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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
AUTO 108 | Title:
CLEAN AIR CAR COURSE |
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| Full Title:
Clean Air Car Course: BAR Levels 1 & 2 |
| Last Reviewed:9/21/2015 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 5.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 5.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 87.50 |
| Minimum | 5.00 | Lab Scheduled | 1.00 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 17.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 6.00 | | Contact Total | 105.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 175.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 280.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
AUTO 399.5
Catalog Description:
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This course is designed for automotive professionals who wish to obtain or renew a State of California BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repair) smog license. This is a BAR approved training class, which includes both Level 1 and Level 2 training. This BAR training meets part of the qualifications needed to take the Smog Technician licensing examination. A minimum of nine units completed in Auto Electric and Engine Performance education OR one year of verifiable trade experience in auto electrical, engine performance and emission control diagnosis & repair, is strongly recommended in order to be successful in this course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Course completion or Concurrent Enrollment in Auto 156 and Auto 153
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course is designed for automotive professionals who wish to obtain or renew a State of California BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repair) smog license. This is a BAR approved training class, which includes both Level 1 and Level 2 training. This BAR training meets part of the qualifications needed to take the Smog Technician licensing examination. A minimum of nine units completed in Auto Electric and Engine Performance education OR one year of verifiable trade experience in auto electrical, engine performance and emission control diagnosis & repair, is strongly recommended in order to be successful in this course.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course completion or Concurrent Enrollment in Auto 156 and Auto 153
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Students will be prepared to take the California BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repair) smog technician licensing examination.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Perform a Basic and Enhanced area smog check.
2. Perform all required record keeping related to the smog check tests.
3. Properly diagnose emission failures.
Topics and Scope
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1. Review of emission control test procedure in Basic and Enhanced areas.
2. Emission control systems operation and service
A. PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) systems
B. EVAP (Evaporative) system
C. Spark control system
D. TAC (Thermostatic Air Cleaner) systems
E. Catalytic converters
F. EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system
G. AIS (Air Injection System) system
3. Basic and Enhanced area smog check procedures
A. Vehicle identification and data entry
B. Emission control system identification and data entry
C. Basic area two speed tailpipe test
D. Enhanced area ASM (Acceleration Simulation Mode) dynamometer test
E. Functional tests
F. OIS (OBD Inspection System) testing equipment operation
G. BAR 97 testing equipment operation
4. Laws related to technician licensing
5. Laws related to Smog Check Station licensing
6. Laws and procedures related to smog testing
7. Emission failure diagnosis
Assignments:
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1. Student will be required to keep a notebook of all required BAR assignments and lab worksheets
2. Assigned reading 20 to 30 pages a week
3. Perform Basic and Enhanced smog check procedures and correctly diagnose emission failures
4. Multiple choice exams and 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
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
10 - 20% |
| Lab reports and required BAR assignments; notebook | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
30 - 40% |
| Lab work sheets | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
35 - 45% |
| Multiple choice exams and quizzes | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 10% |
| Participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Laws and Regulations Pertaining to California Automotive Repair Dealers. Bureau of Automotive Repair, 2007 edition (Classic in field)
Advanced Emissions Diagnostics. California Institute of Automotive Technology, 1998 (Classic in field)
OBD II & Second Generation Scan Tools. NAPA Institute of Automotive Technology, 1998 (Classic in field)
BAR Smog Check Manual. Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR), 2013
BAR Smog Check Reference Guide. Bureau of Automotive Repair, 2014
Instructor prepared materials
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