Electrical & Renewable Energy Technology Program Policies & Procedures

Non-Discrimination Statement

To view the full Non-Discrimination Statement, please visit the College Catalog & Student Handbook or the college website.

Disability Services/Accommodations

Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations for special services should contact the IHCC Disability Services office for assistance. Services are available to students who need classroom accommodations, interpreters and/or specialized equipment.

Students who are requesting accommodations must document their disability by providing a written statement signed by a school counselor, physician, psychologist or other health care professional. Statements must include: (a) a description of the disability, (b) a statement of how the disability prohibits one or more major life activities and is a barrier to the student’s full participation in the program, and (c) a description of the specific accommodations to be provided. (Requested accommodations must be related to the individual’s specific disability.)

All requests for accommodations should be made prior to enrollment.

Students should make their requests for accommodations to the Disability Services office at the time they are applying for admission and, preferably, no later than six weeks prior to the beginning of each academic term. All student requests are dealt with in a confidential manner. Students should contact Disability Services by calling (641) 683-5749 (Ottumwa) or (641) 856-2143, ext. 2214 (Centerville) or by email at disabilityservices@indianhills.edu.

Accreditation

Indian Hills Community College is a public post-secondary institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the Higher Learning Commission, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, and (800)621-7440.

Indian Hills Community College is also accredited by the State of Iowa, Iowa Department of Education, Grimes State Office Building, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146, (515)281-8260.

Student Services

To view the full listing of Student Services, please visit the College Catalog & Student Handbook.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes describe the knowledge and skills the student should be able to demonstrate upon completion of the program.  Please visit the College Catalog & Student Handbook to view the Program Learning Outcomes.

Cancellations

Indian Hills Alert is the emergency notification system of Indian Hills Community College. Indian Hills Alert allows the college to communicate timely emergency information quickly to students, faculty, staff and interested members of the community.  To sign up to receive alerts, go to http://www.indianhills.edu/about/alert.php and create an account to receive information via phone, email, and/or text message about college–related emergencies, college closings or delayed openings due to inclement weather, or other urgent campus communications.  Indian Hills Alert will only be used to send you messages related to college emergencies or safety issues, never to send you advertisements.

Attendance and Punctuality

Mandatory Attendance

Regular and punctual attendance is mandatory in all Advanced Technologies Division courses. Student attendance will be recorded each day this class meets. A student missing class should immediately contact the instructor or a fellow student to find out what material was covered in class and if any assignments have been missed. The instructor will decide to accept late work or not. Communication between the student and instructor is most important, but it is the student’s responsibility to initiate such communication. Contacting the instructor before the missed class session is preferable whenever possible.

A student missing 16% (approximately 7.5 hours) of scheduled class meetings without excuse will be withdrawn from this course. This withdrawal may have academic or financial effects. Students missing class because of a college-sanctioned event will be excused from attendance but not excused from completing assignments. They should contact their instructor for further guidance. Based on the instructor’s discretion, students may also be excused for the following reasons: bereavement, illness (more than two days), jury duty, court appearance, or military service. Students should give access to the appropriate documents in order to establish an absence as excused. Instructors will decide on the validity of such an excuse.

The number of actual class days a student may miss before being withdrawn varies depending on how often a course meets in a week. Students will receive warnings via email when they are nearing or have reached the 16% threshold. Consult the chart below to establish how many unexcused absences are permitted in this class:

Showing up for class on time is also mandatory. On the first day of class, the instructor will announce guidelines for tardiness such as establishing a time limit for when a tardy becomes an absence. Four incidents of tardiness equals one absence, and the guidelines above apply.

Professionalism

Through your IHCC Auto Technology Program, you will experience an environment of professionalism. Proper conduct and safety awareness are emphasized. Attendance for on-campus meetings and online courses, as well as in-person courses, is expected and required. 

Laboratory Safety

The Electrical & Renewable Energy Laboratory and subsequent activities are subject to voltages up to, but not limited to 1,000 volts.  At 30mA of current in your body you are at risk of injury or death.   The program has a strict safety policy.  All students are required to have successfully completed OSHA 30, OSHA 10 NFPA70E & CPR training prior to being allowed to work in an energized environment.  Full program safety policy is available in the classroom.  All work on or off campus will be performed in compliance with OSHA 29 CFR1926, NFPA70E, NFPA70, and any educator directed safety protocols.  Students must maintain compliance to all safety rules and regulations adopted or enforced by the program educator(s). 

Dress Code: (Classroom & Laboratory) All students in this Program are required to wear the following at all times: 

a. closed toed safety shoes, 

b. natural fiber long pants over the ankle free of tears or holes. 

c. natural fiber shirt 

d. Shorts, Sweatpants, Sandals, Dresses, Open Toed Shoes, Tank Tops are not acceptable. 

e. ENERGIZED WORK requires the proper PPE.  Failure to have proper PPE will result in a zero for the activity and the student may be asked to leave the laboratory AND classroom area until the proper PPE has been secured. 
    Failure to have proper PPE a second time will result in the student being asked to leave for the day.  Failure to have proper PPE a third time will result in disciplinary referral to the program administration. 

Required Personal Tools

The TERET.AAS program requires that each student buy his/her own required tools. Students should inventory their tool boxes after each use to make sure that all tools are accounted.  Tool boxes should then be locked and secured between labs or when not in use.  All students should be aware that IHCC is not responsible for any tools or tool boxes that are lost, stolen or damaged in any way.  All tools and tool boxes must be removed from school property no later than one term after graduation or withdrawal from the program.  Any tools or tool boxes left after that time period will be considered abandoned by the student and dealt with accordingly.

A list of tools required for each term is available upon request from your Educator. A typical tool list is provided in this handbook (subject to change).

