Title: Syllabus
Course: Basic Electrical Theory and Wiring (Sandbox) > Section: Start Here

Syllabus

AMAR 1200: 60 hours

Introduction

This course is competency-based, allowing you to progress at your own pace, while continually demonstrating competency through a variety of assignments and assessments. Specific requirements to successfully complete this course will be outlined in this syllabus.

Course Description

This course covers basic electrical topics including electrical fundamentals, basic electricity, basic electrical circuits, electrical systems and protection, alternating current, relays, transformers, grounding and bonding. Students also gain knowledge about the distribution of electrical power in a manufacturing facility, including service feeders, branch circuits, and control circuits. Students learn to bend conduit and size conductors for common home and control circuits. Prepares students for troubleshooting electrical systems found in manufacturing processes. Topics related to the NEC code will be explored. Electrical safety topics will be covered.

Prerequisite:  AMAR 1010 Orientation and Activities.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

- Learn basic PPE (personal protective equipment).
- Learn proper Lockout/Tagout (LOTO).
- Learn electrical safety as part of the NFPA 70E standard.
- Learn basic electrical schematic symbols.
- Learn basic electrical AC/DC theory.
- Learn how to use a digital multimeter.
- Learn about electrical system protection devices.
- Learn about relays and transformers.
- Learn how to properly ground/bond an electrical system per NEC code.
- Identify common conduit types and their applications per NEC code.
- Size, Measure and hand bend EMT.
- Specify number of conductors for conduits per NEC code.
- Identify common conductor types and their applications per NEC code.
- Learn basic wire sizes for electrical systems and how to calculate per NEC code.
- Wire common home circuits including 3-way and 4-way switches.
- Wire common control circuits.
- Wire common electrical circuits using a breadboard.
- Follow a step-by-step troubleshooting process to solve problems within an integrated system.

Instructor Information

Required Materials

The following supplies are required for this course:

- Headphones or Earbuds

Course Activities

Begin the course at the Modules page and work your way down to the bottom, in order. The activities listed include videos, text, quizzes, and labs. Read each assignment description carefully. Follow the individual instructions on each graded assignment to know how to submit them. You will always submit activities through Canvas directly as a video, text, or photo submission.

Course Grading

ALL STUDENTS: Grades will be tracked through Canvas. We are competency-based, which means you must complete everything before a final grade will be issued and credit will be given for a class. This means the following for individual assignments in the Automated Manufacturing Department:

- Score 80% or higher on quizzes.
- Labs and other assignments will be scored with a Complete/Incomplete. You must receive a “Complete” on all labs and assignments.
- Your Final Grade must be 95% or higher to receive credit for the course overall.

Students are encouraged to routinely check their rating in Canvas for their current percentage in the course (make sure you uncheck “Calculate based on graded assignments” to see the accurate percentage.

A | 93% & Above | C | 73-76%
A- | 90-92% | C- | 70-72%
B+ | 87-89% | D+ | 67-69%
B | 83-86% | D | 63-66%
B- | 80-82% | D- | 60-62%
C+ | 77-79% | F | Below 60%