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VTE-281 Cellular Phone Servicing

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Course title:
VTE 281 Cellular Phone and Tablet Servicing

Campus:
CTEC

Initiator:
Nelchor T. Permitez

Date:
March 18, 2019

Course description:
The course deals with the principles of operation and servicing of cellular phones and tablets hardware including the firmware updating and software troubleshooting. It includes the manufacturers’ procedures in servicing, systematic procedures in diagnosing faults, repairing of hardware and software problems, reassembling and testing according to industry standards.

COURSE HOURS/CREDITS:

   

Hours per Week

 

No. of Weeks

 

Total Hours

 

Semester Credits

Lecture

  

3

x

16

x

48/16

=

3.0

Laboratory

  

 

x

 

x

/48

=

 

Lecture/Lab

  

 

x

 

x

/16

=

 

Workshop

  

 

x

 

x

/32

=

 
       

Total Semester Credits

  

3.0

PURPOSE OF COURSE:

[ ] Degree requirement

[X] Degree elective

[ ] Certificate

[ ] Other

PREREQUISITES: VEE 135 Digital I

PSLOs OF OTHER PROGRAMS THIS COURSE MEETS: None

PSLO#

Program
None  

CAC Chair signatures:_______________ Date recommended:_________________

VPIA signature::___________________ Date approved:___________________

1. INSTITUTIONAL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES(Check all that apply)

[ ] 1. Effective oral communication:capacity to deliver prepared, purposeful presentations designed to increase knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners’ attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors.
[ ] 2. Effective written communication: development and expression of ideas in writing through work in many genres and styles, utilizing different writing technologies, and mixing texts, data, and images through iterative experiences across the curriculum.
[ ] 3. Critical thinking: a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.
[ ] 4. Problem solving: capacity to design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.
[ ] 5. Intercultural knowledge and competence: a set of cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills and characteristics that support effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts.
[ ] 6. Information literacy: the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share that information for the problem at hand.
[X] 7. Foundations and skills for life-long learning:purposeful learning activity, undertaken on an ongoing basis with the aim of improving knowledge, skills, and competence.
[ ] 8. Quantitative Reasoning: ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations; comprehends and can create sophisticated arguments supported by quantitative evidence and can clearly communicate those arguments in a variety of formats.

2). PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (PSLOs): The student will be able to:

  1. Practice safety and occupational health procedures in the workplace.
  2. Use electronics tools and test equipment competently.
  3. Interpret schematic diagrams and waveforms.
  4. Build electronics projects to a given specification.
  5. Practice a career in the Telecom industry.
  6. Troubleshooting microwave, fiber optic, radio communication and telephone system.

3). COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs) (General): The student will be able to:

  1. Describe and explain the fundamentals and operation and accessories of a cellular phone and tablet devices.
  2. Use tools for assembly and reassembly of parts and components and hardware repair procedures.
  3. Troubleshoot and repair software and hardware problems using the manufacturer standard and procedure service manual.

4). COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs) (Specific): The student will be able to:

CSLO (General) 1: Describe and explain the fundamentals and operation and accessories of a cellular phone and tablet devices.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific) ISLO PSLO Assessment Strategies
1.1 Explain the operation of cellular phone system 7 2,3 A written test is used to assess the student’s competency in the operation of cellphones, tablets and its accessories.
1.2 Explain and describe the various accessories and the function use in cell phone and tablet device.
CSLO (General) 2: Use tools for hardware servicing, assembly and reassembly of parts and components and hardware repair procedure.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific) ISLO PSLO Assessment Strategies
2.1 Describe and demonstrate the tools used in servicing cell phones and tablet device. A rubric is used to assess the student’s competency in using tools for assembly and reassembly of cellphones and tablets.
2.2 Describe and demonstrate the procedure in parts and components assembly and reassembly of cell phones and tablet devices. 7* 2,3
CSLO (General) 3: Troubleshoot and repair software and hardware problems using the manufacturer standard and procedure service manual.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific) ISLO PSLO Assessment Strategies
3.1 Describe and explain firmware, application software and menu environment 7 2,3 A rubric and a written test is used to assess the student’s competency in firmware application, software installation and troubleshooting and repair of cellphones and tablet circuits devices
3.2 Install firmware and application software in cell phone and tablet devices using tether and untether procedure.
3.3 Troubleshoot and repair hardware circuits of cellphones and tablet devices.

5). COURSE CONTENTS

  1. Fundamentals of and accessories of cell phones and tablet devices.
  2. Tools, assembly and reassembly and hardware repair procedure in cellphone and tablet device servicing.
  3. Troubleshooting and repair of software and hardware problems of cellphone and tablet.

6). METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

[X] Lecture [ ] Cooperative learning groups

[X] Laboratory [ ] In-class exercises

[ ] Audio visual [X] Demonstration

[ ] Other

7). REQUIRED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS:
Oparandu C. (2021).Smartphones and Tablets repairs. Nigeria: Mondrian Ltd (or most recent edition).

Toolbox and Electronics circuit kit.

8). REFERENCE MATERIALS:
Android Phones service manual.
Proprietary cell phones service manual

9). INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS: None

10). EVALUATION:
Students must achieve 70% mastery or a "C" grade or higher to pass this course. A hands-on activity using rubric and written test (examination) are used as a summative assessment tool.

11). CREDIT BY EXAMINATION: None

VTE 281 Cellular Phone and Tablet Servicing

 Endorsed by CC: 04/27/22
  Approved by VPIA: 05/04/22

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