ecc: weld 10a:introduction to shielded metal arc welding

El Camino: Course SLOs (IND) - Welding

Spring/Summer 2017Assessment: Course Four Column

ECC: WELD 10A:Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

Course SLOs Assessment MethodDescription Results Actions

SLO #3 - Students will have a basicunderstanding how heat affects theirweldment.

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Course SLO Assessment Cycle: 2016-17 (Spring 2017)

Course SLO Status: Active

Input Date: 08/19/2014

Comments::

Standard and Target for Success:90% of students should be able tomake the correlation between heatinput and distortion in the T-jointdue to the practical examplepresented to them through theproject work.

% of Success for this SLO:Faculty Assessment Leader: Dylan MeekFaculty Contributing to Assessment: Renee Newell

Action: Incorporate more visualaids in the lecture portiondemonstrating the effects of heatinput on welded joints.(03/30/2018)Action Category:Program/College Support

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2016-17(Spring 2017)Standard Met? : Standard Met19 out of 21 students were easily able to understand thecorrelation between heat input and weld metal contractionand distortion in their sample T-joints. Two students fellbelow the expected results. (03/30/2017)

Additional Information:

Performance - Demonstratedifferent heat input effects on a T-joint by running different sizedmulti-pass fillet welds on opposingsides.

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ECC: WELD 10B:Intermediate Shielded Arc Metal Welding (SMAW)


SLO #3 - Student will exhibitknowledge in electrode identification,weldability of metals, joint design andpower sources.

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Comments::

Standard and Target for Success: Itis expected that 85% of students willscore 75% or higher in quizzes andtests regarding this SLO. % of Success for this SLO:

Faculty Assessment Leader: Dylan MeekFaculty Contributing to Assessment: Renee Newell

Action: We are consistentlyupdating our exams and quizzes tomaximize the critical thinking andanalysis components.(03/30/2018)Action Category: TeachingStrategies

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2016-17(Spring 2017)Standard Met? : Standard Met90% of students have scored higher than 75% on quizzesand tests regarding this SLO. 8% fell just below the 75%mark and 2% fell significantly below the target mark of 75%.(03/30/2017)


Exam/Test/Quiz - Multiple choiceexamination provided in the contextof first eight week quizzes and themidterm exam.


ECC: WELD 10C:Advanced Certification and Career Preparation Lab


SLO #3 - Student will safely operateequipment and exhibit shop safetythroughout course.

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Comments::

Standard and Target for Success:Due to the advance nature of thecourse, 85% of students will achievea 100% on the safety examination onthe first attempt and, after furtherreview, class discussion,demonstrations and instruction,100% of students will achieve a100% on the safety examination. A100% on the safety examination willbe required prior to working in theweld shop/lab

% of Success for this SLO:Faculty Assessment Leader: Renee NewellFaculty Contributing to Assessment:

Action: To ensure diligence intraining for students to conform tosafety procedures important forsuccess in industry. (05/14/2017)Action Category: TeachingStrategies

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2016-17(Spring 2017)Standard Met? : Standard Not Met95% of the time students follow the safety proceduresnecessary. the other 5% of the time students need to bereminded of steps or procedures to safely operateequipment (05/14/2017)


students will safely set-up & utilizecommon weld industry equipment,including various cutting equipment.


ECC: WELD 23 :Advanced Arc Welding Specialty Lab


SLO #2 Joint Fit-Up - Students willhave a developed understanding ofthe importance of joint fit up

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Comments:: Standard and Target for Success:75% of students will understand andimprove their joint fit-up as thesemester progresses. 25% will havedifficulties with the correlation andwon't improve until the end of 12-16weeks because of this gap.


Action: Give more plate quizzes ondifferent thicknesses of metal andcut test coupons to showdifferences.Give more gradepoints toward fit-up (05/14/2018)Action Category:Program/College Support

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2016-17(Spring 2017)Standard Met? : Standard Not Met70% of students understand the importance of fit up whilethe other 30% continue to make mistakes with thetolerance allowed in root opening or gap allowed in fayingsurfaces. In the next 4 weeks there may be another 5% ofstudents that make the correlation but it isn'tcurrentlymaking the connection (05/14/2017)


Performance - With each joint thatstudent fits up, the root opening,distance between faying surfacesand thickness of backing strip is usedas a learning tool for the importanceof fit-up and the correlationbetween discontinuities created dueto bad fit.

SLO #3 D1.1 Certification - At thecompletion of this course, studentswill be prepared to take the practicalexam for their D1.1 certification.

