一.培养目标

电子信息类专业是美国重点推动的一项名为STEM（由科学Science，技术Technology，工程Engineer，数学Mathematics的首字母组成）的教育计划中所列专业之一。本专业面向电子电器智能制造行业，通过与阿肯色大学史密斯堡分校合作，借鉴美国的教育模式，培养拥护党的基本路线，具备良好的职业道德，具备创新创业能力和较高的敬业精神，具有电路设计、编程、制作和检测、有效沟通和终身学习的能力。能从事电子电器先进制造相关企业的电子产品设计与开发、电子产品检验与测试以及企业管理工作的，德、智、体、美、劳全面发展的，具有较强可持续发展能力的国际化应用型、复合型、创新型技术技能人才。

表1    主要就业岗位与职业资格（技术技能）证书要求一览表

二.核心课程简介

（1）《电路原理》FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICITY（ELEC 1233）

先修课程：英语

课程内容：全面学习AC和DC基本原理、欧姆定律和功率方程。介绍了串联、并联、串并联电路和直流表，以及对电子、电力相关数学理论的实际应用。

（2）《应用工业电气与安全》APPLIED INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICITY AND SAFETY（ELEC 2243）

先修课程：英语

课程内容：工业控制电路介绍，如多按钮，定时继电器和顺序控制，开关和传感设备，包括流量和限位开关和霍尔效应传感器，起动和制动方法，变速驱动器，机械安装，故障排除/阅读与工业电气设备一起工作时的大型电气原理图和安全性考虑。

（3）《编程入门》INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING（ELEC 1243）

先修课程：英语

课程内容：介绍在结构化程序逻辑环境中计算机程序设计和问题解决。主要包括语言语法、数据类型、程序组织、解决问题的方法、算法设计和逻辑控制结构。经过学习，学生应该能够管理文件，使用自顶向下的算法设计，并用编程语言实现算法，解决问题。

（4）《数字电子技术》DIGITAL FUNDAMENTALS（ELEC 1863）

先修课程：代数

课程内容：介绍典型微处理器操作相关的基本概念，包括数字系统、基本数字电路和英特尔8088微处理器的内部结构。学生将在设计和调试计算机程序方面获得经验。

（5）《机器人导论》INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS（ELEC 2403）

先修课程：编程入门，数字电子技术

课程内容：工业机器人原理、相关系统及应用介绍。学生能够学习机器人技术方面的知识，包括供电系统、自由度、编程方法、传感器、末端效应器、实施计划和系统维护。

（6）《电路与元件》ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND COMPONENTS（ELEC 1353）

先修课程：电路原理

课程内容：详细说明单个元器件对AC和DC的反应，主要包括电感、变压器、电容器、RC电路、RL电路、RLC电路，时间常数，串并联谐振电路和滤波器。

（7）《工业用电》INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICITY（ELEC 1263）

先修课程：电路原理

课程内容：电机与电机控制基础。包括开关、继电器、变压器、三相电力系统、直流电动机、单相电动机、三相电动机、过载保护和电机控制器。强调所有电路的国家电气标准。

（8）《PLC应用》PLC APPLICATIONS（ELEC 2513）

先修课程：数字电子技术

课程内容：提供可编程逻辑控制器的选择、编程、操作和功能/限制等方面的概述。

（9）《机器人操作与维护》ROBOT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE（ELEC 2413）

先修课程：机器人导论

课程内容：使用示教装置讲授机器人的基本操作和编程，包括机器人电池危害、健康和安全，以及维护要求。

（10）《固态电路》SOLID STATE（ELEC 1393）

先修课程：电路原理

课程内容：固态电路，包括有源和无源电路元件的特性。分析直流和交流信号近似，以确定正确的电路操作和常见的故障模式。整流器、稳压器和放大器电路加上双极性、J-FET、MOSFET、SCR、DIAC和三端双向可控硅电路。

