Deanship of Educational Services

Electronic Equipment Maintenance

Description of the Program

The diploma program in Electronic Equipment Maintenance is designed for updating the information and skills of these already working in this area and for training those wishing to join this area.  The graduate is expected to be able to understand the operation of different electronic equipment and writing a report about them.

Graduating skilled technicians table to deal with the different electronic equipment now in use in different industries in Saudi Arabia, especially chemical, petroleum and food industry.

1. Principles of operation of electronic devices.
2. Practical applications of electronic devices in constructing useful circuits and systems.
3. Troubleshooting and repairing of electronic circuits and systems.

1.  Ability to read, understand and troubleshoot electronic circuits and systems.
2.  Ability to repair some of the problems and / or writing reports about them.

Electronic Equipment Technicians, in various industries, petroleum, chemical, food, etc., in Saudi Arabia.

Total credits for Diploma Program in Electronic Equipment Maintenance: 61

EET 011 - Electric Circuits  (                       (3-3-4
Voltage and current sources. Resistance, conductance, Ohm's low , power and energy. Series and parallel circuit. Kirchhoff’s laws. Circuits theorems. Inductors and capacitors. AC circuit analysis; Phasores. Impedance and admittance. Real and Reactive power. Power factor. Polyhase system.
Prerequisites: None

EET 012 Electronic Workshop I   (                                           (1-3-2
Provides a background in basic electronic shop techniques. The topics covered include the correct use of hand and power tools, reading specifications, sheetmetal layout, chassis panel and enclosure fabrication. Component assembly, lead preparation, terminal connections, hard wiring, printed circuit board assembly, hard and dip soldering, inspection, quality control and testing.
Prerequisites: None

EET 013 - Digital Circuits  (     (3-3-4
Number systems and Logic minimization; logic circuits, flip-flops and sequential logic circuits, counters, registers and applications.
Prerequisites: EET 011

EET 014 – Electronic Workshop II   (   (1-3-2
This course introduces basic printed circuit artwork layout, printed circuit board fabrication, component assembly and printed circuit board dip soldering. Further experience is gained in the area of sheet metal fabrication, wiring, reading specifications, quality control and testing.
Prerequisite: EET 012

EET 021 – Analog Electronic Circuits (               (3-3-4
 RC coupled amplifiers. Operational amplifiers and their applications. Introduction to feedback concept and applications to amplifiers and oscillator. Timers and their applications.
Prerequisite: PHYS 012, EET 011

EET 022 – Digital Electronic Circuits  (3-3-4)
Logic families: TTL, ECL, CMOS, Basic characteristics of each family. Applications including small projects.
Prerequisite: PHYS 012, EET 013 

EET 023 – Electronic Workshop III (   (1-3-2
Topics covered include specification for the conversion of advanced circuit schematic to component and conductor pattern layouts with emphasis on peripheral connections and packaging problems. Assembly and testing of simple electronic circuits e.g. D.C.Power Supply and amplifiers.
Prerequisites: EET 014  

EET 024 - Microprocessor Control  (2-3-3)
Microprocessor structure. Assembly language, analog to digital converters A/D, digital to analog converters D/A, input/output interfacing, signal condition, and data acquisition, memory subsystem (RAM, ROM, H.D.)
Prerequisites: EET 013, PHYS 012

EET 025 - Electronic Troubleshooting (                    (0-5-2
Introduction to circuit analysis and troubleshooting techniques, schematic reading, signal analysis, repair and calibration of electronic equipment to analyze various electronic circuit operational behaviors.
Co-requisite: EET 021, EET 022

EET 026 -Electronic Workshop IV  (                     (1-3-2
This course requires the construction and testing of a solid-state advanced electronic circuit e.g. an FM radio receiver, having 4-watt stereo audio amplifier system. Lectures cover safety habits and guidance for use of advanced electronic laboratory equipment. 
Prerequisites: EET 023

EET 027 –Electronic Instruments  (2-3-3)
Overview of transducer. Strain gauge transducers. Linear variable differential transformer transducer. Thermal transducers. Optical transducers. Photoconductive and photovoltaic cells. Ultrasonic transducers. Environmental transducers. Electromechanical transducers. Magnetic transducers. Transducer interfacing system.
Prerequisites: EET 021, EET 022

EET 028 –Programmable Logic Controllers  (2-3-3)
Introduction to control systems; Fundamentals of programmable logic controllers. Logic concept, processing unit, input/output systems, peripheral devices, programming techniques, applications and interfacing.
Prerequisites: EET 024

EET 029 –Introduction to Communication (2-3-3)
Basic principles of analog and digital Communication system. Analog Communication techniques: AM,FM,PM. Pulse modulation techniques, PAM,PWM & PPM, PCM. FSK and PSK systems. 
Prerequisites: EET 021, EET 022

For further information, please contact us on:

University Diploma Programs
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
P. O. Box 5077, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Tel:   (+966-3) 860-1222
Fax:  (+966-3) 860-1255
E-Mail: diploma@kfupm.edu.sa