EL 163 - Electrical Troubleshooting Description In this course, students learn the basic technique of troubleshooting electric and electronic circuits, including measurement techniques, analysis of faults and repair procedures.
Completion of this course combined with EL 144 , EL 150 , and EL 162 allows students to sit for the Associate of Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI) Mechatronics Certification Test - Industrial Electricity 1. Credit Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 2 School: School of Business & Industry Department: Applied Technology Discipline: EL Major Course Revisions: N/A Last Revision Date Effective: 20230216T17:59:29 Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028 Course Type: Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program. Course Format: Lecture/Lab - Must meet Lecture & Lab Ratios
General Education Requirement: None General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO): NA Course Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the basic electrical principles of voltage, current and resistance.
2. Measure current and voltage in electrical circuits.
3. Analyze faults in a variety of industrial circuits.
4. Analyze faults in a variety of electronic circuits.
5. Determine the procedure to follow in troubleshooting electrical circuits.
6. Clearly and completely state and describe a problem/issue.
7. Identify quality sources for data and information pertinent to a problem or issue being examined. Approved for Online Delivery?: No Course Outline: I. Measurement Techniques
A. Review of electrical principles
B. Measurement of resistance
C. Measurement of voltage
D. Measurement of current
E. Special devices and circuits
II. Troubleshooting Electronic Systems
A. Measure circuit parameters using proper equipment
B. Identify the faults in a linear power supply
C. Identify the faults in a regulator circuit
III. Troubleshooting Electrical Systems
A. Measure and identify faults in a relay circuit
B. Measure and identify faults in three phase circuit
C. Measure and identify faults in an industrial circuit Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures: None Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: Associate of Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI) Mechatronics Certification Test - Industrial Electricity 1. Instructional Strategies: Classroom Lecture: 20-60%
Facilitated Discussion: 0-20%
Mediated Instruction: 0-20%
Group Work: 0-20%
Hands on Experience: 40-80%
Mandatory Course Components: None Academic Program Prerequisite: None Prerequisites/Other Requirements: D- or Higher in one of the following courses: EL 144 or EL 106 or EL 101 English Prerequisite(s): None Math Prerequisite(s): None Course Corerequisite(s): None Course-Specific Placement Test: None Course Aligned with IRW: N/A Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required Total Lecture/Lab Hours Per Week: 2 Faculty Credential Requirements: Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below) Faculty Credential Requirement Details: The instructor must have at least 2 years of work experience in the Electrical/Electronics field to effectively teach this course. General Room Request: Lab should be scheduled in ATC 301 Maximum Course Enrollment: 16 Equivalent Courses: None Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1 Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement: Electrical Controls Engineering Technology, A.A.A.S, Electrical Controls/Mechatronics Certificate, Electronics Engineering Technology Certificate, Electronics Engineering Technology, A.A.A.S, Industrial Maintenance Certificate, Industrial Maintenance Technology, A.A.A.S., Mechatronics-Basic Industrial Electricity, Certificate People Soft Course ID Number: 101434 Course CIP Code: 15.9999 High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No If yes, with which high schools?: NA Non-Credit GRCC Agreement exist?: No If yes, with which Departments?: NA Corporate Articulation Agreement exist?: Yes If yes, with which Companies?: Industrial Maintenance Pilot Program Training at Autocam, Cascade Engineering, Haworth and Gentex Corporations
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