BDP Course Descriptions and Course Curriculum

Bachelor’s
Degree Upper
Division Courses











Foundation Course
Curriculum

Rio Hondo College

AUTO 300 - Assessment of the Automotive Industry

Course Description:
This course provides the automotive technology student with a detailed practical study
of how to be successful in the automotive service, parts, and sales industry. It provides
a practical study of current service, parts, and sales practices performed in dealerships
and independent repair shops, while also discussing the review and preparation of the
theory and skills necessary to successfully pass the National Institute for Automotive
Service Excellence (ASE) exams relevant to industry standards. Topics include
becoming efficient in the shop, mastering various pay systems, understanding
managers and owners, building customer loyalty, demonstrating workplace and social
ethics, and making Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) values work for all employees. In
addition, vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, and air-conditioning; and
engine performance systems, parts, and components, and new and emerging
technologies that support the service and repair of the modern automobile will be
discussed. Emphasis will be placed upon the important tasks of proper repair
procedures; the safe use of tools, equipment, technical data, and scan tools; and the
ins-and-outs of the business of service, parts, and sales. Current automotive industry
practices and relevant case studies will be discussed and demonstrated throughout the
course. The goal of this course is for the student to apply and demonstrate knowledge
and skills that will enable them to advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales
field operations management spectrum.

Recommended Items: Title: Bosch Automotive Handbook; Author: Robert
Bosch, GmbH; 9th Edition (2014); Publisher: SAE International (Robert Bosch
GmbH); ISBN: 978-0-7680-8152-7 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Ingo Stuben; 1st Edition (2010); Publisher: SAE International (Expert
Verlag); ISBN: 978-3-8169-2941-3 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Don Goodsell; 2nd Edition (1995); Publisher: SAE International
(Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.); ISBN: 978-1-5609-1683-3 Title: Automotive
Engineering Fundamentals; Authors: Richard Stone & Jeffrey K. Ball; 1st Edition
(2004); Publisher: SAE International; ISBN: 978-0-7680-0987-3 Title: Automotive
Science and Mathematics; Author: Allan Bonnick; 1st Edition (2008); Publisher:
Routledge; ISBN: 978-0-7506-8522-1 Title: Math Anxiety Relief for Nearly
Everyone; Author: W. Charles Paulsen; 1st Edition (2012); Publisher: STEM
Books; ISBN: 978-0-6155-0540-4

I. Title V Requirements
A. Entering Skills (“Upon entering the course, students should be able
to…”):
1. Apply and demonstrate personal, shop, equipment, and vehicle
safety practices. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

2. Understand, compare, and contrast the operation of vehicle
engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and
engine performance systems, parts, and components. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)

3. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems, parts, and
components. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

4. Interpret and describe vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems
design and operation using electronic service information.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)

5. Interpret and describe the relationship between engines,
transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine
performance systems and sub-systems, including electronic
management systems. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

6. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in using
appropriate machining practices to service, repair, overhaul and
rebuild vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)

7. Correctly diagnose and accurately repair simple malfunctions within
the vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems spectrum.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)

8. Demonstrate skills that will enable them to gain entry-level
employment as a vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems,
service and repair technician. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

9. Demonstrate conceptual reasoning and skills to build models of
common everyday physical systems. (PHY 120)

10. Demonstrate proper MLA documentation. (ENGL 201/H)
11. Construct frequency distributions and various graphs, and interpret

data displayed in tables and graphically. (MATH 130/H)

B. Exiting Skills (“Upon exiting the course, students should be able
to”):
1. Apply and demonstrate the dangers of various hazards found in a
typical modern vehicle service and repair facility, especially
involving the service and repair of the systems relevant to the
Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Automotive Certification
Tests.

2. Explain, compare, and contrast the different types of modern
vehicle repair shops, including service and repair procedures, parts
supply, and warranty issues.

3. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying the different methods of charging customers and
systems of getting paid for services rendered, including hourly
rates, flat-rate, and commission, as well as substantiate workplace
and social ethics.

4. Explain, compare, and contrast methods of customer satisfaction
surveys and indexes.

5. Explain, compare, and contrast industry-approved marketing and
advertising techniques, including the interactive roles of the service,
parts, and sales departments.

6. Explain, compare, and contrast the current ASE Certification areas
to become certified as an ASE Master-level Automotive Technician
(A1 thru A8), including Passenger Car Diesel Technician (A9),
General Service Technician (G1), Undercar & Exhaust Technician
(X1), Service Consultant (C1), Parts Specialist (P2), Advanced
Engine Performance Technician (L1), and an EPA-Authorized
Section 609 Vehicle Refrigerant Recovery, Recycling, and
Recharging Technician.

7. Apply and demonstrate generic knowledge and skills that will
enable them to advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales
Field operations management spectrum.

C. Minimum Required for a “C”:

Completion of all work with an accumulation of at least 70% of all possible
points.

II. Course Content

Lecture Outline:

1. The Ins-and-Outs of the Automobile Sales, Service, and Parts Industry
a. The Importance of Focus
b. Relevant Case Studies

2. Independent Side of the Business
. Small versus Large Independent Shops
a. Learning to Sell, Service, and Repair Vehicles & Equipment

3. Franchise Side of the Business
. Corporate Management
a. Learning to Sell, Service, and Repair Vehicles & Equipment

4. Dealership Side of the Business
. Factory and Corporate Management
a. Learning to Sell, Service, and Repair Vehicles & Equipment

5. The Importance of Tools
. Buying Quality Tools & Equipment
a. Interacting With Tool Sales Personnel

6. The Importance of Parts
. Buying Quality Parts & Components
a. Developing and Maintaining Relationships

7. Systems of Pay
. Hourly and Commission
a. Flat-Rate Pay

8. CSI and the Power of Satisfaction
. Understanding the Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI)
a. Keeping Scores High

9. Training and Current Information Sources
. Studying the Trade
a. Resources

10. Dealing With Customers
. The Customer is Not Always Right
a. Customers Are the Source of All Income

11. Diagnostic Strategies
. Never Guess, Always Test
a. Developing a Systematic Approach

12. Understanding Sales and Service Management
. Good Manager, Bad Manager
a. Flexibility and Common Sense

13. Marketing and Advertising
. Cost Analysis
a. The Importance of Word-of-Mouth

14. Warranty
. Factory, Dealer, and Independent Systems
a. The Importance of Documentation

15. Automotive Service Excellence (ASE Certification)
. The Importance of Certification
a. How to Prepare and Pass the Exams

16. Health and Safety Issues
. OSHA and HAZ-Mat Compliance
a. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

17. Summary
. The Top Five Rules For Business Success
a. Outstanding Customer Service Is the Key To Success

III. Course Objectives

The Student Will Be Able To:

0. Apply and demonstrate the dangers of various hazards found in a typical
modern vehicle service and repair facility, especially involving the service

and repair of the systems relevant to the Automotive Service Excellence
(ASE) Automotive Certification Tests.
1. Explain, compare, and contrast the different types of modern vehicle
repair shops, including service and repair procedures, parts supply, and
warranty issues.
2. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in identifying
the different methods of charging customers and systems of getting paid
for services rendered, including hourly rates, flat-rate, and commission, as
well as substantiate workplace and social ethics.
3. Explain, compare, and contrast methods of customer satisfaction surveys
and indexes.
4. Explain, compare, and contrast industry-approved marketing and
advertising techniques, including the interactive roles of the service, parts,
and sales departments.
5. Explain, compare, and contrast the current ASE Certification areas to
become certified as an ASE Master-level Automotive Technician (A1 thru
A8), including Passenger Car Diesel Technician (A9), General Service
Technician (G1), Undercar & Exhaust Technician (X1), Service Consultant
(C1), Parts Specialist (P2), Advanced Engine Performance Technician
(L1), and an EPA-Authorized Section 609 Vehicle Refrigerant Recovery,
Recycling, and Recharging Technician.
6. Apply and demonstrate generic knowledge and skills that will enable them
to advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales Field operations
management spectrum.
IV. Methods of Instruction:
. Demonstration
A. Discussion (classroom)
B. Discussion (group)
C. Lecture
V. Assignments:
0. Read assigned textbook chapters.
1. Read assigned reference material.
2. Search and review periodicals and technical publications.
3. Research appropriate automotive related establishments and/or internet
topics.
4. Perform activity assignments.
5. Demonstration activity assignments in the classroom.
6. Analytical and research essay(s) on assigned topic(s).
VI. Methods of Evaluation:
. Measure understanding of course material through objective exams and
quizzes containing multiple choice, true-false and/or short answer
questions.
A. Assess individual projects for evidence of individual work, organization,
clarity and accuracy.
B. Evaluate individual presentations for evidence of individual work,
organization, clarity and accuracy.

