NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title: Intro to Blueprint Reading for Welders

Course prefix, number, and section number: WLDG 1313 0310

Semester/Year of course: Spring 24

Semester start and end dates: Jan. 16, 2024 - May 11, 2024

Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Hybrid

Class meeting location, days, and times:

Online

Semester credit hours: 3.0

Course description:

A study of industrial blueprints. Emphasis placed on terminology, symbols, graphic description, and welding processes. Includes systems of measurement and industry standards. Also includes interpretation of plans and drawings used by industry to facilitate field application and production. Upon completion, students will be able to: define terms and abbreviations; interpret views, lines, dimensions, detail drawings and welding symbols; identify structural shapes; demonstrate the proper use of measuring devices; calculate dimensions; and develop bill of materials. 48 lecture hours.

Course prerequisites:  none

Required course materials:  

Print Reading for Welders and Fabrication

2nd Edition

Kevin Corgan

ISBN 13: 978-0133803839

Name of instructor:  Lindon Carr

Office location:  CTC 2300 RM 2301

Telephone number: 940-668-7731 x4953

E-mail address: lcarr@nctc.edu  

Office hours for students: 10-11:30 AM | Monday - Friday

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

List of graded assignments:

11 Discussions

11 Quizzes

4 Exams

5 Learning Outcomes

Final grade scale: 

Late work policy: All makeup and/or late assignments will be accepted (or not) based on the instructor’s discretion. All late work accepted will have a minimum of a 10% late penalty from the grade.

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

COURSE POLICIES

Academic Integrity Policy: Scholastic dishonesty shall include but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation, and collusion.  Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty.  See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct

Attendance Policy: Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor.  It is the student's responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgment by the faculty member.  Approved college-sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence.  Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor.  A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam.  The student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives.   Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College.

Withdrawal Policy

A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: April 1, 2024

Student Learning Outcomes:

Core Objectives:

o           Critical Thinking

o           Communication

o           Empirical and Quantitative

o           Teamwork

o           Personal Responsibility

o           Social Responsibility

COLLEGE POLICIES

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.

ADA STATEMENT

NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations.  See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.

STUDENT SERVICES

NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students.  See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS

The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class.  If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division.  If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.

Name of Chair/Coordinator:  Victor Drayton

Office location: CTC 2110

Telephone number: 940-668-7731 x4406

E-mail address: Vdrayton@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean: Darrell Smith

Office location: 2100 Building

Telephone number: 940-668-7731 x4406

E-mail address:  ddsmith@nctc.edu

Expanded Information

1. Important Program Note – All certificate and degree programs have a capstone exam and lab practical. This capstone process must be completed and passed before NCTC will award the certificate or associates.  The exam/lab is integrated into the curriculum of select courses and must be completed. 
2. Unique Class Structure – Please be aware of how the class is structured. Is it Face-to-Face, Hybrid, or online?  Each of these formats has the same class structure but the interaction is different.
3. Instructor’s availability – I am available as much as possible. I will respond to all emails within 24 hours.  The only exception would be on the weekend and/or a holiday but even then, I will make every effort to respond within 24 hours.  I also recommend that you take advantage of office hours.  I will have office hours (as listed on page 1 of the syllabus) every week.  These hours will be in person for on-campus classes and online for off-campus.  If you need to meet, let me know so that I will expect you.
4. Additional Attendance Information – In addition to the attendance policy as specified by NCTC (on page 2 of this syllabus), the following criteria will be in place.
1. Each student must make every effort to attend class. This is even true for online classes. Online classes have weekly discussion questions that must be completed on specified days. This is how, in part, your attendance is measured online. These discussion questions are assigned weekly and cannot be made up.
2. If a student misses more than 25% of a class, the contact hours will be considered not to have been met and the student will be automatically given a failing grade and dropped from the class. In face-to-face and hybrid classes this is your physical presence, in online, as mentioned this is through discussions and other weekly activities.
5. Makeup and late assignments – all makeup and/or late assignments will be accepted (or not) based on the instructor’s discretion. All late work accepted will have a minimum of a 10% late penalty from the grade.
6. Extra credit – there will be various opportunities to complete extra credit work. I strongly encourage everyone to take advantage of these opportunities.  Most of you might think you do not need it but then, after 8 or 16 weeks, you do.  If your grade is borderline to the next higher grade, it is greatly in your favor if you have worked the extra credit.  If you did not, it makes me think that you are not going the extra step to improve your grade.
7. Lectures and reading – you will have reading assignments, PowerPoints, and other weekly assignments (in Canvas). Do not just try and get by with the PowerPoints only.  The exams will also be pulled from the book, so you do need to read the assigned chapters.
8. Program and learning outcomes – throughout the course, there will be quizzes and assignments that are related directly to the outcomes required for the course. These assignments will be specified and must be completed in one try.
9. Exams - there will be 4 exams that will cover 2 Units each. These 4 exams include the final.  The exams will not be comprehensive but there will be up to 10-15% review each exam.  The exam itself will consist of 40 – 50 questions that are true/false and/or multiple choice.  Once in a great while, if appropriate, there will be an essay question.
10. Quizzes – a quiz will be given based on a need to reinforce or build upon a more challenging concept. The quiz will consist of 10 – 15 questions and usually be worth 15 points.  Remember, the goal of the quiz is not to build points, but to reinforce a concept.
11. Discussion questions – there will be a discussion question that will pertain to the unit’s topic. This question is designed to stimulate thought-provoking interaction between students.  This only works if everyone participates.  That is why the initial post is due by Wednesday of the assigned week.  The initial post should be a well-thought-out response to the posted question.  I will grade this on content, grammar, spelling, and timely posting.  There is no word requirement, but you must answer the posted question.  This portion of the discussion is worth 10 points.  The remaining 5 points will be awarded for the response posts.  The first response post is a reply to at least one of your fellow students.  The responses will be graded on content, grammar, and spelling.  The peer response post must be uploaded by Sunday of the assigned week.  The post must not be just an agree/disagree with the person.  It must be an agree/disagree but also why you agree/disagree.  This is the only way that you will get full credit.