Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Face to Face Common Syllabus
Spring 2016
ACR 1206 ELECTRICAL CONTROLS APPLICATIONS
Course Description: Electrical components and circuits and how they relate to air conditioning
and refrigeration systems form the basis of instruction. Emphasis is on actual wiring and
troubleshooting of basic circuits, with techniques for troubleshooting ‘live’ circuits with volt
meters and amp meters practiced. Students also gain experience designing and wiring circuits
using common electrical components studied in ACR 1203. Theory/Lab. Prerequisite/Co-requisite:
ACR 1203. Offered in the fall and spring semesters
Type of course: Theory/Lab
Credit Hours: Total hours of lab for the semester: 150
Class length Full Semester
Class days and times: MTWRF, 1:30 to 3:25pm
Prerequisites: None
Instructor Name: Paul Margwarth Instructor Phone: (918) 293-5306
Office: Bldg.315, Office #1
Instructor email: paul.margwarth@okstate.edu
Contact: My preferred method of contact is by phone. Please allow 24-48 hours to return your
correspondence during the normal work week.
Instructor's Office Hours: 7:30 – 8:25 am MWF (1st Half), 7:30 to 8:25 am M-F (2nd Half),
2:30 pm to 3:25 pm
Division Name: Construction
Division’s Main Phone: 918-293-5304
REQUIRED TEXT, REFERENCES, AND MATERIALS
Texts:
1. Ugly’s Electrical Reference, ISBN # 0-9623229-5-4
2. Electrical Template
3. Electrical Controls Lab Manual I., ISBN# 9-9700001-1-X
4. Electrical Controls Lab Manual II. ISBN# 9-9700001-2-8
Materials:
1. Calculator
2. Paper
3. Pencils
4. Big Eraser
Uniform/Tools:
1. Wire Kit, (there is no ISBN#, Ask for wiring kit for ACR Program)
2. Digital Multi-meter, ISBN# 872641000325
Estimated Cost for Text and Materials: $80.00
1. Ugly’s Electrical Reference = $11.50 (Same one is used for ACR1203, no need to buy
another)
2. Electrical Template = $20.65 (Same one is used for ACR1206, no need to buy another)
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3.
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7.
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Electrical Controls Lab Manual I. = $12.35
Electrical Controls Lab Manual II. = $8.45
Calculator = $10.00 to $15.00 (Same one is used for ACR1203, no need to buy another)
Paper, (Common notebook paper)
Pencils, (Mechanical pencils work best with template)
Big Eraser, (A large standard eraser, because the individual on a mechanical pencil will
not last as long as the pencil lead)
Estimated Cost for Uniform/Tools: $393.30
1. Wire Kit - $28.30
2. Digital Multi-meter - Fluke meter is $365.00
Upon completion of the course, students should:
Course Objectives
Assessment of Objectives
2.1 Working safely with electricity
*70% on Lab Manuals I & II
2.2 Read , Draw and Analyze wiring diagrams
*70% on Lab Manuals I & II
2.3 Record and Analyze Volt, Ohm, and Amp meter
readings
*70% on Lab Manuals I & II
2.4 Identify Components in Electrical Circuits
*70% on Lab Manuals I & II
2.5 Use Ohm law on Lab Boards
*70% on Lab Manuals I & II
2.6 Design and Analyze series, parallel, and
combination circuits
*70% on Lab Manuals I & II
2.7 Perform and Utilize transformer calculations
*70% on Lab Manuals I & II
2.8 Select overload heaters, motors, and starting
components
*70% on Lab Manuals I & II
2.9 Demonstrate the ability to properly diagnose
Electrical control systems
*70% on Lab Manuals I & II
2.10 Interpret and Analyze electrical systems found in
HVAC
*70% on Lab Manuals I & II
Aspects of the course objective assessments may be used in the university’s assessment of
student learning. If applicable, an asterisk (*) above indicates this course is used in the
university assessment program.
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COURSE ACTIVITIES
In this course students will:
 Participate in group and individual presentations.
