WELDING COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

*WELDING COURSE DESCRIPTIONS*

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FAB 201 Safety and Salvage Operations	2 credits

This course provides the student with the opportunity to develop a positive safety attitude and skills in the safe use and care of welding machines, power tools, oxyacetylene cutting equipment, ladders, and scaffolding that are used in the pipe fitting trade. These tools and equipment will be used by the student for salvage operations to disassemble piping systems and recondition pipe and pipe fittings. Students will be introduced to light rigging and basic knot tying commonly used for erection and demolition of piping systems. The student will be introduced to the concepts of proximity work hazards, hazardous materials in the work environment, and fire safety of the job. Students will be indoctrinated in use of personal protective equipment utilized for work place safety and apply safety standards and practices of the laboratory environment. The students will also perform material handling operations for receiving and storage of construction materials. (15 lecture, 60 lab) Prerequisite: WEL 131, SMAW Basic, or permission of department chair.

FAB 203 Small Diameter Industrial Piping Systems	2 credits

This course provides the student with opportunity to develop skills in identifying various pipe fittings and piping system nomenclature and perform proper threading techniques. Students will use both motorized and manual threading equipment. Students will install threaded piping systems including proper use of unions and check valves, align and install socket weld piping systems and integrate socket weld with threaded piping systems. (15 lecture, 60 lab) Prerequisite: FAB 201

FAB 205 Basic Pipe Fabrication	2 credits

This course provides the student with opportunity to develop skills in joint preparation for butt weld carbon steel pipe. Students will cut pipe using oxy-fuel equipment utilizing both bevel and straight cuts. Field fabrication of 90^o branch connections of both equal and unequal pipe sizes using carbon steel pipe, calculating pipe lengths between fittings for 90^ooffsets, 45^ooffsets, and 45^o rolling offsets, and installing the field fabricated fittings into 90^ooffset, 45^ooffset, and 45^o rolling offset runs will be included. Students will also have the opportunity to develop skills in preparing field sketches, planning jobs by using a bill of materials, and systematically recording data to make logical calculations for solving piping offsets. (15 lecture, 60 lab) Prerequisite: FAB 203

FAB 207 Advanced Pipe Fabrication	2 credits

This course provides the student with the opportunity develop skill in the use of applied trigonometry for solving pipe fabrication problems and fabricating complex pipe fittings for a variety of applications. The student will also develop skills using the scientific calculator for solving advanced problems in trigonometry related to the pipe fitting trade. (15 lecture, 60 lab) Prerequisite: FAB 205

FAB 209 Pipe Template Development	2 credits

This course offers the student the opportunity to develop skills in template development for producing field-fabricated pipefittings. 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 are produced by the students. Skill development progresses from three and four inch carbon steel pipe to larger diameter thin wall stainless steel pipe. Skill development is field sketching is also encouraged through a requirement to provide sketches and calculations for every project produced during the second semester of the pipe fabrication concentration. (15 lecture, 60 lab) Prerequisite: FAB 20

FAB 211 Advanced Pipe Fabrication II	2 credits

This course provides the student with the opportunity to develop skills in calculating, laying out, and performing angles cut on the end of pipes. There will also be opportunity to develop skills in calculating, fabrication, and installing equal spread welded offsets, 45^o and 90^o branch connections, and true wye connections using both references and contour markers. Students will also begin an independent study in the Boiler Operator's Workbook. (15 lecture, 60 lab) Prerequisite: FAB 209

FAB 213 Field Fabrication I	2 credits

This course provides the student with the opportunity to develop skills in identifying various types of materials, equipment, and hardware for the installation of piping systems above ground. The student will also be given the opportunity to take field measurements make field runs, make tie-ins, and properly install pipe and equipment as applied to industrial applications. The pipe runs that will be installed in this module will include mitered turns of various angles that have been introduced in previous modules. Assignments in the Boiler Operators Workbook will continue in this module to coincide with above ground pipe fabrication and prepare for the next module in Above Ground Pipe Installations II. (15 lecture, 60 lab) Prerequisite: FAB 211

FAB 215 Field Fabrication II	2 credits

This course provides the student with continued opportunity to develop skills in making above ground field runs utilizing complex calculations in applied trigonometry. These runs will include double rolling offsets of odd angle degrees. The student will also be challenged with complex critical thinking problems to solve from sketches and blueprints. Several mock-up-piping runs will be assigned for students to solve with the collaboration of teamwork and individual resourcefulness. Field routing of complex pipe runs will incorporate practical application of mathematics for solving advanced pipefitting problems. The opportunity to fabricate stainless steel pipe fittings from patterns the students produce will also be included in this course. The student will also complete the independent study in the Boiler Operator's workbook. (15 lecture, 60 lab) Prerequisite: FAB 213

