AUTO 2705 Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning Lab
- Division: Business and Applied Tech
- Department: Transportation Technology
- Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 2; Lecture: 0; Lab: 6
- Corequisites: AUTO 2701
- Semesters Offered: TBA
- Semester Approved: Fall 2020
- Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2025
- End Semester: Spring 2026
- Optimum Class Size: 20
- Maximum Class Size: 35
Course Description
This course gives students the hands-on lab experience required for AUTO 2701. Students will study principles, operation, components, and servicing of automotive air conditioning and heating systems.
Justification
This course is required for Automotive Service Excellence (A.S.E.) certification and ASE Education Foundation accreditation. It is approved by the program advisory committee and is a core course for the Automotive and Diesel Technology AAS degree.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to safely perform the tasks listed in the current edition of ASE Education Foundation Certification and Accreditation for Automobile Training Programs.
- Students will diagnose and repair the refrigeration components in an automotive HVAC system.
- Students will diagnose and repair the components in the ducting and directional controls of an automotive HVAC system.
- Students will properly handle, evacuate, and charge systems with freon in accordance with Federal and EPA laws and guidelines.
- Students will use and properly operate the appropriate specialized tools and equipment for the diagnosis and repair of automotive HVAC systems.
- Students will maintain a reasonably clean work environment.
Course Content
Course-specific safety
Principles and theory of refrigeration
HVAC ducting and control devices
Temperature and pressure control devices
Automatic temperature controls
Air conditioning system diagnosis
Refrigerant recovery and charging
Air conditioning handling and recovery certification (required)
Environmental concerns of Freon
Key Performance Indicators: Students will be graded on the completion of their ASE Education Foundation task list through, demonstration, the completion of lab sheets, participation, and shop clean-up. ASE task list, demonstration, and lab sheets 60 to 80%Participation and attendance 0 to 20%Shop clean-up 5 to 20%Representative Text and/or Supplies: Today's Technician, Automotive Air Conditioning by Mark Schubel, Cengage Learning, current edition.Pedagogy Statement: This is a lab class taught in conjunction with a lecture class, AUTO 2701. Students will be taught using demonstration, supervised lab assignments, and live work in the Automotive Repair Shop with guidance and assistance from the instructors.Instructional Mediums: Lab