Full-time Programs
ELTP - Electrical Techniques
ELTT - Electrical Engineering Technician - Industrial
Program Entry
SEPTEMBER ENTRY
Program Length
Electrical Engineering Technician: Two Year Ontario College Diploma
Electrical Techniques: One Year Ontario College Certificate
| Contact: | E-mail: |
|---|---|
| Garrett Schultens | GSchultens@Loyalistc.on.ca |
| Eric Tippelt | etippelt@loyalistc.on.ca |
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Highlights
- Practical, real-life, skills-oriented technology program.
- The program will give you the skills and knowledge foundation you need for success in the electrical industry.
- Active, involved instructors with a strong commitment to our students’ success.
- Wide range of career path options.
Career Opportunities
Electricity is the energy of the future and the world will need more and more skilled and knowledgeable people that can work in this broad and growing field.
The manufacturing facility of the future requires employees with technical skills, especially those of an electrical technician. Machines will be doing the assembly line work and industry will require trained, skilled people to install, configure, service and run this technology. The Loyalist College Electrical program is especially geared to provide you with the skills necessary for employment in tomorrow’s economy.
Some of the best employment in the electrical industry is in industrial automation. This is a prime focus of the program, and involves such technology as programmable logic controllers, variable frequency drives, industrial networking, human machine interfaces, robotics, instrumentation and motion control.
Many Loyalist graduates go on to pursue electrical apprenticeships to become industrial, commercial or residential electricians. The Electrical Skills program at Loyalist provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to be of value to any employer seeking electrical apprentices who can learn and grow on the job.
Electrical distributors, manufacturers and wholesalers, among others, are in need of competent, knowledgeable people to employ for technical sales and sales support, and as system integrators to design and specify customer solutions in the electrical field.
Electrical generation is done by a range of means including nuclear, thermal, hydro, wind and solar. Loyalist students graduate with the firm foundation to succeed in the power generation field as it grows and develops.
Transportation will also be electrically-driven. From cars to trains to buses, all will use electrical propulsion. With a solid base in electrical skills, graduates will be able to work on the transportation systems of the future.
Program Description
The Electrical programs have a strong emphasis on practical, real-life learning and skills. As well, the Electrical Skills program provides an environment to develop a one-on-one rela tionship with your instructors. The faculty is engaged, involved with the students and always ready to provide the support needed to succeed.
The first-year program, Electrical Techniques, focuses on building the knowledge and skills that provide a solid foundation for work in the electrical field. Courses focus on a working understanding of electricity and electronics and on learning the fundamental skills required in jobs in the electrical field. Students are taught basic electricity and electronics, electrical installation skills, motor control and the basics of industrial processes – including programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and fluid power and control. As well the students are given a solid grounding of the Ontario Electric Code.
The second-year program, Electrical Technician, builds on the skills and knowledge foundation of the first year. Emphasis is on industrial automation and skills in installing, configuring, maintaining, servicing and calibrating industrial systems. Included in this is industrial robotic systems. As well, courses in technical math and real-life business fundamentals are taught to ensure that students have the practical knowledge to succeed in whatever aspect of the electrical field they will enter.
Related Programs
Approximate Cost
Tuition/Ancillary Fees: $3,393 (two semesters)
Consumables Fee: $285
Books and Supplies: $1,500
Admission Requirements
Required academic preparation –
- OSSD/OSSGD or equivalent with courses at the general, advanced, (C), (U), (M) or (O) level, and
- Grade 12 English (C) level or equivalent, and
- Math – Grade 11 minimum, Grade 12 preferred (must be able to do basic algebra)
OR
Recommended academic preparation –
- Math MCT 4C
Loyalist / University Transfer
Turn your diploma into a degree. Credit transfer agreements are in place with the following institutions as of September 2011:
- Algoma University College
- Davenport University
- Griffith University
- Laurentian University
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Click here for details. Graduates may contact the university to make individual arrangements. Informal agreements are in place with other institutions and new transfer agreements are added annually.
Curriculum
First Year - Semester One
ELTP 1001 Electrical Theory 1
This course covers fundamental electrical principals and DC series, parallel and combination resistive, capacitive and inductive circuits. Also covered are basic AC and an introduction to 3-phase power. As well, the fundamental mathematical concepts used to describe basic electricity and electronics are included.
ELTP 1002 Prints and Fabrication
This course covers electrical schematics and blueprints used in residential, commercial and industrial applications and use of computer-based design systems to develop electrical installation wiring diagrams. Knowledge will be applied through hands-on installation work.
ELTP 1003 Industrial Communications
The emphasis of this course is on effective business communication. Students will develop skill in written and verbal communication in a business setting. Included are writing messages, memos, emails, letters and reports, and so forth. Verbal communications covers one-on-one communication up through giving a business presentation.
ELTP 1005 Industrial Control
Students install electric motor control circuits using relays, contactors, starters, push buttons and other electrical control devices. This course also covers electronic and electro-mechanical sensing devices commonly used in Industrial applications.
ELTP 1008 Network Cabling
This course will covers network cabling concepts and installation methods for copper and fibre optic cable as used in standard industrial network systems such as Ethernet, DeviceNet and Actuator Sensor Interface (ASI).
ELTP 2010 Student Success
This course will introduce the student to critical thinking methods, time management, good study skills, and stress management.
