Central Arizona College

WLD 288 Maintenance Supervision/ Project Management, Cost Estimating, Workforce

Credit Hours: 2
Effective Term: Fall 2019
SUN#: None
AGEC: None

Credit Breakdown: 1 Lecture, 3 Labs
Times for Credit: 1
Grading Option: A, B, C, D, F
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Description: Preventative or corrective maintenance and servicing of fabrication facility equipment, the various forms of maintenance, and how to track facility maintenance. Also covered: personnel and supervision management, production scheduling, project management; fabrication facility economics, profits, overhead, and costs; workforce insights relating to ethics, substance abuse, money management, retirement, and sexual harassment in the work place; introduction to professional welding groups, STEM workshops for youth, and creating a social media presence. Prerequisite: Welding Technology AAS or passing score on Threshold Skill Test. Corequisites: 2 other program courses and the capstone project.

Prerequisites: Welding Technology AAS or passing score on Threshold Skill Test.

Corequisites: 2 other program courses and the capstone project.

Recommendations: Welding qualification, welding courses, computer, word processing, English, writing, and math skills

Measurable Student Learning Outcomes
1. (Comprehension Level) Explain preventative/corrective maintenance and servicing of fabrication facility equipment, the various forms of maintenance, and how to track the facility maintenance. (CSLO 2) 2. (Comprehension Level) Explain personnel and supervision management. (CSLO 2,3) 3. (Comprehension Level) Explain production scheduling and project management. (CSLO 2,3) 4. (Analysis Level) Research and explain economics of a fabrication facility and how profits, overhead, and costs are determined. (CSLO 2,3) 5. (Analysis Level) Examine and explain work force training and education relating to ethics, substance abuse, and sexual harassment in the work place. (CSLO 2,3) 6. (Analysis Level) Outline how to become personally involved in welding society meetings or supporting the school in developing social media videos and STEM demonstrations for youth. (CSLO 1,2,3,4) 7. (Analysis Level) Examine and explain the importance of and the processes behind small business insurance, retirement, personal money management, and debt reduction. (CSLO 2,3,4)
Internal/External Standards Accreditation
The program intends to interface with Weld-Ed, a National Resource Center supports schools, to train the pipeline of welding technicians for industry. Also intend to interface with the American Welding Society to use some of their standards and texts.