DELAWARE TECH AUTOMOTIVE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Automotive Courses

AUT 114 - Automotive Fundamentals
This course is designed to provide the student an overview of the automotive repair field. Students are introduced to basic automotive maintenance and repair procedures as well as tools, measuring devices and diagnostic equipment.

AUT 116 - Electrical Systems
Introduces the student to the various automotive electrical and electronic components, operations, and service procedures. Lab includes building and analyzing electrical circuits, applying Ohms Law, and using electrical test equipment properly.

AUT 118 - Suspension Systems
This course introduces the student to automotive suspension systems, components, and service procedures. Labs include suspension and steering service, wheel alignment, and tire and wheel service.

AUT 119 - Brake Systems
Introduces the student to automotive brake systems, components, and service procedures. Labs include hydraulic service, drum and rotor service, disc brake service, drum brake service, and power brake service. ABS, TCS

AUT 122 - Air Conditioning
Introduces the student to automotive heating and air-conditioning systems components, operations, and service procedures. Labs include component replacement, system purging, evacuating, charging and testing.

AUT 123 - CO-OP Work Experience I
Earn a Paycheck while you learn! These courses are designed to reinforce classroom instruction with work experience at a sponsoring location. The student works as a student technician during the co-op. At the shop, the student puts newly acquired diagnostic and repair knowledge and skills into practice while working on customers' vehicles and performing daily shop duties.

AUT 202 - Engine Repair
Introduces the student to various automotive engines and related components, their operations, service and repair procedures. Labs include practical hands-on exercises on engines relating to their operation, service and repair as well as related engine systems: cooling, lubrication, exhaust, etc. Students will also perform engine evaluation, removal and installation.

AUT 203 - Engine Performance
Prepares the student to diagnose and repair automotive electronic systems and components. Lab includes diagnosis, disassembly, and repair of electronic components: computerized engine control, electronic ignition, electronic fuel injection, and other accessories.

AUT 205 - Manual Transmissions
This course introduces the student to automotive drive train components, operations and service procedures. Labs include service, removal and replacement of manual transmission, drive shaft, differential, and transaxle.

AUT 208 - Automatic Transmissions
This course introduces the student to automotive drive train components, operations and service procedures. Labs include service, removal and replacement of automatic transmissions and transaxle.

AUT 223 - CO-OP Work Experience II
Earn a Paycheck while you learn! These courses are designed to reinforce classroom instruction with work experience at a sponsoring location. The student works as a student technician during the co-op. At the shop, the student puts newly acquired diagnostic and repair knowledge and skills into practice while working on customers' vehicles and performing daily shop duties.

Related Studies Courses

COM 111 - Human Communications or PSY 100 - General Psychology
An introduction to the skills required for effective interpersonal communication.

ECO 111 - Macroeconomics
This course is designed to instruct students in the basic principles of supply and demand as they impact on the American economy. It places special emphasis on those national policy decisions that are utilized to solve the problems of inflation and unemployment, such as keynesianism, monetarism, and supply side. Also, the student explores other theoretical solutions and examines the effects of these policy decisions on the individual consumer.

ENG 121 - Composition
A college-level course designed to improve writing skills through practice in writing paragraphs, essays, information-based documents, and reports. Additional resources are available in the lab for skill enhancement.

ENG 122 - Technical Writing and Communication or
ENG 124 Oral Communications
An advanced college-level course designed to enhance skills in the creation of professional communications and reports through interpretation and analysis of empirical print data.

CIS 107 - Intro to Computer Applications
This course is an overview of the computer information systems concepts. Students will learn how to use an Operating System and common PC applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, and database software. This course also includes an introduction to the internet.

MAT 120 - Math for the Behavioral Sciences
This is a course designed to provide students with math skills that are essential to a wide variety of industrial and technical trade areas. Topics include on the job applications of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, measurements, and operations with signed numbers.