2022-2023 Catalog 
    
    May 02, 2024  
2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Radiography

  
  • RAD 234: Breast Imaging/Instrumentation

    1 credit

    Lecture 1 hour per week.

    Discusses the dedicated radiography equipment necessary for breast imaging. Includes proper technical factors, radiation protection techniques, and proper accessory equipment.
    Prerequisite(s): ARRT or eligible.
  
  • RAD 235: Quality Assurance in Mammography

    1 credit

    Lecture 1 hour per week.

    Discusses the components of quality assurance in mammography and the accreditation programs developed to ensure quality in breast imaging facilities.
    Prerequisite(s): ARRT or eligible.
  
  • RAD 240: Radiographic Pathology

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Presents a survey of common medical and surgical disorders that affect radiographic image. Discusses conditions related to different systems of the human body. Studies the correlation of these conditions with radiographs.
  
  • RAD 242: CT Procedures & Instrumentation

    2 credit

    Lecture 2 hours per week.

    Focuses on the patient care, imaging procedure and physics and instrumentation related to computed tomography imaging.
    Prerequisite(s): ARRT or eligible.
  
  • RAD 246: Special Procedures

    2 credit

    Lecture 2 hours per week.

    Studies special radiographic and surgical procedures and equipment employed in the more complicated investigation of internal conditions of the human body.
  
  • RAD 247: Cross-Sectional Anatomy

    3 credit

    Lecture 2-3 hours per week.

    Presents a specialized study of cross-sectional anatomy relevant to sectional imaging modalities such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
    Prerequisite(s): ARRT or eligible.
  
  • RAD 255: Radiographic Equipment

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Studies principles and operation of general and specialized X-ray equipment.
  
  • RAD 256: Radiographic Film Evaluation

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Presents a concentrated study and practical evaluation of radiographic quality and disease affects on radiographs. Focuses on technical factors, procedural factors, equipment malfunctions, and other difficulties associated with radiographs.
    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141 -BIO 142 , RAD 111 -RAD 112 , RAD 121 -RAD 221 .
  
  • RAD 270: Digital Image Acquisition and Display

    2 credit

    Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours.

    Includes basic principles of digital radiography, image acquisition, image acquisition errors, software image processing, fundamental principles of exposures, image evaluation, quality assurance and maintenance issues, and digital display.
    Total 4 hours per week.

  
  • RAD 290: Coordinated Internship

    3 credit

    Laboratory 15 hours

    Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial, or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit.
    Variable hours.

  
  • RAD 295: Topics in CT Registry Preparation

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be repeated for credit. May be used also for special honors courses.

Recreation, Parks, and Leisure

  
  • RPK 100: Introduction to Recreation, Parks & Leisure Studies

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Includes history and philosophy of the Recreation and Parks movement. Discusses the theory of leisure and play. Analyzes leisure service delivery systems and career opportunities. Emphasizes the commercial, nonprofit and public sectors, Armed Forces, therapeutic recreation as well as volunteer service.
  
  • RPK 102: Outdoor Recreation in the Appalachian Ecosystem

    2 credit

    Lecture 2 hours.

    Presents an exposure to the diverse biological environment in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Focuses on the unique geology and geography of the region. Additional coverage includes protection of the regions natural resources and the watershed related to outdoor recreation activities and trail projects.
    Total 2 hours per week.

  
  • RPK 103: Preparation for Wilderness Adventure

    1 credit

    Lab 2 hours.

    Introduces background knowledge needed to be prepared for a wilderness adventure. Covers what to do in a planned and an unplanned extended wilderness experience. Focuses on what to bring with you and the skills needed to ensure you have a memorable and enjoyable outing.
    Total 2 hours per week.

  
  • RPK 105: Trail Planning and Design

    2 credit

    Lecture 2 hours.

    Introduces trail planning concepts including location assessment, planning, documenting and diagramming the trail. Covers basic elements of the layout and initial design of the trail. Presents the basic concepts of planning trailheads and river access areas and project marketing.
    Total 2 hours per week.