C. Assess short writing assignments for evidence of proficiency in
organization, grammar and accuracy in identifying course content.

D. Appraise ability to research course related content in terms of
thoroughness and relevancy.

E. Measure understanding of homework for accuracy and relevancy through
quizzes, exams and/or short writing assignments.

VII. Texts/Instructional Materials:

Textbooks:

o David J. Ellingsen, The Auto Tech’s Handbook: An Insider’s Guide to Life
in the Repair Business; 1st Edition, Auto Tech Works Publishing, (ISBN:
ISBN: 978-0-9820-0970-3) (2012) Newest version

Other Instructional Material:

o Instructor-created Materials
o Print and/or Web-based Research Resources
o School-supplied Training Aids

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Rio Hondo College

AUTO 310 - The Global Development and Advancement of the
Automobile

Course Description:
This course provides automotive technology students with a detailed, practical study of
the development of the automobile from its beginnings to the present day. The course is
a practical study of the invention of the first suitable power source to be adopted to self-
propel a road vehicle and how it resulted in a major paradigm shift that revolutionized
transportation and mobility. Topics include the development of animal-drawn
transportation devices and the quest for a prime mover, the pioneering era of the
automobile and how it led to being an industrial product, mass production of the
automobile and how it became a consumer product, and new and emerging
technologies that support the automobile and motorized traffic and transportation
systems. Emphasis is placed upon the global perspective—particularly the
developments that occurred in the United States, Europe, and Asia—and the numerous
technological and business revolutions of the first and second half of the 20th century.
Current automotive industry practices and relevant case studies are discussed and
demonstrated throughout the course. The overall goal of this course is to have students
apply and demonstrate knowledge and skills that will enable them to advance their
employment in the vehicle after-sales field operations management spectrum.

Recommended Items: Title: Bosch Automotive Handbook; Author: Robert
Bosch, GmbH; 9th Edition (2014); Publisher: SAE International (Robert Bosch
GmbH); ISBN: 978-0-7680-8152-7 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Ingo Stuben; 1st Edition (2010); Publisher: SAE International (Expert
Verlag); ISBN: 978-3-8169-2941-3 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Don Goodsell; 2nd Edition (1995); Publisher: SAE International
(Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.); ISBN: 978-1-5609-1683-3 Title: Automotive
Engineering Fundamentals; Authors: Richard Stone & Jeffrey K. Ball; 1st Edition
(2004); Publisher: SAE International; ISBN: 978-0-7680-0987-3 Title: Automotive
Science and Mathematics; Author: Allan Bonnick; 1st Edition (2008); Publisher:
Routledge; ISBN: 978-0-7506-8522-1 Title: Math Anxiety Relief for Nearly
Everyone; Author: W. Charles Paulsen; 1st Edition (2012); Publisher: STEM
Books; ISBN: 978-0-6155-0540-4

I. Title V Requirements
A. Entering Skills (“Upon entering the course, students should be able
to…”):
1. Apply and demonstrate personal, shop, equipment, and vehicle
safety practices. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)
2. Understand, compare, and contrast the operation of vehicle
engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and

engine performance systems, parts, and components. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)
3. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems, parts, and
components. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)
4. Interpret and describe vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems
design and operation using electronic service information.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)
5. Interpret and describe the relationship between engines,
transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine
performance systems and sub-systems, including electronic
management systems. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)
6. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in using
appropriate machining practices to service, repair, overhaul and
rebuild vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)
7. Correctly diagnose and accurately repair simple malfunctions within
the vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems spectrum.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)
8. Demonstrate skills that will enable them to gain entry-level
employment as a vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems,
service and repair technician. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)
9. Demonstrate conceptual reasoning and skills to build models of
common everyday physical systems. (PHY 120)
10. Demonstrate proper MLA documentation. (ENGL 201/H)
11. Construct frequency distributions and various graphs and interpret
data displayed in tables and graphically. (MATH 130/H)

B. Exiting Skills (“Upon exiting the course, students should be able
to”):
1. Understand, compare, and contrast the different types of propulsion
mechanisms of wheeled including wind, water, animal, human, and
motorized power.
2. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying the different methods of self- propelled transportation
over land, air, and sea.
3. Understand, compare, and contrast how standards were set and
evolved over time by motorized road transport, including time
savings, individual mobility, and free-range transportation.

4. Understand, compare, and contrast the socio-economic issues that
were spawned by mass motorization, including traffic accidents,
energy consumption, dwindling resources, environmental pollution,
and climate change.

5. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
characterizing the automobile from technological, economic, and
ecological perspectives.

6. Apply and demonstrate generic knowledge and skills that will
enable them to advance their employment in the Vehicle After-
Sales Field Operations Management spectrum.

C. Minimum Required for a “C”:

Completion of all work with an accumulation of at least 70% of all possible
points.

II. Course Content

Lecture Outline:

1. The Prehistory of the Automobile—Ancient Times to 1880s
a. Animal-Drawn Transportation
b. Quest for More Efficiency

2. The Pioneering Era and Coming of Age—1880 to 1930
. Significant Industry and Development Events
a. The Four-Stroke Internal Combustion Engine

3. The Automobile As an Industrial Product—1930 to 1945
. Significant Industry and Development Events
a. American Superiority

4. The Mass-Produced Automobile—1945 to 1980
. Significant Industry and Development Events
a. Mass Motorization, American Legislation, and the Oil Crises

5. The Automobile As a Consumer Good—1980 to 2000
. Significant Industry and Development Events
a. The Asian and European Challenge

6. The Automobile Industry at the Turn of the Century—2000 and Beyond
. Significant Industry and Development Events
a. Electronics, On-Board Diagnostics, Alternative Fuels, Engines, and
Drive Systems

III. Course Objectives

The Student Will Be Able To:

0. Understand, compare, and contrast the different types of propulsion
mechanisms of wheeled including wind, water, animal, human, and
motorized power.

1. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in identifying
the different methods of self- propelled transportation over land, air, and
sea.

2. Understand, compare, and contrast how standards were set and evolved
over time by motorized road transport, including time savings, individual
mobility, and free-range transportation.

3. Understand, compare, and contrast the socio-economic issues that were
spawned by mass motorization, including traffic accidents, energy
consumption, dwindling resources, environmental pollution, and climate
change.

4. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
characterizing the automobile from technological, economic, and
ecological perspectives.

5. Apply and demonstrate generic knowledge and skills that will enable them
to advance their employment in the Vehicle After-Sales Field Operations
Management spectrum.

IV. Methods of Instruction:
. Demonstration
A. Discussion (classroom)
B. Discussion (group)
C. Lecture

V. Assignments:
0. Read assigned textbook chapters.
1. Read assigned reference material.
2. Search and review periodicals and technical publications.
3. Research appropriate automotive related establishments and/or internet
topics.
4. Perform activity assignments.
5. Demonstration activity assignments in the classroom.
6. Analytical and research essay(s) on assigned topic(s).

