Classes in carp

CARP 200 Introduction to Apprenticeship 1.5 units
Description: Introduction to Apprenticeship is designed to make the apprentice familiar with the tools and skills to be successful in construction. This includes hazard awareness, safe use of selected power tools, review of mathematics used in construction and understanding the Union and apprentice's role and responsibilities.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Locate specific safety regulations in the Construction Safety Orders.
2. Describe the electrical hazards on a construction site and the methods used to eliminate those hazards.
3. Given a scaffold, locate any defects present.
4. Erect a rolling tower scaffold.
5. Describe the fall protection methods used on the construction site.
6. Use a skilsaw and chainsaw to complete a variety of cuts.
7. Demonstrate the safe use of a pneumatic nailer.
8. Demonstrate the safe use of the electric screwgun, drill motor, and rotary hammer.
9. Describe the health hazards of lead and asbestos exposure.


CARP 201 Worker Safety and Tool Skills 1.5 units
Description: This course will examine possible hazards of the construction site and the methods used to protect the worker from those hazards. Students will become familiar with California workplace safety regulations designed to protect the worker from the hazards of employment, and students will gain the experience necessary to safely use a selected group of power tools.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will examine and evaluate the hazards in electrical and power systems and describe how to avoid injury or danger.
2. The student will explain, describe, and demonstrate use of fall protection equipment and anchor points.


CARP 202 The Apprentice Carpenter and the Trade 2.0 units
Description: This course covers the history of carpenter apprenticeship and the trade. Topics include wages and benefits, worker's compensation, job placement, collective bargaining, working conditions, and labor-management relations as they pertain to unions, contractors, and cooperatives.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will examine and evaluate apprenticeship programs and their role in carpentry and construction.
2. The student will analyze and evaluate the laws related to workplace discrimination and harassment.


CARP 203 Construction Math and Introduction to Working Drawings 2.0 units
Description: This course covers mathematics applications to the construction trade with specific focus on mathematical processes in carpentry. Topics include an introduction to elements of working drawings used in the construction process.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will mathematically construct and calculate numbers taken from blueprints and buildings.
2. The student will organize and evaluate measurements and symbols from orthographic projections and three-dimensional views of an object.


CARP 204 Foundations and Floors 1.0 units
Description: This course covers layout, forming, and framing of foundations, joist and sub-flooring construction.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will organize, locate, and layout a building on a lot as well as form the foundation and frame all sub floor components.
2. The student will create calculations for concrete.


CARP 205 Blueprint Reading-Basic/Fringe Benefits Presentation 2.5 units
Description: This course is an introduction to residential blueprints. Topics include conventions, lines, symbols, measurements, and specifications used for residential construction.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will compare, evaluate, and contrast different types of lines.
2. The student will inspect and evaluate constructions drawings.


CARP 206 Structural Framing 1.0 units
Description: This course covers basic framing systems and layout of walls, ceilings and stairwells.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will safely plan, assemble, erect, fasten, plumb, and brace wall components in the proper sequence.
2. The student will layout and install ceiling joist, backing, and blocking.


CARP 207 Concrete Formwork 1.0 units
Description: This course covers planning and building of form work, construction and erection of various concrete forms, and construction materials and methods.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will plan, construct, erect, and dismantle a single waler wall form in a safe manner.
2. The student will plan, construct, erect, and dismantle a concrete stair form in a safe manner.


CARP 208 Exterior Finish 1.0 units
Description: This course covers exterior design, materials, and methods of application and finishes in building construction. Students will complete the tasks required in planning and installing exterior finish and trim materials in a safe and efficient manner.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The students will recognize and evaluate the difference between cornices, fascia, and soffits and install exterior trim for roof perimeters.
2. The students will describe, evaluate, and install various types of exterior trims.


CARP 209 Blueprint Reading - Advanced 2.0 units
Description: This course is an introduction to commercial and industrial blueprints. Topics include conventions, lines, symbols, measurements, and specifications used for commercial and industrial construction. Complete construction material take-off calculations commonly used on the job.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe the purpose and structure of construction specifications and locate specific items.
2. Locate, on the blueprints and in the specifications, the information needed to construct the structure and assemble its various components.


CARP 210 Concrete- Precast and Prestressed 1.0 units
Description: This course covers concrete components and the effect of component proportions on the workability and strength of concrete. The type of cement and admixtures to use in a given situation are discussed. Detail and build tilt-up panel forms. Construct a bridge deck and the forms for a box beam girder.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The students will describe, evaluate, and construct concrete structures.
2. The students will use a set of construction drawings to detail and construct a tilt-up panel.


CARP 211 Interior Finish 1.0 units
Description: This course covers interior designs, materials, and methods of application in building construction. Students will complete the tasks required in planning and installing interior materials in a safe and efficient manner.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will identify interior finish components using the correct terminology and describe their use.
2. The student will install the trim materials with snug joints and without damage to their surfaces.


CARP 212 Layout Instruments 1.0 units
Description: This course covers use of leveling devices. It includes reading and interpreting an engineer's rod, horizontal and vertical setting circles, and vernier scale. Additional topics include construction layout of horizontal and vertical angles.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will calculate the elevation of a series of building elements using information derived from construction drawings and a bench mark elevation.
2. The student will use a digital Theodolite to layout a series of lines of a finite length and a given angle to a base line.


CARP 213 Engineered Structural Systems 1.0 units
Description: This course covers the design of heavy timber construction, lamination, dams, bridges and trusses. Construct, in proper sequence, a panel roof system having hinge connectors, steel caps, beam seats, and sawn lumber roof members. Construct a truss roof system. Tie the basic knots used in rigging. Direct a crane using university recognized hand signals.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will demonstrate the ability to locate and install bearing hangers, bridging, blocking, and bracing.
2. The student will layout and install wood columns and beams with proper post bases, post caps, and hangers.


