WLD 250F - Welding Capstone Project

Var. (2-6) Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):

WLD 113 and student must be an Industrial Welding Technology major.

Course Description: Course designed to build on trade related practices such as welding, project design, layout, project finishing, planning and estimating. Students will utilize the aforementioned areas to independently complete a project to meet requisite hours for the class. Applicable welding processes may be GTAW, FCAW, GMAW and SMAW. Students will complete a detailed planning packet with drawings, schedules, pricing and inspection points where grades will be derived.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Develop Safety plan for project.
CLO#2: Develop project plan, drawings material list, applicable WPS, assembly sequence, job planning and estimating. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#3: Perform assembly and tacking procedures using appropriate welding procedures.
CLO#4: Perform welding procedures according to applicable WPS for the selected process.
CLO#5: Perform grinding, sanding, burnishing or other applicable finish procedures as described in plan to ready project for grading.

Typical Required and Recommended Equipment and Materials: Safety glasses, welding hood, pliers, slag hammer, wire brush, weld gauges.

ACTI Code and Course Type
210 Career / Tech Preparatory

Length of Course:
PER CREDIT: A required state minimum of (20) and a standard RCC delivery of (22) lecture/lab hours per term, not to exceed (24) hours per term.