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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
APED 264 | Title:
APP ELECTRICIANS 5TH SEM |
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| Full Title:
Apprentice Electricians, Fifth 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 | 8 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 220.5
Catalog Description:
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Related supplemental instruction for apprentice electricians.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Indentured apprentice
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Related supplemental instruction for apprentice electricians.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:Indentured apprentice
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
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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Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
1. Relate the principles of economics to career goals and to
the electrical industry.
2. Relate the importance of leadership to career development.
3. Relate the principles of management to career development and to
the electrical industry.
4. Understand marketing as it relates to electrical contractors
being competitive in the market place.
5. Apply factors of the National Electrical Code to the
installation of electrical grounding conductors.
6. Solve mathematical problems related to the industry.
7. Demonstrate basic manipulative skills used in the electrical
industry.
8. Interpret diagrams and blueprints for the installation of
motors and motor controls.
9. Relate the laws of physics that pertain to electric motors.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of alternating current theory.
Topics and Scope
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I. Career Development
A. Economics
B. Leadership and management
C. Marketing
II. Safety
A. Working overhead
B. Grounding
C. Electrode, circuit, and system conductors
D. Equipment grounding
E. Ground fault projection
F. System and circuit grounding
G. Calculating ground fault circuits
H. Series resonance
I. Parallel resonance
III. Power Factor
A. Power factor correction
B. Branch circuits
IV. Motors
A. Fractional horsepower
B. Polyphase motors
C. Installation
D. Maintenance and troubleshooting
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 to include multiple choice, true/false, matching items, and completion | |
| 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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Rigging and Lifting Principals. American Technical Publishers. 2010 (classic)
Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices. 2nd ed. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 2009 (classic)
Soares Book on Grounding. 10th ed. International Association of Electrical Inspectors. 2008 (classic)
Semiconductors. 2nd ed. Smith, Robert. DELMAR/Cengage Learning. 2008 (classic)
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