2025-2026 Current Catalog
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ELEC-124 Electrical Wiring FundamentalsCredits 3 / 4 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD-080. Pre- or Co-requisite: ELEC-134. NOTE: Taking this course does not require registration into ELEC-134, but it is strongly recommended.
This course covers fundamental electrical theory, print reading, tool usage, safety, and related topics utilized in residential and industrial wiring. The student will analyze and create electrical wiring and ladder diagrams and apply electrical theory relating to Ohm’s Law. Laboratory work includes wiring, troubleshooting, and testing of common residential and industrial control circuits.
BILLABLE CONTACT HOURS: 4
Course Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Select and apply problem solving methods
2. Communicate effectively
3. Demonstrate critical thinking
Course Learning Objectives:
Electrical Theory
1. Express numbers correctly using appropriate metric units
2. Demonstrate resistance, voltage, and continuity measurements using a digital multimeter
3. Calculations for resistance, voltage, and current using Ohm’s Law
4. Calculate power using Watt’s Law formulas
5. Convert numbers to Scientific Notation
6. Convert numbers to Engineering Notation
Residential Electrical System Installation
1. Describe electrical shock and how it occurs
2. Demonstrate an accurate knowledge of electrical safety precautions and procedures
3. Demonstrate residential switching circuits including 3 and 4 way switching
4. Demonstrate how to make a safe and proper termination to residential wiring components.
5. Ground fault circuit interrupters
6. Troubleshoot problems in electrical circuit installations
Industrial Relay Logic and Print Reading
1. Identify basic industrial Input/Output devices
2. Identify wired AND, OR, and NOT logic circuits using switches and relays
3. Read basic industrial ladder diagrams
4. Wire basic relay control circuits
5. Produce basic relay ladder diagrams using 2D CAD
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