Students will be able to: demonstrate safe working procedures; explain the purpose of OSHA and how it promotes safety on the job; identify electrical hazards and how to avoid or minimize them in the workplace; explain safety issues concerning lockout/tagout procedures; safely discharge electronic equipment; explain the chemical and environmental hazards of electronics equipment; explain basic electrical theory, including Ohm's law and Watt's law; describe magnetism and electromagnetism; identify schematic symbols and sources of electricity, including renewable sources; interpret color codes; describe conductors, resistors, and insulators; apply proper scientific and engineering notations; describe fundamental logic gates and functions; explain Boolean logic and sequential logic (flip flops); discuss digital circuitry; compare and convert different number systems; identify diodes, rectifier, and power supply circuits and bipolar transistors and bipolar transistor circuits; explain Field Effect Transistors (FETs) and FET circuits; define thyristors and control circuits; identify optoelectronic devices and light functions; identify Op-Amps, principles, and applications (including oscillators); define Electromagnetic Interference (EMI); describe circuit protection methods; interpret a manufacturer's data sheet; identify, select, and demonstrate proper hand tool use; demonstrate proper use of multimeters and oscilloscopes; demonstrate proper use of function generators, frequency counters, testers, etc.; analyze and troubleshoot DC series circuits and DC parallel circuits, DC combination/complex circuits; analyze AC circuits and waveforms; troubleshoot an AC circuit; define inductance, capacitance, and resonance; explain current and voltage phase relationships; describe the operation of transformers, including troubleshooting; lay out components on a printed circuit board according to a schematic; use proper soldering and de-soldering techniques; repair or replace a component or foil on a printed circuit board; prototype electrical circuits using schematics and breadboards; identify available careers in electronics technology (i.e., Nanotechnology, Industrial Automation, Biomedical Electronics, Robotics, etc.); and describe entry level requirements for various electronics technology careers. Performance Component:  De-Soldering and Soldering (27%), Power Supply Construction and Circuit Analysis (23%), Op Amp Construction and Analysis (18%), and Design and Build a Combinational Logic Circuit (32%).