Spring 2011 COURSE SYLLABUS AUMT 2434 (4:2:8) Automotive Service Technology Industrial Technology Department Technical Education Division Levelland Campus SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE Spring 2011 ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS IISpring 2011 C-1 TIME--Selects goal--relevant activities, ranks them, allocates time, and prepares and follows schedules. C-2 MONEY--Uses or prepares budgets, makes forecasts, keeps records, and makes adjustments to meet objectives C-3 MATERIALS & FACILITIES-Acquires, stores, allocates, and uses materials or space efficiently. C-4 HUMAN RESOURCES--Assesses skills and distributes work accordingly, evaluates performances and provides feedback. INFORMATION--Acquires and Uses Information C-5 Acquires and evaluates information. C-6 Organizes and maintains information. C-7 Interprets and communicates information. C-8 Uses computers to Process information. INTERPERSONAL--Works With Others C-9 Participates as members of a team and contributes to group effort. C-10 Teaches others new skills. C-11 Serves clients/customers--works to satisfy customer's expectations. C-12 Exercises leadership--communicates ideas to justify position, persuades and convinces others, responsibly challenges existing procedures and policies. C-13 Negotiates-Works toward agreements involving exchanges of resources resolves divergent interests. C-14 Works with Diversity-Works well with men and women from diverse backgrounds. SYSTEMS--Understands Complex Interrelationships C-15 Understands Systems--Knows how social, organizational, and technological systems work and operates effectively with them C-16 Monitors and Correct Performance-Distinguishes trends, predicts impacts on system operations, diagnoses systems' performance and corrects malfunctions. C-17 Improves or Designs Systems-Suggests modifications to existing systems and develops new or alternative systems to improve performance. TECHNOLOGY--Works with a variety of technologies C-18 Selects Technology--Chooses procedures, tools, or equipment including computers and related technologies. C-19 Applies Technology to Task-Understands overall intent and proper procedures for setup and operation of equipment. C-20 Maintains and Troubleshoots Equipment-Prevents, identifies, or solves problems with equipment, including computers and other technologies. BASIC SKILLS--Reads, writes, performs arithmetic and mathematical operations, listens and speaks F-1 Reading--locates, understands, and interprets written information in prose and in documents such as manuals, graphs, and schedules. F-2 Writing-Communicates thoughts, ideas, information and messages in writing, and creates documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts. F-3 Arithmetic--Performs basic computations; uses basic numerical concepts such as whole numbers, etc. F-4 Mathematics-Approaches practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques. F-5 Listening--Receives, attends to, interprets, and responds to verbal messages and other cues. F-6 Speaking--Organizes ideas and communicates orally. THINKING SKILLS--Thinks creatively, makes decisions, solves problems, visualizes, and knows how to learn and reason F-7 Creative Thinking--Generates new ideas. F-8 Decision-Making--Specifies goals and constraints, generates alternatives, considers risks, and evaluates and chooses best alternative. F-9 Problem Solving--Recognizes problems and devises and implements plan of action. F-10 Seeing Things in the Mind's Eye--Organizes and processes symbols, pictures, graphs, objects, and other information. F-11 Knowing How to Learn--Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills. F-12 Reasoning--Discovers a rule or principle underlying the relationship between two or more objects and applies it when solving a problem. PERSONAL QUALITIES--Displays responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity and honesty F-13 Responsibility--Exerts a high level of effort and preservers towards goal attainment. F-14 Self-Esteem--Believes in own self-worth and maintains a positive view of self. F-15 Sociability--Demonstrates understanding, friendliness, adaptability, empathy, and politeness in-group settings. F-16 Self-Management--Assesses self accurately, sets personal goals, monitors progress, and exhibits self-control. F-17 Integrity/Honesty--Chooses ethical courses of action. SCANS COMPETENCIES FOUNDATION SKILLSSpring 2011 COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE TITLE: ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS II AUMT 2434 (4:2:8) INSTRUCTOR: Michael Reimer OFFICE LOCATION Auto \ Diesel Building- office #202 AND PHONE/E-MAIL: (806) 894-9611 ext. 2295 [email protected] OFFICE HOURS: 7:30 to 8:00 AM M-Th and 1:00 to 3:00 PM MW SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE IMPROVES EACH STUDENT'S LIFE ***************************************************************************************************************** I. GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION: Course Description: This course is a study in the diagnosis and repair of emission systems, computerized engine performance systems, and advanced ignition and fuel systems, as well as proper use of advanced engine performance diagnostic equipment. This course may be taught manufacturer specific. A. Course Competencies: Upon completion of this course the student must demonstrate the following competencies: 1. Demonstrate personal knowledge of shop safety with the use of shop equipment and around shop hazards. 2. Demonstrate the ability to retrieve trouble codes and sensor information using technical equipment. 3. Demonstrate a working knowledge of various ignition systems and methods of testing. 4. Explain the different fuel pumps and fuel filters and their use in the system. 5. Demonstrate the ability to test, service and make repairs on throttle body, injection systems, and port fuel injection systems. 6. Demonstrate the ability to use engine analyzers. 7. Demonstrate the ability to diagnose and repair turbocharger systems. 8. The student must also be able to utilize allocated time prudently in the completion of the assigned task. 9. Forecast completion cost based on interpretation of customer complaints.