Courses
Semester 1
- Drafting Applications and AutoCAD ELCT0090
Units/ Hours: 45
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: lay out commercial distribution and service equipment and wiring; lay out branch circuit for lighting and equipment; prepare a material take off using drawings and specifications; prepare sketches to solve and document construction problems and solutions; prepare as-built drawings; and, develop basic single line, schematic, and wiring diagrams using AutoCAD.
- Electricity ELCT0084
Units/ Hours: 60
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of electricity and electrical test equipment. Topics to be covered include; basic DC and AC principles, such as voltage, current, resistance, power and the laws that govern them. Students will also learn how to work with components such as resistors, inductors, capacitors and test equipment, including digital multimeters, power supplies and oscilloscopes. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to construct and analyze simple DC and AC circuits and use test equipment to verify their operation and troubleshoot them as needed. Students will also be introduced to the basic concepts of semiconductors and the P/N junction diode and to basic digital logic to help prepare them for courses in the following semester.
- Instrumentation Fundamentals ELCT0100
Units/ Hours: 60
This course introduces the student to the field of instrumentation. Students will develop a basic understanding of the concepts involved in the Instrumentation field, including terminology, drawings, symbols and loops. Labs will demonstrate many of the areas of instrumentation including calibration, different types of loop signals, and interpreting instrumentation drawings.
- Introductory Computing COMP0345
Units/ Hours: 45
Working in the Windows environment, this computer course introduces you to computer basics (computer terminology, e-mail, file management) and the application and use of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software using Microsoft Office. Through the extensive use of hands-on activities, you will gain sufficient knowledge and experience to make productive use of computers as a tool in both college and workplace environments.
- Technical Communications COMM0032
Units/ Hours: 37
This course, designed specifically for students in technology-based programs, stresses the development of technical communication as it applies to workplace and academic needs. Students will prepare a variety of technical documents and in the process learn to apply standard rules of usage. Key applications include lab reports, proposals, research reports, documenting sources, editing and proofreading strategies, and spoken presentations.
- Career Essentials ORGB0002
Units/ Hours: 45
In today's competitive workplace environment, organizations need employees and leaders that combine strong intra/interpersonal skills with vocational competencies. This course gives students the opportunity to understand and further develop these essential employment success skills and how to take personal responsibility for managing themselves and their personal and professional relationships more effectively. Students will learn strategies in the areas of self-management, life-long learning, building supportive relationships, time and stress management, diversity, positive work ethic, creative problem solving and adaptability. Development in these areas will increase the chances for success in all areas of life.
Semester 2
- Alternating Current Theory ELCT0087
Units/ Hours: 60
This course will provide the student with a broad based foundation in alternating current (AC) theory and analysis. Through the application of technical mathematical concepts, students will learn to analyze the full spectrum of alternating current. AC power and power factor in modern generation and distribution systems will be explored. The analysis, design, and testing of electrical distribution systems will be studied. Practical application of AC in various circuit configurations and components will be conducted.
- Chemistry for Technology SCIE0140
Units/ Hours: 60
This course enables students to deepen their understanding of chemistry through the study of energy changes and rates of reaction, chemical systems and equilibrium, electrochemistry, and a brief study of organic chemistry. The student will use the basic concepts and apply those concepts to gases, liquids, solids and organic materials in both seminar and laboratory settings.
- Instrumentation I ELCT0101
Units/ Hours: 60
This course will allow the student to select, install, configure, calibrate and test pressure, temperature, sound and light sensing, measuring, indicating and controlling devices using both SI and imperial scales to meet the requirements of the process.
Pre-Requisites
- Developing Effective Teams ORGB0013
Units/ Hours: 45
Teams are a critical component of our personal, educational, organizational and societal lives. Successful teams don't just happen. This course teaches the formula for team success. Students will use effective tools and strategies to help any team become high performing which will better prepare students to achieve successful team membership in voluntary, public or private organizations.
