Automotive Engineering
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Syllabus
What you’ll cover in Automotive Engineering.
The complete topic outline G3N teaches, mapped to the CTVET curriculum.
Form 1 (Grade 10)
9 topicsSafety, Health and Environment
- Demonstrate knowledge of workshop and personal safety
- State safety rules in the workshop
- Identify various personal protective equipment
- State uses of personal protective equipment
- Identify safety signs and symbols in the workshop
- Demonstrate knowledge of occupational safety and accident prevention
- Explain occupational safety
- Outline causes of fire in the workshop
- State classes of fire in the workshop
- State fire extinguishing agents
- Explain regulations for prevention of fires
- State procedure for fire-fighting
- Demonstrate knowledge of environmental safety and protection
- Describe effects of pollutants at the workshop
- Explain methods of avoiding environmental pollution
- Outline practices leading to clean environment
- Demonstrate skills in waste management in the automobile workshop
- State sources of waste materials in automobile workshop
- State examples of solid, liquid and gaseous waste in automobile workshop
- Explain effects of waste from automobile operations on the environment
- Explain waste segregation process
- Practice proper disposal of workshop waste
- Demonstrate skills in first aid in automobile workshop
- Identify content of first aid box
- Describe storage of first aid materials
- State factors to consider in selecting first aid material
- Practice uses of first aid in the automobile workshop
Automobile Workshop Tools and Equipment
- Demonstrate knowledge of automobile workshop tools
- State types of workshop tools
- List workshop tools under each category
- State the correct uses of tools in the automobile workshop
- Demonstrate skills in measuring, gauging and marking-out tools
- Identify basic measuring and gauging tools
- Show the difference between gauging and measuring tool
- Identify marking out tools
- Mark out a work piece
- Demonstrate skills in the use of automobile workshop equipment
- Identify workshop equipment
- Explain handling of workshop equipment
- Use workshop equipment
- Maintain workshop equipment
Bench Fitting
- Demonstrate knowledge of metals and their elements
- State types of metals
- State properties of metals
- State uses of metals
- Explain an alloy
- Explain importance of alloys
- State uses of alloys
- Demonstrate skills in marking out
- Select tools for performing marking out
- Prepare work piece for marking out
- Perform marking out
- Perform activities on work piece after marking out
- Adhere safety practices throughout marking out process
- Demonstrate skills in joining processes
- Explain types of joints
- Explain types of joining processes
- Identify materials used in the joining processes
- Select tools for joining processes
- Perform joining processes
- Fabricate an artifact by adhering to safety practices
Power Unit I
- Demonstrate knowledge of automobile engines
- Explain an engine
- Explain types of engines
- Describe types of cylinder arrangements of automobile engine
- Explain difference between spark-ignition and compression-ignition engines
- Identify main components of engines
- Explain functions of components of internal combustion engines
- Demonstrate skills in the spark-ignition engine operation cycles
- Explain working principle of two-stroke and four-stroke cycle spark ignition engines
- State advantages and disadvantages of spark ignition engines
- Identify components of engine timing system
- Explain engine firing orders
- Perform engine timing
- Perform valve clearance adjustment and cylinder compression pressure test adhering to safety practices
- Demonstrate knowledge of diesel engine cycle of operation
- Identify components of a four-stroke cycle compression ignition engine
- Identify components of a two-stroke cycle compression-ignition engine
- Describe the operating principles of a four-stroke cycle compression ignition engine
- Describe the principles of operation of a two-stroke cycle compression-ignition engine
- State advantages and disadvantages of compression ignition engines
- Demonstrate skills in supercharging and turbocharging systems
- Explain supercharging and turbocharging
- Identify main components of superchargers and turbochargers
- State functions of components of supercharging and turbocharging systems
- Differentiate between superchargers and turbochargers
- Describe the operating principles of superchargers and turbochargers
- Carry out maintenance on superchargers and turbochargers adhering to safety practices
Power Unit II
- Demonstrate skills in the internal combustion engine (lubrication system)
- State the function of the vehicle engine lubrication system
- Explain types of engine lubrication system
- State functions of components of engine lubrication system
- Classify engine lubrication oils
- State causes of engine oil leakages
- Perform engine oil change adhering to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in internal combustion engine (cooling system)
- State functions of engine cooling system
- State functions of components of the engine cooling system
- Identify types of engine cooling system
- State the advantages and disadvantages of types of cooling systems
- State causes of engine over heating
- Repair engine over heating adhering to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in the vehicle ignition system
- Explain working principle of vehicle conventional ignition system
