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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
APED 260C | Title:
APP ELECTRICIANS 3RD SEM |
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Full Title:
Apprentice Electricians, Third Semester |
Last Reviewed:3/28/2022 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 4.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 4.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 2 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 6.00 | | Contact Total | 105.00 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
APED 262
Catalog Description:
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Introductory course for training related to electrician indentured apprentices. This is the third semester of a ten semester program.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of APED 260B; OR An applicant with trade experience or previous trade related schooling, upon submitting documentation for review, at the discretion of the Committee, may attempt to challenge the final exams and Hands-on Craft Certification skills in order to test up into a higher year
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Indentured apprentice - apply and be accepted by the Redwood Empire Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee (REJATC)
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Introductory course for training related to electrician indentured apprentices. This is the third semester of a ten semester program.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of APED 260B; OR An applicant with trade experience or previous trade related schooling, upon submitting documentation for review, at the discretion of the Committee, may attempt to challenge the final exams and Hands-on Craft Certification skills in order to test up into a higher year
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:Indentured apprentice - apply and be accepted by the Redwood Empire Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee (REJATC)
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:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Describe and demonstrate electrical principles and regulations related to electricians' trade.
2. Apply best practices in practical environment related to electricians' trade.
Objectives:
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Students will be able to:
1. Relate the job opportunities in the electrical industry to
career goals.
2. Identify drug abuse problems as they relate to the construction
industry.
3. Explain marketing as it relates to electrical contractors
being competitive in the market place.
4. Understand the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) constitution,
by-laws and parliamentary procedures.
5. Apply factors of the National Electrical Code to work in the trade.
6. Solve mathematical problems related to the industry.
7. Demonstrate basic manipulative skills used in the electrical
industry.
8. Relate the theory of various electrical components and
connections to work in the trade.
9. Recognize the components of transformers.
10. Describe the refrigeration cycle.
Topics and Scope
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I. Professional Aspects of Electricians' Trade
A. Career planning
B. Drug use and employment
C. Leadership
D. Contractor marketing
II. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
A. Constitution
B. By-laws
C. Parliamentary procedures
III. Electrical Codes
A. Codes and building plans
B. Numbering and outline
IV. Mathematics
A. Mathematics of Alternating Current (AC) circuits
B. Vectors
V. Conduit
A. Ratchet benders
B. Segment bending and concentric bends
C. Wire connectors
VI. AC Generators
A. Circuit calculators
B. Marketing
C. Job costs review
D. Wire connectors
E. Electrical test instruments
F. Three-phase AC circuits
G. AC inductive reactance
VII. Direct Current (DC) Generators and Meters
VIII. Heat, Temperature, Pressure
A. Transformer introduction
B. Application and installation
All topics are covered in the lecture and lab portions of the course.
Assignments:
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Lecture-Related Assignments:
1. Homework assignments (1 to 2 sets per week)
2. Quizzes and examinations (4 to 6 per semester)
Lab-Related Assignments:
1. Class performances and field work (on-the-job demonstrations) of skill development, safety
practices, equipment, and material handling
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 and skill demonstrations 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 10 - 25% |
Homework assignments; field work | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 50 - 65% |
Class performances; field work | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 10 - 20% |
Quizzes and examinations | |
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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AC Theory. 3rd ed. NJATC and Keljik, Jeff. Cengage Learning. 2009 (classic)
Code Calculations. National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. 2008 (classic)
Applied Codeology. 2nd ed. NJATC. Cengage Learning. 2008 (classic)
Transformer Principals and Applications. Taylor, Otto and Overnyer, Jim and Michaelis, Ron. American Technical Publishers. 2006 (classic)
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