours: 150
Students will learn to developing reading strategies: preview, survey, preread; use context clues and self-question to clarify meaning; employ critical thinking skills to distinguish fact from opinion; and summarize short passages. Students will begin to create paragraphs and use varying verb tense and word forms. Students will advance lifelong learning practices such as: goal setting and gain an understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing and world views. Students will practice learning skills for oral communication, critical thinking, social responsibilities, personal and cultural identity, and time and work management.
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One of:
- COM in ENGL 022
- Assessment and an information interview with instructor or department chair
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ENGL 024 - Fundamental English 4
Credits: 0 Total Hours: 150
Students will refine reading strategies; differentiate literal and inferential meanings; apply critical thinking skills to analyze characters; and identify facts and opinions. Students will generate and organize ideas to write narrative and descriptive paragraphs with the correct use of modifiers and verb forms. Students will extend lifelong learning practices such as: goal setting and gain an understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing and world views. Students will achieve practice learning skills for oral communication, critical thinking, social responsibilities, personal and cultural identity, and time and work management.
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- COM in ENGL 023
- Assessment and an information interview with instructor or department chair
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ENGL 025 - Fundamental English 5
Credits: 0 Total Hours: 150
Students will expand reading strategies and fluency with longer text. Students will explore character development and begin to draw inferences and conclusions. Students will write descriptive, narrative, and expository paragraphs with simple, compound, and complex sentences. Students will further lifelong learning practices and gain an understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing and world views. Students will achieve practice learning skills for oral commmunication, critical thinking, social responsibilities, personal and cultural identity, and time and work management.
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- COM in ENGL 024
- Assessment and an information interview with instructor or department chair
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ENGL 033 - Fundamental English 6
Credits: 0 Total Hours: 150
Students will use the basic rules of writing sentences and paragraphs. Students will develop reading comprehension and vocabulary and foster interest in reading. Students will accomplish life-long learning strategies and and gain an understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing and world views. Students will achieve practice learning skills for oral communication, critical thinking, social responsibilities, personal and cultural identity, and time and work management.
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ENGL 050 - Intermediate English
Credits: 0 Total Hours: 150
Students will develop critical thinking, reading skills, formal writing skills, and skills in introductory literature analysis. Students will practice organizing, writing, and revising paragraphs, essays, and business documents. Students will develop grammar, punctuation, and composition skills while improving reading, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and study skills.
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ENGL 057 - Intermediate English/Professional Cook
Credits: 0 Total Hours: 150
Adult learners will develop communication skills required for entry to the Professional Cook Foundation Program. Writing skills and reading skills will be developed and improved.
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ENGL 058 - Intermediate English/Trades
Credits: 0 Total Hours: 150
Adult learners will develop communication skills required for entry into carpentry, Horticulture, Automotive Mechanic, Heavy Duty Mechanic, Plumbing, Gas-Fitting, Sheet Metal, Aircraft Sheet metal and Welding Trades programs. Writing skills and reading skills will be developed and improved. This course cannot be used as a prerequisite for ENGL 092 .
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ENGL 070 - Advanced English
Credits: 6 Total Hours: 150
Students will develop critical and creative thinking, speaking and listening, reading research and reference, and written communication skills. Students will practice organizing, writing and revising paragraphs, essays, business documents and a research paper.
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ENGL 091 - Indigenous Provincial English Composition & Literature 1
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Students in this course will build a well-organized and fluent voice for expressing personal experiences, opinions, and thoughts, to others. Students will also read, listen to, and reference the work of Indigenous, Canadian and International authors appropriately while developing academic writing skills in a supportive and culturally appropriate atmosphere. They will build English communication and critical thinking skills to prepare for future academic study or careers while strengthening their Indigenous self-concept. Students will examine the cultural and linguistic richness of Indigenous and non-indigenous authors of both fiction and non-fiction prose, as well as orature.
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ENGL 093 - Indigenous Provincial English Composition & Literature 2
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
This course continues the exploration of literature, orature, and non-fiction prose by Indigenous, Canadian, and international authors that began in ENGL 091 while preparing students to meet the rigorous reading, writing, and critical thinking expectations of college-level courses. Students will incorporate the voices of others into their work and communicate clearly to others. Students will read for content and inference, select and cite appropriate source material for assignments, develop a clear logical argument, and use standard academic writing formats. They will use literary terms effectively, and analyze works in various literary and oratory genres.
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ENGL 094 - Provincial English Literature
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 75
Students in this course will learn and develop skills in the context of reading and writing about literature, including Indigenous Peoples and Canadian literature, from a variety of genres. Specifically, students will practice and receive instruction in reading, discussing, evaluating, and writing about short stories, novels, poetry, and drama. Studying these genres introduces the student to basic literary terms and concepts. This course prepares students for post-secondary academic English courses.
Note: ENGL 094 combined with ENGL 092 is equivalent to Provincial English 12.
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ENGL 103 - Preparatory Academic Writing
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students in this course will be prepared to meet the demands of academic writing courses through reading, writing and research. It includes instruction and practice in critical writing, reading and thinking; planning, writing, and revision of paragraphs/essays; clarity and coherency of written ideas. Students will learn correct grammatical usage and information/media literacy skills.
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ENGL 104 - Preparatory English Literature
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course provides instruction and practice in critical reading, writing and thinking, literary interpretation and divergent expression, and discussion and evaluation of a wide variety of literary texts. Students will read short stories, creative non-fiction, novels, drama and poetry, and will learn and apply basic literary terms/concepts in literary analysis.