 Compile a portfolio of work produced…
 Take examinations
 May be required to do quizzes
EVALUATION - GRADES WILL BE BASED ON THE QUALITY AND COMPLETION
OF THESE TASKS: (NOTE-Please indicate the course specific evaluations)
Safety Test ………………………….. 2.8%
Home Work ………………………… 2.8%
Lab Manuals I & II………………… 68.0%
Service Call Day ………………. 2.0-5.0%
Participation* (Possible 750 points) 21.7%
OSUIT
Grading Scale
A = 90-100
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
D = 60-69
F = 59 & below
Total Lab Points Possible: 3450
Lab Total break-down:
2800 and above .............. = A
2500 to 2799 .................. = B
2250 to 2499 ....................= C
2150 to 2249 ................... = D
2149 and below ................ = F
*The student’s grade for the Lab Manuals I and II will be used in the university’s assessment of
student learning. A 70% competency or higher receives a Pass rating. This Pass/Fail rating is
independent of the student’s course grade.
(Please asterisk the assignment above if utilized for the assessment assignment)
Daily and/or weekly quizzes, small weekly assignments and similar type projects: Normal return
time to student by next class meeting or no later than one (1) week.
Extensive assignments, large lab projects, extensive quizzes, exams and similar type projects:
Normal return time to students in one (1) to two (2) weeks.
AUTHORIZED TOOLS
Students may use any/all course materials, including books and notes, while participating in
classroom activities. All quizzes and written assignments are to be completed independently; no
collaboration with classmates is permitted and any instance of such will be considered academic
dishonesty.
TESTING No course materials may be used during the Safety Examination.
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UNIVERSITY & COURSE EXPECTATIONS
As a student of OSUIT, I understand that it is my responsibility to read, abide by and maintain a
copy of the syllabi for this course. Syllabi are also available on the OSUIT website.
As a student of OSUIT, I understand that excerpts of portions of my work may be utilized for
institutional assessment purposes. The purpose of institutional assessment is for verification of
student learning and program improvement. I recognize that every effort will be made to keep
this information confidential.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, each student with a disability is responsible
for notifying the University of his/her disability and requesting accommodations. If you think
you have a qualified disability and need special accommodations, you should notify the
instructor and request verification of eligibility for accommodations from the Office of
Academic Accommodations/LASSO Center. Please advise the instructor of your disability as
soon as possible, and contact The LASSO Center, located in the Noble Center for Advancing
Technology – NCAT, top floor, and 918-293-4855 to ensure timely implementation of
appropriate accommodations. Faculty have an obligation to respond when they receive official
notice of a disability but are under no obligation to provide retroactive accommodations. To
receive services, you must submit appropriate documentation and complete an intake process
during which the existence of a qualified disability is verified and reasonable accommodations
are identified. (Fall 2013)
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Academic dishonesty or misconduct is neither condoned nor tolerated at OSUIT. Any student
found guilty of academic dishonesty or misconduct shall be subject to disciplinary action.
Academic dishonesty and/or misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following actions:
(1) Plagiarism: the representation of previously written, published, or creative work as one’s
own; (2) Unauthorized collaboration on projects; (3) Cheating on examinations; (4)
Unauthorized advance access to exams; (5) Fraudulent alteration of academic materials; (6)
Knowing cooperation with another person in an academically dishonest undertaking. Students
are required to actively protect their work against misuse by others. For details, refer to The
OSUIT Student Handbook (Student Rights and Responsibilities Governing Student Behavior)
available online at http://www.osuit.edu/academics/forms/student_rights_responsibility.pdf.
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ATTENDANCE POLICY FOR FACE TO FACE COURSES
A primary component of OSUIT's Mission is “to prepare and sustain a diverse student body as
competitive members of a world-class workforce.” Regular and consistent attendance not only
aids in academic success, dependable attendance is a requirement in today's real-world
employment; therefore, regular and consistent attendance is a requirement in all OSUIT courses.
Definitions: Absent: Failing to attend all or a significant portion of a class or lab session.
A. Students may not be marked as absent if missing class for situations such as, but not
limited to
1. participating in a required university activity such as a field trip;
2. fulfilling a military obligation;
3. a mandatory court appearance;
4. death in the immediate family;
5. extreme illness or accident to oneself or immediate family. Instructors, at
their discretion, may require proof of such events.
B. It is the responsibility of the student to contact and inform the instructor and/or
department in advance of such excused absences whenever possible.
Tardy: Arriving late to class as defined by the individual class instructor. Faculty, at their
discretion, may equate three tardies to equal one absence.
