Course Descriptions

WELD 104 Gas Metal Arc Welding

• Use technical resources to access information regarding the installation, repair, and maintenance of welding and fabrication equipment
• Use technical resources to access information regarding welding and fabrication processes
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do gas metal arc welding
• Select and safely set up gas metal arc welding equipment
• Store, transport, and handle all types of gas metal arc welding equipment properly and safely
• Prepare metal for gas metal arc welding procedures using proper joint design, equipment, and joint preparation techniques
• Use proper gas metal arc welding tools and equipment to weld
• Use proper gas metal arc welding techniques to weld
• Complete a resume, cover letter, job application, and job search as necessary

• be prepared for a range of entry-level positions as welder apprentices, welders, welder fabricators, welding fitters
• demonstrate proficiency in most major industrial welding and cutting processes common in the construction, manufacturing, maintenance, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries.

WELD 105 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

8 credits

• Use technical resources to access information regarding the installation, repair, and maintenance of welding and fabrication equipment
• Use technical resources to access information regarding welding and fabrication processes
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do gas tungsten arc welding
• Select and safely set up gas tungsten welding equipment
• Store, transport, and handle all types of gas tungsten arc welding equipment properly and safely
• Prepare metal for gas tungsten arc welding procedures using proper joint design, equipment, and joint preparation techniques
• Use proper welding tools and equipment to weld using the gas tungsten arc welding process
• Use proper welding techniques to weld using the gas tungsten arc welding processes
• Complete a resume, cover letter, job application, and job search as necessary

 
Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

• be prepared for a range of entry-level positions as welder apprentices, welders, welder fabricators, welding fitters
• demonstrate proficiency in most major industrial welding and cutting processes common in the construction, manufacturing, maintenance, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries

WELD 106 Carbon Arc, Plasma, and Oxy-Acetylene Cutting

• Use technical resources to access information regarding the installation, repair, and maintenance of welding and fabrication equipment
• Use technical resources to access information regarding welding and fabrication processes
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do carbon arc, plasma and oxy-acetylene  cutting
• Select and safely set up carbon arc, plasma and oxy-acetylene cutting equipment
• Store, transport, and handle all types of carbon arc, plasma and oxy-acetylene cutting equipment properly and safely
• Prepare metal for the carbon arc, plasma and oxy-acetylene cutting procedures using proper joint design, equipment, and joint preparation techniques
• Use proper carbon arc, plasma and oxy-acetylene cutting tools and equipment to cut metal
• Use proper carbon arc, plasma and oxy-acetylene cutting techniques to cut metal
• Use proper cutting techniques and equipment to complete projects and support the completion of other welding projects
• Complete a resume, cover letter, job application, and job search as necessary

• be prepared for a range of entry-level positions as welder apprentices, welders, welder fabricators, welding fitters
• demonstrate proficiency in most major industrial welding and cutting processes common in the construction, manufacturing, maintenance, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries

WELD 201 Shielded Metal Arc Pipe Welding

• Use technical resources to access information regarding the installation, repair, and maintenance of welding and fabrication equipment
• Use technical resources to access information regarding welding and fabrication processes
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do shielded metal arc pipe welding
• Select and safely set up shielded metal arc pipe welding equipment
• Store, transport, and handle all types of shielded metal arc welding equipment properly and safely
• Prepare metal for shielded metal arc pipe welding procedures using proper joint design, equipment, and joint preparation techniques
• Use proper shielded metal arc pipe welding tools and equipment to weld
• Use proper shielded metal arc pipe welding techniques to perform welding operations
• Complete a resume, cover letter, job application, and job search as necessary

WELD 202 Gas Tungsten Arc Pipe Welding

• Use technical resources to access information regarding the installation, repair, and maintenance of welding and fabrication equipment
• Use technical resources to access information regarding welding and fabrication processes
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do gas tungsten arc pipe welding
• Select and safely set up gas tungsten arc pipe welding equipment
• Store, transport, and handle all types of gas tungsten arc pipe welding equipment properly and safely
• Prepare metal for gas tungsten arc pipe welding procedures using proper joint design, equipment, and joint preparation techniques
• Use proper welding tools and equipment to weld using the gas tungsten arc pipe welding process
• Use proper welding techniques to weld using the gas tungsten arc pipe welding processes
• Complete a resume, cover letter, job application, and job search as necessary

WELD 203 Layout and Fabrication Techniques

• Use technical resources to access information regarding the installation, repair, and maintenance of welding and fabrication equipment
• Use technical resources to access information regarding welding and fabrication processes
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do layout and fabrication
• Select and safely set up layout and fabrication projects
• Store, transport, and handle all types of layout and fabrication equipment properly and safely
• Prepare metal for layout and fabrication projects
• Use proper welding tools and equipment to complete layout and fabrication projects
• Communicate with colleagues to determine steps to complete a fabrication project
• Assess and appropriately react to diverse needs of colleagues to complete a fabrication project
• Complete a resume, cover letter, job application, and job search as necessary

• be prepared for a range of entry-level positions as welder apprentices, welders, welder fabricators, welding fitters

WELD 204 Wabo Test Prep and Weld Testing

• Use technical resources to access information regarding weld testing and WABO test preparation
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do WABO and weld testing
• Select and safely set up WABO and weld testing equipment
• Store, transport, and handle all types of WABO and weld testing equipment and supplies properly and safely
• Prepare metal for WABO and weld testing using proper joint design, equipment, and joint preparation techniques
• Use proper welding tools and equipment to do WABO and weld testing
• Use proper welding techniques to do WABO and weld testing
• Communicate with colleagues to determine steps to complete a weld testing project
• Complete a resume, cover letter, job application, and job search as necessary

• be prepared to succeed on the WABO certification and similar industry exams

WELD 205 Advanced Pipe Welding

• Use technical resources to access information regarding the installation, repair, and maintenance of welding and fabrication equipment
• Use technical resources to access information regarding welding and fabrication processes
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do shielded metal and/or gas tungsten arc pipe welding
• Select and safely set up shielded metal and/or gas tungsten arc pipe welding equipment
• Store, transport, and handle all types of shielded metal and /or gas tungsten arc welding equipment properly and safely
• Prepare metal for shielded metal and /or gas tungsten arc pipe welding procedures using proper joint design, equipment, and joint preparation techniques
• Use proper shielded metal and /or gas tungsten arc pipe welding tools and equipment to weld
• Use proper shielded metal and /or gas tungsten arc pipe welding techniques to perform welding operations
• Complete a resume, cover letter, job application, and job search as necessary

WELD 210 AutoCAD/CNC Plasma Cutting

WELD 220 Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding I

• Use technical resources to access information regarding the installation, repair, and maintenance of welding and fabrication equipment
• Use technical resources to access information regarding welding and fabrication processes
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do gas tungsten arc welding
• Select and safely set up gas tungsten welding equipment
• Store, transport, and handle all types of gas tungsten arc welding equipment properly and safely
• Prepare metal for gas tungsten arc welding procedures using proper joint design, equipment, and joint preparation techniques
• Use proper welding tools and equipment to weld using the gas tungsten arc welding process
• Use proper welding techniques to weld using the gas tungsten arc welding processes

WELD 221 Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding II

• Use technical resources to access information regarding the installation, repair, and maintenance of welding and fabrication equipment
• Use technical resources to access information regarding welding and fabrication processes
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do gas tungsten arc welding
• Select and safely set up gas tungsten welding equipment
• Store, transport, and handle all types of gas tungsten arc welding equipment properly and safely
• Prepare metal for gas tungsten arc welding procedures using proper joint design, equipment, and joint preparation techniques
• Use proper welding tools and equipment to weld using the gas tungsten arc welding process
• Use proper welding techniques to weld using the gas tungsten arc welding processes