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Residential Wiring
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This course will enable students to develop technical
knowledge and skills that they can use in their homes or
to pursue careers as electricians. The course will provide
one level of instruction that combines computer work and
manual-based with extensive hands-on experiences.
Learning Objectives
• Discuss the fundamentals of electricity: alternating
current; terminology (voltage, amperage, wattage); the
basic home electrical system; circuit basics; service
(main breaker) panel; circuit breakers and fuses;
grounding; National Electrical Code®; cables and wires;
and safety.
• Identify and demonstrate proper wiring of the most
common electrical fixtures.
• Discuss licenses and other requirements to pursue
careers as electricians.
Practical Experience
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Curriculum activities or
equipment may change as LabVolt continually strives to provide
the most up-to-date technologyeducation program.
Wire and ground a service panel.
Wire a circuit breaker.
Wire a receptacle.
Install a light fixture.
Install a coaxial cable jack.
Install a phone jack.
Residential Wiring
The curriculum is a complete learning unit containing work
activities appropriate for students to cover a period of ten
lessons.
Student Accomplishments:
• explain that AC (alternating current) alternates from zero
to120 volts and then zero to minus 120 volts.
• define amperage as the amount of current flowing in a
circuit.
• identify wattage as a measurement of how much electrical
power a device consumes.
• describe how the service panel, circuit breakers, fuses,
cables, and wires interact.
• test a subpanel for voltage.
• install a single-pole breaker.
• determine the differences between a main service panel
and a subpanel.
• install a double-pole circuit breaker in the panel.
• explain that schematic diagrams use graphic symbols to
represent the components and functions of a circuit.
• wire a simple circuit consisting of a single-pole switch and
a light fixture.
• describe the purpose of junction boxes.
• wire two receptacles in sequence.
• wire a switch-controlled split receptacle and a switch.
• explain NEC restrictions related to split receptacles and
their use.
• wire two three-way switches and a light fixture.
• wire a doorbell system with front and back door doorbell
switches.
• connect a four- or six-wire telephone cable to a modular
telephone jack.
• explain how different wire combinations in a telephone
cable are used to produce a single or multiple phone lines
in a building.
• students will strip the end of a coaxial cable and install a
connector.
• explore the two main components of the coaxial cable.
• describe several different kinds of coaxial connectors.
• explore career opportunities in the electrical wiring fields.
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Equipment, Course-Specific Software & Supplies:
• Electrical trainer
• Residential toolbox: screwdrivers, PVC tape, cable ripper,
low-volt circuit tester, pliers, multimeter, 25-ft metric/
English tape measure, electrical tape, lineman’s pliers,
needle-nose pliers, wire stripper, cable ripper, coaxial
cable stripper, crimping tool, hex key set, and more
• Residential wiring consumable parts kit
• Headphones (2) with a two-way adapter
• Course plaque and mouse pad
Resources, Software & Courseware:
Tech-Design eSeries courses contain the complete multimedia
curriculum and resources. Supplementing the curriculum are
resources such as Key Terms and W ords, Timelines, Career
Exploration, Environmental Impacts, Internet Link to age- and
content-appropriate web sites for student research and TDQuest projects. Instructor-enabled features such as: narration,
electronic annotations, closed captioning, application launches,
electronic student journal and lesson delivery options are
integrated into the system.
Tech Design is facilitated by the Mind-Sight eT raining System.
Mind-Sight™ is a seamless integration of courseware delivery
and classroom management. You can use the Mind-Sight
eTraining System to manage student enrollment, schedule
learning activities, customize courseware curriculum, and
track performance objectives and assessments. Mind-Sight
comes ready to “plug-and-play” on a fully-supported miniserver which has been pre-installed with the management and
communication software.
Instructional Resources: Instructor’s Guide (answer keys and
other information to assist with class preparation), Mind-Sight
Installation and User’s Guide (instructions for navigating through
the curriculum and using interactive features), Supplemental
Comprehensive Assessment Booklet.
SKILLS AT A GLANCE
CLIENT WORKSTATION REQUIREMENTS
Operating System:
Windows XP or higher
Hardware Specifications:
Personal computer
Memory: 1 GB or higher
Sound: 16 Bit, full duplex
CDRW/DVD combo: 48x or higher
Hard Drive Space: 30 GB with minimum of 10 GB free space
Network Interface Card: 10 Mbps Card (recommended 100 Mbps)
Software Specifications:
Internet Explorer 8 or higher, Flash 10, .Net 3.0 Framework
Mathematics
Arithmetic
Measurement
Thinking Skills
Drawing Conclusions
Logical Reasoning
Predicting Outcomes
Problem Solving
Language Arts
Note Taking
Reading Comprehension
Spelling
Vocabulary
Writing
Science
Electricity
Input-Output Devices
Measurements
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