VI. Methods of Evaluation:
. Measure understanding of course material through objective exams and
quizzes containing multiple choice, true-false and/or short answer
questions.
A. Assess individual projects for evidence of individual work, organization,
clarity and accuracy.
B. Evaluate individual presentations for evidence of individual work,
organization, clarity and accuracy.
C. Assess short writing assignments for evidence of proficiency in
organization, grammar and accuracy in identifying course content.

D. Appraise ability to research course related content in terms of
thoroughness and relevancy.

E. Measure understanding of homework for accuracy and relevancy through
quizzes, exams and/or short writing assignments.

VII. Texts/Instructional Materials:

Textbooks:

o Erik Eckermann, World History of the Automobile, 1st Ed., Society of
Automotive Engineers, (ISBN: 978-0-7680-0800-5) (2001) Newest version

Other Instructional Material:

o Instructor-created Materials
o Print and/or Web-based Research Resources
o School-supplied Training Aids

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Rio Hondo College

AUTO 320 - The Progressive Growth of Automotive Technology

Course Description:
This course provides automotive technology students with a detailed, practical study of
the development of automotive technology from its beginnings to the present day,
focusing on the basics and its long-term development. The course is a practical and
contextualized study of the importance of the technological automotive changes that
have evolved as a result of engineering improvements and cultural changes. Topics
include the development of vehicle layout and design; the needs and behaviors of
drivers, producers, non-users, and other stakeholders; and the ever-changing,
computerized control of its systems and other emerging technologies. Emphasis will be
placed upon the systematic overview of the mechanization and electrification of the
automobile, not only as machines, but as a testimony to their important role in the way
we live today. Current automotive industry practices and relevant case studies are
discussed and demonstrated throughout the course. The overall goal of this course is to
have students apply and demonstrate knowledge and skills that will enable them to
advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales field operations management
spectrum.

Recommended Items: Title: Bosch Automotive Handbook; Author: Robert
Bosch, GmbH; 9th Edition (2014); Publisher: SAE International (Robert Bosch
GmbH); ISBN: 978-0-7680-8152-7 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Ingo Stuben; 1st Edition (2010); Publisher: SAE International (Expert
Verlag); ISBN: 978-3-8169-2941-3 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Don Goodsell; 2nd Edition (1995); Publisher: SAE International
(Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.); ISBN: 978-1-5609-1683-3 Title: Automotive
Engineering Fundamentals; Authors: Richard Stone & Jeffrey K. Ball; 1st Edition
(2004); Publisher: SAE International; ISBN: 978-0-7680-0987-3 Title: Automotive
Science and Mathematics; Author: Allan Bonnick; 1st Edition (2008); Publisher:
Routledge; ISBN: 978-0-7506-8522-1 Title: Math Anxiety Relief for Nearly
Everyone; Author: W. Charles Paulsen; 1st Edition (2012); Publisher: STEM
Books; ISBN: 978-0-6155-0540-4

I. Title V Requirements
A. Entering Skills (“Upon entering the course, students should be able
to…”):
1. Apply and demonstrate personal, shop, equipment, and vehicle
safety practices. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)
2. Understand, compare, and contrast the operation of vehicle
engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and
engine performance systems, parts, and components. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)

3. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems, parts, and
components. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

4. Interpret and describe vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems
design and operation using electronic service information.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)

5. Interpret and describe the relationship between engines,
transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine
performance systems and sub-systems, including electronic
management systems. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

6. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in using
appropriate machining practices to service, repair, overhaul and
rebuild vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)

7. Correctly diagnose and accurately repair simple malfunctions within
the vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems spectrum.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)

8. Demonstrate skills that will enable them to gain entry-level
employment as a vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems,
service and repair technician. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

9. Demonstrate conceptual reasoning and skills to build models of
common everyday physical systems. (PHY 120)

10. Demonstrate proper MLA documentation. (ENGL 210/H)
11. Construct frequency distributions and various graphs, and interpret

data displayed in tables and graphically. (MATH 130/H)

B. Exiting Skills (“Upon exiting the course, students should be able
to”):
1. Compare, and contrast the different types of automotive technology
systems that have evolved over time, including propulsion, chassis,
body, and electrical systems.
2. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying the different types of automotive technology functional
groups that evolved over time, such as engines, drivetrains,
suspension, steering, brakes, safety, comfort, and convenience
systems.
3. Compare and contrast the evolution of automotive technology
towards computerization and electronic control.

4. Compare, and contrast the distant but crucial relationships that
exist between the automotive technology engineer, producer,
manufacturer, consumer, and user.

5. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
discussing the evolutionary development of automotive technology
and the main trends that drive and govern it.

6. Apply and demonstrate generic knowledge and skills that will
enable them to advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales
field operations management spectrum.

C. Minimum Required for a “C”:

Completion of all work with an accumulation of at least 70% of all possible
points.

II. Course Content

Lecture Outline:

1. The Evolution of Automotive Technology
a. 125-years of Technological and Cultural Influence
b. Understanding Incremental Changes of Technological
Development

2. The Engine: Mixture Formation
. Developing the Vehicle’s Basic Layout
a. Modifying the Stationary Engine to a Dynamic Power Source

3. The Engine: Ignition
. Modifying the Engine From an Industrial Application
a. The Battery Starting, Lighting, Ignition System

4. The Drivetrain-I: Energy Transformation From the Engine to the Wheels
. Shaping the Drivetrain Configuration
a. The Technological Revolution of the Front-Wheel-Drive Vehicle

5. The Drivetrain-II: Multiplying Energy and Modifying Speed
. Cost Analysis
a. Technological Automation

6. The Chassis: Steering and Control
. Pre-Vehicle Developments
a. Combining City Driving and Highway Driving Dynamics

7. Wheel and Suspension: Vibration, Shock, and Road Adhesion
. The Suspension System
a. The Radial Tire and Modern Systems

8. Stopping the Vehicle: Generating and Distributing Braking Energy
. Braking Levels
a. Braking Technology

9. Automation: Creating the Modern Unskilled Driver
. The Electronic Revolution
a. Current Trends and Redefining Modern Vehicle Technology

10. Safety and Security: From Danger to Risk
. Enclosing the Vehicle Body
a. Vehicle Risk Compensation

11. The Global Environment: Discovering Root Causes
. Inventing the Environment
a. Pollution as a Global Concern

12. Science and Technology: The Co-Evolution of Engineering Knowledge
. How Do Engineers Know What to Do?
a. The Societal Context of Technology

13. De-carbonization: Searching for Radical Alternatives
. The Importance of Expectations
a. Does an Absolute Freedom of Local Pollution Exist?

14. Innovation: Production, Diffusion, and Use
. How to Construct Trends
a. Mass Motorization

15. World Mobility: Shifting the Focus
. Western Philosophy and the Rest of the World
a. The Vehicle as a Global Urban Problem

III. Course Objectives

The Student Will Be Able To:

0. Compare, and contrast the different types of automotive technology
systems that have evolved over time, including propulsion, chassis, body,
and electrical systems.

1. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in identifying
the different types of automotive technology functional groups that evolved
over time, such as engines, drivetrains, suspension, steering, brakes,
safety, comfort, and convenience systems.

2. Compare and contrast the evolution of automotive technology towards
computerization and electronic control.

3. Compare, and contrast the distant but crucial relationships that exist
between the automotive technology engineer, producer, manufacturer,
consumer, and user.

4. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in discussing
the evolutionary development of automotive technology and the main
trends that drive and govern it.

5. Apply and demonstrate generic knowledge and skills that will enable them
to advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales field operations
management spectrum.

IV. Methods of Instruction:
. Demonstration
A. Discussion (classroom)

B. Discussion (group)
C. Lecture

Other Methods:

V. Assignments:
0. Read assigned textbook chapters.
1. Read assigned reference material.
2. Search and review periodicals and technical publications.
3. Research appropriate automotive related establishments and/or internet
topics.
4. Perform activity assignments.
5. Demonstration activity assignments in the classroom.
6. Analytical and research essay(s) on assigned topic(s).

