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2026-2027 Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Catalog

HVAC 298 - Advanced Service Projects


PREREQUISITES: HVAC 271 - HVAC Service Projects .
PROGRAM: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019

This course will focus on the continuation of the applied service that was introduced in the HVAC 271  course. We will focus on a project that will be student driven and organized. The acquisition of, and the completion of the project will be picked by the students. The instructor will act as a facilitator and advisor for this group.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be expected to:

  1. Work safely with your team members and other tradesmen.
  2. Perform duties in a professional manner.
  3. Work in teams to accomplish tasks as assigned.
  4. Estimate project costs and time in man-hours.
  5. With help from the instructor, be able to acquire material and tools.
  6. Using critical and creative thought processes, execute projects working with nonprofits and others.


COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -  

  • In this course, it being an elective in the HVAC Technology Curriculum, allows for much latitude. We will be taking on a couple of projects that are directly related to the HVAC trades. This class will be working around other tradesmen in our large projects. For this course a functional week to week syllabus would be moot at best. We will incorporate into the class the principles of Service Learning and Civic Responsibility.
  • Creative and Critical Thought
  • Teamwork and Problem Solving
  • Organizational skills
  • HVAC skills sets
  • Installation of material and equipment related to HVAC
  • Estimating materials
  • Estimating time on job
  • Costs analysis
  • Material and equipment procurement

 
GRADING POLICY

A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 0-59

Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)