Welcome to MTE 1400 C Marine Electricity, a blended internet- based course. Alvaro Lopez will be your professor.Prof Lopez have been teaching at Broward College for over 3 years in the area of Marine Engineering Program.
- Mandatory Orientation This is a blended class that meets 4 days a week. Complete a mandatory online orientation between consisting of posting an introductory discussion, an assignment and a quiz based on the syllabus. If the orientation is not complete in three days midnight please drop the class for full refund by the end of drop/add.
- Faculty Introduction Professor Lopez has been teaching at Broward College for three years in the Marine Technology area. Our greatest wish is that at the end of this program our students think and act like engineers.
- Course Description Basic electrical theory for both AC and DC circuits in marine systems. Application of electrical theory to the generating, starting and auxiliary circuits of the marine engine. Emphasis on theory of operation and repair of equipment in the field with special attention to marine problems in salt-water environment.
- Methods of Instruction This course meets 4 days per week in class and is replaced by online activities. Each week the student completes a module. Each module equals 10 hours of on-line class and five hours of practice in the workshop (At Miramar Marine Center of excellence)
- Learning Outcomes
- Module 2: The student shall have an understanding of electrical tools, equipment and their uses.
- Module 3: The student shall identify circuit layout and wire diagrams
- Module 4: The student shall identify and repair battery ignition systems
- Course Requirements
- Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements.
- Hardware or Software Requirements specific to your course (if different from the BC standard)
- Quizzes are given each week in class and two discussions online.
- All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
- For research information for group project pleae see link to library information for a library card.
- Course Materials
- The only materials that the student required in this course are the following textbook, ABYC Electrical Study Guide - Purchase from BC South Campus bookstore.
- How to Register for the Course
- Please register for course using myBC website
- Contact Information
- Professor Alvaro Lopez : Marine Center of Excellence of 160 ( Miramar Campus) - Phone 954 793-0029
- How to Access the Course After Enrollment
- Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to Blackboard. At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your Blackboard User Name.
- Your Blackboard User Name is the same as your BC email ID.
- Your Blackboard password is the same as your BC email PIN code
- Links to Help Students Get Connected to Blackboard/e-Learning Courses at Broward College
