Comprehensive Program Review Report Program Review - Welding Prepared by: Frank Tebeau & Randy Emery What are the strengths of your area?: 1) All courses within the welding department have up to date SLO's and PLO's. All SLO's and PLO's have been assessed. All assessments have been reviewed both by instructor and our industry partners. Changes to both of these have been suggested by industry partners and have improved student success and retention. 2) The new facilities that the welding program moved to three years ago are spectacular and have allowed for increased enrollment opportunities (capacity) for students, increased opportunities for employer interaction and the possibilities for improving the depth of the curriculum as requested by industry. 3) The greatest improvement of the last year has not been the new shop, it has been the addition of a full-time tenured welding instructor. With the addition of this new instructor, the welding program completers have enjoyed a greater first time job hiring success. Over the past year twenty two welding program completer have been hired by local manufacturing and agriculture businesses. 5) The new facility has given Welding the base facility (space) to increase student opportunities for industry demanded technologies. 6) The welding program shall continue it's projected growth and looks forward to the first year of it's flextime and tenured track instructor Randy Emery. 7) The addition of a half time shop technician has added continuity and better management of resources to both the Welding and Ag-Tech program. 8) The late spring completion of pneumatic expansion in the welding lab promises to improve utilization of all instructional area. 9) The promise and soon to be delivered new forklift will greatly enhance safety and material handling on all Welding and Ag- Tech courses. What improvements are needed?: 1) Student improvement in the application of welding skills to the fabrication and manufacture of welding steel projects as evidenced by discussions with industry partners. 2) We have a facility that allows us to teach the science of welding and the beginning of application of that science. We need to be able to train students to use that technology to it's ultimate goal of manufacturing and fabricating usable industry items. For example, we need to move our curriculum to include the ability to work with a customer to do the following things: estimate the cost, Choose the right material (type, load capacity and finish), internet industrial blueprints, cut, bend and shape material to be used, square, plumb and flush pieces of material to be joined, select and apply appropriate joining process, and then actually fabricate the item. 3 There continues to be critical need for a full time shop Technician. 4) The new facility has given Welding the base facility (space) to increase student opportunities for industry demanded technologies, but the limiting factor is a full-time instructor. 5. Upgrade to electrical power needed in fabrication area. Has been completed 10/19/2017 Generated by Nuventive Improve Page 1 of 6
2015-2016. 6. Upgrade and relocation of compressed air to testing area in welding lab. Has been completed / 07-2017 7. Upgrades would improve safety by eliminating trip and fall hazards of multiple temporary electric cords. 8. Request for and promised funding for welding lab power upgrade continues to develop. Describe any external opportunities or challenges.: Opportunities: Industry partnerships cultivated this last year have improved opportunities for our students for job placement after completion of internships during their education. The new facilities are spectacular and have brought the support and interest of multiple new industry partners. The opportunity to continue to evolve the curriculum and expand laboratory practices to include the multiple skills and technology required by industry. Randy Emery's election to Chairman of the Central Valley Section of the American Welding Society has brought increased engagement by local welding and manufacturing industry not only on a local scale but nation recognition. Challenges: The greatest external challenges are the flip side of the opportunities. That is, industry expects this education program to be flexible enough to offer the changing training that they require for their employees. Flexibility continues to be a challenge. The industry based online learning program added into the instructional base for the welding cohort continues to show student improvement and greater success. Overall SLO Achievement: Students have shown SLO achievement through all welding courses to be in the high 80 percent range. Changes Based on SLO Achievement: This program review contains request for the AWS Online learning management system. Which is being recomened to try for future SLO student achievement. Overall PLO Achievement: Academic year 2016 / 2017 100 percent PLO achievement for those students completing welding certificate and A.S. Degrees. Changes Based on PLO Achievement: None Outcome cycle evaluation: The welding department has assessed all courses and reviewed all assessments as listed in trackdat. Action: Program relevance with industry Advance the curriculum to allow student improvement in the application of welding skills to the fabrication and manufacture of welding steel projects as evidenced by discussions with industry partners. We have a facility that allows us to teach the science of welding and the beginning of application of that science. However, with the ever changing technology upgrades, we have to be able to advance students to the next level and must be to train students to use that technology to it's ultimate goal of manufacturing and fabricating usable industry items. For example, we need to move our curriculum to include the ability to work with a customer to do the following things: estimate the cost, choose the right material (type, load capacity and finish), intrepet industrial blueprints, cut, bend and shape material to be used, square, plumb and flush pieces of material to be joined, select and apply appropriate joining process, and then actually fabricate the item. The new facility has given Welding the base facility (space) to increase student opportunities for industry demanded technologies, but the limiting factor is a full-time instructor that allows those new technologies to be implemented. Status: Completed Implementation Timeline: 2015-2016 Start Date: 11/30/2016 Completion Date: 01/01/2017 Identify related course/program outcomes: PLO: Correct Joint process-choose the correct joint prep process for the weld metal joints and complete that joint prep to industry standards. SLO: Weld 172 # 1: By the end of this class students will be abel to apply the concepts of GTAW to ferrous and nonferrous metals. 10/19/2017 Generated by Nuventive Improve Page 2 of 6
