IDFC 1011 Syllabus

Subject Code

IDFC

Course Number

1011

Course Title

Direct Current I

Prerequisites

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Offered Fall and Spring

Credit Hours

(2-2-3)

Course Description

This course introduces direct current (DC) concepts and applications. Topics include electrical principles and laws; batteries; DC test equipment; series, parallel, and simple combination circuits; and laboratory procedures and safety practices. Students must pay a $30 supply fee when registering for this course.

Course Outcomes

Electrical Laws and Principles
Order        Description
   1             Define voltage, current, power, resistance, and conductance.
   2             Read and interpret color codes to identify resistors.
   3             Calculate resistance, conductance, voltage, current, and power.
   4             Define basic terms used to describe electronics components and devices.
   5             Identify the symbols associated with basic electronic components and devices.

Batteries
Order        Description
   1             Explain the concept of polarity as it applies to batteries.
   2             Perform a power test of various wet and dry cells and batteries.

DC Test Equipment
Order        Description
   1             Explain the basic operating principles of a voltmeter, ohmmeter, ammeter, analog multimeter, and
                  digital multimeter.
   2             Measure circuit voltage, current, and resistance.
   3             Explain the circuit conditions that cause shorts.
   4             Determine the location of a short in a DC circuit.
   5             Explain the circuit conditions that cause opens.
   6             Determine the location of an open in a DC circuit.

Series, Parallel, and Simple Combination Circuits
Order        Description
   1             Compute and measure DC series, parallel, and simple combination circuit voltage, current, and
                  resistance.

Laboratory Procedures and Safety Practices
Order        Description
   1             List personal and equipment safety rules for working with DC circuits.
   2             Follow safety procedures for personal safety.
   3             Demonstrate safe test equipment use.
   4             Identify the major types of hazards associated with the electrical/electronics workplace.
   5             State the location and activation process of the main disconnect switch for the electrical/electronics
                  laboratory.