- ELE 1 - Introduction to Electricity I
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Teaches basic electric circuits and components with emphasis on measurements. Students may register for this course in subsequent semesters as necessary until the course objectives are completed. Part I of II.
Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits
- ELE 2 - Introduction to Electricity II
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Teaches basic electric circuits and components with emphasis on measurements. Students may register for this course in subsequent semesters as necessary until the course objectives are completed. Part II of II.
Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits
- ELE 15 - Electrical Systems
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Studies electrical devices used in control systems.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 16 - Electrical Applications
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Provides laboratory and shop assignments, jobs as applied to fundamental principles of electricity with emphasis on measurements and evaluation of electrical components, devices and circuits.
Laboratory 3 hours per week.
1 credits
- ELE 17 - Problems in Electricity
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Develops student skills in solving problems in electrical circuits.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 21 - Applied Electricity I
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Teaches theories and laws of flow of electricity, magnetism, inductance, capacitance, and fundamentals of direct and alternating current. Provides practical applications by the use of test and measuring equipment, circuitry, electrical apparatus, and rotating equipment. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 22 - Applied Electricity II
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Teaches theories and laws of flow of electricity, magnetism, inductance, capacitance, and fundamentals of direct and alternating current. Provides practical applications by the use of test and measuring equipment, circuitry, electrical apparatus, and rotating equipment. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 23 - Applied Electricity III
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Teaches theories and laws of flow of electricity, magnetism, inductance, capacitance, and fundamentals of direct and alternating current. Provides practical applications by the use of test and measuring equipment, circuitry, electrical apparatus, and rotating equipment. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 24 - Applied Electricity IV
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Teaches theories and laws of flow of electricity, magnetism, inductance, capacitance, and fundamentals of direct and alternating current. Provides practical applications by the use of test and measuring equipment, circuitry, electrical apparatus, and rotating equipment. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 31 - Electricity I
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Teaches principles of electricity covering fundamental devices and components in both DC and AC circuits. (FOR NON- ELECTRICAL STUDENTS.) Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 32 - Electricity II
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Teaches principles of electricity covering fundamental devices and components in both DC and AC circuits. (FOR NON- ELECTRICAL STUDENTS.) Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 41 - Programmable Controllers I
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Teaches construction, installation, interfacing, networking, and concepts of troubleshooting programmable controllers. Part I of II.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2-4 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 42 - Programmable Controllers II
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Teaches construction, installation, interfacing, networking, and concepts of troubleshooting programmable controllers. Part II of II.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2-4 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 90 - Coordinated Internship
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Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 93 - Studies In.
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Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the coure's viability as a permanent offering.
Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits
- ELE 95 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 96 - On-Site Training
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Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 97 - Cooperative Education
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Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 98 - Seminar and Project
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Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 99 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 100 - Electrical-Electronic Skills & Concepts
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Teaches skills and concepts of safety, hand & power tools, EMF, assembly and disassembly mthods, basic electrical devices and instruments. Provides opportunities for hands-on skills. Reviews theoretical concepts related to basic electricity.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 110 - Home Electric Power
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Covers the fundamentals of residential power distribution, circuits, panels, fuse boxes, breakers, transformers. Includes study of the national electrical code, purpose and interpretation.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 111 - Home Electric Power I
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Teaches fundamentals of residential power distribution, circuits, enclosures, protective devices, transformers. Studies various charts and tables of the national electrical code. Part I of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 112 - Home Electric Power II
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Teaches fundamentals of residential power distribution, circuits, enclosures, protective devices, transformers. Studies various charts and tables of the national electrical code. Part II of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 113 - Electricity I
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Teaches principles of electricity covering fundamentals, devices and components in both DC and AC circuits. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 114 - Electricity II
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Teaches principles of electricity covering fundamentals, devices and components in both DC and AC circuits. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 115 - Basic Electricity
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Covers basic circuits and theory of fundamental concepts of electricity. Presents a practical approach to discussion of components and devices. Prerequisite:
MTH 02 or equivalent.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- ELE 116 - Electrical Construction Estimating
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Studies methods and techniques used to develop an estimate for electrical construction wiring and equipment installation. Ore or Corequisite:
ELE 127 or equivalent.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits
- ELE 118 - Practical Electricity
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Teaches fundamentals of electricity, terminology and symbols, diagrams, the principles essential to the understanding of general practices, safety and the practical aspects of residential and non-residential wiring, electrical installation.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
2 credits
- ELE 120 - Electrical/Electronic Survey
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Presents the study of passive and active components, devices and circuits. Electrical/electronic components and devices are demonstrated as applied to fundamental analog and digital circuits and electronic systems.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 121 - Electrical Circuits I
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Studies passive and active components with applications. Includes DC and AC analysis of networks and circuits as applied to fundamental electrical and electronic circuits and systems. Part I of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 122 - Electrical Circuits II
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Studies passive and active components with applications. Includes DC and AC analysis of networks and circuits as applied to fundamental electrical and electronic circuits and systems. Part II of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 123 - Electrical Applications I
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Provides laboratory and shop assignments/jobs as applied to fundamental principles of electricity with emphasis on measurements and evaluation of electrical components, devices and circuits. Part I of II.
