DHET 153 – Page 1
Date Approved:
1/18/90
Date Scanned:
5/10/2005
College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: DHET 153
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE Truck and Equipment Maintenance
LECTURE HOURS: 2.0
LAB HOURS: 6.0
UNITS: 4.0
PREREQUISITE: None
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE: None
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
Articulation with UC requested
Repeatable
yes
no
CR/NC Only
NONE
Max No. Units
Grade/CR/NC Option
Maximum Class Size 26
Max No. Enrollments
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Covers truck and equipment repair and modification. Students will carry out major repair projects involving
drive systems, suspension systems, frames, and load carrying systems. Emphasis on truck and
equipment modifications to fit the vehicle’s job requirements.
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. Repair and adjust all types of radiator shutters.
2. Troubleshoot and repair clutch fans.
3. Adjust and repair power steering systems.
4. Mount and align suspension components to frame.
5. Repair and align Hendrickson, Regco, Peterbilt, Kenworth, and Mack type suspension.
6. Repair and adjust engine brakes.
7. Repair load carrying devices such as fifth wheels, log banks, and dump beds,
8. Adjust and maintain truck scales.
DHET 153 – Page 2
Date Approved:
1/18/90
Date Scanned:
5/10/2005
COURSE OUTLINE:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Truck shutters
Clutch fans
Power steering
Engine brakes
Truck scales
Fifth wheel, bunks, and dumpbeds
Suspension repair
a. Hendrickson
b. Regco
c. Peterbilt air leaf
d. Kenworth air bag
e. Mack reverse comeback
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
7
7
15
10
7
10
44
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
100 %
DHET 153 – Page 3
Date Approved:
1/18/90
Date Scanned:
5/10/2005
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: On Highway Trucks
Required
Edition:
Alternate
Author: Robert M. Brady
Recommended
Publisher: Reston
Date Published: 1977
(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)
term or other paper(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
other (specify) _Paperwork on trucks
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)
other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
field work
performance exam(s)
true/false
matching items
other (specify) Define the terms
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
DHET 153 – Page 4
Date Approved:
1/18/90
Date Scanned:
5/10/2005
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 student will know how to repair suspensions of different types of shutters, clutch fans, engine brakes,
fifth wheels; locate problem and decide how to repair a specific piece of equipment, repair a piece of
equipment using the skills and knowledge acquired in class, determine what are major versus minor
repairs on equipment on which they ace working, and be able to specify how repaired components affect
the operation of the entire piece of equipment.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
1. Quizzes
2. Finals
3. Lab exercises
GRADE SCALE: 90 – l00 = A, 80 – 89 = B, 70 – 79 = C, 60 – 69 = D, 0 – 59 = F
% OF GRADE
35 %
25 %
45 %