Courses

TECH 1400 - General Aeronautics (3)
Prerequisite: none. Introduction to aerodynamics, aircraft systems, flight instruments, regulations, airport operations, meteorology, aircraft performance, pilotage, navigation and communications procedures.

TECH 1430 - Airport Operations (3)
Overview of the operation of general aviation and commercial airports. Course includes ground and baggage handling, terminal and airfield operations, aircraft emergencies, ground access, and FAR Part 139.

TECH 3400 - Airline Operations (3)
Operational techniques and current problems confronting airlines: control tower operations, airport lighting, radio and meteorological service, reservations, ticketing, passenger trends, feasibility route studies, fire and crash protection, and air route traffic control centers. Field trips included.

TECH 3410 - General Aviation Operations and Administration (3)
Airport administration; organization, personnel, maintenance, zoning, facilities adequacy, financing, planning, operations, revenues and expenses, public relations, evaluation and safety; socioeconomic effect of airports on communities served.

TECH 3420 - Airline Administration (3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing. An introduction to the deregulated and global airline industry of the 21st century, including LFA competition, fleet and network realignment, mergers, acquisitions and bankruptcies.

TECH 3430 - Airport Administration (3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or with permit of instructor. Airport operations management; lighting, fuel systems, field marking, field buildings, hangars, communications, maintenance, protection/security, fire-fighting, and surrounding security problems and airport strategic management.

TECH 3440 - Aviation Law (3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing. Introduction to aviation law within the context of local, state, federal and international regulations, treaties and conventions.

TECH 3450 - Air Cargo (3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or with permit of instructor. Business plan for start-up cargo airline includes mission/vision statements, forecasting, payload/range analysis, market opportunity research, sales and promotion strategies, and cost/revenue analysis.

TECH 3460 - National Airspace System and Air Traffic Control (3)
Prerequisites: Upper division standing or with consent of instructor. U.S. system of air navigation and air traffic control; communications, facilities, airways, controlled and special use airspace, and authorized flight procedures.

TECH 4400 - Safety Factors in Aviation (3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing. Aviation safety related to air traffic control, passenger service, maintenance, and ground/air operations; history, accidents, terminology, liability, worker performance, information source, and safety program organization.

TECH 4410 - Aviation Sales (3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing. Sales in airline operations and aviation industry; research, demand analysis, advertising and promotion, traffic and price determination.

TECH 4420 - Airport Planning (3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing. Concepts of airport planning and construction; community surveys related to social, economic, and physical characteristics; political influences and phases of airport construction.

TECH 4430 - Air Transportation (3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing. Facilities, state and federal regulations, legal characteristics, problems, and services of U.S. carriers; organizational function of Federal Aviation Agency, Civil Aeronautics Board, and U.S. Bureau of Transportation. 

TECH 4460 - Airport Finance (3)
Introduction to airport finance and the tools to analyze it. Includes interactive spreadsheet analyses of airport operating budgets, airport development feasibility, and project financial evaluation.

TECH 4470 - Senior Seminar:  Aviation Problems (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. Selected topics about current aeronautical administration problems; interaction with aviation executives. Field trips may be required.

TECH 4480 - Case Studies in Airline Finance (3)
Prerequisite: Upper division standing. Case studies of airline finances and the tools to analyze them. Includes interactive spreadsheet analysis of airline economic base, financial statements, sources and uses of funds, and financial planning.

FPAT 3500 - Community Fire/Emergency Medical Services Risk Reduction (3)
Provides a theoretic framework for ethical, sociological, organizational, political, and legal components of community risk reduction, and methods for risk reduction planning.

FPAT 3510 - Fire Defense Planning (3)
Studies community defense needs, facilities, master plan development, federal assistance. Application of ISO grading schedule and guide for determining fire flow requirements, impact on fire insurance.

FPAT 3520 - Fire Protection in Building Design and Construction (3) 
Studies fire protection in building design and construction, including fire resistive materials, protective systems; testing methods of fire assemblies, heat and smoke detection devices, high-rise structures; plan checking.

FPAT 3530 - Fire and Emergency Services Administration (3)
Provides Fire/EMS department administration overview, including interagency cooperation, accountable budgeting, planning for change, and using management tools for analyzing and solving problems.

FPAT 3540 - Human Behavior and Fire Protection (3)
Examines Interaction between fire, building, and occupants; human behavior factors affecting response to fire situations; decision-making; movement-modeling; egress design; evacuation strategies; fire safety strategies for senior and disabled/impaired citizens.

FPAT 3550 - Political and Legal Foundations for Fire Protection (3)
Examines the legal aspects of the fire service and the political and social impacts of legal issues.  

