Installation and maintenance of alarms, communications and data is considered a specialty branch of electrical work. In this course you will understand the unique terminology associated with these systems, describe the relationship between these systems and life safety by various codes and standards that affect both commercial and residential buildings. The course will describe the characteristics and functions of various alarm system components, explain the different types of circuitry (hard wired and wireless) that connects these components and describes the theory behind conventional, addressable and analog systems to better understand how these systems function. The lab portion of this class includes handling and splicing of fiber optics, networking, structured wiring, data, satellite communications, all types of alarms (fire, security and community warning-tornado-civil defense) and video surveillance/recording. (These technology/revolutionary-based systems are subject to rapid change and every effort will be made to reflect any changes in technology. (F)