Course Content and Outcomes Guides (CCOG)

CCOG for WLD 111 Winter 2025


Course Number:
WLD 111
Course Title:
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (E7024) and Oxy-acetylene Cutting
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture/Lab Hours:
80
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Covers uses, safety, nomenclature, equipment operation, set-up and shutdown procedures for SMAW and OAC. Prerequisites: Department permission required. Audit available.

Addendum to Course Description

This is a outcome based course utilizing a lecture/lab format. This course includes classroom discussions, videos, and lab demonstrations technical skills.  Course outcomes will include: theoretical concepts, layout, fabrication, welding, oxy-fuel cutting, and safety.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

  • Function safely in the PCC Welding Lab
  • Operate oxy-fuel portable and track cutting systems in accordance with industry standards
  • Understand and apply fundamentals of SMAW E7024 operations
  • Interpret blueprints to accurately lay out, prepare, and assemble weld joints
  • Weld common joint assemblies with E7024 electrode to AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Welding Code

  • Apply visual examination principles and practices in accordance with AWS D1.1

Course Activities and Design

Welding lec/lab courses are Open Entry and Open Exit (OE/OE) and are offered concurrently. Courses are designed to meet the needs of the students with flexible scheduling options.  Students may attend full time or part time. This is an OE/OE course which does not align with the normal academic calendar.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

The student will be assessed on his/her ability to demonstrate the development of course outcomes. The methods of assessment may include one or more of the following: oral or written examinations, quizzes, written assignments, visual inspection, welding tests and task performance.   

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Function safely in the PCC Welding Lab.

  • Understand and practice personal safety by using proper protective gear
  • Understand and practice power tool safety
  • Understand and practice equipment safety for welding and oxy-fuel cutting systems
  • Understand and maintain a safe work area
    • Recognize and report dangerous electrical and air/gas hose connections
    • Understand and practice fire prevention

Operate oxy-fuel portable and track cutting systems in accordance with industry standards.

  • Demonstrate correct setup, operation and shutdown procedures for oxy-fuel hand cutting
  • Demonstrate correct setup, operation and shutdown procedures for oxy-fuel track cutting

Understand and apply fundamentals of SMAW E7024 Operations.

  • Describe and demonstrate equipment setup, shut down, and operation
  • Identify  electrode characteristics
  • Demonstrate proper arc length and travel speed

  • Demonstrate correct starting, stopping and restarting techniques

  • Demonstrate proper bead placement

Interpret blueprints to accurately lay out, prepare, and assemble weld joints.

  • Interpret lines, symbols, views and notes
  • Lay out material per specifications
  • Use the oxy-fuel cutting process to cut material to specified dimensions
  • Assemble project per specifications

Weld common joint assemblies with the E7024 to AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Welding Code in the following joint configurations and positions.

  • Flat position:

    • Bead plate

    • T-joint

    • Lap joint

  • Horizontal position:

    • T-joint

    • Lap joint

    • Out side corner joint

Apply visual examination principles and practices in accordance with AWS D1.1.

  • Evaluate welds using appropriate welding inspection tools
  • Assess weld discontinuities causes and corrections