FPAT 3560 - Wildland/Urban Interface Administration (3)
Studies Wildland Fire Fighter I foundation.  21st Century Wildfire history, ICS, wildland/urban interface considerations, use of hand tools; Wildfire Fighter II coverage human resources, radio communications, chainsaw operations and basic firing operations.

FPAT 3570 - Wildland Fire: Science and Strategy (3)
Examines fundamental science behind wildland fires, including fire dynamic, associated indicators., and fire protection methodologies. The emerging concerns about fire damage in WUI and protection measures are discussed.

FPAT 3580 - Advanced Hazardous Materials (3)
Provides advanced fire chemistry relating to the categories of hazardous materials including problems of recognition, reactivity, and health encountered by firefighters.

FPAT 3590 - Fire Cause Investigation (3)
Examines investigative, legal, and managerial approaches to arson cases, including principles of incendiary fire analysis, detection, environmental and psychological factors of arson, including legal considerations and trial preparation.

FPAT 4510 - Fire Laws and Building Codes: Interpretation and Enforcement (3)
Provides interpretation of building, fire prevention, State Fire Marshal Codes; review of building plans, enforcement procedures and techniques; challenges in case studies, code enforcement problems. 

FPAT 4520 - Fire Prevention Organization and Management (3)
Provides knowledge, methods, and concepts for effective leadership of comprehensive fire-prevention and risk-reduction programs.

FPAT 4530 - Advanced Fire Protection Equipment and Systems (3)
Studies basics of fire detection and suppression system, including automatic sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, smoke management systems, water supply systems, standpipe and hose systems and fire extinguishing systems.

FPAT 4550 - Fire Protection of Building Structural Members & Other Building Components (3)
Studies building materials under tension, compression and shear during fire exposures, and HAVC systems and their design and fire protection issues with smoke, fire movement.

FPAT 4560 - Fire Finance (3)
Provides skills, knowledge required to manage and administer fiscal activities for the fire service. The major budgeting methods, control mechanisms, forecasting and analysis processes are included.

FPAT 4570 - Fire Service Ethics (3)
Examines the basic principles of ethics as related to fire service operations and management with special attention given to current issues in the fire service.

FPAT 4580 - Applications of Fire Research (3)
Addresses research in fire dynamics, test standards/codes, safety, modeling, structural safety, life safety, firefighter health and safety, transportation hazards, and risk analysis.

FPAT 4590 - Personnel Management for the Fire Service (3)
Examines personnel administration and human resource development within fire-related organizations, including personnel management, organizational development, productivity, recruitment and selection, performance management, and collective bargaining

ETEC 1000 - Introduction to Automotive Mechanisms (3)
Introduction to major automotive systems, components operation and maintenance in modern vehicle. Vehicle coverage is expanded to include electric, gas, hybrid and fuel cell alternatives for greener transportation.

ETEC 1020 - Industrial Safety (3)
Industrial safety related to industry and school shops; history, accident facts, liability, psychology, worker performance, sources of information, and industrial methods of operation. 

ETEC 1100 - Introduction to Design Application and 3D Modeling (3)
Application of theory and fundamentals of design: basic understanding in drafting techniques, engineering design, freehand sketching, use of latest Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.

ETEC 1200 - Practical Electronics (3)
DC circuits; hands-on experiences in using VOM and DVM for basic electrical measurement and troubleshooting. Lecture 1 1/2 hours, laboratory 4 1/2 hours. Hands-on applications of electronics with emphasis on how different electronic components and circuits work; project construction to stimulate students understanding of electronics.

ETEC 1600 - Introduction to Metalworking (3)
Basic metal properties, metalworking processes, casting, welding, and hand and machine tool applications. 

ETEC 2070 Engineering Tech. Materials (3)
Understanding structure, physical and mechanical properties, and applications of metals, polymers, ceramics, wood, and composites used in the Engineering Technology industry. Methods of preparation, evaluation, and testing such materials.

ETEC 3600 - Lean Manufacturing (3)
History of manufacturing. Principles, design, and analysis of lean manufacturing systems. Small lot production, setup-time reduction, continuous improvement. Principles and control of push and pull manufacturing systems.  Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours.

ETEC 3700 - Power, Energy and Transportation (3)
Comprehensive review of traditional and sustainable power technology: available energy forms; power conversion, coal, nuclear, wind power, photovoltaics, fuel cells; mobile applications, engines, clean transportation; energy management.

ETEC 4210 - Internetworking Technology (3) 
LAN, WAN to Internet, TCP/IP, LAN devices, network access and cabling, Ethernet, network, transport and application layers, IP addressing, subnetting, and routing.

