I am developing an online course dealing with general topics and am looking to garner as much feedback as possible. We have traditionally done courses dealing with shop fundamentals, machining, etc., and are just recently getting into electrical systems. Our main audience is shop floor workers. We already have live courses in basic units, safety, and various circuits and calculations. I work with an EE who also heads a department at a local CC. He is adamant that we include a class on the NEC. I guess my question becomes, what are the most useful types of material that I can provide for this type of audience? These are short classes of about 15-20 lessons, so I can in no way, nor do I feel it appropriate, to discuss any real specific content in the Code. I do however plan to touch on how to read the book, how it is organized, why it is important and things like that. I have read your instructional forum and found many useful pieces of advice, but I was hoping that could be collected into something more specific. I know many of you teach Code classes to various levels of students, or at any rate are better versed as to what would be the bare essentials, so any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
NEC overview course
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stevearne
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Re: NEC overview course
For students who are beginning with no knowledge of the Code, a good place to begin is the Mike Holt Understanding the National Electrical Code Vol. 1. There are clear explanations and excellent graphics to help foster understanding. I am partial to this book not only as a Mike Holt employee but also as a veteran instructor. I taught Apprenticheship classes for 12 years (where I had no choice of books) and I taught for 19 years full time in an Associate Degree program at a Technical School where I used the Mike Holt UNEC book and was very satisfied with it for beginning Code instruction.
For students who are beginning with no knowledge of the Code, a good place to begin is the Mike Holt Understanding the National Electrical Code Vol. 1. There are clear explanations and excellent graphics to help foster understanding. I am partial to this book not only as a Mike Holt employee but also as a veteran instructor. I taught Apprenticheship classes for 12 years (where I had no choice of books) and I taught for 19 years full time in an Associate Degree program at a Technical School where I used the Mike Holt UNEC book and was very satisfied with it for beginning Code instruction.
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The Mike Holt Understanding the NEC is great and you can get the graphics as Powerpoint slides.
There is a good begineers book from the NFPA called "Users Guide to the NEC" its great, but is only Chapters 1-4, and you don't get the graphics.
There is a good begineers book from the NFPA called "Users Guide to the NEC" its great, but is only Chapters 1-4, and you don't get the graphics.
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