Classes & Seminars -Fall 2010 SEMESTER
Our Fall 2010 schedule is available here.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS IN DETAIL:
ABC’s of Electricity
ABC’s of Electricity presents the fundamentals of electricity in a simple manner. This course is directed at the individuals who have no technical background, and should serve as a foundation for further study in the electrical field. Examples and analogies common to everyday experiences are used to clarify many of the electrical topics covered.
This course will cover:
- Nature of electricity
(voltage, current, and resistance)
- Simple CD Circuit Analysis
(Ohms Law, Series, Parallel & Combination Circuits)
- Electrical Power & Work
- Electromagnetism
(magnetism, electromagnets, transformers)
- Generators & Motors (simple overview of AC&DC)
- Alternating Current
(AC principles, phase relationships, impedance, power factor)
- Electrical Power Systems
(generation, transmission, distribution)
Advanced Electricity
This course is directed at individuals who have completed the ABC’s of Electricity and have a good understanding of mathematics. The focus of this course will be single-phase and three-phase AC power concepts.
PREREQUISITE: ABC’s of Electricity, or permission of the instructor
This course will cover:
- Advanced topics in Electricity
- Single Phase AC Power
- Single Phase Generation Principles
- Three Phase AC Power
- Three Phase Connections
- Physical and electrical characteristics of single phase and three phase AC power
Electrical Code - 10 Week Intensive Course
This course deals with the history, development, and implementation of the 2008 National Electrical Code and the latest Chicago Electrical Code. The course content provides a thorough understanding of how and why the codes were established, and code compliance. This is an excellent preparation course for the City electrical examination.
*A copy of the 2008 NEC Handbook will be provided as course material.
Prerequisites: ABC’s of Electricity, or work experience in the electrical industry.
This Course will Cover:
- Development and Implementation of the Electrical Code
- Review of the Chicago Electrical Code
- Study of the difference between the 2008 National Electrical Code and the Chicago Electrical Code.
Basic Electrical Estimating
This one full day course will cover the principles of commercial electrical estimating. You will learn how to use the Chicago Electrical Estimating forms for “take off” projects and putting into an estimating format to the “Summary Sheet”, by following Mike Holt’s illustrated guide on Electrical Estimating (which is yours to keep). Learn the long hand version of conducting an estimate from temporary power to the finished product.
Prerequisites: ABC’s of Electricity, or prior work experience in the electrical industry.
This Course will Cover:
- Estimating tools & aids
- Understanding blueprints
- Steps to a successful & profitable bid
- Plan & Spec, Design/Build bid projects as well as time & material
- Labor units and material cost
- Uncovering all true costs to show a profit at bid time
- Writing a professional proposal
Introduction to Computerized Electrical Estimating
Poor bidding practices have caused great losses in the electrical industry. This course will help contractors, estimators, and electricians obtain new skills in preparing accurate, competitive bids with fewer mistakes and forgotten items. This is a hands on course, using computer applications such as: MicroSoft Excel (spreadsheets), Accubid, and TRF. This course will be universal, and will be applicable to other estimating software.
This course will cover:
- Review specs and plans
- Organizing your take-off
- Material pricing
- Applying labor units
- Job Factoring
- Requesting and reviewing quotations
- Applying overhead & profit
- Alternates
- Change orders
- Setting up an estimating database
- Using you estimate for ordering job materials and job scheduling
Introduction to AutoCAD for Electrical Construction
This is a beginning course for using AutoCAD as a drawing tool in the electrical construction industry. Prior use of CAD programs is not required, but familiarity with computer usage and knowledge of blueprint reading are prerequisites.Emphasis will be placed on typical electrical drawings such as floor plans, riser diagrams, and schedules.
This course will cover:
- Basic drawing tools and commands
- Using drawing aids grid, ortho, snap, and object snap for efficiency
- Customizing toolbars
- Organizing layers, linetypes, and colors
- AIA Standard layering conventions
- Creating symbols (blocks) and symbol libraries
- Adding text and notes to drawings
- Dimensioning and dimensioning tools
- Editing existing drawing files
- Using external reference files
- Model space versus Paper space
- Printing and plotting
- Preview of 3d AutoCAD
The Fundamentals of Electrical Project Management
This 1/2 Day seminar will cover the basics of electrical project managing a job from breaking down an estimate, writing a proposal, reading and understanding a contract, tracking hours and materials, pricing and negotiating change orders, building drawings, and collecting the retention monies.
This Seminar will Cover:
- Writing a proposal
- Understanding contracts & schedule of values
- Breaking down the estimate into Labor hours for tracking purposes
- Submittal Process
- RFI’s
- Change Orders
- Close out documents
- Collecting your invoices
- Showing profit and loss
Basics of Electrical Blueprint Reading
This is a beginning course for office personnel, journeymen, estimators, sales professionals, and project managers. This course will take you from understanding symbols, nomenclature, schedules and specifications to a point where you will be able to look at a drawing and understand exactly what the architect / engineer is trying to convey to the user.
This Course will Cover:
- Site plans - important for utility and customer owned power systems
- One line diagrams of service and distribution systems
- Floor plan drawings of typical electrical plans for a small industrial plant
- Specifications for plant as described above
- Symbols described in AIA, IEEE, and NFPA publications
- Schematic drawings of simplified control systems
- Schedules of equipment to be used in design and installation
- Relationship between blueprint reading and code compliance
Daylight Harvesting & Lighting Controls
This 1/2 day class will cover the basic principles of lighting & lighting control. Students from distribution, contractors, manufacturers, representatives or designers will learn how to lay out different types of fixtures in a residential, commercial, industrial, or parking lot application. Additionally, students will learn how to control lighting fixtures through various integration of BMS or standalone lighting controls.
Prerequisites: None
This Course will cover:
- Understanding what types of fixtures to use for the project
- Reading blueprints and fixture schedules
- "Taking off" a lighting blue print
- Foot-candle levels for layouts
Different types and methods of controlling light.
Quickbooks Pro for Small Business
This one day seminar covers features that are in QuickBooks Pro Edition 2009. Quickbooks Pro is America's #1 small business financial software. It is so efficient, it will give you back your time so you can easily stay on top of your business. Quickbooks Pro allows you to organize your finances all in one place, immediately know where you're making money or not, be ready at tax time with full & accurate reports, and instantly create invoices and manage expenses.
First-time QuickBooks users will learn the basic features of the software. Experienced QuickBooks users will quickly learn the new features and functionality of QuickBooks.
Prerequisites: You can successfully complete this course without any prior software
knowledge, with some basic computer experience.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Set up a company.
Work with lists.
Set up inventory.
Sell your product.
Invoice for services.
Process payments.
Work with bank accounts.
Enter and pay bills.
Use the EasyStep Interview.
Customize a Course for Your Company
Any of the CEAEF courses can be provided to your company. All we need is a minimum of 6 students, and a suitable classroom facility, or you may utilize the classrooms at the CEAEF. We can work with you to schedule the class to best fit your company's specific needs. Contact Carrie Spaeth at the Foundation office (630-305-3050) for more information.
Please call the CEAEF at (630) 305-3050 to receive a current semester registration booklet or to answer any other questions.
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