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Date Approved: 11/8/89
Date Scanned: 5/9/2005
College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: CT 77A DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) CT 177A
COURSE TITLE RESIDENTIAL PLUMBING I
LECTURE HOURS: 1.0
PREREQUISITE: NONE
LAB HOURS: 3.0 UNITS: 2.0
Eligibility for: Engl 150 Math 105
CO-REQUISITE: NONE
Request for Exception Attached
GRADING STANDARD: Letter Grade Only CR/NC Only Grade/CR/NC Option
TRANSFERABILITY: CSUS UC NONE
Articulation with UC requested
Max No. Units Repeatable yes no
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Maximum Class Size 26
Max No. Enrollments
An introductory course including safety, care, and use of tools; blueprint reading; material estimating; developing basic skills and the ability to apply a wide range of technical information relative to the trade.
Students will plumb the project house.
NOTE:
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate some of them in terms of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include objectives in the area of “critical thinking.”
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify tools used in residential plumbing.
2. Identify types of pipe and fittings to instructors satisfaction.
3. Develop a bill of materials for plumbing plan assigned by the instructor, based on the student project house.
COURSE OUTLINE: % of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
1. Recognize and correct unsafe conditions
2. Care and use of hand tools, power tools
3. Read and interpret blueprints, specifications
4. Apply knowledge and solve problems
5. Learn different types of pipes and fittings
6. Methods of joining pipe
7. Layout and fabrication of a soil pipe system
8. Layout and fabrication of a hot and cold water supply.
5 %
5 %
5 %
5 %
8 %
8 %
28 %
36 %
100%

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Date Approved: 11/8/89
Date Scanned: 5/9/2005
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that nay be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title (1) Uniform Plumbing Code, ICBO (1988)
(2) Plumbing, Installation and Design
Required
Alternate
Ripka, American Technical (1980)
(3) House Syllabus C/R (Yearly)
Recommended
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale —Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course, a Request for Exception form must be completed and a rationale provided. This request for exception will be approved or denied by the
Curriculum Committee.
METHODS TO MEASURE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Please check where appropriate; however, a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
written homework
term or other paper(s)
reading report(s)
laboratory report(s)
other (specify) _____
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
laboratory report(s)
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
quizzes
field work
homework problems
other (specify)_______
performance exam(s) class performance(s)
other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
field work
true/false
completion other (specify)
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
matching items

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REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum, concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) ____________________________
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be completed for non-degree applicable courses. Describe how the course requires students to independently analyze synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
The students must summarize the information from the textbook and lectures and relate this information to the student house plans, to install and locate the plumbing correctly. Students must also interpret the manufacturer’s information to install plumbing fixtures.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
1. Midterm exam
2. Final exam
3. Attendance and participation
GRADE SCALE: 90-100=A, 80-89=B, 70-79=C, 60-69=D, 59-0=F
% OF GRADE
33 %
33%
34 %

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REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION
The Curriculum Committee is authorized to determine the appropriateness of entrance skills and requisites for any given course; to determine whether or not language and/or computational skills at the associate degree level are essential to success in a given course; to determine what is “college level” in learning skills, vocabulary, and in the ability to think critically and apply concepts; and to determine on a case-by-case basis when any departure from the attached guidelines may be justified.
This form may also be used to provide justification for making a course repeatable.
To request an exception, provide the following information:
CT 77A
Department and Course No.
Residential Plumbing I
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE: MATH 105
Students working toward a Certificate of Achievement or Associate of Science Degree are required to take IT 161 - Technical Mathematics. IT 161 is substituted for MATH 105.
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE: ENGLISH 150
English 150 eligibility should not be required because success in this course is more dependent on familiarity with trade terminology than with English skills.