I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Welding Theory
2. Course Prefix & Number:
WELD 1160
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course will provide students with the fundamental skills required to understand the equipment and processes of basic welding. Students will master a common set of safety standards and gain basic skills in Oxy-Acetylene Welding (OAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding(GTAW), including filler metal selection.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
WELD 1160 - Welding Theory
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
WELD 1160 - Welding Theory
There are no corequisites for this course.
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Nondestructive Testing Technologies Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Communicate in writing the proper steps for welding with shielded metal arc, gas metal arc, oxy-acetylene, and gas tungsten arc welding equipment. |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Develop an understanding of polarity and the appropriate use of polarity to perform a weld. |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Identify types of welding equipment and their uses for specific tasks. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Identify different types of welding equipment and their uses;
- Select proper process and equipment for specific tasks;
- Develop an understanding of polarity and select the appropriate polarity for specific welds;
- Explain and use proper electrode identification and classification systems;
- Perform the proper steps in welding with shielded metal arc;
- Perform the proper steps in welding with gas metal arc;
- Perform the proper steps in welding with oxy-acetylene equipment;
- List and identify common safety standards utilized with OAW, GMAW, SMAW, and GTAW; and
- Identify the filler metals by using the identification system.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- 1. Intro to welding
- Definition of welding
- Use of welding
- Safety in welding
- Burns
- Face, eye, and ear protection
- Respiratory and ventilation
- General welding PPE
- Fire prevention
- General safety practices
- SMAW Equipment
- Current and polarity
- Power sources
- Equipment setup
- SMAW welding of plate
- Weld parameters
- Electrode angles
- Electrode manipulations
- Flame cutting
- Cutting torches
- Setup and operation
- Flame types and adjustments
- Plasma cutting
- Plasma torch and consumables
- Setup and operation
- Cutting applications
- GMAW equipment
- Equipment setup
- Weld metal transfer
- Consumables
- Shielding gas
- GMAW welding of plate
- Weld parameters
- Work angles
- Weld manipulations
- FCAW equipment
- Equipment setup
- FCAW electrodes
- FCAW welding of plate
- Weld parameters
- Work angles
- Weld manipulations
- GTAW equipment
- Equipment setup
- Tungsten and tungsten shaping
- Polarity, hertz, and sinewave control
- GTAW welding of plate
- Weld parameters
- Work angles
- Weld manipulations
- Oxy-fuel welding equipment
- Equipment and setup
- Pressure regulator
- Mixing chambers
- Oxy-fuel gases and filler metals
- Fuel gas types
- Burn rates and BTU outputs
- Oxy-acetylene welding
- Weld parameters
- Work angles
- Weld manipulations
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Welding Theory
2. Course Prefix & Number:
WELD 1160
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course will provide students with the fundamental skills required to understand the equipment and processes of basic welding. Students will master a common set of safety standards and gain basic skills in Oxy-Acetylene Welding (OAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding(GTAW), including filler metal selection.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
WELD 1160 - Welding Theory
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
WELD 1160 - Welding Theory
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Nondestructive Testing Technologies Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Communicate in writing the proper steps for welding with shielded metal arc, gas metal arc, oxy-acetylene, and gas tungsten arc welding equipment. |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Develop an understanding of polarity and the appropriate use of polarity to perform a weld. |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Identify types of welding equipment and their uses for specific tasks. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Identify different types of welding equipment and their uses;
- Select proper process and equipment for specific tasks;
- Develop an understanding of polarity and select the appropriate polarity for specific welds;
- Explain and use proper electrode identification and classification systems;
- Perform the proper steps in welding with shielded metal arc;
- Perform the proper steps in welding with gas metal arc;
- Perform the proper steps in welding with oxy-acetylene equipment;
- List and identify common safety standards utilized with OAW, GMAW, SMAW, and GTAW; and
- Identify the filler metals by using the identification system.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- 1. Intro to welding
- Definition of welding
- Use of welding
- Safety in welding
- Burns
- Face, eye, and ear protection
- Respiratory and ventilation
- General welding PPE
- Fire prevention
- General safety practices
- SMAW Equipment
- Current and polarity
- Power sources
- Equipment setup
- SMAW welding of plate
- Weld parameters
- Electrode angles
- Electrode manipulations
- Flame cutting
- Cutting torches
- Setup and operation
- Flame types and adjustments
- Plasma cutting
- Plasma torch and consumables
- Setup and operation
- Cutting applications
- GMAW equipment
- Equipment setup
- Weld metal transfer
- Consumables
- Shielding gas
- GMAW welding of plate
- Weld parameters
- Work angles
- Weld manipulations
- FCAW equipment
- Equipment setup
- FCAW electrodes
- FCAW welding of plate
- Weld parameters
- Work angles
- Weld manipulations
- GTAW equipment
- Equipment setup
- Tungsten and tungsten shaping
- Polarity, hertz, and sinewave control
- GTAW welding of plate
- Weld parameters
- Work angles
- Weld manipulations
- Oxy-fuel welding equipment
- Equipment and setup
- Pressure regulator
- Mixing chambers
- Oxy-fuel gases and filler metals
- Fuel gas types
- Burn rates and BTU outputs
- Oxy-acetylene welding
- Weld parameters
- Work angles
- Weld manipulations