Automotive Electronics

Course code IAST 1023

Credit 6.0

Length 150.0 hours

Course outline View

Students learn about the design and function of automotive electronics systems and will perform troubleshooting and repair procedures. Topics include voltage, current, resistance, power, series circuits, parallel circuits, series-parallel circuits, circuit terminology, electron and conventional current flow, circuit construction and electrical relationships. Additional topics include magnetic theory, circuit protection devices, semi-conductors, microprocessors, wiring, 12-volt batteries and on-board diagnostic systems.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Circuit terminology
  • Circuit concepts
  • Electrical components
  • Magnetic theory
  • Electrical test equipment
  • Electronic components
  • Microprocessor systems

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.