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State Board Approval Date: |
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Implementation Date: |
Fall 2002 |
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Last Updated: |
02/06/06 |
Telecommunications Technology,
Associate Degree
Fall 2002
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SPECIFIC
PROGRAM STANDARDS |
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Standard Number: FORMTEXT TE03-02-01 (Admission Requirements)
Statewide admission requirements are implemented for the Telecommunications Technology, Associate in
Applied Technology Degree program (AAT).
Explanatory
Comment
Admission refers to regular admission into an Associate in
Applied Technology Degree program (AAT).
Statewide program admission requirements consider state and
national occupational licensing and certifying requirements, where applicable. The
institution develops and implements clearly stated AAT program admissions
policies and procedures.
Admission requirements are related to the functions of the
Telecommunications Technology, Associate in Applied Technology Degree program
profession.
The institution develops, implements, and publishes clearly
stated Telecommunications Technology, Associate in Applied Technology Degree
program admission and advanced placement policies and procedures.
The requirements for admission to the Telecommunications
Technology, Associate in Applied Technology Degree program are:
a.
attainment of 16 years of age;
b.
documentation of high school graduation
or satisfaction of High School Equivalency Certificate requirements;
c.
achievement of minimum regular admission
scores on tests of reading, language, and math as specified in GDTAE document
Minimum Program Entrance Scores; and
d.
completion
of application and related procedures.
Admission of transfer students to the Telecommunications
Technology program is contingent upon their meeting the following requirements:
a.
egular
admission and good standing at a regionally accredited diploma or degree
granting institution; and
b.
proper
completion of application and related procedures.
Standard Number: TE03-03-02
(Provisional Admission Requirements)
Statewide provisional admission requirements are
implemented for the Telecommunications Technology, Associate in Applied
Technology Degree program.
Provisional admission is granted to qualified students who
do not meet the regular admission requirements of the program.
Provisionally admitted students are allowed to take
developmental studies courses and/or certain occupational courses as designated
in the course sequence standard.
The institution develops, implements, and publishes clearly
stated policies and procedures for entry into programs on a provisional basis.
Provisional admission to the Telecommunications Technology,
Associate in Applied Technology Degree is afforded those students who do not
meet program requirements but do meet provisional admission requirements.
The requirements
for provisional admission to the Telecommunications Technology, Associate
Degree program are:
a.
attainment of 16 years of age;
b.
documentation of high school graduation
or satisfaction of High School Equivalency Certificate requirements;
c.
achievement of minimum provisional
admission scores on tests of reading, language, and math as specified in GDTAE
document Minimum Program Entrance Scores;
or recommendation by program faculty and designated admissions personnel on the
basis of interview and assessment of student potential; and
d.
completion
of application and related procedures.
All Telecommunications Technology, Associate in Applied
Technology Degree program students initially admitted on a provisional basis
meet regular admission requirements prior to graduation.
Provisionally admitted students whose
English, math, and/or reading achievement levels do not meet regular program
admission requirements are required to enroll in developmental studies courses
approved by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education.
Standard Number: TE03-03-02 (Program
Numbering System)
A Major Code of TE03 and a CIP Code
of 47.0103 are applied to the Telecommunications Technology, Associate degree
in Applied Technology program.
Assignment of a statewide Major Code TE03 and CIP Code 47.0103
to the Associate Degree program is the basis from which statewide programmatic
consistency is developed.
Each degree/diploma/certificate program complies with the
assigned Major Code(s) established in the relevant program-specific standards
of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education.
Each authorized degree/diploma/certificate program is
assigned a Major Code and CIP Code.
Each degree/diploma/certificate program having a given
Major Code is consistent with all other programs throughout the state that have
the same Major Code.
Degree/diploma/certificate programs having multiple
specializations are assigned a specialization Major Code for each option.
