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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's degree, or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

30 Hours

Course Duration

6 Months (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

5

Courses Offered In GRADUATE DIPLOMA

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • 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
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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.