SUNY Erie Community College

TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

Program Competencies

Upon graduation with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Telecommunications Technology, the graduate will be able to:

• Use the various color codes for cable and component recognition
• Be proficient at terminating wire connections using solderless type connectors
• Demonstrate proficiency in using electronic test instrumentation, such as dual trace oscilloscopes, frequency counters, function generators and alignment generators
• Be proficient at troubleshooting half-wave, full-wave and bridge power supplies. In addition, student will be able to troubleshoot and repair voltage doublers and triples as well as series-pass regulators
• Prototype multi-stage analog and digital circuits, check these circuits for normal operation
• Design, construct and test digital logic circuits to meet the demands of any four input logic circuits
• Analyze and trouble-shoot digital systems used in the creation and transport of digital information and conversion to analog output
• Use various software packages to create documents, spreadsheets, graphs, databases and presentations
• Design voice, data, LAN and WAN telecommunications networks
• Specify cabling systems requirements for internal or external communication applications
• Demonstrate proficiency in the installation of telecommunication end-user equipment, switching and transmission equipment
• Be proficient in the use of various topologies, transmission media, network interfaces and shared resources to interconnect telecommunications networks
• Present current and emerging technologies in telecommunications to a residential or commercial client
• Demonstrate technical proficiency in creating video content for distribution through various telecommunications channels
• Upon graduation with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Telecommunications Technology, the graduate of the traditional program option will also be able to:
• Set up document, robotic, and studio color camera(s) for video production and/or teleconferencing
• Edit a short program on a linear and non-linear video editing system
• Demonstrate an ability to accomplish with others assigned job tasks in a work environment provided by the internship program