Electronics & Computer Technology
COLLEGE TECH PREP OPTION
“The skills I’m learning in the Polaris Electronics & Computer Technology program have given me the confidence to go out and start a successful career.”
John Barber
Midpark High School
Flip that switch and turn-on a career in the electronics and engineering field. The Electronics & Computer Technology program is designed to prepare you for a career as an engineer or electronics technician. This program teaches the fundamental principles and practices of electrical engineering as applied to electronics and computer technologies.
Manufacturing, biomedical, health science, and entertainment industries all depend on complex electronic equipment for a variety of essential functions - computer-operated controls that automatically monitor patient vital signs or direct factory production, as well as AM and FM inter-communication, transmitter, receivers, public address systems, fire alarms, audio recorders, and electronic emergency systems. Electronic wizards use their knowledge of theory and practice to calculate, design, and fabricate new equipment as well as align, adjust, and repair.
As an Electronics & Computer Technology student, you will receive a laptop computer on loan for the duration of the time spent in the program. You will learn the fundamentals of electronics and calculate, analyze, and troubleshoot a variety of electronic equipment such as robots, computers, stereos, and simple and complex analog, digital, and microprocessor circuitry.
This program offers access to college credit for the Tech Prep Option as well as articulated college credits. These include four credits for Project Lead the Way Digital Electronics curriculum. You will also have the opportunity to become a Certified Electronics Technician (CET) through the Electronics Technicians Association, International.
ETA, Electronics Technicians Association International
A worldwide trade association recognized for fostering excellence in electronics through certification since 1978. This location has been approved to administer and promote the Certified Electronics Technician and Federal Communication Commission certification examination programs.
Skills
Component identification
Soldering-de-soldering and tools
Drafting and reading of schematic and wiring diagrams
Measuring using sophisticated instrumentation
Analysis and troubleshooting of simple and complex analog and digital circuitry
Analysis and troubleshooting of industrial components and devices – computers, robots
Programming and repair of basic and complex computer circuits
Safety precautions
Applied science and math
Construction and prototyping methods
Technician work procedures
Equipment
Analog and digital meters
Oscilloscopes
Substitution boxes
Power supplies
Audio and radio frequency generators
Function generators
Signal injectors and tracers
Logic probes
Microprocessors and computers
Career Options
Installation, maintenance, and repair technician for consumer or industrial electrical or electronic devices and/or systems in the manufacturing, biomedical, health science, and entertainment sectors
Technician for fabrication and/or testing of prototypes
Fabrication and/or testing of prototypes
Future Opportunities with Further Education
Electrical engineer
Electronic engineer
Electronic instrumentation engineer
Computer engineer
Research engineer
Biomedical engineer/biomedical equipment technician
Software engineer
Hardware engineer
Product development engineer
Quality engineer
Systems engineer
Video and sound engineer
Robotics and automation engineer
High School Credit Junior Year
Electronics 2.5
Technology .5
Algebra I or II 1.0
Potential College Semester Hour Credit
College Tech Prep Option 15.0
College Articulated Credit 3.0