WELD 195 - Special Welding Project 2

Credits: 1-13
Provides students with the manual skills and technical knowledge that is required by industry to pass various specialized welding tests, and to meet industry certification standards. Students increase their level of proficiency in each welding process.

Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Apply basic shop safety.
Properly use heavy shop equipment.
Learn the theory of the GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) process.
Be proficient in the GMAW process in all positions.
Identify and perform fillet and groove welds in all positions.
Pursue certification in the GMAW process.
Understand weld procedures (WPS) for the various positions.
Be familiar with machine polarity and machine operation.

Program Outcomes

Work as an industry standard trade welder.
Demonstrate OSHA and WISHA standards for safety in the workplace.
Use multiple welding processes in all positions.
Identify the cause and effect of various welding processes per welding procedure (WPS).
Understand basic theory of welding and the related equipment.
Conform to AWS and WABO qualification procedures.

College-wide Outcomes

Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.