- Explain electronic ignition system
- Identify types of electronic ignition system
- State the difference between conventional and electronic ignition systems
- Diagnose fouling spark plugs
- Remedy the problems in the ignition system adhering to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in engine maintenance
- Explain engine tune up
- Perform engine tune-up
- Perform compression test
- Perform leak-down test
- Adhere to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in the fuelling system
- State functions of fuel supply system
- Explain types of fuel systems
- Identify components of the fuel supply system of each type of engine
- Explain principles of operation of components of fuel supply systems
- Maintain fuel supply systems
- Adhere to safety practices
Introduction to Auto Electricals and Electronics
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic Automobile Electricals
- Define automobile electricity
- State sources of electrical power in automobiles
- Explain electrical circuits
- Identify electrical symbols representing components
- Explain functions of components of an electrical circuit
- Describe automotive electrical circuit
- Demonstrate skills in automobile electrical systems
- Explain functions of the charging system
- Identify components of the charging system
- State functions of the starting system
- Identify components of the starting system
- Perform maintenance on the charging system adhering to safety practices
- Perform maintenance on the starting system adhering to safety practices
- Demonstrate knowledge of automotive Electronics
- Explain semi conductivity
- Identify electronic components of automobile
- Explain functions of the automobile electronic components
- Describe working principles of electronic rectification
- Describe working principles of a transistor amplifier circuit
- Demonstrate skills in automotive electronics
- Identify basic automobile test tools
- State uses of basic electronic test tools in automobile
- Explain working principles of test tools
- Test a diode
- Test a transistor
- Test an automobile electronic module adhering to safety practices
Automobile Transmission System
- Demonstrate knowledge of the automobile manual transmission system
- Identify the main components of the automobile manual transmission system
- State the functions of components of the automobile manual transmission system
- Identify the power flow of the manual transmission system of the automobile
- Explain operation of components of automobile manual transmission system
- Demonstrate skills in automatic transmission system
- Identify components of the automobile automatic transmission system
- State functions of components of automatic transmission system
- Explain operation of components of automatic transmission system
- Carry out simple preventive maintenance on automatic transmission system of automobile
- Adhere to safety practices in maintenance of automatic transmission system of automobile
- Demonstrate skills in the automobile transmission system
- Carry out preventive maintenance of the automobile clutch system
- Carry out preventive maintenance of the automobile manual gearbox
- Carry out preventive maintenance on the sliding joint
- Carry out preventive maintenance on the universal joint
- Carry out preventive maintenance on the constant velocity joint
- Adhere to safety practices
- Demonstrate knowledge of transaxle unit of automobile
- Identify components of the transaxle transmission
- Explain functions of transaxle components
- Describe operation of the transaxle transmission
- Explain operations of the drive shaft arrangements
- Identify types of axle shaft bearings
- Demonstrate knowledge of final drive unit of automobile
- Identify components of final drive unit
- Explain functions of final drive components
- Describe operation of the final drive unit
- Explain operations of the drive shaft arrangements
- Identify types of axle shaft bearings
Suspension Systems, Wheels and Tyres
- Demonstrate skills in suspension arrangements automobile
- State the function of the suspension system of the automobile
- Identify the components of the automobile suspension system
- Explain the function of the components of the automobile suspension system
- Sketch the arrangement of different types of the suspension system
- Perform maintenance on the suspension system of the automobile
- Demonstrate knowledge of wheels of the automobile
- State the function of the wheels of the automobile
- Identify types of wheels used on the automobile
- Describe the construction of types of wheels used on the automobile
- Mention the materials for manufacturing wheels
- Demonstrate skills in automobile tyres
- State the function of the automobile tyre
- Identify types of tyres
- Explain automobile tyre markings
- State the differences in the constructions of the automobile tyres
- Identify causes of tyre wear patterns
- Perform tyre rotation on an automobile
Braking and Steering Systems
- Demonstrate skills in automotive braking system
- State the function of the braking system of the automobile
- State the types of braking systems found on the automobile
- Identify the main components of the braking systems of the automobile
- Describe the operation of the braking systems of the automobile
- Perform maintenance on the hydraulic braking system
- Demonstrate skills in automobile steering system
- State the function of the automobile steering system
- State the types of automobile steering system
