
Course that are part of the AET degree program are listed here. Courses are listed by department course code and course number. The credit for each course is indicated after the title of the course description:
The course provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to appraise human error and factors affecting human performance, and to apply tools and methods for error prediction and measurement. Topics covered also include social physiology, physical environments, tasks, communication and hazards in the workplace.
AVSC 2012 – Aviation Legislation – GCAA AVSC 2012 (3 Credits)The topics covered in this course include the regulations of GCAA CAR Part II Chapter 7 Module 10 (Legislation), and in particular CAR Operations, CAR 66 for maintenance certifying staff, CAR 14 for approved maintenance organizations, and CAR M (aircraft maintenance).
AVSC 2014 – Aviation Legislation – EASA (3 Credits)This course covers international regulatory framework from the United Nations to national level including the role of ICAO, CAR -66 (Certifying Staff-Maintenance) and CAR-145 (Approved Maintenance Organisation), the purpose of the documents required under aircraft certifications, the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft, approved maintenance organisations and the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations (CAMO).
AVSC 4088 – Engineering Project (3 Credits)This course covers the basic principles of electricity such as electron theory, static electricity and conduction, electrical terminology, generation of electricity, DC sources of electricity, and DC theory. This course introduces the concept of direct current circuits and studies it applications and its fundamental theories.
AVN 1011 – Electrical Engineering I Lab (1 Credit)This is a practical course that is conducted in a laboratory/workshop setting. This course covers the practical applications of electrical measurements, generation of electricity, DC and AC sources and their applications.
AVN 1020 – Electrical Engineering II (3 Credits)This course is a continuation of Electrical Fundamentals I and covers an advanced level with emphasis put to electrical terms such as resistance, power, capacitance, magnetism, inductance, AC theory, resistive, capacitive and inductive circuits, and transformers, filters, AC generators and motors. Frequency dependent devices are also covered.
AVN 1021 – Electrical Engineering II Lab (1 Credit)This is a practical course that is conducted in a laboratory/workshop setting. This course covers the practical applications of AVN 1020 Electrical Engineering II.
AVN 2008 – Electronics for B1 (3 credit hours)This course introduces the functional principles of semiconductors and semiconductor devices such as diodes and transistors and their applications. The use of transistors and diodes in integrated circuits. The installation of semiconductors on printed circuit boards PCB and the basics of synchro servo techniques.
AVN 2009 – Electronics Lab for B1 (1 credit hours)This course introduces the functional principles of semiconductors and semiconductor devices such as diodes and transistors and their applications. The use of transistors and diodes in integrated circuits. The installation of semiconductors on printed circuit boards PCB and the basics of synchro servo techniques.
AVN 2010 – Electronics for B2 (3 credit hours)This course expands on the functional principles of semiconductors and semiconductor devices such as diodes and transistors and their applications. The use of transistors and diodes in integrated circuits. The installation of semiconductors on printed circuit boards PCB and the basics of synchro servo techniques.
AVN 2011 – Electronics for B2 (1 credit hours)This course expands on the functional principles of semiconductors and semiconductor devices such as diodes and transistors and their applications. The use of transistors and diodes in integrated circuits. The installation of semiconductors on printed circuit boards PCB and the basics of synchro servo techniques.
AVN 2018 – Digital Techniques for B1 (3 credit hours)This course covers an advanced level of digital techniques with emphasis put on electronic instrument systems, numbering systems, data buses, data conversion and logic gates, processing of data, applications of digital techniques in aviation.
AVN 2019 – Digital Techniques Lab for B1 (1 credit hour)This course covers an advanced level of digital techniques with emphasis put on electronic instrument systems, numbering systems, data buses, data conversion and logic gates, processing of data, applications of digital techniques in aviation.
AVN 2020 – Digital Techniques I for B2 (3 credit hours)This course covers an advanced level of digital techniques with emphasis put on electronic instrument systems, numbering systems, data buses, data conversion and logic gates, processing of data, applications of digital techniques in aviation.
AVN 2021 – Digital Techniques LAB I for B2 (1 credit hours)This course covers an advanced level of digital techniques with emphasis put on electronic instrument systems, numbering systems, data buses, data conversion and logic gates, processing of data, applications of digital techniques in aviation.
