Title: Syllabus
Course: Telecommunications I (10006-I)

Copyright: 2014

Suggested Grade Level:  10, 11

Duration: 36 weeks/140 hours

Prerequisite: None

Course Description:

Students will learn about the technological advances and competition now transforming the voice, video, and data communications industry. This course will introduce students to the basic concepts and structural elements of the industry, including an introduction to signal transmission, attenuation, distortion, and signal propagation over cables, fiber, and air. User-premises based telecommunications platforms, switching, wiring, and networking, as well as facilities that provide and support telecommunications systems, will be studied. Students will have the skills to become Certified Telecommunications Electronics Technicians, Certified Satellite Installers, and Certified Fiber Optics Technicians through Electronics Technicians Association, International (ETA).

The Virginia Administrative Code regulates the class size for this course. For additional information, see 8VAC20-120-150, "Maximum class size," (https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter120/section150/) or contact the Virginia Department of Education Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education at cte@doe.virginia.gov.