4/19/2024 4:33:02 PM	DET 80 Course Outline as of Fall 2009	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  DET 80	Title:  DIESEL SHOP PRACTICES
Full Title:  Diesel Shop Practices
Last Reviewed:1/22/2018

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.25		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	39.38
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	2.25		8 min.	Lab Scheduled	39.38
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.50			Contact Total	78.75
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  78.75

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  DET 60

Catalog Description:

Introduction to diesel equipment and truck repair. Includes overview of trucks, agricultural equipment and construction equipment. Workplace skills, safety, tool use and career information are included.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course Eligibility for ENGL 100 OR Course Eligibility for EMLS 100 ( or ESL 100)

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Introduction to diesel equipment and truck repair. Includes overview of trucks, agricultural equipment and construction equipment. Workplace skills, safety, tool use and career information are included.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Eligibility for ENGL 100 OR Course Eligibility for EMLS 100 ( or ESL 100)
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
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:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2000	Inactive:	Fall 2014
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

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

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Describe the general layout and function of truck, agricultural

  equipment and construction equipment components.

2. Summarize general and specific industrial shop safety standards and

  practices and evaluate their appropriate application in a specific shop

  setting.

3. Determine and describe the appropriate use and maintenance of hand,

  shop, and precision tools and demonstrate the same in a shop setting.

4. Correctly identify and use fasteners and mechanical fitting devices

  and evaluate appropriate use for each.

5. Compare theory of operation of basic systems on trucks, agricultural

  equipment, and construction equipment.

6. Describe the environmental issues and chose appropriate procedures

  involved with the disposal of hazardous materials.

7. Discuss the diesel repair industry career field and employment

  opportunities.

Topics and Scope

1. Introduction

  a. Overview of trucks

  b. Overview of agricultural equipment

  c. Overview of construction equipment

2. Engine operating principles

3. Powertrain operating principles

  a. Mechanical drivetrain

  b. Hydrostatic drivetrain

4. Electrical system operation

5. Fuel system operation

6. Steering suspension operation

7. Brake system operation

8. Career information

  a. Categories of industrial occupations

  b. Wages, salaries, benefits

  c. Local and regional opportunities

  d. Shop expectations, practices, and routines

9.  Shop safety standards and practices

  a. Fire and disaster procedures

  b. Cleanliness and order in the workplace

  c. Fire and emergency prevention and intervention practices

  d. Proper lifting procedures

  e. Personal safety practices

  f. Environmental health and safety compliance

10. Use and maintenance of hand, shop and precision tools

  a. Precision measuring tools

  b. Hand and shop tools

  c. Tool and equipment maintenance

11. Fasteners and mechanical fitting devices

  a. Appropriate fastener use

  b. Fastening techniques

  c. Fitting application

  d. General torque specifications

Assignments:

1.  Reading 25 pages a week

2.  Written exercises - 400 word essay.

3.  Lab assignments and worksheets.

4.  3 to 5 quizzes.

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 5 - 20%
Written homework: essay
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 35 - 50%
Homework problems, Lab Worksheets
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 10 - 30%
Class performances, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 40%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Heavy Duty Truck Systems, Thompson Learning, 4th ed., 2006

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