Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Telecommunications Engineering Technology
Career Cluster:	Arts, A/V Technology and Communication

Associate in Science	
CIP Number	1615030302	
Program Type	College Credit	
Program Length	64 credit hours	
CTSO	SkillsUSA	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	For program SOC codes, please see the Program and Course Tables section of the CTE Program Resources page linked below.	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml	

Purpose

This program is designed to prepare students for employment as communications engineering technicians, television technicians, analysis technicians, 2-way cellular wireless technicians, network technicians, network operations specialists, product specialists, I.P. (Internet Protocol) engineers, technical salespersons, field engineers, field technicians, transmission engineers, technical support salespersons, installer/repair technicians, network engineers, or in related occupations. This program may also provide supplemental training to persons previously or currently employed in these occupations.  

This specialization content includes, but is not limited to, basic electronics skills, transmission and distribution systems, telephony communication systems, digital communications, data communications and network communications.

This program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the Telecommunication Engineering industry: planning, management, finance, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Arts, A/V Technology and Communication career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Arts, A/V Technology and Communication career cluster. 

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.
Program Structure

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of 64 credit hours.

When developing the course sequence for the local implementation of this program, select courses that:
•	Meet the skill development requirements of the standards and benchmarks of this program.
•	Meet the general education core course requirements of Rule 6A-14.0303, Florida Administrative Code.
•	Where reasonable and practicable, align with programs offered by your institution or other postsecondary institutions in Florida, including: 
o	Related CCC and ATD credentials.
o	Baccalaureate degrees within the same career pathway and/or Federal CIP code.

Visit FloridaShines’ Discover Programs website to identify other institutions that offer similar programs to review their course sequencing. Where appropriate, course alignment between institutions offering related programs can facilitate interagency student articulation.

Visit FloridaShines’ Common Prerequisites Manual to identify courses that are prerequisites for admission into an upper division program.  When sub-baccalaureate courses are aligned to the course admissions requirements of baccalaureate programs with the same career pathway, students can enter upper division coursework seamlessly.   

Florida’s Career Readiness Skills for CTE Programs  

Employability Skills	
01.0	Apply academic skills to workplace scenarios.	
01.01	Use reading skills.	
01.02	Use writing skills.	
01.03	Use mathematical strategies and procedures.	
01.04	Use scientific principles and procedures.	
02.0	Design a solution to an industry problem.	
02.01	Use critical thinking.	
02.02	Use creativity.	
02.03	Make sound decisions.	
02.04	Solve problems.	
02.05	Reason. 	
02.06	Plan and organize.	
03.0	Manage resources within an industry project	
03.01	Manage time.	
03.02	Manage money or resources.	
03.03	Manage materials.	
03.04	Manage personnel.	
04.0	Oversee the subcomponents, operations and output of a technical or organizational system.	
04.01	Manage systems.	
04.02	Monitor systems.	
04.03	Improve systems.	
05.0	Use information for decision making.	
05.01	Locate information.	
05.02	Organize information.	
05.03	Use information.	
05.04	Analyze information.	
05.05	Communicate information.	
06.0	Apply relevant technology to workplace scenarios to aid productivity.	
06.01	Use technology.	
07.0	Interpret and express interpersonal communication.	
07.01	Communicate verbally.	
07.02	Listen actively.	
07.03	Comprehend written material.	
07.04	Convey information in writing.	
07.05	Communicate nonverbally.	
07.06	Interpret nonverbal communication.	
08.0	Interact with others to accomplish workplace goals.	
08.01	Collaborate with others in a team.	
08.02	Respond to customer needs.	
08.03	Exercise leadership.	
08.04	Negotiate to resolve conflict.	
08.05	Respect others.	
09.0	Manage personal behavior to maximize productivity and professional growth.	
09.01	Demonstrate responsibility and self-discipline.	
09.02	Adapt and show flexibility.	
09.03	Work independently.	
09.04	Demonstrate a willingness to learn.	
09.05	Demonstrate integrity.	
09.06	Demonstrate professionalism.	
09.07	Take initiative.	
09.08	Display positive attitude.	
09.09	Take responsibility for professional growth.	
Job Attainment	
10.0	Find, assess and apply to job opportunities.	
10.01	Identify online job posts relevant to his or her career aspirations.	
10.02	Compare and contrast the job posts’ required qualifications, job duties, compensation, benefits and employers. 	
10.03	Define what information, documentation and writing prompts are required for the positions.	
11.0	Communicate personal competence, character and fit for a job opportunity.	
11.01	Develop a resume.	
11.02	Write a cover letter.	
11.03	Curate a professional portfolio that includes work products.	
11.04	Prepare for and experience a mock job interview.	
12.0	Cultivate and leverage relationships to professionally advance.	
12.01	Request a signed reference letter, letter of recommendation and/or an online skill/professionalism endorsement. 	
12.02	Develop a plan to cultivate a professional digital footprint.	
12.03	Develop a networking plan for a specific industry of interest.	