CARP 214 Commercial Steel Framing 1.0 units
Description: This course is a comprehensive study of materials, work processes and the proper use of tools necessary to install layout and material application for metal framing, drywall, suspended ceilings, metal frames and doors, door hardware, and access floors.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will demonstrate the ability to identify, layout and install materials for straight and radius metal framing .
2. The student will be able to demonstrate the ability install, layout, and construct access floor system.


CARP 215 Stair Building 1.0 units
Description: This course covers types, designs, nomenclature and Uniform Building Codes requirements for building stairs. Topics include mathematical calculations and layout procedures, constructing stairs, landings, newels and handrails.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Upon completion of the course the student will be able to perform the following activities/functions at a beginning level: Determine unit rise and unit run from total rise and total run.
2. Layout, cut, and assemble the risers and treads for a quarter-turn winder.


CARP 216 Roof Framing 1.0 units
Description: This course covers roof framing, layout and construction. Topics include planning and building several styles of roofs using accepted terminology, technical information, construction materials and methods, and meeting accepted industry standards.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will identify ten roof members.
2. The student will determine the line length of a hip rafter using Step-off with a framing square, framing square rafter tables, and Full Length Rafter Book.


CARP 217 Introduction to Welding and Cutting 1.0 units
Description: This course covers welding methods, brazing, flame cutting, and shielded arc welding. Topics include thermo forming and thermo setting plastics applicable to the building construction industry. Perform basic welding tasks in a safe manner.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The students in this class will be able to weld heavy plate metal together in a safe manner.
2. The students in this class will be able to set up a welding machine and weld using proper techniques.


CARP 218 Commercial Concrete 1.0 units
Description: This course is designed to make apprentices familiar with the concepts and practices of commercial concrete construction. The apprentice will be knowledgeable about the layout and construction of bolt patterns, concrete columns and gang forms. In addition, the student will be familiar with the types and methods used to safely build, shore and place column caps and concrete decks.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will read a set of commercial prints and lay out job grid lines.
2. Students will construct a bolt pattern and install in proper location and elevation.
3. Students will build, set and brace a round fiber form column at the correct location.
4. Students will build, set and brace a square wood column at the correct location.
5. Students will assemble, set and brace a wall using composite metal/plywood panels.
6. Students will erect, line and brace a section of Alumawall with taper ties and strongbacks.
7. Students will correctly identify the components of a traditional wood-shore deck system, including Ellis shores, stringers, joists and deck plywood
8. Students will assemble a steel post shoring system and set it to the correct elevation
9. Students will identify the safety hazards of silica and the corrective measures to mitigate the danger.
10. Students will correctly calculate the amount of concrete needed for various forms.


CARP 219 Rigging 1.0 units
Description: This course familiarizes apprentices with the equipment and the procedures to safely rig and hoist various loads on the jobsite.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe a basic rigging operation.
2. Correctly calculate the Working Load Limit for a specific wire rope.
3. Demonstrate industry accepted safe working practices.
4. Identify the inventions that are the basis for modern rigging tools.
5. Identify the components of wire rope and the various configurations of wire rope commonly used. Inspect wire rope using industry standard criteria.
6. Determine the center of gravity and theweight of a load. Identify the best hitch configuration for a given load. Calculate the stress loads on the slings. Identify standard types of cranes used in rigging.
7. Identify proper chain markings and applications inspect chain using industry standard criteria.
8. Describe the basic construction and design of slings. Select the proper type sling for a specific rigging operation. Inspect slings using industry standard criteria.
9. Identify the construction and purpose of shackles, hooks, eyebolts, turnbuckles, sheaves, wedge sockets, wire rope clips, rigging beams, master links, chain falls and come-alongs.
10. Inspect each piece of hardware for defects and damage. Identify various common knots, bends, hitches and splices used in rigging. Be able to tie certain common knots and hitches.


CARP 220 Commercial Door Hardware 1.0 units
Description: This course teaches apprentices the basic skill necessary to successfully install commercial door hardware.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Given a set of drawings determine door hand, interpret door schedules including hardware groups.
2. Given a door in a frame, adjust the margins as necessary by shimming the door butts.
3. Given a collection of hardware, correctly identify each piece and describe its function.
4. Given a door, cylinder lockset, instructions and tools, prepare the door and install the lockset so that it securely latches and locks the door.
5. Given a door, a mortise lockset and instructions, install the lockset so that it securely latches.
6. Given a mortise lockset, a cylinder lockset and instructions for each, correctly change the hand of each lockset.
7. Given the tools necessary, drill and hand tap holes for various machine screws.
8. Given a door closer and instructions, install the closer so it moves from 90 degrees open to closed within 7 to 10 seconds.
9. Given a rim exit device and instructions, install the exit device so it securely latches the door and releases with 5 pounds or less of pressure.
10. Given a door holder/stop and instructions, install so the door stops at a pre-determined angle without damage to door or jamb.


CARP 290 Occupational Work Experience/Carpenter 1.0 units
Description: Occupational work experience for students who have a job related to their major. A training plan is developed cooperatively between the employer, college and student. (P/NP grading) 75 hours per semester paid work = 1 unit. 60 hours non-paid (volunteer) work per semester = 1 unit. Student repetition is allowed per title 5 section 55253. Minimum 2.00 GPA. REQUIRED: Declared vocational major. PREREQUISITE: CARP 200.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will increase job skills in at least one of the following transferable skill sets: Communication, Research and Planning, Human Relations, Organization, Management and Leadership, Work Survival