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Mechanical Trades Construction: Sheet Metal Advanced Principles and Concepts
Course: IMC237

First Term: 2018 Fall
 Lec + Lab   6.0 Credit(s)   6.0 Period(s)   6.0 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: T


Description: Advanced principles and concepts for the sheet metal trade related to piping practices, radial line development, layout and fabrication. Emphasis on air systems, shop production and organization.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Practice methods for measuring, cutting, and joining types of pipe. (I)
2. Review pipe materials and applications. (I)
3. Apply principles of radial line development used to determine layouts for sheet metal fittings. (II)
4. Practice layout and fabrication tasks. (II)
5. Review operating principles, components, and applications of common air systems. (III)
6. Describe important production, organization, planning, and control functions of a sheet metal shop. (IV)
7. Demonstrate process for accurate estimating for competitive bidding. (IV)
8. Explain project planning techniques, principles of efficient shop layout and materials flow, the critical path method. (IV)
9. Review roles and relationships of shop personnel. (IV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Basic Piping Practices
   A. Measuring
   B. Cutting
   C. Joining
   D. Materials and applications
      1. Fittings
      2. Hangers
      3. Supports

II. Fabrication Two-Radial Line Development
   A. Sheet Metal Fittings
      1. Layout
      2. Fabrication

III. Air Systems
   A. Operating principles
   B. Components
   C. Application
   D. Types of systems
      1. Constant
      2. Variable
      3. Variable volume temperature (VVT)
      4. Variable air volume (VAV)
      5. Dual variable air volume (VAV)

IV. Shop Production and Organization
   A. Shop Functions
   B. Processes
      1. Estimating
      2. Competitive bidding
   C. Project Planning
   D. Shop Layout
   E. Materials Flow
   F. Path Method
   G. Shop Personnel
      1. Roles and relationships
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 24, 2015

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