WELD-260: Welding Fabrication Project

School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Adv Manufacturing/Fabrication
Department
Welding
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Welding
Course Number
260
Course Title
Welding Fabrication Project
Credit Hours
3.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Catalog Course Description

This capstone course for the welding program emphasizes the critical thinking aspects of developing, designing, and planning a fabrication project.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Core Course Topics
  1. Conceptualize
  2. Design
  3. Planning
  4. Materials and costs
  5. Cutting
  6. Machining
  7. Welding
  8. Components
  9. Quality control
  10. Final assembly
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  1. Devise a product to be produced in the welding lab.
  2. Design the product to be made.
  3. Formulate a plan to be used to move this product to the fabrication stage.
  4. Determine materials used and material costs for the project.
  5. Prepare materials for the project.
  6. Perform the needed joining methods for the project.
  7. Examine and assess any flaws that need to be addressed before final assembly.
  8. Construct the fabricated parts and components to produce a final product.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement

Grading rubric using the American Welding Society criteria for visual inspection.

Outcomes

Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No

Approval Dates

Effective Term
Fall 2022
ILT Approval Date
AALC Approval Date
Curriculum Committee Approval Date
Review Semester
Fall 2022