General Information

• Name: DC for Electronics
• Discipline: Electronics Technology (ET)
• Units (Credits): 4
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Technology
• Prerequisites: None

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Familiarizes students with fundamentals of electronics including how to read resistor color codes, decipher capacitor values, and use electronic schematics to build simple electronic devices. Students conduct laboratory experiments to apply theoretical concepts and will use standard or simulated laboratory instruments such as multimeters. Covers Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Laws of voltage and current, and simple series and parallel circuits.
Note: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

II: Course Objectives

This course familiarizes students with fundamentals of electronics. The course progresses from the foundations of electricity, Ohm's Law, Kirchoff's Law, series and parallel circuits to the study of electrical components as they pertain to DC circuits. Time is spent in laboratory, conducting experiments where students apply the theoretical concepts and learn to use standard laboratory instruments.

• • Enable student acquire knowledge in the area of DC electric circuits.
• • Provide student with opportunities to gain hands on experience and solidify their understanding of theory with experiments and demonstrations.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

This course is a possible elective for an Associate of Applied Science degree with and emphasis in Electronics Technology, where the purpose of the Associate Applied Science Degree is to provide employment-related knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a chosen field of study.
ET 131B - Electronics I addresses the following AAS degree student learning outcomes. Students to complete programs in occupational areas are expected to demonstrate:
Know:
The subject matter appropriate to the fundamentals of electronics.
Are Able To:
• Acquire skills and perform tasks necessary for employment of career enhancement in the general field of electronics.
• Utilize appropriate resources and reference materials to remain current in the field of electronics.