I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Operations Theory

2. Course Prefix & Number:
HEOM 2134

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 1

Lecture Hours: 1

4. Course Description:

This course covers machine types and pre-trip maintenance. This course also covers common operator mistakes and safe starting and stopping procedures. Lecture, visual aids and hands on are used in order to instruct student.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Heavy Equipment Operations and Maintenance, Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate reading and listening skills	Design a project that utilizes grading equipment
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Describe a proper pre-trip on grading equipment

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Identify operation techniques for blade type equipment
• Prepare project analysis
• Evaluate equipment performance and evaluate/describe operator responsibilities
• Apply information given to grading lab projects
• Discuss and describe common industry verbiage and best practices

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Operational Safety
• dozer pre-trip
• scraper pre-trip
• motor grader pre-trip
• track skid loader
2. Operational production techniques
• slot dozing
• hog operations vs. finish
• jobsite preplanning and layout
3. Operator mistakes and responsibilities
• reducing downtime
• being productive
• equipment care and repair
• review 3 & 5 point turns