- Identify components of automobile steering system
- Explain the functions of the components
- Describe the operation of types of automobile steering system
- Demonstrate skills in the maintenance of steering system
- Check wheel alignment
- Diagnose faults on steering system of the automobile
- Perform maintenance on steering systems of the automobile
Form 2 (Grade 11)
9 topicsAutomobile Layout and Body
- Demonstrate knowledge of automobile layout
- Identify the key components of the automobile layout
- Explain the functions of the key components of the automobile layout
- Sketch the layout of the automobile vehicle
- Identify the chassis frame sections
- Demonstrate knowledge of automobile body construction
- State the function of the automobile body
- State the types of automobile body/chassis construction
- State advantages of the integral and separate automobile body construction
- State the disadvantages of the integral and separate automobile body construction
- Demonstrate skills in vehicle bodies
- Explain the types of vehicle body designs
- Explain the types of drive arrangements
- Describe the types of driving positions
- Identify jacking points on a vehicle
- Raise vehicles using appropriate jacking points
Automobile Air-conditioning Systems
- Demonstrate knowledge of automobile air-conditioning systems
- State function of automobile air-conditioning system
- Identify components of automobile air-conditioning systems
- Identify types of refrigerants
- Explain functions of components of automobile air-conditioning system
- Sketch layout of automobile air-conditioning system
- Explain automobile air-condition cycle
- Demonstrate skills in automobile air-conditioning system
- Perform preventive maintenance on automobile air-conditioning system
- Diagnose fault on the automobile air-conditioning system
- Perform leakage test on an automobile air-conditioning system
- Charge automobile air-conditioning system with refrigerant
- Adhere to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in automobile heating and ventilation
- Explain automobile heating and ventilation system
- State components of automobile heating and ventilation system
- Explain functions of components of automobile heating and ventilation system
- Test automobile heating and ventilation system
- Adhere to safety practices in testing of automobile heating and ventilation system
Fundamentals of Electricity Generation
- Demonstrate knowledge of automobile electricity generation
- Explain sources of electricity generation
- Explain electrochemical production of electricity
- Explain types of batteries
- Explain operation of battery charging equipment
- Demonstrate skills in lead acid battery
- Identify parts of a lead acid battery
- Explain capacities of the types of lead acid battery
- State the composition of battery electrolyte
- Measure open circuit voltage of batteries
- Charge lead acid batteries
- Adhere to safety procedures during the charging process
- Demonstrate skills in maintenance of alternators
- Identify the types of alternators
- Explain electricity generation in alternators
- Identify parts of alternator
- State difference between Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC)
- Carry out maintenance on alternators
- Adhere to safety procedures during the maintenance of alternators
Forces, Torque and Moments
- Demonstrate knowledge of the effects of forces on automobile parts
- Explain force
- Explain types of forces acting on automobiles
- State the effects of a force on an automobile part
- Solve problems on forces
- Demonstrate knowledge of principles of torque
- Explain torque
- Calculate torque
- State application of torque on automobile
- Demonstrate knowledge of principles of Moment
- Explain moment
- Identify types of moment
- Identify the classes of levers
- Solve problems on moments
Principles of Pressure, Heat, Temperature and Friction
- Demonstrate knowledge of principles of pressure
- Explain Pressure
- Explain types of Pressure
- Explain the types of Pressure Gauges in the Automobile Industry
- Solve problems involving pressure
- Demonstrate knowledge of Temperature
- Explain temperature
- State types of temperature scales
- Convert degree Celsius to Fahrenheit
- Convert Fahrenheit to degree Celsius
- Demonstrate knowledge of Heat
- Explain Heat
- Outline methods of Heat Transfer
- Explain Specific Heat Capacity
- Solve problems involving heat transfer
- Solve problems involving specific heat capacities
- Demonstrate knowledge of friction
- Explain friction
- State laws of friction
- Identify types of friction
- Explain effects of friction on moving parts in automobile
- Solve problems involving friction
Work, Energy and Power
- Demonstrate knowledge of work
- Explain work
- Explain types of work
- Solve problems involving work
- Demonstrate knowledge of Energy
- Explain energy
- State types of energy
- State the principle of energy conservation
- Solve problems involving energy
- Demonstrate knowledge of Power
- Explain Power
- Explain types of power
- Solve problems involving power
Stress and Strain
- Demonstrate knowledge of stress
- Explain stress
- Explain types of stress
- Solve problems involving stress
- Demonstrate knowledge of strain
- Explain strain
- Explain types of strain
- Solve problems involving strain
- Demonstrate knowledge of material testing
- Explain Hooke's Law
- Explain Young's Modulus
- Explain tensile test
- Solve problems involving Young's Modulus
- Solve problems involving tensile tests
Simple Machines
- Demonstrate skills in simple machines
