This course will introduce the student to key aspects of project
management as related to electronics based technologies. The course will
begin with a discussion of the environment in which most projects are
initiated and completed, that is, a typical company. Discussions will
include such topics as Concurrent Engineering, Quality Issues, being a
"team player", and various approval agencies & standards (NEC, UL,
ISO 9000, etc.). Project scheduling will be discussed and students will
be required to create schedules using both Gantt and PERT/CPM charts.
Microsoft Project will be introduced and students will learn to use this
software to schedule simple tasks. The lab portion of the course will
give students some practical technical skills to help support the
concepts presented in lecture. Students will learn soldering
fundamentals, be introduced to technical documentation, reading
schematics and assembly documentation, assemble and test various kits,
perform cable termination and be introduced to testing techniques using
DVM's and dedicated test equipment.
- Teacher: Jeff Cooper