INR3725 INTRODUCTORY CRAFT SKILLS (NCCER CORE) COURSE PROCEDURE

INR 3725  INTRODUCTORY CRAFT SKILLS (NCCER CORE)

3 Credit Hours

Student Level:

This course is open to students on the college level in either the Freshman or Sophomore year.

Catalog Description:

INR3725 - Introductory Craft Skills (3 hrs.)

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the construction industry trades. The course covers safety, construction math, hand tools, power tools, blueprint reading, rigging, communication skills, and employability skills. Successful completion results in the nationally recognized NCCER CORE credential. 

Course Classification: LEC/LAB

Prerequisites:

NONE

Co-requisites:

NONE

Controlling Purpose:

This course is intended to prepare entry-level employees in the carpentry/construction/plumbing trades to perform identified job tasks to comply with federal regulations and industry standards. The course includes practical and classroom training. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be prepared to sit for certification with the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER).  This course is a prerequisite for all NCCER credentialed programs.

Learner Outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, the student will:

1. Discuss the importance of safety in the construction and industrial crafts
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the math related to construction.
3. Demonstrate proper use of hand tools.
4. Demonstrate proper use of power tools.
5. Demonstrate ability to read and utilize construction drawings.
6. Demonstrate proper lifting and rigging procedures and techniques.
7. Demonstrate proper basic communication skills.
8. Identify and describe basic employability Skills.
9. Demonstrate proper material handling procedures and techniques.

Unit Outcomes for Criterion Based Evaluation:

The following outline defines the minimum core content not including the final examination period.  Instructors may add other material as time allows.

UNIT 1: Basic Safety (Construction Site Safety Orientation)

Outcomes: will learn how to identify and follow safe work practices and procedures and how to properly inspect and use safety equipment. Trainees will be able to describe the safety practices associated with elevated work; energy release; and various hazards encountered on job sites. NOTE: The successful completion of this module will award a Construction Site Safety Orientation credential.

• Describe the importance of safety, the causes of workplace incidents, and the process of hazard recognition and control.
• Describe the safe work requirements for elevated work, including fall protection guidelines.
• Identify and explain how to avoid struck-by and caught-in-between hazards.
• Identify common energy-related hazards and explain how to avoid them.
• Identify and describe the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Identify and describe other specific job-site safety hazards.

UNIT 2:  Introduction to Construction Math

Outcomes: Students will learn installation requirements that prevent malfunctions in the system.

• Identify whole numbers and demonstrate how to work with them mathematically.
• Explain how to work with fractions.
• Describe the decimal system and explain how to work with decimals.
• Identify various tools used to measure length and show how they are used.
• Identify and convert units of length, weight, volume, and temperature between the imperial and metric systems of measurement.
• Identify basic angles and geometric shapes and explain how to calculate their area and volume.

UNIT 3:  Introduction to Hand Tools

Outcomes: Students will identify, use, and care of hand tools. Developing the knowledge to properly choose and safely use hand tools is an essential part of the construction industry.

• Identify and explain how to use various types of hand tools.
• Identify and describe how to use various types of measurement and layout tools.
• Identify and explain how to use various types of cutting and shaping tools.
• Identify and explain how to use other common hand tools.

UNIT 4:  Introduction to Power Tools

Outcomes: Student will be able to identify and describe some of the power tools used by construction workers, the construction of each tool, and the safe usage and typical maintenance requirements of power tools. NOTE: Students are required to successfully complete UNIT 1, Basic Safety

(Construction Site Safety Orientation) before studying this unit.

• Identify and explain how to use various types of power drills and impact wrenches.
• Identify and explain how to use various types of power saws.
• Identify and explain how to use various grinders and grinder attachments.
• Identify and explain how to use miscellaneous power tools.

UNIT 5:  Introduction to Construction Drawings

Outcomes: Student will be able to read and understand construction drawings.

• Identify and describe various types of construction drawings, including their fundamental components and features.
• Identify and describe the purpose of the five basic construction drawing components.
• Identify and explain the significance of various drawing elements, such as lines of construction, symbols, and grid lines.
• Identify and explain the use of dimensions and various drawing scales.
• Identify and describe how to use engineer’s and architect’s scales.

UNIT 6:  Introduction to Basic Rigging

Outcomes: Student will be able to identify different types of rigging slings and hardware and describes how those items are used.

• Identify and describe various types of rigging slings, hardware, and equipment.
• Identify and describe various types of slings.
• Describe how to inspect various types of slings.
• Identify and describe how to inspect common rigging hardware.
• Identify and describe various types of hoists.
• Identify and describe basic rigging hitches and the related Emergency Stop hand signal.

UNIT 7:  Basic Communication Skills

Outcomes: Student will be able to identify and demonstrate a variety of effective communication skills.

• Describe the communication process in relationship to job performance.
• Describe job-related listening skills and identify good reading skills
• Describe job-related speaking skills and identify good reading skills
• Describe job-related reading requirements and identify good reading skills.
• Describe job-related writing requirements and identify good writing skills.

UNIT 8:  Basic Employability Skills

Outcomes: Student will discuss skills related to finding and securing a position in the construction trades. In addition, students will demonstrate problem-solving and effective interaction with others.

• Describe the opportunities in the construction business and how to enter the construction workforce.
• Explain the importance of critical thinking and how to solve problems.
• Explain the importance of social skills and identify ways good social skills are applied in the construction trade.

UNIT 9:  Introduction to Material Handling

Outcomes: Student will discuss skills related to finding and securing a position in the construction trades. In addition, students will demonstrate problem-solving and effective interaction with others.

• Describe the basic concepts of material handling and manual lifting.
• Identify common material-handling safety precautions.
• Identify and describe how to tie knots commonly used in material handling.
• Identify various types of material handling equipment and describe how they are used.

Projects Required:

NONE

Textbook:

NCCER CORE Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills (e5)

Materials/Equipment Required:

NONE

Attendance Policy:

Students should adhere to the attendance policy outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.

Grading Policy:

The grading policy will be outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.

Maximum class size:

Based on classroom occupancy

Course Time Frame:

The U.S. Department of Education, Higher Learning Commission and the Kansas Board of Regents define credit hour and have specific regulations that the college must follow when developing, teaching and assessing the educational aspects of the college.  A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally-established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester hour of credit or an equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time.  The number of semester hours of credit allowed for each distance education or blended hybrid courses shall be assigned by the college based on the amount of time needed to achieve the same course outcomes in a purely face-to-face format.

Refer to the following policies:

402.00 Academic Code of Conduct

263.00 Student Appeal of Course Grades

403.00 Student Code of Conduct
 

Disability Services Program:

Cowley College, in recognition of state and federal laws, will accommodate a student with a documented disability.  If a student has a disability which may impact work in this class and which requires accommodations, contact the Disability Services Coordinator.

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