Also see Business Technology for the Associate of Applied Science degree.
The following courses are required for a certificate:
ELTY 100 Technical General Education 8 cr
ELTY 131 Electrical Theory I 4 cr
ELTY 132 Electrical Theory II 6 cr
ELTY 133 Applied Math I 4 cr
ELTY 134 Applied Math II 6 cr
ELTY 135 Electrical Laboratory I 4 cr
ELTY 136 Electrical Laboratory II 4 cr
ELTY 137 Electrical Code 3 cr
ELTY 138 Electrical Code 3 cr
ELTY 139 Electrical Drawings 1 cr
TGE 151 Applied Communications 2 cr
TGE 158 Occupational Job Search 2 cr
TOTAL: 47 cr
Safety Instruction: Electrical and occupational safety will be presented as part of the laboratory instruction. Safe and proper methods of using tools, meters, and equipment in the lab will be presented. Safety instruction as it pertains to the electrical occupation will be presented. Safety films, lectures and demonstrations will be used. Safety instruction will be presented throughout the course.
The courses listed above will be taught in sequential blocks of instruction. Successful completion of a course is required before the student can progress in the program. If the student fails any math, theory, or lab course, then that course must be repeated and a passing grade obtained before the student can advance in the program. The student must exit the program and make up their deficiency through Technical General Education or other appropriate methods. The student will then be allowed to repeat the course at the next available program opening.
Courses
Students who demonstrate adequate academic skill to succeed in
the occupational content courses of the program will be given an
"S" grade for ELTY 100 and will not be required to attend the
initial session.
Based on your keyboarding skills, you may be required to take a 1 credit Keyboarding class in order to meet the competencies of the program.
ELTY 100 Technical General Education 1-8 credits. A review of the mathematical skills of fractions, decimals, percents, proportions, and science. Study of oral and written communications.
ELTY 131 Electrical Theory I 4 credits. Electron Theory; Sources of Electromotive force; What is electric current; Effect of Electricity; Magnetism; Electromagnetism; Putting electricity and magnetism to work; The electric circuit; Resistance, Resistors; Ohm's Law; Power; D-C parallel circuits; Series-parallel circuits; Kirchhoff's laws; Alternating current; A-C characteristics; Inductance; Mutual inductance; Capacitance and the Capacitor; Capacitive A-C circuits; RL circuits; LCR circuits.
ELTY 132 Electrical Theory II 6 credits. Types of current meters; D-C generators; A-C generators; D-C motors; D-C starters; D-C motor controllers; A-C motors; types of A-C motors; motor control. PREREQ: ELTY 131.
ELTY 133 Applied Math I 4 credits. Algebraic terms, general numbers, and definitions; Addition and Subtraction; Multiplication and Division; Equations; Powers of 10: Special Products and Factoring; Algebraic Fractions; Fractional Equations; Graphs; Simultaneous equations.
ELTY 134 Applied Math II 6 credits. Exponents and radicals; quadratic equations; batteries; angles; trigonometry; elementary vectors; alternating current. PREREQ: ELTY 133.
ELTY 135 Electrical Laboratory I 4 credits. Shop safety; hand tools; house, commercial, and industrial wiring; voltage sources and measurements.
ELTY 136 Electrical Laboratory II 4 credits. Meters; Transformers; Electric motor controls; Manual motor starters; Three phase systems; Magnetic line voltage starters; Multispeed controllers; DC controllers; motor devices; Static control. PREREQ: ELTY 135.
ELTY 137 Electrical Code 3 credit. Introduction; definitions; requirements for electrical installation in residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
ELTY 138 Electrical Code 3 credits. Continuation study of National Electrical Code. PREREQ: ELTY 137.
ELTY 139 Electrical Drawings 1 credit. Fundamentals of drawing; basic wiring drawing; Schematic diagrams.
ELTY 199 Special Topics (variable) 1-8 credits. Addresses the specific needs of individuals, enabling students to upgrade their technical skills through part-time enrollment in units of instruction that are currently available through the program's full-time pre-employment curriculum. Permission of the instructor is required.
TGE 151 Applied Technical Writing I 2 credits. Course provides instruction in informal technical report writing and business correspondence. Includes grammar/punctuation review, introduction to word processing and technical terminology/vocabulary building. Meets general education requirement for A.A.S. degree.
TGE 158 Applied Job Search 2 credits. Course provides techniques and development of employment process skills. Includes instruction in r‚sum‚/cover letter writing, interviewing, company research, and portfolio preparation. Meets general education requirement for the A.A.S degree.
TGE 162 Keyboarding 1 credit. The course enables the development of basic touch keyboarding skill in a minimum of time. Completion should prepare students to (a) input alphabetic, numeric, and symbol information quickly and accurately and (b) understand basic vocabulary and concepts used in keyboarding operations when entering and retrieving information.
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