VCF 124 Maintenance and Safe Use of Static Machines, Power Tools and Equipment

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Course title: VCF 124 Maintenance and Safe Use of Static Machines, Power Tools and Equipment

Campus: CTEC

Initiator: Salba Silbanuz

Date: 01/04/2022

Course description
This course is designed to teach students the correct and safe methods of using both power tools and static machines when making cabinets and furniture. Students will learn general maintenance, service and care of power tools and static machinery used in the manufacturing process of both domestic and commercial cabinet/furniture making.

COURSE HOURS/CREDITS:

   

Hours per Week

 

No. of Weeks

 

Total Hours

 

Semester Credits

Lecture

 

 

x

 

x

/16

=

 

Laboratory

 

 

x

 

x

/48

=

 

Lecture / Lab

 

4

x

16

x

4/16

=

4

Workshop

 

 

x

 

x

/48

=

 

         

Total Semester

Credits

 

4

                     

PURPOSE OF COURSE:

[ ] Degree requirement

[ ] Degree elective

[ x] Certificate

[ ] Other

PREREQUISITES: VCF 104 Introduction to Cabinet making/Furniture making, VSP 153a Industrial Safety

PSLOS OF OTHER PROGRAMS THIS COURSE MEETS:

PSLO#

Program

  1. Identify safety and occupational health requirements in the Carpentry trade.
  2. Use competently specified hand and power tools.
  3. Perform basic hand skills in constructing projects to given specifications.
  4. Interpret construction information from blue print drawings.
  5. Participate in the construction industry.

COA Carpentry

1) INSTITUTIONAL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

[ ]

1. Effective oral communication: capacity to deliver prepared, purposeful presentations designed to increase knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners’ attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors.

[ ]

2. Effective written communication: development and expression of ideas in writing through work in many genres and styles, utilizing different writing technologies, and mixing texts, data, and images through iterative experiences across the curriculum.

[ ]

3. Critical thinking: a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.

[ ]

4. Problem solving: capacity to design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.

[ ]

5. Intercultural knowledge and competence: a set of cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills and characteristics that support effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts.

[X]

6. Information literacy: the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share that information for the problem at hand.

[X]

7. Foundations and skills for life-long learning : purposeful learning activity, undertaken on an ongoing basis with the aim of improving knowledge, skills, and competence.

[ ]

8. Quantitative Reasoning: ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations; comprehends and can create sophisticated arguments supported by quantitative evidence and can clearly communicate those arguments in a variety of formats.

2) PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (PSLOs): The student will be able to:

  1. Identify safety and occupational health requirements in the cabinet making/furniture making industry.
  2. Use specified hand and power tools competently in making products to given specifications.
  3. Demonstrate competence in the complete production process from plans to final finishing.
  4. Interpret information from blueprints or drawings.
  5. Participate in the Cabinet making/Furniture making trade.

3) COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs)(General): The student will be able to:

  1. Identify and describe machines, equipment and their functions.
  2. Set up and safely operate static machines and portable power tools.
  3. Maintain static machines and power tools according to specifications.

4) COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs)(Specific): The student will be able to:

CSLO (General) 1: Identify and describe machines, equipment and their functions.

Student Learning Outcome (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

1.1 Identify the commonly used machines and equipment in the cabinet/ furniture making industry.

6,7

2

In a written assignment and quiz, the student will identify the commonly used machines and power tools in the cabinet/furniture making industry. Graded with a checklist.

1.2 Describe the functions of the machines and equipment identified in SLO 1.1.

6,7

2

In a written assignment and quiz, the student will describe the functions of the machines and equipment identified in SLO 1.1. Graded with a rubric.

1.3 Describe the parts of a static machine.

6,7

2

In a written assignment and quiz, the student will describe the parts of a static machine. Graded with a rubric.

CSLO (General) 2: Setup and safely operate static machines and portable power tools.

Student Learning Outcomes (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

2.1 Set up and operate drilling machines.

6,7*

2

Group activity. Assessed by direct observation. Graded with a checklist.

2.2 Set up and operate a joining machine.

6,7*

2

Group activity. Assessed by direct observation. Graded with a checklist.

2.3 Set up and operate a planing and moulding machine.

6,7

2

Group activity. Assessed by direct observation. Graded with a checklist.

2.4 Set up and operate a planing and finishing machine.

6,7

2

Group activity. Assessed by direct observation. Graded with a checklist.

2.5 Set up and operate a routing and shaping machine.

6,7

2

Group activity. Assessed by direct observation. Graded with a checklist.

2.6 Set up and operate a sawing machine.

6,7

2

Group activity. Assessed by direct observation. Graded with a checklist.

CSLO (General) 3: Maintain static machines and power tools according to specifications.

Student Learning Outcomes (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

3.1 Maintain drilling machines.

7

2

Group activity. Assessed by direct observation. Graded with a checklist.

3.2 Maintain a joining machine.

7

2

Group activity. Assessed by direct observation. Graded with a checklist.

3.3 Maintain a planing and moulding machine.

7

2

Group activity. Assessed by direct observation. Graded with a checklist.

3.4 Maintain a planing and finishing machine.

7

2

Group activity. Assessed by direct observation. Graded with a checklist.

3.5 Maintain a routing and shaping machine.

7

2

Group activity. Assessed by direct observation. Graded with a checklist.

3.6 Maintain a sawing machine.

7

2

Group activity. Assessed by direct observation. Graded with a checklist.

5) COURSE CONTENT:

  1. Machines, Equipment and their parts
  2. The function of machines and equipment
  3. Setup and safe use of machines and equipment
  4. Daily maintenance requirements of machines and equipment
  5. Safe operation and routine maintenance of specified portable powered tools

6) METHOD(S) OF INSTRUCTION:

[X ] Lecture [X ] Cooperative learning groups

[ ] Laboratory [ X ] In-class exercises

[ ] Audio visual [ X ] Demonstrations

[ ] Other:

7) REQUIRED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS:

NCCER, (2001) Wheels of learning Level One Carpentry, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Pearson Education (or the latest edition).

Program requirements: Class project materials Woodshop with proper tools and equipments

8) REFERENCE MATERIALS:
Hardware and manufacturers manuals Freirer, J. L., Freirer, M. D.,& Hutchings, G. R.(1997)
Carpentry and Building Construction, 5th Edition. New York: Glencoe, McGraw-Hill (or the
latest edition). Ramuz, M. (2001) The Encyclopedia of Woodworking. New Jersey: Chartwell
Books (or the latest edition).

9)INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS:

None

10) EVALUATION:

Summative assessment will be based on completion of CSLOs 1-3. The college’s established passing grade will apply to this course.

11) CREDIT BY EXAMINATION:

None

VCF 124 Maintenance and Safe Use of Static Machines, Power Tools and Equipment

Endorsed by CC: 04/19/2023
  Approved by VPIA: May 16, 2023

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