Course Syllabus
Course: AUTO 1305
Division: Business and Applied Tech
Department: Transportation Technology
Title: Automotive Manual Transmissions/Power Trains Lab
Semester Approved: Fall 2020
Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2026
End Semester: Spring 2026
Catalog Description: This course gives students the hands-on lab experience required for Auto 1301. It covers theory, operation, diagnosis, maintenance, and overhaul of the clutch, standard transmission, standard trans-axles, drivelines, differentials, front-wheel drive units, and four-wheel drive components.
Semesters Offered: TBA
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 2; Lecture: 0; Lab: 6
Clock/Hour Requirements: 90
Corequisites: AUTO 1301
Justification: This course is required for Automotive Service Excellence (A.S.E.) certification and ASE Education Foundation accreditation. It is approved by the advisory committee. It is a core course for the Automotive Technology AAS degree and certificates.
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 complete 95% of Priority 1, 80% of Priority 2, and 50% of Priority 3 tasks from ASE Education Foundation.
Students will be able to follow and demonstrate the powerflow through a manual transmission or transaxle. Students will be assessed by completion of appropriate lab sheets, demonstration, and ASE task list.
Students will be able to diagnose and explain the operation of a synchronizer assembly. Students will be assessed by completion of appropriate lab sheets, demonstration, and ASE task list.
Students will understand the operational characteristics of a constant velocity joint. Students will be assessed by completion of appropriate lab sheets, demonstration, and ASE task list.
Students will maintain a reasonably clean work environment. Students will be assessed by their participation in regular shop clean-up and the maintenance of their work station.
Content:
•Course specific safety
•Drive train theory
•Clutch design and operation
•Manual transmission/transaxle design, operation, and maintenance
•Front drive axle design, construction, types, maintenance,
and repair
•Drive shafts and universal joints construction, types, maintenance, and repair
•Differential and drive shaft operation, types, and repair
•Four-wheel drive system design and types
•Drive train electrical and electronic system design and
operation.
We believe that a classroom and the teaching that happens within should value diversity and strive to be inclusive. This course will seek out sources of information from a diverse group of experts (e.g., guests, videos, resource material, etc.).
Key Performance Indicators:
Students will be graded on the completion of their ASE task list through, demonstration, the completion of lab sheets, and participation.
ASE task list, demonstration, and lab sheets 80 to 95%
Participation 0 to 20%
Shop clean up 5 to 20%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Today's Technician, Manual Transmissions and Transaxles, Michael Ronan, Cengage learning, current edition.
Pedagogy Statement:
This is a lab class taught in conjunction with a lecture class, AUTO 1301. Students will be taught using demonstration, supervised lab assignments, and live work in the Automotive Repair Shop with guidance and assistance from the instructors.
In compliance with the Chronicle of Higher Education guide, How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive, this course will:
-Provide Structure with lab assignments
-Connect with students personally
-Limit high stakes assignments and incorporate several assignments with lower point values.
Instructional Mediums:
Lab
Maximum Class Size: 20
Optimum Class Size: 15
