Articulated, Performance-Based Instruction Objectives Guide for Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Heating (Environmental Control System Installer/Servicer). Edition I.

This articulation guide contains 17 units of instruction for the first year of a two-year vocational program designed to prepare the high school graduate to install, maintain, and repair various types of residential and commercial heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment. The units are to introduce the student to fundamental theories and basic knowledge and skills and to prepare him/her for entry-level work as a helper. Introductory materials include descriptions of the first and second year courses and recommended secondary and postsecondary programs with postsecondary course descriptions. The seventeen units are entitled introduction; fundamentals of electricity; basic refrigeration; hand tools; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) benchwork with hand tools; special HVAC tools and equipment; HVAC test instruments; tubing; soldering; piping; electrical wire connections; wiring diagrams; electrical components; electric motors; domestic refrigeration servicing; install electrical outlet for window air conditioner; and room/window air conditioners. (Each unit contains some or all of these components: unit overview, minimum suggested terminology, task listings, and tasks. A task sheet for each task details performance objective, performance actions, performance standards, and related technical information. An addendum provides any additional materials needed to complete the task. (YLB)