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Course Descriptions

The following are standard, approved subjects. Availability of any subject depends on the scheduling, program and student needs at the time. The receiving college or university determines the transferability of courses.

Course Types

Adjunct Adjunct courses may be temporary or experimental and may be used to fulfill elective credit in programs that lead to a degree or diploma. Adjunct courses may not be used to fulfill or substitute for required or option courses in any degree or program.

General Noncore courses identified as freshman-sophomore courses.

Open Occupationally specific courses corresponding to courses in certain professional programs at four-year institutions.

Voc/Tech Occupationally specific courses. Transferability is generally limited. Only 16 credits can apply to the AA/AS degree.

Core Traditional liberal arts courses in the first two years of a baccalaureate degree.

College preparatory (Coll Prep) College preparatory and skill building courses. College Preparatory courses cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements.

P/F Indicates courses taken pass/fail.

Prerequisites Successful completion of a course or other criterion necessary for a student to succeed in a higher level course.

Corequisites A course that must be taken concurrently or prior to the course.

*An instructor may deny enrollment in or drop a student from a specific course if a course
Prerequisite has not been met.
 

Water Environmental Technology
  

  • WAT 312 - Water Treatment II

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    In this course, students will be trained in the practical aspects of operating and maintaining water treatment plants, including safe practices and procedures. Information on drinking water regulations, iron and manganese control, fluoridation, softening, trihalomethanes, demineralization, handling and disposal of process wastes, maintenance, instrumentation and advanced laboratory procedures will be covered. Administrative procedures will also be explained, including budgeting, setting rates, recordkeeping, personnel administration, public relations and emergency planning.
    Prerequisite: WAT 304 
  

  • WAT 401 - Water and Wastewater Management

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course is designed to train managers to use sound business practices in managing a water or wastewater utility.
  

  • WAT 411 - Advanced Wastewater Treatment

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    his course is designed to train operators to safely and effectively operate advanced wastewater treatment processes and facilities with a special emphasis on Activated Sludge, Solids Processing, and new technologies.
    Prerequisite: Instructor Approval
  

  • WAT 932 - Internship

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 12
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will gain practical experience through on-the- job training at an instructor-approved water or wastewater facility.
    Prerequisite: Instructor permission

Web Development
  

  • WDV 101 - Intro HTML and CSS

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Introduces current standards of HTML and CSS. Students will code HTML and CSS web pages, test them in browsers and publish them to a web server. Page layouts will use CSS techniques.
  

  • WDV 131 - Intro Photoshop and Fireworks

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course introduces students to the use of digital imagery for websites and other electronic media. Students learn to use Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks to create, modify and enhance images, and create exciting graphics for digital media use.
  

  • WDV 150 - E-Commerce

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course will introduce the student to the basic elements of electronic commerce. It will focus on business and technical issues faced by a company that enters into the E-Commerce marketplace. Topics include defining the ecommerce market, current issues facing ecommerce, domain names, online revenue models, online payment processing, online sales tax issues, privacy policies, and copyright issues. Students may not receive course credit for both WDV 150  and BUS 150  .
  

  • WDV 151 - Intro Web Design

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course introduces design principles and concepts as they relate to web design. Students will complete basic design projects, focusing on the main principles of design, color theory and basic typography.  Credit will not be granted for both WDV 151  and GRD 411  .
    Prerequisite: WDV 101  , WDV 131  or Instructor Approval.
  

  • WDV 205 - Advanced CSS

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    The course will expand upon the current use of CSS. Projects will address features of CSS3 including media queries for mobile site development, transitions and animations. Current CSS frameworks and pre-processor technologies will be featured in a project based environment.
    Prerequisite: WDV 101   or Instructor Approval
  

  • WDV 221 - Intro Javascript

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Introduces the student to the concepts of the Javascript programming language and its related logic structures within an Internet browser. Will discuss the concepts of Dynamic HTML, which is the interaction of Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and the Document Object Model. Students will create dynamic forms, change content, and perform client-side, user-driven activities within a web page application.
    Prerequisite: WDV 101  or instructor permission.
  

