Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Face to Face Common Syllabus
Spring 2016
ACR 1203 ELECTRICAL CONTROLS APPLICATIONS
Course Description: A study of the basic electrical properties and their behavior in series,
parallel, and combination circuits. Theories of operation of electrical components common to air
conditioning and refrigeration systems such as switches, relays, contactors, starter boxes,
transformers, time delay relays, defrost timers, motors of various types, capacitors and motor
starting relays are also examined. Theory/Lab. Offered in the fall and spring semesters.
Type of course: Theory
Credit Hours: 75 Total Hours of Theory
Class length – Full Semester
Class days and times: MTWRF – 8:30 – 9:25am
Prerequisites: None
Instructor Name: Paul Margwarth
Instructor Phone: (918) 293-5306
Office: Bldg 315 RM 109
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 to 8:25 am MWF (1st Half), 7:30 to 8:25 am M-F (2nd Half),
and 2:30pm to 3:25 pm M-F
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 (found on the top right corner [south end] of our shelves in bookstore)
3. Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating and Air Conditioning, 8th Edition, Author, Russell E.
Smith, ISBN # 978-1-4180-4287-5
References: None
Materials: notebooks, pencils, and calculator
Uniform/Tools: N/A
Estimated Cost for Materials: $200.00
1.
2.
3.
4.
Ugly’s Electrical Reference = $11.50
Electrical Template = $20.65
Electricity for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 9th Edition = $143.10
Materials = $24.75
Estimated Cost for Uniform/Tools: N/A
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Upon completion of the course, students should:
COURSE OBJECTIVES
ASSESSMENT OF COMPETENCY
1.1 Identify Power sources, and learn use of
*70% on Final Exam
Lock out Tag out equipment
1.2 Read and draw electrical wiring diagrams
*70% on Final Exam
1.3 Identify volt, ohm, and amp meter readings *70% on Final Exam
1.4 Identify internal workings of electrical
*70% on Final Exam
components
1.5 Perform ohms law calculations
*70% on Final Exam
1.6 Design basic series, parallel, and
*70% on Final Exam
combination circuits
1.7 Perform transformer calculations
*70% on Final Exam
1.8 Select overload heaters, replacement
*70% on Final Exam
motors and starting components
1.9 Demonstrate the ability to diagnose
*70% on Final Exam
electrical and electronic systems in theory
Aspects of the competency assessments may be used in the university’s assessment of
Student learning.
COURSE ACTIVITIES
In this course students will:
 Participate in class discussions and activities…
 View videos that depict the various concepts…
 Take examinations
 May be required to do quizzes
 Be required to complete out of class assignments
EVALUATION - GRADES WILL BE BASED ON THE QUALITY AND COMPLETION
OF THESE TASKS: (NOTE-Please indicate the course specific evaluations)
Pop Quizzes ……………….
Out of Class Assignments..
Exams …………………….
Participation ……………...
Point Total
_3250__
3%
39%
35%
23%
OSUIT
Grading Scale
A = 90-100
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
D = 60-69
F = 59 & below
*The student’s grade for the Final Exam 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.
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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
Only a pen or pencil, approved calculator, and approved scrap paper may be used while taking an
exam. No personal electronic devices, i.e. smart phone, may be used.
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)
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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.
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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ACR1203 Electrical Controls Theory Summer 2015 Class Schedule
Date
Unit
Descripti
on
Est. Time Topics and
Approximatel Competencies
y
75hrs
Jan 5th –
Jan 7th
Jan 8th –
Jan 15th
Orientation
Jan 18th
Jan 19th –
Jan 29th
No Classes
Ohm’s Law
Feb 1st –
Feb 5th
Magnetism
Transformers
3-4hrs
Magnetism Properties Transformer
identification, Calculations and
troubleshooting
Feb 8th –
Feb 18th
Relays,
Contactors and
Starter Boxes
8-9hrs
Internal break down of relays,
contactors and starter boxes. The
differences between them plus how
to calculate and size external
overload protection that come with
starter boxes.
Feb 18th –
Feb 20th
Inductance and
Capacitance
1-2hrs
True resistive, inductive and
capacitive resistances. What the
Basic Electrical
Circuits,
Electron
Theory, and
Multi-meters
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Assessments
1.5-2hrs
8-9hrs
8-9hrs
Syllabus, classroom
rules/procedures, and schedule
Differences in diagrams, Series and
Parallel load and control circuits,
how electricity is generated and
distributed safely, and how
electrical readings are measured.
Martin Luther King Holiday
Ohm’s law calculations for series,
parallel, and series-parallel circuits
Handouts
Basic Circuits,
Electron Theory, and
Multi-meter powerpoints, plus
additional handouts.
