Career and Technical Programs Division FALL 2007

COURSE OUTLINE -ELE 1202 Motors and Controls I

Monday and Wednesday 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM    Lab Wednesday 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Instructor: Jim Gibson

Office Phone: (815) 224-2720 ext. 453, 455 (lab)

Home Phone: (815) 925-7481

Office: D - 107A

Office Hours: T only     3:00 PM - 5:50 PM 

                        W only    9:00 AM – 9:50 AM     3:00 PM - 5:50 PM

                        R only     3:00 PM - 3:50 PM.

By appointment as needed.

Course Description: Students will gain practical experience in specifying, installing and troubleshooting AC and DC electrical Motor control equipment.  Two (2) hours lecture and one (1) hour lab are needed each week.

 Text: Electrical Motor Control for Integrated Systems, Third Edition.  Rockis, Mazur.

           Lab Manual.            Scientific Calculator

Prerequisite: none.

Grading:

           90 to 100 = A                      Labs                        30%

           80 to 89 = B                        Quizzes and Tests    30%

           70 to 79 = C                        Midterm and Final   40%

           60 to 69 = D

  Attendance: The policy of Illinois Valley Community College as to absences is as follows:

STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND ALL CLASSES REGULARLY. IF ABSENCE FROM CLASS IS UNAVOIDABLE, IT IS THE STUDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE TO HIS INSTRUCTOR AND ARRANGE TO COMPLETE ANY WORK MISSED.

IF AN INSTRUCTOR FEELS THE NUMBER OF ACCUMULATED ABSENCES IS INTERFERING WITH THE STUDENT'S PROGRESS AND ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE, THE STUDENT MAY BE DROPPED FROM THE COURSE WITHOUT NOTICE.

                                If you miss more than 1/15 of the contact hours bad things will happen.

Fall 2007 SCHEDULE

  First Week:       August 20, 22         

Introduction,  Chapter 1

Second Week:     August 27, 29           

Chapter 2

Third Week:    September 3, 5           

LABOR DAY NO SCHOOL, Chapter 3

Fourth Week:        

Chapter 1, 2, 3 review

Fifth Week:   September 10, 12       

Chapter 4

Sixth Week:  September 17, 19

Chapter 5

Seventh Week:    September 24, 26

Chapter 6 (Solenoids)

Eighth Week: October 1, 3     

Chapter 6, Review of 1^st 6 weeks

Ninth Week:    October 8, 10  

Midterm Review, Mid term exam !  

Tenth Week: October 15,17     

Chapter 8

Eleventh Week:   October 22, 24    

Chapter 9

Twelfth Week:     October 29, October 31

Chapter 10

Thirteenth Week: November 5, 7    

Chapter 11

Fourteenth Week:    November 12, 14       

Fall Break - No Class , Chapter 13

Fifteenth Week:   November 19, 21 

TEST, Thanksgiving Break - No School

Sixteenth Week:          November26, 28

Chapter 6 (DC Motors), Chapter 7

Seventeenth Week:    December 3, 5

Review, Finish Lab

Finals Week: December10

Final examination !!!