ETEC 4880 - Fluid Power (3)
Prerequisite: PHYS 1100. Application of principles of industrial hydraulic and pneumatic circuits; emphases on basic laws and operation of pressure, directional control valves, and actuators as they apply to manual and automated circuits.

ETEC 4890 - Industrial Training Methods (3)
Prerequisite: ETEC 3700. Training approaches for industrial/technical management personnel; overview of design and management of the training function in the modern work world, instructional design, and delivery systems.

ETEC 4950 - Industrial Technology Senior Project I (3)
Prerequisites: Completion of an area of concentration, senior standing and/or instructor consent; must be taken in sequence starting with ETEC 4950. Study of Industrial Technology design processes. ETEC 4950 includes case studies to discuss the impact of design constraints. A formal report and oral presentation are required at the end of the term. Lecture 1 ½ hours, laboratory 4 ½ hours.

ETEC 4951 – Engineering Technology Senior Project II (3)
Prerequisite: ETEC 4950. Study of Industrial Technology design processes. It includes selection and completion of a faculty-supervised project focusing on typical problems encountered in Industrial Technology practice, and resulting in a formal report and oral presentation. Lecture 1 ½hours, laboratory 4 ½ hours.

ETEC 3130 - Product Design and Development (3)
In-depth examination of the process of designing products for manufacture. Analysis and application of the methods, models organizations, standards and practices used in industry.

ETEC 3150 - Project Design and Document Control (3)
Prerequisite: ETEC 3130. Concepts, applications and procedures necessary to control, protect and access graphical data used in the management of design and manufacturing documentation.

ETEC 3820 - Metrology and Statistical Process Control (3)
Adapting industrial operations to metric system; standards and application; development of instructional materials; and review of Statistical Process Control (SPC).

ETEC 4600 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes (3)
Materials and processes used in manufacturing. Processes to organize industrial activity as well as the hard processes used to shape and form materials.

ETEC 4620 - Digital Manufacturing (3)
Development of basic skills needed to perform simulation construction in the virtual manufacturing environment with CNC, CAM, machining and robotics simulation. 

ETEC 4660 - Additive Manufacturing (3)
Prerequisite: ETEC 1100 or equivalent. An overview of commercially available Additive Manufacturing technologies, also known as Rapid Prototyping or 3D Printing. Emphasis will be on operational procedures, post-processes, and applications. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours.

ETEC 4670 - Emerging Manufacturing Technologies (3)
Prerequisite: ETEC 3600. Variable content of manufacturing topics and processes, such as Additive Manufacturing, Electrical Discharge Machining, Computer-Aided Manufacturing, Automatic Data Collection and Identification, 3D Scanning, Waterjet Cutting, and other related technologies. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours.

ETEC 4700 - Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (3)
Prerequisite: ETEC 3700 or with consent of instructor. Technology and application of electric and hybrid vehicles: power plant design, electric motor and heat engine characteristics, energy storage, system controls, fuel cells and solar powered vehicles.

ETEC 4710 - Engine Design and Performance (3)
Prerequisite: ETEC 3700 or consent of instructor. Theory of engine design and operation; requirements of modern gasoline power plants and performance factors analyzed under varying operating conditions.

ETEC 4720 - Photovoltaic Applications (3)
Prerequisite: ETEC 3700 or consent of instructor. Solar photovoltaic principles, wafer and module production, systems and applications. Component and system performance, site assessment, grid and stand-alone system design. Associated electrical and control technologies.

ETEC 4740 - Fuel Cell Applications and Hydrogen Infrastructure (3)
Prerequisite: ETEC 3700 or consent of instructor. Electro-physical processes in fuel cells, performance, components, various types of fuel cells, fuel cell vehicles, distributed power generation. Hydrogen economy, properties, production, storage, infrastructure, safety.

ETEC 4760 - Measurement, Instrumentation and Control (3)
Prerequisite: ETEC 3700 or with consent of instructor. Theory and application of sensor operation, data collection and processing for control in sustainable energy and transportation systems. Circuits, sensors, signal conditioning, microprocessors, logic, programming, data acquisition and system development.

ETEC 4780 - Emerging Technologies in Power, Energy, and Transportation (3)
Varying content and topics relating to emerging power, energy, and transportation technologies. Includes research methodologies, proposal preparation, and investigation in individual, team, and class explorations. May be repeated up to 6 units. Lecture 1 1/2 hours, laboratory 4 1/2 hours.

TECH 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study (1-3)
Project selected in conference with sponsor before registration; progress meetings held regularly, and final report submitted. May be repeated for 6 units of credit.