Mar 28, 2024  
Course/Program Inventory 
    
Course/Program Inventory

Electrical Construction Management


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Proposed Academic Program Inventory Title: 

A.A.S. Degree in Electrical Construction Management

Proposed Academic Program Inventory Title including concentrations: Electrical Construction Management

CIP Code: 46.0300.00

SOC Code/s:

SOC 1: 47-2111

Program Description:

The Electrical Construction Management program is designed to broaden the electrical apprenticeship technical education by adding skills and knowledge in construction and business management.  Apprenticeships require completion of a rigorous series of lecture and lab activities as well as participation in required hours of supervised, related on-the-job training each year.   The program adds college-level general education, business, and construction courses to provide opportunities for leadership positions or entrepreneurial pursuits.

Program Outcomes: Upon completion of the Electrical Construction Management A.A.S. program, the graduate will have developed the skills, knowledge and abilities to accomplish the following:

  1. Apply electrical theories and concepts.
  2. Utilize with a high degree of knowledge and skill equipment, instruments, software, and technical reference materials currently used in and outlined by national industry standards.
  3. Communicate effectively using well-developed writing, speaking and graphics skills.
  4. Assimilate and practice the concepts and principles of team leadership and the supervisory skills of coaching, evaluating, and delegating.
  5. Apply business and management knowledge of the fundamental role and scope of leadership and supervision.

Concentrations: N/A

Technical Certificates:

Each certificate should be identified with a title, program description, and outcomes (see above). 

  1. Alternate Energy and Process Control             14 credit hours
  2. Commercial and Industrial Electricity               17 credit hours
  3. Electrical Construction                                     14 credit hours

Alternate Energy and Process Certificate

The Alternate Energy and Process Certificate (AEPC) is designed to train individuals to design, install, and troubleshoot industrial manufacturing process systems.  AEPC technicians are capable of sizing, installing, and troubleshooting solar and solar cogeneration power systems.  AEPC technicians are proficient in the installation and diagnostic processes for fuel cell electrical generation systems.  AEPC technicians have attained advanced skills in electrical construction processes and associated technical applications.

Career Opportunities:

  • Commercial and Industrial Wireman
  • Commercial and Industrial Electrician
  • Solar/Photo Voltaic Designer and Installer
  • Cogeneration System Installer
  • Fuel Cell System Installer
  • Low Voltage Process Control Technician
  • Low Voltage Process Control Installer
  • PLC Ladder Logic Programmer
  • Ladder Logic Diagnostic Technician
  • Manufacturing maintenance technician
  • Process service technician
Rubric/Number /Course Title  Credit Hours
ELCM 2490- Rotating Machines II  3
ELCM 2640- Structured Cabling Systems 4
ELCM 2645- Solar Power Systems       3
ELCM 2650- Fuel Cell Systems          2
ELCM 2921- Programmable Logic Control (PLC’s)   2

Commercial and Industrial Electricity Certificate

The Commercial and Industrial Electricity Certificate is designed to train individuals to function effectively as mechanics to general contractors or independently as electrical mechanics.  The certificate prepares electrical workers to translate the engineer’s drawings into projects, inspect work, and check and repair equipment.  Electrical construction workers acquire knowledge and skills in electrical construction processes and associated technical applications.

Career Opportunities

  • Commercial and Industrial Wireman
  • Commercial and Industrial Electrician
  • Electrical construction worker
  • Electrical maintenance worker
  • Manufacturing maintenance technician
  • Service technician                                                                
Rubric/Number/  Course Title   Credit Hours
ELCM 1063- Electrical Construction Blueprint Reading III     2
ELCM 1993- Industrial Electricity III  4
ELCM 1994- Industrial Electricity IV  3
ELCM 2480- Rotating Machines I   4
ELCM 2799- Construction Methods & Codes    4

Electrical Construction Certificate 

The Electrical Construction Certificate is designed to train individuals to function effectively as mechanics to general contractors or independently as electrical mechanics.  The certificate prepares electrical workers to translate the engineer’s drawings into projects, inspect work, check and repair equipment.  Electrical construction workers acquire knowledge and skills in electrica

Career Opportunities

  • Residential Wireman
  • Electrical construction worker
  • Electrical maintenance worker
  • Manufacturing maintenance technician
  • Service technician                                                  
Rubric/Number/Course Title   Credit Hours
ELCM 1061- Electrical Construction Blueprint Reading I    2
ELCM 1062- Electrical Construction Blueprint Reading II    1
ELCM 1980- Industrial Electricity I   4
ELCM 1990- 1Industrial Electricity II   4
ELCM 2110- Industrial Safety 3

Professional Accrediting Body: None                   

State Agency/Entity Oversight: If applicable. N/A

Applicable Certification/License or Industry-recognized Certificates to Be Awarded: If applicable

By working through local JATC and AJATC affiliates throughout North America, students are able to receive certifications in multiple disciplines.  The Craft Certifications are awarded as a component of the Journeyman Training.  Pellissippi State awards PLA credit for completion of the Journeyman Training, not for individual certifications.

  1. Instrumentation Certification (Successful candidates have been posted to the NJATC’s website and are listed with EPRI for use by prospective employers and utilities requiring pre-employment knowledge assessment in the field of instrumentation.)

  2. Cable Splicing Certification (Certification will enable the Electrical Training Alliance to formally recognize those individuals that have successfully demonstrated an understanding of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of cable splicing.)

  3. Craft Certification (Craft Certification Examinations are designed to evaluate knowledge through the use of six levels of written examinations and skills/abilities through the use of six levels of performance evaluations.)

  4. Solar PV Certification (To receive the PV System Installer Certification, an individual must pass one exam. The exam is intended to measure the necessary competencies for a qualified electrical professional with OSHA 30-hour safety training for construction and several years of hands-on experience in the field.)

Articulation with Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCAT): (Which courses are projected to align with TCAT programs?)

Electrical Construction Management courses (ELCM prefix) are based on electrical training ALLIANCE (previously NJACT) and DOL apprenticeships.  We will first align with community college electrical engineering technology courses (EETC prefix).  TCAT Electrician Apprenticeship Training courses (EAP prefix) and Electromechanical Technology courses (ELM prefix) may be projected to align.

Curriculum


General Education Requirements*


Course 15-17 SCH (minimum)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I   3
GEN ED1  General Education Elective (not history)             3
HUM/FA2  Humanities/Fine Arts Elective  3
MATH2   Mathematics Elective  3
SBS2 Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective        3-5

*All General Education Courses must be chosen from a campus-approved list.

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