Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College

HEM 045
Heavy Equipment Powertrain
Fundamentals
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
This course is intended for students
entering the field of Heavy Equipment
Maintenance and Repair or students
that are currently in the industry
looking to advance their knowledge
of Heavy Equipment Maintenance
and Repair. This course will provide
instruction on the principles of heavy
equipment powertrain fundamentals.
Instruction on technical reference
materials, parts and service books,
computer systems and programs
used by the service technicians will be
covered.
4 Units
54 Lecture hours
54 Lab hours
HEM 046
Heavy Equipment Fuel Systems &
Performance
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
This course is intended for students
entering the field of Heavy Equipment
Maintenance and Repair or students
that are currently in the industry
looking to advance their knowledge
of Heavy Equipment Maintenance
and Repair. This course will provide
instruction on the principles of
heavy equipment diesel fuel systems
and performance. Instruction on
technical reference materials, parts
and service books, computer systems
and programs used by the service
technicians will be covered.
4 Units
54 Lecture hours
54 Lab hours
HEM 047
Heavy Equipment Machine Specific
Instruction
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment; HEM 045
This course is intended for students
entering the field of Heavy Equipment
Maintenance and Repair or students
currently working in industry
looking to advance their knowledge
of Heavy Equipment Maintenance
and Repair. The course will provide
operational and safety instructions
on a variety of heavy equipment and
material handling machinery. Upon
completion of this course students will
receive a safety certification certificate
for Forklift Operator Safety Training
in compliance with OSHA (Section
1910.178L) and Cal/OSHA title 8
(Section 3668).
2 Units
27 Lecture hours
27 Lab hours
HEM 048
Heavy Equipment Powertrains II
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment; HEM 045
This course is intended for students
with basic knowledge in the field of
Heavy Equipment Maintenance and
Repair or students that are currently
working in the industry who are
looking to advance their skills in
Heavy Equipment Maintenance and
Repair. This course will provide
instruction on the advanced principles
of Heavy Equipment Powertrain
Maintenance and Repair. The HEM
048 course will focus on heavy
equipment powertrain components
and how power flows from the
engine to the ground. Instruction on
technical reference materials, parts
and service books, computer systems
and programs used by the service
technicians will be covered.
4 Units
54 Lecture hours
54 Lab hours
HEM 049
Heavy Equipment Hydraulics II
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment; HEM 043
This course is intended for students
with basic knowledge in the field of
Heavy Equipment Maintenance and
Repair or incumbent worker/students
that are currently in the industry
looking to advance their knowledge
of Heavy Equipment Hydraulics
Systems Operation and Maintenance.
This course will provide instruction
on the advanced principles of Heavy
Equipment Hydraulics, Components,
Operation and Maintenance. The
HEM 049 course will focus on heavy
equipment hydraulic components
operation with an emphasis on
electro-hydraulic control systems,
flow control and systems cleaning
and maintenance. Instruction on
technical reference materials, parts
and service books, computer systems
and programs used by the service
technicians will be covered.
4 Units
54 Lecture hours
54 Lab hours
HEM 290
Cooperative Work Experience/
Internship for Heavy Equipment
Maintenance & Repair Related Fields
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course supports and reinforces
on-the-job training in business and
industrial establishments under the
supervision of a college instructor and
is facilitated by the use of learning
objectives. The student will be
working in a skilled or professional
level assignment in their area of
vocational interest and will meet
performance objectives related to
instruction that are above and beyond
the conditions of regular employment.
This course is intended for students
whose job is related to the heavy
equipment maintenance field and
have completed or enrolled in the
appropriate coursework. This course
may be taken once and repeated for a
maximum of 16 units.
Student Unpaid Internship:
1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours;
3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours
Student Paid Internship:
1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours;
3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours.
1 to 4 Units
3 Lecture hours
60 to 300 Hours
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HISTORY
Division of Behavioral & Social
Sciences
HIST 101
History of World Civilization to the
17th Century
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This course is a survey of the political,
economic and social development
of world civilization up to the 17th
century. Special emphasis is placed
on the origins of the earth’s principal
centers of civilization, their subsequent
interaction, and the emergence of
a world economic, political, and
intellectual order. This course is
designed for the student who wishes
to increase their understanding and
appreciation of cultural, political, and
intellectual diversity, as well as the
process of intercultural interaction.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
HIST 102
History of World Civilization, 1500 to
the Present
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This course is a survey of the political,
economic, and social development
of world civilization from 1500 to
modern times. Special emphasis is
placed on the origins and development
of the world economic system
and the corresponding cultural,
intellectual, and social currents that
have characterized most of the world’s
leading societies since 1500. This
course is intended for the student who
wants to increase their understanding
of and appreciation of both the
diversity and the unity of the modern
world.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
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