Chabot College
Fall 2005
` Removed Fall 2010
Course Outline for Welding Technology 68
CERTIFICATION PREPARATION
Catalog Description:
68 - Certification Preparation
(May be repeated 3 times)
0.5-2 units
Welding process preparation for certification exams including the theory of American Welding Society
D1.1, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Section IX, American Petroleum Institute 1104,
includes laboratory practice in skills needed to take these exams. 1.5 to 6 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: laboratory 26.25 - 105]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
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select the proper welding code for each type of process;
prepare the materials per code specifications for welding;
demonstrate proficient welds in two positions for the code selected;
complete a certification examination to required standards.
Course Content:
1. Welding skills required by a specific welding test or welding position in accordance with qualification
specifications
2. Techniques of welding using FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, and SMAW processes
3. Identification, critique, and methods of correcting discontinuities and defects as defined by code
specifications
Methods of Presentation:
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Practical welding demonstration
Individual instruction
Welding destructive testing specimens
AWS technical testing rapports
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Perform a plate welding test in 3G position
b. Perform destructive testing on welds
c. Inspect welds for discontinuities and defects
2. Methods of Evaluating Students Progress
a. Completed assignments
b. Quality of performance welding tests
Chabot College
Course outline for Welding Technology 68, Page 2
Fall 2005
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Welding Lab Manual, Doug Snyder, 2004
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Welding protective clothing
Welding gloves
Welding goggles
Welding helmet
Welding safety glasses
Welding jacket
Welding boots
Pure Tungsten
2% Thorium oxide Tungsten
DR/jc
03Sep04
WT68 Course outline