APPT 169: ADVANCED DRAWING/LAYOUT FOR THE PLUMBING TRADES/UA FOREMAN TRAINING
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading | Value |
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Effective Term: | Summer 2022 |
Units: | 4.5 |
Hours: | 36 lecture, 63 laboratory per quarter (99 total per quarter) |
Prerequisite: | Per California Code of Regulations, this course is limited to students admitted to the Plumbing & Pipefitting Apprenticeship Program. |
Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
Transferable: | None |
Grade Type: | Letter Grade Only |
Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- A student will be able to apply plumbing and building detailing.
- A student will be able to classify and recognize drawings related to the plumbing industry.
- A student will be able to demonstrate the use of all MEP drawing in the fabrication and layout process.
Description
Fifth-year course of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Apprenticeship program. This course provides students with a working knowledge of advanced drawing, plumbing layout and building detailing. Practical field knowledge of plumbing duties, processes, objectives and code callouts is covered in-depth.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Recognize and classify drawings related to the plumbing industry
- Apply plumbing and building detailing
- Supervise plumbing job sites and manpower
Course Content
- Classification of drawings
- Advanced plan reading
- Applied drafting
- Sleeve drawing and deck layout
- Drawing coordinator and plumbing design
- Specifications
- Plumbing and building detailing
- Review detailed plans to spec
- Create a detail legend using the computer-aided design (CAD) system
- Job sites
- Supervise plumbing job sites and manpower
Lab Content
Students will work individually and in teams reviewing detailed plumbing and building drawing in the lab, which includes:
- Sketches and isometric drawings
- Using a scale for layout
- Uniform Plumbing Code review
- Mathematics reviews
- Exam preparation
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
1. Laboratory with drawing tables/over head projector
2. Drawing utensils
3. When taught via Foothill Global Access, on-going access to computer with email software and hardware; email address
2. Drawing utensils
3. When taught via Foothill Global Access, on-going access to computer with email software and hardware; email address
Method(s) of Evaluation
Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:
Written examination
Hands-on demonstration
Chapter quizzes
Group and classroom participation
Punctuality
Method(s) of Instruction
Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:
Lecture
Discussion
Laboratory
Demonstration
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices. Advanced Plan Reading and Drawing. 2020.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Readings from the textbook
- The application of advanced plan reading and sketching
- Learning 3-D and 4-D applications
- Code II: Junior Mechanics exam preparation
- Writing assignments are related to the assignments given in the laboratory
- Math calculations for isometric and 3-D drawings
- Plumbing Code practice exams from the handouts throughout the course
Discipline(s)
Plumbing