AVN 2022 – Digital Techniques II for B2 – AVN 2022 – (3 credit hours)This course covers an advanced level of digital techniques with emphasis put on microprocessor, integrated circuits, display techniques, multiplexing, electromagnetic compatibility, applications of digital techniques in aviation.
AVN 2023 – Digital Techniques II LAB for B2 (1 credit hours)This course covers an advanced level of digital techniques with emphasis put on microprocessor, integrated circuits, display techniques, multiplexing, electromagnetic compatibility, applications of digital techniques in aviation.
AVN3010 – Propulsion and FADEC-OCT12 (2 credits)The course introduces to the constructional arrangement and operation of turbojet, turbofan, turbo shaft, and turbo prop engines, electronic engine control and fuel metering system (FADEC), and covers engine indication systems, their components and their principles of operation.
AVN 3110 – Avionics Systems I (3 Credits)This course introduces the Theory of Flight including aerodynamics, flight controls operations and systems and high speed flight. The course also covers the Airworthiness Requirements of Structural Strength; the aircraft component and their construction. The course also includes the aircraft systems; pressurization and air-conditioning systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatics systems, fire systems, fuel system, ice control systems, oxygen systems, landing gears, and water and waste system. Aircraft Equipment and Furnishings are also covered.
AVN 3111 – Avionics Systems I Lab-OCT 8 (1 Credit)This course explains the theory of flight including aerodynamics, flight controls operations and systems and high-speed flight of airplanes. Other contents are; airworthiness requirements related to airplane structure, their components and their construction. The course also includes aircraft systems like pressurization and air-conditioning systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatics systems, fire systems, fuel system, ice control systems, oxygen systems, landing gears, water and waste systems an aircraft equipment and furnishings.
AVN 3112 – Avionics Systems II (3 Credits)This course covers the principles of auto-flight and its applications in modern aircrafts as well as the principles of communication and radio navigation systems used in civil aviation.In Auto flight, systems such as Autopilot, Trim-, Yaw damper, Stability augmentation, Autothrottle-systems are covered. In Communication INTERCOMM, HF, VHF, ELT, CVR, ACARS systems are covered and in radio navigation, systems such as ADF, VOR, ILS, DME, MARKER BEACON, MLS, VLF/Omega, Flight director systems are covered. Also covered are practical aircraft installations, function tests and troubleshooting of the listed systems.
AVN 3113 – Avionics Systems II Lab-OCT9 (1 Credit)This course covers the principles of auto-flight and its applications in modern aircrafts as well as the principles of communication and radio navigation systems used in civil aviation. In Auto flight, systems such as Autopilot, Trim-, Yaw damper, Stability augmentation, Autothrottle-systems are covered. In Communication INTERCOMM, HF, VHF, ELT, CVR, ACARS systems are covered and in radio navigation, systems such as ADF, VOR, ILS, DME, MARKER BEACON, MLS, VLF/Omega, Flight director systems are covered. Also covered are practical aircraft installations, function tests and troubleshooting of the listed systems.
AVN 3210 – Avionics Systems III (3 Credits)This course covers radar systems, inertial navigation, satellite navigation, flight management systems, aircraft electrical power systems and lights. This course also includes logical approach to fault diagnosis, and communicate technical information both orally and in the form of written technical reports.
AVN 3211 – OCT10 Avionics Systems III Lab (1 Credit)This course covers radar systems, inertial navigation, satellite navigation, flight management systems, aircraft electrical power systems and lights. This course also includes logical approach to fault diagnosis, and communicate technical information both orally and in the form of written technical reports.
AVN 3212 – Avionics Systems IV (3 Credits)This course covers aircraft systems at an advanced level to satisfy partial EASA/GCAA requirements for Module 13. Course covers flight instruments, On-board maintenance systems, integrated modular avionics, cabin systems and information systems.
AVN 3213 OCT11 – Avionics Systems IV Lab (1 Credit)This course covers aircraft systems at an advanced level to satisfy partial EASA/GCAA requirements for Module 13. Course covers flight instruments, On-board maintenance systems, integrated modular avionics, cabin systems and information systems.
AVN 4099 – On the Job Training/Internship (3 Credits)Required On the Job Training under the supervision of a faculty member at a Part 145 licensed establishment Capstone Project.
AVN 3080 – Capstone ProjectThe course covers aircraft materials both ferrous and nonferrous: characteristics, properties, heat treatment and testing: tension, hardness, and fatigue tests. The course also includes characteristics and properties of composite and non-metallic materials and their identification; sealant types and bonding techniques; wooden aircraft structure: characteristics, preservation, defects and repairs; aircraft fabric coverings. Corrosion: types, causes and protection of aircraft parts are also covered.
