Welding & Fabrication			
Course Syllabus, Spring 2019

I.  Course Description
This course is designed to teach basic skills used in agriculture including, safety, metal working and welding.  Classroom instruction will be complimented with intensive lab practice in this class.  Class and individual projects will be allowed at various times during the year with instructor approval.

II.  Instructor

Mr. Philip Simpson
Phone: (308) 346-4150 at school, (308) 346-4225 at home
E-mail address: philip.simpson@burwellpublicscchool.com
Best times to contact: 7:30-8:15 a.m. & 3:45-4:30 p.m.

Mr. Trevor Ginkens
Phone: (308) 430-1779
E-mail address: trevor.ginkens@burwellpublicscchool.com
Best times to contact: 7:30-8:15 a.m. & 3:45-4:30 p.m.

III.  Instructional Materials

Text:			Various	

Required Materials:	You need to have leather shoes/boots when welding. You need an old,
long sleeve shirt (not tattered or torn) to protect your arms. Gloves, pliers, and safety glasses will
be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own (at your own responsibility)

IV.  Course Outline

Class Topic:			                   	  		Resource Used:
•	Welcome to class						none
•	Welding
o	OA Cutting & Welding – Knowledge & Safety 	various
o	OA Cutting & Welding – Preparing		
o	OA Welding – Starting to Weld			
o	Arc Welding – Safety and Equipment		
o	Arc Welding – Preparing to Weld		
o	Arc Welding – Starting to Weld			
o	MIG Welding – the process and equipment	
o	MIG Welding – Starting to Weld		
o	Welding practice and testing
o	Plasma Cam Project

V.  Grading		

Student’s grades will be determined as follows:
100% --- Daily assignments and effort (clean-up), tests, quizzes, papers, and projects

VI.  Homework	

For each assignment I will announce if it is due at the beginning or end of the next class. (if you are in doubt, assume that it is at the beginning of class.) If you do not have your homework in on time, you automatically lose 25% of the points and have until the beginning of the next class meeting to turn it in. If it is not turned in at that time, you lose all credit for that assignment.  

Some assignments are important enough to your success in this class that I believe you
must complete them and I will make arrangements with you to insure that you do.

If you miss class, we will follow the procedure in the student handbook. If it is lab 
activity, you will be required to make up a related assignment since the lab or field trip 
may not be reproducible.

VII. Course Content
FFA is a key component of Agricultural Education and students enrolled in agricultural education courses will spend a great deal of class time preparing for various FFA events.   Examples - - Range Judging – Study Plants, Livestock Judging – Judge classes and give oral reasons, LDE’s – preparing and presenting public speeches/demonstrations, SAE’s  - Students will work on record keeping and preparing applications.   

VIII.  Classroom Procedures

Student expectations will be outlined in an expectation contract given to the students 
the first week of school.