12/27/2024 6:41:56 AM	AGMEC 51 Course Outline as of Fall 2004	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  AGMEC 51	Title:  AGRIC MECHANICS 1
Full Title:  Agriculture Mechanics 1
Last Reviewed:4/19/2004

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	2.00		15 min.	Lab Scheduled	35.00
		Contact DHR	1.50			Contact DHR	26.25
		Contact Total	5.50			Contact Total	96.25
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 166.25

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  08 - May Be Taken for a Total of 6 Units
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  AG 85.1

Catalog Description:

Basic skills course that includes leveling, land measurement practices, and blueprint reading for agriculture; tool identification and maintenance; plumbing; woodwork; sheet metal layout; electrical wiring; ropework.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Basic skills course that includes leveling, land measurement practices, and blueprint reading for agriculture; tool identification and maintenance; plumbing; woodwork; sheet metal layout; electrical wiring; ropework.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:08 - May Be Taken for a Total of 6 Units

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 1983	Inactive:	Fall 2011
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

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

Student will:

1.  Demonstrate the ability to use equipment for differential leveling,

   profile leveling, and contour mapping.

2.  Identify and maintain tools used for the subject areas of the course.

3.  Demonstrate the ability to plumb water systems using steel, copper,

   and plastic pipe.

4.  Demonstrate skills needed for fabrication using lumber.

5.  Demonstrate skills needed to layout and fabricate sheet metal items.

6.  Demonstrate the ability to electrically wire a service entrance panel

   for 110 volt and 220 volt service and complete a variety of electrical

   circuits.

7.  Demonstrate the ability to make common knots, hitches, and splices.

8.  Demonstrate the ability to read a blueprint.

Topics and Scope

1.  Farm construction work

   a.  Measuring, marking

   b.  Hand tools - their care, proper use and operation

   c.  Power tools - how to operate, adjust, and repair

   d.  Surveying, squaring and leveling tools

   e.  Safety rules and considerations

2.  Wood work

   a.  Use and care of tools and machines used in wood working

   b.  Selection and characteristics of different woods

3.  Sheet metal

   a.  Layout

   b.  Cutting and bending

   c.  Operation and care of sheet metal tools

4.  Plumbing

   a.  Operation and care of plumbing tools

   b.  Types of fittings

   c.  Layout and measuring

5.  Construction materials

   a.  Properties of metals, woods, etc.

   b.  Figuring bills of material

   c.  Fasteners of all types

6.  Blueprints

   a.  Reading blueprints

7.  Electrical

   a.  Splices and connections

   b.  Lighting circuit, receptacle circuits

   c.  Safety with electricity

   d.  Service entrance panels

   e.  110 volt and 220 volt circuits

8.  Rope work

   a.  Knots

   b.  Hitches

   c.  Slpices

Assignments:

  Tool identification, reports, and lab participation.

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

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

ILLUSTRATED TOOL MANUAL, Second Edition, 1999

BASIC ELECTRICAL WIRING, Duncan & Wren, 7th Edition, 1999.

LEVELING AND LAND MEASUREMENT PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURE, Jacobs & Mattox,

1990.

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