Course Syllabus

Virginia Western Community College

Syllabus

   AIR – 111 – N2

 Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating & Air Conditioning
Fall 2021

Professor:  Ray Kirby                                                                        Office: Webber 106  Lab: 118

 

Office Hours:  Wednesdays 5:00 – 6:00

 

Class Meets: 

Wednesdays:  6:00pm – 9:30pm      Lecture: 6:00 – 7:40     Lab: 7:50 – 9:30

Contact Method:

Email- rkirby@virginiawestern.edu    Response Time:  36 hours

 

Course Description
Presents electron theory, magnetism, Ohm’s Law, resistance, current flow, instruments for electrical measurement, A.C. motors, power distribution controls and their application. Part I of II. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.

Credits: 3        Lecture Hours:2     Lab Hours:2

 

Textbook Required:

Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating and Air Conditioning, (Smith), 10^th edition, ISBN 978-133739-9128

 

Other Required Materials:

Safety glasses must be provided by the student and are required to be worn at all

times while in the lab.

 

 

COURSE POLICIES

 

Attendance:

VWCC’s attendance policies will be strictly followed. Refer to VWCC handbook.

 

Grading: 

Letter grades shall correspond numerically as follows:

 A = 91 – 100, B = 81 – 90, C = 71 – 80, D = 60 – 70, F = below 60

 

Make-Up/Late-Work Policy:  Work that is up to one day late will be accepted and the

grade discounted 25%.  Work later than one day will not be accepted.

 

Inclement Weather Schedule:

Sign up for VW mass closing system. Go to VWCC website and click Student services >campus services>closings & delays to register

Penalties for Academic Honesty Violations: 

Academic dishonesty is not tolerated at Virginia Western; violations of this policy can result in disciplinary actions, including suspension or expulsion from the College. According to The Virginia Western Student Handbook, academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Cheating on a test by giving, receiving, offering, and/or soliciting information.
• Buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting any material purported to be a part of an assignment.
• Plagiarism (taking and using the ideas of another as one’s own).
• Unauthorized use of materials, notes, or other aids during a test.

For more information, read the “Conduct” section of the VWCC Student Handbook

Course Outcomes:

At the completion of this course, the student should be able to: Students upon completion of course will have a general working knowledge of common faults and common remedies for several types of HVAC systems, including air conditioning and heating including electric, gas, heat pumps.

 

This will include the following:

Theory and sequence of operation.

Identification, nomenclature and location or recognition of basic components.

Typical system construction or layout.

Use of associated tools and test equipment.

Measurement and/or calculation of operating conditions.

Recognition and troubleshooting of common faults.

 

 

Topical Description

Week1-Introduction to the class, go over syllabus, get to know the students and let them get to know you, assign chapter 1 and review questions for homework.

 

Week 2- go over chapter 1 homework; do power point and lecture, go to  lab and show how to use lock out tag out equipment and other safety devices, assign chapter 2 and review questions for homework.

 

Week 3- go over chapter 2 homework, do power point and lecture, go to lab and work on lab worksheets

 

Week 4- some more lecture, lab worksheets and practice, assign chapter 3 and review questions for homework

 

Week 5- go over homework, do power point and lecture, do lab and lab worksheets

 

Week 6- some more lecture, go to lab and do lab worksheets, assign chapter 4 and review questions for homework

 

Week 7- go over homework, do power point and lecture, go do lab, assign chapters and review questions for homework

 

Week8-gooverhomework,dopowerpointandlecture,assignchapter6andreviewquestionsfor homework

 

Week 9- go over homework, do the power point and lecture, do lab worksheets, assign chapter 7 and review questions for homework

 

Week 10- go over homework, do the power point and lecture, do the lab worksheets

 

Week11-do the power point for chapter 8 and lecture, assign chapter8 and review questions for homework, lab

 

Week 12- more lecture on chapter 8, go to lab and work on lab worksheets, assign chapter 9 and review questions for homework

 

Week13-go over the homework, do the power point and lecture ,go to lab and do lab worksheets

 

Week14- more lecture on chapter 9, go to lab

 

Week 15- catch up on anything that was missed and review for the final

 

Week 16- finals