CLCT 1400 - Air Conditioning 1 Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: CLCT 1200 and CLCT 1700 ; or related work experience
Residential air conditioning systems: application, selection, installation, piping and service, including basic psychrometrics.
Billable Contact Hours: 4
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OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to service and install a window air conditioner.
Objectives:
- Apply the proper charging valves for service.
- Apply proper vacuum inches of mercury according to manufacturers’ requirements.
- Apply proper recovery procedures according to EPA regulations.
- Identify the proper refrigerant and charge the correct amount according to manufacturers’ requirements.
Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to service and install a split air conditioning system (heat pump).
Objectives:
- Identify the installation tecniques and procedures for a split air conditioning system.
- Properly recover refrigerant according to EPA regulations.
- Identify proper vacuum conditions according to manufacturers’ requirements.
- Identify proper refrigerant and charge according to manufacturers’ requirements.
Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to troubleshoot a window air conditioning unit.
Objectives:
- Diagnose failures in electrical systems and repair.
- Diagnose failures in mechanical systems and repair.
Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to troubleshoot a split air conditioning unit (heat pump).
Objectives:
- Diagnose failures in electrical systems and repair.
- Diagnose failures in mechanical systems and repair.
Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply psychrometric conditions to a cubic foot of air.
Objectives:
- Apply wet and dry bulb readings to the psychrometric chart to determine the relative humidity.
- Determine the dew point from the psychrometric chart.
- Determine the saturation conditions on the psychrometric chart and apply to the refrigeration process.
- Determine the grains of moisture conditions on the psychrometric chart.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO)
• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.
CDO marked YES apply to this course:
Critical Thinking: YES
Information Literacy: YES
Quantitative Reasoning: YES
Scientific Literacy: YES
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
Week Subject- Fundamentals of Air Conditioning
- Basic Heating and Air Conditioning Systems
- Cooling and Dehumidifying Systems
- Air Distribution, Measurement, and Cleaning
- Heat Pumps and Complete Air Conditioning Systems
- Air Conditioning and Heating Control Systems
- Servicing and Troubleshooting Simplified Passing EPA Exams
- MID-TERM
- Air Properties and Measurement
- Air Properties and Measurement
- Air Properties and Measurement
- Be Compressor Wise, Clean up After Burnout
- Oil Refrigerant Migration, Inside the Heat Pump
- Handout
- Review
- FINAL EXAM
Primary Faculty
Marlow, Douglas
Secondary Faculty
Associate Dean
Pawlowski, Timothy
Dean
Hutchison, Donald
Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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