I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Industrial Electronics I

2. Course Prefix & Number:
RAST 1101

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course covers resistance, capacitance, and inductance and their response to DC and AC voltages. The course covers OhmÆs law, series circuits, KichhoffÆs laws, series-parallel circuits and networks. AC generation, RLC circuits, resonance, and the use of test equipment will also be addressed. Active devices such as diodes and transistors will be covered on an introductory level.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):	Math Introductory College Level or Algebra College Level or Pre-Calculus College Level or Calculus College Level	Score:
Other (specify test):	See number 3	Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

7. Other Prerequisites
Or co-equisite course of RAST 1114 Industrial Math or equivalent.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Name of Institution	Course Number and Title	Credits
St. Cloud Technical College	ETEC 1510	8
Northland Community and Technical College	ETAS 1103	3

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

Name of Institution	Date of Acceptance	Discipline/Area/Program of Transfer
Bemidji State University		Applied Engineering

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Name of Program(s)	Program Type
Robotics Automated Systems Technology	AAS     Diploma
Applied Engineering Technology	AAS
Manufacturing Maintenance Technician	Diploma
Photo Equipment & Technical Services	AAS
Mechatronics	Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Compose their self in order to participate in weekly classroom review and class discussion.
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Demonstrate procedural steps required in solving electrical circuit parameters.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Explain the concept of electron flow theory;
• Define and apply Ohm’s Law;
• Analyze series and parallel circuits;
• Describe the difference in conductors and insulators;
• Identify electronic component and their symbols;
• Utilize Kirchhoff’s laws to solve electronic circuit properties;
• Describe magnetism and electromagnetism;
• Calculate AC effective and peak values;
• Analyze resistive and inductive AC circuits; and
• Identify transformer types.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Foundational Concepts
• Basic Concepts of Electricity
• Electrical Quantities and Components
2. Basic Circuit Analysis
• Ohm’s Law
• Series Circuits
• Parallel Circuits
• Series-Parallel Circuits
• Basic Network Theorems
3.  Producing and Measuring Electrical Quantities
• Magnetism and Electromagnetism
• Measuring Instruments
• Basic AC Quantities
4. Reactive Components
• Inductance
• Inductive Reactance
• RL Circuits
• Basic Transformer Characteristics