THE 108 - Acting 1

1. Outline acting theories.
2. Employ use of stage terminology.
3. Demonstrate use of fundamental performance preparation techniques.
4. Use performance techniques, alone and with others, in various types of acting exercises.
5. Describe acting as an art.
6. Compile criteria upon which value judgments about acting may be formulated.

1. Theories of acting
2. Internal and external techniques (body, voice, emotion, concentration, imagination, etc.)
3. Improvisation
4. Text analysis scene study
5. Acting terminology

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THE 109 - Acting 2

 
Description
This course is a continuation of the skills and knowledge developed in Acting 1. Emphasis is upon selecting appropriate monologues within the modern theatre repertory. Students will learn and rehearse scenes and present final performances to an audience.

1. Apply competencies and put to use related to performance.
2. Make appropriate choices in scene analysis and text scoring techniques.
3. Utlize vocal production skills in performances.
4. Develop and evaluate scenes and improvisations contrasting with other actors.
5. Prepare and perform monologues related to a play.

1. Relaxation and centering
2. Vocal production for stage
3. Physicalization and improvisations
4. Basic monologue and scene work

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THE 117 - Theatre Production 1

1. Use the appropriate theatre terminology.
2. Hang and focus stage lights.
3. Outline the relationship between actors, producers and techniques.
4. Identify tools and equipment relevant to the theatre.
5. Define the theatre hierarchy and the relationship between positions.
6. Build basic stage scenery.
7. Operate a fly system.
8. Participate in run crew for a theatrical production.

1. Fundamentals of scene design, stage lighting, construction and other related phases of production.

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THE 118 - Theatre Production 2

1. Take a leadership role on the various production crews.
2. Use tools and equipment relevant to the theatre.
3. Safely rig scenery and draperies.
4. Interpret a light plot and execute design.
5. Hang, focus and circuit stage lights.
6. Operate a computer lighting controller.
7. Operate a theatre sound system.

1. Scenic construction
2. Lighting fundamentals
3. Stage rigging
4. Other related phases of production

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THE 119 - Introduction to Stage Direction

1. Develop a concept for a given production.
2. Produce a schedule including all aspects of a given production.
3. Generate stage movement according to settings.
4. Collaborate and communicate among personnel.
5. Evaluate the script and assess the script in terms of period, style and character analysis.
6. Employ use of directing theory in the production of a one-act play.

1. Blocking
2. Balance regarding stage composition
3. Prompt Book preparation
4. Rehearsal schedule development
5. Character analysis
6. Dealing with actors/concept
7. Rental and royalties

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THE 121 - Technical Theatre 1

1. Define the role of scenic design in a theatrical production.
2. Identify the functions and tools of lighting design.
3. Safely use hand and power tools.
4. Construct scenery for the semester’s productions.
5. Mix paints.
6. Identify the components of a fly system.
7. Set up and operate a sound system.
8. Identify the different types of theatres and explain their components.

1. Construction techniques
2. Hand/power tool instruction operation
3. Safety
4. Rigging
5. Lighting
6. Sound
7. Scenic design and paint

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THE 122 - Technical Theatre 2

 
Description
In this course students will refine the skills learned in Technical Theatre 1. Computer lighting and sound control will be used. Advanced scenic construction techniques will be presented as well as the duties and responsibilities of theatre personnel.

1. Define the role of the designer working within an artistic team.
2. Research historical accuracy of architectural details within genera as it relates to an individual’s theatrical production.
3. Identify the different types of stage lights and explain their functions.
4. Read a light plot and hang the fixtures.
5. Demonstrate a competency in the various crew positions.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the different fly systems and safe rigging practices.
7. Design sets.
8. Construct and paint scenery.

1. Role of designers
2. Architectural designs
3. Construction techniques
4. Hand/power tool instruction operation
5. Safety
6. Rigging
7. Lighting
8. Sound
9. Scenic design and paint

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THE 130P - Acting Practicum 1

1. Construct the rehearsal and performance process.
2. Interpret character relationships within a play.
3. Produce a character analysis and “Who am I?”
4. Accept direction and criticism.
5. Work closely with others.
6. Work under pressure with deadlines.
7. Memorize and deliver lines in the order in which they are written.
8. Demonstrate theatrical protocol.
9. Participate in a performance.
10. Interpret audience reactions.

