Wall Finishes; Carpentry: 901895.

The course outline is designed to provide instruction in selecting, preparing, and installing wall finishing materials. Prerequisites for the course include mastery of building construction plans, foundations and walls, and basic mathematics. Intended for use in grades 11 and 12, the course contains five blocks of study totaling 135 hours of instruction. Upon completion of the course, the student will have mastered techniques in preparing exterior walls (plaster, brick, stone, wood, and metal siding), and metal windows and trims. Teaching methods include classroom lectures, textbook references, and laboratory exercises. Emphasis is placed on the exploratory and manipulative processes. A bibliography and sample post-test are appended. (MW)