COURSE SYLLABUS

CURRICULA IN WHICH COURSE IS TAUGHT: Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
COURSE NUMBER/TITLE: AIR 181-01 Planning and Estimating I
DIVISION: Business & Engineering Technologies
TEXTBOOK: Print Reading F/Construct.-W/Blueprints
CREDIT HOURS:   2   HOURS/WEEK LECTURE:   1    HOURS/WEEK LAB:   3   LEC/LAB COMB:  4

  I.	Catalog Description:
Presents fundamentals of blueprint reading as applied to the building trades.  Emphasizes air conditioning and distribution, designing and drawing residential systems take-off of materials and estimating the cost of the systems.

II.	Relationship of the course to curricula objectives in which it is
	taught:	
To help the student read and understand blueprints, to help in preparing material take offs and prepare bids.

III.	Required background:
Satisfactory Completion of AIR 165 and AIR 166	
 
 IV.	Course Content:
	Blueprint reading
	Estimating material and labor costs
	System design

 
V.	THE FOLLOWING GENERAL EDUCATION OBJECTIVES WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THIS COURSE.  STUDENTS WILL:
•	Read critically, write in an organized manner, listen objectively, and speak effectively.
•	Recognize the need for lifelong learning.
•	Demonstrate skills to locate and utilize problems, analyze alternate solutions, and make decisions.
•	Draw from knowledge of appropriate disciplines, identify problems, analyze alternate solutions, and make decisions.
•	Develop critical thinking skills including analysis, evaluation, synthesis, and reflection.
•	Demonstrate the ability to function in an independent, self-directed manner.
•	Recognize effective interpersonal skills.
•	Recognize the need for value judgment and will display a concern for ethics and social responsibility.
•	Utilize mathematical procedures for effective performance on the job and society.
•	Be able to use appropriate computer technology.
•	Recognize the existence of different perspectives and cultural values.
•	Know and understand the major developments in science and technology, in relationship to their field of study, and will evaluate their impact on contemporary society and on the environment.

 VI.	Learner Outcomes:	
1.	Read blueprints
	2.	Estimate material quantities and costs
	3.	Estimate labor costs
	4.	Design systems

VII.	Evaluation:	
Projects and book assignments

COURSE OUTLINE

Course Section Number/Title: AIR 181-01 Planning and Estimating I

Course Prerequisite(s): AIR 165 and AIR 166

Semester:   Fall 2012

Instructor: Mark Bryant

Office No:   Hill Building

Office Hours: Posted

Telephone:   434-797-8473; email mbryant@dcc.vccs.edu

Textbooks, Other Reference Materials:
Print Reading F/Construct.-W/Blueprints

Course Content:
Blueprint reading
Estimating material and labor costs
System design

Attendance Requirements:
Attendance is required for all lecture and lab sessions.

Course Grade Procedures:
Completion of assignments in book	30 points
Project No. 1	30 points
Project No. 2	30 points
Attendance	10 points
Total Points	100 points

Students who are receiving financial aid, please note:
Continuous Alert
If a faculty member submits a continuous alert for a student because of poor attendance, disbursement of financial aid proceeds by check will be blocked until each faculty member submitting such an alert has given Admissions permission to remove the alert.  In addition to blocking the check request, a continuous alert blocks enrollment for future semesters until the block is removed.

No Shows
If a student never attends a class or only attends one time before the refund deadline, the student will be considered a “no show” and withdrawn from the class.  Faculty will report “no shows” to the division office by the refund deadline for all classes they teach.

Medical Conditions
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COLLEGE ATTENDANCE POLICY:
When absence from a class becomes necessary, it is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor prior to the absence, whenever possible.  The student is responsible for making up all work missed during an absence.  It is the philosophy of Danville Community College that student and faculty interactions are critical to the learning process.  Class attendance enhances this process.  Regular attendance is thus expected of students.  Students missing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total time allocated for classes and or labs may be administratively withdrawn from the class upon recommendation of the instructor.  Students who are administratively withdrawn prior to completion of 60% of the class will be issued a grade of "W."  After that point, students who are administratively withdrawn will be issued a grade of "F."