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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED Or Equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

36 Hours

Course Duration

6 Months (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

6

Courses Offered In UNDERGRADUATE 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

  • 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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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.