  • WDV 240 - Intro WordPress

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This hands-on course in an introduction to WordPress as an Open Source database-driven web content management software. Students learn to use WordPress to plan, design, theme and produce commercially oriented websites.
    Prerequisite: WDV 101   or Instructor Approval
  

  • WDV 245 - Content Management Systems I

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This hands-on course teaches how to plan, design and produce complete, commercially oriented website applications using professional Open Source database-driven web content management software. Using an industry-standard web development server, students will learn to install, modify and maintain CMS software such as WordPress and Joomla. Site themes or “skins” will be created and modified using Dreamweaver.
    Prerequisite: WDV 101  or CIS 204  or instructor permission
  

  • WDV 261 - Intro Flash

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Provides an introduction to a current version of Adobe Flash software. Students will explore the Flash program and will become familiar with the layout and interface. Students will learn how to draw, import, lay out, modify and animate content within Flash.
  

  • WDV 321 - Advanced Javascript

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Use Javascript to implement client-side form data validation, browser capability and motion, as well as other dynamic content changes. Create dynamic cross-browser compatible, user-driven presentation and content with Javascript and CSS.
    Prerequisite: WDV 221  or instructor permission
  

  • WDV 331 - Dreamweaver Applications

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Introduces the advanced features of a current version of Dreamweaver. This will include site management tools, creation and use of templates for layout control, implementation of Sprys as well as other features. A website application will be built using Dreamweaver’s built-in database connectivity to provide server-side content delivery.
    Prerequisite: WDV 221  or instructor permission
  

  • WDV 341 - Intro PHP

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course will introduce PHP as a server-side scripting language. It will introduce the MySQL database and the SQL language for use with PHP. Students will embed PHP and SQL code into HTML pages and publish them to a PHP-enabled server. Students will create a web application that will allow for user login pages, as well as add, delete and update database content to web pages.
    Prerequisite: WDV 101  and WDV 221  
  

  • WDV 351 - Website Application Components

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will learn how to implement a variety of third-party components into a website application. This includes, but is not limited to, videos, audios, RSS feeds, forums, blogs, bulletin boards, widgets, e-commerce components, XML, CGI scripts and form-handling components.
    Prerequisite: WDV 221  or instructor permission
  

  • WDV 441 - Advanced PHP

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Expands the use of PHP, MySQL and SQL to create a functional Content Management System (CMS). Will include advanced functionality such as shopping carts, search, payment processing, reporting, AJAX, etc.
    Prerequisite: WDV 341  or instructor permission
  

  • WDV 445 - Content Management Systems II

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Hands-on course uses industry-standard Open Source content management system (CMS) software to build and deploy commercially oriented websites on an Internet server. Software could include Joomla, Drupal, Wordpress or other currently available software. Students may not receive course credit for both WDV 446  and WDV 445  .
    Prerequisite: WDV 245  or instructor permission
  

  • WDV 446 - Intro Drupal

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This hands-on course is an introduction to Drupal as an Open Source database-driven web content management software. Students learn to use Drupal to plan, design, theme and produce commercially oriented websites. Students may not receive course credit for both WDV 446  and WDV 445  .
    Prerequisite: WDV 341   or Instructor Approval
  

  • WDV 490 - Website Applications Seminar

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will build, update or modify new or existing commercially oriented website applications. Projects will include project planning, time estimating, group projects, version control and commercial web host interfaces.
    Prerequisite: Instructor permission
  

  • WDV 495 - Emerging Technologies Seminar

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Explore the constant changes that occur rapidly in this field. Examine and discuss how current and future technologies may affect current website applications and future development. Recommended for those with a strong diverse background, interest and/or experience with website applications.
    Prerequisite: Instructor permission
  

  • WDV 521 - Intro Ajax

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Student will plan and develop advanced client-side applications. Ajax and related frameworks will be introduced and used to create rich Internet applications. Applications will communicate with server applications using Ajax technologies including Javascript, XML and SOAP.
    Prerequisite: WDV 321  or instructor permission
  