Lecture 0-1 hours. Laboratory 2-4 hours. Total 2-4 hours per week.
1-2 credits
- ELE 124 - Electrical Applications II
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Provides laboratory and shop assignments/jobs as applied to fundamental principles of electricity with emphasis on measurements and evaluation of electrical components, devices and circuits. Part II of II.
Lecture 0-1 hours. Laboratory 2-4 hours. Total 2-4 hours per week.
1-2 credits
- ELE 125 - Devices and Electrical Shop
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Stresses fundamentals of domestic and industrial wiring, devices, components, and circuits.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 126 - Electricity and Shop Power Distribution
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Teaches basic electricity and shop power distribution systems to acquaint the industrial machine mechanic with the nature and requirements of electrical power and machinery. Includes the nature of electricity, basic DC and AC circuits, power requirements, protection systems, basic measurements and safety precautions. May require preparation of a report as an out-of-class activity.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
2 credits
- ELE 127 - Residential Wiring Methods
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Studies wiring methods and standards used for residential dwellings. Provides practical experience in design, layout, construction, and testing of residential wiring systems by use of scaled mock-ups.
Lecture 1-2 hour. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- ELE 130 - Electricity
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Covers DC and AC theory (FOR NON-ELECTRICAL STUDENTS), with some introduction to electrical machines. Prerequisite
MTH 02 or equivalent.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 131 - National Electrical Code I
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Provides comprehensive study of the purpose and interpretations of the National Electric Code as well as familiarization and implementation of various charts, code rulings and wiring methods including state and local regulations. Part I of II.
Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 132 - National Electrical Code II
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Provides comprehensive study of the purpose and interpretations of the National Electric Code as well as familiarization and implementation of various charts, code rulings and wiring methods including state and local regulations. Part II of II.
Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 133 - Practical Electricity I
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Teaches the fundamentals of electricity, terminology, symbols, and diagrams. Includes the principles essential to the understanding of general practices, safety and the practical aspects of residential and non-residential wiring and electrical installation, including fundamentals of motors and controls. Pre/Corequisite
MTH 02 or equivalent. Part I of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 134 - Practical Electricity II
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Teaches the fundamentals of electricity, terminology, symbols, and diagrams. Includes the principles essential to the understanding of general practices, safety and the practical aspects of residential and non-residential wiring and electrical installation, including fundamentals of motors and controls. Pre/Corequisite
MTH 02 or equivalent. Part II of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 135 - National Electrical Code - Residential
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Studies purposes and interpretations of the national electrical code that deals with single and multi-family dwellings, including state and local regulations.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2-4 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 136 - National Electrical Code - Commercial
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Provides comprehensive study of the purposes and interpretations of national electrical wiring methods, including state and local regulations.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 137 - National Electrical Code - Industrial
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Provides comprehensive study of the purposes and interpretations of the National Electrical Code that deal primarily with industrial wiring methods, including state and local regulations.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 138 - National Electrical Code Review I
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Covers purpose and interpretation of the National Electrical Code as well as various charts, code rulings and wiring methods. Prepares the student to take the journeyman- level exam.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- ELE 140 - Basic Electricity and Machinery
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Studies direct and alternating current principles, resistors, magnetism, capacitors, protection systems, switches, controls and power distribution for industrial machine shops. Emphasizes test procedures and safety.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 141 - D.C. and A.C. Machines
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Teaches construction, theory of operation, connections, and applications of direct current motors, generators, single and polyphase alternating current alternators, synchronous and induction motors. Prerequisite:
ELE 150 or equivalent.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3-9 hours. Total 6-12 hours per week.
