Chair

Professor Mohammad Razani
Voorhees Building, room V-733
Phone: 718-260-5300

Description

The department is dedicated to successfully educating students of diverse backgrounds and cultures for entry into the electrical and telecommunications engineering technology industries.

Through excellence in teaching and innovative use of technology, the department is committed to supporting an open environment where learning, creativity, and personal growth can flourish, thus benefiting our students, our college, and our community.

Our degree programs offer a choice of courses in a wide range of areas including embedded microcontrollers, power and controls, analog and digital electronics, communication circuits and systems, wireless communications, fiber-optic communications, and telecommunications network management. Coursework is applications-oriented, and theoretical and hands-on experience is gained through lectures and laboratory experiences that are carefully integrated into the courses. In addition, students benefit from the strong emphasis placed on the development of oral and written communication skills. Graduates are firmly rooted in modern technology using state-of-the-art industrial equipment and are able to contribute immediately in the workplace as technologists with problem solving and project design experiences. A quality education and individual academic advising are continuously provided throughout the student's program of study.

Students completing the degree programs will obtain knowledge in power systems, controls, microcontrollers, sensors and instrumentation, as well as the growing area of mechatronics. Potential employers include IBM, CODEX, Bank of America, ITT, GE, ConEd, Verizon, MTA, Honeywell, and Northrop Grumman. Graduates may continue toward a master’s degree in electrical engineering at City College or other institutions of higher learning.

Mission

The mission of the Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering Technology department is to provide academic, technological, and cultural resources and experiences to the students of the programs we offer. High quality electrical engineering technology and telecommunications engineering technology programs are at the heart of the departmental mission.

Degrees

The associate in applied science in program is designed to prepare graduates for careers as electronic technicians. The curriculum includes a balanced distribution of lecture and laboratory courses which provide an introduction to the design and development of basic electronic circuits. Laboratory construction projects range from elementary circuit analysis to microprocessors. The personal computer (PC) is used as a learning tool throughout the curriculum. The department provides graduates with a deep knowledge of technology coupled with a sound general education.

The bachelor of technology in program builds upon the skills learned in the first two years and adds more advanced study in the areas of signals and systems, microprocessors, sensors and instrumentation, power systems, mechatronics, and engineering technology management. With its complimentary design, graduates will be equipped to become active members in the industry and keep pace with the ever-changing field. The graduates work as electrical technologists.

Graduates are eligible to receive maximum education/ experience credits for the BTech degree as a “professional engineering program” toward New York State licensure in professional engineering. Additional work experience will be necessary to obtain a professional license.

Accreditation

Both degree programs are accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org/.

Advisory Commission