1. Understanding stage direction and blocking.
2. The actor’s voice, body, and mind.
3. Choreography, meter, and movement.
4. Mental and physical preparedness, focus, and listening.
5. Theatrical protocol.
6. Performance in front of an audience.

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THE 154 - Introduction to Cinema

1. Define technical terms and phases of film pre-production, production and post-production.
2. Identify functions of film personnel.
3. Interpret a film within the social/cultural context of its production and viewing.
4. Recognize the basic psychological theories used to analyze spectator perception of film.
5. Identify film genre.

1. Historical development of film
2. Film terminology
3. Technical aspects of filmmaking
4. Social/cultural context of film context, production and distribution
5. Theories of film analysis

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THE 155 - Improvisation

1. Identify a variety of improvisational techniques.
2. Use of improvisational techniques as they relate to spontaneity in action.
3. Demonstrate leadership abilities during group improvisation.
4. Develop self-confidence in performance through games, exercises, role play and situational improvisation.
5. Exhibit spontaneity and relate how this process can be used as a communication tool for life.

1. Games
2. Improvisational techniques
3. Concentration endowment
4. Spontaneity
5. Listening skills

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THE 156 - Shakespeare for the Actor, Experimental

1. Analyze Shakespearean text for meaning and character.
2. Apply analysis of text to create a role and perform character.
3. Interpret language for modern audiences.
4. Demonstrate confidence with speaking and performing heightened and/or stylized language.
5. Recognize differences between verse and prose passages and apply them to performance choices.
6. Conduct a basic scansion analysis of iambic pentameter verse.
7. Perform classical text using both contemporary and period acting techniques.

1. Shakespeare’s plays
2. Scansion
3. Lexicons and their usage
4. Soliloquies, sonnets and scenes
5. Elizabethian staging and performance techniques

Required materials: pencils, notebook

• Communication
• Culture Society & Citzenship

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THE 171 - Stage Combat 2: Topics in Armed Combat

1. Perform unarmed fight choreography within the context of a theatrical scene.
2. Demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions regarding movement performance choices as they relate to character scene and context.
3. Critique a play with an eye toward performing scenes of physical conflict.
4. Utilize personal safety measures in rehearsal situations.
5. Record fight notation for personal or stage management use.
6. Demonstrate the use of proper angles at which to work in order to satisfy audience sight lines.
7. Display the ability to accept direction and criticism while working closely with others.

1. Plays
2. Movies
3. Demonstration
4. Unarmed fight choreography
5. Safety
6. Stage position

• Communication

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THE 210 - Acting for Television

1. Examine video/film acting skills to the acting student.
2. Show and develop acting techniques applicable to video and compare/contrast with stage performance.
3. Put the student actor into action in a scene and commercial work and the voice audition.
4. Determine a working knowledge of the business how to’s: pictures, resumes, where to go, etc.

1. Camera jargon
2. Listening skills
3. Memorization – scene and monologue work
4. Audition skills

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THE 221 - Introduction to Lighting Design

 
Description
This course will provide students with the skills necessary to work as a lighting designer, lighting technician or master electrician in a professional theatre.

1. Identify various lighting fixtures.
2. Demonstrate tools used in lighting design.
3. Interpret lighting functions.
4. Use lighting interpretatively to establish place and time of day.
5. Hang, focus and circuit stage lighting fixtures.
6. Program and operate a computer lighting board.
7. Draft a light plot and all the associated paper work.
8. Work with a student director to develop a concept and execute a lighting design for a one act play.

1. Principles of electricity as they apply to the theatre.
2. Drafting techniques.
3. Tools and functions of lighting design.
4. Lighting plots
5. DMX protocol and computer lighting control.
6. Photometrics of lighting fixtures.
7. The relationship of the designer and the creative team.

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THE 222 - Stage Make-Up

 
Description
This course focuses on the principles of corrective and character make-up with intensive practical application in a laboratory setting. Practical experience in application is gained through the semester’s stage productions.

