Muncie Area Career Center
Electrical Technology I Course Outline 2015-2016
Teacher: Mr. Dave Humphrey
Telephone: 765-747-5250
E-mail:
Course Description: ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY I
This course includes classroom and laboratory experiences in wiring and schematic
diagrams used to design, install, and repair electrical/electronic equipment. Students
will learn basic theories of electricity, electronics, residential wiring and commercial
wiring, motor characteristics, programmable controllers, digital circuits, signal
processors, security systems monitoring, installing and operation, and electronic
equipment troubleshooting. Understanding and using the underlying scientific principles
related to electricity, electronics, circuits, sine waves, and Ohm’s Law are integral to this
course. Students will complete the residential wiring of a house with the Muncie
Homeownership Project.
Textbook:
 Residential Construction Academy: House Wiring 3rd Edition
 Modern Residential Wiring : by Harvey Holzman
 Electrical Wiring Residential by Ray Mullin – Thomson Delmar Learning
College Credits and Certifications/EPAs:
 CONT 127 Electrical Basics
 BCOT 129 Residential Wiring
 Students will participate in the Home Builders Institute (HBI) Certification
examination (Basic Wiring) at conclusion of the first-year in the program.
Course Grading Scale:
9 Week Grades Based On:
 30% Lab work and hands-on work at Project House
 30% Tests, quizzes, and skill assessments
 20% Class assignments, activities, projects
 20% Daily participation and preparation activities
Muncie Community Schools Grading Scale:
 100% - 90% = A
First Semester Grade:
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89% - 80% = B
1st 9-weeks grade (45%) + 2nd 9-weeks grade (45%) + 2nd Semester Final Exam (10%)
Second Semester Grade:
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79% - 70% = C
3rd 9-weeks grade (45%) + 4th 9-weeks grade (45%) + 2nd Semester Final Exam (10%)
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69% - 60% = D
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59% - 50% = F
Required Clothing/Tools Needed for Course:
 Appropriate outer clothing based on weather conditions.
 Closed-toed shoes appropriate for a construction site
 Basic Electrical tool set as listed on the Electrical Technology tool list
Job Shadowing: Career & Technical Education students are given the opportunity to
explore career options and to be exposed to workplace experiences. All Electrical
students are required to participate in, at least, one job shadowing experience each
school year.
Internships
Second-semester seniors who have passed certification requirements may be placed in
a limited internship experience in a local company to practice using their electrical skills.
Course Outline / Syllabus – Electrical Technology I
Assignments
First Semester
Week
1
Introduction to the Electrical Profession
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Explain the history of the electrical professional
Explain the history of the electrical field from the development to the
present
Identify the many different electrical fields a professional may go into
Describe the electrical trades different class of professionals
Identify the educational requirements of each of the different levels in
the electrical trade
Identify the professional organizations affiliated with the electrical
profession
Describe the various career opportunities in the electrical field
Describe the physical demands of an electrical professional
Applied Safety Procedures
 Describe and demonstrate safe practices with ladders
 Describe and demonstrate safe practices with aerial lifts
 Describe and demonstrate safe practices with the use of hand tools
 Describe and demonstrate safe practices with the use of portable
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power tools
Describe and demonstrate safe practices with the use of stationary
power tools
Describe and demonstrate the proper PPE (Personal Protection
Equipment) to be used in the shop and the job-site
Describe and demonstrate safe practices with multi-meters
Describe and demonstrate electrical safety
Describe the effects of electrical shock
Describe and demonstrate codes and standards
Describe and demonstrate lockout devices
Activities/Assessments
Students will fill out the survey titled “ The Electrical Professional”
Students will give a short oral presentation of an electrical profession.
