OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ELT 101
COURSE SYLLABUS
FALL 2015
Majid Ghadiri: Math and Technology Division
Hours: T& R 9:00 - 12:15 P.M.
Office: P110 RHC (office hours or by appointment)
Phone: (847) 376-7699 (please leave a message)
Division Phone: (847) 635-1688, Room 2180
Email: mghadiri@oakton.edu
I.
II.
Course
Prefix
Course
Number
ELT
101
Course
Name
Credit
Introduction to Electronics
5
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of Algebra & Trigonometry helpful
III.
Course (catalog) Description:
Course introduces electronics curriculum with hands-on labs and simulations. Topics rang
from Ohm Law to semiconductor circuits, series and parallel circuits, capacitors, inductors,
and magnetic, with focus on analog and digital circuits. Background in basic algebra
recommended for understanding electronics concepts.
IV.
Learning Objectives:
The student will learn the fundamentals of Ohms law and Kirchoff’s laws. They will learn to
set up basic series and parallel circuits. The students will also learn to operate VOM’s,
oscilloscopes, function generators and power supplies.
V.
Academic Integrity:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of
academic integrity. Therefore, Oakton Community College has adopted a Code of Academic
Conduct and a Statement of Student Academic Integrity. These may be found in the Student
Handbook. You may also find a summary of the Code of Academic Conduct in the College
Catalog. Among the violations of the academic integrity listed and defined are: cheating,
plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic
dishonesty, falsification of records and official documents, personal misrepresentation and
proxy, and bribes, favors, and threats.
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It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty.
Pursuant to the due process guarantees contained in the Policy and Procedures on Student
Academic Integrity, the minimum punishment for the first offense of a student found in
violation of the standards of academic integrity is failure in the assignment. In addition, a
disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for
Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.
VI.
Outline of Topics:
Atomic Structure
Ohm’s Law
Series Circuits
Parallel Circuits
Voltage and Current Dividers
Direct Current Meters
Kirchoff’s Laws
Network Theorems
Conductors, Insulators, Resistors
Batteries
Magnetism
Alternating Voltage and Current
Inductance and Inductive Reactance
Capacitance and Capacitive Reactance
RC and L/R Time Constants
Filters
Electronic Devices
Digital Electronics
VII.
Methods of Instruction:
This course will be two-thirds lecture and one-third lab. The lecture will be an informal
discussion of the assigned materials and related topics. The lab experiments will be timed to
reinforce ideas learned in the lecture and to learn the operation of the lab equipment.
VIII.
Methods of Evaluation:
Hour exams
Chapter Quiz
Lab Experiments
Final exams
40%
10%
30%
20%
***Class attendance is necessary to receive full credit in the above categories.***
IX.
Instructional Materials:
Textbook: Basic Electronics, Grob ( 11th edition)
Calculator:
TI – 36 or equivalent.
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TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
Date
Lecture Topic
Sep 01
Introduction
Lab / Assignments
Experiment I-1
Sep 03
Introduction to Powers of 10
Experiment I -2
Sep 08
Chapter 1: Electricity
LAB 1
Sep 10
Chapter 2: Resistors
LAB 2
Sep 15
Chapter 3: Ohm's Law
LAB 3
Sep 17
Chapter 4: Series Circuit
LAB 4
Sep 22
Chapter 5: Parallel Circuit
LAB 5
Sep 24
Chapter 6: Series-parallel Circuit
LAB 6
Sep 29
Chapter 6: Series-parallel Circuit
In-class activity
Oct 01
Chapter 7: Voltage and Current Divider
LAB 7
Oct 06
In-class activity
Oct 08
Chapter 7: Voltage and Current Divider and
Review for Exam
Exam #1
Oct 13
Chapter 12: Batteries
LAB 12
Oct 15
Chapter 13 : Magnetism
LAB 13
Oct 20
Chapter 14: Electromagnetism
LAB 14
Oct 22
Start Chapter 15: Alternating Voltage
Oscilloscope and Signal Generator
Oct 27
Chapter 15: Alternating Voltage
LAB 15
Oct 29
Nov 03
Nov 05
Chapter 16: Capacitance
Chapter 19: Inductance
Chapter 17: Capacitive Reactance
LAB 16
LAB 19
LAB 17
Nov 10
Chapter 20: Inductive Reactance
LAB 20
Nov 12
Exam #2
Nov 17
Chapter 27: Diode and Diode Applications
LAB 27
Nov 19,24
Chapter 27: Diode and Diode Applications
In-class activity
Nov 26
Thanksgiving Recess
College closed
Dec 01
Chapter 28: Bipolar Junction Transistor
LAB 28
Dec 03
Chapter 30: Field Effect Transistor
LAB 30
Dec 08
Dec 10
Chapter 31: Power Amplifier
Take home
Take home Final Exam Due
Review for final
Dec 15
Final Exam
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Fall 2015 Calendar
August 24
Fall 2015 semester classes begin
August 31
Last day to submit proof of residency, business service agreements and chargebacks/joint
agreements
September 7
Labor Day holiday. College closed.
September 20
Last day to withdraw from 16-week courses and have course dropped from record* (See
Withdrawal From Classes for more information.)
September 21
Last day to change to audit for 16-week courses*
October 4
Incomplete (I) grades from summer 2015 semester for which faculty have not submitted final
grades will become an "F" after this date.**
October 9
Last day for filing Graduation Petitions
October 25
Last day to withdraw with a "W" from 16-week courses; Students will receive a grade in all
courses in which they are enrolled after October 25.
November 11
Veterans' Day holiday. College closed.
November 18
Registration opens for spring 2016 semester
November 26, 27
Thanksgiving Recess. College closed.
November 28, 29
Thanksgiving Recess. No classes, College open.
(Most offices closed.)
December 15, 16
Evaluation Days†
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