（11）《先进电子线路》ADVANCED ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS（ELEC 2733）

先修课程：固态电路

课程内容：涵盖了先进的电子电路分析和故障排除，以及正反馈电路和负反馈电路。

（12）《通信系统》COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS（ELEC 2753）

先修课程：先进电子线路

课程内容：包括AM和FM接收机原理、校准和故障排除。应用于超外差接收机、音频放大器和立体声系统的故障排除技术的详细理论和实际应用。

（13）《电路设计与制板技术》CIRCUIT DESIGN AND CIRCUIT BOARD TECHNOLOGY（中方）

先修课程：英语

课程内容：主要教学内容包括电路原理图绘制、印制电路板的设计与制作。学生能够分析典型、常用电路；能够熟练应用PROTEL、AD等软件绘制各类电路原理图，根据需要设计PCB板图；能够对小型电子产品进行原理图绘制、PCB制板，并完成安装、调试与测试。

（14）《单片机技术与实践》TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICE OF SINGLE CHIP MICROCOMPUTER（中方）

先修课程：电路原理、数字技术概论、编程原理等

课程内容：主要教学内容包括基于最小化单片机系统的C程序设计。学生应熟练掌握以51单片机为基础的C程序设计基本规范、方法和技巧。

（15）《嵌入式系统与应用》EMBEDDED SYSTEM AND APPLICATION（中方）

先修课程：电路原理、数字技术概论、单片机、编程原理等

课程内容：主要教学内容包括嵌入式系统的组成和基本原理、ARM体系结构特点和应用开发、以及嵌入式操作系统的基本原理及应用。学生能够获取有关嵌入式系统及系统开发等各方面的基础知识；掌握嵌入式微处理器ARM的基本结构、指令系统、程序设计方法、应用及开发技术；了解嵌入式操作系统的原理，嵌入式应用技术原理及开发过程。

三、专业特色

1、中外同质同步实施应用电子技术人才培养

坐落于美国阿肯色州的阿肯色大学史密斯堡分校创办于1928年，在校学生人数近8000人，是被中国教育部认可的大学。史密斯堡分校属于阿肯色教育系统的十一所大学院校中的其中一所，也是阿肯色州规模排名第六的大学。自从并入阿肯色教育系统之后，该校开始提供多样化专业的课程，并加强其课程的独特程度，涵盖工业培训专业和科技专业等等。电子信息类专业是美国重点推动的一项名为STEM的教育计划中所列专业之一，该计划旨在鼓励学生主修科学、技术、工程及数学等理工科专业。在美国，STEM专业广受青睐，因为据CCG调查显示，STEM专业几乎包揽了英美两国毕业生十大高薪专业排行榜的前十，如电子工程、机械工程、通用工程等专业毕业生的年薪都是其他专业毕业生望尘莫及的。通过合作办学，学校在人才培养方案的制定、语言和专业课程的教学、测试评估标准的采用等多方面同质同步地实施电子信息类人才的培养，确保了专业人才培养的质量。

2、建立中外合作办学质量保障体系

阿肯色大学史密斯堡分校对学生学习有着明确的目标和期望，并致力于持续地评估教学质量以改善教学方法。每一个学术过程均有规范的教学目标，并将教学评估结果用于后续的课程改进、规划以及资源分配。学校将中美合作办学项目纳入学校统一的质量过程保障体系进行监控，并根据项目的特殊性，结合阿肯色大学史密斯堡分校的质量过程监控手段，形成了一套适用于中美合作办学项目的质量保障体系，涵盖教师聘任、学籍管理、教学管理、质量评估等各个方面。

3、实践活动保证

通过每学期假期作业的布置和实践周的安排督促学生多参与实践活动，通过实践活动找出知识的短板，在毕业之前有一个学期的实践要求，并要完成实习周记、调查报告或实践报告，以反馈实习情况。