  • WDV 541 - PHP Seminar

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Explore the continuing changes and updates with PHP. Examine and discuss how current and future PHP technologies may affect current website applications and future development. Recommended for those with a strong diverse background, interest and/or experience with PHP and website applications.
    Prerequisite: WDV 441  or instructor permission
  

  • WDV 932 - Web Development Internship

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 12
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Work-related opportunities provide significant experience for web developers. Students who are working or have an opportunity to work in a position that primarily uses web development knowledge and skills may use this course. Students are expected to find their own internship opportunity.
    Prerequisite: Instructor permission

Welding
  

  • WEL 111 - Welding Blueprint Reading

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    The basic skills needed to read shop drawings (including welding symbols) will be learned. Students will not receive credit for both WEL 233  and WEL 111  .
  

  • WEL 120 - Oxy Fuel Welding/Cutting

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in oxy-acetylene welding, cutting and repair. Safety is emphasized.  Students will not receive credit for both WEL 120  and WEL 262  .
  

  • WEL 150 - Arc Welding I (SMAW)

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in electrode familiarity, welding stringer beads with five different electrodes and buildup surfacing in the flat position.
  

  • WEL 165 - Arc Welding II (SMAW)

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding root passes and multiple pass tee fillet welds in the flat position.
  

  • WEL 166 - Arc Welding III (SMAW)

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding inside and outside corner joints, welding around shapes and sheet metal welding in the flat position.
  

  • WEL 167 - Arc Welding IV (SMAW)

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding beads, buildup surfacing, and fillet weldments in the horizontal position. Safety is emphasized.
    Prerequisite: WEL 166 
  

  • WEL 168 - Arc Welding V (SMAW)

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding fillet joints in the vertical downhill and vertical uphill position. Safety is emphasized.
    Prerequisite: WEL 167 
  

  • WEL 169 - Arc Welding VI (SMAW)

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding fillet joints in the overhead position. Air carbon arc gouging and plasma arc cutting will also be practiced. Safety is emphasized.
    Prerequisite: WEL 168 
  

  • WEL 176 - Adv Arc Welding I (SMAW)

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the flat and horizontal positions limited SMAW. Safety is emphasized.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required  
  

  • WEL 177 - Adv Arc Welding II (SMAW)

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the vertical and overhead positions limited SMAW.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required  
  

  • WEL 181 - Gas Metal Arc Welding

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Practical application in the use of the gas metallic arc welding process, including submerged arc and flux cored arc. Safety is emphasized. Students will not receive credit for both WEL 244  and WEL 181  .
  

  • WEL 190 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    A course to develop skills in the gas tungsten arc welding process using mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum. Safety is emphasized. Students will not receive credit for both WEL 251  and WEL 190  .
    Prerequisite: WEL 120  
  

  • WEL 203 - GMAW II

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course is designed to teach skills that will allow students to gain employment in the production manufacturing welding field. Students will learn to weld in the flat, horizontal, and vertical positions with GMAW (MIG) using pulse, spray, short-arc transfer, and Flux Cored related processes.
    Prerequisite: Instructor Approval
  

  • WEL 208 - Intro to Fabrication

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Gain exposure to processes, equipment and safety in the manufacturing environment. Correctly select, read and calibrate appropriate measuring instruments. Learn appropriate use of fabrication equipment and apply basic lay-out techniques utilizing hand-tools. Heat and cut steel with oxygen/acetylene torch equipment.
    Prerequisite: Instructor Approval
  

  • WEL 228 - Welding Safety/Health: SENSE1

    Credits: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course will provide students with orientation to the welding profession and will cover the basics of safety & health within the welding profession. This course aligns to SENSE Level 1, Module 1 and Module 2 - Key Indicators 1-6.
  

  • WEL 233 - Print Read/Sym Inter: SENSE1

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Provides instruction in interpreting elements of welding prints (drawings or sketches), focusing on measurement, American Welding Society welding symbols, and fabrication requirements. Students will understand how to prepare, assemble and tack welding parts according to drawings or sketches, using proper materials and tools. This course aligns to SENSE Level 1 Module 3: Drawing and Welding Symbol Interpretation, Key Indicators 1 and 2.  Students will not receive credit for both    WEL 233  and WEL 111  .
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: Any DMACC AAS MAT, ELT & BUS course.
  

