Rich Task:

Keeping Your Car on the Road!

Course:

Transportation Technology, Grade 11, Workplace Preparation, TTJ3E    
(2 credit Cooperative Education)

Evaluation:

Part of 70%

* Part of 30%

Both

Context:

·          The maintenance of an automobile is necessary to keep it running safely and efficiently.

·          You will use the knowledge and skills acquired in your Transportation Technology course and your Cooperative Education placement to identify, describe, and perform key steps involved in the maintenance of an automobile (oil change, tune-up and winterization of a vehicle); to create a complete work order to present to the customer; and to produce a maintenance schedule for the customer.

 

Related Course Expectations

 

 

Strand:  Skills and Processes

SPV.01 · function effectively both as individuals and as members of a cooperative team to service and repair vehicles;

SP1.04 - develop a plan of procedures that indicates the steps required when repairing or servicing a vehicle;

SP1.05 - complete a work order for a specific transportation technology task;

SPV.02 · apply the technological principles of input, process, and output in troubleshooting vehicle systems;

SP2.04 - access and apply information from manuals, software databases, on-line information, and computerized diagnostic tools when troubleshooting and repairing components;

SPV.03 · use current technology when servicing, repairing, and modifying vehicles;

SP3.02 - conduct an accurate cost analysis of a repair or service and communicate the results of the analysis to a customer;

 

SP3.03 - produce oral, written, and work-processed reports of repairs or services;

SPV.04 · communicate clearly about transportation techniques and applications using appropriate transportation terms;

SP4.03 - use appropriate technical language in technical reports and presentations.

 

Strand:  Impact and Consequences

ICV.02 · follow safe work practices in the transportation sector workplace, including safety procedures and practices and the use of protective clothing and gear;

IC2.01 - work safely when performing tasks in the transportation sector;

IC2.02 - use all required protective clothing and gear when working in the transportation sector.

 

Cooperative Education Expectations

 

 

Rights and Responsibilities

R1 - the school and placement expectations that they are to achieve in the cooperative education course

 

Health and Safety

H1 - an understanding of workplace health and safety considerations

H3 - an understanding of the need for personal protective equipment including goggles, gloves, boots and aprons

 

Reflective Learning

RL1 - relate the placement experience both to the curriculum expectations of the related course and to the expectations related to cooperative education, using a variety of strategies, activities, and tools

RL2 - reflect on and analyze their placement experiences

 

Evaluation Strategies and Scoring Tools

 

Evaluation Strategies

Scoring Tools

Expectations

Achievement Chart

30%

Oral or Written Report and Presentation

Rubric

SPV.01, SPV.02, SPV.03, SPV.04, SP1.04, SP1.05, SP2.04, SP3.01, SP3.02, SP3.02, SP3.03, SP4.03, ICV.02, IC2.01, IC2.02

H1, H3, R1, RL2

K/U, T, C, A

Demonstration and Explanation: Demonstrating My Skills

Rubric

SPV.01, SPV.02, SPV.03, SPV.04, SP1.04, SP1.05, SP2.04, SP3.01, SP3.02, SP3.02, SP3.03, SP4.03, ICV.02, IC2.01, IC2.02

H1, H3, R1, RL2

K/U, T, C, A

Report:  Maintenance Schedule

Rating Scale

SPV.01, SPV.02, SPV.03, SPV.04, SP1.04, SP1.05, SP2.04, SP3.01, SP3.02, SP3.02, SP3.03, SP4.03, ICV.02, IC2.01, IC2.02,

H1, H3, R1, RL2

K/U, T, C, A

 

Teacher Notes

·          Provide the student with templates ­ Writing a Report and Business-Style Report, Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Grades 7–12, pp. 148–149.

 

 

 

Task

 

Student Notes

Servicing vehicles for maintenance is an integral part of the automotive service centre’s business.  It is important that the tasks involved in servicing a vehicle be carried out with great care and detail.

As part of your placement at the automotive service centre, you will complete the following tasks:

 

 

 

Part A: How Things Are Done in the Shop

·          Through research and observation, complete a step-by-step description and an explanation of the importance of regular maintenance:

-         an oil change;

-         a tune-up;

-         winterization of a vehicle.

·          Take notes and organize your information by providing:

-         a definition of the service;

-         a description of the component parts;

-         the procedure step-by-step;

-         any interesting comments, special features, etc.

·          Choose an appropriate format for presenting your information.

·          Prepare a written report using the Writing a Report and Business-Style Report templates to guide your writing.

·          Include a title page and a table of contents. Your report should be professional looking, organized, and placed in a three-ring binder.

·          Create an oral presentation that includes charts or pictures.  Present it to your teacher and your placement supervisor, if possible.  Your presentation should be no longer than 20 minutes.

 

To gather information:

·          draw from your experiences at the cooperative education placement;

·          consult your placement supervisor and the other automotive service technicians;

·          read manuals, brochures, magazines, flyers, found at your placement, at school, at the library, at your local college;

·          search the Internet
(e.g., on-line information from manufacturers, suppliers, etc.);

·          access software programs available at your placement;

·          gather samples of work orders completed at your placement;

·          observe your training supervisor as he/she completes work orders;

·          assist your placement supervisor in completing work orders for customers.

Part B: Demonstrating My Skills

·          Using the information that you gathered in Part A, demonstrate the following services for your teacher and your placement supervisor:

-         an oil change;

-         a tune-up;

-         the winterization of an automobile.

·          Choose a customer vehicle on which to perform these tasks.  Accompany the demonstration with an oral explanation of each service.

·          Prepare a completed work order, detailing the work done on the vehicle, including parts and labour, and present it to the customer.

 

 

Part C: Construction

·          Using the information that you gathered in Part A, create a generic maintenance schedule for a customer.

·          This schedule can be used for most vehicles, not specific to any one make or model of automobile.

·          Choose a suitable format, e.g., booklet, and include the following information:

-         cover page, allowing space for the customer’s personal and vehicle information;

-         a list of maintenance items that pertain to most vehicles, e.g., engine oil – change; engine filter – replace; fluid levels – check; battery – check level, etc.;

-         kilometres at which service should be done for each item;

-         space for entering dates when maintenance is performed.

·          Submit this maintenance schedule to both your teacher and your training supervisor at the end of your presentation (Part B).

 

To create a maintenance schedule: 

·          consult your placement supervisor and the other automotive service technicians for samples;

·          search the Internet for maintenance schedules on particular makes and models of automobiles;

·          visit dealerships and ask for a copy of a maintenance schedule(s) for a particular vehicle(s);

·          ask friends/family members who might have maintenance schedules for their vehicles.