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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

14

Courses Offered In ASSOCIATE TO BACHELORS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Basics of Industrial Engineering

  • This course defines industrial and systems engineering; describing its place in the business world and offering a wide picture of the functional areas with some solution techniques.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Engineering

  • This course helps you in acquiring an engineering mindset; providing you with the core knowledge and skills all engineers need to succeed. It helps you in seeing the world through the eyes of an engineer; looking at how engineers apply science and technology to solve problems facing society today.

  • 6 Credits

  • Latest Developments in Engineering

  • Latest developments in engineering discusses about the latest trends in engineering which keep on adding new subjects and new versions of old subjects and techniques.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to E-Engineering

  • In this course, you will find a lot of the e-engineering basics presented in an easy-to-follow and friendly style, you will also get the latest on internet, web page design, and much more-stuff barely on the horizon a couple of years ago that now dominates the online landscape.

  • 6 Credits

  • Advanced Fields in Engineering

  • Advanced fields in engineering is the analysis and design of continuous-time and discrete-time systems using time domain and frequency domain techniques. The course includes important Structural Dynamics, Free Vibration, Dynamic Analysis And Response To Linear Systems and Reduction Of Degree Of Freedom

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Electrical Engineering

  • This course provides an integrated introduction to electrical engineering and computer science, taught using substantial laboratory experiments with mobile robots. Our primary goal is for you to learn to appreciate and use the fundamental design principles of modularity and abstraction in a variety of contexts from electrical engineering and computer science.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Civil Engineering

  • The course is based on introduction to the civil engineering profession and its role in the society; creative thinking and critical thinking as integral parts of the engineering decision process. The course discusses about important materials such as concrete materials, wood, iron and steel.

  • 6 Credits

  • Foundations of Mechanical Engineering

  • The traditional approach to teaching mechanical engineering has been to cover either mechanics or thermofluid mechanics. In response to the growing trend toward more general modules, Foundations of Mechanical Engineering provides a unified approach to teaching the basic mechanical engineering topics of mechanics, the mechanics of solids, and thermofluid mechanics.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Electrical Engineering

  • This course presents a concise overview of topics that is enhanced by real world applications. This course is a survey of the foundations of electrical engineering, and emphasizes principles of circuits, electronics, systems and electromechanics.

  • 6 Credits

  • Electric Circuit Basics

  • This course will introduce you to Experimental laws, network theorems, and computer analysis techniques of electrical circuit analysis. Network responses to various forcing functions using time-domain and phasor-domain methods.

  • 6 Credits

  • Numerical Methods

  • This course will introduce you to the standard methods and algorithms for the numerical solution of algebraic equations, numerical linear algebra as well as differential equations.

  • 6 Credits

  • Communication Systems

  • This course introduces the basic techniques used in modern communication systems and provides fundamental tools and methodologies used in the analysis and design of these systems.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Semi-Conductors

  • This course is a complete guide to the business and technology of semiconductor design and manufacturing. It explains; conceptually and technically, exactly how silicon chips are designed and built as well as the key markets and opportunities that affect this Industry.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Control Systems

  • This course provides an understanding of the characteristics, operations and limitations of semiconductor devices. In order to provide this understanding, the course brings together the fundamental physics of the semiconductor material and the semiconductor device physics.

  • 6 Credits
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Basics of industrial engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    History of engineering and development of industrial engineering.
    Industrial and systems engineering.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Manufacturing engineering.
    Facilities location and layout.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Material handling, distribution, and routing.
    Work design and organizational performance -- work measurement.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Operations planning and control.
    Quality control.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Financial compensation.
    Cad/cam, robotics, and automation.
    Human factors.
    Resource management.
    Financial management and engineering economy.
    Probabilistic models.
    Simulation.
    Project management.
    Systems concepts.
    Management systems design.

Introduction to engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Engineering and society
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Organization and representation of engineering systems
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning and problem solving
    Laws of nature and theoretical models
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Data analysis and empirical models
    Modeling interrelationships in systems: lightweight structures
    Modeling interrelationships in systems:digital electronic circuits
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Getting started with matlab
    Vector operations in matlab
    Matrix operations in matlab

Latest developments in engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
    Vectors and tensors.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Stress.
    Principal stresses and principal axes.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Analysis of deformation.
    Velocity fields and compatibility conditions.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Constitutive equations.
    Isotropy.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mechanical properties of real fluids and solids.
    Derivation of field equations.
    Field equations and boundary conditions in fluid mechanics.
    Some simple problems in elasticity.
    Stress, strain, and active remodeling of structures.

