First Year Student Course - VDV
First Semester
- Lesson 101 – Industry Orientation
- Lesson 102 – Basic Electrical Concepts, Circuits, and Ohm’s Law
- Lesson 103 – UTP, ScTP, and STP Cable: Characteristics, Signal Transmission, and Applications
- Lesson 104 – Hybrid, Coaxial, and Optical Fiber Cable: Characteristics, Signal Transmission, and Applications
- Lesson 105 – Structured
Cabling Systems
- Lesson 106 – Standards and Codes
- Lesson 107 – Cable Supporting Structures and Conduit Bending
- Lesson 108 – Backbone Cable Pathways and Supporting Structures
- Lesson 109 – Horizontal
Cable Pathways and Supporting Structures
- Lesson 110 - First Semester Midterm and Review
- Lesson 111 – Preparation
for Cable Installation
- Lesson 112 – Installing Backbone Cables
- Lesson 113 – Installing Copper Horizontal Cabling
- Lesson 114 – Installing
Optical Fiber Cable
- Lesson 115 – Introduction to Fire Stopping
- Lesson 116 – Vendor
Certification in General Fire Stopping
- Lesson 117 – First
Semester Terminology and Lab Review
- Lesson 118 – First Semester Final Examination
Second Semester
- Lesson 119 – Direct Current (DC) Series and Parallel Circuits
- Lesson 120 – Connectors and Connecting Hardware
- Lesson 121 – Copper Cable Pre-Termination and Termination on IDC Blocks
- Lesson 122 – Terminating Coaxial Cable and Twisted-Pair Cable on Modular Outlets
- Lesson 123 – Optical Fiber Link Loss, Termination Types, and Tools
- Lesson 124 – Work Area Outlets and Cable Management
- Lesson 125 – Alternating Current (AC) Generation and Voltage and Current Measurements
- Lesson 126 – Introduction to Telecommunications Grounding and Bonding
- Lesson 127 - Second Semester Midterm and Review
- Lesson 128 – Transmission: Basic Concepts and Signal Characteristics
- Lesson 129 – Electrical Code and Theory about Grounding and Bonding Electrical Power Systems
- Lesson 130 – Ground Faults and Grounding for Safety
- Lesson 131 – Grounding Electrode Systems and Conductors
- Lesson 132 – Cable Testing Devices
- Lesson 133- Introduction to Copper Cable Testing and Troubleshooting
- Lesson 134 - Introduction to Optical Fiber Cable Testing and Troubleshooting
- Lesson 135 - Second Semester Terminology and Lab Review
- Lesson 136 - Second Semester Final Examination