Course
Description: Application
of electrical code in selection of
wiring materials; proper methods of installation. Corequisite: OEET 110
or
consent of instructor.
Developing schematics and wiring simple manual and electromechanical
control devices.
Credit Hours: 5
Contact Hours:
2 hours of lecture and 6 hours of lab per week. (2+6P)
Prerequisites:
OEET 110 (may be taken simultaneously) or consent of instructor.
Learning
Outcomes
After completing this course, you should be able to successfully do the
following:
- Answer questions about safety as related to wiring.
- Answer general questions about the National Electrical Code.
- Answer detailed questions about wiring of the more
important devices to be found in residential and industrial
installations.
- Demonstrate correct wiring of the more important devices to
be found in residential and industrial installations.
- Draw wiring diagrams for circuits of the type to be found
in residential and industrial installations.
- Design circuits involving switches and relays.
- Simulate moderately complex circuits on the computer.
Course
Overview/Content and Scope
- Basic electrical concepts appropriate for the
circuits used in this course.
- Electrical symbols and diagrams.
- Contactors and motor starters.
- Meters.
- Electrical code as it applies to basic wiring.
- Using electrical code tables to determine wire sizes.
- Three-phase AC.
- Circuit breakers and fuses.
- Breaker boxes.
- Ground-fault and arc-fault interrupters.
- Wiring using Romex and conduit.
- Conduit bending.
- Troubleshooting shorts and opens that are not visually
accessible (i.e., behind the wall).
- Fluorescent lights.
Performance
Assessment – Grading and Evaluation
The following methods will be used to measure your performance and
determine your grade for the course:
- Points earned for homework, class exercises, lab
work, attendance, etc.
- Quizzes.
- Final exam.
- Instructor’s observation of your abilities
during class and during lab time.
Textbook
and Materials
- Book: Practical Electrical Wiring by Richter
& Hartwell, 21st Edition. ISBN 978-0-9719779-6-9
- Pencil
and large eraser.
- We’ll be drawing a lot of diagrams, and
you’ll be erasing a lot. We recommend a mechanical pencil that
has a large eraser.
- Flash
drive (sometimes called “jump drive”).
- For saving computer circuit simulations
we’ll be doing on the computer.
- Even the smallest flash drive is more than enough
for this class.
- Optional (but highly recommended): 3-ring binder with dividers.
- There will be a lot of handout sheets for this
class, and you’ll need some way of keeping them in
order.
- You might as well get a zip pouch to put into the
binder. You can keep your calculator and other things in the pouch.
Lab Fee: $50
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Philosophy
of Teaching for This Department
We believe an instructor’s job is to help everyone succeed.
You’ll get lots of one-on-one help from us. Also,
we’ll do
our best to make the course exciting. And, we encourage students to
help each other (but, of course, not by doing work for other
students!). If you find
yourself getting overwhelmed, and are tempted
to be absent a lot, talk to us! Or, if you think you
understand the
material so well that you can miss a lot of class, talk to us! If
you’re bored, we can give you some interesting extra credit
projects to work on. Electronics books are usually written with a
one-size-fits-all approach, and they are often overly theoretical.
Material we present during class will help overcome these deficiencies.
Classroom Conduct
Policy
In this department, we like to run our classes in an informal manner.
However, sometimes there are students who interfere with the
learning
of others. Thus, we have the following rules:
- Electronic devices: Use
of cell phones, mp3 players,
etc.,
is prohibited during lecture time.
- If you must be available for your
children, etc., you may set your cell phone to vibrate-only mode during
lecture time. If you have forgotten to set your phone to vibrate-only,
and your phone rings during lecture time, please exit the room
immediately and answer the phone once you are outside.
- Tell those who might call you to avoid times
you’re
in class. (You’ll have an easier time learning if
you’re
not interrupted.)
- Texting
is only allowed during officially declared break times.
- This is also true for other uses of your phone,
PDA, etc.
- Computer use: We’re supposed to be teaching
good work
habits, and we’ll expect you to conduct yourself as if you
were
at a workplace. The following are a few of the things you
shouldn’t do during our classes or when at a job:
- View pornographic
or hate Web sites.
- Play computer
games, except during breaks.
- Listen to music
out loud. (The instructor will indicate whether or not
it’s OK to listen with earphones.)
- You’re expected to contribute to a positive
learning
environment. Conduct that is detrimental to this end can lead to your
dismissal. Examples of such conduct are rudeness, disruptive behavior,
poor hygiene &/or distractive clothing. In extreme
cases, we may
ask you to leave.
Academic
Misconduct
Any student found guilty of academic misconduct shall be subject to
disciplinary action. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited
to, the following actions: CHEATING; PLAGIARISM; UNAUTHORIZED
POSSESSION OF EXAMINATIONS, RESERVE LIBRARY MATERIALS OR LABORATORY
MATERIALS; UNAUTHORIZED CHANGING OF GRADES ON AN EXAMINATION,
INSTRUCTOR’S GRADE BOOK OR GRADE REPORT; NONDISCLOSURE OR
MISREPRESENTATION IN FILLING OUT APPLICATIONS OR OTHER COLLEGE RECORDS.
The following disciplinary actions and sanctions may be imposed for any
of the above infractions or regulations: disciplinary probation,
disciplinary suspension, dismissal, expulsion.
Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA)
If you have, or think you may have, a disability that interferes with
your performance as a student in this class, you are encouraged for
academic reasons to discuss this on a confidential basis with your
instructor, and/or The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Coordinator in the Main Office, or at 287-7981. If you have a condition
which may affect your ability to exit from the premises in case of an
emergency, you are urged, for safety reasons, to notify the ADA
coordinator.
Last reviewed by Bruce McDowell on 9-7-14
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