Course Standards

2025-2026 Academic Year

IK88 Electronics I

Course Type: Adapted

Standard/Objective NumberStandard/ObjectiveCourse WeightRBT Designation
1.00Basic Safety Precautions5%-
1.10Describe digital electronics safe practices and standards.--
1.20Describe electrical shock, causes, and emergency responses.--
1.30Explain additional Emergency response(s), First Aid concepts and importance to workers in electronic and electric fields.--
1.40Define Fire Safety.--
1.50Explain precautions needed in the area of electronics safety, statis causes, electrostatic discharge (ESD).--
2.00Principles of Alternating Current (AC)10%-
2.10Describe atomic structure, the components of the atom, their charges and importance to electronics technology.--
2.20Explain electronic physics terminology of work and energy.--
2.30Explain the different forms of energy and their applications.--
2.40Describe the causes and effects of static electricity including electrostatic discharge (ESD).--
2.50Explain basic uses for DC electricity.--
3.00Magnetism5%-
3.10Explain basic electrical and magnetic properties and differences.--
3.20Describe the properties of magnetic and non-magnetic materials.--
3.30Explain magnetomotive force (MMF).--
3.40Explain magnetic fields and lines of force.--
4.00Electronic Components10%-
4.10Identify electronic components and their basic usages: Capacitors, Resistors and band color code, Insulators, Conductors, Switches, Fuses, Circuit Breakers, Batteries--
5.00Ohms Law and Watts Law for Electronics10%-
5.10Summarize Ohms Law.--
5.20Explain how to calculate current, voltage or resistance using Ohms Law.--
5.30Define Joules and Kilowatt-hour as energy units.--
5.40Describe Watts Law.--
5.50Explain how to calculate current, voltage or resistance using Watts Law.--
5.60Explain the characteristics of DC resistance.--
6.00Basic Mathematics for Electronics10%-
6.10Describe the basic functions of a scientific calculator.--
6.20Explain basic algebraic math and its application in DC electronics.--
6.30Identify the scientific symbols used in DC electronics.--
6.40Convert fixed numbers to scientific notation.--
6.50Identify the fundamental and supplementary units that are the bases of the International System of Units (SI).--
6.60Explain the common metric prefixes: tera, giga, mega, kilo, deci, milli, micro, nano, pico.--
6.70Demonstrate standard metric conversions.--
7.00Electronic Measurements and Equipment10%-
7.10Describe electronic measurements and their applications to DC electronics: Current, Voltage, Resistance, Power.--
7.20Explain "meter" construction, components and usage.--
7.30Differentiate between a digital multimeter and an analog meter.--
8.00Series Circuits for DC Electronics10%-
8.10Explain how a series circuit is used in DC electronics equipment.--
8.20Find total resistance in a series circuit.--
8.30Calculate an unknown current, voltage or resistance in a series circuit, using Ohm's Law.--
8.40Describe Kirchhoff's voltage law in a series circuit.--
9.00Parallel Circuits for DC Electronics10%-
9.10Explain how a parallel circuit is used in DC electronic equipment.--
9.20Solve for total resistance of a parallel circuit.--
9.30Apply Kirchhoff's current law in a parallel circuit.--
9.40Calculate current, in a parallel circuit, using the current-divider rule.--
10.00Series/Parallel Combination Circuits for Electronics15%-
10.10Describe the basic series/parallel combination circuit.--
10.20Calculate current, voltage, and resistance in a combination unit.--
10.30Describe how Thevenin's theorem is used to simplify an equivalent series/parallel circuit.--
10.40Solve for an unknown value in a combination circuit using Kirchhoff's law.--
10.50Define Wheatstone bridge circuit and its usage.--
10.60Identify unknown voltages, currents, resistances and power dissipation in a loaded voltage divider circuit.--
11.00Battery Power Supplies5%-
11.10Describe battery construction.--
11.20Describe battery ratings/outputs.--
11.30Explain charging and re-charging principles (electrochemical reactions).--