House Bill 2504 Fall 2020 CETT-1409-50 - DC-AC Circuits Syllabus


Fall 2020 Course Syllabus Course: CETT-1409- Section: 50 DC-AC Circuits

Instructor Information

Instructor

George Bohn

E-mail

bohngw@lamarpa.edu

Phone

(409) 984-6391

Office

Location:	Umphrey Industrial Technology Center - Room: 201 C
Hours:	MW 9 - 10, TR 8 - 10, F 8 - 10 & 12 - 2

Department

If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
Business and Industrial Technology
Chair:	Sheila Guillot
E-mail:	guillsr@lamarpa.edu
Phone:	(409) 984-6381

COVID 19 Information

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Course Information

Description

Fundamentals of DC circuits and AC circuits operation including Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws, networks, transformers, resonance, phasors, capacitive and inductive and circuit analysis techniques.

Prerequisites

None

Learning Outcomes

Students will analyze DC and AC circuits from simple to complex and make measurements with ohm meters, voltmeters and oscilloscope and describe the difference between an AC and DC Signal.

Core Objectives

Students will work together to build circuits and demonstrate their knowledge of how the circuits work and how they change when different components are used. They will also learn to use test volt/ohm meters to test and analyze circuits.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication, work effectively with others, and demonstrate competency and demonstrate correct use of lab equipment.

Textbooks

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DC/AC Circuits by Schoolcraft Publishing

Lecture Topics
Outline

CETT 1409 – 11
FALL 2020
“DC/AC Circuits” Instructor Bohn
August 24 Introduction to the Class – Class Rules
August 26 Chapter 1 Lecture
August 31 Chapter 1 Questions due – Chapter 2 Lecture
September 2 Chapter 2 Questions due – Chapter 1&2 Test review
September 7 - Labor Day Holiday
September 9 Chapter 1&2 Test
September 14 Chapter 3 Lecture
September 16 Chapter 3 Questions due – Chapter 4 Lecture
September 21 Chapter 4 Questions due
September 23 Chapter 3&4 Test review
September 28 Chapter 3&4 Test
September 30 Chapter 5 Lecture
October 5 Chapter 5 Questions due – Chapter 6 Lecture
October 7 Chapter 6 Questions due – Chapter 5&6 Test review
October 12 Chapter 5&6 Test
October 14 Chapter 7 Lecture
October 19 Chapter 7 Questions due - Chapter 8 Lecture
October 21 Make-up Day
October 26 Chapter 8 Questions due – Chapter 7&8 Test review
October 28 Chapter 7 & 8 Test - Chapter 9 & 10 Lecture
November 2 Chapter 9 & 10 Questions due – Test review
November 4 Chapter 9 & 10 Test – Chapter 11 & 12 Lecture
November 9 Chapter 11 & 12 Questions Due – Test review
November 11 Chapter 11 & 12 Test
November 16 Chapter 13 Lecture and test review
November 18 Make-up Day
November 23 Make-up Lab Day
November 25 Make-up Day
November 26 - 27 Holiday
November 30 Final Review
December 3 Final

Major Assignments
Schedule

Final Exam Date

December 3, 2020 - 8:00 AM

Grading Scale

90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F

Determination of
Final Grade

There will be chapter exams, a comprehensive final exam, a combined lab quiz and homework grade. Home work must be completed when due. All late homework not turned in on time will be counted as a zero. It is your responsibility to keep up with your assignments and homework. The course grade will be the average of the (homework, quiz, labs as one grade), the average (chapter test) as the second grade, and the (Final exam) as the third grade.

Course Policies

Instructor Policies

Attendance Policy

As class attendance is crucial to making a passing grade, after 5, 7, & 9 class periods have been missed a letter grade will be dropped after each and after 11 missed class days a Failure will be recorded for the overall grade. If you are late to class, you will be counted tardy unless you have a recognized excuse. Two tardies will count as one day absent. Class absences can also have recognized excuses, with each being handled on a one on one basis with the instructor.

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

No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.
Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.
Use of electronic devices is prohibited.

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 the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.

MyLSCPA

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Other

CELL PHONE POLICY - Please put cell phones out of sight and on mute during all class times. Using cell phones during class times is distracting to other students, if you must take a call or make a call, please go into hallway to do so. If there are repeated violations you will be dismissed from class for that day and counted as absent.

HB 2504

This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.