  • WEL 236 - Advanced Arc Welding I (GMAW)

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the flat and horizontal positions limited GMAW.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required  
  

  • WEL 237 - Advanced Arc Welding II (GMAW)

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the vertical and overhead positions limited GMAW.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required  
  

  • WEL 238 - Adv Arc I GMAW Unlimited

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the flat and horizontal positions unlimited GMAW.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required  
  

  • WEL 239 - Adv Arc II GMAW Unlimited

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the vertical and overhead positions unlimited GMAW.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required  
  

  • WEL 241 - Fabrication I

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will learn basic introductory skills to safely and correctly operate fabrication layout equipment and hand tools. They will understand different material types, shapes and applications for each.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma  
  

  • WEL 242 - Fabrication II

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will learn to safely operate fabrication equipment to produce four specific projects to the specified standards.
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 241  
  

  • WEL 244 - GMAW Sh Cir Transfer: SENSE1

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Focuses on proper weld safety, machine setup and welding techniques of Gas Metal Arc Welding Short-Circuiting Transfer. Students perform American Welding Society compliant welds on carbon steel, in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions. This course will prepare students to take an AWS welder certification test, which is recommended. This course aligns with SENSE Level 1 Module 5 Key Indicators 1-7. Students will not receive credit for both WEL 244  and WEL 181  .
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 228  
  

  • WEL 245 - GMAW Spray Transfer: SENSE1

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Focuses on proper weld safety, machine setup and welding techniques for Flux Cored Arc Welding (Gas Shielded). Students perform American Welding Society compliant welds on carbon steel in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions. This course will prepare students to take an AWS welder certification test, which is recommended for its successful completion. It aligns to SENSE Level 1, Module 6 - Key Indicators 1-7, as well as Module 2 - Key Indicator 7, Module 3- Key Indicator 3, and Module 9 - Key Indicator 2.
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 228  
  

  • WEL 246 - Adv Arc Welding I (GMAW) Alum

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the flat and horizontal positions limited GMAW Aluminum.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required  
  

  • WEL 247 - Adv Arc Welding II (GMAW) Alum

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the vertical and overhead positions limited GMAW Aluminum.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required
  

  • WEL 248 - Adv Arc I GMAW Alum Unlimited

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the flat and horizontal positions unlimited GMAW Aluminum.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required
  

  • WEL 249 - Adv Arc II GMAW Alum Unlimited

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the vertical and overhead positions unlimited GMAW Aluminum.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required
  

  • WEL 251 - GTAW Carbon Steel: SENSE1

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Focuses on proper weld safety, machine setup and welding techniques for Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. Students perform American Welding Society compliant welds on carbon steel in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions. This course will prepare students to take an AWS welder certification test, which is recommended for successful completion of this course. This course aligns to SENSE Level 1, Module 7 - Key Indicators 1-7, as well as Module 2 - Key Indicator 7, Module 3- Key Indicator 3, and Module 9 - Key Indicator 2. Credit will not be granted for both WEL 251  and WEL 190  .
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 228  
  

  • WEL 252 - GTAW Aluminum: SENSE1

    Credits: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Focuses on proper weld safety, machine setup and welding techniques for gas tungsten arc welding. Students perform American Welding Society compliant welds on aluminum in flat and horizontal positions. This course will prepare students to take an AWS welder certification test, which is recommended for successful completion of this course. This course aligns to SENSE Level I, Module 7 Key Indicators 1, 2 and 13 - 17, as well as Module 2 - Key Indicator 7, Module 3- Key Indicator 3, and Module 9 - Key Indicator 2.
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 228  
    Corequisite: WEL 251  , WEL 253  
  

  • WEL 253 - GTAW Stainless Steel: SENSE1

    Credits: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Focuses on proper weld safety, machine setup and welding techniques for Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. Students perform American Welding Society compliant welds on austenitic stainless steel in flat, horizontal, and vertical positions. This course will prepare students to take an AWS welder certification test, which is recommended for successful completion of this course. This course aligns to SENSE Level I, Module 7 Key Indicators 1, 2 and 8-12 as well as Module 2 - Key Indicator 7, Module 3- Key Indicator 3, and Module 9 - Key Indicator 2.
    Prerequisite: WEL 228  
    Corequisite: WEL 251  , WEL 252  
  