Standard Number: TE03-03-03 (Program
Consistency and Sequence)
The Telecommunications Technology, Associate in Applied
Technology program utilizes essential course components consistent with
statewide program requirements. Specific
course alphanumeric identification Codes are assigned to each course. Students are required to progress through two
course categories in a developmentally valid sequence.
Programs are assigned an identical Major Code TE03 and are
consistent statewide. Each specific
course is assigned an alphanumeric descriptor that serves as a statewide course
identification code.
The Telecommunications Technology, Associate in Applied
Technology program is assigned a Major Code of TE03, and utilizes
essential components designated for that program number statewide. Program components include, but are not
limited to:
Program
Title
Telecommunications Technology, Associate Degree
The Telecommunications Technology program is a sequence of courses
designed to prepare students for careers in the telecommunications technology
field. Program graduates are to be
competent in the general areas of communications, mathematics, and interpersonal
relations. In addition, graduates are to
be competent in the specific areas of installing, troubleshooting, maintaining,
repairing, and replacing telecommunications systems and associated equipment.
Program graduates receive a Telecommunications Technology Associate of Applied
Technology degree.
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Course Code |
Occupational Courses |
Class Hours |
D. Lab Hours |
P. Lab/ OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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Digital Electronics I [P] IFC 103 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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Direct Current I [P] Mat 101 or MAT 103 or higher |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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Alternating Current I [P] IFC 101 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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[P] IFC 102 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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Introduction to Microcomputers [P]
Provisional admission |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
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Fundamental Telephony Skills [P] Provisional admission |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
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Cable Installation [P] Provisional admission |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
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Network Installation and Repair I [P] TEL 106, TEL 107 or ELC 120 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
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Troubleshooting and Repair [P] TEL 102, TEL 108 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
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Computer Installation and Repair [P] ELC 107 or TEL 106 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
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Telecommunications Technician
Internship [P] Must be in last quarter, TEL
106, TEL 107, TEL 108, TEL 109 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
40 |
13 |
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OR |
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System Installation and Testing [P] SCT 100 |
(4) |
(0) |
(6) |
(10) |
(6) |
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Fiber Optics Transmission System [P] ELC 107 or TEL 106 |
(4) |
(0) |
(6) |
(10) |
(6) |
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Networking Concepts [P] SCT 100 |
(5) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
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Program Final
Exit Point
Telecommunications
Technology, Associate Degree
Credits Required for Graduation
93 minimum quarter-hour
credits are required for graduation
The Telecommunications Technology, Associate of Applied Technology program
must conform to the institutional accreditation requirements of the Council on
Occupational Education (COE) or the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools Commission on Colleges (COC).
General Information
Telecommunications Technology, Associate Degree Program
Curriculum Model
The standard curriculum for Telecommunications Technology, Associate
Degree program is set up on the quarter system.
A suggested sequence for the program is given below with area of
specialization. Technical colleges may
implement the Telecommunications
Technology, Associate Degree program by using the sequences listed below or by
using a locally developed sequence designed to reflect course prerequisites and/or
co requisites.
