Individual research is encouraged to enable the student to keep abreast of field development. The students learn how to connect, test and operate transformers, motors, generators, and basic control element. Magnetic and electronic controls are connected, operated, tested, adjusted and analyzed. The calculator, basic algebra, angles and right triangles are covered with the emphasis on the solution of direct current circuit problems. An overview of the drafting field as it relates to the occupational requirements in Electrical Construction and Maintenance.
Emphasis is placed on reading and analyzing prints.
Residential and commercial wiring diagrams are covered in detail. Practice is provided for use of instruments and the fundamentals of mechanical drafting. Estimating for residential and commercial buildings is stressed. Estimation includes unit costs, labor and job expenses, overhead and profit. Electrical and electronic diagrams, schematics, and electrical packaging are covered.