WLD 211 - Industrial Welding IV

6 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):

WLD 113

Course Description: Covers the advanced techniques in welding mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and exotic metals using the flux cred arc welding (FCAW) and gas metal arc welding (GMAW) processes. Includes flux cored and solid wire with machine and spool guns. Also advances skills needed for American Welding Society certification and employment in the welding/fabrication industry.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Demonstrate personal adoption of the “culture of safety” in the classroom and the welding lab.
CLO#2: Properly set up machines for GMAW operations on stainless steel and aluminum.
CLO#3: Properly set up machines for FCAW operations on mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#4: Demonstrate knowledge of metal transfer and shielding gases, beading and puddling, and fabrication of weld joints, using the FCAW and GMAW processes.

Typical Required and Recommended Equipment and Materials: Students will provide his/her own personal protective clothing which shall include: welding hoods, leather work boots, safety glasses, leather jacket and chaps, leather welding gloves, welding hat, and slag hammer/wire brush

ACTI Code and Course Type
210 Career / Tech Preparatory

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (120) and a standard RCC delivery of (132) lecture/lab hours per term, not to exceed (144) hours per term.