  
  • RPK 107: Trail Maintenance and Design I

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours, Lab 2 hours.

    Introductory concepts focusing on the getting started elements of a trail project, the approval process, establishing a trailhead, and components of a sustainable trail. Emphasis is placed on construction methods for small property and hiking and biking trails. Coverage includes strategies for maintenance of established trails.
    Total 4 hours per week.

  
  • RPK 108: Trail Maintenance and Design II

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours, Lab 2 hours.

    Introductory concepts focusing on the getting started elements of a trail project, the approval process, establishing a trailhead, and components of a sustainable trail. Emphasis is placed on construction methods for small property and hiking and biking trails. Coverage includes strategies for maintenance of established trails.
    Total 4 hours per week.

  
  • RPK 125: Resource Interpretation and Education

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours.

    Includes overview of the history of the outdoor education movement. Concentrates on the basic knowledge and skills necessary to design, implement and present interpretive programs and develop outdoor educational tools. Includes design and construction of interpretive displays using varied materials and forms of presentation media (print, audio-visual, and computer software). Students will be required to create and present an interpretive program or outdoors education instruction tool.
    Total 4 hours per week.

  
  • RPK 130: Caving

    1 credit

    Laboratory 2 hours per week.

    Introduces basic caving techniques, equipment, issues regarding karst resource protection and national organizations dedicated to resource protection, geology and ecology, as well as cave safety.
  
  • RPK 131: Kayaking

    1 credit

    Introduces kayaking techniques, water classification, conditioning, safety and destination planning. Includes field experience involving kayaking in multiple environments; flat water, ocean and whitewater (may require overnight stay).
    Prerequisite(s): Ability to swim.
  
  • RPK 135: Program Planning

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours.

    Includes principles of program planning in the recreation setting. Analyzes participants’ needs and demands, as well as social, physical, and psychological characteristics. Explains how to organize and lead programs. Includes a leadership practicum.
    Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of concurrent enrollment in RPK Leadership & Supervision.
  
  • RPK 140: Land Use Ethics

    1 credit

    Lecture 1 hour per week.

    Examines the impacts of human activity on the outdoor environment, specifically lands used for backpacking, hiking, and camping. Addresses the history and philosophy of the Leave No Trace movement, regarding sustainable backcountry and “at-home” practices, visitor demands and resource management challenges.
  
  • RPK 141: Leadership and Supervision

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours.

    Introduces leadership and supervision in the leisure services industry. Assesses leadership styles, traits and leadership theories and provides the opportunity for students to assess their own individual styles. Addresses group dynamics, conflict, and issue relating specifically to leadership of volunteers. Includes a leadership practicum.
    Total 4 hours per week.

  
  • RPK 150: Mountain Biking

    1 credit

    Laboratory 2 hours per week.

    Teaches the sport of mountain biking, equipment, techniques, basic bicycle repair, and trail safety and etiquette, trail conflict management, trail development and destination planning.
  
  • RPK 151: Orienteering

    1 credit

    Laboratory 2 hours per week.

    Introduces orienteering, compass and GPS use, topography, and geocaching as a sport. Teaches map reading, using a compass, decision-making and teamwork.
  
  • RPK 160: Wilderness First Aid

    2 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours.

    Examines the role of outdoor professionals in wilderness medicine and the response, care and rescue of outdoor participants in non-urban environments. Provides intensive, in-depth training in the areas of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, patient assessment system, body systems, environmental injuries/conditions, anaphylaxis, lifting/moving/extrication, patient carries, and backcountry medicine.
    Total 4 hours per week.

  
  • RPK 170: Recreational Backpacking

    1 credit

    Laboratory 4 hours.

    Presents backpacking skills including destination selection, route planning, gear selection and preparation (individual and group), trip safety and permitting requirements, packing techniques, wilderness medicine and backcountry protocols, food selection and cooking techniques and clothing selection. Presents land use ethic of Leave No Trace, permitting requirements and outdoor skills.
    Total 4 hours per week.

  
  • RPK 171: Canoeing

    1 credit

    Laboratory 4 hours.