WEL 111 Metal Technology	2 credits

This course offers the student the opportunity to develop skills in recognizing concepts of composition, strength and application of metals, and the reaction of metals to each other. Methods of identifying and utilizing different metals in various welding processes will be stressed. (45 hr)

WEL 131 Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Basic (SMAW BASIC)	2 credits

This course provides the student with the opportunity to develop attitudes in welding safety, skills in arc welding fundamentals, operation of welding machine power sources, and accessories, electrode classification and selection, and welding fillet gauge use. It provides training for skill development necessary to make welds in all position using E6010 electrodes. An introduction to E7018 low hydrogen electrodes is also included. (80 hr)

WEL 132 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Advanced	2 credits

This course provides the student with the opportunity to develop skills making multi-pass fillet welds on inside corner joints. It also provides training to develop the manual skills necessary to make quality stringer and weave beads in all positions using 5/32" inch diameter E6010 and E7018 electrodes on 3/8" inch mild steel plate. The safe use of oxygen and acetylene flame cutting equipment using manual operations and techniques is also introduced.(80 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 131

WEL 133 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Advanced II	2 credits

The course offers the opportunity to develop skills necessary to produce quality open root single v-groove welds on 3/8" thick mild steel plate. This procedure uses 1/8" diameter E6010 electrodes for the open root pass, 3/32" diameter E7018 electrodes for filler passes and 1/8" diameter E7018 electrodes for cover passes. The welding positions included are the 2G horizontal, 3G vertical and 4G overhead. Weld quality will be validated utilizing guided bend tests.(60 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 151

WEL 134 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Structural	2 credits

This course introduces the student to requirements of the American Welding Society, Structural Welding Code D1.1 and AWS 3-89 Standard for AWS Certified Welders. The student has the opportunity to develop skill to make quality groove welds on 3/8" thick plate steel with backing strap, using 1/8" diameter E7018 electrodes in the 2G (horizontal), 3G (vertical up), and 4G (overhead) positions. (80 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 132

WEL 135 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Pipe I	2 credits

This course offers the student opportunity to develop skills in pipe nomenclature, weld quality, up hill pipe procedures, preheating and inter-pass temperatures. It offers training to develop the manual skills necessary to perform proper joint fit-ups and tacking procedures. It also offers the opportunity to develop skills to produce quality multi-pass welds on five (5) inch diameter, schedule 40, mild steel pipe in the 2G horizontal and 5G vertical up positions, using E6010 electrodes for the open root, fillers and cover passes (80 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 133

WEL 136 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Pipe II	2 credits

This course offers the student opportunity to develop skills in pipe welding, determination of weld quality, uphill pipe welding procedures and applying and maintaining preheat and inter-pass heat treatments. This manual skill development is necessary to produce quality multi-pass welds on five (5") inch diameter, schedule 40 mild steel pipe in the 2G horizontal and 5G vertical up positions using 1/8" diameter E6010 electrodes for the open root, 3/32" E7018 fillers and cover passes. Weld quality will be determined by using the visual and guided bend test. (80 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 135

WEL 137 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Pipe III (ASME Qualification)	2 credits

This course offers the student the opportunity to develop the manual skills necessary to produce quality multi-pass welds on five (5") inch diameter, schedule 80, mild steel pipe, using 1/8" E6010 roots and 3/32" E7018 fill and cover passes in the 45-degree 6G fixed position. It offers the student training to qualify a welder in accordance with section 4, Maine boiler rules and A.S.M.E. Boiler and Pressure Vessel code section IX, for welder qualifications.(80 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 136

WEL 151 Flux-cored Arc Welding (FCAW)	2 credits

This course provides the student with the opportunity to develop skills using the semi-automatic flux-cored arc welding process. Emphasis on the proper use of semi-automatic equipment, operations, machine adjustments and recognition of weld quality will be introduced. It provides training to develop the manual skills necessary to make quality multi-pass welds in all positions using 3/8" and 1" inch thick steel plate. Air carbon arc gouging is also a process that is briefly introduced.(60 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 134

