VEM-102 Electrical Electronic/Drawing and Sketching

Course Description: This course is designed to provide the students with basic skills and knowledge to read and interpret electrical blueprints. Students will also learn the basic principles of sketching and scale drawing using a variety of drawing equipment.

• This course meets PLO# 4, 6 in Construction Electricity Certificate Program.
• Prerequisite Course: VSP 121

A. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The student will be able to:

1. Practice safety and occupational health procedures in the workplace.
2. Use electricity hand and power tools competently.
3. Test electrical equipment.
4. Interpret schematic wiring diagrams and waveforms.
5. Determine the amount of load per circuit.
6. Install residential wiring circuits according to given specification and plan.

B. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs):-GENERAL:
The student will be able to:

1. Recognize and describe a variety of construction drawings, plans and supporting documents.
2. Identify symbols and their functions, explain abbreviations and extract basic information from plans
3. Demonstrate the use of drawing equipment and produce drawing according to instruction.

I = Introduced
D = Demonstrated
M = Mastered

C. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs): - SPECIFIC
The student will be able to:

General SLO 1. Recognize and describe a variety of construction drawings, plans and supporting documents.

General SLO 2. Identify symbols and their functions, explain abbreviations and extract basic information from plans.

General SLO 3. Demonstrate the use of drawing equipment and produce drawings according to instructions.

D. COURSE CONTENT

I. Introduction to blueprint reading

1. Site plan
2. Floor plans
   
3. Elevations
   
4. Sections
   
5. Electrical Drawing

II. Blueprint Layout

1. Title block
   
2. Approval Block
   
3. Revision Block

III. Drafting Lines

1. Electrical Drafting Lines

IV. Common Electrical/ Electronic Symbols, Abbreviations, and Keynotes

V. Scale Drawing

E. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

 Theory lectures, demonstrations of accepted drawing practice, and practical drawing exercises

F. REQUIRED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS

Contren Learning Series.NCCER Electrical Level 1. NEC Revision. USA: Prentice-Hall, Pearson Education, Inc., 2008. (or most recent edition). 
Core Curriculum, NCCER, 2000 Revision USA: Prentice-Hall;Pearson Education, Inc., 2000. (or most recent edition).                                               

1. Instructor: 
   1. Drawing classroom with sufficient workstations
   2. Drawing instruments and pencils (2H
   3. Range of construction/electrical plans and specifications
      
   4. Text, Teacher’s Resource Guide, workbook
      
   5. Overhead projector, transparencies
2. Student:    
   1. Text(s), handouts provided by instructor
   2. Drawing instruments and pencils (2H)
      
   3. Ring binder
      
   4. College ruled note sheets, pencil or pen
      
   5. Scientific calculator

G. REFERENCE MATERIALS
None

H. INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS

None

I. EVALUATION

None

J. CREDIT BY EXAMINATION

None