Skilled Trades 1201 provides students with an experiential introduction to six specific residential construction-based skilled trades. Exploration of carpentry, plumbing, electrical, drywall, plastering, painting and masonry will take place within a series of modules designed to emulate the real world as closely as possible with the lab environment. Providing career exploration of the trades while focusing on skills, education and other requirements to attaining certification in these trades, this course consists of three distinct units:
Students will work with tools and equipment to complete tasks associated with internal aspects of residential construction.
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In the production sector, design and fabrication are mutually dependent and interrelated activities. Design and Fabrication 1202 provides an introduction to design and the design process. Students will develop products using a variety of drawing tools and computer-aided design (CAD) software and then create their designs in the fabrication lab. Working in small and large groups students will experience the process of design, product formulation and fabrication common to industry. The hands-on portion of this course will constitute upwards of 60% of the class time and enable students to become proficient with a variety of hand, power and stationary power tools. The course consists of six units:
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A part of the exploring Skilled Trades concentration of courses, Residential Construction Technology 2201 provides opportunity for students to explore trades experientially. Focusing on residential construction, students will be involved in the finishing aspects of carpentry, electrical and metal work both inside and outside the house. The course involves design techniques, building codes and construction methods to plan and carry out construction activities.
The three main units are:The methodology of instruction for this course, and the previous Skilled Trades 1201, is modular-based. Students will experience the trades by rotating through a series of set-piece modules within the Fabrication Lab. Instructors are expected to provide general demonstrations followed up by facilitation and mentoring.
Authorized ResourcesThe following resources were provided as part of the Skilled Trades 1201 course and are still applicable to the 2201 course:
(These resources are provided as classroom-based resource sets)
Design and Fabrication 2202 is a two credit course within the Engineering and Engineering Technology concentration of courses. Although there are no prerequisites for this course, it is expected that this course will be linked to Design and Fabrication 1202. The syllabus involves students working through the Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) sequence of advanced design and automation. Production will include tools for stock preparation and automatic routers.
The main units are:
The methodology of instruction for this course is also modularly based. In this instance students may be covering certain modules using computers while others will be engaged in hands-on activities.
The following resources were provided as part of the Design and Fabrication 1202 course and are still applicable to the 2202 course