    Introduces the history of canoeing, paddling techniques, safety, water conditions and trip planning related to canoe operation in a river, lake or ocean environment.
    Total 4 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): Ability to swim.
  
  • RPK 175: Rock Climbing

    1 credit

    Laboratory 2 hours.

    Covers fundamentals of rock climbing, belay skills, gear and hardware specific to sport climbing. Presents climbing techniques, climbing and climb site safety, knots, and equipment care and maintenance.
    Total 2 hours per week.

  
  • RPK 190: Coordinated Internship

    2 credit

    Laboratory 4 hours.

    Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit.
    Variable hours.

  
  • RPK 195: On-Site Training

    1 credit

    Laboratory 2 hours.

    Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in select businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college. Credit/work ratio may not exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit.
    Variable hours.

  
  • RPK 201: Recreation and Parks Management

    3 credit

    Examines organization and management of recreation and park agencies. Discusses theories and principles of management, organizational behavior, budget preparation, hiring preparation, hiring practices and personnel management, documentation and presentation. Examines software specific to recreation facility and program management.
  
  • RPK 220: Ecotourism and Sustainable Practices

    4 credit

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours.

    Examines the impacts of visitor behavior and ecotourism on natural resources and the management of ecotourism facilities and destinations (governmental and non-governmental), national and international guidelines for ecotourism, and the response to the increasing growth of ecotourism and eco-travel in the U.S. and abroad and the resulting need for sustainable tourism practices.
    Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • RPK 230: Wilderness Medicine

    4 credit

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours.

    Examines the role of outdoor professional in wilderness medicine and the response, care and rescue of outdoor participants in non-urban environments. An intensive 72 hour Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course which provides in-depth training in the areas of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, patient assessment, circulatory system, respiratory system, lifting, moving and extrication, fractures, stable injuries, nervous-system, wounds, burns, principles of trauma, spine injuries, emergency childbirth, toxins, bites, stings, altitude/diving, hypo/ hyperthermia, near drowning, frostbite, lightning, allergies, anaphylaxis, medical and legal issues, search and rescue and personal preparedness.
    Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • RPK 265: Risk Management

    3 credit

    lecture 3 hours per week.

    Discusses the law and liability as they relate to the delivery of leisure services. Teaches practitioners legal principles necessary to analyze programs and facilities with respect to safety, emergency preparedness, and accident reporting protocols. Review hiring procedures, ADA compliance, national (CPSC, ASTM, OSHA) and professional standards (NRPA, ACA), certification and training standards (CPRP, CTRS), supervision and the role of maintenance and insurance. Uses case law and national compliance standards to illustrate legal principles.
    Prerequisite(s): Advanced standing.

Religion

  
  • REL 100: Introduction to the Study of Religion

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Explores various religious perspectives and ways of thinking about religious themes and religious experience.
  
  • REL 230: Religions of the World

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Introduces the religions of the world with attention to origin, history, and doctrine.
  
  • REL 240: Religions in America

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week

    Surveys various manifestations of religion in the American experience. Emphasizes concepts, problems, and issues of religious pluralism and character of American religious life.

Safety

  
  • SAF 120: Safety and Health Standards: Regulations and Codes

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Teaches development of safety standards, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), its rules and regulations; penalties for noncompliance, and methods of compliance. Includes an examination of Government Regulatory Codes and appraisal of consensus, advisory, and proprietary standards.
  
  • SAF 126: Principles of Industrial Safety

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Teaches principles and practices of accident prevention, analysis of accident causes, mechanical safeguards, fire prevention, housekeeping, occupational diseases, first aid, safety organization, protection equipment and general safety principles and promotion.
  
  • SAF 127: Industrial Safety

    2 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 0 hours.

    Provides basic understanding of safety and health in an industrial situation. Includes hazardous materials, substances, conditions, activities and habits as well as the prescribed methods and equipment needed for the apprentice to protect himself/herself and others.
    Total 2 hours per week.