Chapters 3-6
Exam: Middle to End
of 3nd week.
Jan 20th – 22nd
Ohm’s law Powerpoint, Chapter 2,
Ohm’s law in-class
examples,
Homework
Handout.
Exam: Middle to End
of 5th week
Feb 2nd – 5th
Magnetism and
Transformer Powerpoint, In-class
examples of
transformer
calculations,
transformer
calculations HW,
Chapter 7 & 12
Exam: 6th week Feb
9th – 12th
Relay, contactor and
starter box powerpoint, in-class wiring
examples, chapter
11 HW
Exam: End of 7th
week to the start of
the 8th week. Feb
19th – Feb 23rd
Inductance and
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differences are and the effects each
has on current flow. How to
calculate for total capacitance in a
circuit and for total capacitance
when wired in series and parallel.
point. In-class
examples.
Exam: Will be
included on the
Motor Exam
Motor Power-point.
Multiple handout
and diagrams. Inclass examples of
motor ohm
readings. Home
Work of how to
determine motor
windings from ohm
readings. Chapter 9
Exam: Inductance,
Capacitance and
Motors End of week
11. Mar 24th – 25th
1ph Motor Starting
Components Powerpoint, In-class
examples and
handouts, Starting
Components
homework, Chapter
10
Exam: End of week
12 or start of week
13, Mar 31st – Apr
8th
Feb 21st –
Mar 2nd
AC Motors
9-11hrs
Description of the following 1ph
motors: 1. Shaded Pole, 2. RSIR, 3.
CSIR, 4. PSC, and 5. CSCR
Plus variations: Dual Voltage,
Consequential Pole, and Multispeed. 3ph motors: Single voltage
and dual voltage. Will also cover
how to diagnosis motor problems
and failures as well as how to
reverse directions
Mar 3rd –
Mar 11th
1ph Motor
Starting
Components
4-5hrs
Description of how to identify and
wire up Potential Relays, Current
Relays, and Solid State Relays
Mar 14th –
Mar 18th
Mar 21st –
Mar 23rd
NO CLASSES
SPRING BREAK!
Motor and
Starting
Components
Defrost Clocks
REVIEW
Mar 24th –
Mar 31st
Apr 1st –
Apr 6th
Wire, Fuse,
breaker and
Overload Sizing.
Thermostats
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5-6hrs
Description of how to identify
different types of Defrost Controls,
Determine the internal components
using an ohm-meter and then
properly wire up the Defrost Clock
(Control) to control the appropriate
components in a refrigeration
system.
3-4hrs
Using Electrical Code Tables found
in the Ugly’s Electrical References
book students will size wire, fuses,
breaker, disconnects and other
overload devices for electrical loads.
Defrost Clocks
Power-point, Inclass examples and
diagrams.
Homework of
Defrost Clocks
Chapter 6
Exam: End of Week
14. Apr 14th – 15th
Handouts, Ugly’s
Electrical References
Book, Chapters 12 &
13.
Material covered
will be added to the
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Apr 7th –
Apr 22nd
Soft Skills
Additional 1015hrs
Identify and determine the internal
working of single stage heating and
cooling Thermostats.
Throughout the entire semester
additional information will be given
as to how to speak and interact with
customers as well as role playing
examples from your instructor. The
examples will include real events
that he experienced as well as other
past students and professionals in
the HVACR Industry.
Comprehensive
Final
Final Exam
Last day of the final
week of the
semester.
Comprehensive
Final Apr 22nd
Note: All of these topics will be covered and the hours on each are close approximates, however
this schedule may vary depending on unforeseeable circumstances that may arise and or
individual class rate of comprehension, this would occur by evaluation and discretion of the
instructor. Pop quizzes and assignments can be given at any time. Exams will be given at the
end of each subject but because of the before mentioned reasons it is impossible to give the exact
date. However, I will give you a minimum of two day notice before the actual exam is given.
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 due date. Late homework is not accepted for grading unless
specific arrangements are made with and agreed upon by the instructor. When late work is
accepted 5% is taken off if turned in by 4:30 pm on the day it is due. For every day Homework
is late an additional 10% is taken off, i.e. should a homework be accepted late 3 days after it was
due then additional 30% would be deducted from the students’ score.
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…) There will be no points deducted if the student has
an excused absence.
Pop Quizzes cannot be made up regardless of the circumstances of the absence.
Test can be made up but may be an alternative test and 10% will be deducted per day until it is
taken unless the absence was excused. Without an excused absence(s) the latest a test can be
taken late is three days.
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)
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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 1203 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 1203 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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