Basic welding processes. Includes oxy-fuel welding (OFW) and cutting, shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW).
Demonstrate machine set-up and complete welds and cutting operations involving SMAW, OFW, GMAW, and GTAW; Demonstrate basic shop safety; identify types of electrodes used in welding processes; Identify various welding and cutting standards; and demonstrate proper joint preparation techniques
Objectives discussed/demonstrated in designated time segments, as established in the current semester quarter of WF/CE course master listings or specialized WF/CE business/industry generated contract.
Textbook: Modern Welding
Publisher: Goodhart-Wilcox
Methods of evaluation for awarding of successful or unsatisfactory course completion: Class attendance (80%), completion of class assignments, class participation, student demonstration of course learning outcomes/skills with instructor feedback, and periodic performance reviews and assessments.
Lectures, hands-on activities, reading assignments, class participation, class/student participation, student demonstration with instructor feedback
Students successfully completing the entire Welding Technology Program will have gained employability and/or improved employability skills.
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