Fall 2021 Course Syllabus Course: HART-1310- Section: 1Z HVAC Shop Practices and Tools

Instructor Information
Instructor	Hayden Vela
E-mail	velahj@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6418
Office	Location: Umphrey Industrial Technology Center - Room: 201A Hours: M-F 7:30-8:30am
COVID 19 Information	The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.
Course Information
Description	Tools and instruments used in the HVAC industry. Includes proper application, use and care of these tools, and tubing and piping practices.
Prerequisites	None
Learning Outcomes	Demonstrate use of hand tools, power tools, and instruments; construct flares, swages, and bends using tubing tools; use a torch for brazing and soldering; identify industry safety, and environmental regulations; and perform safety procedures.
Core Objectives	- Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. - Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. - Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. - Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. - Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. - Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes	•Demonstrates standard safety procedures as required in industry. •Troubleshoots air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration systems. •Prepares to pass the EPA Section 608 certification exam. •Demonstrates ability to read diagrams and schematics. •Identifies shop tools. •Demonstrates an understanding of electricity.
Textbooks	Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. 1: Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Text Book, 21st edition, Goodheart-Willcox Publishing, ISBN 978-1-63563-877-6. 2: Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Lab Manual, 20th edition, Goodheart-Willcox Publishing, ISBN 978-1-63126-356-9. 3: Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Work Book, 20th edition, Goodheart-Willcox Publishing, ISBN 978-1-63126-355-2.
Lecture Topics Outline	1: Students MUST have close-toed shoes. 2: No eating or drinking in the classroom. 3: Students are graded on participation. If a student is absent he/she cannot get participation grade, therefore will result in a 0 for that class period. 4: Customers in the field will expect technicians to act, and speak, professionally. Cursing and profanity are not allowed in the classroom.
Major Assignments Schedule	Week 1: Course Introduction, Syllabus Review, Safety Introduction Week 2: Hazard Assessment & Communication, Electrical Hazards, Quiz Week 3: Hand Tools Introduction, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Week 4: Wrenches, Hammers, Fire Hazards, Quiz Week 5: Pliers, Screwdrivers, Compressed Gas Hazards Week 6: Vises, Drill Bits, Punches, Files, Temperature & Weather Hazards, Quiz Week 7: Saws, Levels, Instruments & Meters Week 8: Ch. 2 Safety & Ch. 7 Tools and Supplies Review and Quiz Week 9: Ch. 2 Safety & Ch. 7 Tools and Supplies Review and Exam Week 10: Tubing and Piping, Brazing/Soldering Equipment Week 11: Cutting, Bending, Connecting Tubing & Pipe, Quiz Week 12: Shop Practices Introduction, Power Tools Week 13: Shop Practices, Power Tools, Quiz Week 14: Pneumatic, Powder Actuated Tools & Safety Week 15: Course Review, Quiz, Final Exam Prep Week 16: Final Exam Review, Exam
Final Exam Date	December 6, 2021 - 8:00 AM   Through  December 6, 2021 - 10:00 AM
Grading Scale	90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	Tests- 40%, Quizzes- 25%, Labs 25%, Final Exam- 10%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	1: Students MUST have close-toed shoes. 2: No eating or drinking in the classroom. 3: Students are graded on participation. If a student is absent he/she cannot get participation grade, therefore will result in a 0 for that class period. 4: Customers in the field will expect technicians to act, and speak, professionally. Cursing and profanity are not allowed in the classroom.
Attendance Policy	Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Missing a day of lecture can possible cause you to drop a letter grade on tests. 1. Tardiness: Tardiness (more than 5mins), for lectures or labs, 2 Tardies will count as an Absence. 2. Absences: NOTE: Excused absences (verifiable) are only allowed for, an illness that requires a hospital stay or a death in your immediate family, excluding aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. 5 absences=drop 1 letter grade, 7 absences=drop 2 letter grades, 9-absences=drop 3 letter grades, 11 absences=F 3. A student with Perfect attendance will receive 15 bonus points added to your test points total at the end of the semester.
Academic Honesty	Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
ADA Considerations	The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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Other	I will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email. If you want to discuss your grades, you must come to me in person.
HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.
Department	Business and Industrial Technology Chair: Sheila Guillot E-mail: guillsr@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6381 If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.