1. Outline the principles of stage make-up.
2. Explain the theories of stage make-up.
3. Identify the elements of facial anatomy.
4. Use make-up for special effects.
5. Interpret make-up application in film and television.
6. Use make-up to correct or alter facial features.
7. Apply make-up to establish age, character, and/or disfigurement.
8. Demonstrate the impact of color.
9. Apply a variety of make-up designs.

1. Elements of facial anatomy/bones of the face
2. Light and shade
3. Flat, curved, hard and soft edges
4. Drawing with highlights and shadows
5. Color in pigment
6. Characteristics of color
7. Color mixing and organizing
8. Color tables
9. Lighting and make-up
10. Color in light
11. Light on pigment
12. Planning and application of make-up
13. Character study
14. Elements of design
15. Types of make-up
16. Stippling
17. Modeling with make-up
18. Three dimensional make-up
19. Beards and mustaches

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THE 223 - Stage Management

 
Description
This course is an introduction to Stage Management. Each student will have the opportunity to stage manage their own short production, concentrating on the crucial organizational aspects of this theatrical component.

1. Outline the importance and complexity of the role of stage manager.
2. Organize rehearsal schedule.
3. Work closely with the director in establishing time-lines.
4. Establish a property list.
5. Manage cast and crew.
6. Record planned stage movement.
7. Execute and manage a production.
8. Manage their own mini-script with a completed prompt book as their goal.
9. Determine the work effort required to stage manage professional theatre.

1. Making things run smoothly
2. Characteristics of a good stage manager
3. Getting the play and understanding it
4. Scheduling and company rules
5. Getting acquainted with your theatre
6. Expediting auditions and readings
7. Budgeting
8. Rehearsal procedures, (keeping the cast on time)
9. Department and property management
10. Lighting, sound and cueing equipment
11. Supervision of shifts
12. Running the technical rehearsal
13. Running the show
14. Working with the House Manager, etc.

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THE 293CP - Cooperative Education

• Assigned to and expected to graduate from a career-based academic program    
• Completed 30 college credits with at least 12 credits in their selected or approved major
• Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher
• Secured a paid or unpaid internship site (minimum of one month prior to the semester)
• Have faculty, department head and academic division dean approval for course section to be added to the schedule
• Secure any clearances required by the employer/organization
• Follow established processes; complete and submit all required forms

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THE 296CP - Cooperative Education

• Assigned to and expected to graduate from a career-based academic program    
• Completed 30 college credits with at least 12 credits in their selected or approved major
• Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher
• Secured a paid or unpaid internship site (minimum of one month prior to the semester)
• Have faculty, department head and academic division dean approval for course section to be added to the schedule
• Secure any clearances required by the employer/organization
• Follow established processes; complete and submit all required forms

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TRV 101 - Introduction to Travel and Tourism

1. Describe the history of the travel and tourism industry.
2. Differentiate the needs of various types of tourists and travelers.
3. Analyze the economic and social impact of tourism.
4. Investigate the impact of various attractions on the tourism industry.
5. Explain fundamental tourism components and procedures.

1. Characteristics and terminology of the tourism industry
2. History of travel
3. Careers in tourism
4. Transportation options
5. Variety of attractions
6. Services related to tourism
7. Economic impact of tourism

• Communication
• Information Literacy

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TRV 102 - Cruises & Tours Marketing & Sales

1. Design itineraries to meet client needs.
2. Identify both the tour and cruise passenger.
3. Evaluate cruise and tour products.
4. Identify domestic and international tour and cruise packages.
5. Present products to clients.
6. Name and describe elements of cruise and tour industries.
7. Analyze the quality of cruise and tour packages.
8. Develop strategies to sell cruise and tour packages.

1. Tours
2. Tour types
3. Specialty tours
4. Contemporary cruise experiences
5. Cruise lines
6. Cruise passengers
7. Marketing packages

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TRV 103 - Destinations Geog 1: U.S., Canada, Mexico

1. Develop travel plans with clients.
2. Match type of destination with client need.
3. Analyze differences in attractions.
4. Produce sample travel itineraries.
5. Examine the impact of currency, port of entry regulations and time zone differences for various destinations.

