PIPE FABRICATION CONCENTRATION

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course offers the student the opportunity to develop skills in template development for producing field-fabricated pipe fittings.  Basic line convention techniques are introduced and students utilize these techniques to produce full-scale drawings of fittings commonly fabricated on job sites.  These drawings are transformed into templates from which field fabricated fittings are produced.  Skill development progresses from three and four inch carbon steel pipe to larger diameter pipe.  Skill development in mechanical drawing and field sketching is also encouraged through assignment requirements.  Sketches and calculations for each pipe run project installed during the second semester of the pipe fabrication concentration are assigned.  Students will also be introduced to AutoCAD.  Students will be encouraged to solve problems on their own, using their lab manual, textbooks and reference material as resources.

OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE:

Upon completion of this course the student will show development in mechanical drawing skills.  With these skills, they will produce patterns that are commonly used in the pipe fabrication trade and apply those patterns in fabricating fittings from carbon and stainless steel pipe in other Welding Technology courses.  Students will be exposed to engineering drawings and their interpretations and produce field sketches and calculations sheets for physical installations in their technology courses.

TYPE OF COURSE: Pipe Fabrication

BACKGROUND & MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION:

My qualifications to teach this course are derived from my employment background in pipe fitting and engineering.  I worked as a pipe fitter in the Engineering Services and a draftsman in the Central Engineering Department at Great Northern Paper Company for fifteen years.  I have applied mathematical calculations in designing, planning, and installation of major piping projects on high-pressure steam/boiler and various process flow, process control, hydraulic, air, fiberglass and other types of mechanical piping systems.  

If you have questions or need assistance in the evening while you're working on assignments at home, you may email me at rbrooker@emcc.edu.  I will check for messages until 9:00 and reply with a suitable response, if it is possible.

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Skill  Evaluations:   Manipulative skill tests scores will be derived from evaluating technical skills acquired in the process of conducting laboratory projects.

Exams:   Examinations will be given upon completion of major topics that are covered in this module.  Exams will include both take-home pencil and paper exams and practical exam that will require an application of technology in the form or a laboratory project.  Exams will be based on objectives given for each section of material that we have covered.  You will be responsible for all material covered in the assigned text even if it is not covered in a lecture period.  I encourage you to thoroughly read all assigned materials and ask questions regarding anything you do not understand.  This action will often inspire enlightening discussion that will benefit both students and the instructor.

Quizzes/Homework:   Quizzes will be given at any time on selected.  I urge you to keep current with your reading assignments.  Homework is due at the beginning of the class period for which it is assigned.  If the assignment is not submitted at the assigned deadline, it will be scored as a zero. Homework makeup is subject to the makeup procedure listed under the attendance policy.

Applied Technology Analysis Report:   Students will be required to analyze various technical aspects of the course and report their conclusions in a formal report.  The report incorporates computer skills, technical application, and analytical reasoning.

PIPE FABRICATION CONCENTRATION GRADES:

A = 93 - 100

A- = 90 - 92

B+ = 86 - 89

B = 80 - 85

C = 76 - 79

D = 70 - 75

F = 0 - 69

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ATTENDANCE POLICY: 

Attendance simply means that you were at the location where a scheduled class took place during the scheduled time.  The student will be responsible to sign in and out on a sign in sheet made available by the instructor.  Attendance will be taken at the beginning of class and at dismissal.  If you are present at both gatherings, you will be marked present.  If you are not, you will be marked absent. You will be marked as late if you are not in the classroom at the beginning of class.

 If you are going to miss a class, you must notify the instructor in person, by phone, or by email.  If you fail to notify the instructor you will receive a zero for any graded work performed during the class period you’ve missed as well as be dismissed from the next class period without makeup options.

 There is no direct penalty for accumulated absences in this course.  However, it’s important to remember that if you want me to be a reference for a future job, then you need to understand I will include your attendance history with whatever else I might say about you. 

Tardiness:  If a student arrives late for class, it is expected the student will take their place as quietly as possible without causing any disruptions.  It is further expected the student will gather any notes or information, which were presented before arrival, from classmates or the instructor, when appropriate, without disrupting the class that is already in session.  Reasonable consideration will be given to tardiness if it affects a deadline.  The instructor reserves all rights to define reasonable.

 The theme of this course focuses on developing independence and meeting deadlines.  Schedules will be posted for projects’ due dates.  Failure to meet deadlines will result in a score of zero for that assignment.  If portions of your assignment can be completed at home, you’re welcome to work at home.  I would encourage you to use lab time wisely in completing piping projects that can’t be advanced as homework.  I encourage you to utilize me as a resource in solving technical problems, making adjustments to project requirements, and completing projects. 

Makeup: Any makeup work will occur at the discretion of the instructor.  Students will assume the responsibility of initiating arrangements for any and all makeup work in this course.  Extenuating circumstances will be considered at the discretion of the instructor if communication regarding circumstance is offered beforehand. 

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Attendance will be taken for the second time at the end of shop cleanup.  If you are eager to leave, agree to gather before you go to your lockers.  If someone goes to their locker or into the bathroom, we will wait for everyone to gather before dismissal.

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