Course Syllabus
Course: AUTO 1601
Division: Business and Applied Tech
Department: Transportation Technology
Title: Automotive Basic Electronics
Semester Approved: Spring 2019
Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2024
End Semester: Fall 2024
Catalog Description: This course covers the principles and laws that govern electrical circuits, including Ohm's and Kirchhoff's Laws. Students will also gain understanding of the use of meters, wiring diagrams, wiring repair, conductors, semiconductors, PN junctions, diodes, transistors, multiplexing, computers and sensors.
Semesters Offered: Fall
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 4; Lecture: 4; Lab: 0
Clock/Hour Requirements: 60
Corequisites: AUTO 1605
Justification: This course is required for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation accreditation. It is approved by the advisory committee and is a core course for the Automotive Technology AAS degree.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will understand Ohms law and other electrical formulas. They will be able to calculate resistance, current, voltage, watts, etc. Students will be assessed by completion of quizzes, and chapter review questions.
Students will learn about the appropriate specialized tools for testing, measuring, and repairing electrical circuits and systems. Students will be assessed by completion of quizzes, and chapter review questions.
Students will understand the theories and principals governing series, parallel, and series/parallel circuits. Students will be assessed by completion of quizzes, and chapter review questions.
Content:
•Safe practices when working on or around electrical components
•The principles of Ohm's law, Kirchoff's law, series circuits, and parallel circuits
•Measuring electrical circuits with a digital multi-meter and proper wiring repair
•Theory, principles, and diagnosis of relays, solenoids, various diodes, transistors, integrated circuits, and computer modules
•Proper usage of circuit protection devices such as fuses, circuit breakers, and fusible links
•How to read and understand electrical wiring diagrams and electrical symbols
Key Performance Indicators:
Students will be graded on homework assignments, quizzes, participation and a final test.
Homework and quizzes 30 to 50%
Final test 10 to 30%
Participation 10 to 30%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Today's Technician, Automotive Electricity and Electronics, Barry Holembeak, Cengage Learning, current edition, including Mindtap.
Pedagogy Statement:
This is a lecture class taught in conjunction with a lab, AUTO 1605. Students will be taught using lecture, discussion, demonstration, and hands-on activities.
Instructional Mediums:
Lecture
Maximum Class Size: 40
Optimum Class Size: 30