1. Physical geographic locations:  New York, New Jersey, California, Arizona, Metro Washington DC, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and other North American destinations
2. Natural, cultural and entertainment attractions
3. Climate differences
4. Various types of currency
5. Ports of entry
6. Transportation hubs

• Communication
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Culture Society & Citizenship

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TRV 104 - Dest Geog 2:S.AM,C.AM,Carib,Asia,S.Pac

1. Develop travel plans with clients.
2. Match type of destination with client need.
3. Analyze differences in attractions.
4. Produce travel itineraries.
5. Examine currency exchange, port of entry regulations and time zone differences for various destinations.

1. Physical geographic locations: South America, Central American, the Caribbean, Asia and South Pacific including the Panama Canal, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Fiji and Australia
2. Natural, cultural and entertainment attractions
3. Climate differences
4. Various types of currency
5. Ports of entry
6. Transportation hubs

• Communication
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Culture Society & Citizenship

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TRV 224 - Events, Meetings & Convention Services

1. Identify the scope of convention meetings and trade shows.
2. Delineate convention type, facilities and personnel involved.
3. Develop marketing plans for conventions and meetings.
4. Identify characteristics of association meetings.
5. List the steps in performing sales calls.
6. Describe the elements of letters of agreement and contracts.
7. Identify function rooms, meeting setups, audiovisual equipment needs and food and beverage services.
8. Describe the programs that the hospitality division offer meeting guests.
9. Evaluate convention meeting plans.

1. Conventions, meetings and trade shows
2. Marketing plans
3. Organizing for convention sales
4. Negotiations and contracts
5. Preparing for events
6. Function rooms and meeting setups
7. Audiovisual requirements
8. Exhibits and trade shows
9. Convention billing and post-convention review

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TRV 293CP - Cooperative Education

• Assigned to and expected to graduate from a career-based academic program    
• Completed 30 college credits with at least 12 credits in their selected or approved major
• Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher
• Secured a paid or unpaid internship site (minimum of one month prior to the semester)
• Have faculty, department head and academic division dean approval for course section to be added to the schedule
• Secure any clearances required by the employer/organization
• Follow established processes; complete and submit all required forms

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WLD 101 - Welding Fundamentals

1. Set up and shut down oxy-fuel equipment safely.
2. Identify the three (3) oxy-fuel flame adjustments.
3. Name the three (3) oxy-fuel flame configurations.
4. Know the safe practices in shielded metal arc welding.
5. Name the various mild steel electrodes used on direct current reverse polarity.
6. Demonstrate multi-layered welds in the horizontal position using E7018 electrodes.
7. Identify the difference between AC and DC currents.

1. Oxy-Acetylene Cutting
2. Shielded Metal Arc Welding
3. Theory in Oxy-Acetylene Cutting and Shielded Metal Arc Welding
4. Safety Issues

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WLD 102 - Advanced Welding

 
Description
A course on out-of-position shielded metal-arc welding with emphasis on proper heats, electrode selections, and AC/DC currents. Welding positions include horizontal, vertical, and overhead.

1. Identify the various amperage ranges of mild steel electrodes as per their diameter.
2. Set-up the welding power source for direct current reverse polarity.
3. Differentiate between direct current reverse polarity and direct current straight polarity.
4. Differentiate various techniques that are used for vertical welding and overhead welding.
5. Identify the electrodes used for in position welding and out of position welding.
6. Identify the difference between a long arc and a short arc by slag evaluation.
7. Name the different weave techniques used in vertical welding.

1. T-Joint and Lap Joints
2. Vertical Up Welding
3. Overhead Welding
4. Use of Various Electrodes
5. Safety Issues

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WLD 103 - Welding Safety & Applications

1. Set up and shut down oxy-fuel equipment.
2. Identify the proper cutting tip size for the metal thickness used.
3. Apply the proper oxygen and acetylene gas pressure settings for the tip size being used.
4. Describe the different torch manipulations used for the forehand technique of gas welding.
5. Name the proper techniques to cut mild steel plate using the oxy-fuel cutting equipment.
6. Recognize the importance of clean surfaces for brazing.
7. Name the types of brazing filler rods.
8. Explain the safety and theory of the gas metal arc welding process.

