ABCT 1810 Sheet Metal I

Course Information

Pre/Corequisites

None

Institutional Core Competencies

• Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
• Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility - Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to engage in the social responsibilities expected of a community member.
• Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.

Course Competencies

1. The following list of course goals will be addressed in the course. These goals are directly related to the performance objectives.[HP-I] designates an individual goal. [HP-G] designates a group goal.
2. Exhibit professionalism.
3. Comply with personal and environmental safety practices associated with clothing and the use of gloves; respiratory protection; eye protection; hand tools; power equipment; proper ventilation; and the handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals/materials in accordance with local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations.
4. [HP-I] Remove paint from the damaged area of a body panel.
5. [HP-I] Locate and reduce surface irregularities on a damaged body panel.
6. [HP-I] Demonstrate hammer and dolly techniques.
7. [HP-I] Heat shrink stretched panel areas to proper contour.
8. [HP-I] Cold shrink stretched panel areas to proper contour.
9. [HP-I] Mix body filler.
10. [HP-I] Apply body filler; shape during curing.
11. [HP-I] Rough sand cured body filler to contour; finish sand.
12. [HP-G] Determine the proper metal finishing techniques for aluminum.
13. [HP-G] Determine proper application of body filler to aluminum.
14. [HP-I] Protect panels, glass, and parts adjacent to the repair area.
15. [HP-I] Restore corrosion-resistant coatings, caulking, and seam sealers to repaired areas.
16. [HP-I] Select and use the NIOSH approved personal sanding respirator.