VI. Methods of Evaluation:
. Measure understanding of course material through objective exams and
quizzes containing multiple choice, true-false and/or short answer
questions.
A. Assess individual projects for evidence of individual work, organization,
clarity and accuracy.
B. Evaluate individual presentations for evidence of individual work,
organization, clarity and accuracy.
C. Assess short writing assignments for evidence of proficiency in
organization, grammar and accuracy in identifying course content.
D. Appraise ability to research course related content in terms of
thoroughness and relevancy.
E. Measure understanding of homework for accuracy and relevancy through
quizzes, exams and/or short writing assignments.

Other Methods:

VII. Texts/Instructional Materials:

Textbooks:

o Gijs Mom, The Evolution of Automotive Technology: A Handbook; 1st Ed.,
Society of Automotive Engineers, (ISBN: 978-0-7680-8027-7) (2014)
Newest version

Other Instructional Material:

o Instructor-created Materials
o Print and/or Web-based Research Resources
o School-supplied Training Aids

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CIP Code: __15.0803______

RIO HONDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

AUTO 499
Directed Study in Automotive Technology

Course Description
The course provides an opportunity for the Automotive Technology student to expand their studies in the
Bachelor of Science Degree beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by
agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contact the instructor to
determine the scope of the assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students
must possess a 2.5 overall GPA, a 3.0 GPA in the discipline of study being requested, or receive an
exception from the instructor. Students are required to take 4 units of Directed Study within a discipline
to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Automotive Technology.

4 Units/72 Total Hours
[2016-2017] Effective Fall 2017

1

Rio Hondo College

I. Department: Automotive Technology/Career Technical Education
Course Number: AUTO 499

Course Title: Directed Study in Automotive Technology

Units: 4 Hours: 72 Lecture/Demonstration

Advisory: ENGL 201 or ENGL 201H, MATH 130 or MATH 130H, or MATH 160, PHY 120 (all with a grade of “C” or better)
Prerequisite: Enrollment requires an AS Degree in Automotive Technology or Similar Field, and

special approval from the Program Advisor, AUTO 440 and AUTO 450

Corequisite: N/A

II. Need/Justification/Goals:
This course is a requirement of the Bachelor’s Degree in Automotive Technology. It will provide Junior- and/or Senior-level

Automotive Technology Baccalaureate Degree students high-level knowledge and skills that will enable them to advance their
employment in the Vehicle After-Sales Field Operations Management spectrum. This course will also enhance student’s level of

technical competency, effective communication and interpersonal skills, and substantiate workplace and social ethics, the ability to

work in teams, and to continue to pursue professional development and lifelong learning.

III. Title V Requirements

A) Entering Skills (“Upon entering the course, students should be able to”):
1. Apply and demonstrate personal, shop, equipment, and vehicle safety practices.
2. Understand, compare, and contrast the operation of vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and
engine performance systems, parts, and components.
3. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in identifying vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems, parts, and components.
4. Interpret and describe vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems
design and operation using electronic service information.
5. Interpret and describe the relationship between engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine
performance systems and sub-systems, including electronic management systems.
6. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in using appropriate machining practices to service, repair, overhaul
and rebuild vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems.
7. Correctly diagnose and accurately repair simple malfunctions within the vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems spectrum.
8. Demonstrate skills that will enable them to gain entry-level employment as a vehicle engine, transmissions, brakes, suspension,
air conditioning, and engine performance systems service and repair technician.
9. Demonstrate conceptual reasoning and skills to build models of common everyday physical systems.
10. Apply scientific thinking in everyday situations.
11. Demonstrate a comprehension that physics is a set of thinking skills, not a collection of facts.
12. Demonstrate competence in forming and supporting different types of claims, such as claims of fact, claims of value, and
claims of policy.
13. Demonstrate proper MLA documentation.
14. Demonstrate competency in the grammar, mechanics, and style appropriate to college-level writing.
15. Construct frequency distributions and various graphs from sets of data.
16. Calculate and apply the measures of central tendency, variation, and position.
17. Ability to use appropriate hypothesis test in real world applications.
18. Solve linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions.
19. Understand sequences and series and evaluate sum of arithmetic and geometric series.
B) Exiting Skills/Objectives (“Upon exiting the course, students should be able to”):

1. Plan a directed study project in either the Technical or Business Marketing disciplines of the Automotive Technology Bachelor
of Science degree.

2. Conduct the directed study project by means of literature research, field or laboratory work or by other means mutually agreed
upon in the student-faculty contract as appropriate for the discipline.

3. Identify key concepts from assignments, projects and/or research.
4. Present the results of the study in a written or oral report or by some other means as determined by the contract.
C) Minimum Required for a “C”:
Completion of all work with an accumulation of at least 70% of all possible points.

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IV. Course Content
1. Assessment of the Automotive Sales, Service, and Parts Industry
2. The Global Development and Advancement of the Automobile
3. The Progressive Growth of Automotive Technology
4. Analyzing Vehicle Electrical/Electronic Systems
5. Principles of Automotive Service Management
6. Analyzing Vehicle Fuels, Lubricants, and Combustion
7. Standard Accounting Systems of the Automotive Industry
8. Analyzing Vehicle Stability, Dynamics, and NVH
9. Digital Marketing for the Automotive Industry
10. Analyzing Dynamic Functions of Vehicle Drivetrain Systems
11. Finance & Insurance for the Automotive Industry
12. Analyzing Vehicle Safety, Comfort, and Security Systems
13. Variable & Fixed Operations of the Automotive Industry

V. Textbooks
Textbook not required however materials listed in “Other Instructional Materials” will be
utilized.
Other Instructional Material
Instructor-created Materials
Print and/or Web-based Research Resources
School-supplied Training Aids

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VI. Exiting Skills/Objectives VII. Methods of Instruction

The Student Will Be Able To: A. Lecture presentation of subject matter.
B. Class demonstration of subject matter.
A. Plan a directed study project in C. Class discussion of lecture and reading
either the Technical or
Business Marketing disciplines assignments.
of the Bachelor of Science degree. D. Class review of homework assignments.
E. Group discussions of reading and homework
B. Conduct the directed study
project by means of literature assignments.
research, field or laboratory work F. Student presentations.
or by other means mutually agreed G. Audio/visual presentations.
upon in the student-faculty contract
as appropriate for the discipline.

C. Identify key concepts from
assignments, projects and/or
research.

D. Present the results of the study in a
written or oral report or by some
other means as determined by the
contract.

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VIII. Assignments IX. Methods of Evaluation

A. Read assigned textbook chapters. A. Assess written assignments from
B. Read assigned reference material. textbook materials for content and
C. Search and review periodicals and accuracy.

technical publications. B. Measure student progress by
D. Research appropriate automotive providing periodic objective tests
on course content.
related establishments and/or
internet topics. C. Assess achievements of course
E. Perform activity assignments. objectives on midterm and final
exam.
F. Demonstration activity
D. Assess Industry presentation for
assignments in the classroom. content, course objective and
G. Analytical and research essay(s) on subject materials.

assigned topic(s). E. Attendance & completion of
H. Prepare and deliver a presentation homework will be evaluated as
part of the final grade.
to an industry advisory or focus
group. F. Evaluate activity assignments
demonstrated in the classroom for
accuracy based on Industry
Standards.

G. Evaluate required analytical and
research essay(s) for clear
demonstration of thesis, support,
conclusion, critical thinking, and
analysis, and per MLA Format
Standards.

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Technical Course
Curriculum

Rio Hondo College

AUTO 340 - Analyzing Vehicle Electrical/Electronic Systems

Course Description:
This course provides automotive technology students with a detailed, practical
application of electrical and electronic systems of the modern automobile. The course is
a practical study of computerized vehicle controls and diagnostic strategies as they
pertain to the function, operation, and vehicle on-board diagnostic and communication
systems of the engine, powertrain, brakes, suspension, safety, convenience, and
emission control systems. Topics include emerging technologies (such as modern
instrumentation, navigation, and telematics) and the use of vehicle network
configuration systems used by late-model automotive manufacturers. Emphasis is
placed on the design of system parts, components, and subsystems; and their
operational characteristics, including programmed microprocessors, microcontrollers,
and computer-language protocol. Current industry-approved diagnostic,
troubleshooting, and reprogramming techniques and relevant case studies are
discussed and demonstrated throughout the course. The overall goal of this course is to
have students apply and demonstrate knowledge and skills that will enable them to
advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales field operations management
spectrum.

