Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals

Hours: 60 / Access Length: 12 Months / Delivery: Online, Self-Paced
Retail Price: $699.00

Course Overview:

The Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals course focuses on the basic concepts and skills that students will require when they work with electrical equipment in a residential location. The course discusses the fundamental principles of electricity and electronics and the function of various devices such as resistors, capacitors, amplifiers, and oscillators. Different types of circuits and their applications are also discussed.  They will also learn about safety measures, codes, and rules and regulations that must be followed for preventing mishaps.

Course Outline:

Module 1:

• Lesson 1: Basics of Electricity
• Lesson 2: DC Circuit Analysis
• Lesson 3: Electrical Components and Devices
• Lesson 4: AC Circuit Analysis

Module 2:

• Lesson 1: Semiconductor Devices
• Lesson 2: Electronic Circuits
• Lesson 3: Digital Electronics
• Lesson 4: Application of Digital Electronics

Module 3:

• Lesson 1: Metering Devices
• Lesson 2: Regulatory Norms
• Lesson 3: Protection of Electrical Equipment

All necessary materials are included.

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:

• Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.

NOTE: While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system.  This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections.   Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.

Hardware Requirements:

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 4 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher.  1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.

Operating System Requirements:

• Windows 7 or higher.
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions
  

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline.