The skill standards cited here are abstracted from a report 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 report.
The technical skills and competencies are classified as These topics fall within the scope of Digital Electronics: Principles and Applications, Seventh 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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Digital Devices and Circuits
Demonstrate an understanding of:
- Characteristics of IC logic familes
- Minimizing logic circuits using Boolean operations
- Power distribution and noise problems
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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