  
  • SAF 135: Safety Program Organization and Administration

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Introduces techniques of organizing and administering practical safety programs. Emphasizes safety as a management function. Included an examination of history, occupational safety and health regulations, and a survey of current laws, codes, and standards.
  
  • SAF 246: Hazardous Chemicals, Materials, and Waste in the Workplace

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Introduces the rules and regulations governing use, exposure to, and disposal of hazardous chemicals, materials and waste by-products. Discusses OSHA “Right to Know Laws,” EPA and RCRA regulations. Provides the techniques to interpret and understand the code of Federal Regulations. Emphasis on management mandates, strategies, and options to comply with these regulations.

Sociology

  
  • SOC 200: Principles of Sociology

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Introduces fundamentals of social life. Presents significant research and theory in areas such as culture, social structure, socialization, deviance, social stratification, and social institutions.
  
  • SOC 215: Sociology of the Family

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Studies topics such as marriage and family in social and cultural context. Addresses the single scene, dating and marriage styles, child-rearing, husband and wife interaction, single parent families, alternative lifestyles.
  
  • SOC 245: Sociology of Aging

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Introduces study of aging with special emphasis on later stages of the life cycle. Includes theories of aging, historical and comparative settings, social policy, and future trends of aging.
  
  • SOC 265: Social Psychology

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Examines individuals in social contexts: social roles, group processes and intergroup relations. May include small group interaction, social behavior, social cognition, conformity, attitudes, and motivation.
    Prerequisite(s): SOC 200  or 201.
  
  • SOC 268: Social Problems

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Applies sociological concepts and methods to analysis of current social problems. Includes delinquency and crime, mental illness, drug addiction, alcoholism, sexual behavior, population crisis, race relations, family and community disorganization, poverty, automation, wars, and disarmament.
  
  • SOC 295: Topics in Appalachian Social Problems

    3 credit

    Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. 1-5 credits May be repeated for credit. May be used also for special honors courses.
    Variable hours.


Spanish

  
  • SPA 101: Beginning Spanish I

    4 credit

    Lecture 4 hours per week.

    Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic Spanish sentence structure. May include an additional hour of oral drill and practice per week.
  
  • SPA 102: Beginning Spanish II

    4 credit

    Lecture 4 hours per week.

    Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic Spanish sentence structure. May include an additional hour of oral drill and practice per week.
  
  • SPA 201: Intermediate Spanish I

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.

    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
    Prerequisite(s): SPA 102  or equivalent. May include oral drill and practice.
  
  • SPA 202: Intermediate Spanish II

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.

    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
    Prerequisite(s): SPA 102  or equivalent. May include oral drill and practice.
  
  • SPA 211: Intermediate Spanish Conversation I

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Continues to develop fluency through emphasis on idioms and other complex sentence structures.
    Prerequisite(s): SPA 202  or equivalent.
  
  • SPA 212: Intermediate Spanish Conversation II

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Continues to develop fluency through emphasis on idioms and other complex sentence structures.
    Prerequisite(s): SPA 202  or equivalent.

Student Development

  
  • SDV 100: College Success Skills

    1 credit

    Lecture 1-3 hours per week.

    Assists students in transition to colleges. Provides overviews of college policies, procedures, curricular offerings. Encourages contacts with other students and staff. Assists students toward college success through information regarding effective study habits, career and academic planning, and other college resources available to students. May include English and Math placement testing. Strongly recommended for beginning students. Required for graduation
  
  • SDV 101: Orientation to (Discipline)

    1 credit

    Lecture 1 hour per week.

    Introduces students to the skills that are necessary to achieve their academic goals, to the services offered at the college and to the discipline in which they are enrolled. Covers topics such as services offered at the college including the learning resources center; counseling, and advising; listening, test taking, and study skills; and topical areas which are applicable to their particular discipline.
  
  • SDV 106: Preparation for Employment

    1 credit

    Lecture 1 hours per week.

    Provides experience in resume writing, preparation of applications, letters of application, and successfully preparing for and completing the job interview. Assists students in identifying their marketable skills and aptitudes. Develops strategies for successful employment search. Assists students in understanding effective human relations techniques and communication skills in job search.
  
