Integrated Automotive Systems

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare the student for entry into the workforce as anautomotive maintenance and light repair technician. The course will cover thetheory, inspection and maintenance of vehicle systems and subsystems found onmodem automobiles and light trucks. Major topics covered include: shop safety,tool and equipment identification, component identification and vehicle serviceprocedures. The lab portion of this class focuses on the hands-on skills andcompetencies required of an entry-level automotive technician. Students will berequired to pass a final hands-on skills evaluation that will include performingentry level tasks required by the automotive industry. Students will be required toachieve a 70% or higher on the final skills assessment in order to register forAutomotive Portfolio II. (2 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. laboratory) No prerequisite. Offeredon: A