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Standard and Target for Success: Iestimate the 70% of the class shouldbe able to do this at Mastery Level 3.Mastery Level 3: Students will passtheir visual inspection anddestructive testing exam on first tryPartial Mastery Level 2: Students willneed additional test plates to passexamNon-Mastery Level 3: Studentsrequired a major amount of practicebefore passing this exam


Action: More lab classes need tobe added for students that requiremore time to develop theirtechnique (09/14/2018)Action Category:Program/College Support

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2016-17(Spring 2017)Standard Met? : Standard Not MetOf the 26 students taking the exam, 13 students (roughly50%) were able to do this at Mastery Level 3 and 4 students(roughly 25%) were able to do this at Mastery Level 2utilizing more than 2 sets of test plates & the remaining25% needed more practice to pass the 2 coupon bend teston both the 3G & 4G (09/14/2017)


Performance - Two destructive bendtest will be performed on 1" platewith a 45 degree v-groove andbacking strip


ECC: WELD 28 :American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1 Certification Test Preparation


SLO #3 Welding ProcedureSpecifications - Capability to processWelding Procedure Specifications(WPS), which provides direction tothe welder or welding operators formaking sound and quality productionwelds as per the code

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Comments::

Standard and Target for Success:70% will be capable of finding tablesand figures to support writing WorkProcedure Specifications(WPS). Theother 30% will need more training tounderstand the code and where tofind supporting documentation


Action: The LADBS no longerschedules written exams inoutside locations. the Studentsnow have to schedule their examsindividually and I believe this hasdisturbed the "group" dynamic weenjoyed in the previous semesters.I will need to instill a better senseof team in the beginning of thesemester (05/14/2018)Action Category: TeachingStrategies

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2016-17(Spring 2017)Standard Met? : Standard Not MetThis is the first class of students that doesn't seem to betaking the understanding of the code book seriously. Out ofthe 28 students, there are only 16 that could find the tables& supporting figures to write a WPS. The other 40% do nothave an understanding of the code book to even besuccessful at the overall written exam. (05/14/2017)


Multiple Assessments - students willbe capable of finding tables andfigures to support writing WorkProcedure Specifications(WPS)


ECC: WELD 40A:Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)


SLO #2 GTAW Gases - Students willbe able to demonstrate a knowledgeof the gases used for the GTAWprocesses.

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Comments:: Cancelled SP16;replaced with WELD 40A SLO #2 (ip)Not offered FA16

Standard and Target for Success: Itis expected that 75% of students willscore 75% or above on this SLO.

% of Success for this SLO:Faculty Assessment Leader: Nick ColinFaculty Contributing to Assessment:

Action: The 2 students in Welding40 A have vision problems which ishindering their performance. Iintend to reach out to HealthServices to provide availableresources to help students in theprocess of obtaining a pair ofglasses. (05/26/2018)Action Category: TeachingStrategies

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2016-17(Spring 2017)Standard Met? : Standard MetOf the 27 students taking the exam, 18 students scoredabove 90%, 4 students scored 80%, 3 student passed with70% and 2 students failed. (05/26/2017)


Performance - Students will take aperformance exam and be graded ondemonstration of their manipulativeskills using the GTAW process onferrous and non-ferrous coveringtechnical data pertaining to thewelding process with emphasis onoperational parameters of invertertype machines.

SLO #3 Constant Current Welding -Students will be able to correctly setup and use a constant currentwelding machine

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Comments::

Standard and Target for Success: Itis expected that 75% of students willscore 75% or above on this SLO.

% of Success for this SLO:Faculty Assessment Leader: Nick ColinFaculty Contributing to Assessment:

Action: After having a discussionwith my students who have visionproblems, I purchased readingmagnification glasses in thefollowing strengths: 1.5X, 2X and3X magnification.The studentswere surprised that they hadbetter depth perception, with onetype or other of the readingglasses. This resulted in thestudents with depth perceptionproblems making appointmentswith an optometrist to have theireyes examined. The end result wasthat glasses were prescribed,which resulted in better weldingperformance. (09/14/2017)

Follow-Up: I will follow up withthose students who procuredglasses to improve their welding

Action Category: TeachingStrategies

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2016-17(Spring 2017)Standard Met? : Standard MetOf the 27 students taking the performance test, 18 studentsscored above 90%, 4 students scored above 80%, 3 studentsscored above 70% and 2 students failed. (09/14/2017)


Performance - Students will take aperformance test to demonstratetheir ability to correctly set up anduse a constant current weldingmachine.



performance and access theimprovement they experienced.(09/14/2018)


ECC: WELD 40C:Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)


SLO #3 - Produce a quality "out ofposition" weldment and adjust hiswelding parameters accordingly.

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Comments::

Standard and Target for Success:Students should produce weldmentswith 90% accuracy. This 90% is basedon Flat Position Bead, T Fillet, ButtWeld, Lap Weld and Corner Weld.

% of Success for this SLO:Faculty Assessment Leader: Nicholas ColinFaculty Contributing to Assessment:

Action: Some of the students inWelding 40 C have vision problemswhich is hindering theirperformance. I intend to reach outto Health Services to provideavailable resources to helpstudents in the process ofobtaining a pair of glasses.(05/26/2017)

Follow-Up: In June of 2018 I willhave information regardingresults of my action ( Optometry-Health Services). (06/15/2018)

Action Category: TeachingStrategies

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2016-17(Spring 2017)Standard Met? : Standard MetOut of a total of 27 students, 84% of them received an A,8% of them received a B, 8% of them received a C.(05/26/2017)


Performance - Students will take aperformance examination and begraded on the performance of GTAWon ferrous and nonferrous alloy,welding various joints in allpositions. And assemble torch setup, adjust machine for propercurrent, amperage and gas flowpressures required to produceweldments meeting industrystandards.


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