SLO: Weld 162 #3: At the end of this course students will be able to complete industry developed welding procedure sheet (WPS). Person(s) Responsible (Name and Position): Frank Tebeau-Department Chair Rationale (With supporting data): With the new larger facilities, even with their challenges, the welding program has seen a revival in industry partnerships. These partnerships have included equipment and financial support for this program, internship opportunities for students and most importantly career placement for our completers. It has also allowed us to begin to think about using the capacity of the facility for integrating new technologies requested by industry. All this improvement has been primarily accomplished because of the addition of a full time TEMPORARY welding instructor. The loss of this instructor will reverse all positive gains made over the last year and a half. Safety Issue: Yes District Objectives - 2.2 - Increase the number of students who earn an associate degree or certificate annually. Action: Welding Shop Technician Improve quality of student laboratory lessons by maintaining all equipment, material and expendable parts in proper working condition. Status: Completed Implementation Timeline: 2015-2016 Start Date: 08/17/2015 Completion Date: 05/01/2016 Identify related course/program outcomes: Weld 162 SLO #2, Research, identify outline and present their findings of the welding SMAW scenario to industry standards. Weld 171 SLO #1, At the end of this course students will be able to diagnose problem and replace worn parts in a GMAW gun. Welding PLO, #1, At the end of this program students will be able to describe and demonstrate safe work habits. Person(s) Responsible (Name and Position): Frank Tebeau and Randy Emery Welding instructors. Rationale (With supporting data): Welding faculty have kept track of the extra hours they have spent to maintain laboratory equipment in the welding shop. Fall 2015 to this date 10/01/15 hours spent in maintenance for both instructors total 240 hours. The welding laboratory is filled with highly technical and complex welding technology; students are being trained to use this technology. As anyone learns to use these apparatuses mistakes will be made requiring daily adjustments, repair, and reprogramming of these devices. SLOs for welding courses require full laboratory time; machine downtime and instructor time lost maintaining and repairing machines will have a negative affect on students success. District objectives 2.2 and 2.4 are being negatively impacted by the lack of daily technician help in the welding lab. Safety Issue: Yes Resources Description Classified- New/Replacement - Funding for a full-time welding laboratory technician. (Active) Why is this resource required for this action?: A full time welding lab technician is being requested because of the abnormally large amount of time being spent by instructors to maintain welding apparatuses. 10/19/2017 Generated by Nuventive Improve Page 3 of 6
The welding instructors have kept track of the number of hours they have spent in maintaining equipment and preparing shop for laboratory activities. In this semester ( fall 2015) these extra hours total 215. The welding laboratory is full of highly technical and sophisticated industry level machines. Maintenance is required daily and is highly technical in nature ( beyond student capability). SLOs and PLOs require students have full laboratory hours to complete their programs. A welding lab technician would strengthen the welding programs ability to meet district goals 2.2 and 2.4. Notes (optional): Randy Emery maintenance hours fall 2015 98 total to date. Frank Tebeau maintenance hours fall 2015 117 total to date Cost Estimate: 50000 District Objectives - 1.1 - Increase overall enrollment by 1.75% annually District Objectives - 2.2 - Increase the number of students who earn an associate degree or certificate annually. District Objectives - 4.2 -Improve the efficiency, effectiveness and communication of human, physical, technological, and financial resources to advance the District Mission. Action: Industry Driven Technology Expand and improve students opprotunity to develop higher level thinking skills, design concepts, material science and application concepts and industry quality manufacturing standards. Status: Continued Action Implementation Timeline: 2014-2015 Start Date: 08/18/2014 Completion Date: 01/01/2018 Identify related course/program outcomes: PLO: Drawings: Produce simple effective orthographic drawings used for cutting, fit-up and welding of metal weldments. These drawings shall include the use of the American Welding Society welding symbols. All drawings shall be done to industry standards. SLO: Welding 276: Outcome #4: Upon completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate proper lay out and fit up of material for their laboratory projects. Person(s) Responsible (Name and Position): Frank Tebeau Rationale (With supporting data): The new welding shop is designed to offer students practical application of certified welding skills in metal manufacturing. Portion of shop designated as fabrication/manufacturing area has inadequate power for large welding machines. Industry partners indicate students need to possess manufacturing/fabrication skills at a higher competency level than currently offered. Practices taught utilizing this action will increase students ability to be hired. Safety Issue: Yes Resources Description Technology - American Welding Society's "AWS Online Learning" learning management system. Funding for licensing to access this industry developed learning management system. (Active) Why is this resource required for this action?: Funding for this learning management system is directly linked to district objective 2.2 by giving greater opportunity to compete course requirements to finish their welding certificate and or associate degree. District objective 2.4, this computer base LMS will allow more students to have access and gain knowledge of industry relevant technical data and skill requirements. This LMS will expose more welding students to the use of computer 10/19/2017 Generated by Nuventive Improve Page 4 of 6
