BUAS 1020: Electrical Concepts I

Program Description:

The Building Automation Systems Technician program at Georgia Piedmont Technical College prepares students to enter the building automation industry with skills to market, install, design, service, and troubleshoot complex commercial control systems. After completing the program, students will have a proficiency in HVAC/R commercial systems, control theory, logic and programming, installation, system design, and integration.

Course Description:

BUAS 1020: Electrical Concepts I is one of nine classes in the Building Automation Systems Technician program. This 26-page instructor guide provides an overview of the basic concepts of electricity, including metric units, scientific notation, atomic theory, electric charge, voltage, current, resistance, electromagnetism, conductors, insulators, electrical circuits, measurement tools, Ohms Law, series circuits, parallel circuits, series-parallel circuits, electrical energy, and electrical power.

This guide includes a table of contents, a course description, student learning outcomes, sample laboratory assignments, assessment methods, a sample syllabus, and more. 

A program guide and additional course guides from the program are available to view separately.