1. Basic Theory and Safety of Set Up and Shut Down of Equipment
2. Basic Theory and Safety of GMAW

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WLD 107 - Blueprint Reading for Welders

1. Identify the basic lines and views.
2. Recognize different types of blueprints.
3. Differentiate different metal structural shapes used by welders.
4. Change decimals to fractions and fractions to decimals.
5. Identify the American Welding Society welding symbols.
6. Recite the different scales of a tape measure.
7. Identify and interpret various blueprints.

1. Lines and Views
2. Sketching
3. Orthographic Views
4. Welding Symbols
5. Blueprint Reading

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WLD 196 - Welding for Plumbing 1

1. Set up and shut down oxy-fuel equipment safely. 
2. Discuss the methods used to join and assemble different kinds of pipe joints.
3. Use proper techniques for gas and arc welding and cutting.
4. Solder and braze copper and plastic tubing.
5. Interpret weld symbols most often found in plumbing maintenance work.

1. Safety
2. Oxyacetylene cutting
3. Pipe
4. Soldering
5. Weld symbols
6. Brazing

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Information Literacy

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WLD 201 - Prep for Welding Certification

 
Description
This is an advanced course in shielded metal-arc welding procedures to prepare for industrial certification. This includes welding single-vee groove weld-butt joints with backing strips in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions following the American Welding Society (AWS) code specifications. Testing materials and fee for AWS certification are added to this course.

1. Demonstrate the welding procedure for plate certificating using the American Welding Society code specifications.
2. Set up and prepare single-vee groove weld-butt joints with backing strips in all positions using American Welding Society specifications.
3. Pass the D1.1 D1.5 American Welding Society test on one inch plate in the vertical position.

1. Welding Positions
2. Beveled Plates with Backing Strips
3. Guided Bend Testing Strips
4. AWS Welding Certification
5. Safety Issues

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WLD 202 - MIG & TIG Processes

 
Description
This is a course on the theory and application of gas metal-arc welding (GMAW), flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) processes.

1. Set up and shut down gas metal arc-welding equipment.
2. Use gas metal-arc welding equipment
3. Apply nozzle to work distance and gun travel angle according to metal thickness and wire size.
4. Demonstrate the theory and application of flux-cored arc welding.
5. Apply welding techniques using the flux-cored arc welding process in the horizontal and vertical up positions.
6. Recognize the color code system of Tungsten electrode identification.
7. Identify the proper Tungsten to use for various metals.
8. Comprehend the proper current and or polarity to set on the power source when using the GTAW welding process.
9. Apply various welding techniques when using GTAW welding process in flat and horizontal welding positions.

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WLD 211 - Welding Inspection

1. Use different measuring tools to check the accuracy weldments and welds according to a blueprint.
2. Identify the different welding symbols used on blueprints
3. Cite the various code specifications of the American Welding Society for Welding Inspection.
4. Employ the various non-destructive testing processes, such as liquid penetrants, ultrasonics, X-ray, magnetic particle and eddy current.

1. Basic Welding Metallurgy
2. Basic Non-Destructive Testing Methods
3. Manual and Automatic Welding Processes
4. Common Inspection Processes

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WLD 217 - MIG Flux Core Certification

1. Demonstrate proper ARC welding safety procedures.
2. Create a stringer Bead in position G1.
3. Create a T joint multilayer weld in position 2G.
4. Construct a T joint in position 3G.
5. Form a 3/8” v-groove in position 3G.
6. Produce a 1” v-groove in position 3G.

1. ARC Welding Safety Procedures
2. Welding Various Positions in the MIG Flux Core Arc Welding Process
3. Machine Maintenance and Set-Up
4. Joint Set-Up and Assembly
5. Weld Bend Test and Inspection
6. Practice Certification Test

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WLD 221 - Brazing and Welding

1. Set up and shut down oxy-fuel equipment for welding and cutting.
2. Name the various brazing techniques.
3. Differentiate between brazing and soldering.
4. Apply the proper techniques for brazing and soldering.
5. Demonstrate the different techniques used when using the shielded metal-arc welding process and gauge and plate metal.
6. Apply proper techniques when welding, using the oxy-fuel welding process on ten (10) and sixteen (16) gauge metal.

