Department:    ET

 Course #:    111

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 Course Description  

Introductory DC resistive circuit analysis course. Includes Ohm's Law, Kirchoff's laws, series circuits, parallel circuits, series-parallel circuits and network theorems.

 Prerequisite  

None

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 33

Lab: 44

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree, Required for certificate  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Expand the individual's competence in the related educational areas of:
   • Oral and written communication.
   • Human relations and worldwide multicultural business practices.
   • Mathematics and critical thinking.
   • Teamwork and collaborative research.
2. Measure accurately with a DMM and analog meter.
3. Calculate and measure current, voltage, resistance and power for DC series, parallel and series-parallel circuits.
4. Identify and test resistors, transformers, switches, fuses, meters, potentiometers, cables and similar electronic components.
5. Diagnose problems in selected resistive circuits.
6. Interpret selected schematic diagrams.
7. Solder and unsolder components.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

1. Information Literacy

Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
1.2 Access the needed information effectively, efficiently, ethically, and legally.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline.

7. Aesthetics & Creativity

Definition: Interpreting human experience through engagement with creative processes and aesthetic principles.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
7.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the creative process.

8. Mathematical Reasoning

Definition: Understanding and applying concepts of mathematics and logical reasoning in a variety of contexts, both academic and non-academic.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
8.2 Correctly apply logical reasoning and mathematical principles to solve problems.

10. Technology

Definition: Understanding the role of technology in society and using technology appropriately and effectively.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
10.3 Use technology appropriate to the context and task to effectively retrieve and manage information, solve problems, and facilitate communication.

Course Contents

1. Departmental standards on laboratory conduct, reporting, and safety.
2. Ohm's law.
3. Watt's law.
4. Series circuits.
5. Parallel circuits.
6. Series-parallel circuits.
7. Computer solutions.
8. Voltage and current dividers.
9. Resistance, voltage and current meters.
10. Conductors and insulators.
11. Kirchoff's voltage law.
12. Kirchoff's current law.
13. Network theorems.