WEL 212 Quality Assurance and Quality Control	2 credits

This course is designed develop skill in the recognition and application of quality standards in the technical field of welding. Information is presented to explain the relationship between cost and weld quality and the necessary elements that must be considered to develop a quality assurance and quality control program. Development of welding procedures, qualification of procedures, the technical representation of welding discontinuities and defects, destructive and non-destructive testing are also introduced. 15-week course (90 hrs.) Prerequisite: WEL 111 or permission

WEL 242 Fabrication/Pipe Layout	2 credits

This course offers the student the opportunity to develop skills in the basic theory of pipe fabrication layout. It offers the training to develop skills necessary to layout and fabricate typical pipe connections and fittings used by the pipe fitting industry. (80 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 137

WEL 263 Gas Metal Arc Welding, Pipe (GMAW)	2 credits

This course offers the student the opportunity to develop skills in gas metal arc welding of pipe, the proper preparation for welding pipe and the recognition of pipe welding defects. It offers training to develop skills necessary to produce quality groove welds on 5" inch diameter, schedule 40 mild steel pipe in the 2G, 5G, and 6G positions using ER 7056 filler wire.(60 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 242

WEL 265 Gas Metal Arc Welding, Basic	2 credits

This course provides the student with the opportunity to develop skills in welding safety, gas metal arc welding fundamentals, gas metal arc equipment and adjustment, metal transfer and shielding gases. It also provides the student the opportunity to develop the manual skills necessary to make high quality gas metal arc welds in all positions on mild steel plate 1/16" to 3/8" inch thick, single and multi-pass welds, using the short circuit transfer method using ER 7053 filler wire.(40 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 263

WEL 267 Gas Metal Arc Welding, Advanced	2 credits

This course offers the student the opportunity to develop skills and proper attitudes in welding safety and the gas metal arc welding process of aluminum using 5356 plate and 4043 and 5356 wire. Also covered is the flux core arc welding of stainless steel utilizing E309L-T x .035 or .045 diameter wire. Instruction includes fundamental types of equipment and the basic theory and practice of metal transfer. This course offers training to develop the manual skills necessary to produce quality fillet welds on .125, .250 and .375 inch thick aluminum, stainless or mild steel plate in all positions.(40 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 265

WEL 276 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding	2 credits

This course offers the student the opportunity to develop attitudes in welding safety and skills in gas tungsten arc welding fundamentals, recognition of arc characteristics and to make quality welds in all positions on 16 and 11 gauge mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum plate. This course also reviews the characteristics of mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum plate and includes an introduction to aluminum pipe welding. (80 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 263

WEL 277 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Pipe I	2 credits

This course offers the student the opportunity to develop skills in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding process for mild steel pipe. It develops the skills necessary to produce quality open root groove welds, on 5-inch-diameter schedule 80 mild steel pipe in the 2G and 5G positions, walking the cup technique to deposit the root and hot pass, and the SMAW process with E7018 low hydrogen electrodes to complete the weld. An introduction to ER309 stainless steel welding in the 6G position is also presented. Weld quality will be validated using guided bend tests.(80 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 276

WEL 278 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Pipe II	2 credits

This course offers the student an opportunity to develop skills in the GTAW process for small-diameter mild steel pipe. Training will be offered to produce quality open root, groove welds on 3-inch diameter schedule 40, and 2-inch diameter XX heavy wall mild steel pipe, in the 2G, 5G, and 6G positions. This course also provides the opportunity for skill development in walking the cup technique to deposit the root and hot passes and incorporating the SMAW process with E7018 low hydrogen electrodes for completing the weld.(80 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 277

WEL 279 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Pipe III	2 credits

This course offers the student the opportunity to develop skills in the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding advanced procedures and preparation for welding stainless steel and aluminum pipe. This course prepares the student to produce quality groove welds on 4" diameter, schedule 5 to 10, stainless steel pipe in the 2G, 5G, and 6G positions. The identification of pipe welding defects is also included.(80 hr) Prerequisite: WEL 277

*ACADEMIC COURSE DESCRIPTIONS*

CPT 113 Personal Computing	3 credits

Provides, for students with no previous computer experience, a fundamental understanding of computer hardware and the operation system. Teaches the necessary work processing to create, save, retrieve, edit, and print documents; and covers the computer skills necessary to create a business letter, resume, and a research paper. Introduces spreadsheet techniques to create, save, format, edit, enhance, and print worksheets. (80 hr)

