Engineering Courses

Courses offered at the K-State Olathe campus

ECET 304 - Electric Power and Devices Credits

Credit Hours: 3
Industrial applications of direct and alternating power, devices, and systems. Topics include electrical and electronic power devices, controllers, servomechanisms, and actuators; DC and AC motors and generators, motor speed control and drive systems; electrical power distribution, and industrial electronics applications.

ECET 320 - Electronic Communication Systems Credits

Credit Hours: 3
A survey of analog and digital communication techniques and systems including modulation, transmission line concepts, radio-wave propagation, antenna theory, and the effects of noise.

ECET 350 - Microprocessor Fundamentals Credits

Credit Hours: 3
Concepts of microprocessor architecture, programming, and interfacing. Topics include assembly and C language programming, data conversion methods, and microprocessor-based system development tools.

ECET 352 - Digital Circuits and Systems Credits

Credit Hours: 3
Study of digital circuits and systems, i.e., systems controlled by microprocessors and microcontrollers. Students design and build digital circuits for the solution of engineering problems. Digital circuit design, and interfacing techniques are emphasized.

ECET 354 - Microcontroller Applications Credits

Credit Hours: 3
Examines the hardware and software of microcontroller controlled systems designed for a specific purpose (i.e. embedded systems). Students will learn how to interface microcontrollers to various sensors, actuators and communication devices as well as learn the programming associated with these devices.

ECET 499 - Advanced Topics in Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology

Credit Hours: 2
Provides an opportunity for faculty to present advanced electronic and computer engineering technology topics.

MET 382 - Industrial Instrumentation and Controls

Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to process control systems for industrial applications. Course topics include concepts and terminology, first- and second-order systems, measurement of motion, gauges and transducers, signal processing, and measurement of properties.

MET 481 - Automated Manufacturing Systems II

Credit Hours: 3
Covers systems for manufacturing operations including facilities, supplies, materials, procedures, and control. Topics include design, programming, feedback for manufacturing, production set-up, automated work cells, and decision issues.