technology as being demanded by the welding industry. Students will have access to this LMS 24 hours a day 7 days a week, allowing students to learn and train at their own individual pace. Weld 162 SLO #3 at the end of this course students will be able to complete and demonstrate understanding of industry developed welding procedure sheet, WPS. This skill is also listed as a PLO. The requested LMS represents and will give students lessons in the latest industry types and uses of this important document, WPS. Welding 171 SLO #3, at the end of this course students will be able to explain and demonstrate the operational principles of a gas metal arc welding machine and process. This LMS has multiple lessons and practical exercises for students to be able to understand the operating principals. and industry applications for GMAW which is the most used welding process today. PLO for all welding process taught OFW, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW include demonstrating proficiency in applying these processes. The requested LMS offers the latest industry developed training lessons for understanding the science of these welding processes. The welding industry has embraced all areas of technology from computer based controls on welding machines, computer based plans and blueprints. This LMS is the very latest in industry driven technology for understanding and practicing welding science and welding applications. The welding program has extensive and personal connections to local, state and national industry partners it is though these partners recommendations that we request this LMS. This request has been ranked #1 by the welding program. The licenses for this instructional program will continue to be purchased thus request for funding must continue Notes (optional): Licenses must be purchased yearly so request will continue. Cost Estimate: 3500 Facilities - Funding to lower all lighting fixtures in the welding shop. (Active) Why is this resource required for this action?: Welding 161, 162,171, 172 SLO #1. Upon completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate to industry standards proper safe work habits. As identified by Edison Company lighting technician all overhead lighting in welding shop needs to be lowered by 10 feet to supply proper lighting for activities in the welding shop. Certificate PLO#1 also states the importance of safe work habits for all completes. Proper lighting is essential to a safe work environment. District objective 4.2. Improving efficiency and effectiveness of the welding shop will be accomplished by improved lighting. While lighting is not a new technology proper use of the modern industry recommended technology requires proper lighting. This project has been ranked #2 by the Welding program. Notes (optional): This request has seen activity in facilities management did come to the welding lab began review of needs to improve needs of lighting systems. At this date faculty have not been informed of the status of request. Cost Estimate: 50000 District Objectives - 2.2 - Increase the number of students who earn an associate degree or certificate annually. 10/19/2017 Generated by Nuventive Improve Page 5 of 6
Action: Pneumatic technology Expand pneumatic technology to allow students to apply industry demanded pneumatic applications. Status: Completed Implementation Timeline: 2014-2015 Start Date: 08/18/2014 Completion Date: 02/01/2017 Identify related course/program outcomes: PLO: Correct Joint processes: Choose the correct joint prep process for the weld metal joints and complete that joint prep to industry standards. SLO: Welding 172 Outcome #3:Upon completion of this course students will be able to utilize their welding procedure sheet to complete all welding lab assignments. SLO: Welding 275 Outcome #3: Upon completion of this course students will be able to apply and define the industry codes to their laboratory weldments. Person(s) Responsible (Name and Position): Frank Tebeau Rationale (With supporting data): Industry certification offered in many welding courses requires weldment examination and testing by a certified welding inspector. Inspection devices are air operated. Relocation of air outlets to inspection area is necessary to maintain industry inspection standards. These standards when met lead to industry certification for our students. Aoptical PLASMA CUTTER will also alow students to use this device to improve these compantinces. Safety Issue: No Resources Description Facilities - Funding for material and installation of compressed air lines and fittings. (Active) Why is this resource required for this action?: Improve student opportunities for the application of higher level thinking skills as demanded by industry for pneumatic technologies. Notes (optional): Cost Estimate: 5000 Instructional equipment - New optical plasma cutting system. (Active) Why is this resource required for this action?: The application of pneumatic technology is often incorporated in to this cutting system when used by industry thus given us the training equipment to prepare our students for this technology when they are employed. Notes (optional): Cost Estimate: 8600 District Objectives - 1.1 - Increase overall enrollment by 1.75% annually District Objectives - 4.1 - Improve operational systems based upon data driven decision-making as described in the COS 2.0 manuals. 10/19/2017 Generated by Nuventive Improve Page 6 of 6