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Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College

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Other circuits covered are mixers,<br />

converters, inverters and switching<br />

power supplies. This is primarily a<br />

course for electronics majors.<br />

4 Units<br />

54 Lecture hours<br />

54 Lab hours<br />

ELEC 211<br />

Advanced Digital Electronics<br />

Prerequisite: ELEC 111<br />

Transfers to: CSU<br />

This course is an analysis and<br />

application of digital circuits. This<br />

course extends the foundation work<br />

of Digital Electronics 111. Emphasis<br />

will be placed on the study of various<br />

types of Counters, A/D and D/A<br />

Converters, I-O Devices, Memories<br />

and an introduction to Micro<br />

Computers. Through laboratory<br />

work, students learn applications<br />

by constructing various circuits and<br />

devices. This course is intended for<br />

Electronics Majors.<br />

4 Units<br />

54 Lecture hours<br />

54 Lab hours<br />

ELEC 240<br />

Microprocessors and Microcomputing<br />

Prerequisite: ELEC 211<br />

Transfers to: CSU<br />

This course will provide the student<br />

with a fundamental knowledge<br />

of the general architecture of<br />

microcomputers. Students will<br />

learn about the CPU and some of<br />

the I/O devices used to interface<br />

the CPU to various peripheral<br />

devices. Microprocessor architecture,<br />

instruction set, and addressing modes<br />

will be emphasized. This is a course for<br />

Electronic and Computer Technicians.<br />

4 Units<br />

54 Lecture hours<br />

54 Lab hours<br />

___________________<br />

ELECTRONICS/<br />

ELECTRIC UTILITY<br />

TECHNOLOGY<br />

Division of Career & Technical<br />

Education<br />

EUT 110<br />

Electrical Utility Technology I<br />

Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or<br />

appropriate assessment; READ 023 or<br />

appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or<br />

appropriate assessment; ELEC 050<br />

Transfers to: CSU<br />

This is an introductory course that<br />

will examine the theory behind<br />

present day utility energy systems.<br />

This course provides an orientation<br />

in the power distribution and<br />

line construction industry. Basic<br />

electrical principles and safety on the<br />

job are emphasized. Topics include<br />

basic mathematical computations,<br />

including trigonometry<br />

fundamentals, electron theory and<br />

the fundamentals of magnetism.<br />

Students will combine electrical<br />

theory with laboratory and practical<br />

applications in the course of study.<br />

This course is intended for students<br />

that are contemplating a career in<br />

the electrical utility industry.<br />

3 Units<br />

45 Lecture hours<br />

27 Lab hours<br />

EUT 112<br />

Electrical Utility Technology II<br />

Prerequisite: EUT 110<br />

Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or<br />

appropriate assessment; READ 023 or<br />

appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or<br />

appropriate assessment; ELEC 050<br />

Transfers to: CSU<br />

This course involves the study of<br />

the power distribution and line<br />

construction industry. Topics include<br />

methods of producing electricity, A.C.<br />

and D.C. meters and circuitry and<br />

electric batteries. Students will also<br />

learn about Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s<br />

Law, and electromagnetic induction.<br />

This course is intended for students<br />

that are contemplating a career in the<br />

electrical utility industry.<br />

3 Units<br />

45 Lecture hours<br />

27 Lab hours<br />

EUT 114<br />

Electrical Utility Technology III<br />

Prerequisite: EUT 112<br />

Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or<br />

appropriate assessment; READ 023 or<br />

appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or<br />

appropriate assessment; ELEC 050<br />

Transfers to: CSU<br />

This course is a study of alternating<br />

current circuits, A.C. and D.C. motors<br />

and generators, pole and overhead<br />

construction, and transformers and<br />

voltage regulators. Topics include<br />

schematics, shunt and series capacitors<br />

and safety issues outlined by the<br />

Occupational Safety and Health Act<br />

(OSHA). Calculating power used by<br />

electrical circuits is also covered. This<br />

course is intended for students that are<br />

contemplating a career in the electrical<br />

utility industry.<br />

3 Units<br />

45 Lecture hours<br />

27 Lab hours<br />

EUT 116<br />

Electrical Utility Technology IV<br />

Prerequisite: EUT 114<br />

Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or<br />

appropriate assessment; READ 023 or<br />

appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or<br />

appropriate assessment; ELEC 050<br />

Transfers to: CSU<br />

This course is a continuation of pole<br />

and overhead line construction. Topics<br />

covered include state safety orders for<br />

line construction and maintenance,<br />

transmission and distribution systems<br />

and conductors and electrical systems<br />

faults. Students will also learn about<br />

short circuits, system protective<br />

concepts and how to identify control<br />

circuits from wiring diagrams. This<br />

course is intended for students that are<br />

contemplating a career in the electrical<br />

utility industry.<br />

3 Units<br />

45 Lecture hours<br />

27 Lab hours<br />

EUT 118<br />

Electrical Utility Technology V<br />

Prerequisite: EUT 116<br />

Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or<br />

appropriate assessment; READ 023 or<br />

appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or<br />

appropriate assessment; ELEC 050<br />

Transfers to: CSU<br />

This course covers advanced theory<br />

of electrical distribution lines and<br />

systems. Other topics include phasing,<br />

system groundings, substations and<br />

the use of electrical instruments.<br />

Students will also learn how to connect<br />

transformers in accordance with the<br />

state code. Usage of fusing tables and<br />

reference tables, including technical<br />

symbols are also covered. This course<br />

is intended for students that are<br />

contemplating a career in the electrical<br />

utility industry.<br />

3 Units<br />

45 Lecture hours<br />

27 Lab hours<br />

EUT 120<br />

Utility Pole Climbing Techniques<br />

Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or<br />

appropriate assessment; READ 023 or<br />

appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or<br />

appropriate assessment<br />

Transfers to: CSU<br />

This course is designed to provide<br />

instruction on climbing a utility<br />

pole safely using the latest OSHA<br />

fall resistant requirements. At the<br />

completion of this course, students<br />

will be able to safely ascend and<br />

descend a utility pole using gaffs<br />

and extension ladders. This course<br />

provides an orientation in the power<br />

distribution and line construction<br />

industry. Basic electrical principles and<br />

safety on the job are emphasized. This<br />

course is intended for students that are<br />

contemplating a career in the electrical<br />

utility industry.<br />

4 Units<br />

54 Lecture hours<br />

54 Lab hours<br />

____________________<br />

EMERGENCY<br />

MEDICAL TECHNICIAN<br />

Division of Public Safety<br />

EMT 093<br />

Emergency Medical Technician<br />

Prerequisite: FTEC 121<br />

Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or<br />

appropriate assessment; READ 023 or<br />

appropriate assessment; BIOL 125<br />

This course is designed to certify<br />

students as California State<br />

Emergency Medical Technicians and<br />

gain employment as an ambulance<br />

driver or ambulance attendant. After<br />

successful completion of this course,<br />

students will be authorized to take the<br />

National Registry EMT examinations<br />

and then request certification as<br />

an EMT through the Los Angeles<br />

County Department of Health or<br />

other local EMS accrediting agencies.<br />

Topics discussed include pre-hospital<br />

care terminology, cardiovascular<br />

emergencies, pre-hospital childbirth,<br />

communicable disease, extrication<br />

<strong>2011</strong>-<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Catalog</strong> <strong>Rio</strong> <strong>Hondo</strong> <strong>College</strong> / 175

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