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ELC-120
Introduction to Apprenticeship
IAI: None
The Introduction to Apprenticeship class includes a historical study of apprenticeship, local apprenticeship, the electrical industry, and its future. Students will study mathematics, safety and job information on tools, materials, circuits, and good housekeeping.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 4 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
ELC-121
Electrical Theory and Code
IAI: None
The Electrical Theory and Code course includes electrical theory in structure of matter, Ohm213s law, circuits, resistance, magnetism, AC and DC, and circuit calculations. The electrical code is introduced, with emphasis on definitions, wiring methods, grounding and over-current protection. Blueprint reading is also covered.
Prerequisite: ELC 120
Credit: 4 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
ELC-122
Lighting and Transformers
IAI: None
The Lighting and Transformers course covers general lighting, safety, installation requirements and code studies, incandescent lamps, fluorescent lamps and ballasts, and circuit calculation. Students learn inductance to better understand transformers and motors. Transformer principles are covered in addition to types, single-phase, and three-phase connections.
Prerequisite: ELC 121.
Credit: 4 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
ELC-123
Motors and Wiring Systems
IAI: None
The Motors and Wiring Systems course emphasizes the principles of AC motors. Types of AC motors taught are split-phase, capacitor, repulsion, shadepole, universal, and three-phase motors. Wiring systems of less than 400 volts, 480/277 volts, three-phase delta, blueprint reading, and wiring systems for distribution are also covered.
Prerequisite: ELC 122.
Credit: 4 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
ELC-125
Safe Electrical Work Practices
IAI: None
This course is designed to encourage safe work practices in the electrician's field. The curriculum is based on the NFPA 70E, which is used by employers to help them comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. Among the topics covered are achieving a safe working environment, the use of protective equipment and clothing, and the history of electrical safety culture.
Prerequisite: ELC 120
Credit: 1 semester hour
Lecture: 1 Lab 0
ELC-130
OHSA 30 and Disaster Response
IAI: None
This course is designed to provide students an awareness of the safety and health hazards that disaster site workers may encounter as well as the personal protective equipment and proper documentation procedures that may be used to mitigate the hazards. Participants will support the use of an Incidental Command System through the safe performance of their job responsibilities. They will be aware of the effects of traumatic incident stress that can result from working conditions and learn measures to reduce this stress.
Prerequisite: ELC 120
Credit: 3 semester hour
Lecture: 3 Lab 0
ELC-140
The Labor Movement 1865-1980
IAI: None
The Labor Movement 1865-1980 course is designed to give the student a basic understanding of the rise of the American labor movement. Among the topics covered are the change from an agricultural society to the Industrial Revolution, the role of labor in the post-Civil was westward expansion, the need for industrial production during the two World Wars and the Great Depression, and the PATCO air traffic controllers strike.
Prerequisite: ELC 120-Intro to Apprenticeship
Credit: 1 semester hour
Lecture: 1 Lab 0
ELC-243
Alternating Current
IAI: None
The Alternating Current course is a review of alternating current with emphasis on inductance, grounding studies, inductance reactance, capacitive reactance and mathematics for AC circuits. Included also are AC series and parallel circuits, plus power factor correction and problems.
Prerequisite: ELC 123
Credit: 4 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
ELC-244
Electronics Circuitry
IAI: None
The Electronics Circuitry course focuses on basic electronics concepts, basic rectifiers, filter circuits and power supplies, and amplifier circuits. Also covered are audio amplifiers, time delays and relays, and controls.
Prerequisite: ELC 243
Credit: 4 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
ELC-245
Motor Control
IAI: None
The Motor Control course includes starting protective controls, starters and relays, blueprint reading, job and reverse circuits, sequence control circuits, circuit analysis, and trouble shooting.
Prerequisite: ELC 244
Credit: 4 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
ELC-246
Power Controls
IAI: None
The Power Controls course includes power controls, control of DC motors, process control, air conditioning and refrigeration, welding control, instrumentation, static control basic concept and logic circuits, and static control application of elements. Also included is a review of code and static control circuit analysis.
Prerequisite: ELC 245
Credit: 4 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
ELC-247
Advanced Studies I
IAI: None
year of Electricians Apprenticeship. The main focus of this course is advanced studies in electronics, codeology, and code design blueprints.
Prerequisite: ELC 246
Credit: 4 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
ELC-248
Advanced Studies II
IAI: None
The Advanced Studies II course is the final class of this program. Students will receive advanced and in-depth instruction in three areas: programmable controllers, blueprints, and air conditioning controls.
Prerequisite: ELC 247
Credit: 4 semester hours
Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
ELC-249
Electrician Internship I
IAI: None
The Electrician Internship course has been developed and established as the on-the-job component of the Electrician Apprenticeship Program, consisting of work relating to the wiring of residential, commercial, industrial, and/or specialized electrical systems. All of the on-the-job work-related activities will be performed under the direct supervision of a journeyworker. Students may repeat this course one time.
Prerequisite: ELC 121
Credit: 1 semester hour
Lecture: 0 Lab 5
ELC-299
Special Topic Electrician Apprenticeship
IAI: None
Special Topics in Apprenticeship is designed to meet the needs and interests of prospective Electrician Apprentices as well as certificate completers of the program. Course requirements will be based on the topics under study and the curriculum that is presented. This course will allow additional structured classroom and/or distance learning opportunities.
Prerequisite: ELC 120 and ELC 121
Credit: 1-3 semester hour
Lecture: 1-3 Lab 0
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