4-5 credits
- ELE 143 - Programmable Controllers I
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Studies operating characteristics, programming techniques, interfacing, and networking capabilities of programmable logic controllers. Studies controllers with analog and/or digital interfacing, hand-held and/or software programming. Prerequisites:
ETR 156,
ELE 158, or equivalent. Part I of II.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 144 - Programmable Controllers II
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Studies operating characteristics, programming techniques, interfacing, and networking capabilities of programmable logic controllers. Studies controllers with analog and/or digital interfacing, hand-held and/or software programming. Prerequisites:
ETR 156,
ELE 158, or equivalent. Part II of II.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 145 - Transformer Connections and Circuits
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Studies transformer theory, symbols, diagrams, connections, terminology and troubleshooting techniques. Prerequisite:
ELE 150 or equivalent.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits
- ELE 146 - Electric Motor Control
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Studies solid state devices with application and emphasis toward control of power. Includes diodes, SCR's, photoelectric controls, timing, circuits, voltage regulation and three phase rectifiers. Prerequisite:
ELE 150 or equivalent.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 147 - Electrical Power and Control Systems
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Reviews basic DC and AC circuits. Covers single-phase and three-phase AC power distribution systems, and protection devices, including types of AC motors. Presents analyzing and troubleshooting electrical control systems and motor protection devices. Prerequisite
ELE 134 or equivalent.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 0-2 hours. Total 2-4 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- ELE 149 - Wiring Methods in Industry
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Studies the fundamentals of industrial power distribution, circuits, switches, enclosures, panels, fuses, circuit breakers, transformers, and wiring methods, using various charts and tables of the National Electrical Code.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 150 - A.C. and D.C. Circuit Fundamentals
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Provides an intensive study of the fundamentals of direct and alternating current, resistance, magnetism, inductance and capacitance, with emphasis on practical applications. Focuses on electrical/machines applications.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 151 - Electrical Troubleshooting
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Teaches troubleshooting as applied to residential wiring and/or electrical appliances.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 152 - Electrical-Electronic Calculations I
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Includes general math, scale readings, conversions between units of measure and algebra with exponents and radicals as it applies to DC circuits.[First of a three-sequence course].
Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 153 - Electrical-Electronic Calculations II
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Includes a review of DC applications, angular measurements, right triangle ratios, vector and vector algebra as it appies to AC circuits. [Second of a three-sequence course]. Prerequisite:
ELE 152.
Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 154 - Electrical-Electronic Calculations III
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Includes a review of DC and AC applications and includes experimental equations and logarithms as it applies to electrical-electronic circuits. [Third of a three-course sequence]. Prerequisite:
ELE 153.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- ELE 156 - Electrical Control Systems
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Includes troubleshooting and servicing electrical controls, electric motors, motor controls, motor starters, relays, overloads, instruments and control circuits.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 157 - Electricity Fundamentals
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Teaches the theories and laws of the flow of electricity, magnetism, inductance, capacitance, and the fundamentals of direct and alternating currents. Provides practical application by the use of test and measuring equipment, circuitry, and electrical apparatus.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6-8 hours. Total 9-11 hours per week.
6-7 credits
- ELE 159 - Electrical Motors
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Teaches practical applications and fundamentals of A.C. and D.C. machines. Includes the conccepts of magnetism and generators used in electrical motor applications.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 160 - Power Controls
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Introduces basic electrical and other controls used in home and industry. Includes application of panels, fuse boxes, breakers, and transformers, experiments to develop testing and troubleshooting techniques.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 161 - Inside Wireman First Year I
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Presents theory and field experience to prepare a National Joint Apprenticeship Planning Committee (NJATC) apprentice or the Journeyman Inside Wireman status in the electrical construction (inside) industry. Includes an overview of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), tools of the trade, basic technical math, safety principles. DC series circuits, basic materials of electrical construction, and basic fabrication methods.
