Mississippi Curriculum Framework for Collision Repair Technology (Program CIP: 47.0603--Auto/Autobody Repair). Postsecondary Programs.

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Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Office of Vocational and Technical Education.

Teachers; Practitioners

Auto Body Repairers; Auto Mechanics; Behavioral Objectives; Community Colleges; Competence; Competency Based Education; Core Curriculum; Educational Equipment; Hand Tools; Leadership; Motor Vehicles; Painting (Industrial Arts); Repair; State Curriculum Guides; Statewide Planning; Technical Institutes; Two Year Colleges

This document, which is intended for use by community and junior colleges throughout Mississippi, contains curriculum frameworks for the course sequences in the collision repair technology programs cluster. Presented in the introductory section are a description of the program and suggested course sequences for 1- and 2-year certificates. Section I lists baseline competencies, and section II consists of outlines for each of the following courses in the sequence: restraint systems and interior trim; bolted units, assemblies, and electrical systems; glass and related hardware installation and sealing; automotive body welding and cutting; refinishing I and II; sheet metal repair; body panel and upper body structural repair I; refinishing III; body panel and upper body structural repair II; frame and underbody structural repair I and II; fiberglass and plastic repair; collision analysis and estimation; shop operations and procedures; special problem in collision repair technology; and work-based learning in collision repair technology. Each course outline contains some/all of the following: course name and abbreviation; course classification; course description; prerequisites; and competencies and suggested objectives. Recommended tools and equipment are listed in section III. Appended are lists of related academic topics and workplace skills for the 21st century and student competency profiles for both courses. (KC)

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