COURSE SYLLABUS
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICITY
ELET-1212-201 – NE 11820
Fall 2016
Instructor: Thomas Henderson
Office: NET-114
Office Hours: To Be Posted
Office Phone: 595-7492
Division Office Phone: 595-7439
Blackboard will be used for updates
Email:
Class Time: 1:00 – 2:50 M
COURSE DESCRIPTION
A beginning course in basic electricity / electronics. Emphasis will be placed on equipment familiarization using digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, also electrical safety, and analyzing simple direct and alternating current circuits. This course is designed for students needing an exposure to electricity or as a beginning class for electronics. Lecture 2 hours. No Laboratory: Prerequisite: MTH 0013 or high school algebra or instructor approval.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
· Analyze basic industrial electrical power systems.
· Calculate and describe the operational characteristics of DC and AC circuits.
· Demonstrate use of electronic test equipment.
· Describe the basic operation of electrical motors.
· Present knowledge of practical electrical safety.
COURSE MATERIALS
· Textbook: Electricity, H. Gerrish, 10th ed G-W Pub. ISBN 978-1-60525-041-0
· Notebook and a Scientific Calculator
LEARNING METHODS
Lecture, Overheads/Videos, CAI, and in class Demonstrations.
STUDENTS PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES
All homework problems are to be completed and located at the end of each chapter. The problems will also be used to develop the evaluation process. Demonstration Sheets, which are not located in the book, will also be given after selected lecture sessions. All homework for each section is due at the Beginning of each Exam and Placed in a Folder (5pts). All HW is to be placed in chapter order with activity sheets placed after the homework. Late homework will not be accepted. Homework will be accepted early if student will not be able to make class.
GRADING SYSTEM GRADING SCALE
· Three Exams will total = 300 points 90% - 100% = A
Homework and = 300 points 80% - 89% = B Assignment Sheets 70% - 79% = C
Total Points: 600 pts @ 100 % 60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Class attendance and participation is essential in order to achieve a level of understanding that will contribute to the comprehension of the subject material. For unattended classes, the student is responsible for collecting the material covered from fellow students. The instructor reserves the right to consider participation and attendance in determining the final grades of all cases, which fall within 10 points of any demarcation line (for more than 2 absences, an 89.9 % will remain an 89.9 (grade of a B)).
MAKE-UPS: All missed exams must be made up no longer than 1 week after it was given. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule the test, which is to be taken outside of regular class time, in the NE testing center. Home work will receive a 20 point deduction with a missed test. No makeup is allowed for homework and quizzes. A maximum of 1 test is allowed to be made up.
COURSE WITHDRAWAL: The deadline to withdraw from a course shall not exceed 3/4 the duration of any class. Contact the Counseling Office at any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course (“W” grade) or to change from Credit to Audit. Check the TCC Academic Calendar for deadlines. Students who stop participating in the course and fail to withdraw may receive a course grade of “F,” which may have financial aid consequences for the student. Beginning now, if you receive any type of federal financial aid (Title IV aid) such as student loans, veterans benefits, grants, scholarships or any other type of federal financial aid, you could be affected. It is critical that all students receiving or who hope to receive federal financial aid in the future maintain certain academic standards: Grade Point Average 2.0 for students with 31 or more credit hours
COMMUNICATIONS:
Email communications: All TCC students receive a designated “MyTCC” email address (ex: ). All communications to you about TCC and course assignments will be sent to your MyTCC email address; and you must use MyTCC email to send email to, and receive email from, the instructor regarding this course.
Inclement Weather: TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather conditions or emergency situations arise, TCC always gives cancellation notices to radio and television stations. This information is also posted on the TCC website (www.tulsacc.edu).
GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS: General Education courses at TCC ensure that our graduates gain skills, knowledge, and abilities that comprise a common foundation for their higher education and a backdrop for their work and personal lives. TCC’s General Education goals are: Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Engaged Learning, and Technological Proficiency.
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE: Open and mutually respectful communication of varied opinions, beliefs, and perspectives during classroom or online discussion encourages the free exchange of ideas that is essential to higher learning and to the ability to learn from each other. Use of any electronic device is at the discretion of the instructor. No Cell Phone usage in the classroom and no Digital recording of the lectures, and please keep shoes out of chairs seats.
SYLLABUS CHANGES: Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary. Students will be notified of any changes to the syllabus in writing.
DISABILITY RESOURCES:It is the policy and practice of Tulsa Community College to create inclusive learning environments. Accommodations for qualifying students in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act are available. To request accommodations, contact the Education Access Center (EAC) at or call (918) 595-7115 (Voice). Deaf and hard of hearing students may text (918) 809-1864.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Academic dishonesty (cheating) is defined as the deception of others about one’s own work or about the work of another. Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not condoned or tolerated at campuses within the Tulsa Community College system. Tulsa Community College adopts a policy delegating certain forms of authority for disciplinary action to the faculty. Such disciplinary actions delegated to the faculty include, but are not limited to, the dismissal of disrespectful or disorderly students from classes. In the case of academic dishonesty a faculty member may:
§ require the student to redo an assignment or test, or require the student to complete a substitute assignment or test;
§ Record a "zero" for the assignment or test in question;
§ Recommend to the student that the student withdraw from the class, or administratively withdraw the student from the class;
§ Record a grade of "F" for the student at the end of the semester.
Faculty may request that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the administrative level by submitting such request to the Dean of Student Services.
INSTITUTIONAL STATEMENT: Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC Catalog, TCC Student Handbook, Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook, and semester information listed in the class schedule. All information may be viewed on the TCC website: www.tulsacc.edu
COURSE OUTLINE
Homework includes All Problems at the End of Each Chapter unless otherwise noted. Turn in homework for each of the exam section at the beginning of Exam days (3). Place all homework together in a simple folder. A 3” x 5” note card can be used on Test. Extra credit for License.
Chapter Units include:
Wk 1: ch1 Safety 8/22 (Homework includes reading the next chapter before class)
Wk 2: ch2 – ch3 8/29 Read chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Complete all problems
Wk 3: 9/5 No Class
Wk 4: ch4 & 5 9/12 Lecture ch 4 and 5
Wk 5: Exam #1 9/19 (covers ch 1-5) HW and Demo sheets are Due on Exam Day.
Wk 6: ch6 9/26 Read Chapters 6, 7, 8, & 9 Lecture Series Circuits
Wk 7: ch7 10/3 Parallel Circuits
Wk 8: ch8 10/10 Power Systems
Wk 9: ch9 10/17 Make a Battery, bring something. Review for test
Wk 10: Exam #2 10/24 (covers ch 6-9)
Wk 11: ch 10 – ch 11 10/31 Read Chapters 10 – 17 Lecture Motors
Wk 12: ch 12 – Ch 13 11/7 AC Power
Wk 13: ch 13 11/14 (review Ch 14 and 15 only) Inductors, Capacitors
Wk 14: ch14 – 15 11/21 Outside Research Work (Break starts on Wednesday)
Wk 15: ch 16 11/28 Transformers
Wk 16: review final 12/5 Solid State Circuits ch 17
Wk 17: Exam#3 12/12 (covers ch 10-end of book) (A 3”*5” note card maybe used)