Title: Carpentry I (17003-I)

Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
  Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
  Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving.
  Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.
  Demonstrate integrity.
  Demonstrate work ethic.
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Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
  Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.
  Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.
  Demonstrate respect for diversity.
  Demonstrate customer service skills.
  Collaborate with team members.
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
  Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
  Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
  Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
  Manage time and resources.
  Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
  Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
  Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
  Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
  Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
  Demonstrate professionalism.
  Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
  Demonstrate workplace safety.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
  Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.
  Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.
  Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.
  Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
  Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
  Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
  Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
  Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.
  (Optional) Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.
  Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.
  (Optional) Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.
Applying Basic Construction Safety Standards (Core Safety)
  Comply with federal, state, and local safety requirements.
  Identify personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements.
  Maintain a safe working environment.
  Explain safe working practices around electrical hazards.
  Identify emergency first-aid procedures.
  Identify the types of fires and the methods used to extinguish them.
  Inspect course-specific hand and power tools to visually identify defects.
  Demonstrate lifting and carrying techniques.
  Demonstrate safe laddering techniques.
  Demonstrate safe scaffolding techniques.
  Report personal injuries and environmental and equipment safety violations to the appropriate authority.
  Earn the OSHA 10-hour card.
  Pass a safety exam for lab/site safety and the use of tools and equipment specific to the construction industry with 100 percent accuracy.
Using Hand and Power Tools
  Identify hand tools and power tools in carpentry.
  Describe maintenance of hand and power tools.
Applying Mathematics Related to Carpentry and Construction
  Demonstrate how to work with whole numbers.
  Demonstrate how to work with fractions.
  Demonstrate how to work with decimals.
  Convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages.
  Convert measurements between U.S. customary units and metric units of measurement.
  Identify the geometric formulas for shapes common to carpentry.
Reading Blueprints
  Identify basic blueprint terms, components, and symbols.
  Identify classifications of drawings.
  Interpret scale.
Performing Basic Carpentry Skills
  Identify the responsibilities and personal characteristics of a professional carpenter.
  Research local and regional opportunities in the construction industry.
  Communicate verbally and in writing, using construction terminology.
  Identify communication technology and hand signals common to the construction site.
  Check stock and assemblies for squareness.
  Measure materials, using a standard measuring device.
  Determine whether a surface is level or plumb.
  Handle materials.
  Store materials.
  Identify materials.
  Examine energy efficiency in the construction industry.
Cutting and Shaping Stock
  Cross cut and rip stock to size, using hand and power tools.
  Bore holes, using hand and power tools.
  Square stock to 90 degrees.
  Cut a miter joint, using hand and power tools.
Working with Fasteners
  Apply clamping devices.
  Fasten stock with metal fasteners (e.g., nails, screws, staples).
Identifying Elements of Foundations and Forms
  Describe the functions of a builder's level and a laser level.
  Identify procedures for form maintenance.
Identifying Elements of Floors
  Identify the sill plate.
  Identify solid or engineered wood products.
  Identify the Lally (i.e., basement pole) column.
  Lay out floor framing detail on the sill plate.
  Identify floor joists and alternative floor systems.
  Identify the floor opening.
  Identify bridging and blocking.
  Identify subfloor sheathing.
  Identify subfloor-framing fasteners and adhesives.
Identifying Elements of Walls
  Cut wall plates.
  Identify the framing layout on wall plates.
  Identify wall framing members.
  Identify types of door openings.
  Identify types of window openings.
  Identify metal-stud framing.
  Identify types of exterior wall sheathing.
Identifying Elements of Ceilings
  Identify ceiling-framing detail on the top wall plate.
  Identify the ceiling opening.
  Identify a strongback.
Identifying Elements of Roofs
  Identify roof framing detail on the double top plate.
  Identify common, valley, hip, and jack/cripple rafters.
  Identify types of roof openings.
  Identify types of roofing systems.
Identifying Basic Rigging Procedures
  Identify the use of slings and common rigging hardware.
  Identify the basic inspection techniques and rejection criteria used for slings and hardware.
  Identify the basic hitch configurations and their proper connections.
  Identify basic load-handling safety practices.
  Demonstrate the emergency stop signal.
ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION
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