Course Catalog: Academic Year 2009-2010

This is the course catalog for the current bulletin year. Click on a letter below to view the course subjects that begin with that letter.

All of the community colleges in Iowa are participating in a joint project to develop common numbers for all of our courses. Because of this initiative, all of our course subject names and most of our course numbers at DMACC changed effective fall semester, 2006. This page will help you find the new course subject names and the new numbers

Note: If and how DMACC courses transfer to other colleges and universities is determined by the receiving institution.

Accounting (credit) | Administrative Assistant | Aging Services Management | Agriculture - Animal Science | Agriculture - Farm Management | Agriculture - Horticulture | Agriculture - Mechanics | Agriculture - Precision Ag | Agriculture - Vet Tech | Agriculture-Agronomy | American Sign Language | Anthropology | Apparel Merchandising | Arabic - Foreign Language | Architectural Millwork | Architectural Technologies | Art (credit) | Associate Degree Nursing | Auto Tech ASEP (GM) | Auto Tech CAP (Chrysler) | Automotive Technology | Aviation (credit) | Aviation Maintenance | Biology (credit) | Bioprocess Technology | Building Maintenance (credit) | Business | Business Computer Application | CET-Civil Engineering Tech | Chemistry | Chinese - Foreign Language | Coaching Officiating | Collision Repair/Refinish | Communication | Computer Aided Drafting | Computer Networking | Computer Programming | Computer Science | Construction | Criminal Justice | Dental Assistant | Dental Hygiene | Diesel | Diesel - Caterpillar | Dietary Management | Drama - Film and Theatre | Early Childhood Education | Economics | Education (credit) | Electrical Technology | Electronics | Emergency Medical Serv- credit | Engineering | English (credit) | Environmental Science | ESL - Non-intensive | Finance | Fire Science ( credit) | Ford ASSET | French - Foreign Language | Geography | German - Foreign Language | Global Studies (credit) | Graphic Design (credit) | Graphic Technologies (credit) | Health Sciences | Heating and Air Conditioning | History (credit) | Hospitality, Culinary and Mgt | Human Services (credit) | Humanities | Industrial Technology | Intercollegiate Physical Educ | Interior Design | Interpretation and Translation | Interpreting | Italian - Foreign Language | Japanese - Foreign Language | Journalism | Land Surveying | Literature | Management (credit) | Manufacturing | Marketing (credit) | Mathematics (credit) | Medical Assistant (credit) | Medical Lab Tech | Medical Transcription | Mortuary Science | Music-applied (credit) | Music-general (credit) | Optometric/Ophthalmic Assist | Paralegal | Pharmacy Tech (credit) | Philosophy | Phlebotomy | Physical Ed and Health - General | Physical Education Activities | Physical Education Training | Physical Science | Physics | Political Science | Practical Nursing | Psychology | Railroad Operations | Reading | Religion | Respiratory Therapy (credit) | Sociology | Spanish - Foreign Language | Speech | Student Development | Surgical Technology | Telecommunications Technology | Viticulture | Welding (credit) | Wind Energy and Turbine Tech |

Course: Electronics

ELT 93 - Concepts Electronics/Computers
Credits: 1
This course is designed for students who need additional practice and technical skills to succeed in electronics and computer networking programs. Skills that will be developed include learning how to approach problems and manipulating formulas to solve problems. College preparatory courses cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements. Corequisite: ELT 108

ELT 106 - Basic Math for Electronics
Credits: 3
Mathematics related to basic electronics. It includes basic algebra, right triangle trigonometry, scientific notation, with applications to DC and AC circuitry.

ELT 108 - Math - Electronics & Computers
Credits: 4
Introduction to mathematical skills needed by electronics/computer technicians.

ELT 119 - Programmable Logic Controllers
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
This course covers PLC operation and programming techniques to include relay logic, timers, counters, sequencers, discrete I/O, analog I/O, networking, remote I/O, workstations, advanced programming techniques and interfacing with personal computers. Prerequisite: ELT 134

ELT 125 - Advanced PLC
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
This course is designed for the student who is already proficient with ladder logic and loading programs into PLCs. The course will introduce the student to both hardware and software operator control panels, analog sensor interfacing, analog programming and exchange of data over networks. A hands-on lab component will give the student the opportunity to install, program and troubleshoot networked PLC hardware.

