Curriculum
The Energy Management Technology Associate Degree is a two-year, four-semester program. Upon graduation, a student will have completed 66 credits.
FIRST SEMESTER
10-480-101 Energy-Intro Renew & Sustain
4
10-481-112 Energy Efficient Methods
2
10-481-114 Intro to Energy Management
2
10-660-104 DC 1: Introduction
1
10-660-105 DC 2: Circuits
1
10-660-106 DC 3: Circuit Theorems
1
10-804-118 Interm Algebra w Apps
4
10-806-143 College Physics 1
3
SECOND SEMESTER
10-103-131 Micro: Excel-Intro
1
10-103-151 Micro: PowerPoint-Intro
1
10-620-100 Fluids 1: Basic Pneumatics
1
10-620-101 Fluids 2: Basic Hydraulics
1
10-620-161 Power Electricity 1: Motors
1
10-620-162 Power Electricity 2: Motors
1
10-660-107 AC 1: Properties
1
10-660-108 AC 2: Reactance
1
10-660-109 AC 3: RLC Circuits
1
10-660-110 Electronics 1: Diodes-Basic
1
10-801-195 Written Communication
3
10-804-196 Trigonometry w Apps
3
THIRD SEMESTER
10-481-106 Intro to Water Resources
2
10-481-109 Commercial HVACR Analysis
3
10-481-111 Energy Control Strategies
3
10-481-115 Lighting Applications
3
10-664-160 Control 1: Discrete Systems
1
10-664-161 Control 2: Process Systems
1
10-809-172 Race Ethnic & Diversity
3
FOURTH SEMESTER
10-481-107 Building Energy Simulators
3
10-481-108 Commercial Energy Analysis
3
10-481-110 Energy Accounting
2
10-481-113 Energy Investment Analysis
2
10-801-197 Technical Reporting
3
10-809-198 Intro to Psychology
3
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
These courses provide an opportunity for students to develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding required for employment in this field.
10-103-131 MICRO: EXCEL-INTRODUCTION ...creating a worksheet, enhancing worksheet appearance, moving and copying data, using formulas and functions, creating charts and using clip art. Requires Windows experience.
10-103-151 MICRO: POWERPOINT-INTRODUCTION ...presentation development skills such as: graphics, tables, diagrams, shapes, design themes, sounds, animations, slide transitions, and integration with other software. Requires Windows and MS Word experience.
10-480-101 ENERGY-INTRO RENEW & SUSTAIN ...an overview of various renewable energy technologies and sustainable design practices and their current applications. Emphasis will be placed on energy consumption, efficiency, and conservation.
10-481-106 INTRO TO WATER RESOURCES ...Water use; basic hydrology, water stressors at multiple scales; stormwater, wastewater and drinking water; water quality appropriate to use; water supply and demand management as well as emerging issues. (Prerequisites: 10-481-112, Energy Efficient Methods; 10-481-114, Intro to Energy Management)
10-481-107 BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATORS ...course covers the variety of computer programs available for analyzing commercial buildings including BIM methodology, hourly simulations and an overview of current programs on the market such as eQuest. (Prerequisites: 10-481-109, Commercial HVACR Systems Analysis; 10-481-111, Energy Control Strategies; 10-481-115, Lighting Applications)
10-481-108 COMMERCIAL ENERGY ANALYSIS ...emphasis is on the analysis of energy use in commercial buildings including utility bill analysis, audit data, identifying energy efficiency measures, energy savings and investment calculations, audit report writing. (Prerequisites: 10-481-109, Commercial HVACR Systems Analysis; 10-481-111, Energy Control Strategies, 10-481-115, Lighting Applications)
10-481-109 COMMERCIAL HVACR ANALYSIS ...identify commercial HVAC system types and the general energy use impact of each type. Calculations of system equipment efficiencies will be used to determine EER, SEER, AFUE, COP, combination and seasonal efficiency in boilers, balance point partial efficiency, BIN analysis. (Prerequisites: 10-481-112, Energy Efficient Methods; 10-481-114, Intro to Energy Management)
10-481-110 ENERGY ACCOUNTING ...review of energy units, data gathering for energy accounting utility rates and schedules, energy data organization, adjusted baselines, cost avoidance, load factor, data anaylsis, data presentation, use of Utility Manager software. (Prerequisites: 10-481-109, Commercial HVACR Systems Analysis; 10-481-111, Energy Control Strategies, 10-481-115, Lighting Applications)
10-481-111 ENERGY CONTROL STRATEGIES ...topics include building system control theory and devices; including electric, pneumatic and digital controls, emphasis is placed on identifying and understanding control strategies related to energy using systems and methods to estimate energy savings. (Prerequisites: 10-481-112, Energy Efficient Methods; 10-481-114, Intro to Energy Management)
10-481-112 ENERGY EFFICIENT METHODS ...emphasize energy management calculation methods focusing on conversion factors and specific fuel types. Fundamental equipment efficiency calculations will be practiced for combustion, motors and refrigeration.