Students will turn in their outline to be evaluated
Students will work in small groups and present in their opinions, the top
5 list of what is the most important electrical item invented. Students
will tell how and why they rated top 5 as they did
Students will be given a vocabulary list, on the first day of the week and
a quiz will be given on the last day of the week on the vocabulary words
for evaluation
Students will take a tool identification quiz, to evaluate their knowledge
on tools
LAB- Students will demonstrate to the instructor the safe operation of
hand tools
LAB- Students will demonstrate to the instructor the safe operation of
portable power tools
LAB- Students will demonstrate to the instructor the safe operation of
stationary power tools
LAB- Students will demonstrate to the instructor the safe operation of
step ladders
Students will be given a vocabulary list, on the first day of the week and
a quiz will be given on the last day of the week on the vocabulary words
for evaluation
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Electrical Principles
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Describe and demonstrate forms of electricity
Describe and demonstrate matter, conductors and insulators
Describe and demonstrate atoms, electrons, neutron and protons
Describe and demonstrate that all atoms the electrons are arranged in
shells
Describe and demonstrate a semiconductor
Describe and demonstrate elements and the element table
Describe and demonstrate symbols in the electrical field
Describe and demonstrate compounds and molecules
Describe and demonstrate the Law of Electric Charges
Describe and demonstrate electron flow
Describe and demonstrate electricity production
Basic Electrical Quantities
 Describe and demonstrate energy and voltage
 Describe and demonstrate AC and DC voltage
 Describe and demonstrate current and current flow
 Describe and demonstrate power and electrical energy
 Describe and demonstrate resistive circuits
 Describe and demonstrate inductive circuits
 Describe and demonstrate capacitive circuits
 Describe and demonstrate resistive circuits
 Describe and demonstrate resistance , conductors and insulators
 Describe and demonstrate heat thermal energy
 Describe and demonstrate temperature and temperature conversion
Ohms Law and the Power Formula
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Describe and demonstrate calculating voltage using Ohm’s Law
Describe and demonstrate calculating current using Ohm’s Law
Describe and demonstrate calculating resistance using Ohm’s Law
Describe and demonstrate voltage / current relationship with Ohm’s
Law
Describe and demonstrate current / resistance relationship with
Ohm’s Law
Describe and demonstrate applications using Ohm’s Law
LAB- Students will examine the different types of batteries
LAB- Students will examine the different types of conductors
LAB- Students will examine the different types of insulators
LAB- Students will examine the different types of semi-conductors
Students will be given a vocabulary list, on the first day of the week and
a quiz will be given on the last day of the week on the vocabulary words
for evaluation
Students will be given a electricity production topic and the student
shall
LAB- Students will demonstrate and measure AC and DC voltage
Students will be given a vocabulary list, on the first day of the week and
a quiz will be given on the last day of the week on the vocabulary words
for evaluation
LAB- Students will build a resistive circuit
LAB- Students will measure voltages of different values
Students will be given a vocabulary list, on the first day of the week and
a quiz will be given on the last day of the week on the vocabulary words
for evaluation
Students will be given the values for voltage, resistance and current and
the students will show how the Ohm’s Law concept works
Students will design circuits and read the values with a digital multimeter and then use the values in the Ohm’s Law equation to prove
them out
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Math Principles Used in the Electrical Field
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Describe and demonstrate using Ohm’s Law when designing circuits
Describe and demonstrate using Ohm’s Law when troubleshooting
Describe and demonstrate the Power Formula
Describe and demonstrate calculating voltage using the Power
Formula
Describe and demonstrate calculating current using the Power
Formula
Describe and demonstrate power / current relationship with the
Power Formula
Describe and demonstrate applications using the Power Formula
Describe and demonstrate combining Ohm’s Law and the Power
Formula
Describe and demonstrate combining Ohm’s Law and impedance
Describe and demonstrate whole numbers and fractions
Describe and demonstrate reducing and adding fractions
Describe and demonstrate subtracting, dividing and multiplying
fractions
Describe and demonstrate decimals, converting fractions to decimals
and converting decimals to fractions
Describe and demonstrate the rounding off of numbers
Describe and demonstrate percentages
Describe and demonstrate the principles of Measurement
Describe and demonstrate a comparison of the English and the Metric
measuring system
Describe and demonstrate the method of calculating area
Describe and demonstrate math symbols
Describe and demonstrate math applications commonly used in the
electrical field
Electric Symbols and Outlets
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Identify and explain the electrical outlet symbols used in the plans of
the single family dwelling
Describe and demonstrate the types of outlets, boxes, luminaires
(light fixtures) and switches used in the residence
Describe and demonstrate the mounting methods of the various
electrical devices used in the residence
Students will be given the values for voltage, resistance, current and
wattage, and the students will show how the Power Formula concept
works
Students will design circuits and read the values with a digital multimeter and then use the values in the Power Formula equation to prove
them out
Students will design circuits and read the values with a digital multimeter and then use the values in the Power Formula and Ohm’s Law
equation to prove them out
Students will be given a vocabulary list, on the first day of the week and
a quiz will be given on the last day of the week on the vocabulary words
for evaluation
Students will be given a worksheet that will work with adding,
subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions. The students will
demonstrate their proficiency in this area.
