CETT-1303-02 - DC Circuits
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Fall 2017 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Fall 2017 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | Peeler, Bobby Wilson | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6420 | ||||||||||||
peelerrw@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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MyLamarPA | Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLamarPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When you’ve logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the “My Courses” tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLamarPA. | ||||||||||||
Course Information | |||||||||||||
Course Number | 91620 | ||||||||||||
Course Description | A study of the fundamentals of direct current including Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws and circuit analysis techniques | ||||||||||||
Course Prerequisites | None | ||||||||||||
Required Textbooks | DC/AC Fundamentals, A Systems Approach; Pearson, Ed. 1 Floyd/Buchla, ISBN: 978 013 293 3933 | ||||||||||||
Attendance Policy | Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Students may be dropped after five unexcused absences. | ||||||||||||
Course Grading Scale | 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79 = C, 60-69, = D Below 60 = F | ||||||||||||
Determination of Final Grade |
There will be approximately five tests including a comprehensive Final Exam with no makeup tests, labs or quizs. If a test is not taken, the Final Exam will be substituted. Labs will be assigned daily, written and performance. Early departure from lab without completing all assignments is an incomplete lab for no credit. Two labs will be excused. After two, the lab grade will be reduced by three points per day for incomplete labs. There will be several daily quizes and two will be excused. The lab average, homework average and quiz average will each be a test grade. The homework grade is reduced by five points per day when turned in late. The average of all tests is the course grade. Disturbance in class is a one point deduction from the final grade per incidence, and includes but is not limited to: cell phones ringing, text messages, facebook, talking without permission and other disrespectful behavior. Cell phones and other communication devices must be in backpacks or purses and on the floor. Laptops may be used only with instructor or Special Populations Coordinator permission. |
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Final Exam Date | December 11, 2017 - 10:00 AM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments |
Week 1: Chapter 1: Introduction; Syllabus; Pre-Test; Types of Circuits Week 2: Chapter 1: Scientific/Engineering Notation, Metric prefixes Week 3: Chapter 1: Metric Unit Conversions, Measured Numbers Week 4: Chapter 2: Atoms, Electrical Charge, Voltage Week 5: Chapter 2: Current, Resistance Week 6: Chapter 2: The Electric Circuit, Basic Circuit Measurements Week 7: Chapter 3: Ohms Law, Energy, and Power Week 8: Chapter 3: Power Supplies, Batteries, and Troubleshooting Week 9: Chapter 4: Series Circuits, Ohm's Law, Voltage in Series Week 10: Chapter 4: Voltage Dividers, Power, Voltage Measurements Week 11: Chapter 5: Parallel Circuits Week 12: Chapter 5: Parallel Resistance, Voltage, Kirchoff's Law Week 13: Chapter 6: Series-Parallel Circuits Week 14: Chapter 6: Voltage Dividers, Loading Effects of a Voltmeter |
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Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
Week 1: Quiz; Chapter 1 Week 2: Quiz: Chapter 1 Week 3: Test; Chapter 1; Wednesday; September 7; Scantron required Week 4: Quiz; Chapter 2 Week 5: Quiz; Chapter 2 Week 6: Test; Chapter 2; Wednesday, September 28, Scantron required Week 7: Quiz; Chapter 3 Week 8: Test; Chapter 3; Wednesday, October 12, Scantron required Week 9: Quiz; Chapter 4 Week 10: Test; Chapter 4; Wednesday, October 26, Scantron required Week 11: Quiz; Chapter 5 Week 12: Test; Chapter 5; Wednesday, November 9, Scantron required Week 13: Quiz; Chapter 6 Week 14: Test; Chapter 6: Wednesday, November 14, Scranton required |
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General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes |
1. Identifies control panel indicators, calibration tools, electrical parts, and how they work. 2. Analyzes temperature and flow results to determine proper operating parameters of specific process computerized and electronic equipment. 3. Analyzes level and gas measurements to determine proper operating parameters of specific process and electrical equipment. 4. Demonstrates standard safety procedures as required in industry. PSLO ALPHA: Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. |
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Course Student Learning Outcomes |
1. List the basic safety rules when working around electricity.(PSLO-4) 2. Demonstrate the use of electronic test equipment. (PSLO-4) 3. Identify and explain the use of electronic components. (PSLO-1) 4. Use troubleshooting techniques to analyze and correct electronics circuits. (PSLO-3) 5. Demonstrate the proper techniques of calibrating test equuipment. (PSLO-1) CSLO ALPHA: Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. |
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Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||||||
Facility Policies |
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Additional Information | Cell phones must be in backpacks or purses on the floor. | ||||||||||||
Important Information | |||||||||||||
ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||||||
Copyright Violations |
Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester,
by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally.
No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class,
including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or
painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.
Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties. Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented. If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216. |
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Assessment Statement |
Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to
attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching
and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate
programs.
Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects. If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data. What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools. |
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Privacy Notice |
Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot
divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are
minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.
Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom. Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences. Circumstances under which information may be released:
An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of
information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person
to whom the information may be given.
The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165. |
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College-Level Perspectives |
This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
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Degree Plan Evaluation |
A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class. |
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||||
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