Automotive Technology Individual Classes and Course Descriptions Course: Career Management Success Grade Level: 9, 10 Credit: 1 unit Fee: Will be charged This course is a core course for career clusters. The course provides students with tools for achieving success in their academic, work, and personal lives. Course content emphasizes the basic skills and knowledge needed for employment success, as identified by industry and supported by relevant national standards. All course content is presented in a real-world context, providing concrete opportunities for developing personal and career goals, effective communication skills, teamwork abilities, and successful work attitudes.
Course: Transportation Core Grade Level: 9, 10 Credit: 1 unit Fee: Will be charged Prerequisite: None The Transportation Core course prepares students for entry into all subsequent transportation courses. Students explore career opportunities and requirements of a professional service technician. Content emphasizes beginning transportation service skills and workplace success skills. Students study safety, tools, equipment, shop operations, and basic technician skills. Upon completing this course students may enter automotive service technology, diesel equipment maintenance technology, leisure craft service technology, collision repair and refinish technology, or aviation maintenance.
Course: Automotive Technology: Electrical and Electronics Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 2 units Fee: Will be charged Prerequisite: Career Management and Transportation Core Automotive: Electronics is a course that prepares students for entry-level positions or advanced training in automotive electrical and electronics systems. Students apply principles of electronics to automotive technology and develop diagnostic skills. The course provides students the opportunity to acquire marketable skills by training in the use of digital and analog voltmeters, ohmmeters, and amp-meters; as well as oscilloscopes, test-lights, load-testers and specialized electrical test equipment. Education experiences simulate automotive service industry operations through the use of training aids and modules and school-based learning opportunities. Course content prepares students for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Electrical and Electronics. Course: Automotive Technology: Engine Performance Grade Level: 11, 12 Credit: 2 units Fee: Will be charged Prerequisite: Career Management and Transportation Core Automotive: Engine Performance is a course that prepares students for entry-level positions or advanced training in engine performance. The course covers electronic ignition and distributor ignition systems, fuel management, exhaust emission control, and computer input and output signals and will identify the different types of sensors used by automotive engine computers. Students will perform inspections, tests, and measurements for diagnosis and perform needed repairs. Education and experiences simulate automotive service industry operations through the use of training aids and modules and offer school-based learning opportunities. Course content prepares students for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Engine Performance test.
Course: Automotive Technology: Brake Systems Grade Level: 10,11, 12 Credit: 2 units Fee: Will be charged Prerequisite: Career Management and Transportation Core Automotive: Brake Systems course offers training in the diagnosis and repair of hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical systems used in standard and anti-lock brake systems. Course content includes diagnosis, repair, and/or service technology of hydraulic and antilock brake systems to original equipment manufacture (OEM) specifications. Educational experiences simulate automotive service industry operations through training aids, laboratory facilities, and school-based learning opportunities. Course content prepares students for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Brake System test, for entry-level placement in the workforce, and for entry into post-secondary education. Course: Automotive Technology: Suspension and Steering Grade Level: 10,11, 12 Credit: 2 units Fee: Will be charged Prerequisite: Career Management and Transportation Core Automotive: Suspension and Steering is a course that prepares students for entry-level positions or advanced training in automotive suspension and steering systems. Course material covers the principles of automotive suspension/steering systems and four-wheel suspension alignment. Course content provides the student the opportunity to acquire marketable skills by training in wheel alignment and the testing, diagnosis, and repair of steering and suspension systems. Lab facilities and experiences simulate automotive service industry operations through the use of training aids and modules and school-based learning opportunities. Course content prepares students for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Suspension and Steering test. |
Instructor: Jonathan Barton |