IDFC 1011 Syllabus

Subject Code

IDFC

Course Number

1011

Course Title

Direct Current I

Prerequisites

Provisional admission

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Credit Hours

Course Description

This course introduces direct current 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.

Course Outcomes

Electrical Laws and Principles

• Define voltage, current, power, resistance, and conductance.
• Read and interpret color codes to identify resistors.
• Calculate resistance, conductance, voltage, current, and power.
• Define basic terms used to describe electronics components and devices.
• Identify the symbols associated with basic electronic components and devices.

Batteries

• Explain the concept of polarity as it applies to batteries.
• Perform a power test of various wet and dry cells and batteries.

DC Test Equipment

• Explain the basic operating principles of a voltmeter, ohmmeter, ammeter, analog multimeter, and digital multimeter.
• Measure circuit voltage, current, and resistance.
• Explain the circuit conditions that cause shorts.
• Determine the location of a short in a DC circuit.
• Explain the circuit conditions that cause opens.
• Determine the location of an open in a DC circuit.

Series, Parallel, and Simple Combination Circuits

• Compute and measure DC series, parallel, and simple combination circuit voltage, current, and resistance.

Laboratory Procedures and Safety Practices

• List personal and equipment safety rules for working with DC circuits.
• Follow safety procedures for personal safety.
• Demonstrate safe test equipment use.
• Identify the major types of hazards associated with the electrical/electronics workplace.
• State the location and activation process of the main disconnect switch for the electrical/electronics laboratory.