Objectives of Talent Cultivation

Electronic information specialty is one of the major education programs in the United States, called STEM, which is composed of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. This major of Applied Electronic Technology (Sino-American Program) is oriented to the intelligent manufacturing industry of electronic appliances. Through the cooperation with UAFS, referring to its education mode, this major aims to cultivate talents who adhere to basic routes of the Communist Party of China and have good professional ethics, the ability of innovation and entrepreneurship, and high dedication spirit. We aim to develop students in an all-round way for moral, intelligence, bodybuilding and aesthetics. Students are able to engage in electronic product design and development, electronic product inspection and testing, and enterprise management in electronic and electrical advanced manufacturing related enterprises. They are expected to be internationalized, complex and innovative technical talents with strong sustainable development ability.

Brief Introduction for Core Courses

(1) Fundamentals of Electricity (ELEC 1233, Party B)

Prerequisite: English

Course contents: An overall study of the fundamental principles of AC and DC, Ohm’s law, the power equation, and so on. Series, parallel, series-parallel circuits, and DC meters are introduced, and a study is made of the practical applications of mathematics related to electronics and electricity.

(2) Applied Industrial Electricity and Safety (ELEC 2243, Party B)

Prerequisite: English

Course contents: Introduction to industrial control circuits such as multiple push-button, timing relays and sequence control, switching and sensing devices including flow and limit switches and Hall-effect sensors, starting and braking methods, variable speed drives, machinery installation, troubleshooting/reading of large electrical schematics and safety considerations while working with industrial electrical equipment.

(3) Introduction to Programming (ELEC 1243, Party B)

Prerequisite: English

Course contents: Introduces computer programming and problem solving in a structured program logic environment. Topics include language syntax, data types, program organization, problem-solving methods, algorithm design, and logic control structures. Upon completion, students should be able to manage files, use top-down algorithm design, and implement algorithmic solutions in a programming language.

(4) Digital Fundamentals (ELEC 1863, Party B)

Prerequisite: Algebra

Course contents: An introduction and development of the basic concepts related to the operation of a typical microprocessor will be introduced and developed to include number systems, elementary digital circuits, and the internal structure of the INTEL 8088 microprocessor. The students will obtain experience in designing and debugging computer programs at the machine level.

(5) Introduction to Robotics (ELEC 2403, Party B)

Prerequisite: Introduction to Programming and Digital Fundamentals

Course contents: Introduction to the principles of industrial robotics, related systems, and applications. Enables the student to learn the technical aspects of robotics, and covers power supply systems, degrees of freedom, programming methods, sensors, end effectors, implementation planning, and system maintenance.

(6) Electrical Circuits and Components (ELEC 1353, Party B)

Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Electricity

Course contents: Details how individual components react to AC and DC, including the study of inductors, transformers, capacitors, R-C circuits, R-L circuits, R-L-C circuits, time constants, series-parallel resonant circuits, and filters.

(7) Industrial Electricity (ELEC 1263, Party B)

Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Electricity

Course contents: Fundamentals of motors and motor control. Includes switches, relays, transformers, three-phase power systems, DC motors, single-phase motors, three-phase motors, overload protection, and motor controllers. The National Electrical Code standards for all circuits are emphasized.

(8) PLC Applications (ELEC 2513, Party B)

Prerequisites: Digital Fundamentals

Course contents: Provides the engineer or technician with an overview of the selection, programming, operation, and capabilities/ limitations of programmable logic controllers.

(9) Robot Operations and Maintenance (ELEC 2413, Party B)

Prerequisite: Introduction to Robotics

Course contents: Teaches the basic operation and programming of a robot using a teach pendant as well as the robotic cell hazards, health and safety, and maintenance requirements.

(10) Solid State (ELEC 1393, Party B)

Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Electricity

Course contents: Solid-state circuitry, including characteristics of active and passive circuit components. Both DC and AC signal approximations are analyzed to determine correct circuit operation and common failure modes. Rectifier, regulator, and amplifier circuits plus Bipolar, J-FET, MOSFET, SCR, DIAC, and TRIAC circuits are included.

