| Originator: | Jason Gee Status: Approved Department: ELC Electrical |
| Date Created: | 11/15/2018 Submitted: 11/15/2018 Completed: 03/07/2019 |
| Effective Semester: | Fall |
| Catalog Year: | 2019-20 |
| Course Prefix: | ELC |
| Course Number: | 221 |
| Course Full Title: | Low-voltage Control Systems II |
| Old course information: | Low-voltage Control Systems |
| Reason for Evaluation: | Competency Based Education Course Title Change Credit Hour Change* Credit Breakdown Change Prerequisite Change Description Change CSLO, Competencies, and/or Outline Changes |
| Current Credit: | 3 |
| Lecture Hours: | 2 |
| Lab Hours: | 2 |
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| If the credit hour change box has been marked, please provide the new credit hour: | 2 |
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| SUN Course?: | No |
| AGEC Course?: | No |
| Articulated?: | Yes |
| Transfer: | NAU |
| Prerequisite(s): | ELC 121 or permission of Instructor or Associate Dean. |
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| Catalog Course Description: | This course continues training on more advanced low-voltage systems, including fire alarm, security, closed circuit video, and wireless communication systems. Additional training with the NEC Codebook is also included throughout the course. |
| Course Learning Outcomes: | 1. Communicate the functionality of low-voltage systems (2,6)
2. Assist in the installation of complex low-voltage systems (2,3,6) |
| Course Competencies: | 1. Articulate on the components of complex low-voltage systems
2. Classify electrical circuits in complex low-voltage systems 3. Design a fire alarm system 4. Articulate on the use of fiber-optic cable 5. Design basic telecommunication, security and control systems 6. Design closed circuit video system 7. Articulate on wireless communication systems |
| Course Outline: | Competency 1. Articulate on the components of complex low-voltage systems
1.1. Classify transformers by type and function 1.2. Identify methods of alternating and direct current regulation 1.3. Establish uses of surge protectors, harmonic filters, noise filters, and uninterruptible power supplies 1.4. Compare motor- and engine-driven generators 1.5. Diagram the basic elements of a battery 1.6. Compare primary and secondary cells of a battery Competency 2. Classify electrical circuits in complex low-voltage systems 2.1. Summarize Article 725 of the NEC related to Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 electrical circuits 2.2. Classify Class 1(CL1), Class 2(CL2), and Class 3(CL3) power-limiting circuits by conductor size, use, insulation rating, and power requirements 2.3. Articulate on the placement of conductors on different CL1 circuits in the same cable, enclosure, or raceway Competency 3. Design a fire alarm system 3.1. Articulate on the types and designs of fire alarm systems and their components 3.2. Classify alarm initiating devices by type, operation, and function 3.3. Communicate how manual fire alarm boxes, automatic fire detectors, and audible and visual signaling operate within a fire alarm system 3.4. Compare the requirements of a power-limited and a nonpower-limited fire alarm system Competency 4. Articulate on the use of fiber-optic cable 4.1. Articulate on how light is transmitted in fiber optic cable 4.2. Classify fiber-optic cable by variety and application 4.3. Identify the NEC requirements for terminating fiber-optic cable Competency 5. Design basic telecommunication, security and control systems 5.1. Identify basic telecommunication components and wiring requirements 5.2. Classify cabling used in telephone systems by type and use 5.3. Explain how a call is routed and connected to another line 5.4. Identify security alarm system components and wiring requirements 5.5. Identify access control system components and wiring requirements Competency 6. Articulate on wireless communication systems 6.1. Diagram the fundamentals of wireless communication systems and antennas 6.2. Articulate on satellite, cellular, and cable television systems work 6.3. Identify the NEC requirements for radio and television Competency 7. Design closed circuit video system 7.1. Articulate on the purpose of closed-circuit television systems 7.2. Classify cameras by type, environment to be used, 7.3. Identify the components of a closed circuit television system 7.4. Establish field of view, distance, lens type for cameras in a system |