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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CONS 181 | Title:
RESIDENTIAL ELECT WIRING |
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| Full Title:
Residential Electrical Wiring |
| Last Reviewed:1/31/2011 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 2.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.50 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 26.25 |
| Minimum | 2.00 | Lab Scheduled | 1.50 | 8 min. | Lab Scheduled | 26.25 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 52.50 | Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Electrical systems design, layout, and installation. Focus is on residential electrical system design and wiring from the electrical service entrance through branch circuit fixtures and loads. California Electric Code (CEC) and International Residential Code requirements for safe, code-compliant installations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of MATH 151 or MATH 150B
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Electrical systems design, layout, and installation. Focus is on residential electrical system design and wiring from the electrical service entrance through branch circuit fixtures and loads. California Electric Code (CEC) and International Residential Code requirements for safe, code-compliant installations.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of MATH 151 or MATH 150B
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Outline the history of modern electricity and its use.
2. Apply the California Electric Code (CEC) to residential wiring projects.
3. Explain electrical grounding requirements.
4. Calculate wire ampacity for specific loads and conditions of use.
5. Install conduit and pull wires for electrical branch circuits.
6. Explain direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) electricity and its use.
7. Describe typical commercial use of three-phase power.
Topics and Scope
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I. History of electricity
A. Westinghouse vs. Edison
B. Power generation and transmission
C. California Electric Code development
II. Electricity
A. Voltage, current, resistance
B. Ohm's law
C. Power vs. energy
D. Series and parallel circuits
E. AC & DC
III. Electrical safety & tools
A. Electricity and bodily effects
B. Multimeters & safe meter usage
C. Tools of the trade
IV. The residential electrical service
A. Supply transformers
B. Service entrance
C. System design and layout
D. Energy efficiency
V. Branch circuits
A. Code requirements
B. Loads -- connected, calculated, demand
C. Lighting and receptacles
D. Conduit runs and installation
E. Wiring types and sizing
VI. Grounding and grounding systems
A. Purpose of grounding
B. Types of grounding systems
C. Code requirements, sizing
VII. Three-phase power
A. High voltage distribution and application
B. Industrial safety
Laboratory Topics to Include:
Electrical systems design & layout
Conduit and writing installation
Calculations for loads and conditions
Grounding systems
Assignments:
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1. Read approximately one textbook chapter per week
2. Weekly worksheets & problems (in class and homework)
3. Lab activities
4. 5-10 quizzes
5. Mid-term
6. Wiring design project
7. Final exam
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
30 - 60% |
| Homework problems, worksheets, lab activities, wiring design project | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
30 - 60% |
| Quizzes, midterm, final | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
5 - 10% |
| Attendance and participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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2010 California Electrical Code, Title 24, Part 3. State of California.
Practical Electrical Wiring: Residential, Farm, Commercial, and Industrial: Based on the 2008 National Electrical Code. Author: Richter, Herbert. Published by: Park Publishing, Inc., New Richmond, WI, 2008
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