Course Standards

2026-2027 Academic Year

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IM63 Welding Technology III

Course Type: Adopted

Standard/Objective Number	Standard/Objective	Course Weight	RBT Designation
1.00	Apply procedures to complete AWS SENSE Module 5 and 6 - Gas Metal Arc Welding and Flux Cored Arc Welding Safety	5%	C3 Apply Procedural
1.01	Perform safety inspections of GMAW equipment and accessories.	3%	-
1.02	Perform safety inspections of FCAW equipment and accessories.	2%	-
2.00	Apply procedures to complete AWS SENSE Module 5 and 6 - Gas Metal Arc Welding and Flux Cored Arc Welding Equipment Setup	20%	C3 Apply Procedural
2.01	Make minor external repairs to GMAW equipment and accessories.	3%	-
2.02	Make minor external repairs to FCAW equipment and accessories.	3%	-
2.03	Set up for GMAW-S and GMAW (spray) operations on carbon steel.	7%	-
2.04	Set up for FCAW-G/GM & S operations on carbon steel.	7%	-
3.00	Apply procedures to complete AWS SENSE Module 5 and 6 - Gas Metal Arc Welding and Flux Cored Arc Welding Gasses	15%	C3 Apply Procedural
3.01	Describe and apply the various gasses used in GMAW	8%	-
3.02	Describe and apply the various gasses used in FCAW	7%	-
4.00	Apply procedures to complete AWS SENSE Module 5 and 6 - Gas Metal Arc Welding and Flux Cored Arc Welding Filler Wire	20%	C3 Apply Procedural
4.01	Describe and apply the various electrodes/filler metals used in GMAW	10%	-
4.02	Describe and apply the various electrodes/filler metals used in FCAW.	10%	-
5.00	Perform procedures to complete AWS SENSE Module 5 - Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Short Circuit Fillet and Groove Welds	15%	C3 Apply Procedural
5.01	Operate GMAW-S and GMAW (spray) equipment on carbon steel.	15%	-
6.00	Perform procedures to complete AWS SENSE Module 5 - Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Spray Fillet and Groove Welds	10%	C3 Apply Procedural
6.01	Operate GMAW-S and GMAW (spray) equipment on carbon steel.	3%	-
6.02	Make GMAW-S fillet welds in all positions and GMAW (spray) fillet welds in the 1F and 2F positions on carbon steel.	3%	-
6.03	Make GMAW-S groove welds in all positions and GMAW (spray) groove welds in the 1G position on carbon steel.	3%	-
6.04	Pass GMAW-S and GMAW (spray) welder performance qualification test on carbon steel.	1%	-
7.00	Perform procedures to complete AWS SENSE Module 6 - Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) Gas and Self Shielded Fillet and Groove Welds	15%	C3 Apply Procedural
7.01	Operate FCAW-G/GM & S equipment on carbon steel.	4%	-
7.02	Make FCAW-G/GM & S fillet welds in all positions on carbon steel.	4%	-
7.03	Make FCAW-G/GM & S groove welds in all positions on carbon steel.	4%	-
7.04	Pass FCAW-G/GM & S welder performance qualification test on carbon steel.	3%	-

Essential standards (highlighted in gray below) are big, powerful ideas that are necessary and essential for students to know to be successful in a course. Essential standards identify the appropriate verb and cognitive process intended for the student to accomplish. Essential standards provide value throughout a student's career, in other courses, and translate to the next level of education or world of work.

Objectives/Indicators (rows not highlighted in gray below) provide another level of detail for each Essential Standard.

Adapted or Adopted Course includes essential standards and, in many cases, specific objectives/indicators aligned with business and industry standards and/or criteria for credentials or certifications. The course standards are designed using the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT). If the POL is a CTE State Assessment, the course is written at the level of the ESSENTIAL STANDARD and assesses the intended outcome of the sum of its objectives/indicators.

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Standard/Objective Number: The essential standard is denoted by the digits before the dot; objectives/indicators are indicated by the final 2 digits.
Standard/Objective: Essential standard and specific objective/indicator statements per essential standard. Each essential standard statement or specific objective/indicator begins with an action verb and makes a complete sentence when combined with The learner will be able to... Outcome behavior in each essential standard or objective/indicator statement is denoted by the verb plus its object.
Course Weight: Shows the relative importance of each essential standard or objective/indicator. Course weight is used to help determine the percentage of total class time that is spent on each objective/indicator.
RBT Designation: Classification of outcome behavior in essential standards and indicator statements in Dimensions according to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy:
Cognitive Process Dimension: 1 Remember, 2 Understand, 3 Apply, 4 Analyze, 5 Evaluate, 6 Create.
Knowledge Dimension: A Factual Knowledge, B Conceptual Knowledge, C Procedural Knowledge.