Introduction to Electronics

Description:
This learning module is provided by Work-Ready Electronics and provides an introduction to electronics. Work-Ready Electronics modules are intended to be used either independently or integrated with current electronics curricula in college programs. This module is divided into three sections: Course Materials, Learning Activities, and Resources.

Contents:
The Course Materials section includes two .pdf documents. One document provides an introduction to the electronics industry and the other includes learning objectives and a short quiz.

The Learning Activities section includes one drill-down report assignment and one performance assessment. The assignment is titled Electronic Career Research and includes the following sections: Learning Objectives, Performance and Task procedures, Resource 1: High Tech Directory, Resource 2: Yellow Pages, Resource 3: Sunday Newspaper, Resource 4: Commerce Department, Resource 5: Internet Research, Resource 6: Employment Agencies, Deliverables, Activity Questions, and more. The performance assessment includes 13 questions.

The Resources section includes two 1-page .pdf documents of print and web references.

For orientation purposes the Introduction to Electronics Industry.pdf is included as a separate attachment and offers a sample of the type of material included in this learning module.

Below is a list of the files contained within the .zip attachment. The size of each file is included in parenthesis.

Introduction to Electronics (10 files, 8.8 MB)

• Course Materials
  • Introduction to Electronics Industry (Introduction to Electronics Industry.pdf 8.5 MB)
  • Knowledge Probe (kp1q.pdf 49 KB)
• Learning Activities
  • Electronic Career Research (drilldown_01.pdf 139 KB)
  • Performance Assessment (performance_assessment.pdf 50 KB)
• Resources
  • Print References (print_references.pdf 10 KB)
  • Web References (web_references.pdf 11 KB)