  • SDV 295: Topics in Orientation to Science II

    1 credit

    Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be repeated for credit. May be used for special honors courses.
    Variable hours.


Welding

  
  • WEL 117: Oxy Fuel Welding and Cutting

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours.

    Introduces history of oxyacetylene welding, principles of welding and cutting, nomenclature of the equipment, development of the puddle, running flat beads, and butt welding in different positions. Explains silver brazing, silver and soft soldering, and safety procedures in the use of tools and equipment.
  
  • WEL 120: Introduction to Welding

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours.

    Introduces history of welding processes. Covers types of equipment, and assembly of units. Stresses welding procedures such as fusion, non-fusion, and cutting oxyacetylene. Introduces arc welding. Emphasizes procedures in the use of tools and equipment.
    Total 3-5 hours per week.

  
  • WEL 123: Shielding Metal Arc Welding: Basic

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours.

    Teaches operation of AC and DC power sources, welding polarities, heats and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process; Deals with running beads, butt, and fillet welds in all positions. Emphasizes safety procedures.
  
  • WEL 126: Pipe Welding I

    3 credit

    Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3-5 hours.

    Teaches metal arc welding processes including the welding of pressure piping in the horizontal, vertical, and horizontal-fixed positions in accordance with section IX of the ASME Code.
    Total 5-8 hours per week.

  
  • WEL 127: Pipe Welding II

    3 credit

    Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3-5 hours.

    Teaches metal arc welding processes including the welding of pressure piping in the horizontal, vertical, and horizontal-fixed positions in accordance with section IX of the ASME Code.
    Total 5-8 hours per week.

  
  • WEL 129: Pipefitting and Fabrication

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Reviews basic mathematical skills necessary for the pipefitting trade. Teaches basic methods for fabricating piping offsets, miter-turn fittings, tees, odd angle elbows, 90 degree elbows, and the use of pipefitting and layout tools. May be taken with WEL 126 .
  
  • WEL 130: Inert Gas Welding

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours.

    Introduces practical operations in the uses of inert-gas-shield arc welding. Discusses equipment, safety operations, welding practice in the various positions, process applications, and manual and semi-automatic welding.
    Total 5-8 hours per week.

  
  • WEL 141: Welder Qualification Tests I

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours.

    Studies techniques and practices of testing welded joints through destructive and nondestructive tests.
    Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • WEL 142: Welder Qualification Tests II

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours.

    Studies techniques and practices of testing welded joints through destructive and nondestructive tests.
    Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • WEL 145: Welding Metallurgy

    3 credit

    Lecture 2-3 hours per week Laboratory 1-2 hours per week

    Studies steel classifications, heat treatment procedures, properties of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Discusses techniques and practices of testing welded joints and destructive/nondestructive, visual magnetic and fluorescent testing.
  
  • WEL 150: Welding Drawing and Interpretation

    3 credit

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Teaches fundamentals required for successful drafting as applied to the welding industry, includes blueprint reading, geometric principles of drafting and freehand sketching, basic principles of orthographic projection, preparation of drawings and interpretation of symbols.
  
  • WEL 160: Gas Metal Arc Welding

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours.

    Introduces semi-automatic welding processes with emphasis on practical application. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes, and gases.
  
  • WEL 161: Flux Cored Arc Welding

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours per week Laboratory 3 hours per week

    Introduces flux cored semi-automatic welding processes with emphasis on practical application. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes, and gases.
  
  • WEL 164: Gas Tungsten ARC Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas(TIG)

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours.

    Introduces practical operations in the use of tungsten arc welding and equipment. Studies equipment operation setup, safety, and practice of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG).
    Total 5 hours per week.

  
  • WEL 166: Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG)

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours per week Laboratory 3 hours per week

    Continues practical operations in the use of tungsten arc welding and equipment. Studies equipment operation setup, safety, and practice of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG)
    Prerequisite(s): WEL 164  
  
  • WEL 233: Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Aluminum

    2 credit

    Lecture 1 hour per week Laboratory 3 hours per weekn

    Examines the use of the Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process of welding aluminum. Focuses on welding aluminum projects in various weld joint configurations and in all welding positions.
  
