Sacramento City College
Unit Plans
Completed Spring 2003
Department Name: Electronics
Department Spokesperson: Mel Duvall
Division Dean: Phil Cypret
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Key Performance Indicators
Electronics Department / Accomplishments 2002 – 2003
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Action Plan
Linkage to
Other Plans
Goal 1:
Put together multimedia workstation
Integrate multimedia workstations into
curriculum
Year-End Status and Accomplishments
Completed January 2003
This is 75% finished by May 2003
Cal Expo State Fair project be entered by student
(robotic hand)
Assign Student w/Instructor promotional projects
Goal 2:
2a
Identify and document internship positions
3a
Identify H.S. Academies willing and capable of
entry-level classes while maintaining or
expanding current articulations.
Telecommunication Cabling positions coordinated
for Telecom students
Goal 3:
Restructuring of Time and Course Content for High
School offerings was begun
Goal 4:
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4b
Update inventory of current training videos and
software
Identify new updated training material for
purchase
Twelve new videos for various courses were received
Forty five additional videos and DVDs were
identified for acquisition
Goal 5:
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5b
Arrange staff training for department technician
Pursue training for updating faculty skills
Computer network course taken
NA
Goal 6:
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Assign each department faculty to coordinate
industry partner involvement
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7b
Assess available SCC data on students
Develop an ET graduate reunion
SMUD…S. Kumar
FAA…M.Duvall
Goal 7:
Raw graduate number shared with industry partners
Still in the planning stages
Electronics Department / Accomplishments 2002 – 2003
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Linkage to
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Goal 8:
Develop more uses for Electronic Workbench in
department courses
Develop course tutorials with the aid of
multimedia workstation
Identify funding and personnel for evening class
tool-room tech
Inventory out of date department equipment
being used. Start with items listed
Receivers, transmitters, microwave lab-setups,
audio generators, spectrum analyzers,
microprocessor trainers and calibration
equipment
Research and acquire equipment for wireless
computer networks
Incorporated new virtual white board
Virtual white board and overhead PPT CDs have
been started
Goal 9:
PDF
priority #1
Goal 10:
CDF
Priority
#2,3,4
CDF
Priority
#2,3,4
Goal 11:
CDF
Priority #1
Goal 12:
Update 2-Meter radio repeater
Memory, hard drives, mother boards, add zip
drives and replace broken furniture
Not funded
Arranged parts kits for students with parts supplier
Not funded
Not funded
Arrangements made with local Ham club for possible
site usage
No change
Investigate other radio station options
Update computer lab equipment
Year-End Status and Accomplishments
Goal 13:
CDF priority
#1
CDF
Priority #1
New donations integrated with workstations for
RN338
No funding
Electronics Department / Accomplishments 2002 – 2003
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Linkage to
Other Plans
Goal 14:
Convert CMOS Mask Design course to regular
course
Convert Electronic Workbench course to a
regular course
Convert PLC course to a regular course
Year-End Status and Accomplishments
CMOS training has been move to West Sac ROP
No change
Coordination with ARC program offerings have
begun
Goal 15:
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15b
15c
Work with CIS staff to continue program
development with hand on co-teaching options
Work with MET and ATT staff to expand
offerings to include Electronic Technology
courses
Work with ESL staff to provide Electronic
Department tours and presentations to the ESL
students
Changes in CIS courses started a new round of
certificate and degree program changes
No change
No activities
Goal 16:
Expand training into other areas of electronics
needed by industry
Other Accomplishments:
16a
Meetings with SMUD continued for Photovoltaic and
Telecom training.
Three-Year Plan
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Long Range Plan
Produce promotional materials for the
department
Expand student internship offerings
Expand High School programs as articulations
if after 7am or before 4pm
Upgrade electronics training videos and
software
Mandate faculty and staff training schedules
Improve coordination and contacts with local
industry
Find new methods of better student tracking
Integrate virtual training activities into
appropriate courses
Improve evening and weekend class support
with a part-time technician
Upgrade all out of date test and computing
equipment
Establish a department wireless network
Continue radio and telecommunication
offerings in Screen-Room
Improve Computer-Lab equipment to the state
–of-the-art
Develop permanent curriculum from
successful Cabling, NEC, PLC and License
classes
Develop skills package programs with
different departments
Continue Development of an alternative
energy component to electronic programs in
the form of a PV demonstration and training
site.
Incorporate alternative energy electronics
classes to include power and transportation
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Electronics Department / Action Plan 2003 – 2004
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Linkage to
Other Plans
Goal 1:
Integrate multimedia workstations into curriculum
Assign Student w/instructor promotional projects
for State Fair
Goal 2:
2a
2b
Identify and document internship positions
Continue Telecommunication internship activities
for student placements
Goal 3:
3a
Identify H.S. academies and houses willing and
capable of entry-level classes while maintaining or
expanding current articulations.
Goal 4:
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4b
Continue update of current training videos and
software
Identify new updated training hardware for
purchase
Goal 5:
5a
5b
Arrange continued training for department
technician
Pursue training for updating faculty skills and
abilities
Goal 6:
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Continue assignments of each department faculty to
coordinate industry partner involvements
7a
Use available and current data on students for
promotional activities
Goal 7:
Year-end Status and Accomplishments
Electronics Department / Action Plan 2003 – 2004
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Action Item
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Develop an ET graduate reunion
Linkage to
Other Plans
Goal 8:
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Develop more uses for Electronic Workbench’s
Multi-Sim in department courses
Develop course tutorial CDs with the aid of
multimedia workstation
Identify funding and personnel for evening class
tool-room tech
Continue to identify out of date department
equipment being used and arrange to surplus it.