AME 2112 – Advanced Aerodynamics (3 Credits)This course provides students with the physics of atmosphere; and basic aerodynamics including: the airflow around a body, airfoil sections, the aerodynamic forces acting on the aircraft, generation of aerodynamic lift and different types of aerodynamic drag. The course also includes theory of flight: the aerodynamic forces and aircraft performance during steady level flight, climb and descent, and turning; and aircraft stability and flight dynamics.
AME 2113 – Advanced Aerodynamics Lab (1 Credit)This course includes identifying different airfoil sections; primary and secondary flight controls; studying the nature of airflow around aerodynamic bodies; determining the optimum angle of attack (AOA) and the stall angle of airfoil sections. Each task’s allocated time will constitute report writing, basic calculations and production of graphs.
AME 2120 – Advanced Maintenance Practices I (3 Credits)This course includes an introduction to Safety Precautions for aircraft and workshops; basic understanding of First Aid at work; the safe use, care and control of tools; standards of workmanship; use of workshop materials, lubrication equipment and methods; precision measuring tools. The course also includes calibration standards, and calibration of tools and equipment.
AME 2121 – Advanced Maintenance Practices I Lab (2 Credits)Topics of this course include performing practical tasks to identify and apply safety precautions in the work area: First Aid and Fire Extinguishing equipment; using, controlling and calibrating Hand Tools, Marking out and Measuring Tools, Electrical Power Tools and Pneumatic Tools.
AME 2122 – Advanced Maintenance Practices II (3 Credits)This course covers the basic concepts of Engineering Drawings, Diagrams and Standards: drawing types and diagrams, their symbols, dimensions, tolerances and projections; The ATA 100 series of aircraft publications; Fits and Clearances: Drill sizes for bolt holes, classes of fits, common system of fits and clearances, schedule of fits and clearances for aircraft and engines.
AME 2210 – Advanced Materials and Hardware II (3 Credits)The course covers all types of fasteners and locking devices; this includes: Screws, Bolts and studs, aircraft rivets; the course also covers pipes and unions, springs, bearings and transmissions; gears and belts. In addition the course contains control cables, turnbuckles, compensation devices, pulleys, Bowden cables, and aircraft flexible control systems. Electrical cables and connectors: construction, crimping, connector types and insulators are also covered.
AME 2212 – Advanced Maintenance Practices III (3 Credits)This course covers Avionics general test equipment; Aircraft Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS); Continuity, insulation and bonding techniques and testing; Use of crimp tools: hand and hydraulic operated; Testing of crimp joints; Connector pin removal and insertion; Co-axial cables: testing and installation precautions; Wiring protection techniques.
AME 2213 – Advanced Maintenance Practices III Lab (1 Credit)This course includes the practical tasks related to Avionics general test equipment; Aircraft Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS); Use of hand- and hydraulic- operated crimp tools; Testing of crimp joints; Connector pin removal and insertion; Testing and installation precautions of Co-axial cables; and Wiring protection techniques.
AME 2214 – Advanced Maintenance Practices IV (3 Credits)This course includes Aircraft Riveting: riveted joints, rivet spacing and pitch, tools used for riveting and dimpling, inspection of riveted joints; Aircraft Parts: Pipes and Hoses, Springs; Bearings, Transmissions, Control Cables; Material Handling; Aircraft Welding, Brazing, Soldering and Bonding: soldering methods, inspection of soldered joints, welding and brazing methods, inspection of welded and brazed joints.
AME 2215 – Advanced Maintenance Practices IV Lab (2 Credits)Topics of this course include practical tasks for sheet metal work, lay out of typical riveted joints, removal and installation of universal rivets, effect of heat treatment, basic concepts and procedures of soldering and welding, and bending and flaring of pipes.
AME 2310 – Advanced Maintenance Practices V (3 Credits)This course covers Aircraft Handling and Storage; Aircraft Jacking, Lifting, Weighing and Balancing, Taxiing, Choking, Mooring; Effects of Environmental Conditions on aircraft handling; Maintenance Procedure: basic concept of Maintenance Planning, Aircraft Maintenance Program and Maintenance Schedule; Aircraft Inspections; Aircraft Repair and Assembly Techniques and Trouble Shooting. The course also covers NDT/NDI, corrosion repair and protection.