  • WEL 238: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Aluminum

    2 credit

    Lecture 1 hour per week Laboratory 3 hours per weekn

    Examines the use of the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process in welding aluminum. Focuses on practice welding aluminum projects in various weld joint configurations and in all welding positions.
  
  • WEL 241: Robotic Welding I

    2 credit

    Lecture 1 hour per week Laboratory 3 hours per week

    Examines safety, setup, programming, and operation of a welding robot. Covers variables and problems in addition to solutions applied to provide a practical and efficient application of the Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process to an automated system. (Part I of II)
  
  • WEL 244: Weld Testing and Codes

    2 credit

    Lecture 1 hour per week Laboratory 3 hours per week

    Covers non-destructive (NDT) weld testing and how it plays a critical role in assuring that structural components and materials meet specified requirements. Examines how and why these NDT processes are used and will use them to test welds and weldments.
  
  • WEL 247: Welding Layout and Fabrication I

    2 credit

    Lecture 1 hour per week Laboratory 3 hours per week

    Studies steel classifications, heat treatment procedures, properties of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Discusses techniques and practices of testing welded joints and destructive/nondestructive, visual magnetic and fluorescent testing.
    Prerequisite(s): WEL 150
  
  • WEL 248: Welding Layout and Fabrication II

    2 credit

    Lecture 1 hour per week Laboratory 3 hours per week

    Applies previously learned skills from Welding and Fabrication I in a job-simulated situation. Focuses on pipe, structural steel and other weldments that will be fabricated using all available equipment and welding processes. Covers job site type blueprints and drawings used in fabrication. Incorporates American Welding Society (AWS) visual inspection, weld measurements and codes. (Part II of II)
    Prerequisite(s): WEL 247

Automotive

  
  • AUT 100: Introduction to Automotive Shop Practices

    2 credit

    Lecture 2 hours.

    Introduces shop practices for automotive laboratory and shop safety, identification and use of hand tools, general power equipment and maintenance of automotive shop. Explains basic operation procedures of standard shop equipment. Presents Occupational Safety and Health Act standards pertaining to the automotive field.

     

  
  • AUT 111: Automotive Engines I

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours.

    Presents analysis of power, cylinder condition, valves and bearings in the automotive engine to establish the present condition, repairs or adjustments. Part I of II.

     

  
  • AUT 126: Auto Fuel and Ignition Systems

    5 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours.

    Studies automobile ignition and fuel systems, their functions in operation of engine. Includes carburetors, fuel pumps, ignition systems, troubleshooting, engine test and adjustment, tune-up.

     

  
  • AUT 166: Automotive Diagnostics I

    5 credit

    4 2

    Presents the application of operating theory and diagnostic procedures on general engine mechanical and electrical systems. Emphasizes diagnostic procedures using the latest diagnostic procedures using the latest diagnostic equipment. Part I of II.

    Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

  
  • AUT 235: Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning

    2 credit

    Lecture 1 hours. Laboratory 2 hours

    Studies separate and combined automotive heaters and air conditioning, including direct and vacuum operated controls, basic principles of refrigeration, adjustment, general servicing, and charging of air conditioning systems.
  
  • AUT 241: Automotive Electricity I

    4 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours.

    Introduces electricity and magnetism, symbols and circuitry as applied to the alternators, regulators, starters, lighting systems, instruments and gauges and accessories. Part I of II.

     

  
  • AUT 265: Automotive Braking Systems

    3 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours.

    Presents operation, design, construction, repair, and servicing of braking system, including Anti-Lock Brake Systems (ABS). Explains uses of tools and test equipment, evaluation of test results, estimation of repair cost for power, standard and disc brakes.

     

  
  • AUT 266: Auto Alignment, Suspension and Steering

    4 credit

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours.

    Introduces use of alignment equipment in diagnosing, adjusting, and repairing front and rear suspensions. Deals with repair and servicing of power and standard steering systems.

     

 

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