COURSE SYLLABUS GUIDE
COURSE TITLE AND NUMBER – ELET 143 Basic Electrical Theory
CREDIT HOURS - 5
Semester: Fall
Instructor: Ben Bartlett
Office Number:Canyon 113B
Office Hours: Monday through
Friday 7:30 – 8 AM
Office Phone: Extension 6324
E-Mail Address: bbartlett@csi.edu
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Course Description:
Basic electrical fundamentals, direct and alternating current circuits, LCR
networks, electrical circuit components, meter circuits, and test equipment
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Pre-requisites: None
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Required Textbooks and Supplies:
Floyd’s “Electric Circuits” text book
Scientific Calculator
Graph paper, 1” squares, linear
Compass for making circles
Protractor for measuring angles
Straight edge, such as a 12” ruler
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Expected Outcomes: Student will gain knowledge and skill necessary to understand the
following concepts, and use those concepts in assembling, testing, analyzing, and/or
troubleshooting electrical circuits:
Schematic Diagrams and Schematic Symbol Identification
Pictorial representation of circuits
Schematic symbols of electronic components used in circuit
Schematic diagram showing how circuit is wired
Identification of Basic Electrical Terms
Voltage, Current, Resistance, Power,
Fixed Resistors – resistor color code
Variable Resistors – Rheostats, Potentiometers
DC Voltage Sources
Series Connected – Aiding and Opposing
Parallel Connected Voltage Sources
Effects of connecting in Series-Parallel combination
Revised 4/99
Identifying Types of Switches
SPST toggle switches, DPST switch, DPDT switch
Rotary Function Selector switches
Momentary Contact Push Button switch
Other miscellaneous switches, and switching concepts
Ohm’s Law
Basic relationship of Current, Voltage, and Resistance in a circuit
Use of Ohm’s Law in analysis and troubleshooting of circuits
Series Circuits
Factors affecting total resistance, current flow, voltages, and power in a series
circuit
Troubleshooting series circuits
Parallel Circuits
Factors affecting total resistance, current flow, voltage, and power, of a parallel
circuit
Troubleshooting parallel circuit
Series-Parallel Circuits
Factors affecting total resistance, current flow, voltage, and power of a seriesparallel circuit
Troubleshooting series-parallel circuits
Voltage Divider Circuits
Unloaded , and Loaded Voltage Divider Circuit Analysis
Troubleshooting in Voltage Divider Circuits
Current Divider Circuits
Ideal Current Sources, Practical Current Sources, Troubleshooting Current
Divider Circuits
Voltage and Current Divider Circuits
Applications of voltage and current divider circuits
Troubleshooting in voltage and current divider circuits
Meter Circuits
DC ammeter, DC voltmeter, DC Ohmmeter
Loading effect, and Insertion effect
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Outcomes Assessment:
Successful completion of the course will be evidenced by the ability to use the
information gained to better understand subsequent topics, and by successfully
completing the exams and other assignments, given during the course of the program.
Revised 4/99
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Policies and Procedures:
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Attendance policy
Students are expected to attend every class session and lab session. Students are expected to be in
class at the prescribed time. Attendance is determined by a combination of time cards, and instructor
observation, with the time cards being the main method of keeping attendance. However, coming in
late, and/or leaving early, as observed by the instructor, will be counted as tardy.
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Hours of lecture each week – approximately 7 ½ hours
Hours of lab each week – none (lab is a separate listing)
Required assignments – Homework assignments count for 25% of grade
Late policy – Student is considered late 6 minutes after the scheduled start
of class
Plagiarism statement – Student must do his/her own work, when
composing reports, or other research projects. All research material,
whether from Internet, Library, Magazine sources, or other printed media,
must be indicated by references in the document. All references must be
complete enough to allow validation by the instructor. Any violations of
this policy (for example, copying of someone else’s material) will be
punishable, up to, and including, dismissal from the program.
Grading Practices:
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Testing procedure – tests will be given on a periodic basis, generally once
a week, depending on subject matter, and will normally be ‘open notes’
type tests. Some tests , however, will require memorization of the
material, and will be ‘closed notes’, ‘closed book’ tests.
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Grading Scale –
90% to 100% = A
80% to 89.9% = B
70% to 79.9% = C
60% to 69.9% = D
below 60% = F
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Attendance and Punctuality – Effect on Grade
Student must maintain 60% or higher on quiz grades, to pass, no matter what the
overall average is. Instructor also may adjust the grade up or down based on
attendance and punctuality. Any student who misses more than the equivalent of 5
class sessions will begin to lose points. Each absense beyond the fifth absense will
lower the numerical grade by 2 points. Each time the student is tardy 1 point will be
deducted from the grade, after the total of 5 class sessions are missed. Therefore, 2
tardies count as 1 absence.
Example: Student misses 4 complete days (4 absenses), and has 3 tardies. Each of
the absenses count 2 points (4 x 2 = 8), and each tardy counts 1 point (3 x 1 = 3), so
total points deducted from the students grade is 11 - 10 (5 class periods free) = 1
point
Revised 4/99
So, if the student has a 74.5 % , his/her adjusted grade is now 74.5 - 1 = 73.5 %
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Library Use if Applicable: - none assigned
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Topical Outline for the Course
Schematic Diagrams and Schematic Symbol Identification
Identification of Basic Electrical Terms
DC Voltage Sources
Identifying Types of Switches
Ohm’s Law
Series Circuits
Parallel Circuits
Series-Parallel Circuits
Voltage Divider Circuits
Current Divider Circuits
Voltage and Current Divider Circuits
Meter Circuits
Revised 4/99