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1.00 Credits
Supports and facilitates the goals and objectives of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). Students will gain skills in the following areas: personal development, service, team building and leadership, workplace skills, and interview skills. Students may participate in regional, state and national competitions. Repeatable for credit
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5.00 Credits
Continuation of DSME 1110 . Rather than focusing on individual engine components, this course covers engine systems: i.e. lubrication, cooling, intake and exhaust, and fuel systems. Particular attention is given to the theory and operation of the diesel engine combustion process while controlling engine speed and torque through the use of mechanical governors and engine electronics. This course will focus particularly on Cat, Cummins, and Detroit diesel engine electronics and computer software. Prerequisite/Restriction: DSME 1110 ; MATH 0990 or a higher level MATH course.
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5.00 Credits
Continuation of DSME 1130 . After an engine is rebuilt it will need to be tested on the dynamometer. The dyno provides opportunities for troubleshooting "live" engines. Students will dyno test the engine they rebuilt in DSME 1130 as well as perform timing and tune-up procedures on different models of diesel engines. Students will have the opportunity to use a laptop computer to program diagnose Cat, Cummins, and Detroit diesel electronic engines. Particular attention is given to attendance, quality of work, productivity during class time and the ability to follow detailed written procedures from service manuals. Shop safety is also stressed. Prerequisite/Restriction: DSME 1130
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5.00 Credits
Covers highway truck air systems, foundation brake repair and maintenance, front end, tandem, and trailer axle alignment, heavy duty suspension systems, annual and automatic transmissions, clutches, differentials, and drive lines. Students will calculate drive line angles, gear ratios, and tire size, as well as troubleshoot and analyze tire wear, failures of gears, universal joints, clutches, axles, brakes.
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5.00 Credits
Gives students a hands on opportunity to perform preventive maintenance, inspection, adjustments, and repair to air brakes, suspension systems, clutches, transmissions, differentials, and drive line components used in heavy duty diesel equipment. Students will also do computerized front end and tandem alignment on medium and heavy duty trucks. Particular attention is given to attendance, quality of work, productivity during class time and the ability to follow detailed written procedures from service annuals. Shop safety is also stressed.
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2.00 Credits
Covers the principles of heat transfer using refrigerant as the medium. Particular attention is given to the identification and operation of individual system components as well as the variations in system design from OEM to OEM. Different types of refrigerants used in the mobile industry as well as recovery, recycling, storage, handling, and disposal will be discussed. Students are taught methods for R12 to R134A conversion. After EPA laws and guide lines are taught, the student will have the opportunity to test for an IMACA certificate.
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1.00 Credits
Students are given the hands-on opportunity to locate, identify, test, service, and troubleshoot different types of mobile AC systems using EPA approved equipment and procedures. They will demonstrate their proficiency using recovery recycling, evacuation, and charging equipment for both R-12 and R-134A refrigerants. System conversion from R-12 to R134A is also demonstrated.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Provides paid, on-the-job work experience directly related to a specific lab course of study in the student's major. All activities including attendance, on-site work visits, employer and coordinator evaluations, and written assignments are monitored by the internship coordinator. Prerequisite/Restriction: Approval from Director of Cooperative Education. Repeatable for credit.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Lab time approved by the instructor for extra repair projects and "live work" which cannot be completed during normal lab hours. Time and credit to be approved by the instructor. Prerequisite/Restriction: Permission of instructor Repeatable for credit.
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
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