Procedures:
Early Intervention
A. Any student who misses 10% of an individual course (or earlier at faculty discretion)
during a regular fifteen-week semester, or the equivalent portion of time in a shorter
session, will have their name submitted by that course instructor to the OSUIT Early
Alert System for retention intervention.
B. At the point the Early Alert is issued, the student must meet with their assigned
faculty advisor or designated faculty/staff member within seven (7) academic
calendar days for counseling on how to improve their attendance and academic
success.
Excessive Absences
A. The University reserves the right to administratively withdraw any student from an
individual course who misses 20% of that course, whether excused or unexcused,
and, in the opinion of the instructor, the student does not have a reasonable
opportunity to be successful in the course.
B. Students should be aware any of the following may impact their financial aid:
1. being administratively withdrawn from a course
2. dropping a course
3. their last date of attendance in a course
Please see OSUIT Policy 2-021 for full details and procedures.
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ACR1206 Electrical Controls Applications Summer 2015 Class Schedule
Date
Unit Description
Est. Time
Approximately
150hrs Total
4 to 5hrs
Topics and Competencies
Lab Jobs and
Assessments
Jan 5th – Jan
8th
Orientation and
Safety Training
Syllabus, Lab Rules/Procedures,
schedule, and completing
jumper wires
Simple Series and
Parallel Circuits,
Series/Parallel
Circuits
No Classes
Multiple controls
wire in series,
parallel or
series/parallel.
Basic
Troubleshooting
Shunt Circuits,
SPDT and DPDT
switches, and
multiple locations.
Continue
Troubleshooting
Boards
Relays
Approximately
6hrs
Drawing and wiring up simple
series, parallel and
series/parallel Circuits
Safety Test, start of
week 2
Homework Chapter
1
Lab Book 1
Requirements
0-12
Week 2
Week 6 to
week 7
Relays, Contactors
and Starter Boxes
Approximately
20hrs
Week 7 to
week 8
Capacitance
Approximately
9hrs
Calculating, measuring and
troubleshooting of Capacitors
Week 9 to
week 15
AC motors
Approximately
28hrs
Drawing, wiring up,
troubleshooting AC 1ph and
3ph motors
Mar 14th –
18th
No Classes
Jan 18th
Week 2 to
week 3
Week 3 to
week 4
Week 4 to
week 5
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Approximately
18hrs
Martin Luther King Holiday
Drawing and wiring up of
controls wired in series, parallel
or series/parallel along with
starting of basic trouble
shooting boards.
Approximately
14hrs
Drawing and wiring up of shunt
circuits, SPDT, DPDT and
multiple locations. Continued
Troubleshooting boards.
Approximately
16hrs
Drawing and wiring up of
specific relay jobs. Examples:
multiple load, multiple relay,
lock-out, lock-in, vibrator, 24
and 120volt coils, etc… Plus
Ohms Law
Drawing, wiring up, and
troubleshooting of lab
requirements that have relays,
contactors and starter boxes.
Lab Book 1
Requirements
13 – 21
Lab Book 2
Requirements (at
least 2 of jobs 9-12)
Lab Book 1
Requirements
22-32
Remaining 2 boards
from 9-12 with
additional boards
13 and 15
Lab Book 1
requirement
33-61
Continued
troubleshooting
Lab Book 1
Requirements
66-70, 72-74 and
77. Lab Book 2 Lab
requirements
5 & 32
Lab Book 2
requirements
17-19 and 46
Lab Book 2
requirements
14,16,20,21-31,3335
SPRING BREAK!
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Week 10 to
week 15
AC 1ph motor
starting
components
Approximately
26hrs
Week 13 to
week 15
Defrost Clocks
Approximately
24hrs
Week 11 to
Week 15
Paralleling
Transformers,
Time Delay Relays,
Wiring up
equipment on the
ACR building.
Approximately
4-6hrs
Drawing, wiring up and
troubleshooting AC 1ph motors,
capacitors and starting
components that remove start
capacitors
Some lab requirements that
have defrost clocks also
incorporate starting
components so the lab
requirements overlap
Extra Lab Requirements
Per Instructors
recommendations and request.
Lab Book 2
requirements
36 -50
Lab Book 1
Requirement Job71
Lab Book 2
requirements
6-8, 42, 43 ,48 &50
Lab Book 1
Jobs 75 and 76
Lab Book 2
Jobs 28, 44, 45, 47,
49, 51 and above.
