Course Title: Welding Skill Building
Title Abbreviation: WELDING SKILL BUILDING
Department: WT
Course #: 234
Credits: 2
Variable: No
IUs: 2.5
CIP: 480508
EPC: 814
REV: 2018
Course Description
Skill upgrading in the areas of stick, wire, or tig welding for experienced welders. Course content to be arranged with instructor.
Prerequisite
None
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 11
Lab: 22
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Required for certificate
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
0. Application and Integration
Definition: Applying information from one or more disciplines and/or field experiences in new contexts (Outcome 0.1); developing integrated approaches or responses to personal, academic, professional, and social issues (Outcomes 0.2-0.5).
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 0.1 Apply theories and concepts studied in the classroom to field, clinical, shop, research, or laboratory settings.
1. Information Literacy
Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 1.1 Determine the extent of information needed.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.3 Demonstrate effective listening skills.
6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility
Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 6.2 Demonstrate standards of professionalism in manner, appearance, and setting appropriate to the context, including the classroom, workplace, and community.
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