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Demonstrate knowledge of basic electronics.
02.0	Demonstrate proficiency in basic operation and application of transmitters, receivers, and transmission and distribution systems.
03.0	Demonstrate proficiency in design and analysis of digital communications systems.
04.0	Demonstrate proficiency in the analysis of transmission and distribution systems.
05.0	Demonstrate proficiency in network communications.
06.0	Demonstrate proficiency in the analysis of telephony communication systems.
07.0	Demonstrate proficiency in the analysis of analog and digital video systems.

Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Program Title:	Telecommunications Engineering Technology
CIP Number:	1615030302
Program Length:	64 credit hours

At the completion of this program, the student will be able to:	
01.0	Demonstrate knowledge of basic electronics. The student will be able to:	
01.01	Perform various types of soldering.	
01.02	Perform various types of wiring and cable terminations.	
01.03	Demonstrate knowledge of AC/DC concepts and applications.	
01.04	Demonstrate knowledge of computer systems and basic applications.	
01.05	Demonstrate use of basic test and measurement equipment.	
01.06	Understand and demonstrate safety rules.	
01.07	Demonstrate understanding of digital fundamentals.	
02.0	Demonstrate proficiency in basic operation and application of transmitters, receivers, and transmission and distribution systems. The student will be able to:	
02.01	Describe the principles and operation of amplitude modulation and frequency modulation.	
02.02	Demonstrate understanding of block diagrams and components of transmitter receiver circuits including mixers, IF amplifiers, local oscillators, modulators and demodulators.	
02.03	Identify, measure, analyze and troubleshoot AM and FM transmitter/receiver circuits including mixers, IF amplifiers, local oscillators, modulators, demodulators and speech amplifiers.	
02.04	Analyze, troubleshoot, and maintain transmitters and receivers, to include heterodyning, frequency synthesis, phase-locked-loop, filtering and automatic control circuits.	
02.05	Analyze, troubleshoot and adjust RF power amplifier circuits.	
02.06	Describe the operation of Double Side Band (DSB) and Single Side Band (SSB) radio systems.	
02.07	Identify the stages of SSB and DSB transmitter and receiver circuits.	
02.08	Design, analyze and troubleshoot SSB and DSB transmitter and receiver circuits.	
02.09	Conduct operating system checks and make minor adjustments to SSB and DSB transmitters and receivers.	
02.10	Analyze and test AM, SSB and DSB radio circuits using spectrum analyzers, noise analyzers, impedance meters, sweep generators, distortion meters and power meters.	
02.11	Analyze, adjust and troubleshoot Phase Modulation (PM) circuits.	
02.12	Analyze, adjust and troubleshoot FM transceiver circuits.	
02.13	Test, adjust and align transmitters and receivers using the spectrum analyzer, sweep generator, noise analyzer, frequency meter, modulation meter, Impedance Bridge and power meter.	
02.14	Describe the components and concepts of transmission systems: antennas, fiber optics, coax, copper, microwave, satellite, feed lines, and wave guides.	
02.15	Calculate transmission line characteristics and understand impedance matching.	
02.16	Analyze and describe the concepts of radio wave propagation and radiation fields.	
02.17	Test, set up and adjust antenna systems using a power meter, network analyzer, and SWR meter.	
02.18	Describe government rules, regulations, and permits.	
03.0	Demonstrate proficiency in design and analysis of digital communication systems. The student will be able to:	
03.01	Describe digital modulation techniques and systems.	
03.02	Describe industry standards in digital communications.	
03.03	Analyze, measure, and troubleshoot digital modulation systems.	
03.04	Perform specific test and measurement as related to the digital devices and equipment.	
03.05	Analyze and evaluate the operation of programmable digital filters.	
03.06	Describe the operation and application of compression amplifiers.	
03.07	Analyze and describe the operation of compander circuits.	
03.08	Describe and analyze the operation of a sample and hold circuit.	
03.09	Describe the conversion of analog signals into a digital format.	
03.10	Describe and analyze the operation of Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) circuits.	
03.11	Describe, analyze and evaluate the operation of a Coder/Decoder (CODEC) IC circuit.	
03.12	Describe, analyze and evaluate the operation of a continuously variable slope delta modulation circuit.	
04.0	Demonstrate proficiency in the analysis of transmission and distribution systems. The student will be able to:	
04.01	Analyze and demonstrate the application of optical electronic devices in power control circuits and in analog, digital and data communication circuits.	
04.02	Analyze and demonstrate the operation of optical devices.	
04.03	Splice and terminate cabling systems.	
