Course Title: Advanced Marine Systems
Title Abbreviation: ADVANCED MARINE SYSTEMS
Department: MT
Course #: 204
Credits: 5
Variable: No
IUs: 5.5
CIP: 470616
EPC: 736
REV: 2018
Course Description
Advanced marine systems as found on recreational and small commercial vessels. Installation, design, and troubleshooting of modern marine systems such as water makers, fire suppression, propane, refrigeration, active stabilization, and advanced monitoring. Preparation for the ABYC Marine Systems certification exam.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: MT132.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 44
Lab: 22
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree, 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.
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 . . . 2.9 Apply and/or create problem-solving strategies to successfully adapt to unpredictable and/or changing environments.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.1 Recognize, read, and comprehend academic and/or professional writing.
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. 6.3 Apply successful organizational strategies of planning, goal setting, prioritizing, resolving conflict, and managing time to specific goals and/or projects.
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