Course Code
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Course Names |
Class Hours |
D. Lab Hours |
P. Lab/ OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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MAT 190 |
Mathematical Modeling |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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SCT 100 |
Introduction to Microcomputers |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
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TEL 106 |
Fundamental Telephony Skills |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
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TEL 107 |
Cable Installation |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
Total
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14 |
4 |
12 |
30 |
20 |
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Second Quarter
Course Code
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Course Names |
Class Hours |
D. Lab Hours |
P. Lab/ OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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ENG 191 |
Composition and Rhetoric I |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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IFC 101 |
Direct Current I |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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ENG 195 |
Technical Communications |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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TEL 108 |
Network Installation and Repair I |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
Total
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17 |
2 |
6 |
25 |
20 |
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Third Quarter
Course Code
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Course Names |
Class Hours |
D. Lab Hours |
P. Lab/ OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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ENG 193 |
Composition and Rhetoric II |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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IFC 102 |
Alternating Current I |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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TEL 109 |
Troubleshooting and Repair |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
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XXX xxx |
General Core Elective |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
Total
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17 |
2 |
6 |
25 |
20 |
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Fourth Quarter
Course Code
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Course Names |
Class Hours |
D. Lab Hours |
P. Lab/ OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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ELC 118 |
Digital Electronics I |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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IFC 103 |
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3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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TEL 122 |
Computer Installation and Repair |
4 |
6 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
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XXX xxx |
Social/Behavior Sciences |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
Total
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15 |
10 |
0 |
25 |
20 |
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Course Code
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Course Names |
Class Hours |
D. Lab Hours |
P. Lab/ OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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TEL 222 |
Telecommunications Technician
Internship |
0 |
0 |
40 |
40 |
13 |
Total
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0 |
0 |
40 |
40 |
13 |
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Truck Stock 60/40 solder (resin
core or coreless) Amps, female Amps, male Bolts, molly Bolts, toggle Box ground wire Brackets, 89B Bridge clips Cable, 25 pr. Connecting
blocks, B4-25 Connecting
blocks, flush Connecting
blocks, MI-50 Connecting
blocks, non-flush Connecting blocks,
wall Covers, 25 pr. Extension cord,
25 ft. Fish tape 100
ft.+ Ground clamps Jumper wire,
roll (1 pr.) Jumper wire,
roll (2 pr.) Jumper wire,
roll (2 pr.) Ladders Rings, 4 in. `D' Rolls of vinyl
tape Sheet rock
screws, 1 in. Sheet rock screws,
2 in. Tie wraps Technician's Tools Cable cutters Channel locks Crimp tool Diagonal cutters Flash light Hack saw Hammer Key-hole saw Long nose pliers Pocket knife Punch tool Screw bag Screw drivers Soldering iron Staple gun, T-25 Staple gun, T-75 Surge protector Tape measurer Test cord Test set Tone generator Tool box Tool pouch and
belt Main Distribution Frame (MDF) 66M150 blocks 89B brackets C. O. line
lightning protection (COSP200) Cable stub, 25
pr. 15 ft. w/one end plugged Ground bars,
clamps, and lugs Ground wire, #6 Homoco frame Plywood Power strip |
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Materials 1A key systems Aerial drop
clamps Aerial line
attachments Alarm system
components Alternate
voice/data circuits Amplified
handsets Analog circuits Anchoring
devices Answering and
recording units Blueprints Bolts, screws,
and nuts Bonding and
grounding clamps, wires, and rods Bridge circuits Bulbs Buried wire drop
clamps Buzzers Cable connectors Cable prints Call diverters Closures CO equipment bay Coaxial cable Confidensors Connecting
devices Cords Couplers Cross connect
boxes Data
concentrators Dials and touch
tone pads Digital circuits Electronic key
systems Electronic
schematics Facsimile
circuits Fiber optic
cable Forms Fuses Intercoms |
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Switch Cabinet Console Console card DID card Disc Disc drive DTMF receiver Junctor card Network card Phones Power supply Scram (memory)
card Station cards Sycon card Trunk cards Test Equipment Cable locator Central office
test board equipment Continuity
tester DVM Frequency
counters Gas detectors Gas test kits Gas tube
arrester tester Hand test set Impedance bridge Logic/data
analyzers Modular jack
tester Oscilloscope Optical time
domain reflectometers Pulsers Signal
generators Signature analyzers Stationman's test probe Tone generator Transmission
test set VOM |
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Load coils Magic dialers Microcomputers Modems Multi-line
telephone components Multiplex
equipment, analog Multiplex
equipment, digital PABXs Paging PBXs Power units Ring down equipment Ringers Signaling
devices Speaker
telephones Station battery Station
protectors Switches Tapes Telephone sets
and components Terminal blocks Toll restrictor Transfer
switches Video conference
circuits Weatherproof
boxes Wire (types predominantly
used) |
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Updated: 09/24/04
Updated: 02/06/06; Posted: 03/09/06