1. Oxy-fuel equipment
2. Brazing and Soldering Alloys
3. SMAW Process
4. Safety Issues

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WLD 222 - Pipe Welding 1 Basic

1. Prepare a v-groove joint with open root.
2. Demonstrate shielded metal-arc welding on beveled plates in 4 positions.
3. Produce a shielded metal-arc weld on schedule 40 pipe in the 1G position.
4. Make a shielded metal-arc weld on schedule 40 pipe in the 2G position.
5. Produce a shielded metal-arc weld on schedule 40 pipe in the 5G position.

1. Safety Procedures Related to Pipe Welding
2. Beveled Plate Preparation, Root Pass, and Keyhole Technique in Multiple Positions
3. Beveled Plate Preparation, Intermediate and Cap Passes in Multiple Positions
4. Preparation of Schedule 40, 6” Diameter Pipe
5. 1G Rolled Position, Root, Intermediate and Cap Pass on Schedule 40 Pipe
6. 2G Position, Root, Intermediate and Cap Pass on Schedule 40 Pipe
7. 5G Position, Root, Intermediate and Cap Pass on Schedule 40 Pipe

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WLD 223 - Pipe Welding 2 Advanced

1. Transition their welding skills from schedule 40 to schedule 80 pipe.
2. Produce a shielded metal-arc weld on schedule 80 pipe in a fixed 5G position.
3. Make a shielded metal-arc weld on schedule 80 pipe in a fixed 6G position.
4. Demonstrate the welding process required in the pipe certification test.

1. Safety Procedures Related to the Topics of the Course
2. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Standards Related to the Pipe Certification
3. American Welding Society (AWS) Standards Related to Pipe Certification
4. 5G and 6G Fixed Positions of SMAW for 6” Diameter Schedule 80 Pipe
5. Pipe Certification Testing Procedures

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WLD 224 - Pipe Welding 3 - Downhill

1. Transition pipe welding skills to the downhill process using specialized electrodes.
2. Fabricate a shielded metal-arc weld on 6” pipe in a downhill fixed 5G position.
3. Perform a shielded metal-arc weld on 6” pipe in a downhill fixed 6G position.
4. Validate the API downhill welding process required for the pipe certification.
5. Design a branch tee takeoff cut and weld.

1. Downhill welding process
2. Specialized electrodes for downhill welding positions
3. API downhill welding test
4. Layout, cut & fit
5. Weld branch tee takeoff

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WLD 293CP - Cooperative Education

• Assigned to and expected to graduate from a career-based academic program    
• Completed 30 college credits with at least 12 credits in their selected or approved major
• Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher
• Secured a paid or unpaid internship site (minimum of one month prior to the semester)
• Have faculty, department head and academic division dean approval for course section to be added to the schedule
• Secure any clearances required by the employer/organization
• Follow established processes; complete and submit all required forms

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WLD 295 - GMAW and Welding Fundamentals

1. Correct dangerous situations in the weld shop which could result in accident.
2. Explain reasons for all PPE used during welding processes.
3. Discuss principles of metal transfer in reference to application of process and definition of each.
4. Choose an appropriate shielding gas given base metal and type of metal transfer.
5. Discuss applications of polarity in terms of penetration of base metal and application to both solid and flux-core wire.
6. Calculate wire feed speed given base metal to weld and wire size.
7. Assemble a flame cutting torch.
8. Set correct gas pressure for flame cutting operations.
9. Make both piercing and end cuts with a gas torch assembly.
10. Set up a plasma torch for cutting black iron material.
11. Make both piercing and end cuts using plasma torch equipment.
12. Perform maintenance and minor repair operations on GMAW equipment.
13. Execute butt, lap, tee and outside corner welds on 12 gage black iron in flat, vertical and overhead positions using solid wire.
14. Execute butt, lap, tee and outside corner welds on 16 gage black iron in flat and vertical positions using solid wire.
15. Execute butt, lap, tee and outside corner welds on 12 and 16 gage black iron in flat and vertical positions using flux core wire.

