11/21/2024 2:54:45 AM	APED 349 Course Outline as of Fall 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  APED 349	Title:  APP PLUMBERS, 5TH SEM
Full Title:  Apprentice Plumbers, Fifth Semester
Last Reviewed:5/13/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		18 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	6.00		8 min.	Lab Scheduled	108.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	108.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 108.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Non-Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Students will be introduced to training related to Plumbers and Pipefitters indentured apprenticeship. This is the fifth semester of a ten-semester program.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:
Indentured apprenticeship

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Students will be introduced to training related to Plumbers and Pipefitters indentured apprenticeship. This is the fifth semester of a ten-semester program.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:Indentured apprenticeship
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Describe and demonstrate plumbing principles and regulations related to the plumbing and

pipefitting trade

2. Apply best practices in the practical environment related to the plumbing and pipefitting trade

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Interpret construction documents for commercial and industrial facilities

2. Describe the theory and application of plumbing traps and drainage venting systems

3. Describe water mains and water service systems

4. Demonstrate turning and soldering techniques

5. Identify parts and devices used in gas installation

Topics and Scope

I. Turning and Soldering

II. Drawings

III. Plan Reading

IV. Drainage, Water Supply, and Gas Supply Installations

Assignments:

1. Homework assignments (1 to 2 sets per week)

2. Quizzes and examinations (4 to 6 per semester)

3. Class performances and field work (on-the-job demonstrations) of skill development, safety practices, equipment, and material handling

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 25%
Homework assignments; field work
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 50 - 65%
Class performances; field work
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 20%
Quizzes and examinatinos
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Gas Installations. International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee. 2020

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