Identify new equipment for receivers, transmitters,
microwave lab-setups, audio generators, spectrum
analyzers, microprocessor trainers and calibration
equipment.
Research and acquire equipment for wireless
computer networks
Goal 9:
PDF
Priority #1
Goal 10:
CDF
Priority #2,3,4
CDF
Priority #2,3,4
Goal 11:
CDF
Priority #1
Goal 12:
Continue to arrange and update of 2-Meter radio
repeater
Investigate other radio station options
Continue to update computer lab equipment
Goal 13:
CDF priority
#1
Year-End Status and Accomplishments
Electronics Department / Action Plan 2003 – 2004
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Action Item
13b
Acquire more memory, hard drives, mother boards,
add zip drives and replace broken furniture for
computers
Linkage to
Other Plans
CDF priority
#1
Goal 14
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Convert Electronic Workbench course to a regular
course
Convert PLC course to a regular course
Goal 15:
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Work with CIS staff to continue program
development with hands on co-teaching options
Work with MET and ATT staff to expand offerings
to include Electronic Technology courses
Work with industry partners for expanded tour
opportunities for our students
Expand training into other areas of electronics
needed by industry including Photovoltaic and
alternative power, distribution and transportation
Goal 16:
16a
Plan for one full-time staff retirement in spring of
2004. Replacement and class coverage needs to be
prepared.
Year-End Status and Accomplishments
Electronics Department Budget Request 2004 - 2005
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Description
Printer w/computer
Student interns
Meters, scopes & parts
Videos, software &
training material
Staff development funds
Staff release time
New grade keeping
software
Expand site licenses
Evening I.A.
Test bench measuring
equipment
Line analyzers & testers
Receivers & transmitters
Microprocessor and
PLC trainers
Microwave and fiber
optic test equipment
Wireless networking
equipment
New 2-meter transceiver
equipment
Computers & furniture
Photovoltaic
demonstration site for
PV controller course
Operating
Budget
Increase
Instruction
Supplies
Computers
Equipment
Furniture
New
Program
Start-up
$3,000.
Marketing
Materials
Remodel
Space
Faculty
Hires
Staff
Hires
Student
Hires
$2,000.
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$1,000.
$5,000.
$2,000.
$1,000.
$5,000.
$5,000.
$11,000.
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$3,000.
$30,000.
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$10,000.
$15,000.
$15,000.
$15,000.
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$5,000.
$5,000.
$15,000.
$6,000.
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$8,000.
$11,000.
$11,000.
$15,000.
$103,000.
$6,000.
$8,000.
$8,000.
Temp
Hires
Budget Narrative 2004 – 2005
Electronics Department
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Printer w/computer
Student interns
Meters, scopes & parts
Videos, software & training
material
Staff development funds
Staff release time
New grade keeping software
Expand site licenses
Total
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$5,000.
$6,000.
$3,000.
$5,000.
$5,000.
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Evening I.A.
$11,000.
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Test bench measuring
equipment
Line analyzers & testers
Receivers & transmitters
Microprocessor and PLC
trainers
Microwave and fiber optic
test equipment
Wireless networking
equipment
New 2-meter transceiver
equipment
Computers & furniture
Photovoltaic demonstration
site for PV controller course
$33,000.
$10,000.
$15,000.
$15,000.
Priority
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Justification
Maintaining up to date classroom support material is essential to keeping our student outcomes
closely tied to the current state of our community technology base.
Student workbenches need newer working equipment to insure student success.
Maintaining up to date classroom support material is essential to keeping our student outcomes
closely tied to the current state of our community technology base
Staff and faculty technical skills help to keep this program viable and valuable to the community.
Current software for each workstation is necessary to present current technologies. Virtual
learning activities add a new dimension to the teaching tools we can use, this will improve the
potential for successful student outcomes.
Evening students are a significant percentage of our total student population. It is important that
they have the same opportunities as our day students. The absence of a tool-room person presents
a parts availability, instructor time and safety problem.
Electronics Technology, the hardware, software, firmware and testing techniques change
constantly. This demands that our staff and most importantly our equipment remain as current as
possible to insure the best learning opportunity for our students.
Analyzers and testers are necessary to keep electronic test equipment functioning properly.
Expanding our resources for student training in the telecommunications field will improve their
career potentials and strengthen our program.
Some computer controlled telecom equipment would be important to avoid using “antiques” as
current examples in a high tech class
$15,000.
Telecommunications today involves equipment using microwaves and fiber optics.
$5,000.
New technologies need to be continually introduces to the curriculum and equipment used for
instruction
$5,000.
Current Telecommunication equipment in the department is over twenty years old.
$21,000.
Old computer equipment uses to much energy and is not current with industry.
Spring 2002 externships with Sacramento Municipal Utility District opened the opportunity to
expand training into the alternative energy fields. The first move suggested by SMUD was to set
up a Photovoltaic demonstration site on the Rodda North rooftop. This could be used for many
different student-training purposes. SMUD is the largest photovoltaic installer and promoter in the
world.
$8,000.
Key Performance Indictors for
Electronics Department
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Electronics Department 2002 – 2003
Sacramento City College
The following data is unofficial due to official up-to-date (2002 to 2003) data not being available.
The Electronics Department had:
28 Career Certificate completers
11 Associate of Science Degree completers
3 of our students successfully acquired an A+ Computer Repair Certification
4 of our students acquired a National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers Technician Four License
3 of our students passed the Federal Communications Commission General Radio Telephone Operators License
3 of the Federal Aviation Administration Technician Interns have converted to full-time permanent employee status
2 new Interns were chosen by the Federal Aviation Administration to be their new interns
7 of our other students acquired Electronic Technician and Computer Repair jobs in the local Sacramento area
23 internships with local Telecommunication Cabling Companies were filled