Electronics Technician
Become an Electronics Technician with at-home training from Penn Foster Workforce Development.
There are certain skills you need to begin a career as an Electronics Technician. With Penn Foster Career School distance learning, you can learn them quickly and conveniently. Cover these topics and more:
- Electronics hardware, transformers, and electronic sensors
- Reactance and Impedance
- Oscillator and feedback waveforms
- Modulation and detection circuits
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Instruction Set 1
Learning Strategies
Introduction to Electronics
Instruction Set 2
Nature of Electricity
Practical Exercise 1
Learning Aid: Component Color Code Wheel
Instruction Set 3
Conductors, Insulators, and Batteries
Circuit Analysis and Ohms Law
Multimeter Usage Manual
Practical Exercise 2
Learning Aids :
• Multimeter
• Circuit Formulas (quick reference card)
Instruction Set 4
Basic Measuring Instruments
Electronics Hardware
Switches
Practical Exercise 3
Learning Aids:
• Soldering Iron
• Desoldering Pump
Instruction Set 5
Magnetism and Electromagnetism
Capacitors and Inductors
Basic Semiconductor Components: Diodes
Basic Semiconductor Components: Transistors
Practical Exercise: 4
Instruction Set 6
Alternating Current
Capacitors in AC Circuits
Inductors in AC Circuits
Transformers
Practical Exercise 5
Instruction Set 7
Reactance and Impedance
Resonant Circuits
Applications of Resonant Circuits
Practical Exercise 6
Instruction Set 8
Rectifiers and Power Supplies
Amplifiers
Oscillators
Fiber Optic and Optoelectronic Components
Practical Exercise 7
Instruction Set 9
Electronic Sensors
Modulation and Detection Circuits
Electronic Devices and Amplifiers
Using Basic Oscilloscopes
Practical Exercise 8
Instruction Set 10
Audio and RF Circuits
Oscillator and Feedback Waveforms
Electronic Power Supplies
Practical Exercise 9
Learning Aid: Electronic Workbench® Demo Disk
Instruction Set 11
Resonant Circuits
Applications of Resonant Circuits
Pulse Generators and Techniques
Waveshaping Circuits
Timing and Synchronization
Pulse Circuit Applications
Troubleshooting Pulse Circuits
Instruction Set 12
Logic Circuit Fundamentals
Introduction to Number Systems
Logic Devices and Diagrams
Logic Families
Applications of Logic Circuits
Troubleshooting Logic Circuits
Reference Lessons:
• Personal Safety, Parts 1 and 2
• Safe Use of Hand Tools
Instruction Set 13
Linear and Digital Integrated Circuits
Integrated Circuit Techniques
Linear Integrated Circuits
Digital Integrated Circuits
Linear and Digital Principles
Integrated Circuit Logic Systems
Troubleshooting Linear and Digital IC Systems
Exam Booklet
Instruction Set 14
Experiments with Pulse Circuits
Experiments with Logic Circuits
Experiments with Linear Integrated Circuits
Exam Booklet
Equipment:
• Digital Trainer
• Parts Kit for Experiments 1-3
Instruction Set 15
Industrial Computer Fundamentals
Digital and Analog Systems
Software and Programming Systems
Computer Aided Control
Interfacing Principles
Exam Booklet
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