Electrical Systems 1 Flex


Course number : 8300029    ID : 67699    Program Code : 001:FlexFA26

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Everything electrical on a plant floor rests on a small set of ideas: voltage, current, resistance, and how they behave when components are wired in series or in parallel. Learn those properly once, and a multimeter stops being a device you point hopefully at things and becomes the fastest way to find out what is actually happening in a circuit.

This course builds that foundation hands-on. You will connect, adjust, operate, troubleshoot, and analyze electrical circuits using resistors, capacitors, inductors, DC motors, solenoids, manual switches, relays, fuses, circuit breakers, transformers, and indicators. You will follow electrical safety rules, read electrical circuit diagrams, apply Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Laws to predict what a circuit should do before you measure it, use a digital multimeter to confirm it, interpret series and parallel circuits, and assess power requirements and circuit protection. It is the starting point for every other electrical course in the program.

This course prepares you to test for the Smart Automation Certification Alliance (SACA) C-201 Electrical Systems 1 certification.

Class Details

0 Session(s)

Location
TechWorks Campus – Automation & Robotics Center – 2nd Floor #215 – Monday: Electrical Instructor Night

Instructor
Multiple

CEUs : 3

Start Date:upon registration

 

Notice

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FLEX FORMAT: This course is offered in Hawkeye's Flex format at the second floor of the Automation and Robotics Center (ARC). Flex is competency-based and a flipped classroom: you complete the theory in the Learning Management System (LMS) online on your own schedule, then come to the ARC open lab to practice and demonstrate hands-on skills on the matching industrial trainers. You advance by demonstrating skill mastery of each competency, not seat time. Flex lab nights are Monday–Thursday, 5:00–9:00 pm, with an instructor and lab assistant on duty; the lab is also open for independent work Monday–Thursday from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm, and Fridays 8:00 am–4:00 pm. The subject-matter expert for this course is scheduled for Monday night; plan to attend that night each week for in-depth help and hands-on competency testing. Rolling enrollment: start any week. Refer to your registration form or class details for the timeline to complete the course from your start date. This course aligns with the SACA C-201 Electrical Systems 1 micro-credential. The course fee includes two attempts at the SACA Silver (knowledge) exam and one attempt at the SACA Gold (hands-on) exam, administered at the ARC.

 

DEVICE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: The online portion of this course uses a Learning Management System (LMS). Click for minimum device requirements to access LMS! Students without a qualifying device may borrow a Hawkeye laptop by requesting the Laptop Checkout Form; the student is responsible for repair or replacement costs if the laptop is damaged, lost, or stolen. Safety glasses (one pair provided) and closed-toe shoes are required at all times in the ARC lab.

 

 

Tuition  $1,299.00


Registration Closes On
Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 12:00 AM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
Waterloo, TechWorks Campus Automation & Robotics Center  Map, Room: Electrical Lab & Instructor—Monday Nights Gabriel Hernandez-Atilano  ; Shawn Bertholf