Recommended Items: Title: Bosch Automotive Handbook; Author: Robert
Bosch, GmbH; 9th Edition (2014); Publisher: SAE International (Robert Bosch
GmbH); ISBN: 978-0-7680-8152-7 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Ingo Stuben; 1st Edition (2010); Publisher: SAE International (Expert
Verlag); ISBN: 978-3-8169-2941-3 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Don Goodsell; 2nd Edition (1995); Publisher: SAE International
(Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.); ISBN: 978-1-5609-1683-3 Title: Automotive
Engineering Fundamentals; Authors: Richard Stone & Jeffrey K. Ball; 1st Edition
(2004); Publisher: SAE International; ISBN: 978-0-7680-0987-3 Title: Automotive
Science and Mathematics; Author: Allan Bonnick; 1st Edition (2008); Publisher:
Routledge; ISBN: 978-0-7506-8522-1 Title: Math Anxiety Relief for Nearly
Everyone; Author: W. Charles Paulsen; 1st Edition (2012); Publisher: STEM
Books; ISBN: 978-0-6155-0540-4

I. Title V Requirements
A. Entering Skills (“Upon entering the course, students should be able
to…”):
1. Apply and demonstrate personal, shop, equipment, and vehicle
safety practices. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)
2. Compare, and contrast the operation of vehicle engines,
transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine
performance systems, parts, and components. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)

3. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems, parts, and
components. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

4. Interpret and describe vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems
design and operation using electronic service information.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)

5. Interpret and describe the relationship between engines,
transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine
performance systems and sub-systems, including electronic
management systems. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

6. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in using
appropriate machining practices to service, repair, overhaul and
rebuild vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)

7. Correctly diagnose and accurately repair simple malfunctions within
the vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems spectrum.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)

8. Demonstrate skills that will enable them to gain entry-level
employment as a vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems,
service and repair technician. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

9. Demonstrate conceptual reasoning and skills to build models of
common everyday physical systems. (PHY 120)

10. Demonstrate proper MLA documentation. (ENGL 201/H)
11. Construct frequency distributions and various graphs, and interpret

data displayed in tables and graphically. (MATH 130/H)

B. Exiting Skills (“Upon exiting the course, students should be able
to”):
1. Apply and demonstrate the dangers of various hazards found in a
typical modern vehicle service and repair facility, especially
involving the service and repair of electrical and electronic and
related systems.
2. Compare, and contrast modern vehicle electrical and electronic
management systems, including vehicle on-board diagnostic and
communication network systems.
3. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying modern vehicle electrical and electronic management
systems, including vehicle on-board diagnostic communication
network systems.

4. Compare, and contrast methods of reprogramming electronically
controlled vehicle systems.

5. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
reprogramming electronically controlled vehicle systems.

6. Compare, and contrast industry-approved diagnostic and
troubleshooting techniques of modern vehicle electrical and
electronic management systems, including vehicle on-board
diagnostic and communication network systems.

7. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities of
industry-approved diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques of
modern vehicle electrical and electronic management systems,
including vehicle on-board diagnostic and communication network
systems.

8. Apply and demonstrate technical-specific knowledge and skills that
will enable them to advance their employment in the vehicle after-
sales field operations management spectrum.

C. Minimum Required for a “C”:

Completion of all work with an accumulation of at least 70% of all possible
points.

II. Course Content

Lecture Outline:

1. Review of Automotive Fundamentals
a. Major Vehicle Systems
b. Evolution & Use of Automotive Electronics

2. Review of Electronics Fundamentals
. Semiconductor Devices
a. Operational Amplifiers
b. Binary Number System
c. Logic Circuits: Combinational and With Memory
d. Integrated Circuits

3. Systems Approach to Control & Instrumentation
. Concept of a System
a. Block Diagram Representation of a System
b. Electronic System Performance
c. Instruments

4. Microcomputer Instrumentation and Control
. Fundamentals
a. Tasks
b. Operations

c. CPU Registers
d. Reading Instructions
e. Examples
f. Hardware
g. Applications in Automotive Systems
5. Electronic Engine Control Basics
. Exhaust Emissions
a. Fuel Economy
b. Performance
c. Federal Test Procedures
d. Parameters
e. Variables
f. Engine Mapping
6. Sensors and Actuators
. Measured Variables
a. Actuator Control
7. Digital Engine Control
. Systems
a. Features
b. Control Modes
8. Vehicle Motion Control
. Cruise Control
a. Throttle Actuator
b. Antilock Brakes
c. Electronic Suspension
9. Instrumentation and Telematics
. Input/Output Signal Conversion
a. Multiplexing
b. Sampling
c. Advantages
d. Display Devices
e. CAN Network
10. Diagnostics
. Timing Light
a. Engine Analyzer
b. Electronic Control Systems
c. Expert Systems
d. Occupant Protection Systems
11. Future Automotive Electrical Systems
. Telematics
a. Engine and Drivetrain
b. Safety
c. Instrumentation
d. Multiplexing
e. Navigation Systems
f. Telematics

g. Advanced Cruise Control
h. Stability Augmentation
i. Automatic Driving Control
III. Course Objectives

The Student Will Be Able To:

0. Apply and demonstrate the dangers of various hazards found in a typical
modern vehicle service and repair facility, especially involving the service
and repair of electrical and electronic and related systems.

1. Compare, and contrast modern vehicle electrical and electronic
management systems, including vehicle on-board diagnostic and
communication network systems.

2. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in identifying
modern vehicle electrical and electronic management systems, including
vehicle on-board diagnostic communication network systems.

3. Compare, and contrast methods of reprogramming electronically
controlled vehicle systems.

4. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
reprogramming electronically controlled vehicle systems.

5. Compare, and contrast industry-approved diagnostic and troubleshooting
techniques of modern vehicle electrical and electronic management
systems, including vehicle on-board diagnostic and communication
network systems.

6. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities of industry-
approved diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques of modern vehicle
electrical and electronic management systems, including vehicle on-board
diagnostic and communication network systems.

7. Apply and demonstrate technical-specific knowledge and skills that will
enable them to advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales field
operations management spectrum.

IV. Methods of Instruction:
. Audio-Visual
A. Demonstration
B. Discussion (classroom)
C. Discussion (group)
D. Lecture
E. Presentations

Other Methods:

Class review of homework assignments.

V. Assignments:
0. Read assigned textbook chapters.
1. Read assigned reference material.
2. Search and review periodicals and technical publications.
3. Research appropriate automotive related establishments and/or internet
topics.
4. Perform activity assignments.
5. Demonstration activity assignments in the classroom.
6. Analytical and research essay(s) on assigned topic(s).

VI. Methods of Evaluation:
. Measure understanding of course material through objective exams and
quizzes containing multiple choice, true-false and/or short answer
questions.
A. Assess individual projects for evidence of individual work, organization,
clarity and accuracy.
B. Evaluate individual presentations for evidence of individual work,
organization, clarity and accuracy.
C. Assess short writing assignments for evidence of proficiency in
organization, grammar and accuracy in identifying course content.
D. Appraise ability to research course related content in terms of
thoroughness and relevancy.
E. Measure understanding of homework for accuracy and relevancy through
quizzes, exams and/or short writing assignments.