ELT 126 - Industrial Electronics
Credits: 2
The devices and circuits used in thyristor control of machines are presented. It includes phase control of DC motors, triac control of AC motors as well as various speed control circuits. Prerequisite: ELT 134

ELT 134 - Motor Controls
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
An introduction to industrial motor controls. During this course students will use ladder diagrams and control devices to implement practical control systems.

ELT 143 - Mechanisms
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
This introductory course covers linear and angular displacement, velocities, and accelerations of linkages, gear trains and belt and friction drives. Included topics are vectors, simple and complex machines and toggle and intermittent motions mechanisms. Corequisite: ELT 144

ELT 144 - Mechanisms Lab
Credits: 2 (includes lab)
The principles of drives and linkages discussed in ELT143 are evaluated using precision components. Major principles evaluated are speed ratios, torque, power and efficiency. Lab projects are applications of principles of process control and robotics interfacing mechanical motion and energy requirements with programmable control concepts. Corequisite: ELT 143

ELT 158 - NEC Residential
Credits: 3
The basic principles of the NEC for layout and construction for residential wiring systems. Apply code rules to house wiring installations. Discuss security systems, fire and smoke detectors, low-voltage and remote controls.

ELT 159 - NEC Residential Lab
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
Utilize the basic principles of the NEC for layout and residential electrical wiring systems. Apply code rules, using hands on approach for residential electrical installations from simplistic to complicated circuit wiring.

ELT 172 - NEC Commercial/Industrial
Credits: 3
The basic principles of the NEC for layout and construction for commercial wiring and industrial wiring systems. Apply basics of wiring into the planning of typical commercial and industrial installations. Configure how load requirements are converted into branch circuits then into feeders, and into main electrical services.

ELT 173 - NEC Commercial/Industrial Lab
Credits: 4 (includes lab)
Utilize the basic principles of the NEC for layout of commercial and industrial wiring systems. Apply code rules, using hands on approach for commercial and industrial electrical installations from simplistic to complicated wiring.

ELT 174 - Electrical Grounding
Credits: 2
The understanding of grounding and eliminating the misconceptions when dealing with NEC requirements for installation.

ELT 181 - Adv Math for Electronics Tech
Credits: 1
This course is a continuation of concepts covered in MATH FOR ELECTRONICS & COMPUTERS. Topical emphasis includes applications involving trigonometry of vectors and oblique triangles and logarithms.

ELT 209 - Motor Control
Credits: 3
Troubleshoot electro-mechanical motor controls and gain an understanding of ladder diagrams. Students should have a general knowledge of electricity to take this course.

ELT 303 - Principles of Electricity
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
For beginners, theory, controlling electricity, voltage, amps, resistance, wattage, series and parallel circuits, DC & AC, batteries, electric lighting, generators and motors.

ELT 307 - Digital Circuits
Credits: 2
An analysis of those circuits that form basic building blocks for a digital system, including logical gates such as OR, NOR, AND, and NAND, storage registers and counters. Corequisite: ELT 308

ELT 308 - Digital Circuits Lab
Credits: 2 (includes lab)
Laboratory evaluation of small-scale integrated circuits and medium-scale integrated circuits. In addition to basic and/or gates, it includes decoders, encoders, counters and multiplexors. Corequisite: ELT 307

ELT 325 - Digital Electronics
Credits: 3
An analysis of those circuits that form basic building blocks for a digital system, to include logical gates, such as OR, NOR, AND, and NAND, storage registers, counters and microprocessors. Corequisite: ELT 326

ELT 326 - Digital Electronics Lab
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
Laboratory evaluation of small-scale integrated circuits and medium-scale integrated circuits. In addition to basic and/or gates, it includes comparators, decoders, encoders, counters, multiplexers, and microprocessors. Corequisite: ELT 325

ELT 368 - DC & AC Fundamentals
Credits: 3
An introductory course in DC and AC fundamentals. Subject matter includes Ohm's law, series and parallel circuits and measuring instruments.

