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Diesel Course Syllabus Information

DMT 1501 Diesel Brakes

  • Division: Business and Applied Tech
  • Department: Transportation Technology
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 2; Lecture: 2; Lab: 0
  • Clock/Hour Requirements: 30
  • Prerequisites: N/A
  • Corequisites: DMT 1505
  • Semesters Offered: Spring
  • Semester Approved: Fall 2019
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2024
  • End Semester: Summer 2025
  • Optimum Class Size: 15
  • Maximum Class Size: 25

Course Description

This course will instruct students on the basic operation, repair, and adjustment of the diesel truck and trailer brake systems and includes hydraulic theory, air brake theory, diagnosis, and service of brake systems. The course provides theory on drums, disks, power units, and Antilock Braking System (ABS) brakes. Corequisite: This lecture DMT 1501 must be taken concurrently with the lab DMT 1505.

Justification

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

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will understand brake system theory and the requirements for the proper operation of a braking system.
  2. Students will learn about the appropriate specialized tools for brake system diagnosis and repair.
  3. Students will understand the appropriate steps to disassemble and reassemble a brake system.

Course Content

• Couse specific safety
• Hydraulic theory
• Valves
• Switches
• Air brake systems compressors
• Disc brakes
• Drum brakes
• Parking brake systems
• Anti lock brake systems
• Trailer brake systems
• Friction coeficient
• Hydroboost