Improve Workforce Efficiency

Course #: Block X25
Duration: 96 hours (includes 12 tests)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Industrial Math (Block X21)

What Students Learn:

This block introduces the trainee to the various types of prints, drawings, and schematics used in an industrial environment. The trainee will learn how to read and interpret the different types of standard symbols and abbreviations found on these drawings. This block will benefit trainees entering any industrial trade.

Special Notes:

• This course replaces Reading Prints and Schematics, Block X05. Each study unit contains a progress exam.

Components:

• 186080 Introduction to Print Reading
• 186081 Print Reading Symbols and Abbreviations
• 186082 Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• 186083 Print Reading Applications
• 186043 Building Drawings
• 186044 Electrical Drawings and Circuits
• 186045 Electronic Drawings
• 186046 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Drawings
• 186047 Piping: Drawings, Materials, and Parts
• 186048 Welding Symbols
• 186049 Sheet Metal Basics
• 186050 Sketching

Course #: 186043
Course Objectives:

• Identify the various kinds of building drawings.
• Compare elevations, plans, and sections.
• Match the symbols used on drawings with the various building materials they stand for.
• Interpret the explanations and abbreviations used on building drawings.
• Read steel and concrete structural drawings.

Course #: 186044
Course Objectives:

• Identify electrical construction drawings, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Interpret various electrical symbols.
• Read standard abbreviations used in electrical diagrams.
• Tell if a diagram is a block diagram, a schematic diagram, or a wiring diagram.
• Compare closed circuits, open circuits, grounded circuits, and short circuits.

Course #: 186045
Course Objectives:

• Identify and interpret the various electronics symbols used on drawings.
• Identify and interpret the various types of drawings used in the electronics field.

Course #: 186046
Course Objectives:

• Graphic symbols for lines, flows, and reservoirs.
• Pump and valve symbols.
• Fluid circuit and air circuit components.
• Graphical, circuit, cutaway, pictorial, and combined diagrams.

Course #: 186047
Course Objectives:

• Define the term "piping drawings."
• Recognize plans, elevations, and sectional views.
• Identify a view by its placement on a drawing.
• List what working drawings include.
• Evaluate whether or not a freehand sketch serves its intended purpose.
• Interpret the standard symbols and abbreviations and "read" the color coding on piping in industrial and power plants.
• Interpret dimensions marked on piping drawings.

Course #: 186048
Course Objectives:

• Identify by name the welding processes commonly used in plant maintenance work.
• Name the best welding processes for a given welding job.
• Identify by sight, the basic joint and groove designs used in welding.
• Identify by sight, the basic types of welds and describe their uses.
• Interpret the weld symbols most often found in the drawings used in plant maintenance work.

Course #: 186049
Course Objectives:

• Identify sheet metal of known material and thickness by page and weight.
• Figure allowances for bends, circumferences, seams, locks, and edges.
• Know when and where to cut relief radi.
• Catalog and identify by sight the various seams, locks, and edges.
• Name and describe the major tools and machines used in sheet metal working.
• Explain how large fittings can be constructed.
• List the characteristics of PVC and PVF sheet and laminates.

Course #: 186050
Course Objectives:

• Use the right techniques for sketching straight and curved lines, and circles and arcs.
• Draw, with practice, multiview sketches of simple objects that accurately show all the details of the objects.
• Draw dimension sketches of simple machine parts with enough detail that parts can be made.
• Draw, with practice, realistic sketches of objects that have simple rectangular and circular shapes.

Course #: 186080
What Students Learn:

Drawings: Why You Need Drawings; Making Drawing; The Uses of Drawings; Standard Drawing Information; Paper Sizes; Drawing Scales; Communicating with Drawings; Detail Drawings; Assembly Drawings; Drawing Revisions; Lines Used on Drawings; Perspective and Projection Drawing: Perspective Views; Drawing Views; Sectional Views; Full Sections and Half Sections; Symbols in Sections; Wall Thickness--A Useful Section View; Sections through Ribs; Common Feature Representations: Bolt Circles; Arcs and Circles; Slots and Grooves; Holes; Repetitive Features.

Course Objectives:

• Describe the basic format for conveying technical information in a drawing
• Identify and interpret the various drawing views used in technical drawings
• Understand how information is organized in notes and title blocks
• Interpret the different line types used in drawings
• Understand the concept of the drawing scale and how it affects information shown in the drawing

Special Notes:

• This study unit takes the place of study unit 186039.

Course #: 186081
Prerequisites:

• Introduction to Print Reading (186080)

What Students Learn:

Symbols and Abbreviations: Common Abbreviations and Their Uses; Architectural Symbols; Electrical Symbols; Symbols in Mechanical System Drawings: Plumbing and Piping Symbols; HVAC Symbols; Welding; Symbols in Mechanical Drawings: Materials in Section; Screwand Bolt Specifications; Machining and Finish Symbols ; Hydraulic and Pneumatic Symbols.

