Course Syllabus Guide s2

COURSE SYLLABUS GUIDE

COURSE TITLE AND NUMBER – ELET 143 Basic Electrical Theory

CREDIT HOURS - 5

Semester: Fall Office Number:Canyon 113B

Instructor: Ben Bartlett Office Hours: Monday through Friday 7:30 – 8 AM

Office Phone: Extension 6324

E-Mail Address:

1. Course Description:

Basic electrical fundamentals, direct and alternating current circuits, LCR networks, electrical circuit components, meter circuits, and test equipment

2. Pre-requisites: None

3. Required Textbooks and Supplies:

Floyd’s “Electric Circuits” text book

Scientific Calculator

Graph paper, 1” squares, linear

Compass for making circles

Protractor for measuring angles

Straight edge, such as a 12” ruler

4. Expected Outcomes: Student will gain knowledge and skill necessary to understand the following concepts, and use those concepts in assembling, testing, analyzing, and/or troubleshooting electrical circuits:

Schematic Diagrams and Schematic Symbol Identification

Pictorial representation of circuits

Schematic symbols of electronic components used in circuit

Schematic diagram showing how circuit is wired

Identification of Basic Electrical Terms

Voltage, Current, Resistance, Power,

Fixed Resistors – resistor color code

Variable Resistors – Rheostats, Potentiometers

DC Voltage Sources

Series Connected – Aiding and Opposing

Parallel Connected Voltage Sources

Effects of connecting in Series-Parallel combination

Identifying Types of Switches

SPST toggle switches, DPST switch, DPDT switch

Rotary Function Selector switches

Momentary Contact Push Button switch

Other miscellaneous switches, and switching concepts

Ohm’s Law

Basic relationship of Current, Voltage, and Resistance in a circuit

Use of Ohm’s Law in analysis and troubleshooting of circuits

Series Circuits

Factors affecting total resistance, current flow, voltages, and power in a series circuit

Troubleshooting series circuits

Parallel Circuits

Factors affecting total resistance, current flow, voltage, and power, of a parallel circuit

Troubleshooting parallel circuit

Series-Parallel Circuits

Factors affecting total resistance, current flow, voltage, and power of a series-parallel circuit

Troubleshooting series-parallel circuits

Voltage Divider Circuits

Unloaded , and Loaded Voltage Divider Circuit Analysis

Troubleshooting in Voltage Divider Circuits

Current Divider Circuits

Ideal Current Sources, Practical Current Sources, Troubleshooting Current Divider Circuits

Voltage and Current Divider Circuits

Applications of voltage and current divider circuits

Troubleshooting in voltage and current divider circuits

Meter Circuits

DC ammeter, DC voltmeter, DC Ohmmeter

Loading effect, and Insertion effect

5. Outcomes Assessment:

Successful completion of the course will be evidenced by the ability to use the information gained to better understand subsequent topics, and by successfully completing the exams and other assignments, given during the course of the program.

6. Policies and Procedures:

1. Attendance policy

Students are expected to attend every class session and lab session. Students are expected to be in class at the prescribed time. Attendance is determined by a combination of time cards, and instructor observation, with the time cards being the main method of keeping attendance. However, coming in late, and/or leaving early, as observed by the instructor, will be counted as tardy.

2. Hours of lecture each week – approximately 7 ½ hours

3. Hours of lab each week – none (lab is a separate listing)

4. Required assignments – Homework assignments count for 25% of grade

5. Late policy – Student is considered late 6 minutes after the scheduled start of class

6. Plagiarism statement – Student must do his/her own work, when composing reports, or other research projects. All research material, whether from Internet, Library, Magazine sources, or other printed media, must be indicated by references in the document. All references must be complete enough to allow validation by the instructor. Any violations of this policy (for example, copying of someone else’s material) will be punishable, up to, and including, dismissal from the program.

7. Grading Practices:

1. Testing procedure – tests will be given on a periodic basis, generally once a week, depending on subject matter, and will normally be ‘open notes’ type tests. Some tests , however, will require memorization of the material, and will be ‘closed notes’, ‘closed book’ tests.

2. Grading Scale –

90% to 100% = A

80% to 89.9% = B

70% to 79.9% = C

60% to 69.9% = D

below 60% = F

3. Attendance and Punctuality – Effect on Grade

Student must maintain 60% or higher on quiz grades, to pass, no matter what the overall average is. Instructor also may adjust the grade up or down based on attendance and punctuality. Any student who misses more than the equivalent of 5 class sessions will begin to lose points. Each absense beyond the fifth absense will lower the numerical grade by 2 points. Each time the student is tardy 1 point will be deducted from the grade, after the total of 5 class sessions are missed. Therefore, 2 tardies count as 1 absence.

Example: Student misses 4 complete days (4 absenses), and has 3 tardies. Each of the absenses count 2 points (4 x 2 = 8), and each tardy counts 1 point (3 x 1 = 3), so total points deducted from the students grade is 11 - 10 (5 class periods free) = 1 point

So, if the student has a 74.5 % , his/her adjusted grade is now 74.5 - 1 = 73.5 %

8. Library Use if Applicable: - none assigned

9. Topical Outline for the Course