  • WEL 254 - Inspection/Test Princ: SENSE1

    Credits: 1
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will visually examine test weldments and thermally cut surfaces per multiple welding codes, standards, and specifications. This course aligns to SENSE Level I, Module 9: Welding Inspection and Testing Principles.
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 233  
  

  • WEL 255 - Welding Inspection

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will become familiar with welding codes and to interpret them. Identification of proper codes and use will be examined. This course focuses on welding procedures per code and how welding procedures and welders are qualified. Students will understand and perform destructive and non-destructive testing of welded joints.
    Corequisite: Completion of Weldin program/diploma or Instructor Approval.
  

  • WEL 262 - OFC-I Manual & Mech: SENSE1

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Focuses on proper safety, equipment setup and cutting techniques for manual and mechanized OxyFuel cutting on carbon steel. Students perform American Welding Society compliant cutting operations in the flat position. The student will also perform scarfing and gouging operations to remove base and weld metal in flat and horizontal positions on carbon steel. This course aligns to SENSE Level 1 Module 8 - Units 1 and 2, as well as Module 2 - Key Indicator 7 and Module 9 - Key Indicator 1. Students will not receive credit for both WEL 262  and WEL 120 .
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 228  
  

  • WEL 263 - PAC/CAC: SENSE1

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Focuses on proper safety, equipment setup and cutting techniques for Plasma and Carbon steel Arc cutting on carbon steel, austenitic stainless steel, and aluminum. Students perform American Welding Society compliant cutting operations in the flat position. The student will also perform scarfing and gouging operations to remove base and weld metal in flat and horizontal positions. This course aligns to SENSE Level 1 Module 8 - Units 3 and 4, as well as Module 2 - Key Indicator 7 and Module 9 - Key Indicator 1.
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 228  
  

  • WEL 274 - SMAW 1: SENSE1

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Focuses on safety, amperage settings, polarity and the proper selection of electrodes for the shielded metal arc welding process. Students will perform American Welding Society compliant welds on carbon steel, using visual and destructive methods for determining weld quality. This course aligns to SENSE Level 1 Module 4 - Key Indicators 1-7 for the flat and horizontal positions, as well as Module 2 - Key Indicator 7, Module 3- Key Indicator 3, and Module 9 - Key Indicator 2.
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 228  
  

  • WEL 275 - SMAW II: SENSE1

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Focuses on safety, amperage settings, polarity and the proper selection of electrodes for the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (informally known as stick welding) process. Students perform American Welding Society complaint welds on carbon steel, in vertical up and overhead configurations, using visual and destructive methods for determining weld quality. This course aligns to SENSE Level 1 Module 4: Shielded Metal Arc Welding Key Indicators 1-7 for the flat and horizontal positions, as well as Module 2 - Key Indicator 7, Module 3- Key Indicator 3, and Module 9 - Key Indicator 2.
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 228  , WEL 274  
  

  • WEL 276 - Adv Arc I SMAW Unlimited

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the flat and horizontal positions unlimited SMAW.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required
  

  • WEL 277 - Adv Arc II SMAW Unlimited

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the vertical and overhead positions unlimited SMAW.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required
  

  • WEL 280 - FCAW Self-Shielded: SENSE1

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Focuses on proper weld safety, machine setup and welding techniques for Flux Cored Arc Welding Self-Shielded. Students perform American Welding Society compliant welds on carbon steel in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions. This course will prepare students to take an AWS welder certification test, which is recommended for its successful completion. It aligns to SENSE Level 1 Module 6 - Key Indicators 1, 2 and 8-12, as well as Module 2 - Key Indicator 7, Module 3- Key Indicator 3, and Module 9 - Key Indicator 2.
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 228  , WEL 244  , WEL 245  
  