Course Objectives:

• Interpret the most common abbreviations used on drawings
• Understand and interpret the various symbols and notations used on drawings for electrical, architectural, mechanical, and other types of applications
• Recognize how symbols are used to show standard materials, parts, and assemblies
• Interpret thread specifications
• Understand some common symbols used in machining prints
• Recognize common symbols found on hydraulic and pneumatic prints

Special Notes:

• This study unit takes the place of study unit 186041.

Course #: 186082
Prerequisites:

• Introduction to Print Reading (186080)

What Students Learn:

Introduction to Dimensioning Systems: Dimensional Standards; Working with Numbers; Measurement Systems; Dimensioning on Prints: Tolerances; Rectangular Coordinate Dimensioning; Angular Dimensioning; Arcs and Radii; Fits; Gears and Gear Teeth; Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing: Basic GD&T Concepts; Datums; Feature Control Frames; Geometric Tolerances; Modifiers.

Course Objectives:

• Know the international standards and conventions that apply to drawings
• Understand how different numbering systems were developed and how they’re applied to prints and drawings
• Understand dimensions and tolerances on drawings that describe geometries of parts and assemblies
• Recognize and interpret common symbols and nomenclature used in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Understand how GD&T uses symbols to explain and describe the designer’s intent, and eliminate misinterpretation of the print

Special Notes:

• This study unit takes the place of study unit 186040.

Course #: 186083
Prerequisites:

• Introduction to Print Reading (186080)
• Print Reading Symbols and Abbreviations (186081)
• Dimensioning and Tolerancing (186082)

What Students Learn:

Architectural Prints: Blueprint Applications; Working Drawings; Foundation and Site Plans; Floor Plans and Elevations; Building Sections; Mechanical Plans; Electrical Plans; Mechanical Parts and Assembly Prints: A Simple Bushing; More Complex Geometries; An Assembly Drawing; Electrical Prints: Electrical and Electronic Schematics; Electrical Equipment Schematics; Fluid Power Prints: A Simple Hydraulic Schematic; Reading a Hydraulic Schematic.

Course Objectives:

• Understand standard drawing formats that give information about part titles, part numbers, dimensional standards, revisions, and materials
• Explain how various components shown on prints are connected or related to each other
• Obtain important information from a drawing about quantities, materials, assembly processes, or dimensions
• Visualize the three-dimensional parts and assemblies represented by two-dimensional drawings

Special Notes:

• This study unit takes the place of study unit 186042.

Course #: 6719A-B
Duration: 20 hours (includes 2 tests)
What Students Learn:

Part 1 (6719A). Need for Prints; Methods of Making Prints; Perspective Drawings; Isometric Drawing; Orthographic Projection Drawings; Working Drawings; Sketches; Dimensions and Scales; Fits and Tolerances; Surface Finishes.

Part 2 (6719B). Symbols and Common Conventions; Ways of Showing Taper; Full Sections; Partial Sections; Conventional Sections; Examples in Print Reading; Steel Liner, Pin, Bottom Plate Support; Adjusting Wedge, Drive Shaft for Pump, V-Belt Sheave; Scales for Metric Drawing.

Special Notes:

• This course has been replaced by study units 186080, 186081, and 186082.

Course #: 386043
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Interpret working drawings.
• Evaluate various systems of dimensions and tolerances.
• Recognize symbols, notes, and specifications called out on detail and assembly prints.
• Identify material requirements as specified on a print.
• Evaluate a print to determine the proper procedure to make a simple part.

Special Notes:

• This study unit takes the place of study unit 6720A.

Course #: 386044
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Reading Shop Prints, Part 1 (386043)

Course Objectives:

• Interpret more complex working drawings.
• Define and use cam, gear, and thread terminology.
• Interpret cam, gear, and thread specifications on shop prints.
• Work with various sectioning techniques.
• Read and interpret a bill of materials.
• Evaluate more complex prints to determine the best order of machining.

Special Notes:

• This study unit takes the place of study unit 6720B.

Course #: 386E01
Duration: 20 hours (includes 4 tests)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Industrial Math (Block X21)
• Reading Shop Prints (386043 and 386044)

What Students Learn:

Lesson 1 - Introduction to GD&T Systems, Datum and Feature Control Frames · Defining Tolerance Control Systems; Reasons for Using Geometrics; GD&T Symbols; Datum; Interpreting Feature Control Frames; Scanning Prints.

Lesson 2 - Geometric Tolerance Zones: Controlling Form, Profile and Orientation. · Entities Found in the Tolerance Zone; Form and Profile Controls: Straightness, Flatness, Roundness, Cylindricity, Lines and Surfaces; Orientation Controls: Parallelism, Angularity, and Perpendicularity.

