Madisonville Community College

SYLLABUS SPRING 2008

Course: ET 123 Mining electricity 1

Section #: 8002

Class #: 81277

Prerequisites: None

Co requisites: ET-125 Electrical Lab

Instructor: Frank Winstead

Office number: 109

Office phone number (270) 824-1774

Office hours: 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Monday & wednesday

Course description:

This course teaches AC and DC theory, Transformer theory, AC equipment and components, print reading, permissibility and law and national electrical code.

Course Objectives:

A. Students will understand D.C. theory.

B.  Students will understand A.C. theory.

C.  Students will have a working knowledge of transformers.

D.  Students will understand circuits and prints.

E.  Students will know federal and state electrical law.

F.  Students will be able to size cables, overloads, circuits breakers, disconnects and transformer.

English Usage:

To communicate Standard English, your writing will be evaluated by utilizing various assignments. With further attention to the evaluation of your writing, all faculty are expected to call attention to and penalize for errors in English usage and require the rewriting of papers which do meet acceptable standards (CCS Rules, Section V 232)

Critical Thinking:

Students will be engage in critical thinking activities by case scenarios of various mining citations and required to analysis, synthesis, and rationalize data available. The students will be assessed as groups and individuals according to procedures and precautions necessary for complying with the regulatory agents.

Outline:

1-DC theory

A-Symbols

B-Amperage, Voltage, Resistance and Wattage Characteristics

C-Ohm’s law and power law

D-Series, parallel, and series parallel circuits

E-Series dropping resistors and current limiting resistors

2-AC theory

A-Ohm’s law for AC

B-Instantaneous voltage and current levels

C-Inductance reactance and impedance

D-Power factor and power factor improvement

E-Transformer theory

F-AC equipment

G-AC electrical print Rectifiers

H-Motors

3-Circuits and equipment

A-Types and characteristics

B-Trouble shooting and testing

C-Safety procedures

D-Battery powered equipment

E-Diodes and rectifiers

F-Cables and sizing

G-protective devices

H-Calculations

4-permissability

A-part 18-title 30 code of federal regulations

B-Part 75-title 30 code of federal regulations

C- Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 351 and 352

E-Kentucky Administrative Regulations title 805 (diesel regulations)

5-Law

A-Laws governing the mining of coal in Kentucky 351-352 and 805

B-CFR-30, Part 75.160, 75.161, 75.342, 75.500, 75.1003, 75.1003-2, 75.1107, 75.1107-1, 751403, 75.1722, 75.1726, 75.1800, 75.1806, 75.1808

C-Part 77.104, 77.106, 77.107-1, 77.500, 77.906

6-National Electrical Code

A-Identification of grounding conductors

B-Over current, under voltage and short circuit protection

C-Grounding

D-Conductors and ICEA Ampacity charts

E-Derating and voltage drop

F-Motors

G-Disconnects

H-Conductor sizing

I-  Electric welders

Textbook Required: Delmar’s basic electricity third edition, the state electrical law book and mCC’s Electrical work book (see Mr. Winstead about the work book).

Instructional Supplies: Pencil, Paper, calculator.

Grading:

90-100 = A

80-89 = B

70-79 = C

60-69 = D

59-blow F

·  Grades based on performance and written exams.

ADA Policy
If you have a documented disability and need any type of accommodation, you are required to register with the Disability Resource Coordinator. Contact Valerie Wolfe, Disability Resource Coordinator, in Room 112 of the LRC building or at (270) 824-1708. The Disability Resources Office provides accommodations for students with permanent or temporary documented disabilities. This includes, but is not limited to, students with physical or psychological disabilities, learning disabilities, ADD, ADHD, and other health problems.
Attendance Policy
Students are expected to be in class every time it is scheduled to meet. This class should be treated like a job. If you can not attend, call in and let the instructor know why you are going to be absent.
Late Work Policy
Students are expected to turn in assignments the next class period after their absence. One letter grade will be deducted for every class day the assignment is turned in late . Some assignments can be sent electronically to the instructor. These will be expected on the due date no matter what.
Make-up Policy
Students will be expected to make up any in class work as soon as feasible with the instructor's OK. Anyone missing a test, will be required to take a makeup test consisting of essay questions covering the material.
Withdrawal Policy
Students may withdraw from a class at their discretion with a "W" prior to the completion of the eighth week of classes. This date is 3/14/08. The last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of "W" is 4/14/08.
Homework Help Online
Tutor.com is a free online tutoring service that can be accessed through Madisonville Community College's homepage. Go to http://www.madisonville.kctcs.edu Select "Current Students" and look at the list under "Academics." In the list you will click "Online tutoring" (Live Homework Help). This will take you to the service which is available from 2:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. seven days a week. Tutor.com provides services from grades 4 to college.
Student Code of Conduct
You can locate the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Student Code of Conduct at http://www.kctcs.edu/student/code.htm
Writing
To satisfy the general education requirement of writing across the curriculum, "Instructors in all courses are expected to call attention to proper English usage and may penalize for errors and/or require the rewriting of papers which do not meet acceptable standards in English." (Senate Rules, Section V, 2.3.3)
Course Requirements (applies only to technical courses)
The Instructor reserves the right to revise the syllabus at any time necessary.

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