Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

PROGRAM EVALUATION PROFILE
Instructor: Ryan Copeland PID: 32637
Program: Automotive Collision Technology
School Canadian Valley Technology Center, El Reno
Date: November 7, 2007
Team: Jeff Huffman and Geary Osburn
   
*Refer to Specific Recommendations for Improvement

 

Standard
Met

Standard
Not Met*
STANDARD 1 Instructional Planning and Organization X  
STANDARD 2 Instructional Materials Utilization X  
STANDARD 3 Qualified Instructional Personnel **  
STANDARD 4 Enrollment and Student/Teacher Ratio **  
STANDARD 5 Equipment and Supplies **  
STANDARD 6 Instsructional Facilities **  
STANDARD 7 Safety Training and Practices X  
STANDARD 8 Program Advisory Committee and Community Relations **  
STANDARD 9 Leadership Development X  
STANDARD 10 Coordination Activities **  
STANDARD 11 Student Accounting and Reports **  

 

PROGRAM EVALUATION SUMMARY
School: Canadian Valley Technology Center, El Reno
Program: Automotive Collision Technology
Chairperson: Jeff Huffman
   
INTRODUCTION

The Automotive Collision Technology program at Canadian Valley Technology Center, El Reno campus, is a single-instructor program offer 1050 clock hours of instruction in the basics of automotivei collsion repair and refinishing. Instruction is delivered through lectures followed by demonstration and practice on live-work projects. Areas of instruction are non-structural analysis and damage repair, painting and refinishing, plastics, welding, structural analysis and damage repair, and estimating. Additional areas of oinstruction include mechanical and electrical.

The students served include juniors and seniors from local high schools and half-time as well as full-time adult students. Current enrollment is 16 morning students (9 high school students and 7 adults) and 15 afternoon students (11 high school students and 4 adults). Four of the adults attend full time.
COMMENDATIONS OR STRENGTHS

The instructor is certified by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) as a Master Certified Auto Collision Repair/Refinish Technician. The instructional organization and shop management practiced by the instructor are to be complimented. The renovation of the classroom, lab, and tool storage areas has improved the presentation of the program and the students' respect for the program. The instructor has spent an extensive amount of time putting together the scope and sequence of the courses and the supporting instructional materials as well as the safety and equipment servicing procedures. The installation of the Exam View program will prove to be very valuable to the students and instsructor once completed. The students were observed to be behaving in an orderly fashion, working on task, and following all appropriate repair procedures.

SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
(These recommendations address Standard Not Met and should be implemented so that those program standards can be met.)
The Automotive Collision Technology program has been certified by the National Automotive Technicians Educaiton Foundation (NATEF). For this reason, only Standard 1 (Instructional Planning and Organization), Standard 2 (Instructional Materials Utilization), Standard 7 (Safety Training and Practices), and Standard 9 (Leadership Development) were evaluated. These four program minimum standards were met.
GENERAL SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
STANDARD 5 Equipment and Supplies

The team feels that an air-filtration system for use when welding on newer vehicles with treated (zinc coated) metals would greatly enhance the instructional environment. The welding smoke and fumes put off from MIG welding galvanized sheet metal are very hazardous and must be filtered in the lab are. The best coverage would be to have a dedicated unit, such as Aeromax, over the welding area and a portable unit, such as Island Air, to be moved into position when welding needs to take place on a project.

The team suggest the addition of a refinish prep station. This would expand the area so students could spray primer and complete refinishing practice panels. This area would fit beween the existing booth and the roll-up door. The prep station should include full ventilation, lighting, and clear industrial curtains. The curtains would provide the ability to partition the prep station from the adjacent shop areas.

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STANDARD 7 Safety Training and Practices

The team suggests that the intake for the fresh-air breathing system be relocated so that it is not drawing air from a contaminated area. This intake could come from outside the building.

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