Lecture 4 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 162 - Inside Wireman First Year II
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Presents theory and field experience to prepare a National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (NJATC) apprenticeship for the Journeyman Inside Wireman status in the electrical construction (inside) industrry. Includes DC parallel circuits, design and function of selected devices and systems. DC combination circuits. National Electrical Code, magnetism and electromagnetism and reading and sketching of engineering drawings. Prerequisite:
ELE 161.
Lecture 4 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 163 - Inside Wireman Second Year I
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Presents theory and field experience to prepare a National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (NJATC) apprentice for the Journeyman Inside Wireman status in the electrical construction (inside) industry. Includes international Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Constitution and By-Laws, applied codeology, AC and DC current, circuits, and generators, electrical test instruments, inductance and capacitance, benders, bending, and installation of wire and cable. Prerequisite:
ELE 162.
Lecture 4 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 164 - Inside Wireman Second Year II
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Presents theory and field experience to prepare a National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (NJATC) apprentice for the Journeyman Inside Wireman status in the electrical construction (inside) industry. Includes RL and RC transformer circuits, branch circuits, LCR circuits, wiring methods, single-phase and 3-phase transformer circuits, and blueprint readings. Prerequisite:
ELE 163.
Lecture 4 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 168 - Hagan Feed Pump Controls
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Introduces the theory procedures required to troubleshoot, repair and calibrate components of the Hagan Feed Pump controls.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
2 credits
- ELE 169 - DC and AC Controls
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Studies symbols, terminology, connections, applications and troubleshooting of direct and alternating current electrical/electronic circuits and controls used in industry.
Lecture 2-3 hours. laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 6-9 hours per week.
4-5 credits
- ELE 170 - Inside Wireman Third Year I
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Presents theory and field experience to prepare a National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (NJATC) apprentice for the Journeyman Inside Wireman status in the electrical construction (inside) industry. This fifth semester course includes Kirchoff's Laws, Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems, industrial blueprint reading, diodes, electrical grounding, and transducers and transistors. Prerequisite:
ELE 164.
Lecture 4 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 171 - Inside Wireman Third Year II
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Presents theory and field experience to prepare a National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (NJATC) apprentice for the Journeyman Inside Wireman status in the electrical construction (inside) industry. Includes industrial motor control, electrical systems grounding, earth testing, over-current protection, and load calculations. Prerequisite:
ELE 170.
Lecture 4 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 173 - Commercial Wiring Methods
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Covers electrical wiring methods and standards used for commercial buildings and provides a comprehensive study of the national electrical code that deals with commercial wiring installations including state and local regulations. Includes building wiring as well as the wiring of electrical equipment and appliances in a commercial environment. Prerequisite:
ENG 05.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 174 - Fiber Optic Connections
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Introduces construction of fiber optic cable connections to a quality acceptable in the industry today. Includes types of cabling, connectors and splices, installation techniques and hardware in fiber optic systems.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 175 - Industrial Solid State Devices and Circuits
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Covers theory, symbols, properties, and applications of solid state devices in industry.
