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Diesel Course Syllabus Information

DMT 2701 Heating and Air Conditioning

  • Division: Business and Applied Tech
  • Department: Transportation Technology
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 2; Lecture: 2; Lab: 0
  • Clock/Hour Requirements: 30
  • Corequisites: DMT 2705
  • Semesters Offered: Spring
  • Semester Approved: Spring 2020
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2025
  • End Semester: Fall 2025
  • Optimum Class Size: 15
  • Maximum Class Size: 20

Course Description

Students will cover the principles, operation, and servicing of automotive, diesel, and transportation air conditioning and heating systems and their components. Corequisite: The lecture DMT 2701 must be taken concurrently with the lab DMT 2705.

Justification

This course is required for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation accreditation. It is approved by the program advisory committee. It is a core course for the Diesel and Automotive Technology AAS degrees.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will understand air conditioning and heating theory and the requirements for the proper operation of the climate control system.
  2. Students will learn to use the appropriate specialized tools for proper testing, inspecting, and charging of air conditioning systems.
  3. Students will understand the appropriate steps to disassemble and reassemble an HVAC system.

Course Content

•Course specific safety
•Theory of HVAC operation
•HVAC diagnosis
•HVAC tools and equipment
•HVAC removal and disassembly
•Pressure relationships
•Moisture and moisture removal
•Maintenance of the HVAC system
•Retro fitment of R-12 to R134A
•Electrical operation
•Environmental impacts