BIRCHAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Engineering & Technology

MODULE: Electronics Engineering

Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 45 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.

DESCRIPTION:

This program covers not only fundamental principles and technologies, but also the latest in hardware, circuits, microelectronic and applications. It includes new information on subjects ranging from semiconductor reliability to audio, video, facsimile, and telecommunications systems. It also covers microsensors and actuators, computer-assisted digital design, integrated circuits and microprocessors; digital computing; light-emitting diodes (LEDs), semiconductor lasers, digital filters, etc.

Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).

Electronics

Integrated Circuits

Academic Supervisor: Higinio Menendez Milanes

More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.

This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.

* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.

* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.

* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.

* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.

* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.

* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.

BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.

Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

Electronics

This course covers electronic fundamentals, diodes, transistors, electronic power supplies, amplification, power control, and basic digital logic devices and systems. It also considers the application of analog and digital circuits and electronic devices.

Instructor: Higinio Menendez Milanes

Integrated Circuits

This course presents electronic circuits based on semiconductors with different technologies and integration procedures. It reviews the integrated circuits performance, characteristics, behavior and implementation. Finally it considers integrated circuits performance with low-power and high-performance demands.

Instructor: Higinio Menendez Milanes

Data Structures

This course studies formal logic and algorithms of data structures, representations languages and programmes, conditions and restrictions, and data reprogramming for troubleshooting in computation and performance of electronic devices.

Instructor: Higinio Menendez Milanes

Telecommunication Systems

This course concentrates on the analysis and verification of telecommunication systems and protocols. It begins with analog communication systems such AM and FM, followed by digital communications. In addition, it studies the effects of different transmission technologies on telecommunications.

Instructor: Jose A. Cordova

Electronic Properties of Materials

This course presents the physical electronic properties of different materials, study, the electron theory and conduction, electronic properties of metals, semiconductors, conduction and valence bands, the electrical, thermal, optical, and magnetic properties of materials and their technological applications, and superconductivity.

Instructor: Higinio Menendez Milanes

Signal Processing

This course explains the techniques, physical concepts and algorithms for signal processing of data communications. It studies the nature of signals, its classification, manipulations and properties of the systems and means that may transmit a signal. It provides solutions for the different problems associated with signal processing.

Instructor: Jose A. Cordova

Antennas & Wireless Systems

This course explores the theoretical underpinnings and tools for the analysis of antennas, wireless systems and radiowave links. It presents the analysis and design of several communication systems, and the latest technological trends in satellite application and alternative radiant structures.

Instructor: Jose A. Cordova

Optical Fiber Communication

This course presents the components and systems design of optical fiber communication. It includes the different types of optical fibers, transmitting and receiving devices, analog and digital transmission methods, the different fiber optic networks architectures, and the problems, costs and technologies associated to the different communication systems.

Instructor: Jose A. Cordova

Analog Circuit Design

This course explores the process of analog circuits creation from circuit mapping, analysis and verification to final design and manufacturing. It also includes the interpretation keys of technical manufacturing instructions.

Instructor: Higinio Menendez Milanes

Digital Circuits Design

This course explores the process of digital circuits design. It considers circuits types and models, various implementation technologies, mechanisms for fault testing, detection and tolerance, simplification of logic circuits and methods to achieve high performance systems.

Instructor: Higinio Menendez Milanes

Digital Circuits Optimization

This course presents a detailed and systematic method to optimize electronic circuits from high-level behavioral modeling in hardware, architectural-level synthesis and optimization, scheduling algorithms, resource sharing and binding, logic-level synthesis and optimization, sequential logic optimization, system-level synthesis, hardware-software co-design.

Instructor: Higinio Menendez Milanes

Microprocessor-Based Design

This course presents the design and programming of dedicated or embedded systems based on microprocessors and controllers. It shows how to identify these systems, interpret their schemes, and their application. It explains the design tools and programming of microprocessors.

Instructor: Higinio Menendez Milanes

Electronics Engineering

This course explores the analyses, diagnostic and circuits maps of electronic devices, its evolution, components reliability, design, improvement, maintenance, active life and quality control. It studies the fabrication of electronic circuits and devices from assembly through testing, and usage.

Instructor: Higinio Menendez Milanes

Microprocessors

This course studies the connection and operation of the components of microprocessors and interfaces. It examines the physical principles, design, and microfabrication technologies pertinent to input (sensor) and output (actuator) devices for multimedia, data process, interfaces and micro-electro-mechanical systems.

Instructor: Higinio Menendez Milanes

Microelectronic Engineering

This course develops different design and manufacturing technologies for circuits, both analog and digital, discrete and integrated, and microelectronic, including all the steps and processes for manufacturing, design, simulation, and quality control.

Instructor: Higinio Menendez Milanes

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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.

Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.

Non formal and independent education.