SCANS Matrix
Program: Welding Technology
CIP: 48.0508
2012-2013
LIST ALL COURSES REQUIRED AND IDENTIFIED COMPETENCIES
Competencies
Course
Course Title
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
WLDG 1413
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
WLDG 1428
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
WLDG 1457
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
WLDG 1435
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
WLDG 1434
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
WLDG 1417
Blueprint Reading for
Welders
Intro- Shielded Metal Arc
Welding
Intermediate Shielded Metal
Arc Welding
Intro to Pipe Welding
(SMAW)
Intro to Gas Tungsten Arc
Welding (GTAW)
Intro-Layout and Fabrication
WLDG 2453
Advanced Pipe Welding
WLDG 2451
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
WLDG 2447
Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc
Welding
Advanced Gas Metal Arc
Welding
COMPETENCY REFERENCES
8 Basic use of computers
7 Workplace Competencies: resources;
interpersonal skills; information; systems; and
technology.
6 Personal Qualities: A worker must display responsibility,
self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and
honesty.
5 Thinking Skills: A worker must think creatively, make decisions,
solve problems, visualize, know how to learn, and reason
effectively.
4 Speaking and Listening: Organize ideas and communicate orally;
receive, attend to, interpret, and respond to verbal messages and other
cues.
3 Arithmetic or Mathematics: Perform basic computations and approach
practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical
techniques.
2 Writing: Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing, and
create documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts.
1 Reading: Locate, understand, and interpret written information in prose and in documents such
as manuals, graphs, and schedules.
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised August 2010
SCANS Competencies Checklist
SCANS COMPETENCIES FOR PROGRAM Welding Certificate
ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013
Competency
Course where
Competency is Assessed
Method of Assessment
Findings and Plans for
Improvements
1 READING: Locate, understand, WLDG 1413, 1428, 1417,
and interpret written information 1434, 1435, 1457, 2451,
in prose and in documents such 2453, 2447
as manuals, graphs, and
schedules.
2 WRITING: Communicate
WLDG 1413, 1428, 1417,
thoughts, ideas, information, and 1434, 1435, 1457, 2451,
messages in writing, and create 2453, 2447
documents such as letters,
directions, manuals, reports,
graphs, and flow charts.
3 ARITHMETIC OR
WLDG 1413, 1428, 1417,
MATHEMATICS: Perform basic 1434, 1435, 1457, 2451,
computations and approach
2453, 2447
practical problems by choosing
appropriately from a variety of
mathematical techniques.
4 SPEAKING AND LISTENING: WLDG 1413, 1428, 1417,
Organize ideas and communicate 1434, 1435, 1457, 2451,
orally; receive, attend to,
2453, 2447
interpret, and respond to verbal
messages and other cues.
5 THINKING SKILLS: A worker WLDG 1413, 1428, 1417,
must think creatively, make
1434, 1435, 1457, 2451,
decisions, solve problems,
2453, 2447
visualize, know how to learn, and
reason effectively.
6 PERSONAL QUALITIES: A
WLDG 1413, 1428, 1417,
worker must display
1434, 1435, 1457, 2451,
responsibility, self-esteem,
2453, 2447
sociability, self-management,
integrity, and honesty.
Classroom and Lab
exercises, Examination
questions, Quizzes
Need to teach students better
study habits and better use of
their time during the lab
portion
Classroom and Lab
exercises, Examination
questions, Quizzes
Need to teach students better
study habits and better use of
their time during the lab
portion
Classroom and Lab
exercises, Examination
questions, Quizzes
Need to teach students better
study habits and better use of
their time during the lab
portion
Classroom and Lab
exercises, Examination
questions, Quizzes
Need to teach students better
study habits and better use of
their time during the lab
portion
Classroom and Lab
exercises, Examination
questions, Quizzes
Need to teach students better
study habits and better use of
their time during the lab
portion
Classroom and Lab
exercises, Examination
questions, Quizzes
Need to teach students better
study habits and better use of
their time during the lab
portion
7 WORKPLACE
COMPETENCIES: resources;
interpersonal skills; information;
systems; and technology
WLDG 1413, 1428, 1417,
1434, 1435, 1457, 2451,
2453, 2447
Classroom and Lab
exercises, Examination
questions, Quizzes
Need to teach students better
study habits and better use of
their time during the lab
portion
8 BASIC USE OF COMPUTERS WLDG 1413, 1428, 1417,
1434, 1435, 1457, 2451,
2453, 2447
Classroom and Lab
exercises, Examination
questions, Quizzes
Need to teach students better
study habits and better use of
their time during the lab
portion
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised August 2010