Lesson 3 - Material Modifiers, Location & Runout Characteristics and the GD&T System: · Least and Maximum Material Conditions; Runout; Inspecting Geometric Position; Finding Earned Tolerance; System Notes; "The 13 Characteristics".

Lesson 4 - Practical Application of GD&T Skills for Manufacturing · Single Axis Feature Inspection and Rework; Inspecting and Reworking Two Axis Features; Computing Geometric Tolerances for Designs; Complex Tolerances.

Special Notes:

• This course consists of a textbook and supplemental study guide.

Course #: 006022
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Industrial Math (Block X21)
• AC Principles (Block A22)

Course Objectives:

• Electrical Diagrams
• Meaning of Schematic Diagrams
• Schematic Diagrams of Basic Electric Equipment and Connections, such as Types of Circuits
• Sources of DC Power
• Sources of AC Power
• Transformers
• Rectifiers
• Motors
• Measuring Devices
• Protection and Control Devices
• Schematic Diagrams of Lighting Circuits and Various Types of Motor Control Circuits
• Typical Schematics Used in Generating Systems, Transmission Systems, and Distribution Systems

Special Notes:

• This updated course replaces, Electrical Schematic Diagrams, course 6634A-B

Course #: 006036
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Industrial Math (Block X21)
• AC Principles (Block A22)

What Students Learn:

In this study unit, you’ll learn to read several different types of electrical blueprints. Reading and understanding the information that appears on a blueprint will be emphasized, not the design details of a particular project. Engineers and designers use blueprints to present design information in a variety of ways. The general principles for preparing blueprints will also be covered. The skills you learn can be applied to reading blueprints for residential, commercial, manufacturing, and electric utility projects.

Course Objectives:

• Explain how blueprints are prepared.
• Discuss how and why blueprints are copies of original drawings.
• Talk about the relationship of electrical blueprints to the architectural drawings and drawings of other trades.
• Read and understand the information presented on blueprints.
• Identify the different methods of presenting information.
• Interpret the common symbols used on electrical blueprints.
• List the common abbreviations used on electrical blueprints.
• Trace a wiring diagram and understand it.

Special Notes:

• This updated course replaces, Electrical Blueprint Reading, course 6635.

Course #: 086095
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Use schematics, wiring diagrams, and block diagrams to solve problems.
• Recognize common electrical component symbols.
• Identify the configuration of common circuit building blocks such as power supplies, oscillators, amplifiers, load drivers, and common digital circuits.
• Use important information found in schematics when troubleshooting circuits.

Special Notes:

• This update course replaces Understanding and Using Electronic Diagrams, course 2021.

Course #: 286064
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02)
• Introduction to Fluid Power (Block Y01)

Course Objectives:

• Typical Schematic Layout
• Recognizing Standard Schematic Symbols
• Interpreting Control Configuration from Schematic Symbols
• Evaluating System Operating Characteristics from Schematics

Special Notes:

• The entire course consists of study units 286060, 286061, 286062, 286063, 286064, and 286065.

Course #: 686E02
Duration: 30 hours (includes 4 tests)
Prerequisites:

• Formulas (186012)
• Practical Measurements (Block X22)

What Students Learn:

Lesson 1--Understanding Construction Drawings

List the components found in a set of construction drawings; Perform basic arithmetic operations using fractions; Identify common drawing components such as line types, drawing symbols, and various fill patterns and define their meanings ; Interpret drawings to visualize orthographic objects and structures; Accurately read and interpret dimensions on a print.

Lesson 2--Interpreting Construction Drawings, Part 1

Explain what information is found in construction project specifications and how this information is organized; Describe a variety of materials used in the construction process and how each is typically employed; Read plot plans, identifying common features and reading contour lines; Interpret foundation plans while identifying the footing support system and evaluating the placement of reinforcing components; Read and interpret residential and commercial framing drawings; Identify drawing symbols that represent common construction materials; Identify drawing symbols related to concrete and steel building components.

Lesson 3-- Interpreting Construction Drawings, Part 2

Recognize and interpret symbols and abbreviations specific to building mechanical systems; Follow the representation of mechanical systems traveling from location to location; Interpret specifics about electrical and plumbing fixtures as noted in a schedule; Define the relationship and importance of code enforcement pertaining to mechanical systems; Identify the types and sizes of common current conductors; Explain the difference between a pipe and a conduit.

Lesson 4--Working with Construction Drawings

Interpret residential and commercial construction drawings to determine detailed properties of the building’s foundation, structure, and finish; Evaluate electrical drawings to determine specific components required; Interpret mechanical drawings to determine specific requirements of HVAC and plumbing components.

Special Notes:

• This new course replaces Reading Architect’s Blueprints (1842A-C).
• This course requires submittal of a project for grading in addition to taking three exams.
• This course consists of a textbook and a supplemental study guide.