AME 2311 – Advanced Maintenance Practices V Lab (2 Credits)Topics of this course include practical tasks for Aircraft Handling and Storage; Effects of Environmental Conditions on aircraft; Maintenance Procedure; Aircraft Repair and Assembly Techniques and Trouble Shooting.
AME 3110 – Gas Turbine Engines I (3 Credits)The course covers Gas Turbine Engine principles with an emphasis put on the relationship between force, work, power, energy, acceleration, and Brayton cycle; construction and working principles of gas turbine engine components: inlet section, compressors, combustion chamber, turbine section, and exhaust section; characteristics and performance of different types of gas turbine engines.
AME 3120 – Advanced Aircraft Systems and Components I (3 Credits)This course is intended to provide students with the fundamental principles of the Theory of Flight including aerodynamics, flight controls operations and systems and high speed flight. The course also covers the Airworthiness Requirements of Structural Strength: stresses, zoning, construction methods; the aircraft component and their construction. The course also includes the aircraft pressurization and air-conditioning systems. Aircraft Equipment and Furnishings are also covered.
AME 3122 – Advanced Aircraft Systems and Components II (3 Credits)This course is a comprehensive study of EASA module 11 B1 part II. Areas of study includes fire protection system: fire and smoke detection, fire warning; hydraulic power: hydraulic systems components, reservoirs, pumps, accumulators, valves, seals, fluid; fuel systems: lay out of the system, components, fueling and defueling; ice and rain protection system: anti icing, de-icing, rain protection. The course also includes Flight Control Systems: Primary and secondary controls, Manually and power operated control systems; Autopilot and fly-by-wire; Balancing and rigging and Stall warning system.
AME 3210 – Gas Turbine Engines II (2 Credits)The course covers engine systems lay-out; principles of operation of engine auxiliary systems and accessory parts; engine fuel, lubrication, starting and ignition systems; engine installation, safety procedures and monitoring systems. The course also includes engine ground operation, and thrust augmentation systems.
AME 3211 – Gas Turbine Engines II Lab (1 Credit)Topics include removal and installation practices of engine components: LP fuel pump, fuel injectors, oil filter and chip detectors; performing inspections as per the maintenance manuals; assembly/disassembly of HP module of the engine DGEN 380A7; removal/installation and various maintenance activities for ignitor plugs and for Air Starter Motor on Adour aero-engine.
AME 3212 – Propellers (3 Credits)The course covers blade element theory, propeller construction, propeller types and operation, propeller pitch control, synchronizing, ice protection system, propeller maintenance, storage and preservation.
AME 3220 – Advanced Aircraft Systems and Components III (3 Credits)This course covers General Air Transportation Association (ATA) landing gear: purposes, types, extension and retraction, shock strut, wheels, tires, brakes systems and nose steering; Pneumatic systems: high pressure pneumatic system layout and components, low pressure source, uses; vacuum systems lay out; oxygen systems: layout, source of oxygens, types of systems and uses. The course also covers potable water and waste systems.
AME 3221 – Advanced Aircraft Systems and Components III Lab (1 Credit)The tasks includes Landing gear system: landing gear components and operation, inspection, removal and installation, shock absorber inspection and servicing, wheels and Brake inspection; oxygen system: Familiarization of aircraft oxygen system operation, location, and functions; Pneumatic system: pneumatic system components location and operation; water and waste system: components location and operation; in all system students use AMM and IPC.
AME 3224 – Advanced Aircraft Systems and Components IV (3 Credits)Topics covered in this course include flight instruments, engine instruments, radio and navigation instruments, pitot-static system, gyroscopic principles, antenna, HF and VHF communication systems, area navigation system, and auto flight system. The course also includes aircraft electrical power, DC and AC motors and generators, power distribution systems, power control units, aircraft lights, on board maintenance systems and information systems.
AME 3225 – Advanced Aircraft Systems and Components IV (1 Credit)Practical tasks will cover flight instruments, engine instruments, radio and navigation instruments, VHF communication systems, aircraft electrical power, power distribution systems, aircraft external and internal lights and on board maintenance systems.
AME 4099 – On-the-Job Training / Internship (3 Credits)On the Job Training is provided to students under the supervision of a faculty member and/or qualified engineers at a Part 145 licensed establishment.
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