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Oliver, Harold L. – American Vocational Journal, 1977
Discusses how one U.S. Army school has been successful in increasing student motivation and decreasing training time through the use of self-paced instruction. Important components of this type of instruction are outlined. (SH)
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Design, Job Training
Thiers, Naomi – Vocational Education Journal, 1996
Describes work conditions, education and training needs, and salaries of the following technician careers: auto/diesel technicians, auto body repairers, general maintenance mechanics, heating/air conditioning/refrigeration, paralegals, engineering technicians, science technicians, computer repairers, and drafters. (SK)
Descriptors: Auto Body Repairers, Auto Mechanics, Drafting, Employment Opportunities

Ciravegna, Fabio – Information Processing & Management, 1995
Introduces characteristics of the sublanguage found in diagnostic messages about automotive equipment failures and discusses a system for minimizing jargon. Proposes using general knowledge sources and evaluates levels of communication accuracy, robustness and efficiency. (AEF)
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Expert Systems, Information Sources, Information Systems
Komacek, Stanley A.; Anderson, Christopher – School Shop/Tech Directions, 1992
Komacek discusses the importance of teaching transportation/automotive technology. Anderson provides models, content, and teaching methods that will benefit students, schools, and industry. (JOW)
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Postsecondary Education
Filipczak, Bob – Training, 1993
In Ford's ASSET program (Automotive Student Service Educational Training), students sponsored by auto dealerships complete community college auto mechanics courses specifically for Ford cars. Dealers provide uniforms, pay students during work/study, and hire them after they attain associate degrees. (SK)
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Job Training

Verbeck, Bill – ATEA Journal, 1998
The Automotive Technician Educational Cooperative (ATEC), the premier applied-technology program at Truckee Meadows Community College (Sparks, Nevada), exemplifies what can be accomplished through leadership, cooperation, and dedication of a qualified faculty committed to designing and implementing a program based on standards. (JOW)
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 2008
The graduate of the Parts Technician Apprenticeship Program is a certified journeyperson who will be able: (1) have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the printed catalogue as well as the electronic systems and methods used in the identification, location, and supplying of parts and assemblies to repair shops and individuals; (2) know…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Relations, Auto Mechanics, Motor Vehicles
Donovan, Thayer – School Shop, 1975
To keep students motivated in a first year auto shop, an industrial arts teacher uses a "live shop" in which all automobiles and parts are restored to working condition, thus creating a positive learning situation for the students. (BP)
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Course Content, Industrial Arts, Mechanics (Process)
Moore, Charles G.; And Others – 1989
The materials in this document are an extension of a catalog of occupational duties, tasks, and performance objectives relevant to maintaining automotive suspension systems, brakes, and steering mechanisms. This document provides the following for each occupational task within each duty: (1) a standard of performance; (2) the conditions under…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Motor Vehicles
Rains, Larry – 1990
This module is the third of nine modules in the competency-based Missouri Auto Mechanics Curriculum Guide. Six units cover: fuel supply systems; carburetion; carburetor service; gasoline engine electronic fuel injection; diesel fuel injection; and exhaust systems and turbochargers. Introductory materials include a competency profile and…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Engines, Fuels
Allain, Robert – 1990
This module is the sixth of nine modules in the competency-based Missouri Auto Mechanics Curriculum Guide. Eight units cover: introduction to automotive brake systems; disc and drum brake system components and how they operate; properties of brake fluid and procedures for bleeding the brake system; diagnosing and determining needed repairs on…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Industrial Arts, Learning Activities
Smith, Robert H. – 1981
An evaluation of the automotive engineering pre-apprenticeship course, as found in technical colleges in New South Wales, Australia, was conducted to gather information from pre-apprentice and day-release students concerning student background factors, teaching processes within the course, outcomes of attendance in the course, and course…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Auto Mechanics, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness
Berndt, Don; Stengel, Ron – 1981
These five units comprise a course intended to prepare and train students to conduct alcohol fuel utilization seminars in spark ignition and diesel engines. Introductory materials include objectives and a list of instructor requirements. The first four units cover these topics: ethanol as an alternative fuel (technical and economic advantages,…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Diesel Engines, Engines
Morse, David T. – 1978
This book of posttests is designed to accompany the Engine Tune-Up Service Student Guide for Unit 4, Secondary Circuit, available separately as CE 031 214. Focus of the posttests is testing and servicing the secondary ignition circuit. One multiple choice posttest is provided that covers the seven performance objectives contained in the unit. (No…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Electric Batteries, Electric Circuits, Engines
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1981
This curriculum outline for secondary automotive mechanics is structured around Louisiana's Vocational-Technical Automotive Mechanics Curriculum. The curriculum is composed of 16 units of instruction, covering the following topics: benchwork, fundamentals of automotive engines, preventive maintenance, automotive brakes, steering and front…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Auto Mechanics, Course Descriptions, Curriculum