DTG 186 Blueprint Reading for Fitters and Welders	3 credits

Teaches the meanings of views, lines, sizes, dimensions, and welding terms; emphasizes welding symbols and blueprint reading; and develops basic drawing skills by means of practice with these symbols and with basic orthographic projection exercises. (2 lecture, 2 laboratory)

ENG 015 Communications I	3 credits

Emphasizes the short expository essay with attention to strong individual content, clear rhetorical development, and accurate mechanics. Students sit for a competency-based examination. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory)

ENG 016 Communications II	3 credits

Builds on ENG 015, Communications I, with a research experience, formal proposal, progress report, letter of transmittal, and resume and cover letter. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory) Prerequisite: ENG 015

ENG 101 College Composition	3 credits

Emphasizes rhetorical principles, accuracy of expression, organization, and longer essays in order to help students think logically and write clearly. In addition, students prepare a research paper and sit for a competency-based examination. A passing grade in this course or its equivalent is a graduation requirement of all degree candidates. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory)

ENG 211 Technical Writing	3 credits

Provides students with opportunities to practice strategies and types of technical communication, including a formal technical report, common to business and industry. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory)

HIS 101 American History Since 1898	3 credits

Explores the history of the United States from 1898 to the present. The course covers the political, social, and economic development of the U.S. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory)

MAT 013 Applied Mathematics I	3 credits

Provides instruction in decimals and fractions, ratio, proportions, percents, metric system, unit conversions, denominate number operations, operations of polynomial, and simple equations and formulas. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory)

MAT 017 Applied Mathematics II	3 credits

Continues MAT 013, Applied Mathematics I, including systems of linear equations, factoring, quadratic equations, and selected topics from plane and solid geometry, with emphasis on perimeters, area, and volume, right-triangle trigonometry, oblique triangle trigonometry, graphing, and basic statistics. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory) Prerequisite: MAT 013 or Permission

MAT 113 Technical Mathematics I	3 credits

Emphasizes arithmetic review, ratio, proportion, variation, power of roots, percent, metric system, unit conversions, signed numbers, basic algebraic expressions, algebraic operations, simple equations, inequalities, applied plane and solid geometry review (perimeter, area, and volume), graphing, and right triangle trigonometry. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory)

MAT 114 Technical Mathematics II	3 credits

Continues MAT 113, Technical Mathematics I, which emphasizes basic algebraic operations, factoring, algebraic fractions, exponents, radicals, scientific notation, quadratic equations, logarithms, fundamentals of statistics, simultaneous linear equations, law of sines, law of cosines, oblique triangles, vectors and radians. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory) Prerequisite: MAT 113 or Permission

PHY 013 Applied Physics I	3 credits

Initiates a two-semester sequence in applied physics. Topics include mechanics, properties of matter, and the concept of equilibrium, stressing qualitative relationships, with minimum discussion of quantitative relationships. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory)

PHY 014 Applied Physics II	3 credits

Continues PHY 013, Applied Physics I, including thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, light, optics, and atomic energy, emphasizing qualitative relationships. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory)

PHY 121 Physics I	3 credits

Reinforces topics covered in PHY 121, Physics I. (0 lecture, 2 laboratory) Pre or Co-requisite: PHY 121 or Permission

PHY 122 Physics I Laboratory	1 credits

Continues the qualitative and quantitative treatment of topics in heat, wave motion, sound, electricity, magnetism, light, optics, and atomic energy initiated in PHY 121, Physics I. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory) Prerequisite: PHY 121 or Permission

PHY 123 Physics II	3 credits

Reinforces topics covered in PHY 123, Physics II. (0 lecture, 2 laboratory) Pre or Co-requisite: PHY 123 or Permission

PHY 124 Physics II Laboratory	1 credits

A skills-based course, focusing on motivation needs communication theory and information, theories of organizational behavior, leadership styles, assertiveness training, self-awareness, empathic listening and responding, and transactional analysis. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory)

PSY 214 Teams – Principles and Practices	3 credits

Explores and applies the psychological and practical applications of team building principles. Also examines current concepts in leadership skills as applied to team work. Included topics are: group dynamics, problem analysis and problem solving tools, effective communications in a group setting, leadership tools, and consensus. The course utilizes self directed and cross functional teams, resulting in a “teams teaching teams” format.

SPE 101 Oral Communication	3 credits

Emphasizes experiential learning through both small-group and large-group activities, as well as through a variety of life and career-oriented speaking exercises. (3 lecture, 0 laboratory)

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