Introduction to E-engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Physics for electronics.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mathematics for electronics.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Electrical quantities and measurements.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Ohm's law and watt's law.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Combinational series/parallel circuits.
    Magnetism and magnetic circuits.
    Motors and generators.
    Alternating current.
    Capacitors.
    Inductors.
    Series ac circuits.

Advanced fields in engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Equations of motion, problem statement, and solution methods.
    Free vibration.
    Response to harmonic and periodic excitations.
    Response to arbitrary, step, and pulse excitations.response to arbitrarily time-varying forces.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Numerical evaluation of dynamic response.
    Earthquake response of linear systems.
    Earthquake response of inelastic systems.
    Generalized single-degree-of-freedom systems.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Equations of motion, problem statement, and solution methods.
    Free vibration.
    Damping in structures.experimental data and recommended modal damping ratios.
    Dynamic analysis and response of linear systems.two-degree-of-freedom systems.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Earthquake analysis of linear systems.response history analysis.
    Reduction of degrees of freedom.
    Numerical evaluation of dynamic response.
    Systems with distributed mass and elasticity.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to the finite element method.rayleigh-ritz method.
    Earthquake response of linearly elastic buildings.
    Earthquake response of inelastic buildings.
    Earthquake dynamics of base-isolated buildings.
    Structural dynamics in building codes.

Introduction to electrical engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
    Resistive circuits
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Inductance and capacitance
    Transients
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Steady-state sinusoidal analysis
    Frequency response, bode plots, and resonance
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Logic circuits
    Microcomputers
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Computer-based instrumentation
    Diodes
    Amplifiers: specifications and external
    Field-effect transistors
    Bipolar junction transistors
    Operational amplifiers
    Magnetic circuits and transformers
    Dc machines
    Ac machines

Introduction to civil engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    History of the use of biological, chemical, and radiological agents.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Safe operations at terrorist incidents.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Affects of biological, chemical, and radiological agents.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Terrorism emergency response scenarios.

Foundations of mechanical engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Statically determinate force systems.
    Statically determinate stress systems.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Stress-strain relations.
    Torsion.
    Bending stress.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Bending: slope and deflection.
    Statically indeterminate beams.
    Energy methods.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Buckling instability.
    Yield criteria and stress concentration.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Application of the equilibrium and strain-displacement.
    Elementary plasticity.
    Thin plates and shells.
    Finite element method.
    Fracture mechanics.
    Fatigue.

Introduction to electrical engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Basic circuit theory.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The analysis of dc circuits.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The analysis of ac circuits.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Electric power systems.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Semiconductor devices and circuits.

Electric Circuit Basics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Quantities and units
    Voltage, current, and resistance
    Ohms law
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Energy and power
    Series circuits
    Parallel circuits
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Series-parallel circuits
    Circuit theorems and conversions
    Branch, loop, and node analyses
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Magnetism and electromagnetism
    Introduction to alternating current and voltage\
    Capacitors
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Inductors
    Transformers
    Rc circuits
    Rl circuits
    Rlc circuits and resonance
    Passive filters
    Circuit theorems in ac analysis
    Time response of reactive circuits
    Three-phase systems in power applications

Numerical Methods

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
    Interactive computing with matlab.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Matlab programming.
    Organizing and debugging matlab programs.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Unavoidable errors in computing.
    Finding the roots of f-x-=0.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    A review of linear algebra.
    Solving systems of equations.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Least-squares fitting of a curve to data.
    Interpolation.
    Numerical integration.
    Numerical integration of ordinary differential equations.

Communication Systems

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
    Signals and linear systems
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Amplitude modulation
    Angle modulation
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Probability and random processes
    Effect of noise on analog communications
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Analog to digital conversion
    Digital modulation in awgn baseband channels
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Transmission through bandlimited awgn channels
    Transmission of digital information via carrier modulation
    Selected topics in digital communications
    An introduction to information theory
    Coding for reliable communications

Introduction to Semi-conductors

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Running start.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Semiconductor family tree.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    How chips are designed.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    How chips are made.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Business and markets.
    Essential guide to microprocessors.
    Essential guide to memory chips.
    Essential guide to custom and configurable chips.
    Theory.

Introduction to Control Systems

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Control systems engineering.
    Modeling physical systems: differential equation models.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Transfer-function models.
    State models.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Simulation.
    Stability.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Performance criteria and some effects of feedback.
    Root-locus techniques.
    Frequency-response techniques.
    Cascade controller design.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Controller design variations.
    Nonlinear models and simulation.
    Nonlinear systems: analytical techniques.
    The application of discrete-event control techniques.
    Design examples.