Syllabus
AMAR 1200: 60 hours
This course is competency-based, allowing you to progress at your own pace, while continually demonstrating competency through a variety of assignments and assessments. Specific requirements to successfully complete this course will be outlined in this syllabus.
This course covers basic electrical topics including electrical fundamentals, basic electricity, basic electrical circuits, electrical systems and protection, alternating current, relays, transformers, grounding and bonding. Students also gain knowledge about the distribution of electrical power in a manufacturing facility, including service feeders, branch circuits, and control circuits. Students learn to bend conduit and size conductors for common home and control circuits. Prepares students for troubleshooting electrical systems found in manufacturing processes. Topics related to the NEC code will be explored. Electrical safety topics will be covered.
Prerequisite: AMAR 1010 Orientation and Activities.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
The following supplies are required for this course:
Begin the course at the Modules page and work your way down to the bottom, in order. The activities listed include videos, text, quizzes, and labs. Read each assignment description carefully. Follow the individual instructions on each graded assignment to know how to submit them. You will always submit activities through Canvas directly as a video, text, or photo submission.
ALL STUDENTS: Grades will be tracked through Canvas. We are competency-based, which means you must complete everything before a final grade will be issued and credit will be given for a class. This means the following for individual assignments in the Automated Manufacturing Department:
Students are encouraged to routinely check their rating in Canvas for their current percentage in the course (make sure you uncheck “Calculate based on graded assignments” to see the accurate percentage.
A |
93% & Above |
C |
73-76% |
A- |
90-92% |
C- |
70-72% |
B+ |
87-89% |
D+ |
67-69% |
B |
83-86% |
D |
63-66% |
B- |
80-82% |
D- |
60-62% |
C+ |
77-79% |
F |
Below 60% |