10601361Industry Competencies 1
Course Information
Description
Students will practice necessary customer service skills, such as communication, listening and conflict management, complete project work that will allow them a hands on means to put all they have learned into practice.
Total Credits
1
Course Competencies
  1. Adhere to (cultivate) and practice shop safety
    Assessment Strategies
    Written objective test
    Lab performance
    Criteria
    Describe basic shop safety rules
    Perform lockout / tag-out procedures
    Choose the correct personal protective equipment for given tasks
    Identify potential safety hazards that can be minimized by shop cleanliness
    Describe safe practices for lifting and transporting heavy objects
    Handle tools and chemicals appropriately

  2. Demonstrate safety skills in typical HVACR work situations
    Assessment Strategies
    Formal demonstration
    Lab performance
    Criteria
    Demonstrate safe practices when working in electrical control panels and electric supply devices
    Choose the correct safety apparel for the task being performed
    Use brazing torches according to safety protocol and instructor specifications
    Use electric test meter according to safety protocol and instructor specifications

  3. Demonstrate basic refrigeration skills
    Assessment Strategies
    Formal demonstration
    Lab performance
    Drawing/Illustration
    Written Objective Test
    Criteria
    Explain the refrigeration cycle
    Identify refrigerant type
    Purge air from test equipment
    Check static pressures on refrigerant system
    Calculate superheat and sub-cooling
    Pump down a refrigeration system
    Inspect recovery tank for use
    Calculate free space in recovery tank
    Recover refrigerant from system
    Store refrigerant in external container using self-contained recovery equipment
    Troubleshoot a refrigerant metering device
    Check a refrigeration system for leaks
    Evacuate a refrigeration system to industry accepted standards
    Set up charging equipment
    Charge a refrigeration system according to accepted standards

  4. Demonstrate electric knowledge and skills necessary for HVACR situations
    Assessment Strategies
    Drawing / Illustration
    Formal demonstration
    Lab performance
    Criteria
    Explain basic principles of electricity
    Explain the principle of electric circuit
    Read and interpret wiring diagrams
    Evaluate situation in order to identify problems
    Interpret the sequence of operations per manufacturer specifications
    Use electrical troubleshooting tools and equipment appropriately
    Diagnose electrical problems

  5. Diagnose and service HVACR controls and control components
    Assessment Strategies
    Formal demonstration
    Project work
    Criteria
    Diagnose and replace a temperature control, a pressure control and a solid-state control
    Calibrate and adjust a temperature control
    Adjust a pressure control
    Replace and adjust a defrost control
    Service electrical components
    Service and replace switches and circuit wiring
    Replace an electric motor
    Replace electric contactor, current/potential relay, transformer, electric motor, capacitor, solenoid valve coil and circuit board

  6. Diagnose and repair refrigeration systems
    Assessment Strategies
    Formal demonstration
    Lab performance
    Project analysis
    Criteria
    Demonstrate logical troubleshooting procedures
    Diagnose electrical problems in self-contained refrigerated merchandisers
    Diagnose refrigeration problems in self-contained refrigerated merchandisers
    Use electronic leak detectors
    Travers duct for air flow readings
    Perform airflow readings and calculate CFM
    Diagnose air flow problems
    Diagnose flooded evaporator drain pan

  7. Service residential and commercial heating systems
    Assessment Strategies
    Lab performance
    Project analysis
    Criteria
    Explain operation of the system
    Check and adjust gas furnace
    Check and adjust electric heat section coil blower
    Troubleshoot and service various electrical, mechanical and fluidic systems associated with heating equipment using manufacturer sequence of operations and industry accepted practices
    Service blower in a forced-air system
    Clean and inspect a heating system
    Calculate airflow by temperature rise method
    Measure air flow of air handling apparatus
    Identify the requirements to bring power to new forced air heating system
    Correctly connect equipment to all associated components
    Use various supporting and fastening materials and techniques
    Test gas line for leaks
    Verify proper wiring of equipment
    Identify correct location of thermostat and humidistat and ensure proper wiring procedures were followed
    Execute a complete start up on various HVAC/R equipment

  8. Use basic construction designs in HVACR situations
    Assessment Strategies
    Lab performance
    Project analysis
    Criteria
    Read and interpret basic construction designs for piping/plumbing layouts, room specifications, roofs, ceilings, walls, floors, girders, trusses and duct layout
    Interpret job specifications