ELT 369 - DC & AC Fundamentals Lab
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
This laboratory will enable the student to analyze basic L-C-R circuitry. Basic test equipment usage will also be presented. Prerequisite: ELT 368 must be taken concurrently with or prior to this course

ELT 385 - Electric Circuit Analysis I
Credits: 4
An analytical introduction to direct and alternating current fundamentals essential in all phases of electricity and electronics. Topics covered include Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's law, Thevenin-Norton and Superposition theorems, impedance, resonance, series and parallel circuits, resistors, capacitors, inductors, batteries and meters. Corequisite: ELT 386

ELT 386 - Elec Circuit Analysis I Lab
Credits: 2 (includes lab)
Basic experiments in AC and DC circuit analysis including familiarization with basic test instruments, series and parallel circuits (using resistors, capacitors, inductors, batteries and power supplies) and applications of electrical laws and theorems. Corequisite: ELT 385

ELT 387 - Electric Circuit Analysis II
Credits: 3
Deals with principles and electrical properties of semi-conductor diodes, transistors, integrated circuits, and integrated circuit amplifiers complete with mathematical analysis of equivalent circuits and their evaluation. Prerequisite: ELT 385, 386 Corequisite: ELT 388

ELT 388 - Elec Circuit Analysis II Lab
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
An analysis of solid state circuitry. It includes both transistor and integrated circuit experiments. Linear amplifiers and active filters are evaluated. Students will attend a minimum of three industrial tours which may take place outside of regular class time. Prerequisite: ELT 385, 386 Corequisite ELT 387

ELT 389 - Fabrication Techniques
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
Rendering of isometric and orthographic projection drawings. Soldering techniques, fabrication of sheet metal enclosures and production of printed circuit boards using photographic and etching methods.

ELT 474 - Communications Systems
Credits: 3
The analysis of communications systems including transmission and reception of AM and FM radio, television, satellite and microwave including antenna and transmission line theory. Prerequisite: ELT 387, 388 Corequisite: ELT 475

ELT 475 - Communications Systems Lab
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
Laboratory experiments in radio, television, satellite and microwave systems including the construction and alignment of a broadcast radio receiver. Prerequisite: ELT 387, 388 Corequisite: ELT 474

ELT 478 - Basic Imaging Devices
Credits: 3
An analysis of various imaging systems including laser printers, copiers, fax machines, scanners and accessories such as document feeders and sorters, monitors, cameras, LCD displays. Prerequisite: ELT 387, 388 Corequisite: ELT 479

ELT 479 - Basic Imaging Devices Lab
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
Experience in troubleshooting, service and repair of copiers, laser printers, fax machines, scanners and peripherals, monitors, cameras, LCD displays. Prerequisite: ELT 387, 388 Corequisite: ELT 478

ELT 482 - Security Systems
Credits: 3
Analysis of video monitoring systems, fire and intruder alarm systems, climate control systems. Prerequisite: ELT 781, 782 Corequisite: ELT 483

ELT 483 - Security Systems Lab
Credits: 4 (includes lab)
Installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of various security systems. Prerequisite: ELT 781, 782 Corequisite: ELT 482

ELT 484 - Medical Electronics Systems
Credits: 3
This course trains the student in electrical safety testing and the repair, calibration and preventative maintenance of patient monitoring equipment such as ECG, blood pressure, defibrillators, ICN, CCU central station monitoring systems and the respiratory instrumentation. Included will be a self-paced study of medical terminology. Prerequisite: ELT 781, 782 Corequisite: ELT 485

ELT 485 - Medical Electronics System Lab
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
This course covers repair, calibration and preventive maintenance of critical care, diagnostic and life support equipment in a hands-on, lab environment. Prerequisite: ELT 781, 782 Corequisite: ELT 484

ELT 611 - Microprocessors
Credits: 2
This course covers two major areas of microcomputers and microprocessors. The first is an investigation of the specific architecture of microprocessors and fundamental microcomputer hardware. The second area is software and studies specific assembly language instructions for common routines and program structures. Prerequisite: ELT 307, 308 Corequisite: ELT 612

ELT 612 - Microprocessors Lab
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
Includes experiments which exercise microprocessor instruction sets and microcomputer central processing units, memory and I/O devices. Routines and subroutines are written in assembly language, assembled, downloaded and tested. Students will participate in a minimum of four, 2-hour job-shadowing experiences that may take place outside of regular class time. Prerequisite: ELT 307, 308 Corequisite: ELT 611

ELT 643 - Process Control Instrument
Credits: 3
A comprehensive study of process control characteristics such as elements, modes, and stability along with detailed knowledge of measurement technique, control mode implementation and final control element functions. In keeping with modern trends, the digital aspects of process control technology are stressed. Prerequisite: ELT 611, ELT 612 Corequisite: ELT 644