Tool List

Specific tool list per term are available upon request, from the IHCC-Electrical & Renewable Energy Program.  The program requires all tools to meet minimum industry safety standards, all tools representative on this list have been tested to meet all safety standards and requirements. The tools listed are not required the first day of classes, but are obtained during the various terms of the program.  The instructor will detail which tools are needed for each term.

• Greenlee® 0153-03C 4 Pc Mini Screwdriver Set - Crescent Electric or Menards
• Logix Pro Software - The Learning Pit
• Tool Shop - 12” Combination Square
• Multi Sim Software - National Instruments
• 6” Stainless Steel Digital Caliper
• Calculated Industries - ElectricCalc Pro - Electrical Calculator - Model # 5070 -93.7
• Fluke I410 AC/DC Current Clamp/Banana Plug
• Greenlee 0254-13 56269 5 Piece Folding Set: Sizes included 3/16”, 7/32”,1/4”, 5/16”, and 3/8” 
• KNIPEX Tools 87 01 300, 12-Inch Cobra Pliers - 2 pair
• Tool Shop® 13-Piece Spade Bit Set
• Smart Electrician Grounding Adapter
• Smart Electrician Locking Extension Cord 25ft 12/3
• Sperry Breaker Finder
• Sperry 5in1 Scanner
• GearRatchet Drive Set — 1/4In. and 3/8In. Drives, 46-Pc. SAE and Metric Set,
• Greenlee -1/2 Hand Bender
• Greenlee 3/4” Hand Bender
• Greenlee 7 Piece Nut Holding Nut Driver Kit
• Greenlee Conduit Reaming Screwdriver
• Ideal BX/MC Rotary Cable Cutter
• Gardner Bender Ground Fault Tester
• Sperry Line Splitter
• Johnson Level® Magnetic Angle Locator
• Lufkin® 6’ x 5/8” Wood Ruler Red End
• Irwin® 100’ Reel with Blue Chalk
• Greenlee Screwdriver, Insulated, 9 Piece Kit
• 29-Piece High Speed Steel Drill Bit
• Ideal Ratcheting Cable Cutter
• Greenlee Fiberglass Fish Tape 50 ft
• Acculine Pro Floor Target
• Maxis Marksman Conduit Layout Tool
• 14” Bolt Cutters
• 20 volt Cordless 8 Piece Tool Kit (DeWalt or Masterforce)
• Fluke TLK289 Tool Pack
• Johnson Laser Distance Meter 85’
• P3 International Kill A Watt Tool
• P3 International EZ Kill A Watt Tool
• Contax On-Contact Infrared Thermometer
• Fluke 80BK-A Integrated DMM Temperature Probe
• WHIA Insulated Torque Control Set, 8 Pc
• Eclipse 300-176 Crimpro Crimper for MC4 Solar Panel Contacts

Personal Protective Equipment

All students are required to own a minimum amount of personal protective equipment and this equipment is available through the bookstore.  A complete list of personal protective equipment required will be supplied as a supplement to this handbook and is also available at any time upon request.

• NSI Power Shell® II 4-Point Ratchet Suspension Full Brim Hard Hat
• Bulwark 11.2 Cal Contractor Flame-Resistant FR Coveralls
• Northern Safety - Electric Arc Faceshield Chin Guard Bracket
• Northern Safety - Electric Arc Faceshield Chin Guard Window
• Northern Safety - Novax Linemen’s Class 00 & 0 Industrial 10” Goatskin Leather Protector Gloves
• Northern Safety - Novax® Electrical Safety Linemen’s Class 0 Rubber Insulating 11” Gloves
• Northern Safety & Industrial - Master Lock® Safety Lockout Padlock with Standard Body
• Red Vinyl-Coated Steel Safety Lockout Tagout Hasp, 1 1/2” Diameter
• Northern Safety & Industrial NMC Lockout Tagout Danger Do Not Operate Tags
• Northern Safety Equipment - Dyneema® Cut Resistant Gloves  (2) pair
• Northern Tool Grease Monkey Nitrile Rubber Gloves 10pk
• NSI N-Specs® Riptide® Clear Lens Safety Glasses
• NSI N-Specs® Tri-Star® OTG OTG Clear Lens Over-the-Glass Safety Glasses

Laptop Requirements

Here are the machine requirements for those students enrolling in the Electrical & Renewable Energy Technology degree. Students will need to own their own laptop for class use before their first term.

The software required for you to initially own is listed in the following table.  Other software for class use will be available from instructions given in class.  Some of the software installed during class is only for educational use and not to be used for profit.

USB Memory storage of 8 gigabytes is expected for storing and sharing files. Backup of class work can be done on cloud drives and/or USB Memory storage.  Headphones recommended.

Netbooks (such as chromebooks) are not recommended because they have lower RAM and graphic capabilities.

Mac computers are not recommended as most programs you will use in classes are only Windows based.

If there is a problem with your computer, not all warranties guarantee that you will have a replacement computer for immediate use.  In the past, students have been without a computer for several days while waiting for theirs to be fixed or replaced which caused them to fall behind with assignments.  As a student, you should be prepared with alternative means to complete your computer-based assignments in the event your main computer is out of commission.

Placement

The ability of a student to obtain employment in his/her career field upon graduation is a very important part of the educational process. The Academic Program and Career/Work-Based Office, working cooperatively with each student, will do everything possible to see that this objective is met.

• The student is responsible for actively seeking employment.
• The program will make students aware of job opportunities by written and/or verbal communication, as well as posting the information in the lab area and social media.
• The student will be responsible for completing the IHCC Graduate Survey sent 6 months after graduation providing the program with vital employment data.
• IHCC hosts a career fair each year in March for all programs.