Note: Dates and hours are approximate estimates only. Many factors can determine students’ completion
including individual comprehension, this would occur by evaluation and discretion of the instructor. The Lab is
designed to have more lab requirements than most average students can complete. There are a total of 3450 lab
points possible; students should have a minimum book total of 1650 to insure passing the lab requirements. Should
your instructor calculate that you are following behind he/she will allow you additional time before or after lab
hours.
STUDENT CONDUCT
Students are expected to cooperate in maintaining a classroom environment conducive to
learning. Courteous and respectful behavior will be expected from all students each day. All
pagers, cellular phones, and CD and MP3 players should be turned off. The use of tobacco in
any form in University buildings is prohibited.
(Optional and Supplemental Material to be used at Instructor’s Discretion)
INSTRUCTOR'S POLICY ON ABSENCES
A student must be present to receive their assignment, and all assignments are due within the
first five (5) minutes of class on the next day of class. Late homework is not accepted for
grading unless specific arrangements are made with and agreed upon by the instructor.
INSTRUCTOR'S LATE WORK POLICY
Arrangements can be made under certain circumstances with the instructor that will allow
students to turn in work late but only if students provide official paperwork (i.e. doctors note,
official school field trip excuse note, etc…)
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CLASSROOM POLICIES
FOOD AND DRINKS
Food and drinks are not allowed in the classroom or lab.
STUDENT DRESS CODE
The primary purpose of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Department is to prepare
students for employment. In this endeavor, one of the areas of training involves suitable attire
for future technicians.
In reference to the dress code for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration students the following rules
and regulations will apply:
NOTE: FACULTY WILL DETERMINE WHEN GUIDELINES ARE EXCEEDED.
1.Shorts, cuts-offs, sweat pants, sleeveless shirts or tank tops may not be worn in the Air
Conditioning and Refrigeration Department. For safety purposes, shirt tails (except jacket type)
will be worn inside trousers.
2. Clothing, head gear or accessories with suggestive lettering, obscene pictures or unpatriotic
displays may not be worn, anytime, in the Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Department.
3. Regular shoes or boots are to be worn with socks in the classroom and lab.
Sandals and shower shoes may not be worn in the classroom and lab.
SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Safety Glasses need to be worn when using motorized equipment or when soldering of brazing
2. Absolutely no horseplay in the lab or classroom
3. No running or jumping over things in lab or classroom.
4. Do not operate any equipment unless an instructor is present in lab.
5. Know the location of the fire extinguisher.
6. Keep tools and tool box out of the free walking area in the lab.
7. Do not stand on chairs or tool boxes when working on equipment.
8. Under no circumstances work around a wet floor. Clean up any water immediately if not
sooner. Many of the high efficiency units in the lab produce a lot of condensation (water) and
they are not hooked directly to drains.
9. Notify the instructor of any hazard found in the lab or on the equipment.
10. Know the location of the main gas shut-off valve and how to operate it. In case of any
emergency shut off main gas shut-off valve.
11. Know location of all disconnect breakers for all electrical equipment.
12. Never stand in front of a gas furnace or appliance when operating or running test on it.
13. At the end of each lab period turn off the gas to the unit you are working on and disconnect
the electrical power source.
14.If it becomes necessary to lift any heavy objects, remember, lift with your legs, not your back.
Keep your back straight. Get help if the object is too heavy or bulky for you alone.
Students who fail to meet satisfactory standards relating to any of these rules will be sent home,
and or counseled by the Department Head; and if no improvement is made, enrollment may be
terminated.
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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
ACR 1206 Electrical Controls
Spring Semester 2016
I have read and understand this syllabus, and agree to abide by the policies, procedures and
guidelines specified therein.
___________________________________
Printed Name
______________________________________
Student ID Number (this is not your SSN)
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
ACR 1206 Electrical Controls
Spring Semester 2016
Student Assessment Release
I agree that Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology may excerpt some of my work to
be utilized for institutional assessment purposes. The purpose of institutional assessment is for
verification of student learning and program improvement. I recognize that every effort will be
made to keep this information confidential and that my name will not be associated with my
work.
___________________________________
Printed Name
______________________________________
Student ID Number (this is not your SSN)
___________________________________
Signature
______________________________________
Date
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