LSC Faculty/Staff Directory
Katrina Boettcher
Faculty Department/Office: Business And Industry
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Katrina's courses at LSC
Subject
Course Number
Title/Description
Subject: INMG
Course Number: 1420
Design Application Concepts I This course covers the design and production of a complex assembly using manual and CNC machines. A team approach will be used to design and manufacture the product. Industrial and Engineering standards will be utilized in the design process. (Prerequisites: None) (1 hr lec/4 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: WLDG
Course Number: 1500
Blueprint Reading for Welders This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify welding symbols and manipulate fractions, decimals, and metric units. Students will be able to convert measurements and determine weld specifications from engineering drawings. Students will also be able to fit-up and weld an assembly or weldment given a bill of materials and a drawing. (Prerequisites: (ENGL0950 or ENGL0955 or READ0950 or READ0955, or equivalent, or 78 or higher on the reading comprehension portion of the CPT; MATH0520; may be taken concurrently or instructor consent) (3 hrs lec/0 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: WLDG
Course Number: 1520
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding I This course introduces students to the gas tungsten arc welding process including equipment, terms, and safety procedures. Students will learn how to setup, adjust, and shut down gas tungsten arc welding equipment. Students will be able to deposit stringer beads in the flat position, produce fillet weld lap joints in the flat and horizontal position, and produce fillet weld outside corner joints in the flat position. The metallurgy and weldability of carbon steel will also be covered. (Prerequisites: None) (2 hrs lec/2 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: WLDG
Course Number: 1522
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding II This course expands on the knowledge and skills learned in GTAW I. This course covers the proper fit-up and welding of fillet and groove welds using stainless steel and aluminum. Students will learn about the welding characteristics of stainless steel and aluminum as it relates to the GTAW process. Students will learn how to use the GTAW process to produce lap, butt, and t-joints, in the flat and horizontal positions using both aluminum and stainless steel. Visual and destructive testing will be performed on weldments. Students will have the opportunity to prepare for the GTAW workmanship tests. (Prerequisites: WLDG1520 or instructor consent) (2 hrs lec/2 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: WLDG
Course Number: 1524
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding III This course expands on the knowledge and skills learned in GTAW I and II. This course covers fillet welds in T joints and square-groove welds using carbon steel in the vertical and overhead positions. Students will be instructed on how to properly prep and assemble open root pipe joints to be welded using the GTAW process and use the GTAW process to weld pipe. Students will produce single V-groove butt joint welds in pipe in 2G, 5G, and 6G positions. Visual inspection and destructive tests will be performed on pipe and weldments. (Prerequisites: WLDG 1520 and WLDG1522 or instructor consent) (2 hrs lec/2 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: WLDG
Course Number: 1560
Gas Metal Arc Welding I This course introduces students to the gas metal arc welding process including equipment, terms, and safety procedures. Students will learn how to setup, adjust, and shut down gas metal arc welding equipment. Students will be able to deposit surface welds in the flat position. Square groove and fillet butt, lap, and T-joints welds in the flat and horizontal position will also be covered. Students will be introduced to welding variables as it affects the quality of welds. (Prerequisites: None) (2 hrs lec/2 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: WLDG
Course Number: 1562
Gas Metal Arc Welding II Students will learn how to produce square groove and fillet welds in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. Students will also be able to produce single V-groove butt joint welds in the horizontal and vertical position to the Guided Bend Test standard. The effect of shielding gases on metal transfer will be examined. Students will be given the opportunity to practice for the GMAW workmanship test. (Prerequisites: WLDG1560 or instructor's consent) (2 hrs lec/2 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: WLDG
Course Number: 1564
Gas Metal Arc Welding III Students will learn to produce single V-groove butt joint welds in the flat, horizontal, vertical up, and overhead positions. Students will utilize spray transfer method to produce a fillet weld in lap joints in the flat and horizontal positions and a single V-groove weld in the flat position. Students will understand advanced levels of gas metal arc welding on pipe. Students will understand proper fit up, amperage, control, electrode selection, and welding procedures to produce quality welds on pipe. Students will understand the different positions of pipe and produce a weld in 1G, 2G, 5G, and 6G positions. Students will learn and practice the proper safety precautions associated with gas metal arc welding process. Students will further develop their knowledge of welding codes and procedures used throughout the industry. (Prerequisites: WLDG1562 or concurrent enrollment; college-level reading, writing, and math) (2 hrs lec/2 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: WLDG
Course Number: 1572
Flux Cored Arc Welding II Students will learn how to produce single-V-groove butt joint welds using gas-shielded tubular electrode wire. Students will also produce fillet weld lap joints and single-V-groove butt joints with metal-cored wire and single-V-groove welds in butt joints on pipe. Destructive tests will be performed on selected welds. Students will have the option to further develop their knowledge and skills to prepare for the flux-cored Welder Qualification Test. (Prerequisites: WLDG1500 and WLDG1570) (2 hrs lec/2 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: WLDG
Course Number: 1580
Welding Fabrication Methods In this course, students will learn to combine welding skills to fabricate various types of weldments using proper layout procedures. Students will develop complete drawings with welding symbols, bill of materials,and cost estimates.(Prerequisites: Completion of one of the following: WLDG 1522, WLDG 1542, WLDG 1562 or instructor's consent) (1 hrs lec/6 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
Subject: WLDG
Course Number: 2402
Introduction to Metallurgy This course covers the fundamental concepts and terminology of metallurgy. Physical and mechanical properties of ferrous and nonferrous metal will be covered, along with the classifications of the different types of metals. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the range of usefulness of the materials in the metal working community. Information will be presented in accordance with American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and American Welding Society (AWS) Standards. (Prerequisites: WLDG 1560) (2 hrs lec/0 hrs lab/0 hrs OJT)