BUSI 1013 Occupational Health and Safety 1
Rights and responsibilities under the OHSA are outlined. Safety related to the uses of overhead cranes, forklifts, proper hook-ups lifting loads, and awareness to safety concerns within the industry are introduced.
First Year - Semester Two
ELTP 1000 Industrial Control Electronics
Students will develop an understanding of semiconductor devices such as; diodes, transistors, SCR's, triacs, etc and their application. It also includes other electronic devices used in power supplies, amplifiers motor control and other industrial control equipment. Pre-requisite: ELTP 1001.
ELTP 1006 Industrial PLC Control
This course provides an overview of the programmable logic controller, PLC installation and I/O wiring procedures, general PLC programming procedures, basic PLC programming, memory basics, number systems and PLC timers, counters, arithmetic functions, number comparison function and data move functions. Pre-requisite: ELTP 1001, ELTP 1005. Co-requisite: ELTP 1000.
ELTP 1007 Electrical Theory 2
The student will demonstrate the fundamental concepts of AC electricity in both single and three-phase applications, AC reactance and impedance, power factor, power factor correction and the analysis and troubleshooting of AC circuits. Also included will be magnetism, transformers, three-phase power and other topics related to AC systems. Pre-requisite: ELTP 1001.
ELTP 1009 Fluid Power and Control
This course will cover the basics of pneumatic and hydraulic systems. Also covered will be common electrical and fluid symbols, drawings and devices. Emphasis will be placed on hands-on application of learning. Pre-requisite: ELTP 1002, ELTP 1005.
ELTP 1010 Installation Practices
This course covers basic installation practices relating to electrical wiring systems used in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Hand tools, machinery and the actual materials used in industry will be used. Emphasis will be placed on the quality of work and safe and professional working practices. Pre-requisite: ELTP 1002.
ELTP 1011 Safety and Electrical Code
This course is entirely focused on the Canadian Electrical Code as covered in Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, Safety Standards for Electrical Installations. The course is exercise-oriented with limited time spend on lecture. The objective of this course is for the student to be able to demonstrate the ability to use the Canadian Electrical Code, Book I to determine proper equipment, installation and maintenance requirements for electrical equipment. Pre-requisite: ELTP 1001.
ELTP 1012 Electrical Distribution Systems
This course introduces students to industrial distribution systems, from the service entrance to the end equipment being supplied. It includes such items as service entrance equipment, metering, safety switches, wireways and busways, panelboards, switchboards and circuit breakers and fuses.. Pre-requisite: ELTP 1001, ELTP 1005. Co-requisite: ELTP 1007, ELTP 1011.
Second Year - Semester Three
ELTP 2000 Codes & Installation Practices
The objective of this course is for the student to be able to demonstrate the ability to use the Canadian Electrical Code, Book I to determine proper equipment, installation and maintenance requirements for Industrial electrical equipment. The student will understand and be able to apply the relevant code pertaining to industrial Control and Automation Systems. This will include the installation of fire alarm systems, emergency Stop systems, fuses, circuit breakers, as it applies to Automation Systems.
ELTP 2001 Programmable Logic Controllers
This course covers advanced use of the Programmable Logic Controllers and necessary instructions for advance control and communications. This course will include the Tag Based Programming used in the Control Logix Platform. It will also introduce students to Remote I/O and network Control.
ELTP 2003 Instrumentation Systems
The student is introduced to basic Analog control systems. The student will demonstrate the difference between open and closed loops, the concepts of Proportional Integral Derivative Control as it applies to pressure, temperature, level, and flow.
ELTP 2008 Production Systems and Industrial Drawings
Production Systems and Industrial Drawings. This course is intended to acquaint the student with the functions of production management as it applies to maintenance. Topics covered include: the TPM System (Totally Productive Maintenance) and the basics of Project Management as it relates to Electrical. It will cover Estimating both time and Materials.
MATH 1018 Technical Math 1
In this course, students develop basic analytical skills, and prepares them for further studies in mathematics. Topics include the use of calculators, basic number operations, basic algebraic operations, functions, percentages, inequalities, units and measurement and solving word problems.
Second Year - Semester Four
ELTP 2004 Motion Control
This course provides an overview of motion control concepts. The student will be able to demonstrate the functionality and applications and Programming of a variety of Variable Frequency Drives and how they are interfaced to the Control system using Automation networks. The student will demonstrate knowledge with Servo Systems and the functionality and application of DC Motors and AC Motors.
ELTP 2005 Instrumentation and Digital Control
This course builds on knowledge from the previous semester. The student will demonstrate how to interface Analog control into the Automation system as a whole.
ELTP 2006 Advanced Motor Control
The student will combine several of the previous courses by demonstrating the configuration, programming and documentation for construction of complete control systems. This will integrate hardwired control, 3 Phase supply, from entrance to final load, PLC interfacing and Network integration.
ELTP 2007 Control Systems Interfaces
Application of PLC systems interfaced to related devices such as Human Machine Interfaces, VFDs, Analog Process Control Devices and remote I/O using standard Industry networks. (Ethernet)
ELTP 2009 Business Fundamentals
An introductory course to small business. Students will demonstrate understanding of basic money concepts, different types of credit and sources of business finance. Also basics of bookkeeping and accounting including standard financial statements, Sales and Marketing as applied to an Electrical Contracting Business. Final project is a complete Business Plan.
MATH 2008 Technical Math 2
An introduction to the basic concepts of calculus using practical applications. Includes a study of statistics required to provide information for reports and documents.