Lecture 1-2 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- ELE 176 - Introduction to Alternative Energy Including Hybrid Systems
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Introduces Alternative Energy with an emphasis on solar photovoltaic systems, small wind turbines technology, the theory of PV technology, PV applicatios, solar energy terminolgy, system components, site analysis, PV system integration and PV system connections and small wind turbine technology site analysis.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- ELE 177 - Photovoltaic Energy Systems
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teaches techniques for conduct site surveys, installing system components, installing inverters and performing system sizing and system maintenance. Introduces different battery configurations, and charge controllers. Introduces safety, system design and layout, National Electric Code, Component Selection, wiring and installation techniques.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 178 - Wind Turbine Technology
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Introduces many facets of the wind industry. Introduces the history and development of the wind systems as well as the future of the wind industry as the desire for alternative energy grows. Presents the terminology used in the application of wind systems. Identifies the various types of wind energy turbines and other topics as appropriate. Includes safety training.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 180 - Introductory Groundworker
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Introduces electrical line worker safety, tools, equipment, and the concept of cooperative form of business.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 181 - Intermediate Groundworker
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Builds on concepts and techniques provided in
ELE 180. Includes: system mapping, electric cooperative accounting and inventory procedures, underground wiring color-coding and identification, and overhead wire phasing. Includes pole framing, installation, climbing, pole top and bucket rescue, brush clearing related to overhead wiring, and underground terminations, splices and connections. Applies Ohm's Law to power line circuits. Prerequisite:
ELE 180.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 182 - Advanced Groundworker
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Builds on the concepts and techniques provided in
ELE 181. Content includes: locating faults in underground cable, proper installation and testing of grounds making connections and splices on overhead lines, conductor tie-in, conductor identification, and system load management. Applies Ohm's Law to series and parallel circuits. Prerequisite:
ELE 181.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 183 - Introductory Overhead Line Worker
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Builds on cencepts and techniques provided in
ELE 182. Introduces installation, connection, and replacement of single phase transformers, metering, and area lighting. Includes: the connection/disconnection of a high voltage cable thumper and use of a secondary fault locator to find a fault in an underground line; pole loading, binding, hauling, and anchor and guy wire installation. Prerequisite:
ELE 182.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 184 - Intermediate Overhead Line Worker
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Builds on concepts and techniques provided in
ELE 183. Includes the proper use of hot sticks to de-energize transformers, OCRS, and hot line jumpers; system switching; the use of line of sight and timed methods to ensure proper conductor sag; and the use of the trencher/backhoe to install or repair cable. Prerequisite:
ELE 183.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 185 - Advanced Overhead Line Worker
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Builds on concepts and techniques provided in
ELE 184. Includes: three phase supply installation, connection, metering, and troubleshooting. Provides opportunities for limited live line repair and testing of protected ground sets and interpretation of overhead line clearances. Prerequisite:
ELE 184.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 186 - Journeyman Line Worker
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Builds on concepts and techniques provided in
ELE 185. Includes: live line maintenance and construction work, conductor repair, insulator replacement, crossarm replacement, pole replacement, OCR replacement, and transformer replacement. Provides opportunity for troubleshooting of line outage. Prerequisite:
ELE 185.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 187 - Advanced Journeyman Line Worker
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Builds on concepts and techniques provided in
ELE 186 and previous Utility Line Technology courses through a capstone experience. Includes all aspects of line work, including safe work habits, diligence, and cooperation with co-workers, management, and the membership. Prerequisite:
ELE 186.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 190 - Coordinated Internship
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Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 193 - Studies In
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Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instuctor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.
Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits
- ELE 195 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 196 - On-Site Training
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Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 197 - Cooperative Education
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Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 198 - Seminar and Project
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Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 199 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 201 - Applications and Instruments I
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Presents assignments and individual projects to supplement the course of study. Requires the selection, operation, and interpretation of laboratory instruments. May require formal reports to demonstrate state-of-the-art techniques. Part I of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 0-3 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.
1-2 credits
- ELE 202 - Applications and Instruments II
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Presents assignments and individual projects to supplement the course of study. Requires the selection, operation, and interpretation of laboratory instruments. May require formal reports to demonstrate state-of-the-art techniques. Part II of II.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 0-3 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.
1-2 credits
- ELE 211 - Electrical Machines I
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Studies the construction, theory of operations and applications of DC and AC machines. Prerequisite:
ETR 114 or equivalent. Part I of II.
Lecture 3-4 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6-7 hours per week.
3-5 credits
- ELE 212 - Electrical Machines II
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Studies the construction, theory of operations and applications of DC and AC machines. Prerequisite:
ETR 114 or equivalent. Part II of II.
Lecture 3-4 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6-7 hours per week.
