ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION & MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES DIVISION
WELDING TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE NUMBER: WLDG 2447
COURSE TITLE: Advanced Gas Metal Arc Mig Welding
CREDITS: 4
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Advanced Gas Metal Arc Mig Welding is a course designed to provide the student with a thorough technical
understanding of American Welding Society (AWS) welding symbols, gas metal arc process and welding
positions using thin and medium thickness steels, single and multipass using fine wire and short circuiting metal
transfer.
END-OF-COURSE-OUTCOMES
Demonstrate knowledge of welding symbols and detail drawings and measurements. Students will demonstrate
quality workmanship by welder qualification tests in making stringer, weave, overlapping beads, fillet T-joint
welds, and V groove welds in all positions of flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead weld positons using Gas
Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Explain how to read welding symbols on drawings, specifications, and Welding Procedure
Specifications (WPS). Demonstrate measurement skills using inches and metric conversions.
Use oxyfuel and Shielded Metal Arc welding equipment to cut and braze various metals.
Perform metal preparation, and fitup for fillet welds of T-joints welds using Mig procedures.
Perform welding qualification with fillet welds in F1, F2, F3and F4 postions using Gas Metal
Arc Welding process.
Perform welding qualification using V groove welds in G1. G2, G3, and G4 postions using
Gas Metal Arc Welding process.
COURSE POLICIES
Attendance
Students are expected to attend classes regularly, and to be on time for every class period. Students can be
dropped from a class due to excessive absences. Excessive tardiness may be considered absences. Students
are responsible for subjects, assignments, and projects covered during their absences. Consult the Student
Handbook for more details or visit http://www.hccs.edu/hccs/current-students/student-handbook
Academic Honesty
Scholastic dishonesty is treated with the utmost seriousness by the instructor and the College. Academic
dishonesty includes, but it is not limited to the willful attempt to misrepresent one’s work, cheat, plagiarize, or
impede other students’ scholastic progress. Consult the Student Handbook for more details.
Students with Disabilities
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to
arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Support Services Office at his / her
respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculties are authorized to provide only the
accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office. For Central College, call 713 – 718 –
6164.
Cell Phones
All cell phones must be muted, set to vibrate, or turned off during class. Cell phone activity during class is
deemed disruptive to the academic process and will not be tolerated. If you need to make or receive an
emergency call, please leave the classroom.
Calculators
If the course allows the use of a calculator during class, lab projects, and exams, the student is responsible to
bring his/her calculator. Cell phones are not calculators, and are not allowed to be used for that purpose during
class, tests, or exams.
Student ID
Students are required to obtain a Student ID. For additional information, consult the Student Handbook.
Parking Rules and Regulations
Students are required to follow HCC’s regulations regarding parking and permits. For additional information, visit
http://www.hccs.edu/hccs/about-hcc/police/parking/parking-rules-and-regulations
Books, Tools and Supplies
Students are required to purchase and bring to class the required textbooks, tools, notebooks, supplies, and
writing instruments as required by the instructor.
Dress Code
Dress code must be appropriate for the class. Students must dress in a way that clothing and accessories do not
compromise their safety, and the safety of others. Proper foot wear is required in all laboratories. Absolutely no
sandals or other footwear that exposes the feet will be allowed.
Classroom & Laboratory Conduct
Proper behavior is expected in all classes and laboratories. Foul language and horseplay are not allowed.
Making or receiving cell phone calls during class are not allowed. Sleeping in class is not allowed.
Course Withdrawal
It is the responsibility of the student to officially withdraw from a course before the official withdrawal deadline. A
student who does not withdraw from a course by the deadline will receive an “F” as the final grade. Also note
that under Section 51.907 of the Texas Education Code, an institution of higher education may not allow a
student to drop more than six courses.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
 Explain how to read welding symbols on drawings, specifications, and Welding Procedure
Specifications.
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Demonstrate the use of metric and inch measurement and conversions in weld drawings.
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Explain safety techniques for storing and handling cylinders. Demonstrate the use of oxyfuel cutting
equipment
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Describe safety procedures for GMAW. Identify equipment and explain the filler metals and shielding
gases used to perform GMAW.
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Demonstrate set up and use of GMAW equipment using multi-pass fillet and V-groove welds on carbon
steel plate in various positions.
COURSE TIMELINE, CONTENTS & ACTIVITIES
WEEK # 1: COURSE RULES AND ORIENTATION
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Introduction
Purpose of the course, textbook assignments
Overview of course syllabus
Course policies
Required materials, textbook(s), supplies, and resources (if applicable)
Disability Support Services
Registration, schedules, receipts, and student ID, parking-rules-and-regulations.
Importance of updating and maintaining student data (Name, Address, ID #, phone numbers, emails)
Setting up welder certification with counselor
Classroom and laboratory safety
Course withdrawal, Official Day of Record, and last day for withdrawal
Course tests, quizzes, exams, and assignments
Course grading policies
Instructor information
Campus orientation
Homework assignments
WEEK # 2:
 Explain how to read symbols on drawings. Describe Lines, fills, object views, and dimensioning on
drawings.
 Learn and demonstrate metric and inch measurement procedures and conversions used in welding
industry. Learn welding positions.
 Take welding Safety test.
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Written Test chapter 1
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Set up oxy fuel equipment, control torch flame, dissamble. Cut shapes from steel emphasing straight
line, square shape, piercing.
WEEK # 3:
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Explain physical characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Metals, Chapter 3
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Establish a series of procedure steps to set-up, adjust and shut down gas metal arc welding equipment
as a routine for on the job situations.
Become familiar with machine adjustments and gun manipulations.
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Weld short beads on plate positioned flat on table. After approval, weld a pad of beads
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Written test, Chapter 2
WEEK # 4:
 Explain preheating interpass temperature control and postheating procedures, Chapter 4
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Measure and Prepare metal to weld a T joint in F1 position.
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WrittenTest Chapter 3
WEEK # 5:
 Review procedures for GMAW. Identify FCAW equipment and the filler metals and shielding gases
used, Chapter 5
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Begin all postions T joint weld.
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Written Test Chapter 4
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Explain set up and use of FCAW and GMAW equipment.
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Written Test Chapter 5
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Continue qualification in all positions of T joint welds
WEEK # 7:
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Blueprint and measurement procedures review. Chapter 7
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Continue qualification welds according to AWS standards
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Produce quality square groove butt and fillet welds in flat position
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Written Test chapter 6
WEEK # 8: MIDTERM EXAM
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Midterm Exam, welding terminologies, symbols measurements
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qualification tests on T joint positions
WEEK # 9:
 GTAW plate, Chapter 8
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Continue weld qualification in all positions of flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead
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Written Test, Chapter 7
WEEK # 10:
 Review welding blueprint symbols and measurement procedures.
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 Demonstrate groove welds with and without backing.
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Written Test chapter 8
WEEK # 11:
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Continue qualification test in all position welds
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Review of Measurement used on prints. Read a fractional inch, decimal inch and metric rule
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Review questions on measurements
WEEK # 12:
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Weld V groove welds with backing in 1G, 2G 3G, and 4G positions
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Using welding prints, make calculations using fractions and decimals, Unit 3, Welding Print
Measurements
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Weld open V-groove in 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G positions.
 Written Review, welding symbols
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WEEK # 14:
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Continue qualification tests on welds.
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Use bend test on welding
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Review Alphabet of Lines found on prints, Unit 4
WEEK # 15:
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Prepare for final written and performance exams
WEEK # 16: FINAL EXAM
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Final Exam, welding terminologies
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Final exam, welding performance all positions, all weld techniques