Construction Trades (Integrated) Cluster

 

PREPARATION  LEVEL  COURSES

 

 

I320  BUILDING  TRADES  I  (ACC)

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 11, 12

 

This course provides experiences related to the erection, installation and maintenance of residential buildings and related fixtures.  Planned learning activities will allow students to become knowledgeable of fundamental principles and methods and to develop technical skills related to masonry, carpentry, electrical wiring, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and finish work.  Instruction should include: safety principles and practices; recognition of standard tools and materials; building concepts and procedures; local, state, and national codes; cost estimating; and blueprint reading.

 

 

I321  BUILDING  TRADES  I

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2

Grade level: 11, 12

 

 This course provides experiences related to the erection, installation and maintenance of residential buildings and related fixtures.  Planned learning activities will allow students to become knowledgeable of fundamental principles and methods and to develop technical skills related to masonry, carpentry, electrical wiring, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and finish work.  Instruction should include: safety principles and practices; recognition of standard tools and materials; building concepts and procedures; local, state, and national codes; cost estimating; and blueprint reading.

 

 

I322  BUILDING  TRADES  I

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 3

Grade level: 11, 12

 

This course provides experiences related to the erection, installation and maintenance of residential buildings and related fixtures.  Planned learning activities will allow students to become knowledgeable of fundamental principles and methods and to develop technical skills related to masonry, carpentry, electrical wiring, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and finish work.  Instruction should include: safety principles and practices; recognition of standard tools and materials; building concepts and procedures; local, state, and national codes; cost estimating; and blueprint reading.

 

 

I323  BUILDING  TRADES  IA

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 3.5

Grade level: 11, 12

 

This course provides experiences related to the erection, installation and maintenance of residential buildings and related fixtures.  Planned learning activities will allow students to become knowledgeable of fundamental principles and methods and to develop technical skills related to masonry, carpentry, electrical wiring, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and finish work.  Instruction should include: safety principles and practices; recognition of standard tools and materials; building concepts and procedures; local, state, and national codes; cost estimating; and blueprint reading.

 

 

I324  WOOD  TECHNOLOGY  IV

 

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: .5

Grade level: 11, 12

 

This course in advanced machine woodworking is for those students that have done well in Wood Tech II and III and wish to increase their skill and knowledge further, particularly in furniture construction.  Projects must be challenging and a high degree of accuracy will be required.  More sophisticated processes of joinery are studied.  The properties and uses of woods, together with some of the newer materials and wood substitutes are used.

 

 

I325  BUILDING  MAINTENANCE

 

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Building Maintenance I has as its major objectives the development of awareness and the manipulative skills which are necessary to handle the day to day challenges of maintaining a home.  Redecorating, plumbing, electrical systems, and basic building and home repair are only a few of the areas which will be covered.

 

 

I327  CONSTRUCTION  I

 

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

 

This course provides experiences related to the erection, installation and maintenance of residential buildings and related fixtures.  Planned learning activities will allow students to become knowledgeable of fundamental principles and methods and to develop technical skills related to masonry, carpentry, electrical wiring, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and finish work.  Instruction should include: safety principles and practices; recognition of standard tools and materials; building concepts and procedures; local, state, and national codes; cost estimating; and blueprint reading.

 

 

I328  TECHNOLOGY  MAINTENANCE  AND  MANAGEMENT

 

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

 

This is a one semester course that utilizes classroom and laboratory experiences in auto, tool, and home maintenance and management.  Units of instruction include electrical, mechanical, plumbing, construction, and planning activities.

 

 

I420  BUILDING  TRADES  II  (ACC)

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 12

 

This course provides learning experiences related to the erection, installation, maintenance, and repair of building structures and related utilities.  Planned learning activities should emphasize the development of more advanced knowledge and skills than those provided in Building Trades I.  Student technical skill experiences should include instruction and activities in safety principles and practices; performing maintenance control functions; joining pipes; building water distribution lines and drains; installing and maintaining plumbing fixtures and systems; installing switch and outlet boxes, light fixtures, and service entrances; roughing in and trimming out electrical devices and appliances; preparing foundations and footings; constructing residential chimneys and fireplaces; and laying, jointing codes.  All learning experiences are designed to allow the student to acquire job – entry skills and knowledge.

 

 

I421  BUILIDNG  TRADES  II

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2

Grade level: 12

 

This course provides learning experiences related to the erection, installation, maintenance, and repair of building structures and related utilities.  Planned learning activities should emphasize the development of more advanced knowledge and skills than those provided in Building Trades I.  Student technical skill experiences should include instruction and activities in safety principles and practices; performing maintenance control functions; joining pipes; building water distribution lines and drains; installing and maintaining plumbing fixtures and systems; installing switch and outlet boxes, light fixtures, and service entrances; roughing in and trimming out electrical devices and appliances; preparing foundations and footings; constructing residential chimneys and fireplaces; and laying, jointing codes.  All learning experiences are designed to allow the student to acquire job – entry skills and knowledge.

 

 

I422  BUILDING  TRADES  II

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 3

Grade level: 12

 

This course provides learning experiences related to the erection, installation, maintenance, and repair of building structures and related utilities.  Planned learning activities should emphasize the development of more advanced knowledge and skills than those provided in Building Trades I.  Student technical skill experiences should include instruction and activities in safety principles and practices; performing maintenance control functions; joining pipes; building water distribution lines and drains; installing and maintaining plumbing fixtures and systems; installing switch and outlet boxes, light fixtures, and service entrances; roughing in and trimming out electrical devices and appliances; preparing foundations and footings; constructing residential chimneys and fireplaces; and laying, jointing codes.  All learning experiences are designed to allow the student to acquire job – entry skills and knowledge.

 

 

I423  BUILDING  TRADES  IIA

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 3.5

Grade level: 12

 

This course provides learning experiences related to the erection, installation, maintenance, and repair of building structures and related utilities.  Planned learning activities should emphasize the development of more advanced knowledge and skills than those provided in Building Trades I.  Student technical skill experiences should include instruction and activities in safety principles and practices; performing maintenance control functions; joining pipes; building water distribution lines and drains; installing and maintaining plumbing fixtures and systems; installing switch and outlet boxes, light fixtures, and service entrances; roughing in and trimming out electrical devices and appliances; preparing foundations and footings; constructing residential chimneys and fireplaces; and laying, jointing codes.  All learning experiences are designed to allow the student to acquire job – entry skills and knowledge.

 

 

I401 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Industrial Technology Cooperative Education is designed for junior and senior students interest in pursuing careers in Industrial Technology.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience.  They participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction focusing on job survival skills, career exploration skills related to the job, and human relations skills. 

 

A qualified industrial technology instructor is responsible for supervision and is given 30 minutes per student per week to do so.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.  The coordinator also needs to have taken six semester hours of organization and administration of cooperative education.

 

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis:  further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job seeking skills, personal development, human relationship, legal protection and responsibilities, economics of the job, organization and job termination.

 

 

 

Z401  INTERRELATED COOPERATIVE EDUCATION         

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Interrelated Cooperative Education is designed for junior and/or senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student’s abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.

 

A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

 

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organization and job termination.  In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.