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Practice shop safety
Assessment Strategies
Written objective test, Lab performance
Criteria
Describe basic shop safety rules
Perform lock-out/ 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
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Analyze common control strategies
Assessment Strategies
Written project work, Drawing project
Criteria
Identify HVAC systems
Diagram control strategies used in HVAC systems
Identify the control loop components
Describe individual zone controls
Compare typical control strategies
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Document control processes
Assessment Strategies
Written project work, Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Diagram a control loop and the associated HVAC system components
Write a sequence of operation for a control loop
Develop a flow chart for a control loop agents
Describe the characteristics and uses of a system drawing
Describe the characteristics and uses of a sequence of operation
Describe the characteristics, symbols and uses of a flow chart
Write a sequence of operation
Draw a single line drawing of a simple control loop
Draw a flow chart of a simple control loop
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Analyze system diagrams and written descriptions
Assessment Strategies
Presentation, Written test
Criteria
Break down a diagram into individual control loops.
Dissect a sequence of operation to determine information required for individual control loops.
Associate written descriptions with diagrams.
Diagram a system given a written description.
Describe the system given a system diagram.
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Engineer a control system for a HVAC process
Assessment Strategies
Project work, Written test
Criteria
Design a control system.
Document a control system creating an operation and maintenance manual.
Locate control devices for a specified control loop.
Identify typical control applications.
Recommend a control strategy.
Document a control system.
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Set up and program building automated controllers
Assessment Strategies
Project Work, Written test
Criteria
Set up networks for various Building automation controllers to allow for communication with central user interface (UI) device
Set up Inputs, Outputs and variables / numerics for various Building automation controllers
Analyze various control programming styles.
Write control programming using various manufacturers software
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Analyze program types and methods used by various building automation systems
Assessment Strategies
Written exercise, Written test
Criteria
Analyze embedded style programming
Analyze embedded menu driven programming
Analyze systems using Graphic Function block programming
Analyze systems using Text based programming
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Develop graphic function block programs
Assessment Strategies
Written exercise, Project work
Criteria
Define a graphic function block
Analyze a graphic function block
Revise a graphic function block
Design a graphic function block
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Develop text based programs
Assessment Strategies
Written exercise, Project work
Criteria
Define a Text based program
Analyze a Text based program
Revise a Text based program
Design a Text based program
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Commission programming of a building automation system
Assessment Strategies
Lab project, Formal demonstration
Criteria
Articulate a diagnostic procedure
Analyze the system as a whole
Analyze individual control loops of the system
Diagnose system programming problems
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Apply energy management to the role of facility managers
Assessment Strategies
Written project work
Criteria
Review various government programs set up for energy management
Analyze critical areas of a commercial facility utility bill
Learn the administrative components of an energy audit
Learn the typical evaluated criteria of an energy audit for a facility
Use tools necessary in order to test or measure evaluated criteria of an energy audit
Conduct an energy audit of a facility
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Apply maintenance management to the role of facility managers
Assessment Strategies
Written test, Project work
Criteria
Review maintenance management strategies
Review documentation used in maintenance management programs
Analyze maintenance management programs