| General Resources: Skills
for Digital Electronics
The skill standards cited here
are abstracted from a report1 prepared jointly
by the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) and the
Electronic Industries Foundation (EIF). The project
was funded in 1992 by the U.S. Department of Education's
Business and Education Standards Program which is, in
turn, an offshoot of the Secretary's Commission on Achieving
Necessary Skills (SCANS) program. SCANS is most
widely recognized for its America 2000 report2.
The technical skills and competencies
are classified as
These topics fall within the scope
of Digital Electronics: Principles and Applications,
Sixth Edition.
General
Demonstrate an understanding of:
| Proper safety techniques for
all types of circuits and components, as well
as OSHA standards. |
| Proper troubleshooting techniques
and the use of listening skills or assisting devices
to assess signals and symptoms of malfunctions.
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| Basic assembly skills, including
soldering and desoldering techniques and the use
of solderless terminals. |
| Use of data books and technical
manuals. |
| Color codes and other component
descriptors. |
| Electrical and environmental
site survey. |
Interpret and create:
| Schematic
diagrams. |
| Technical
drawings. |
| Flow diagrams.
|
| Curves, tables, and graphs.
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| Recorded data.
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Digital Devices and Circuits
Demonstrate an understanding of:
| Characteristics of IC logic familes
|
| Minimizing logic circuits using
Boolean operations |
| Power distribution and noise problems
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Fabricate, demonstrate the operation,
troubleshoot, and repair solid-state circuits, including:
| Linear ICs |
| Logic gates and
combinational logic circuits |
| Flip-flops |
| Registers and counters |
Describe the function and
use (with examples of appropriate situations for use),
demonstrate ability to use, apply all necessary safety
procedures, and demonstrate correct setup procedures for:
| Logic analyzer
|
| Logic probe |
| Logic pulser |
| Soldering/desoldering
equipment and supplies |
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1Raising the Standard:
Electronics Technician Skills for Today and Tomorrow,
Electronic Industries Foundation, 1994.
2America 2000:
An Education Strategy Sourcebook, U.S. Department
of Education, 1991.
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