Fall 2020 Course Syllabus
Course: CETT-1409- Section: 50 DC-AC Circuits |
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Instructor Information | |||||||||||
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Instructor | George Bohn | ||||||||||
bohngw@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6391 | ||||||||||
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COVID 19 Information | The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website. | ||||||||||
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 |
Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.
DC/AC Circuits by Schoolcraft Publishing |
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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 |
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Major Assignments Schedule |
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 |
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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 | |||||||||||
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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 |
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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 | Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLSCPA 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 MyLSCPA. | ||||||||||
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. |