  • WEL 281 - FCAW Gas Shielded: SENSE1

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Focuses on proper weld safety, machine setup and welding techniques for Flux Cored Arc Welding (Gas Shielded). Students perform American Welding Society compliant welds on carbon steel in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions. This course will prepare students to take an AWS welder certification test, which is recommended for its successful completion. It aligns to SENSE Level 1, Module 6 - Key Indicators 1-7, as well as Module 2 - Key Indicator 7, Module 3- Key Indicator 3, and Module 9 - Key Indicator 2.
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 228  , WEL 244  , WEL 245  
  

  • WEL 282 - Advanced Arc Welding I (FCAW)

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the flat and horizontal positions limited FCAW.
    Prerequisite: Welding Diploma  required.
  

  • WEL 283 - Advanced Arc Welding II (FCAW)

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the vertical and overhead positions limited FCAW.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required  
  

  • WEL 284 - Adv Arc I FCAW Unlimited

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the flat and horizontal positions unlimited FCAW.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required  
  

  • WEL 285 - Adv Arc II FCAW Unlimited

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Skills will be developed in welding and testing on vee groove joints in the vertical and overhead positions unlimited FCAW.
    Prerequisite: Welding diploma required  
  

  • WEL 303 - Pipe Welding/SMAW

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Welding practice and testing on open grove plate weldments in the 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G positions, and, as time permits, on pipe weldments in the 2G, 5G and 6G positions. Safety is emphasized.
    Prerequisite: WEL 177 
  

  • WEL 710 - Robotic Welding

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Course provides an introduction to robotic welding fundamentals. The student will examine parameters of welding robot operation and program robots for various welding applications.

Wind Energy & Turbine Technology
  

  • WTT 103 - Introduction to Wind Energy

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    To provide the student with knowledge of common terminology and general information related to the wind industry. The student will become familiar with the various types of turbines, the technology, sectors, jobs and organizations as well as an outlook on the future of the wind industry.
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WTT 223   or Instructor Approval
  

  • WTT 114 - Field Training & Project Oper

    Credits: 5
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Course includes information corresponding to industry practices and standards of safe operations of a wind power generating facility, including the techniques of proper ascent and descent of wind turbine generators, day-to-day operations and the infrastructure that is in place as part of a typical power plant. Course also includes tools and equipment used and teamwork, as it applies to operations and maintenance of the facility.
    Prerequisite: WTT 103 
  

  • WTT 133 - Wind Turbine Mechanical Sys

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Course includes the nomenclature and terms common to metals and metallurgy. Instruction will also include gears and gear failure analysis techniques, gear structures, inspection of gears and analysis of lubricants. Course includes discussion of the application of lubricants and proper procedures for acquiring lubricant samples and the effects of friction, gear damage and wear.
    Prerequisite: WTT 103 
  

  • WTT 216 - Power Generation/Transmission

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course will serve as an introduction to the generation of electrical power with a wind turbine generator, moving that power through a local transmission system to a substation where a customer will purchase the generated power. This course will cover all aspects of working with components of a high-voltage transmission system.
    Prerequisite: ELT 303 , ELT 131  
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: ELT 123  
  

  • WTT 223 - Airfoils and Composite Repair

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course will enable the student to more efficiently inspect, repair and move/transport wind turbine blades. Students will understand common industry terms used in the manufacture and repair of wind turbine blades.
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WTT 103   or instructor approval
  

  • WTT 245 - Electrical Practical App

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course will provide students with practical wiring exercises involving installation, wiring and troubleshooting of electrical devices and equipment used in, but not specific to, wind turbine control systems. Students will study electrical diagrams, design of electrical systems and electrical safety.
    Prerequisite: ELT 303 , ELT 131  
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: ELT 123  
  

  • WTT 247 - Controls & Troubleshooting

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course will give students information and hands-on practice with wind turbine controls and sensors. Students will learn the control and sensing of the various functions of a wind turbine. Students will perform turbine malfunction troubleshooting with simulation software and lab trainers.
    Prerequisite: ELT 131 , ELT 217 , ELT 123 , WTT 133 , WTT 216 , WTT 245  
 

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