VII. Texts/Instructional Materials:

Textbooks:

o William B. Ribbons, Understanding Automotive Electronics; 7th Edition,
Butterworth-Heineman/Elsevier Inc, (ISBN: 978-0-7680-2084-7) (2012)
Newest version

Other Instructional Material:

o Instructor-created Materials
o Print and/or Web-based Research Resources
o School-supplied Training Aids

Generated on: 2/24/2020 3:14:58 PM

Rio Hondo College

AUTO 360 - Analyzing Vehicle Fuels, Lubricants, and Combustion

Course Description:
This course provides automotive technology students with a detailed, practical
application of the fuels, lubricants, and combustion systems of the modern automobile.
The course is a realistic study of the physical and chemical properties of fuels,
lubricants, and combustion, including diagnostic strategies as they pertain to the
function, operation, and everyday use of the systems and subsystems of the automotive
internal combustion engine and related powertrain components. Topics include
emerging technologies, such as modern fuel and lubricant requirements and how they
affect combustion, emissions, and maintenance schedules used by late-model
automotive manufacturers. Emphasis is placed on the design of system parts,
components, subsystems, and their operational characteristics, including failure
analysis. Current industry-approved diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques and
relevant case studies are discussed and demonstrated throughout the course. The
overall goal of this course is to have students apply and demonstrate knowledge and
skills that will enable them to advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales field
operations management spectrum.

Recommended Items: Title: Bosch Automotive Handbook; Author: Robert
Bosch, GmbH; 9th Edition (2014); Publisher: SAE International (Robert Bosch
GmbH); ISBN: 978-0-7680-8152-7 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Ingo Stuben; 1st Edition (2010); Publisher: SAE International (Expert
Verlag); ISBN: 978-3-8169-2941-3 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Don Goodsell; 2nd Edition (1995); Publisher: SAE International
(Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.); ISBN: 978-1-5609-1683-3 Title: Automotive
Engineering Fundamentals; Authors: Richard Stone & Jeffrey K. Ball; 1st Edition
(2004); Publisher: SAE International; ISBN: 978-0-7680-0987-3 Title: Automotive
Science and Mathematics; Author: Allan Bonnick; 1st Edition (2008); Publisher:
Routledge; ISBN: 978-0-7506-8522-1 Title: Math Anxiety Relief for Nearly
Everyone; Author: W. Charles Paulsen; 1st Edition (2012); Publisher: STEM
Books; ISBN: 978-0-6155-0540-4

I. Title V Requirements
A. Entering Skills (“Upon entering the course, students should be able
to…”):
1. Apply and demonstrate personal, shop, equipment, and vehicle
safety practices. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)
2. Compare, and contrast the operation of vehicle engines,
transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine
performance systems, parts, and components. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)

3. Apply and demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities in identifying
vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems, parts, and
components. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

4. Interpret and describe vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems
design and operation using electronic service information.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)

5. Interpret and describe the relationship between engines,
transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine
performance systems and sub-systems, including electronic
management systems. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

6. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities in using
appropriate machining practices to service, repair, overhaul and
rebuild vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)

7. Correctly diagnose and accurately repair simple malfunctions within
the vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems spectrum.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)

8. Demonstrate skills that will enable them to gain entry-level
employment as a vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems,
service and repair technician. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

9. Demonstrate conceptual reasoning and skills to build models of
common everyday physical systems. (PHY 120)

10. Demonstrate proper MLA documentation. (ENGL 201/H)
11. Construct frequency distributions and various graphs, and interpret

data displayed in tables and graphically. (MATH 130/H)

B. Exiting Skills (“Upon exiting the course, students should be able
to”):
1. Apply and demonstrate the dangers of various hazards found in a
typical modern vehicle service and repair facility, especially
involving the service and repair of internal combustion engines and
related powertrain systems.
2. Compare and contrast the properties and operation of modern
vehicle fuels, lubricants, and combustion processes.
3. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying the properties of modern vehicle fuels, lubricants, and
combustion.
4. Interpret and describe the function of modern vehicle fuels,
lubricants, and combustion.

5. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
diagnosing modern vehicle fuels, lubricants, and combustion
processes of internal combustion engines and related powertrain
components using failure analysis techniques.

6. Compare and contrast industry-approved diagnostic and
troubleshooting techniques of modern vehicle fuels, lubricants, and
combustion processes of internal combustion engines and related
powertrain components.

7. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities of
industry-approved diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques of
modern vehicle fuels, lubricants, and combustion of internal
combustion engines and related powertrain components.

8. Apply and demonstrate technical-specific knowledge and skills that
will enable them to advance their employment in the vehicle after-
sales field operations management spectrum.

C. Minimum Required for a “C”:

Completion of all work with an accumulation of at least 70% of all possible
points.

II. Course Content

Lecture Outline:

1. Review of Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals
a. Operating Principles
b. Early Developments
c. Characteristics
d. Types
e. Future Prospects

2. Thermodynamic Principles
. Ideal Air Standard Cycles
a. Comparison Between Thermodynamic and Mechanical Cycles
b. Additional Performance Parameters
c. Fuel/Air Cycles
d. Computer Models

3. Combustion and Fuels
. Combustion and Fuel Chemistry
a. Combustion Thermodynamics
b. Dissociation
c. Pre-mixed Combustion: SI Engines
d. Combustion: CI Engines
e. Fuels and Additives

f. Fuel Oxidation and Legislation: SI/CI Engines
g. Combustion Modeling
4. SI Engines
. Combustion Chambers
a. Catalysts and Emissions
b. Cycle-by-Cycle Variations
c. Ignition Systems
d. Mixture Preparation
e. Electronic Control
5. Direct Injection SI Engines
. Injection Systems
a. Emissions
b. Downsizing
c. Particulate matter Emissions
6. CI Engines
. Direct Injection (DI)
a. Indirect Systems (IDI)
b. Cold Starting Issues
c. Equipment & Components
d. Emissions
e. Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI)
7. Induction and Exhaust Processes
. Valve Gear
a. Flow Characteristics
b. Valve Timing
c. Unsteady Compressible Fluid Flow
d. Manifold Design
e. Silencing Resonance
8. Two-Stroke Engines
. Gas Flow Parameters
a. Scavenging Systems
b. Scavenging Modeling
c. Experimental Techniques for Evaluation and Results for Port Flow

Coefficients
d. Engine Performance and Technology
9. In-Cylinder Motion and Turbulent Combustion
. Flow Measurement Techniques
a. Turbulence
b. Turbulent Combustion Modeling
10. Turbocharging and Supercharging
. Supercharging
a. Radial and Axial Flow Machines
b. Turbocharging CI Engines
c. Turbocharging SI Engines
d. Practical Considerations and Systems
11. Engine Modeling

. Zero-Dimensional Modeling
a. Practical Application Modeling of a Turbocharged Medium-Speed

CI Engine
12. Mechanical Design Considerations

. Disposition and Number of Cylinders
a. Cylinder Block and Head Materials
b. Pistons and Rings
c. Connecting Rods, Crankshaft, Camshaft, and Valves
d. Lubrication and Bearings
e. Advanced Design Concepts
13. Heat Transfer in Internal Combustion Engines
. In-Cylinder heat Transfer
a. Engine Cooling
b. Liquid Systems
14. Experimental Facilities
. Quasi-Steady Instrumentation
a. Experimental Accuracy
b. Measurement of Exhaust Emissions
c. Computer-Based Combustion Analysis
d. Advanced Test Systems
15. Case Studies
. The Rover K-Series Engine and Design
a. The Chrysler 2.2-Liter SI Engine
b. The Ford 2.5-Liter CI Engine
III. Course Objectives

The Student Will Be Able To:

0. Apply and demonstrate the dangers of various hazards found in a typical
modern vehicle service and repair facility, especially involving the service
and repair of internal combustion engines and related powertrain systems.

1. Compare and contrast the properties and operation of modern vehicle
fuels, lubricants, and combustion processes.

2. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in identifying
the properties of modern vehicle fuels, lubricants, and combustion.

