| General Resources: Skills
for 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 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.
|
| 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.
|
| Recorded data.
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Discrete
Solid-State Devices
Demonstrate an understanding of:
| Properties of semiconductor
materials |
| PN junctions |
| Bipolar and field-effect transistors
|
| Special diodes and transistors
|
Fabricate, demonstrate the operation,
troubleshoot, and repair solid-state circuits, including:
| Diode circuits
|
| Optoelectronic
circuits |
| Single-stage
amplifiers |
| Thyristor circuits (SCR, triac,
diac, etc.) |
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:
| Frequency
counter |
| Function generator
|
| Light intensity
meter |
| Semiconductor
tester |
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Analog
Circuits
Demonstrate an understanding of:
| Phase shift control circuits
|
| Microwave circuits |
Fabricate, demonstrate the operation,
troubleshoot, and repair analog circuits, including:
| Multistage amplifiers |
| IF circuits |
| Linear power supplies and
filters |
| Operational amplifier circuits
|
| Audio power amplifiers |
| Regulated and switching power
supply circuits |
| Active filter circuits |
| Sinusoidal and nonsinusoidal
oscillator circuits |
| Fiber-optic circuits |
| RF circuits |
| Signal modulation systems
(AM, FM) |
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:
| Soldering and desoldering
equipment and supplies for surface-mount devices
(SMDs) |
| Voltage isolation transformer
(adjustable) |
Demonstrate a knowledge of the appropriate and correct
use of calibration standards using necessary safety procedures
within a reasonable time frame.
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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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