04.04	Test and evaluate modulators and demodulators.	
04.05	Analyze and demonstrate multiplex transmission including use of full and half duplex communications.	
04.06	Describe gain and loss concepts as applied to transmission and distribution systems.	
04.07	Describe the fundamental concepts of satellite communications.	
04.08	Operate satellite communication systems.	
04.09	Operate multiplexed data telemetry systems.	
04.10	Analyze the theoretical concepts that define antenna equivalent circuits and couplers.	
04.11	Perform and analyze the calculations required to evaluate the effectiveness of antennas.	
05.0	Demonstrate proficiency in network communications. The student will be able to:	
05.01	Describe the layers of a communications system.	
05.02	Describe the protocol requirements necessary to ensure the transmission of a data message.	
05.03	Describe, from a system standpoint, the characteristics of serial communications standards.	
05.04	Analyze and troubleshoot communications between computers.	
05.05	Compare serial communications with parallel and other standards.	
05.06	Describe, analyze, troubleshoot and demonstrate the operation of network access devices.	
05.07	Demonstrate use of network management system.	
05.08	Identify the capabilities of a telephone circuit on a data communications system.	
05.09	Describe LAN topologies as applied to data networks.	
05.10	Design, connect and troubleshoot a Local Area Network (LAN).	
05.11	Describe WAN topologies as applied to data networks.	
05.12	Design, connect and troubleshoot a Wide Area Network (WAN).	
05.13	Describe wireless topologies as applied to data networks.	
05.14	Design, connect and troubleshoot a wireless network.	
05.15	Fabricate and test LAN cabling.	
05.16	Describe the operation of a short-range wireless network (i.e., Blue Tooth, IEEE802.11).	
05.17	Describe the operation of a long-range wireless network (i.e., PCS, digital messaging, 3G Technology).	
05.18	Describe the operation of a cellular communications network.	
05.19	Describe and analyze error detection and correction methods used in data communication systems.	
05.20	Describe basic data firewalls, encryption and decryption methods.	
05.21	Demonstrate understanding of compression and decompression.	
05.22	Describe the general characteristics and operations of frame relay, DSL, and ISDN as they apply to data networks.	
05.23	Describe the characteristics of frame relay network management.	
05.24	Describe the general characteristics and operations of routers and switches as they apply to data networks and systems.	
05.25	Describe the general characteristics and design capabilities of the T-carrier system.	
05.26	Analyze the network design criteria of T-1 systems.	
05.27	Describe the general characteristics and design capabilities of the Synchronous Optical Network (SONET).	
05.28	Describe the characteristics and design capabilities of the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network.	
05.29	Describe the characteristics of high-speed public data networks.	
05.30	Apply the theory of wide area network design to systems.	
06.0	Demonstrate proficiency in the analysis of telephony communication systems. The student will be able to:	
06.01	Describe the general characteristics of a telephone subscriber loop.	
06.02	Describe, demonstrate and analyze the operation of tone dialing, DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency), pulse dialing and ringing circuits.	
06.03	Describe, evaluate and analyze the operation of a MODEM in the originate and answer modes.	
06.04	Describe the various functions of a BORSCHT (Battery Overload Ring Supervision Coding Hybrid Test) circuit.	
06.05	Describe, evaluate and analyze the operation of a Subscriber Loop Interface Circuit (SLIC).	
06.06	Describe, evaluate and analyze the operation of a Time-Slot Assignment Circuit (TSAC).	
06.07	Describe and evaluate the application of fiber optic systems to telecommunications.	
06.08	Analyze and describe applications of speech synthesis and recognition circuits to telecommunications.	
06.09	Terminate and test telephony cable.	
06.10	Describe the operation of an integrated voice and data system.	
07.0	Demonstrate proficiency in the analysis of analog and digital video systems. The student will be able to:	
07.01	Describe the fundamental principles and concepts of television/video systems.	
07.02	Describe the operation of the key components of a television/video system.	
07.03	Describe the principles of NTSC and HDTV video signals.	
07.04	Analyze and describe the operation of the various sections of a DTV transmitter.	
07.05	Analyze and describe the characteristics of the television signal (analog, digital, RF).	
07.06	Describe and analyze the operation of the various sections of an NTSC and DTV receiver.	
07.07	Analyze and describe the operation of encoders and decoders.	
07.08	Assemble and test cables and connectors related to video/audio systems.	
07.09	Demonstrate proficiency in the use of video and audio test equipment.	