4-5 credits
- ELE 216 - Industrial Electricity
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Studies rotating devices, single phase and polyphase distribution, magnetic devices, circuits and systems for industrial applications.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 220 - Inside Wireman Fourth Year I
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Presents theory and field experience to prepare a National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (NJATC) apprentice for the Journeyman Inside Wireman status in the electrical construction (inside) industry. Includes lighting protection, starters, relays, switches, AC and DC motors and motors controllers, schematic drawings and wiring diagrams, and logic circuits. Prerequisite:
ELE 171.
Lecture 4 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 221 - Inside Wireman Fourth Year II
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Presents theory and field experience to prepare a National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (NJATC) apprentice for the Journeyman Inside Wireman status in the electrical construction (inside) industry. Includes basic digital logiv circuits, industrial motor controls, fiber optics and opto-electronics theory, code caluclations, resonance, filters, and powerful factor correction, and hazardous locations. Prerequisite:
ELE 220 Lecture 4 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 222 - Inside Wireman Fifth Year I
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Presents theory and field experience to preapre a National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (NJATC) apprentice for the Journeyman Inside Wireman status in the electrical construction (inside) industry. Includes fire alarm systems, security alarm systems, instrumentation, flow, pressure, level, temperature, pneumatics, controllers, and high voltage safety and testing. Prerequisite:
ELE 221.
Lecture 4 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 223 - Inside Wireman Fifth Year II
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Presents theory and field experience to prepare a National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (NJATC) apprentice for the Journeyman Inside Wireman status in the electrical construction (inside) industry. Includes telephone wiring, air conditioning and refrigeration fundamentals, basic I/O hardware, processors, and memory, programmable controllers, code calculations, and preparation for National Electric Code competency exams. Prerequisite:
ELE 222.
Lecture 4 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 225 - Electrical Control Systems
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Studies components, equipment and circuits that are used to control the operation of electrical machines. Explains the physical and operating characteristics of various electromagnetic, static, and programmable control devices. Investigates control schemes used to accomplish specific control objectives. Prerequisite:
ELE 217 or equivalent.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- ELE 233 - Programmable Logic Controller Systems I
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Teaches operating and programming of programmable logic controllers. Covers analog and digital interfacing and communication schemes as they apply to system. Prerequisite:
ETR 156 and
ETR 211 or equivalent. Part I of II.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 234 - Programmable Logic Controller Systems II
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Teaches operating and programming of programmable logic controllers. Covers analog and digital interfacing and communication schemes as they apply to system. Prerequisite:
ETR 156 and
ETR 211 or equivalent. Part II of II.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 235 - Industrial Communications
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Teaches applications of basic and special devices and circuits in combination to form modern communications and control systems. Includes progression from low frequency to high frequency applications beginning with carrier circuit systems and basic transcribers to microwave systems.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 238 - Control Circuits
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Deals with the principles and applications of electrical controllers which serve as an introduction to automation, devices for differentiation, integration and proportioning. Includes hardware and circuitry for AC and DC control devices as well as contactors, starters, speed controllers, time delays, limit switches, and pilot devices. Demonstrates applications in the control of industrial equipment motors, servo units, and motor driven actuators. Prerequisite
ELE 211 or equivalent.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 239 - Programmable Controllers
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Deals with installation, programming, interfacing, and concepts of troubleshooting programmable controllers. Co/Prerequisite
ETR 156 and
ELE 211 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3-4 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- ELE 240 - Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers
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Advances further study of Programmable Logic Controllers that was initiated in
ELE 239. Students will learn to use more advanced program instructions, including data manipulation, sequences and program control, and advanced PLC features, including timers, counters. Covers connectivity and use of a variety of real world I/O devices. Prerequisite:
ELE 239.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 0-3 hours. Total 3-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- ELE 245 - Industrial Wiring
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Teaches the practical applications of industrial and commercial wiring. Includes the principles essential to the understanding of conduit applications and other raceway installations. Includes conduit sizing, cutting, bending, and threading.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- ELE 290 - Coordinated Internship
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Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 295 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 296 - On-Site Training
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Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 297 - Cooperative Education
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Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 298 - Seminar and Project
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Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ELE 299 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
