SRJC Course Outlines

3/28/2024 8:57:51 AMDET 80 Course Outline as of Spring 2002

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CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  DET 80Title:  DIESEL SHOP PRACTICES  
Full Title:  Diesel Shop Practices
Last Reviewed:1/22/2018

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum3.00Lecture Scheduled2.0017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled35.00
Minimum3.00Lab Scheduled2.258 min.Lab Scheduled39.38
 Contact DHR0 Contact DHR0
 Contact Total4.25 Contact Total74.38
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00Total Student Learning Hours: 144.38 

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:
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Diesel shop practices, including career information, safety procedures, tool and equipment use. Includes a discussion of workplace environment and labor/management issues, shop expectations, practices and routines.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:


Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
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Diesel shop practices, including career information, safety procedures, tool and equipment use. Includes a discussion of workplace environment and labor/management issues, shop expectations, practices and routines.
(Grade Only)

Prerequisites:
Recommended:
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:TransferableEffective:Fall 2000Inactive:Fall 2014
 
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:
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Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Categorize and evaluate the occupations for which students will be
  prepared.
2. Analyze labor / management issues in the workplace.
3. Summarize general and specific industrial shop safety standards and
  practices and demonstrate their appropriate application in a shop
  setting.
4. Discuss occupational survival skills for the industrial shop setting
  and practice team building skills.
5. Determine and describe the appropriate use and maintenance of hand,
  shop, and precision tools and demonstrate the same in a shop setting.
6. Describe and demonstrate the safe use of forklifts, overhead cranes,
  and other material handling equipment.
7. Correctly identify and use fasteners and mechanical fitting devices
  and determine appropriate use for each.
[Outcomes and objectives meet or exceed NATEF Applied Academic & Workplace
Skills for Medium/Heavy Truck Technicians (Ref. Standard 6.5, ASE Program
Certification Standards Manual, 1998.)]
Describe the values, themes, methods, and history of diesel equipment
technology.

Topics and Scope
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I. Career Information
  a. Categories of industrial occupations
  b. Wages, salaries, benefits
  c. Local and regional opportunities
  d. Labor / management issues
  e. Shop expectations, practices, and routines
II.  Shop safety standards and practices
  a. Fire and disaster procedures
  b. Cleanliness and order in the workplace
  c. Tool and equipment organization and handling
  d. Fire and emergency prevention and intervention practices
  e. Proper lifting procedures
  f. Personal safety practices
  g. Environmental health and safety compliance
III. Use and maintenance of hand, shop and precision tools
  a. Precision measuring tools
  b. Hand and shop tools
  c. Tool and equipment maintenance
IV. Fasteners and mechanical fitting devices
  a. Appropriate fastener use
  b. Fastening techniques
  c. Fitting application
  d. General torque specifications
V. Material handling equipment
  a. Lifting and carrying devices
  b. Overhead lifting equipment
  c. Material hauling and transferring
VI. Workplace environment
  a. Labor / Management issues
  b. Shop expectations, practices, and routines
  c. Work ethics
Orientation to the values, themes, methods and history of diesel equipment
technology.

Assignments:
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1.  Classroom discussion and role playing activities related to labor /
   management issues and occupational survival skills.
2.  Readings and written exercises.
3.  Lab assignments and worksheets.
4.  Conduct research on government and industry safety standards.
5.  Research a variety of related occupational areas.
6.  Practice safe work habits while in the lab.
7.  Practice safe and efficient tool use and maintenance.

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, Lab reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.Problem Solving
15 - 20%
Homework problems, Quizzes
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.Skill Demonstrations
20 - 40%
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
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.Other Category
10 - 20%
Attendance and participation.


Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Diesel Technology Safety Skills, Student Edition, MAVCC, Inc., 1996.
Diesel Technology Instruction, MAVCC, Inc. 1st ed., 1997.
Instructor and industry handouts.

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