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Course Development Guide |
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May 1, 2008
Course Title
Aircraft Electronics Basic Electrical Terminology
Course Description
This course covers the basic electrical terms and definitions. Students will study the basic facts and definitions for Direct Current (DC) and Alternating Current (AC).
Contact
Jeff Huffman, TDL Career Cluster Team Leader, 405-743-5145
| OCAS Codes | OHLAP Credit | Course Length | Prerequisites |
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None
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15 Hours
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Knowledge and Skills
Students will identify direct current terms to include:
- Direct Current
- Electron
- proton
- neutron
- conductor
- insulator
- static electricity
- current
- coulomb
- ampere
- EMF
- volt
- resistance
- OHM
- watts
- capacitor
- inductor
- battery
- Left Hand Rule
- Magnetic Permeability
- Scientific Notation
- Metric Prefixes
- Henry
- Farad
Students will identify alternating current terms to include:
- Alternating Current
- frequency
- impedance
- capacitive reactance
- inductive reactance
- sine wave
- RMS
- Effective
- Phase
- resistance
- power factor
- true power
- apparent power
- wye wound
- delta wound
- polyphase
- recifier
Accountability Measures, Assessments, or Evaluation Procedures
Competency Test:
NCATT Certified Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET)
Industry Alignments
National Center for Aircraft Technician Training (NCATT)
Curriculum Resources
This Course Found In These Career Majors
Cluster: Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Pathway: Aerospace Maintenance
Career Major:
Aircraft Electronics Technician