ELE 114 - DC Fundamentals

In order to take ELE-111 Alternating Current Theory and ELE-198 Solid State Motor Controls, you will have to pass this class with a “C” or better.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: None.

Mode(s) of Instruction: Traditional/face-to-face

Credit for Prior Learning: This course offers an opportunity for students to earn Credit for Prior Learning for skills that they have brought with them to Iowa Central. For more information, please ask the instructor and see the Iowa Central Community College catalog.

Course Fees: Course Materials: $75.00; Ebook/Access Code: $119.99 (charged once per term for all courses that use Cengage Unlimited)

Common Course Assessment(s): All assessments are common for this course.

Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Student Learning Outcomes:

•      Practice electrical safety  
•      Apply the basic concepts of electricity  
•      Demonstrate proper use of test equipment  
•      Apply Ohm’s Law for DC circuits  
•      Draw schematic diagrams using appropriate component symbols  
•      Construct and troubleshoot series, parallel, and combination circuits  

Course Objectives:    

• Resistor color code. 
  • The students will learn how to identify, read, size, and use resistors.                               
• Units and Metric Prefixes.
  • Students will utilize correct metric prefix’ and labels for all electrical quantities & figures.
• Electrical Terms. 
  • Students will distinguish between electrical terms such as voltage, current, resistance, power and calculate for each.
• Ohm’s Law.
  • Students will distinguish between V, I, R, & P relationships in relevance to electrical technolgoes & direct current fundamentals.
• Series Circuits, Parallel, Combination Circuits.
  • Students will gain knowledge of various types and examples of electrical circuits and the characteristics of the three main types of circuits through hands on lab experiments & procedures. 
• DC Voltage vs. AC RMS Voltage.
  • Students will distinguish between DC V and AC RMS in theory and applied in a lab setting.          
• Meter Usage & Electrical Symbols.
  • Students will gain knowledge of various types and styles of meters and measuring devices, as well as being able to identify and draw various electrical symbols in schematic form. 
• Troubleshooting Circuits.     
  • Students will combine knowledge of measuring devices and circuit characteristics via lecture and lab results with electrical related terms to identify, correlate, and troublehsoot DC circuits and problems.                      
• Reading Schematic Prints.
  • Students will gain knowledge of various types of electrical schematics and print symbols and apply them during lab settings.