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

General Education Course Requirements for AS and AAS Degrees

State Board of Education Rule 6A-14.030(4), F.A.C., identifies 15 credit hours as the minimum amount of general education coursework required in the Associate of Science (AS) degree and the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree.  In addition, Rule 6A-14.0303, F.A.C., implements s. 1007.25, F.S., and requires students entering a technical education degree program in the 2022-2023 academic year, and thereafter, to complete at least one identified core course in each subject area as part of the general education course requirements (15 credit hours total) before a degree is awarded) The core subject areas include: 
•	Communication. 
•	Humanities.
•	Mathematics. 
•	Natural Sciences.
•	Social Sciences.

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

CTSOs are co-curricular career and technical student organizations providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills. Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered. Other CTSOs not listed in this curriculum framework or recognized by the Florida Department of Education are permissible provided they support student mastery over the standards and benchmarks of this curriculum framework.

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities to meet individual needs and ensure equal access. Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors. Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education. Accommodations change the way the student is instructed. Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems. Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

Certificate Programs

A College Credit Certificate consists of a program of instruction of less than sixty (60) credits of college-level courses, which is part of an AS or AAS degree program and prepares students for entry into employment (Rule 6A-14.030, F.A.C.).  This AS degree program includes the following College Credit Certificates (CCC):

Cable Installation (0647010304) – 12 credit hours
Network Communications (LAN) (0611100206) – 18 credit hours
Network Communications (WAN) (0611100207) – 18 credit hours
Television System Support (0647010303) – 24 credit hours
Wireless Communications (0615030508) – 18 credit hours

Standards for the above certificate programs are contained in separate curriculum frameworks.