TRI TECH AUTOMOTIVE COURSE OUTLINE

First Semester: All first Semester students are required to complete The Following Subject areas.

Introduction to Automotive

Safety

Edited Notes, Daily Plans, Step By Step writing plans, Journals

Unit 1 Basics Skills

Unit 2 Automotive Maintenance

Unit 3 Tire Repairs

Unit 4 Exhaust Systems

Brakes

Basic Electrical

Electron Theory and Electrical Measuring Equipment

All Students are required to turn in a copy of edited notes for every

Classroom session, Multimedia, and manuals for each area.

There will be three written and three oral reports due for each area.

Grading

A= 95 to 100

B= 85 to 94

C= 75 to 84

D= 70 to 74

All shop tasks are graded 1 through 4

4= 100

3= 90

2= 80

1= 70

Any student may upgrade their shop task by:

1. Teaching another student or student’s task, the student has already

Successfully completed.

2. Repeating the task.

3. Completion of a live job on a customer’s car.

All Automotive areas are divided into Performance Objectives. (Series of Automotive tasks)

When a Performance Objective is completed Students are required to take a written test on each performance objective.

When a score of 85 is obtained, the student is then allowed to move on to the next Performance objective.

AUTOMOTIVE GRADE:

Shop tasks - 50% of the grade.

Written test - 25% of the grade.

Edited notes, journals written & oral reports - 15% of the grade.

Proper care of Tools - 10% of the grade.

TECHNICAL ENGLISH GRADE:
NATEF APPLIED ACEADEMICS

Edited notes, written reports, daily plans, and work orders, step by step instructions.

APPLIED MATH GRADE:

Completion of Math (NATEF Applied Academics) required for each area.

APPLIED SCIENCE GRADE:

Completion of NATEF APPLIED ACADEMICS required for each area.

Second, Third and fourth semester students must compete at least two ASE areas, from the following list, for each semester.

Brake System
Watch Brake CDX-Take & Edit Notes
Take Brake CDX Test- 85% score or better to pass
Complete NATEF Task
Past Brake ASE Test on PCUCLSX -85% or better to pass
Text Books Today’s Technician

STEERING & SUSPENSION
Watch CDX on Steering & Suspension-Take & Edit Notes
Take Steering & Suspension CDX test-85% or better to pass
Complete Steering & Suspension NATEF Tasks
Take Steering & Suspension ASE test on PCUCLSX-85% or better to pass
Today’s Technician Steering & Suspension Books

ENGINE REPAIR
Watch Engine CDX-Take & Edit notes
Take Engine CDX Test- 85% or better to pass
Complete Engine Repair NATEF Task
Take Engine Repair ASE test on PCUCLSX- 85% or better to pass
IML Engine Repair Text

ENGINE PERFORMANCE
Watch CDXS, Ignition, Exhaust, Fuel System, Electrical-Take & Edit Notes
Take Fuel System, Ignition, Electrical System CDXS Test- 85% or better to pass
Complete Engine Performance NATEF Tasks
Take Engine Performance ASE On PCUCLSX Test-85% or better to past
Today’s Technician Text Book

STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS
Watch Standard Trans CDX-Take & Edit Notes
Take Standard Trans CDX Test-85% or better to pass
Complete NATEF Standard Transmission Tasks
Take Standard ASE Test on PCUCLSX -85% or better to pass
IML Text

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
View Automatic Transmission CDX-Take & Edit Notes
Take Automatic Transmission CDX Test 85% or better to pass
Complete NATEF Automatic Transmission Tasks
Take Automatic Transmission ASE Test On PCUCLSX-85% or better to pass

AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING
Watch AC & Heating CDX- Take & Edit Notes
Take AC & Heating CDX Test- 85% or better to pass
Complete NATEF AC & Heating Task
Take AC&Heating ASE Test on PCUCLSX-85% Better to Pass
IML Text Books

ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS
Watch all Electrical CDXS-Take & Edit Notes
Take all Electrical CDX TEST- 85% or better to pass
Complete NATEF Electrical Tasks
Take Electrical ASE Test on Electrical 85% or better to pass
Today’s Technician Books

Tri tech Skills center will furnish the tools and equipment necessary for completion of shop tasks.

Students will be issued a toolbox that they will share with one or two other students. The students will sign for the tools and be responsible for them.

The tools will be clean and neatly arranged in their proper place at all times.

Students will inventory their boxes at the start and end of each shop session.

Students will take turns as tool room person and will be responsible for checking tools in and out.

Students will take part in shop clean up and they will keep their work area clean and neat.

Tool responsibility will be graded as part of the shop tasks.

FIRST SEMESTER

FIRST QUARTER

Orientation: Week one and two

A. Learning how to learn in a self pace system.

1. Editing Notes

2. Daily Plans and Journals

3. Written and Oral Reports

4. Written test taking skills.

B. Intro Series

1.                    PO 1 – HAND TOOLS

2.                    PO 2 – FASTENERS

3.                    PO 3 – DRILL, THREAD & EXTRACT

4.                    PO 4 – TUBING: DOUBLE FLARE & BEND

5.                    PO 5 – MEASURING

6.                    PO 6 – LIFTS & JACKS

7.                    PO 7 – GASKETS

8.                    PO 8 – SHOP0 MANUALS & VIN #

9.                    PO 9 – SERVICE:  INSPECTION CHECKSHEET, OIL CHANGE

10.                 PO 10 – COOLING SYSTEM

11.                 PO 11 – ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

12.                 PO 12 – BELTS

13.                 PO 13 – LIGHTS, HORN & WIPERS

14.                 PO 14 – TIRES: ID, INSPECT

15.                 PO 15 – TIRE CHANGE, BALANCE & REPAIR

16.                 PO 16 –

17.                 PO 17 – EXHAUST SERVICE

18.                 PO 18 – CAT. CONVERTER

C. Brakes

D. Basic Electrical 1

SECOND QUARTER

A.   Steering & Suspension

B.    Basics Engine Repair

C.   Basic Electrical 2

  SECOND SEMESTER

Third Quarter

A.   Engine Performance

B.    Manual Transmissions

C. Advanced Electrical 1

Fourth Quarter

A.   A\C & Heating

B.    Choice

C.   Advanced Electrical 2  

NATEF TASKS LIST & JOB SHEETS 

NOTE: ALL STUDENTS WILL FINISH THEIR NATEF TASK LIST ON TRAINERS AND LIVE WORK JOBS.  

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