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Engineering and Technology


Global Networks UCSC Extension offers practical engineering courses in Silicon Valley and online to help hardware, software and IT professionals develop and advance their skills. We are the largest professional engineering educator in Silicon Valley. Our courses are organized under Certificate Programs, and can also be taken individually. Within a program you will find basic courses for career changers and cutting-edge courses to help you stay at the forefront of the profession.

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Featured E & T Courses


Embedded Systems, VLSI Engineering and Network Engineering
Practical Logic Design by Example
Starts Monday, September 20

Real-time Application Programming for Internet Devices
Starts Monday, September 20

SystemVerilog for ASIC & FPGA Design
Starts Wednesday, September 22

PLL and Clock/Data Recovery Circuits
Starts Thursday, September 23

Network Storage Essentials
Starts Saturday, September 25

 

Software Development
Online! Visual Basic Programming, Comprehensive
Flexible start date beginning September 07

Online! PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)
Flexible start date beginning September 07

Online! Java Programming, Comprehensive
Flexible start date beginning September 07

C# .NET Programming, Comprehensive
Starts Monday, September 20

Developing JavaScript-based Rich Web UI with JQuery
Starts Wednesday, September 22

Information Retrieval
Starts Wednesday, September 22

Data Structures and Algorithms Using C++
Starts Saturday, September 25

Developing Java and Java EE Applications with Spring Framework
Starts Monday, September 27

 

Linux Programming and Systems Administration
Linux, Introduction
Starts Monday, September 20

Linux Device Drivers, Advanced
Starts Monday, September 27

Linux Kernel Architecture and Programming
Starts Tuesday, September 28

 

Web Design
Online! HTML/XHTML 101: Building Blocks for Web Development
Flexible start date beginning September 07

Online! Designing with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) I
Flexible start date beginning September 07


Data Acquisition Systems


Data Acquisition
The physical world around us changes in a continuous fashion. We generally describe the raw information or signal in the scientific, engineering, industrial and medical fields as "analog data". Yet the greatest advances in information age is based on digital computing, particularly the binary systems. Data acquisition (DAQ) or data acquisition system (DAS) is the bridge that brings these two worlds together.

A data acquisition system typically involves sensor on one end and computer interface on the other end. It is the core technology for many Silicon Valley industries. Application examples can be found in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, industrial and robotic controllers, image and signal processing, medical devices, NASA and university research centers. Several local yet global leadership companies produce a range of DAQ products, covering system, software, boards and chips.

With the introduction of a center-piece course "Data Acquisition System Design and Implementation" in the fall quarter, we are bringing together a rich curriculum for the engineering professional interested in DAQ: Introduction to Analog IC Design, Mixed-signal IC Design, Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing, DSP Applications in Audio, Imaging, and Communications Systems, and Introduction to Real-time Embedded Systems Programming. Designers, developers, application engineers, programmers, and marketers all can acquire depth of knowledge in these fields.



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