Career And Technical Programs Spring 2008

COURSE OUTLINE -ELE 1203 Motors and Controls II

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), 557 (Lab)

Home Phone: (815) 925-7481

Office: D - 107A

Office Hours:     M only    12:00 PM - 12:50 PM,     3:30 PM - 3:55 PM

                            T only    2:00 PM - 2:50 PM 

                           W only    12:00 PM - 12:50 PM,     4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

                            R only    12:00 PM - 2:50 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.

            Ugly' Book

            Scientific Calculator

            USB Drive ( Thumb Drive ) at least 512 MB

Prerequisite: ELE 1202.

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.

Spring 2008 SCHEDULE

  First Week:    January 9         

Introduction,  Chapter 5,

Second Week:    January 14, 16         

MIMIC FPL , Chapter 6 MIMIC Group Photo's

Third Week:    January 21, 23       

Dr. Martin Luther King jr. School Closed, Chapter 6, 7, 13

Fourth Week:    January 28, 30         

Chapter 8, 9

Fifth Week:    February 4, 6        

Chapter 11, 12

Sixth Week:    February 11, 13         

Chapter 12

Seventh Week:    February 18, 20 

President's Day No Classes, Chapter 14  (Note: Edible Car Contest)

Eighth Week:    February 25, 27       

 Chapter 15 , Engineering Presentation

Ninth Week:    March 3, 5       

Mid term exam !

Tenth Week:    March 10, 12        

Chapter 15

Eleventh Week:    March 17, 19   

Spring Break - No Class

Twelfth Week:    March 24, 26      

Chapter 16, Electronics Presentation

Thirteenth Week:    March 31, April 2

Chapter 17

Fourteenth Week:    April 7, 9

Production Week

Fifteenth Week:    April 14, 16  

Chapter 18, Chapter 19

Sixteenth Week:   April 21, 23

Chapter 19, Mimic Fair

Seventeenth Week:    April 28, 30

Review, Finish Lab, Accounting Presentation

Seventeenth Week:    May 5

Final Exam !