ELT 644 - Process Control Instr Lab
Credits: 2 (includes lab)
This lab includes experiments on transducers used in process control as well as experiments on proportional, integral and derivative control. Prerequisite: ELT 611, 612 Corequisite: ELT 643

ELT 652 - Computer Repair & Networking
Credits: 4 (includes lab)
This course is designed for the student that is already proficient with computers and electronic circuitry. The course follows the recommendations of CompTIA on the subjects and materials to assist the student in learning about computer hardware and functions needed to pass the A Plus exam. A detailed study and hands-on lab component give the student the opportunity to install and troubleshoot computer and networking hardware. Prerequisite: ELT 387, 331

ELT 721 - Robotics
Credits: 2 (includes lab)
The course provides an introduction to robotic fundamentals. The student will examine parameters of robot operation and program robots for various applications.

ELT 725 - Introduction to FMS Cell
Credits: 2 (includes lab)
This course introduces the student to all aspects of a flexible manufacturing cell. It will familiarize the student with cell software and hardware. It includes labs on all cell components. Prerequisite: ELT 134 or 119

ELT 781 - Electro-Mechanical Systems
Credits: 2
The basic theories, concepts and principles of electro- mechanical devices such as relays, contactors, and DC/AC motors will be covered as well as the basic principles of mechanical relationships including gears, pulleys, belt drives, wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw, wedge and levers. Pneumatic devices such as compressors, motors, valves and actuators are covered. Also covered will be basic sensors. Prerequisite: ELT 387, 388 Corequisite: ELT 782

ELT 782 - Electro-Mechanical Systems Lab
Credits: 2 (includes lab)
Application of the basic theories, concepts and principles of electro-mechanical devices. Projects are applications of principles used in business machines, security systems and medical electronics systems including construction of various examples of compound machines using wheel and axle, gears, levers and belt drives. Projects using basic sensors, pneumatic valves, cylinders and actuators will be constructed. Students will participate in a minimum of four, two-hour, job-shadowing experiences that may take place outside of regular class time. Prerequisite: ELT 387, 388; Corequisite: ELT 781

ELT 791 - Hydraulics & Pneumatics
Credits: 3
The basic principles of fluid power and the operation and application of fluid power components are introduced. Devices such as valves, linear and rotary actuator are evaluated in the laboratory. In addition, pneumatic position control servomechanisms are evaluated. Corequisite: ELT 792

ELT 792 - Hydraulics & Pneumatics Lab
Credits: 2 (includes lab)
The basic principles of fluid power and the operation and application of fluid power components are introduced. Devices such as valves, linear, and rotary activators are evaluated in the lab. Corequisite: ELT 791

ELT 793 - Advanced Fluid Power
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
An advanced course that includes demonstrations of pressure compensated pumps and valves. Electronic controls and monitoring of hydraulic systems, evaluating various fluids for hydraulic systems, describing and observing the operation of fluid power in various industrial/mobile situations will be covered. Prerequisite: ELT 791, ELT 792

ELT 816 - Systems Troubleshooting
Credits: 2
A study of electronic systems troubleshooting theory, methods and techniques. Prerequisites: ELT 478, 479, 474, 475, 482, 483 Corequisite: ELT 817

ELT 817 - Systems Troubleshooting Lab
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
A hands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing a variety of electronic equipment such as copiers, security monitors and cameras, radio, television and satellite systems. Prerequisite: ELT 478, 479, 474, 475, 482, 483 Corequisite: ELT 816

ELT 870 - Electronics Capstone Project
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
This course provides hands-on experience in a significant design project involving technological competence, open- ended problem solving, teamwork and both written and oral communication skills. Prerequisite: Successful completion of requirements of first 4 terms of the Electronics, Robotics and Automation Program or instructor permission.

ELT 932 - Internship
Credits: 5
A semi-structured experience in the student's chosen field working as an intern with a sponsoring organization. The student has the opportunity to network with professionals and employees in his/her field. The student will write a resume suitable for employment applications. Prerequisite: Earn grades of "C" or higher in courses pertaining to the student's chosen internship area. The courses pertaining to the internship areas are as follows: ELT 474, 475 or 482; ELT 483 or 478; ELT 479 or 484, and ELT 485.

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