3. Interpret and describe the function of modern vehicle fuels, lubricants, and
combustion.

4. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in diagnosing
modern vehicle fuels, lubricants, and combustion processes of internal
combustion engines and related powertrain components using failure
analysis techniques.

5. Compare and contrast industry-approved diagnostic and troubleshooting
techniques of modern vehicle fuels, lubricants, and combustion processes
of internal combustion engines and related powertrain components.

6. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities of industry-
approved diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques of modern vehicle

fuels, lubricants, and combustion of internal combustion engines and
related powertrain components.
7. Apply and demonstrate technical-specific knowledge and skills that will
enable them to advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales field
operations management spectrum.
IV. Methods of Instruction:
. Demonstration
A. Discussion (classroom)
B. Discussion (group)
C. Lecture

Other Methods:

V. Assignments:
0. Read assigned textbook chapters.
1. Read assigned reference material.
2. Search and review periodicals and technical publications.
3. Research appropriate automotive related establishments and/or internet
topics.
4. Perform activity assignments.
5. Demonstration activity assignments in the classroom.
6. Analytical and research essay(s) on assigned topic(s).

VI. Methods of Evaluation:
. Measure understanding of course material through objective exams and
quizzes containing multiple choice, true-false and/or short answer
questions.
A. Assess individual projects for evidence of individual work, organization,
clarity and accuracy.
B. Evaluate individual presentations for evidence of individual work,
organization, clarity and accuracy.
C. Assess short writing assignments for evidence of proficiency in
organization, grammar and accuracy in identifying course content.
D. Appraise ability to research course related content in terms of
thoroughness and relevancy.
E. Measure understanding of homework for accuracy and relevancy through
quizzes, exams and/or short writing assignments.

Other Methods:

VII. Texts/Instructional Materials:

Textbooks:

o Richard Stone, Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines; 4th Edition ,
Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc, (ISBN: 978-0-7680-2084-7) (2012)
Newest version

Other Instructional Material:

o Instructor-created Materials
o Print and/or Web-based Research Resources
o School-supplied Training Aids

Generated on: 2/24/2020 3:47:11 PM

Rio Hondo College

AUTO 400 - Analyzing Vehicle Stability, Dynamics, and NVH

Course Description:
This course provides automotive technology students with a detailed, practical
application of stability, dynamics, and noise-vibration-harshness (NVH) of the modern
automobile. The course is a practical study of the systems that provide vehicle
operation safety, including diagnostic strategies as they pertain to the function,
operation, and everyday use of automotive tires, brakes, steering, and suspension
systems. Topics include emerging technologies such as modern antilock brakes,
traction control, electronic stability assist, electronic power steering, active suspension,
and tire construction and pressure monitoring systems used by late-model automotive
manufacturers. Emphasis is placed on the design of system parts, components,
subsystems, and their operational characteristics, including techniques in reducing
NVH. Current industry-approved diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques and
relevant case studies are discussed and demonstrated throughout the course. The
overall goal of this course is to have students apply and demonstrate knowledge and
skills that will enable them to advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales field
operations management spectrum.

Recommended Items: Title: Bosch Automotive Handbook; Author: Robert
Bosch, GmbH; 9th Edition (2014); Publisher: SAE International (Robert Bosch
GmbH); ISBN: 978-0-7680-8152-7 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Ingo Stuben; 1st Edition (2010); Publisher: SAE International (Expert
Verlag); ISBN: 978-3-8169-2941-3 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Don Goodsell; 2nd Edition (1995); Publisher: SAE International
(Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.); ISBN: 978-1-5609-1683-3 Title: Automotive
Engineering Fundamentals; Authors: Richard Stone & Jeffrey K. Ball; 1st Edition
(2004); Publisher: SAE International; ISBN: 978-0-7680-0987-3 Title: Automotive
Science and Mathematics; Author: Allan Bonnick; 1st Edition (2008); Publisher:
Routledge; ISBN: 978-0-7506-8522-1 Title: Math Anxiety Relief for Nearly
Everyone; Author: W. Charles Paulsen; 1st Edition (2012); Publisher: STEM
Books; ISBN: 978-0-6155-0540-4

I. Title V Requirements
A. Entering Skills (“Upon entering the course, students should be able
to…”):
1. Apply and demonstrate personal, shop, equipment, and vehicle
safety practices. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)
2. Compare and contrast the operation of vehicle engines,
transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine
performance systems, parts, and components. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)

3. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems, parts, and
components. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

4. Interpret and describe vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems
design and operation using electronic service information.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)

5. Interpret and describe the relationship between engines,
transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine
performance systems and sub-systems, including electronic
management systems. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

6. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in using
appropriate machining practices to service, repair, overhaul and
rebuild vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)

7. Correctly diagnose and accurately repair simple malfunctions within
the vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems spectrum.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)

8. Demonstrate skills that will enable them to gain entry-level
employment as a vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems,
service and repair technician. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

9. Demonstrate conceptual reasoning and skills to build models of
common everyday physical systems. (PHY 120)

10. Demonstrate proper MLA documentation. (ENGL 201/H)
11. Construct frequency distributions and various graphs, and interpret

data displayed in tables and graphically. (MATH 130/H)

B. Exiting Skills (“Upon exiting the course, students should be able
to”):
1. Apply and demonstrate the dangers of various hazards found in a
typical modern vehicle service and repair facility, especially
involving the service and repair of brakes, steering, and suspension
and related systems.
2. Understand, compare, and contrast modern vehicle brakes,
steering, and suspension systems.
3. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying modern vehicle brakes, steering, and suspension
systems.

4. Compare and contrast methods of diagnosing modern vehicle
brakes, steering, and suspension systems using failure analysis
techniques.

5. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
diagnosing modern vehicle brakes, steering, and suspension
systems using failure analysis techniques.

6. Compare and contrast industry-approved diagnostic and
troubleshooting techniques of modern vehicle brakes, steering, and
suspension systems.

7. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities of
industry-approved diagnostic and trouble-shooting techniques of
modern vehicle brakes, steering, and suspension systems.

8. Apply and demonstrate technical-specific knowledge and skills that
will enable them to advance their employment in the vehicle after-
sales field operations management spectrum.

C. Minimum Required for a “C”:

Completion of all work with an accumulation of at least 70% of all possible
points

II. Course Content

Lecture Outline:

1. Tire Characteristics and Vehicle Handling & Stability
a. Tire and Axle Characteristics
b. Vehicle Handling and Stability

2. Basic Tire Modeling Considerations
. Definition of Tire Input Quantities
a. Assessment of Tire Input Motion Components

3. Theory of Steady-State Slip Force and Moment Generation
. The Tire Brush Model
a. The Tread Simulation Model

4. Semi-Empirical Tire Models
. The Similarity Method
a. The Tire Model Method

5. Theory of Wheel Shimmy Phenomenon
. The Simple Trailing Wheel System
a. Systems With Yaw and Lateral Degrees of Freedom

6. Single-Contact-Point Transient Tire Models
. Model Development
a. Enhanced Non-Linear Models

7. Applications of Transient Tire Models

. Vehicle Response to Steer Angle Variations
a. ABS Braking on Undulated Roads
8. Short Wavelength Intermediate Frequency Tire Model
. The Contact Patch Slip Model
a. Dynamic Tire Model Performance
9. Dynamic Tire Response to Short Road Unevenness
. Model Development
a. Simulation and Experiment on Road Unevenness
10. Motorcycle Dynamics
. Model Description
a. Analysis of Steady-State Cornering
11. Tire Steady-State and Dynamic Test Facilities
. Out-of-Plane Test Rig
a. Trailing Arm ‘Pendulum’ Test Rig
b. Yaw Oscillation Test Rig
12. Summary
. Outlines of Advanced Dynamic Tire Models
a. Structure and Tread Models
b. Test and Model Comparison
III. Course Objectives

The Student Will Be Able To:

0. Apply and demonstrate the dangers of various hazards found in a typical
modern vehicle service and repair facility, especially involving the service
and repair of brakes, steering, and suspension and related systems.

