Electrical/Electronics: Introduction to Electronics


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number


Overview/Description
This course will cover introduction to electronics, codes, symbols, and standard values, energy conversion devices, basic circuits, electronic applications, electronic test equipment, and safety considerations for equipment testing.

Target Audience
This series is aimed at individuals working with machinery, maintaining machinery, or involved in maintenance..

Expected Duration (hours)
4.5

Lesson Objectives

Electrical/Electronics: Introduction to Electronics

  • Identify key milestones in the history of electronics.
  • Identify features of electronic components.
  • Match types of circuits with their features.
  • Differentiate between types of signals.
  • Identify characteristics of fields that use electronics.
  • Identify features of schematic diagram symbols.
  • Identify features of color codes.
  • Identify features of number codes and standard values.
  • Identify key characteristics of resistors.
  • Match types of capacitors with their features.
  • Identify key characteristics of inductors.
  • Identify key aspects of switching devices.
  • Identify features of amplifying devices.
  • Match types of input devices with their features.
  • Match types of detectors with their features.
  • Identify features of electronic output devices.
  • Identify key concepts related to reversible devices.
  • Identify key concepts related to amplifiers.
  • Match amplifier classes with their descriptions.
  • Identify functions of oscillators.
  • Identify key features of modulators and filters.
  • Identify features of the application of electronics in the field of communications and power.
  • Identify features of the application of electronics in the field of information handling.
  • Identify application areas of electronics in the field of medicine.
  • Match application areas of electronics with their descriptions.
  • Identify features of the breadboarding technique.
  • Identify features of the point-to-point wiring technique.
  • Identify features of Printed Circuits (PCs).
  • Identify features of Integrated Circuits (ICs).
  • Identify key characteristics of Surface-Mount Technology (SMT).
  • Differentiate between a Volt Ohm Milliammeter (VOM) and a Digital Voltmeter (DVM).
  • Identify features of circuit loading.
  • Match types of oscilloscopes with their features.
  • Match other testing equipment with their features.
  • Identify key electrical safety considerations.
  • Course Number:
    en_US_15737_ng