(11) Advanced Electronic Circuits (ELEC 2733, Party B)

Prerequisite: Solid State

Course contents: Covers advanced electronic circuit analysis and trouble-shooting, and positive and negative feedback circuits.

(12) Communication System (ELEC 2753, Party B)

Prerequisite: Advanced Electronic Circuits

Course contents: Covers AM and FM receiver theory, alignment and troubleshooting. Details theory and practical application of troubleshooting techniques as applied to superheterodyne receivers, audio amplifiers, and stereo systems.

(13) Circuit Design and Circuit Board Technology (ZA21, Party A)

Prerequisite: English

Course contents: The main teaching contents include the drawing of circuit schematic diagram, the design and production of printed circuit board. Students can analyze typical and commonly used circuits. They can skillfully use PROTEL, AD and other software to draw all kinds of circuit schematics, design PCB board drawings according to needs, make schematic drawing, PCB board making for small electronic products, and complete installation, debugging and testing.

(14) Technology and Practice of Single Chip Microcomputer (ZA31, Party A)

Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Electricity, Digital Fundamentals and Introduction to Programming

Course contents: The main teaching contents include the design of C program based on minimization of single chip computer system. Students should master the basic specifications, methods and techniques of C program design based on the 51 single chip computers.

(15) Embedded System and Application (ZA41, Party A)

Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Electricity, Digital Fundamentals, Technology and Practice of Single Chip Microcomputer and Introduction to Programming

Course contents: The main teaching contents include the composition and basic principles of embedded system, the characteristics and application development of ARM architecture, and the basic principles and applications of embedded operation system. Students can get basic knowledge about the various aspects of embedded system and system development; grasp the embedded microprocessor ARM the basic structure, instruction system, programming method, application and development of technology; understand the principle of embedded operating system, embedded application technology principle and development process.

Features

(1) The synchronous implementation of the training of Applied Electronic Technology Talents by Chinese and foreign teachers

The University of Arkansas, Fort Smith, founded in 1928, has nearly 8000 students. It is a university recognized by the Ministry of Education of China. UAFS is the sixth largest university in Arkansas and one of 11 campuses in the University of Arkansas System. Since UAFS was merged into the Arkansas education system, the school began offering a variety of professional courses, and strengthened its unique degree courses, covering industrial training professional and technical professional and so on. Electronic information specialty is one of the major education programs in the US called STEM, which aims to encourage students to major in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In the United States, STEM is widely popular, because according to the CCG survey, STEM professional graduates almost covers the top ten of the high salary list in both America and Britain. The annual income of graduates such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, general engineering is unmatched by other professional graduates. Through cooperation in running schools, two schools are implementing the training of electronic information talents synchronously in the aspects of talent training plan, language and professional courses teaching, testing and evaluation standards, ensuring the quality of professional training.

(2) Establishing quality assurance system for Chinese and foreign cooperation in running schools

UAFS has clear goals and expectations for student learning, and is committed to continuously assessing the quality of teaching to improve teaching methods. Each academic process has a standardized teaching goal, and the results of the assessment are used for subsequent curriculum improvement, planning and resource allocation. By bringing the Sino-American Program into the school education system, we monitor the quality of education uniformly. According to the particularity of the program, combined with UAFS's quality process monitoring methods, a quality assurance system suitable for Sino-American education projects has been formed, which covers teacher engagement, student status management, teaching management, quality assessment and so on.

(3) Guarantee of practical activity

Through the arrangement of each semester's vacation assignment and the arrangement of the practice week, the students will be urged to participate in the practice. Through practice, students can find out a short board of knowledge. Before graduation, students will have a semester's practice requirement, and must complete survey report or weekly practice report, so as to provide a feedback of the internship.