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ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY |
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Instructor: Zachary Maclean |
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Course Description | |||||
| The goal of this course is to help prepare students for positions in industry. The students will not only learn theory but must demonstrate practical applications in the lab. The course introduces basic current flow, AC/DC circuits, troubleshooting and problem solving techniques, basic digital circuits, basic computers, programmable control units, robotics, circuit board layout, wiring, and soldering. | ||||||
| This program is designed to develop electronic technology skills necessary to succeed in this highly technical world. Through extensive hands-on experience, basic concepts will be taught, building a solid foundation of knowledge. Troubleshooting areas are taught in conjunction with the proper use of various test equipment such as the volt ohmmeter, digital multi meter, signal generator, and oscilloscope. Students complete projects and demonstrate their skills and abilities on an ongoing basis throughout the course. | ||||||
| The second year of this program takes students deeper into electronics technology theory through the study of the principles of semi-conductor technology. In addition to theory and concepts, students take part in extensive hands-on laboratory projects throughout the course. These laboratory projects simulate the real work world, providing students with the optimum foundation of skills necessary to be competitive in today's job market. | ||||||
| Evaluation | |||||||||||||||
| Lab work, quizzes and exams, projects, attendance, and classroom behavior are used to determine the student's grade. The grade is based 40% on lab work, 30% on quizzes and exams, and 30% on attendance, participation, behavior, etc. Points are given for each activity as explained below. | |||||||||||||||
Grading |
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| Part 1: | Labs make up 40% of the student's grade. Points earned for lab activities and projects may be up to a maximum of 50 points each day. (1600 points maximum per card marking.) | ||||||||||||||
| Part 2: | Quizzes and exams make up 30% of the student's overall grade. Each quiz or exam (about 1 per week) will be worth 200 points. (1200 points maximum per card marking.) If absent for an exam, student must take exam on day he/she returns to class. | ||||||||||||||
| Part 3: | The daily activity sheet, which includes attendance, makes up 30% of the student's grade. The student may earn up to 40 points daily. (1200 points maximum per card marking.) If absent, all 40 points are lost. Making up work from an absence allows student to earn back 20 points. If parent or adult student calls instructor explaining an excused absence and the work is made up, the full 40 points may be earned back. | ||||||||||||||
| Final Grade: | |||||||||||||||
| The three parts added together create the final grade. Grading scale is shown below. | |||||||||||||||
Lab projects / Work sheets Test / Quizes Participation / Attendance |
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1600 points (40%) 1200 points (30%) 1200 points (30%) |
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| Total | 4000 points maximum | ||||||||||||||
| Scale: | 3600 - 4000 points = A (90 - 100%)
3200 - 3599 points = B (80 - 89%) 2800 - 3199 points = C (70 - 79%) 2400 - 2799 points = D (60 - 69%) |
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| 0 - 2399 points = E (0-59%) | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance Policy | ||||||
| 1. | The district attendance policy will be enforced. If you accumulate 15 absences in a given semester, your semester grade will automatically go down to a D-. If you have not completed your assignments, you will receive an E and you could be dropped. | |||||
| 2. | After an absence it is your responsibility to find out what classwork and information you have missed. You are also expected to call if you are going to be absent. | |||||
| 3. | Three (3) tardies will result in a detention. Detentions will be served after school in the Electronics classroom assisting the instructor. Failure to serve the detention may lead to a three-day suspension. | |||||
| Certificates | |||||
| 1. | Certificate of Completion with Outstanding Achievement: Awarded only to those students completing the full-year program with at least 80% of applicable competencies completed at level 3 or higher (4 point scale). Printout of their skills will be attached. | ||||
| 2. | Certificate of Completion: Awarded to those students completing the full-year program with at least 70% of applicable competencies at level 2 or higher (4 point scale). Printout of their skills will be attached. | ||||
| 3. | Students with total points lower than level 2 (4 point scale) will not receive a certificate but will receive a printout of their skills. | ||||
| Textbooks | |||||||
| First Year: | Standard Textbook of Electricity, Stephen Herman
Electricity and Electronics, Howard Gerrish |
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| Second Year: | First year textbooks as listed above
Robotics Technology, Lab and Text, James Masterson, Robert Towers, Stephen Fardo Robotics and Automated Systems, Robert Hoekstra Fiber Optics Technician's Manual, Jim Hayes |
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