Basic Electronics

Overview

Basic Electronics is a course designed to provide the participant with a fundamental knowledge of basic electronics. The course is geared toward participants who want to prepare for possible career advancement in the Telecommunications industry. The primary topics covered in the course are:

• Review of basic electricity fundamentals
• Detailed look into series and parallel circuits
• Application of electronic formulas for circuit analysis
• Component functionality within AC circuitry
• Measurements and formulas for decibels and logarithms
• Transmission lines
• Preview into semiconductor devices

Objectives

After successfully completing the Basic Electronics course, participants will be able to perform the following course objectives:

• Calculate parallel resistance
• Calculate capacitance and inductance in basic AC circuits
• Calculate total impedance in a basic AC circuit
• Solve word problems involving Ohm's and Watt's Laws
• Prepare to pass a qualification test in basic electronics using in-class sample tests

Format

Basic Electronics is a 30-hour course, offered two nights a week, for three hours each night. The course content is presented in an interactive, learner-centered style of facilitation, using our Empathic Learning Methodology. Participants are actively engaged throughout the 30 hours. Electronic Project Lab kits are also utilized for hands-on application of skills.

Special Features

• Interactive course delivery
• Text workbooks for in and out of classroom study
• Project labs are used to support and re-emphasize theory of electrical concepts
• Mathematical exercises and quizzes are used for measuring competency

Benefits

• Participants gain the basic electronic skills that enhance job performance.
• Participants are better prepared to pass the qualification tests in basic electronics.