1. Understand, compare, and contrast modern vehicle brakes, steering, and
suspension systems.

2. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in identifying
modern vehicle brakes, steering, and suspension systems.

3. Compare and contrast methods of diagnosing modern vehicle brakes,
steering, and suspension systems using failure analysis techniques.

4. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in diagnosing
modern vehicle brakes, steering, and suspension systems using failure
analysis techniques.

5. Compare and contrast industry-approved diagnostic and troubleshooting
techniques of modern vehicle brakes, steering, and suspension systems.

6. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities of industry-
approved diagnostic and trouble-shooting techniques of modern vehicle
brakes, steering, and suspension systems.

7. Apply and demonstrate technical-specific knowledge and skills that will
enable them to advance their employment in the vehicle after-sales field
operations management spectrum.

IV. Methods of Instruction:
. Demonstration
A. Discussion (classroom)

B. Discussion (group)
C. Lecture

Other Methods:

V. Assignments:
0. Read assigned textbook chapters.
1. Read assigned reference material.
2. Search and review periodicals and technical publications.
3. Research appropriate automotive related establishments and/or internet
topics.
4. Perform activity assignments.
5. Demonstration activity assignments in the classroom.
6. Analytical and research essay(s) on assigned topic(s).

VI. Methods of Evaluation:
. Measure understanding of course material through objective exams and
quizzes containing multiple choice, true-false and/or short answer
questions.
A. Assess individual projects for evidence of individual work, organization,
clarity and accuracy.
B. Evaluate individual presentations for evidence of individual work,
organization, clarity and accuracy.
C. Assess short writing assignments for evidence of proficiency in
organization, grammar and accuracy in identifying course content.
D. Appraise ability to research course related content in terms of
thoroughness and relevancy.
E. Measure understanding of homework for accuracy and relevancy through
quizzes, exams and/or short writing assignments.

Other Methods:

VII. Texts/Instructional Materials:

Textbooks:

o Hans Pacejka, Tire and Vehicle Dynamics; 3rd Edition, Society of
Automotive Engineers, Inc, (ISBN: 978-0-7680-2084-7) (2012) Newest
version

Other Instructional Material:

o Instructor-created Materials
o Print and/or Web-based Research Resources
o School-supplied Training Aids

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Rio Hondo College

AUTO 420 - Analyzing Dynamic Functions of Vehicle Drivetrain Systems

Course Description:
This course provides automotive technology students with a detailed, practical
application of electromechanical and hydraulic functions of transmission and drivetrain
systems of the modern automobile. The course is a practical study of the systems that
provide vehicle mobility, including diagnostic strategies as they pertain to the function,
operation, and everyday use of automotive transmission, differential, and drive axle
systems. Topics include emerging technologies such as modern dual-clutch
transmissions, continuously-variable transmissions, real-time gear shifting mechanisms
and controls, torque convertor and convertor clutch designs, torque-management
strategies, and innovative designs of gears, bearings, seals, and friction materials used
by late-model automotive manufacturers. Emphasis is placed on the design of system
parts, components, and subsystems, and their operational characteristics, including
techniques in reducing noise-vibration-harshness (NVH). Current industry-approved
diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques and relevant case studies are discussed and
demonstrated throughout the course. The overall goal of this course is to have students
apply and demonstrate knowledge and skills that will enable them to advance their
employment in the vehicle after-sales field operations management spectrum.

Recommended Items: Title: Bosch Automotive Handbook; Author: Robert
Bosch, GmbH; 9th Edition (2014); Publisher: SAE International (Robert Bosch
GmbH); ISBN: 978-0-7680-8152-7 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Ingo Stuben; 1st Edition (2010); Publisher: SAE International (Expert
Verlag); ISBN: 978-3-8169-2941-3 Title: Dictionary of Automotive Engineering;
Author: Don Goodsell; 2nd Edition (1995); Publisher: SAE International
(Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.); ISBN: 978-1-5609-1683-3 Title: Automotive
Engineering Fundamentals; Authors: Richard Stone & Jeffrey K. Ball; 1st Edition
(2004); Publisher: SAE International; ISBN: 978-0-7680-0987-3 Title: Automotive
Science and Mathematics; Author: Allan Bonnick; 1st Edition (2008); Publisher:
Routledge; ISBN: 978-0-7506-8522-1 Title: Math Anxiety Relief for Nearly
Everyone; Author: W. Charles Paulsen; 1st Edition (2012); Publisher: STEM
Books; ISBN: 978-0-6155-0540-4

I. Title V Requirements
A. Entering Skills (“Upon entering the course, students should be able
to…”):
1. Apply and demonstrate personal, shop, equipment, and vehicle
safety practices. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)
2. Compare and contrast the operation of vehicle engines,
transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine
performance systems, parts, and components. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)

3. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems, parts, and
components. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

4. Interpret and describe vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems
design and operation using electronic service information.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)

5. Interpret and describe the relationship between engines,
transmissions, brakes, suspension, air conditioning, and engine
performance systems and sub-systems, including electronic
management systems. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

6. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in using
appropriate machining practices to service, repair, overhaul and
rebuild vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems. (Automotive
Technology AS Degree)

7. Correctly diagnose and accurately repair simple malfunctions within
the vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes, suspension, air
conditioning, and engine performance systems spectrum.
(Automotive Technology AS Degree)

8. Demonstrate skills that will enable them to gain entry-level
employment as a vehicle engines, transmissions, brakes,
suspension, air conditioning, and engine performance systems,
service and repair technician. (Automotive Technology AS Degree)

9. Demonstrate conceptual reasoning and skills to build models of
common everyday physical systems. (PHY 120)

10. Demonstrate proper MLA documentation. (ENGL 201/H)
11. Construct frequency distributions and various graphs, and interpret

data displayed in tables and graphically. (MATH 130/H)

B. Exiting Skills (“Upon exiting the course, students should be able
to”):
1. Apply and demonstrate the dangers of various hazards found in a
typical modern vehicle service and repair facility, especially
involving the service and repair of transmission and drivetrain and
related systems.
2. Compare and contrast modern vehicle transmission and drivetrain
systems.
3. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
identifying modern vehicle transmission and drivetrain systems.
4. Compare and contrast methods of diagnosing modern vehicle
transmission and drivetrain systems using failure analysis
techniques.

5. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in
diagnosing modern vehicle transmission and drivetrain systems
using failure analysis techniques.

6. Compare and contrast industry-approved diagnostic and
troubleshooting techniques of modern vehicle transmission and
drivetrain systems.

7. Apply and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities of
industry-approved diagnostic and trouble- shooting techniques of
modern vehicle techniques of modern vehicle.

8. Apply and demonstrate technical-specific knowledge and skills that
will enable them to advance their employment in the Vehicle After-
Sales Field Operations Management spectrum.

C. Minimum Required for a “C”:

Completion of all work with an accumulation of at least 70% of all possible
points

II. Course Content

Lecture Outline:

1. Automatic Transmissions
a. Powertrain System
b. Different Types of Automatic Transmissions

2. Mechanics of Planetary Gear Automatic Transmissions
. Torque Converter
a. Planetary Gear Trains

3. Control of Planetary Gears
. Electro-Hydraulic Pressure Control System
a. Clutch-to-Clutch Gear Shift Control
b. Electronic Torque Converter Clutch Control (TCC)
c. Dynamic Analysis of TCC Damper
d. Friction Launch Control
e. Shift Scheduling Systems
f. Integrated Powertrain Controls for Driveability and Fuel Economy
g. Centrifugal Pendulum Vibration Absorber

4. Metal-Pushing V-Belt Continuously Variable Transmissions (V-CVT)
. Mechanics
a. Controls
b. Comparisons With Other Ratio-Controlled Systems
c. Feed-Forward/Feedback Control and Applications

5. Dynamics and Controls of Dual-Clutch Transmissions (DCT)
. Construction