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ENGL 130 - Preparatory Technical Writing
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This access course is for all technologies. It focuses on basic writing for the engineering workplace, document enhancement, and critical reading strategies. Students will practice writing and editing short documents to improve grammar skills and increase familiarity with standard technical writing formats. They will also use word-processing techniques to improve document readability and appeal. Reading comprehension will be developed through analysis of a variety of documents.
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ENGL 142 - Academic/Professional English
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 60
This course prepares students to write high-quality documents, including summaries, correspondence, reports, and essays, and prepare presentations for professional and academic purposes. Students gain reading, writing, listening, and presentation skills essential to workplace success and occupational situations, plus develop skills essential for reading, writing, informational literacy, as well as critical analysis of texts. Students practice a process-based approach to writing documents, including research, documentation, and editing. They learn how to communicate sensitively with a variety of audiences, and gain experience working as a team.
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ENGL 151 - Academic Writing Strategies
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course provides core critical thinking, reading, research and writing skills transferable to academic disciplines. Students practice various forms of academic writing, including summary, critical analysis, and written research. Analysis of textual rhetoric, discourse, and style, along with academic essay-writing, develops self-awareness of methods of inquiry, critique, and reflection.
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ENGL 161 - Literary Genres
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course introduces the study of literature in English with a focus on genres: short fiction, novel, poetry, drama. Reading, writing, oral and interpretive skills necessary for analyzing literature are emphasized, including close reading, literary criticism, and terminology. Academic reading and essay writing skills, transferable to any discipline, are practised.
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ENGL 163 - Intro to Literary Traditions
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course examines literary form, genre, historical context, and the interactions among these areas of study through close study of texts, including both primary and secondary sources, using case studies. Critical reading, thinking, and writing are essential components.
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ENGL 164 - Indigenous Literature
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course examines both the oral and literary traditions of Aboriginal people. Students begin to study and analyze Indigenous literature from North America. They read and discuss a novel, short stories, poems, and plays by Aboriginal writers and write about these works in journals, essays and tests.
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ENGL 170 - Technical & Professional Communication 1
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course focuses on writing for the workplace, including writing formats, structure, style, and document design with a comprehensive review of grammar, punctuation and usage. Students will write workplace correspondence, short reports, instructions and job-search formats in a clear, concise, purposeful, unambiguous and grammatically correct way.
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Notes: Only one of ENGL 170 or ENGL 175 may be used towards a Camosun College credential.
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ENGL 221 - Film and Literature
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course examines film adaptations of literary works; the focus may be on a single author, a genre, or a variety of works. Students develop skills in the critical analysis of film and literature, and in the complex interplay between the two media. Direct involvement with screening films is included.
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ENGL 224 - American Literature
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students read and respond to literature of the United States from the eighteenth century to the present. Through class discussion and critical responses, students explore both cultural and political issues in major works of American literature. These include, but are not limited to, race, globalization, nationalism, democracy, regionalism, and independence.
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ENGL 250 - Advanced Composition
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course builds upon the critical writing and reading skills acquired in first-year English courses and is especially relevant to students in humanities, social sciences, and business. Students will read and practice writing a variety of nonfiction forms for specific audiences, such as researched essays, opinion pieces, analytical reviews, cultural commentary, and descriptive and narrative writing, including personal essays and memoir. Students will also learn to revise and edit their work for maximum effect. Topics covered are relevant to multiple disciplines/professions, and readings will explore a variety of cultural perspectives.
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ENGL 251 - Advanced Communication
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
This course builds upon the critical writing and reading skills acquired in first-year English courses and is especially relevant to students in sciences and technologies. Students will practice advanced research skills, literature reviews, executive summaries, formal report writing, oral reporting, and various technical and/or professional writing document styles. Students will also learn to revise and edit their work for maximum effect. Topics covered are relevant to multiple disciplines/professions and readings will explore a variety of cultural perspectives.
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ENGL 262 - Women’s Literature
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students analyze works from a variety of genres and periods by women of various nationalities and ethnicities. Attention is paid to recurring themes, socio-historical context and feminist theories. Students participate in class discussions, compose critical essays and write a final exam. Assignments range from 500-1500 words (course total 3000-5000 words).
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ENGL 266 - Literature for Children and Youth
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students are introduced to literature written for children and youth through a historical survey of classical and contemporary works in a variety of genres and cultures, including poems, fiction, plays, novels and novel series. This survey includes various styles of children s/youth literature (e.g., nursery rhymes, folktales, picture books, fairytales, adventure, chapter books, graphic novels), as well as specific socio-historical aspects and literary techniques, including developmental reading, literary use of language, evolution of narrative, visual storytelling, and use of morality. Critical skills of academic reading, analysis and writing, and literary theory associated with children/youth literature, will be emphasized.
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ENGL 270 - Canadian Literature
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students investigate Canadian literature from the late nineteenth century to the present. Short stories, poetry, drama, essays and novels are presented in many contexts, including historical and geographical. Critical essays and a final examination are required. Assignments total approximately 5000 words and range from 500 to 2500 words.
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ENGL 273 - Technical Communication
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will receive individual and group communication support towards completion of their Capstone design-project technology course. Written assignments include a formal technical report supported by program-specific documents. Additionally students will produce a professional quality marketing publication. Presentation assignments include program-specific short progress reports, and longer professional presentations.
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ENGL 280 - English Literature to 1700
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will read, discuss and write about literature in English from its beginnings to the eighteenth century, including Medieval and Renaissance works. Students will explore how the changing social, political, religious, and linguistic landscape influenced writers who told tales of social upheaval, civil war, plague, royalty, and mythical creatures.
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ENGL 282 - English Literature 1700-1900
Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will read, discuss and write about literature of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including the Romantic and Victorian periods. Students will explore how concepts of empire, colonialism, class, and gender shaped the culture and the literature of the era.
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