TECH 101 COURSE

LECTURES, LAB
AND
TUTORIAL
• This 1st semester course is offered to students in the
computer Engineering, Technology, the Computer Network
and Support Technician, Electronics and Electrical
Engineering programs.
• Each week of the course will essentially follow the same
pattern. There will be two hours of lecture, a two hour lab
and tutorial session every week.
• To protect the confidentiality of your personal information, I
will not respond with personal data to e-mails from non-
Humber College e-mail addresses.
 HCNET LOGIN
• Using the computer at your workstation, Verify that you
can login to Humber College’s HCNET computer system.
• If this is your first login to HCNET follow these instructions:
• Your username is your 8 character student user id on
your timetable and
• Your initial password is your 9 digital Humber College
student number.
• For the first login you must place a p-before the 9 digit
Humber College student number.
• You will be required to change your password the first time
you login.
 COURSE DESCRIPTION
• An introductory course on basic concepts of D.C. voltage,
current flow and resistance
• Analysis of series, parallel, and series – parallel circuits.
• Classical circuit theorems.
• Calculate the current or voltage in resistive networks.
• Power and efficiency.
• Sinusoidal and square waves and their characteristics.
• Capacitors in a simple DC environment.
• Complementary laboratory work includes the use of
multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and signal
generators.
 COURSE RATIONALE

A basic understanding of voltage, current, resistance and p

ower in DC circuits forms an essential background of study
and a foundation for further courses for the students in
the four programs that take this course.
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Describe the concepts of voltage, current, resistance, and power in
D.C. electric circuits including symbols and units for each.
• Analyze series resistive and parallel resistive electric circuits to
determine, all D.C. voltages, currents and power resistances using
Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff's Voltage Law and Resistor Color Code.
• Perform calculations using the voltage Divider and Current Divider
principles to determine D.C. voltages and currents in eclectic
circuits.
• Analyze series – parallel resistive electric circuits to determine all
D.C. voltages, currents and resistances using Ohm’s Law,
Kirchhoff's Laws and resistor color code.
• Describe the concepts and characteristics of ideal and real voltage
and current sources.
 LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Resources:
• Electronics Parts Kit–mandatory for all students
• Scientific Calculator – Casio
model- fx 991MS or similar Supplemental
Resources.
BOOK
Floyd, Thomas L., Principles of electric circuits: conventional
current version/ Thomas L. Floyd, 9th Edition, Prentice Hall ,
ISBN: 978-0-13-507309-4
 LEARNING DELIVERY FORMAT

• The instructional format of the class will include

• Interactive lecture and discussion,
• Class discussions,
• Audio‐visual presentations,
• Small group discussions,
• Formal lectures,
• Tutorial sessions and
• Labs.
 KEEPING LAB RESULTS
• Recorded Data must have units
• Most of the observations that you will make and record during this
semester will be numerical data as a result of measurements and
calculations.
• When recording numerical data, appropriate units for that data must
be recorded also. Failure to comply with this requirement, will likely
result in your having to redo the material or a loss of marks when the
work is graded.
 TESTS AND EXAMS
• It is your responsibility to be aware of the announced and
published test dates/times and to be present and on time for these tests
• It is your responsibility to adequately equip yourself with all materials needed
during test time ‐ pens, pencils, erasers, calculators, etc.
• There are no make‐ups for poorly done tests ‐ talk to your instructor for
guidance.
• If you miss a test, it is your responsibility to contact your instructor as soon as
possible to arrange for options.
 CLASS BEHAVIORS

• Excessively noisy classrooms distract from the ability of others to conce

ntrate and learn.
• Cell phones must be OFF during class time.
• The use of laptop computers during class time should be directly related
to course work.
• The use of MP3 players during class time can be a distraction to underst
anding the course work.
• Food is not permitted in the class.
 LAB BEHAVIORS
♦ While in the lab, you should be focused on lab work
refrain from using social networking tools and other
non‐course applications) such as Facebook, MSN
chat, VOIP, etc.
♦ Food is not permitted in the lab