Semester 3
- Instrumentation II ELCT0102
Units/ Hours: 60
This course will enable the student to select, install, configure, program and calibrate transmitters, controllers, indicators and recorders to measure and control process level, displacement, concentration, PH, radiation, force and flow functions. The learner will also be able to draw and interpret basic process and instrument diagrams using standard ISA instrumentation symbols that depict processes involving level, displacement, concentration, PH, radiation, Force and Flow functions.
Pre-Requisites
- Law and Ethics in the Electrical Sector ELCT0089
Units/ Hours: 30
This course will introduce students to the legislative and regulatory bodies influencing the practice of the professional Electrical Engineering Technologist. Both federal and provincial associations monitoring and governing the practice will be discovered. The array of professional issues that impact the practice of the technician will be explored. Students will be prepared to successfully challenge the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologist (OACETT) Professional Practice Examination to become a Certified Technician.
- Physics for Instrumentation SCIE0141
Units/ Hours: 45
This is a study of the physics underlying the principles of motion, mechanics, light and sound . The analysis and modelling of these phenomena's are done using the appropriate mathematical techniques computer software and the laboratory experiments.
- Power Electronics and Theory ELCT0088
Units/ Hours: 60
This course provides the foundational theory required to understand electronic circuits with AC and DC sources. The learner will acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to install, maintain, and troubleshoot circuits which employ discrete semiconductor components. Electronic components and circuits such as diodes, SCRs, Triacs, Triggering systems, bipolar junction transistors, field effect transistors, solid state switching devices, and photosensitive devices will all be explored.
- Technical Programming COMP0460
Units/ Hours: 45
This course in technical programming emphasizes problem-solving strategies, debugging methods, and program documentation. This course uses the microcontroller and the C programming language to expose the students to various fundamental programming and interfacing techniques. Analytical and troubleshooting skills are further developed through lab experiments involving input/output operations, interrupts and data transfer for data acquisition.
Semester 4
- Instrumentation Networks ELCT0103
Units/ Hours: 60
This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other networks. It uses the OSI and TCP layered models to examine the nature and roles of protocols and services at the application, network, data link, and physical layers.
Pre-Requisites
- Managing Technical Projects ELCT0020
Units/ Hours: 45
This is a multi-disciplinary course designed to help students develop their skills in managing technical projects. Students will learn how to identify and plan a project and work toward achieving their project goals. They will interact with a team in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of the project goals. They will communicate in written, spoken, or visual format at various stages of the project. The course also includes evaluating the technical, interpersonal, and communication processes the team uses. Students will work on managing a project typical to one that a computer-systems professional would be involved in.
- Process Control ELCT0104
Units/ Hours: 60
This course provides the learner with an in depth practical knowledge of process control, measurement and tuning. The topics covered include Feed Back, Feed Forward, PID, Cascaded control, Process block diagrams, loop tuning, trouble shooting, device specification, and Labview software interfaces.
Pre-Requisites
- Programmable Logic Controllers ELCT0095
Units/ Hours: 75
Building on Electrical Concepts, this course will introduce students to the functions and applications of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). PLC instructions for the programming of common relays, timers, counters, mathematic functions, and word comparisons will all be covered. Students will practice identification methods and hard wiring of PLC's to equipment. Methods of testing PLC inputs and outputs will be studied and practiced. Students will design programs to control machines and processes to solve typical industrial problems.
- General Education Elective
Course Number: GENED
All graduates of diploma programs require general education credits. These courses allow you to explore issues of societal concern by looking at the history, theory and contemporary applications of those issues.
Your program has designated some required general education courses. In addition, you have the opportunity to choose from a list of electives each semester.
Many of these courses and some other general education courses are also available through evening classes, by distance education, or on-line. See our Part-Time Studies Calendar for these opportunities.
You may already possess general education equivalencies from other colleges or universities. Please see the General Education Co-ordinators at the Peterborough and Lindsay locations for possible exemptions.
See this page for a list of approved General Education Courses at Fleming College.