1. Welding Safety
2. Equipment Set-Up and Maintenance
3. Basic Metallurgy
4. Shielding Gas Applications
5. Short Circuit, Spray and Globular Metal Transfer
6. Electrical Fundamentals
7. GMAW Technique with Solid Wires
8. GMAW Technique with Flux Core Wires
9. Flame Cutting Technique
10. Plasma Torch Cutting Technique
11. Welding Fundamentals in Terms of Distance, Angle Speed and Heat

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WLD 296 - SMAW and Applied Fundamentals

1. Discuss principles flux coatings and their application to base metal to weld.
2. Choose an appropriate electrode given a base metal to weld and position to weld in.
3. Discuss applications of polarity in terms of penetration of base metal and application to electrode choice.
4. Perform maintenance and minor repair operations on SMAW equipment.
5. Execute butt, lap, tee and outside corner welds on 12 gage black iron in flat, vertical and overhead positions using solid wire.
6. Execute butt, lap, tee and outside corner welds on 16 gage black iron in flat and vertical positions using solid wire.
7. Execute butt, lap, tee and outside corner welds on 12 and 16 gage black iron in flat and vertical positions using flux core wire.
8. Fit up and weld a series of sheet metal products using both 16 and 12 gage metal and requiring position welding in the SMAW process.

1. Electrode Codes and Selection
2. Polarity and Penetration
3. Maintenance of Equipment
4. SMAW Technique for Flat Position
5. SMAW Technique for Vertical Position
6. SMAW Technique for Overhead Position
7. SMAW Nomenclature
8. Light Gage vs. Heavy Gage Applications
9. Electrode and Polarity Selection

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WLD 297 - GTAW Processes

1. Set up a typical GTAW welding machine in terms of polarity, current and pulse settings to execute a weld given metal type, base thickness and position to weld in.
2. Select appropriate tungsten electrode given base metal type.
3. Choose appropriate shielding gas given base metal type and welding procedure sheet.
4. Execute butt, lap, and tee and outside corner welds on aluminum in both flat and vertical positions.
5. Execute butt, lap, tee and outside corner welds on stainless steel in both flat and vertical positions.
6. Execute butt, lap, tee and outside corner welds on black iron in both flat and vertical positions.
7. Perform maintenance and minor repair operations on GTAW equipment.
8. Describe metallurgical characteristics of non-ferrous metals in terms of crystalline structure, tensile strength and ductility.
9. Grind and polish Stainless steel welds to acceptable fit and finish for food service work.

1. Metallurgy of Non-Ferrous Metals
2. Arc Shape and Tungsten Forming
3. Shielding Gases Used on Non-Ferrous Metals
4. GTAW Techniques
5. Parts of a GTAW Torch and Assembly
6. GTAW Machine Parts and Adjustments
7. Grinding and Polishing Stainless Steel

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WLD 298 - Industrial Metal Applications

 

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This is a Sheet Metal Apprentice course in welding techniques associated with ferrous and non-ferrous metals thicker than .0625”. Use of advanced techniques for both GMAW and SMAW welding processes will be covered. AWS welding procedures and certification testing procedures will be explained and practiced.

1. Interpret weld symbols on a fabrication drawing.
2. Execute welds in both GMAW and SMAW processes on materials thicker than .0625 in positions associated with field erection using short circuit transfer.
3. Choose appropriate SMAW electrodes given base metal and position to weld in.
4. Execute welds in GMAW the process on materials thicker than .0625 in positions associated with field erection using spray arc transfer.
5. Follow a procedure for an AWS welding certification test.
6. Interpret welding procedures, given a completed AWS welding procedure form.
7. Choose necessary amperage for a given wire diameter to achieve a spray arc in the GMAW process.
8. Execute welds in all positions using spray transfer in the GMAW process.
9. Explain procedure for executing a structural weld on ferrous metal .375 and thicker.

1. Welding Heavy Gage Metals
2. Weld Symbols
3. Spray Arc Metal Transfer
4. AWS Welding Certification Testing Procedure
5. Shielding Gases
6. Electrode Coding and Selection

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