ELCT 2403 - Electrical Skills IV

•    Describe the categories and branch portions of the distribution circuits.
•    List the required wiring methods in health care facilities.
•    Differentiate between emergency and standby systems and identify their primary components.
•    Describe battery and UPS system types and explain their maintenance requirements.
•    Describe the NEC® requirements for emergency/standby power and lighting systems.
•    Describe electronic fundamentals.
•    Identify and describe semiconductor devices.
•    Describe the various codes and standards that relate to fire alarm systems.
•    Describe the basic types of fire alarm systems and their primary components.
•    Describe fire alarm control panels and their primary features.
•    Identify and describe approaches to fire alarm notification and communication/monitoring.
•    Describe fire alarm system installation guidelines and requirements.
•    Identify and describe various types of transformers.
•    Identify instrument transformers.
•    Define harmonics and explain how harmonic issues are identified and resolved.
•    Describe the various types of relays used in motor control circuits.
•    Explain how reduced-voltage starting is accomplished.
•    Specify an adjustable frequency drive (AFD) for a given application.
•    Compare motor braking methods.
•    Describe how to maintain motor controls for peak operation.
•    Describe how to troubleshoot motor controls.
•    Describe the operating principles and major components of HVAC systems.
•    Identify the types of thermostats and their uses.
•    Identify and describe HVAC control systems and devices.
•    Identify the NEC® requirements that apply to HVAC systems.
•    Describe heat-tracing applications, components, controls, and selection/installation considerations related to piping.
•    Describe roof, gutter, and downspout de-icing systems and the relevant selection/installation considerations.
•    Describe snow-melting and anti-icing systems and the relevant selection/installation considerations.
•    Describe other electric heat-tracing and warming systems and the relevant selection/installation considerations.
•    Identify the factors that affect motor reliability and lifespan.
•    Describe maintenance and troubleshooting requirements for electric motors.
•    Describe the guidelines for installing and commissioning electric motors.
•    Describe how to splice medium-voltage cable.
•    Describe termination classes and important considerations when creating terminations.
•    Define high-potential testing and explain how such testing is conducted.
•    Identify and select equipment, components, and wiring methods for various special locations and applications.
•    Identify and select equipment, components, and wiring methods for marinas, boatyards, and bodies of water.
•    Identify and select equipment, components, and wiring methods for pools, spas, tubs, and fountains.
•    Describe current issues and organizational structures in industry today.
•    Explain how to incorporate leadership skills into work habits, including communications, motivation, team building, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

•    Identify a crew leader’s typical safety responsibilities with respect to common safety issues, including awareness of safety regulations and the cost of accidents.
•    Demonstrate a basic understanding of the planning process, scheduling, and cost and resource control.
 

General Education Outcomes Supported

•    Students develop higher order thinking skills.
•    Students can achieve mathematical literacy.
•    Students demonstrate information literacy.
 

Standard Practices
Topics List
•    Load Calculations - Feeders & Services
•    Health Care Facilities
•    Standby and Emergency Systems
•    Basic Electronic Theory
•    Fire Alarm Systems
•    Specialty Transformers
•    Advanced Controls
•    HVAC Controls
•    Heat Tracing and Freeze Protection
•    Motor Operation and Maintenance
•    Medium-Voltage Terminations/Splices
•    Special Locations
•    Fundamentals of Crew Leadership

Learning Activities
•    Courses must, at a minimum, cover the core learning outcomes for each topic. Faculty may add 
to these outcomes but may not omit any of them.
•    Lab safety and equipment orientation and enforcement of safety protocols is each faculty 
member’s responsibility.
•    Since all general education outcomes are supported by specific course and program outcomes, 
all instructors should include learning activities that develop these outcomes in their courses and 
identify them in course syllabi. Instructors should describe how these activities will be evaluated 
in their course syllabi and/or reflected in their gradebooks.
Assessments
Exams include closed book tests and online quizzes.

Grading guidelines
•    90% score of all graded assignments = A
•    80% - 89% score on all graded assignments = B
•    70% - 79% score on all graded assignments = C
•    60% - 69% score on all graded assignments = D
•    <60% score on all graded assignments = F