WEL3613 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) ($)

3 hour(s)
Elective Type: Technical Elective
($) Special Funding Identifier: KS Excel in CTE Initiative
Schedule Note: Fall only
Description: Students in this course receive instruction and gain the necessary skills to produce sound welds on ferrous structural shapes in various positions. Students will prepare a number of different joint configurations used in industry. Welds will be made with several different electrodes using the Shielded Metal Arc welding equipment.

Through classroom and/or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: describe the Shielded Metal Arc Welding process (SMAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of the SMAW workstation; associate SMAW electrode classifications with base metals and joint criteria; demonstrate proper electrode selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes in the flat position; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes in the horizontal position; perform basic SMAW welds on selected weld joints; and perform visual inspection of welds.

All course competencies and outcomes meet or exceed requirements of the KBOR Common Course Outcome Summary, based on the most up-to-date standards from the American Welding Society (AWS) certification requirements. Individual accreditor standards, including any updates thereto, take precedence over program alignment documentation, and institutions are expected to adhere to accreditor requirements and subsequent updates within the prescribed timelines set by the accreditor.

NOTE: Students must earn a “C” or better to receive credit toward a technical degree, certificate, or continuance into pre-requisite or program coursework. Any exception would require department approval.

Course Classification: Technical Lab
Prerequisite(s): None

Course Outcomes/Procedures: WEL3613 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Course Procedure