Department:

Department of Automotive and Mechanical

Programme Name:

Automotive Electrical Electronics

Programme Description

This course is designed to provide basic knowledge, skills and understanding of electricity as it relates to the electrical systems, components and technologies found in an automobile industry. This module covers the development of skills and knowledge that relate to the fundamental operating principles of electrical and electronic components, including electrical controls in vehicle electrical systems such as, lighting, ignition, charging, starting and engine management systems. The course has been structured to ensure numbers of competencies in the module are achieved at the end of the course. The competencies of this module is at Level 4 of the Fiji National University Qualifications Framework. 

Course Learnings

Knowledge on electrcal safety 
Knowledge on safety in electrcal workshop
Knowledge on symbols for power source 
Knowledge on symbols for conductors 
Understand the fundamentals of electrical circuits
Knowledge on basic units of electrical measurement, and their symbols that are used in automotive applications 
Basic understanding on the types of electrical circuits
Knowledge on principle of Ohm\'s Law in relation to circuit resistance, current flow, and voltage as applied to automotive parallel circuits and series circuits
The characteristics of resistive circuit types are explained,
Basic understanding of simple electronic devices used in automotive circuit
Application of electrical principles in terms of basic motor vehicle circuitry and electrical componentry 
Basic understanding of the use of an automotive battery
Knowledge on the features of an automotive battery
Basic understanding of the charge and discharge characteristics of a battery
Precautions and procedure for testing and charging a battery
Measurement of  available of current, voltage and resistance is  at any point in a series and parallel circuit

Level

Certificate

Notes

Fees