DHET 149 – Page 1 Date Approved: 2/14/97 Date Scanned: 5/31/2005 College of the Redwoods COURSE OUTLINE PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER: DHET 149 DEGREE APPLICABLE NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) 152 COURSE TITLE Truck Maintenance and Compliance I. CATALOG AND OUTLINE 1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: A study of truck and equipment maintenance, repair, and modification. Students will learn how to fill out maintenance records to industry standards. 2. COURSE OUTLINE: % of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic Lubrication Procedures B.I.T. Inspection Front Axle Repair Scales & Load Handling Devices Clutches Retarders Suspension Laws Maintenance Records 10% 10% 10% 15% 10% 5% 10% 15% 15% II. PREREQUISITES Prerequisite? No Yes Course: __________ Corequisite? No Yes Course: __________ Recommended Preparation? No Yes Course: __________ Eligibility for: Math 105/106 EngI 150 Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended Preparation________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ III. 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. Complete maintenance records necessary to comply with state and federal laws. Understand design, application, and theory of operation of these vehicles. Perform prevention maintenance and lubrication of vehicles. Repair and adjust clutches. Repair front axles and alignment. DHET 149 – Page 2 Date Approved: 2/14/97 Date Scanned: 5/31/2005 2. COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS: Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be completed for non-credit 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. Students analyze the condition of vehicles for safety. Students anticipate a problem by inspecting the vehicle. Students explain procedures and maintenance records to others. 3. ASSESSMENT Degree applicable courses 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) term or other paper(s) written homework reading report(s) other (specify) (BIT) Bi-annual truck inspection reports laboratory report(s) 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) quizzes homework problems laboratory report(s) field work other (specify)_______ 3. Skill demonstrations, including: class performance(s) field work other (specify)_Treatment test procedures performance exam(s) 4. Objective examinations, including: multiple choice completion matching items true/false other (specify) 5. Other (specify) ____________________________________ NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance. DHET 149 – Page 3 Date Approved: 2/14/97 Date Scanned: 5/31/2005 IV. APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.) Text(s) Title: Heavy Duty Truck Systems Required Edition: 2nd Alternate Author: Andrew Normans/Robert Schroff Recommended Publisher: Delmar Date Published: 1996 (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 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) ____________________________ DHET 149 – Page 4 Date Approved: 2/14/97 Date Scanned: 5/31/2005 V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION 1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate 5. Recommended Maximum Class Size 24 (work stations) "TOTAL" hours if less than semester length) Lecture: 2 Lab: Weekly 3 TOTAL Weekly No. of Weeks S TOTAL (S = semester length) (Use Request for Exception sheet to justify 6. Transferability CSU UC List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses (include course #s) CSU Chico, AGET 90, General Farm Mechanics more-than-minimum required hours.) Units 3.0 Articulation with UC requested or Variable Unit Range Letter Grade Only 2. TLUs 6.0 CR/NC Only 3. Does course fulfill a General Education requirement? (For existing courses only; for new courses, use GE Application Form) Yes 7. Grading Standard No If yes, in what G.E. area? AA/AS Area CSU/GE Area IGETC Area Grade-CR/NC Option Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria: Introductory 1st course in sequence Exploratory 8. Is course repeatable Yes No If so, repeatable to a maximum of: Total Enrollments Total Units (Use Request for Exception sheet to justify repeatability.) 4. Method of Instruction: Lecture Lab Lecture/Lab Independent Study 9. SAM Classification C Course Classification I