Students will measure objects in the class room and write down their
answers to be turned in for evaluation
Students will measure objects in the class room and write down on their
worksheet the metric measurement to demonstrate their proficiency in
this area
Students will demonstrate math applications used in the electrical field
and the NEC
Students will be given a vocabulary list, on the first day of the week and
a quiz will be given on the last day of the week on the vocabulary words
for evaluation
The students will use blueprints without any electrical symbols and
place on the print the symbols for a residential dwelling in the proper
location according to the NEC
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Describe and demonstrate the preferred way to position receptacles
in wall boxes
Describe and demonstrate issues involved in electrical remodel work
Describe and demonstrate how to determine the maximum number
of conductors permitted in a given size electrical box
Describe and demonstrate the concept of fire resistance rating of
walls and ceilings
Describe and demonstrate how the NEC (National Electrical Code) is
used in the rough in stage of a dwelling
The students will use blueprints with electrical symbols and place those
symbols on the stud at the job-site, the symbols for a residential
dwelling in the proper location according to the NEC
Determining the Required Number and Location of Lighting and
Small-Appliance Circuits
Students will be given a vocabulary list, on the first day of the week and
a quiz will be given on the last day of the week on the vocabulary words
for evaluation
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Describe and demonstrate the NEC requirement for calculating branch
circuit sizing and loading
Describe and demonstrate the term Volt / Amperes Per Square Foot
Calculate the occupied floor area of a residence
Determine the minimum number of lighting and small-appliance
branch-circuits
Describe and demonstrate where the receptacles and the lighting
outlets are required per the NEC
Describe and demonstrate how the Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
(GFCI) operates
Describe and demonstrate how to respond and communicate to the
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
Describe and demonstrate the voltage used to calculate loads per the
NEC
Describe and demonstrate the basics of wire sizing and loading per
the NEC
Conductor Sizes and Types, Wiring Methods, Wire Connections,
Voltage Drop and Neutral Sizing for Services
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Describe and determine the current-carrying capacity (ampacity) of
conductors
Describe and determine the overcurrent protection for conductors
and maximum loading of branch-circuits
Describe and demonstrate how aluminum conductors can cause
possible fire hazards if they are not properly installed
Describe and demonstrate NEC installation requirements for all types
The students will determine the proper electrical box size for a given
amount of conductors
Students will be given a quiz on the NEC (National Electrical Code) on
the rough in stage of a dwelling, to be evaluated
The students will calculate the Volt / Amperes Per Square Foot from
the blueprint
The students will calculate the minimum number of lighting and smallappliance branch-circuits from the blueprint
The students will terminate the conductors for a GFCI receptacle the
proper way
The students will take notes from the special guest’s {AHJ) presentation
and turn in for evaluation
The students will properly match up a given load, to their (AWG)
American Wire Gauge size
Students will be given a vocabulary list, on the first day of the week and
a quiz will be given on the last day of the week on the vocabulary words
for evaluation
The students will properly match up a given load, with the proper overcurrent protection
The student will demonstrate how to properly prepare and terminate
aluminum conductors
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of cables and raceways
Describe and demonstrate the special ampacity ratings of serviceentrance conductors
Describe and demonstrate how voltage drop will affect the circuits
ampacity
Describe and demonstrate an alternate cost and time-saving method
permitted to bring nonmetallic-sheathed cable into the top of a
surface mounted panel
Describe and demonstrate the typical conductors used for residential
wiring
Describe and demonstrate the NEC table used to determine the
service conductor sizes
Describe and demonstrate conductor temperature rating
Describe and demonstrate how “knob and tube” wiring is installed
Describe and demonstrate the different types of nonmetallicsheathed cable
Describe and demonstrate the installation of nonmetallic-sheathed
cable
Describe and demonstrate installation of armored cable (type AC) and
metal clad cable (type MC)
Describe and demonstrate the use of rigid metal conduit (RMC), rigid
nonmetallic conduit (PVC) and electrical metallic conduit (EMT)
Describe and demonstrate flexible raceways approved by the NEC
Describe and demonstrate the different types of service entrance
cables
The students will properly match up a given service sizes, and choose
the proper size conductors per NEC
The students will work voltage drop problems from the given
worksheet, and turn in for evaluation
The students will properly match up typical conductors and cables to
their use per the NEC
The students will build up and demonstrate the alternate cost and timesaving method of bringing conductors into the panel
The students will be given a temperature value, and the conductors will
have to be de-rated in ampacity by the students per the NEC
The students will properly install non-metallic sheathed cable (Romex)
in the lab stud walls according to the lab sheet and be evaluated
The student will demonstrate the proper way to strip non-metallic
sheathed cable (Romex)
The students will properly install armored cable (type AC) and metal
clad cable (type MC) in the lab stud walls according to the lab sheet and
be evaluated
The student will prepare and install a flexible raceway per NEC
The student will prepare and install a PVC raceway according to the lab
sheet and per NEC
The students will cut, ream and thread a RMC raceway
The students will install a RMC raceway per NEC
The students will bend and install a EMT raceway
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Course Outline / Syllabus – Electrical Technology I
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Second Semester
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