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Active as of Fall Semester 2017
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Transportation Industry Skills II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
AUTM 1121
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course is designed to give the students workplace employability skills needed for a successful career in the automotive field. It deals with people skills, problem solving skills, ethics, communications and teamwork.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
AUTM 1121 - Transportation Industry Skills II
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
AUTM 1121 - Transportation Industry Skills II
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):
Automotive Technology, Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Communicate (verbal) effectively with customers and coworkers. |
Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
Negotiate solutions to interpersonal and workplace conflicts. |
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Use scientific, technical, engineering and mathematics principles along with reasoning to accomplish assigned tasks. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of personal standards and dress;
- Work with team members;
- Complete a team task;
- Maintain regular attendance; and
- Apply ethical reasoning.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Personal Standards
- Reporting to work time; taking directions and accomplishing the task
- Appropriate dress, language and manners suitable for the workplace
- Personal hygiene
- Employment eligibility criteria, such as drug/alcohol-free status, clean driving record, etc.
- Honesty, integrity and reliability
- Work Habits/Ethic
- Workplace policy and laws
- Success of the team
- Working with all customers and coworkers
- Negotiating solutions to interpersonal and workplace conflicts
- Contributing ideas and initiative
- Following directions
- Communicating (written and verbal) effectively with customers and coworkers
- Reading and interpreting workplace documents
- Resolving problems that arise in completing assigned tasks
- Organizing and implementing productive work plan
- Scientific, technical, engineering and mathematics principles
- Addressing the needs of customers, providing helpful, courteous and knowledgeable service and advice
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Transportation Industry Skills II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
AUTM 1121
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course is designed to give the students workplace employability skills needed for a successful career in the automotive field. It deals with people skills, problem solving skills, ethics, communications and teamwork.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
AUTM 1121 - Transportation Industry Skills II
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
AUTM 1121 - Transportation Industry Skills II
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):
Automotive Technology, Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Communicate (verbal) effectively with customers and coworkers. |
Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
Negotiate solutions to interpersonal and workplace conflicts. |
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Use scientific, technical, engineering and mathematics principles along with reasoning to accomplish assigned tasks. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of personal standards and dress;
- Work with team members;
- Complete a team task;
- Maintain regular attendance; and
- Apply ethical reasoning.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Personal Standards
- Reporting to work time; taking directions and accomplishing the task
- Appropriate dress, language and manners suitable for the workplace
- Personal hygiene
- Employment eligibility criteria, such as drug/alcohol-free status, clean driving record, etc.
- Honesty, integrity and reliability
- Work Habits/Ethic
- Workplace policy and laws
- Success of the team
- Working with all customers and coworkers
- Negotiating solutions to interpersonal and workplace conflicts
- Contributing ideas and initiative
- Following directions
- Communicating (written and verbal) effectively with customers and coworkers
- Reading and interpreting workplace documents
- Resolving problems that arise in completing assigned tasks
- Organizing and implementing productive work plan
- Scientific, technical, engineering and mathematics principles
- Addressing the needs of customers, providing helpful, courteous and knowledgeable service and advice
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions