SYLLABUS Tulsa Community College Spring Semester 2013 Course: Safety & Small Engines 2991 Day(s) and Time(s): Monday 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM Section #:202 Call #:25172 Start and End Dates: February 25, 2013 to March 18, 2013* *Note: TCC will be on Spring Break from March 17 to March 23 **Note: All classes to be held at Dick Conner’s Correctional Facility, Hominy Oklahoma. Course Delivery Method: circumstances allow Course Format: Lecture and Projects as Instructor: Dennis A. Voss appointment Thursday am – 5:00 pm on Fridays Office Email: dvoss@tulsacc.edu Office Phone: 918-595-7554 Office Hrs: Afternoons and evenings by Monday thru TO CONTACT THE DIVISION OFFICE: Division: Science, Math & Engineering Associate Dean: David Sollars Office: NE 1130 Phone Number: 595-7542 8:00 TO CONTACT ACADEMIC & CAMPUS SERVICES: Director: Michael Limas Office: NE A153 Phone: 595-7474 COURSE PREREQUISITES: None COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a hands on course about the theory and maintenance of small 4 cylinder engines. The class will learn proper maintenance of small engines and daily inspection routines. Small engines will be torn partially down and reassembled to provide class members familiarity with engine design, ability to diagnose problems and how to make minor engine repairs. NEXT COURSE(S) IN SEQUENCE: None, various coarse resources and handouts provided. COURSE OBJECTIVES: This is a course for students planning to enter horticulture or horticulture related fields of employment in the near future. It is intended to provide a practical back ground in plant science necessary for employment in the horticulture industry. 1. A practical application of maintenance and basic repair of small engines & equipment safety. 2. Learning important safety factors for operation of small engines & associated equipment. 3. A basic understanding of how small engines work. 4. A basic understanding of how to maintain a small engine. 5. A basic understanding of how to partially disassemble and reassemble a small engine. 6. A basic understanding of how to make minor repairs. TEACHING METHODS: Lectures, discussion, hands on projects, power points, videos, reading assignments, and handouts. EVALUATION TECHNIQUES: Evaluation techniques will be based on class participation, quizzes, student projects and occasional tests on topics covered. Class participation and or projects as class allows Points In class hands on activities & reports Points Quizzes and tests Points Total Points Some variation from the percentages may occur depending on available lecture and scheduling of events. 200 200 200 600 time Grading Scale A B C D F 90%-100% 80%-89% 70%-79% 60%-69% 59% and Below ATTENDANCE: It is the student’s responsibility to attend class regularly, keep up with class work, lab exercises, and all reading assignments. Records of class and lab attendance will be maintained. LATE ASSIGNMENTS AND MAKE-UP WORK: (1) Tests cannot be made up after tests have been given. (2) Class exercises cannot be made up. (3) Home work is due at the start of the next class. Course Withdrawal: The deadline to withdraw from a course ('W' grade) or to change from Credit to Audit is noted on the TCC academic calendar found in the Fall Schedule. Check the TCC Academic Calendar for other deadlines. Students who stop participating in the course and fail to withdraw may receive a course grade of “F,” which may have financial aid consequences for the student. COMMUNICATIONS: Email: All TCC students receive a designated “My TCC” email address (ex: jane.doe@mail.tulsacc.edu). Any e-mail communications to you about TCC and course assignments will be sent to you’re “My TCC” email address or found on Black Board; and you must use “My TCC” email to send email to, and receive email from, the instructor regarding this course. Inclement Weather: TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather conditions or emergency situations arise alternate study methods and subjects will be assigned for completion on the students own time GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS: General Education courses at TCC ensure that our graduates gain skills, knowledge, and abilities that comprise a common foundation for their higher education and a backdrop for their work and personal lives. TCC’s General Education goals are: Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Engaged Learning, and Technological Proficiency. CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE: Open and mutually respectful communication of varied opinions, beliefs, and perspectives during classroom or online discussion encourages the free exchange of ideas that is essential to higher learning and to the ability to learn from each other. Use of any electronic device is at the discretion of the instructor. Periodic class breaks will be allowed at which time we all break together. SYLLABUS CHANGES: Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary. Changes will be discussed in class, no other source of notification is guaranteed. Changes will be posted on Black Board if possible. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: TCC provides accommodations for qualifying students in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For information, students may contact the disabled Student Resource Center, 918-595-7115, or the Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 918-595-7428V, 918-595-7434TTY. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Academic dishonesty (cheating) is defined as the deception of others about one’s own work or about the work of another. Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not condoned or tolerated at campuses within the Tulsa Community College system. Tulsa Community College adopts a policy delegating certain forms of authority for disciplinary action to the faculty. Such disciplinary actions delegated to the faculty include, but are not limited to, the dismissal of disrespectful or disorderly students from classes. In the case of academic dishonesty a faculty member may: Require the student to redo an assignment or test, or require the student to complete a substitute assignment or test; Record a "zero" for the assignment or test in question; Recommend to the student that the student withdraw from the class, or administratively withdraw the student from the class; Record a grade of "F" for the student at the end of the semester. Faculty may request that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the administrative level by submitting such a request to the Dean of Student Services. INSTITUTIONAL STATEMENT: Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC Catalog, the TCC Student Policies & Resources Handbook, and semester information listed in the class schedule. All information may be viewed on the TCC website: www.tulsacc.edu TENTATIVE COURSE CALENDAR: DATE TOPIC ASSIGNMENT TEXT 02/27/2012 Lecture: Introduction to instructor and course. Safety & introduction to engines. review of maintenance routines. 01/30/2012 Lecture: Safety test, Small engine tear down and reassembly 02/06/2012 Lecture: Small engine tear down and reassembly 02/13/2012 Lecture: Small engine tear down and reassembly and test