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Diesel Technology
DIESEL TECHNOLOGY
Program Description
This program is designed to prepare graduates for positions as diesel technicians for both on and off highway equipment. The program has been developed in response to industry demand in conjunction with various consortium members. This program offers individuals the opportunity to complete the full outline of courses listed below on site at Bridgemont Community and Technical College or transfer diesel technology credit from various Career Technical Centers which offer similar programs. Credit may also be transferred from individuals completing industry training from Caterpillar, Komatsu, Cummins or Detroit. Individuals completing industry based training must confer with the program advisor for credit equivalency.
Program Objectives
In addition to learning outcomes set forth in the general education core curriculum for the associate degree, specific outcomes for this program have been established. Upon completion of this program, the student should be able to :
- Understand electrical and hydraulic system principles and mechanical operation.
- Perform general maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Apply industry-based safety standards in the work environment.
- Apply principles of suspension and steering, brakes, drive trains, computer analysis, and climate control.
Course outcomes are assessed by examinations in each course. Program outcomes are assessed in a designated “capstone” course. General education outcomes are assessed by ACT WorkKeys.
Plus-two Baccalaureate Option: Technology Management
Types of jobs available: Trucking Industry, Construction Technology , Strip Mining Industry, Railroad, Marine Industry, Timber Industry
Job Titles: Mechanic, Shop Forman, Service Manager
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||||||
| DESL | 110 | Diesel Engines I* | 4 | DESL | 111 | Diesel Engines II* | 4 |
| DESL | 130 | Intro To Hydraulics* | 4 | DESL | 120 | Suspension & Steering | 3 |
| INDT | 102 | Safety Fundamentals | 3 | ENGL | 101 | Composition & Rhetoric | 3 |
| GNET | 100 | Tech Orientation | 1 | Tech Elective | 3 | ||
| MATH | 113 | Technical Algebra | 5 | BAHM | 267 | Software App: Word | 1 |
| BAHM | 262 | Software App: Power Point | 1 | ||||
| BAHM | 251 | Inter. Relations: Interviewing | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 16 | |||||
| Summer | |||||||
| DESL | 213 | Internship | 6 | ||||
| Third Semester | Fourth Semester | ||||||
| DESL | 240 | Brakes | 4 | ENGL | 202 | Business and Prof. Writing | 3 |
| DESL | 230 | Drive Train | 3 | DESL | 220 | Electrical and Electronic Systems | 4 |
| PHYS | 105 | Physical Science | 4 | DESL | 250 | Preventive Maintenance | 3 |
| Tech Elective | 3 | SOCA | 101 | Principles of Sociology | 3 | ||
| GEC | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 13 | |||||
*Classes represent the skill set for Diesel Engine Repair.
**or MATH 110, 121 or MATH 124 (must still meet prerequisite requirements for Physical Science)
| Tech Electives Recommended | Second Semester | ||||||
| If completed MATH 113, 121, or 124: | If Completed MATH 113 or 124, may also choose from: | ||||||
| BAHM | 261 | Software App: Access | 1 | ELET | 171 | DC Circuit Analy | 3 |
| BAHM | 253 | Inter. Relations: Customer Service | 1 | MEET | 121 | Manufacturing Processes I | 3 |
| BAHM | 256 | Inter. Relations: Group Dynamics | 1 | MEET | 240 | Fluid Power | 3 |
| BSSU | 201 | Supervisory Management | 3 | ||||
| CHEM | 113 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 4 | ||||
| DESL | 102 | Welding | 1 | ||||
| DESL | 103 | Mobile Air Conditioning Systems | 1 | ||||
| ENTR | 201 | Business Planning | 3 | ||||
