Class Briefing

Welcome to

Automotive Service Technology

Activity-Introductions

5 Minutes are allowed to interview another class member-

You will be given an opportunity to introduce them to the class

As a minimum you should report Preferred Name Grade level in school Hobbies Career ambitions One other fact that they would like the class to

know about them

Your Instructor

Verlin Tucker Married -38 years 15+ years experience in an Automobile

Dealership (primarily with VW) From apprentice to Service Manager Taught at Cleveland High School since August

97 Also spent 12 years active duty with US Army

(844th Engineering unit and US Army Recruiting Command)) 15 years with US Army Reserve

Continued

On-staff as part time Minister of Education at North Cleveland Baptist Church

Hobbies Cars Antique Tractors Touring Motorcycles (Honda Goldwing) Guitar

Computer Use

School System computer use policy - No user account will be created until

you have one on file If you can’t use the computers you

can’t pass the safety exam

Course Syllabus

Employability Grade SkillsUSA –the Youth Leadership

Organization for Career and Technical Classes

Grade calculation If you need assistance Course sequence

SAFETY

Cars do not care what grade in school that you are in

They do not give you a break because you are inexperienced

If you do something foolish- you can be injured or killed

You must complete on-line safety modules and pass the exam.

SHOP SAFETY EXAM

You MUST pass the exam with a 100% accuracy in order to be allowed to work in the lab. (This is not the on-line exam)

You will have a maximum of 3 attempts: 1st Friday, 2nd Monday, and 3rd Tuesday

Students who do not pass the exam will be removed from the course

Units and Reading Assignments

Example Unit 3- Introduction Has 5 Tasks

Owner’s Manual Vehicle Identification Numbers Identify Shop Equipment Locate Vehicle Lift Points Complete a Repair Order

Units and Reading Assignments

Look at your Reading Assignments- Note that you have 3 reading assignments for that unit and they must be done by Tuesday August 19th.

Each Unit has an assignment and a due date.

WARNING_ you may have a test on the material that day-without any further notice from the instructor

This is The Typical Model

Each succeeding Unit works the same way

Make sure you have read your material before the due date for each unit.

Class Schedule

Indicates what we will be doing on each of the days during this semester

Minor modifications may occur due to outside factors.

The overall structure won’t You should look at the unit tasks, look

at the time allotted, and make sure that you don’t fall behind in task completion

Class Schedule

If we look back at Unit 3 Introduction, you will find that you must complete all of the tasks for that unit during Oct 20th, 21st, 22nd ,and 25th

The 22nd is a ½ lab- The other half of class is devoted to SkillsUSA

Course Acknowledgements

MUST BE SIGNED by you and your parents and returned by Friday

Safety Eye Protection Tools Audio-Visual Computer Usage Driving

Course Acknowledgements

Lab area cleanup Equipment and Machinery Course material Tutoring Conferences

Class Rules

Behavior Expectations Consistency of Dress Code and Lab

work Material to have available Discipline

Food and Drink in Class

No food is allowed in class. Water is allowed providing it is only

water No flavored water etc:

Supplies List

Notebook – 3 ring, 2 inch, black, clear-vue cover ONLY

Safety Glasses, side-shields ID Badge Clip (Optional) Gloves, Coveralls

Questions??

Safety Modules

Web-site www.sp2.org To log-in to the site you will need

User Name “82263”- (same for everyone)

Password “spring”- (same for everyone)

PIN= YOUR student ID numberMake sure that you have this information

tomorrow

Resource

Web-site www.chsautomotive.com There is a page for Trans Core and a

Page for Brakes Much of the handout material can be

accessed there. This Power Point will also be posted

later in the week