I am seeking some information on distance learning programs in electronics. This message has three parts: (1) Some basic background on my own educational background and professional experience. (2) My short-term interest in electronics courses at the community college level. (3) Longer-term interest in distance learning programs at the Masters level.
(1) I earned my B.A. over twenty years ago from a respected four year college, where I studied physics and applied math. In the years since then, I have kept up with technology via studied in computer programming, further classes in applied math (differential equations, complex analysis, and related courses), and most recently, a couple of classes in electronics (basic digital electronics, and basic circuit theory). I work as a technical writer, documenting software and hardware.
(2) For the short-term, I am seeking distance learning classes at the community college level to round out my basis knowledge of electronics. I can probably use another class in circuit theory, probably covering topics at the level of AC steady-state analysis, power, three-phase circuits frequency domain analysis, resonance, Fourier series, inductively couple circuits, Laplace transform applications, and circuit transfer functions. After that, I think I could benefit from a course in transistor basics, and in basic amplifier and op-amp design, basic oscillator design, etc. I am hoping to find a community college that offers these courses as distance learning. (So far I've found one near me, Northern Virginia Community College, which offers the electric circuits courses, but not the transistor/amplifier courses.) Any suggestions for such colleges would be much appreciated.
(3) After taking those classes, I'm hoping to embark on a distance learning MSEE program. I see that quite a few are offered, some of them by some rather well-know universities -- Drexel, Colorado State, Columbia, Fairleigh Dickinson, Iowa State, UC Boulder, University of Illinois, UNC, Rensselaer, and others. I am curious to know if anyone has taken part in any of these programs, and how your experiences have been. I would also like to know if these Masters programs are taken seriously by the corporate world, and/or by other universities. Any feedback on the quality of the educational experience would be most helpful.
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