10-481-113 ENERGY INVESTMENT ANALYSIS ...emphasis on simple payback and life-cycle cost analysis, time value of money, cash flow equivalence, cost-benefit analysis, tax credits, depreciation, inflation and/or escalating fuel costs on energy investments and cost estimating. (Prerequisites: 10-481-109, Commercial HVACR Systems Analysis; 10-481-111, Energy Control Strategies, 10-481-115, Lighting Applications)
10-481-114 INTRO TO ENERGY MANAGEMENT ...an overview of various renewable energy technologies and sustainable design practices and their current application. Emphasis will be placed on energy consumption, efficiency and conservation.
10-481-115 LIGHTING APPLICATIONS ...assessment of quantity and quality of light, light sources, luminaries, lighting controls, manufacturer lamp and ballast specifications, lighting power density, lighting-HVAC interactions, retrofit opportunities, cost savings analysis and light codes/regulations. Students will critically evaluate lighting systems, luminaries and associated components. Understand and perform various types of luminance calculations, including point-by-point, lumen method and computerized procedures. (Prerequisites: 10-481-112, Energy Efficient Methods; 10-481-114, Intro to Energy Management)
10-620-100 FLUIDS 1: BASIC PNEUMATICS ...what fluid power is, differentiate between hydraulics and pneumatics, implement basic pneumatic circuits, utilize schematics, apply Pascal's law, define properties of fluids, implement airflow control and hydraulics cylinder circuits.
10-620-101 FLUIDS 2: BASIC HYDRAULICS ...hydraulic pumps, basic hydraulics actuator circuits, hydraulic schematics, apply Pascal's Law, summarize the effects of fluids friction, define properties of hydraulic energy, design hydraulic circuits with directional control valves. (Corequisite: 10-620-100, Fluids 1: Basic Pneumatics)
10-620-161 POWER ELECTRICITY 1: MOTORS ... DC motors and generator configuration, shunt, compound, and permanent magnet DC motor performance and characteristics.
10-620-162 POWER ELECTRICITY 2: MOTORS ...series DC, Compound DC, AC Induction, and Specialty machine performance and characteristics, and three-phase power systems. (Corequisite: 10-620-161, Power Electricity 1: Motors )
10-660-104 DC 1: INTRODUCTION ...introduction to the concepts of DC electricity and simple series circuits. Voltage, Current, Resistance, Ohm's Law, Power and Kirchoff's Voltage Law are defined.
10-660-105 DC 2: CIRCUITS ...analysis of parallel and series-parallel circuits. Application of Kirchoff's Current Law to parallel circuit combinations. Introduction of current sources and source conversions. (Corequisites: 10-804-118, Interm Algebra w Apps OR equivalent; 10-660-104, DC 1: Intro)
10-660-106 DC 3: CIRCUIT THEOREMS ...analysis of circuits using various advanced methods. Branch, loop and node methods are studied. Eight network theorems are presented for the solution of circuit voltages and circuits. (Corequisite: 10-660-105, DC 2: Circuits)
10-660-107 AC 1: PROPERTIES ...introduction to the properties of Capacitors and Inductors including types and behavior in switching circuits. Inductor basics include a study of magnetic fields. (Prerequisite: 10-660-105, DC 2: Circuits; Corequisite: 10-804-196, Trigonometry w Apps)
10-660-108 AC 2: REACTANCE ...study of the way inductive, capacitive and resistive components behave in a circuit excited by a sine waveform. Effective and average values of the sinewave are derived. (Corequisite: 10-660-107, AC 1: Properties)
10-660-109 AC 3: RLC CIRCUITS ...power flow in complex AC circuits based on resistive and reactive components. Description of the power triangle and power factor. Calculation of voltages and currents in complex AC circuits. (Prerequisite: 10-660-108, AC 2: Reactance)
10-660-110 ELECTRONICS 1: DIODES-BASIC ...introduction to the characteristics and usage of semiconductor diodes in rectifiers and linear power supplies. Special diodes and diode circuits are also considered. (Prerequisite: 10-660-105, DC 2: Circuits; Corequisite: 10-660-107, AC 1: Properties)
10-664-160 CONTROL 1: DISCRETE SYSTEMS ...applications and utilization of motion feedback devices, force measurement devices, temperature sensors, and fluid measurement devices. (Prerequisites: 10-660-110, Electronics 1: Diodes Basic; 10-664-102, Automation 3: PLC)
10-664-161 CONTROL 2: PROCESS SYSTEMS ...Open-Loop versus Closed-Loop systems, industrial control systems, two-position control and its applications, PID control and its applications, and relationship between process response and proper mode of control. (Corequisite: 10-664-160, Control 1: Discrete Systems)
10-804-118 INTERM ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS ...algebra content with applications. Topics include properties of real numbers, order of operations, algebraic solution for linear equations and inequalities, operations with polynomial and rational expressions, operations with rational exponents and radicals, algebra of inverse, logarithmic and exponential functions. (Prerequisites: Recommendation: Accuplacer Algebra Test = 61 OR Accuplacer (College Level Math) = 40 OR Completion of 10-804-110, Elementary Algebra w Apps OR 10-804-120, Math-Tech Algebra with grade "C" or better). 4 cr.
10-806-143 COLLEGE PHYSICS 1 ...presents the applications and theory of basic physics principles. This course emphasizes problem solving, laboratory investigation and applications. Topics include laboratory safety, unit conversions and analysis, kinematics, dynamics, work, energy, power, temperature, and heat. (Prerequisite: Recommendation: 10-804-110 Elementary Algebra with Apps with a grade of "C" or better OR High School level Algebra with a grade of "C" or better) 3 cr.
10-801-195 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION ...the nature and scope of academic and business writing. Develops writing skills which include pre-writing, drafting, revising, and editing. A variety of writing assignments are designed to help the learner analyze audience and purpose, research and organize ideas, and format and design documents based on subject matter and content. Also develops critical reading and thinking skills through the analysis of a variety of written documents. 3 cr.
10-804-196 TRIGONOMETRY WITH APPLICATIONS ...topics include circular functions, graphing of trigonometry functions, identities, equations, trigonometric functions of angles, inverse functions, solutions of triangles complex numbers, DeMoivre's Theorem, polar coordinates, and vectors. (Prerequisites: Recommendation: Accuplacer (College Level Math) = 63 OR Completion of 10-804-118, Intermediate Algebra w Apps; 10-804-195, College Algebra with Apps or 10-804-131, Math-Algebra/Inter with grade "C" or better OR Concurrent enrollment in 10-804-195, College Algebra with Apps) 3 cr.
10-809-172 RACE ETHNIC & DIVERSITY ...basic American values of justice and equality by teaching vocabulary, history of immigration/conquest, transcultural communication, legal liability, multicultural majority/minority relations, ageism, sexism, gender, sexual orientation, the disabled/ADA. 3 cr.
10-801-197 TECHNICAL REPORTING ...principles of report writing and correspondence, proposals, feasibility reports, progress reports, investigation reports, evaluation reports, meeting reports, memos, and correspondence. (Prerequisite: 10-801-195, Written Communication) 3 cr.
10-809-198 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY ...survey of theoretical foundations of human behavior such as sensation and perception, motivation, emotions, learning, personality, psychological disorders, therapy, stress, and human diversity in personal, social and vocational settings. 3 cr.