- Explain a simple machine
- State examples of simple machines
- Explain mechanical advantage
- Explain velocity ratio
- Solve problems involving simple machine
- Demonstrate skills in levers
- Explain levers
- State the classes of levers
- Explain the difference between the different classes of levers
- Solve problems involving levers
- Demonstrate skills in pulley systems
- Explain a pulley system
- Explain the different types of pulley systems
- Solve problems involving pulley systems
Introduction to Trade Drawing
- Demonstrate knowledge of technical drawing instruments, equipment and materials
- Explain technical drawing
- State importance of technical drawing in designing
- Identify drawing instruments, equipment and materials
- State uses of drawing instruments, equipment and materials
- Demonstrate skills in the types of line in technical drawing
- Identify the type of lines used in technical drawing
- State the application of the types of lines
- Draw types of lines
- Draw orthographic views of three-dimensional components
- Demonstrate skills in division of lines
- Bisect lines with compass
- Divide lines into equal parts
- Divide lines into number of parts based on given proportion or ratio
- Demonstrate skills in construction and measuring of angles
- Explain types of angles
- Construct angles
- Bisect angles
- Trisect angles
- Measure angles using protractor
- Demonstrate skills in construction of geometric shapes
- Explain geometric shapes
- Describe types of shapes
- State steps in constructing types of geometric shapes
- Perform construction of types of geometric shapes
Form 3 (Grade 12)
9 topicsAdvance Occupational Safety, Health and Environment
- Demonstrate knowledge of occupational safety and accident prevention
- Explain safety policy
- Explain safe practices in automobile workshop
- Outline employer's responsibility in the workshop
- Outline employee's responsibility in the workshop
- Explain workplace (safety, health and welfare) regulations
- Demonstrate skills in waste disposal
- Explain methods of waste disposal
- Explain hazardous waste
- Identify hazardous symbols
- Interpret materials safety data sheets
- Store hazardous chemicals safely
- Adhere to safe methods of waste disposal
- Demonstrate knowledge of environmental pollution regulations
- Explain environmental pollution
- Explain forms of environmental pollution
- Explain the purpose of environmental pollution regulations
- Explain effects of pollution to the environment
- Follow maintenance practices that will protect the environment
Uses and Maintenance of Advance Automobile Workshop Tools and Equipment
- Demonstrate skills in using automobile measuring tools
- Identify types of hand tools
- Identify types of power tools
- Identify types of special tools
- Perform repair works using automobile hand tools adhering to safety practices
- Perform repair works using automobile powered tools adhering to safety practices
- Perform repair works using automobile special tools adhering to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in automobile workshop equipment
- Identify types of workshop equipment
- Explain the types of workshop equipment
- Use workshop equipment
- Maintain workshop equipment
- Adhere to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in tools handling
- Explain tool handling
- Identify methods of tools handling practices
- Identify methods of tools storage
- Carry out cleaning activities of tools
- Adhere to instructions on storage of tools
Induction and Exhaust System of Engines
- Demonstrate skills in servicing induction system of engines
- State the functions of air cleaner
- Outline functions of components of induction system
- Identify tools to use for servicing of induction systems of engines
- State steps in servicing induction system
- Carry out servicing of induction system of engines
- Adhere to safety practices
- Demonstrate knowledge of pressure chargers
- Explain the function of pressure charging
- Identify types of pressure chargers
- Identify components of pressure chargers
- Explain operational principles of pressure chargers
- Explain intercoolers
- Describe operational principles of intercoolers
- Demonstrate knowledge of exhaust system
- State functions of the exhaust system
- Identify components of the exhaust system
- State functions of the components of the exhaust system
- Explain emission control devices
Advance Power Unit
- Demonstrate knowledge of Combustion Chamber Design
- Explain function of combustion chamber
- Explain combustion chamber design
- Sketch types of combustion chamber design
- State advantages and disadvantages of combustion chamber design
- Demonstrate skills in cylinder head maintenance
- Remove the cylinder head for maintenance
- Carry out inspection and measurement
- Carry out lapping of valves
- Test for leakage
- Replace faulty or damaged component
- Assemble cylinder head adhering to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in engine component measurement
- Inspect piston for wear
- Perform piston ring measurement
- Perform cylinder bore measurement
- Perform crankshaft measurement
- Inspect crankshaft bearings for wear
- Adhere to safety practices
Automobile Electrical System
- Demonstrate skills in repairing starter motors
- Disassemble starter motors
- Inspect starter motor components
- Perform armature test
- Perform field coil test
- Replace damaged components of starter motor
- Reassemble starter motor adhering to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in alternator repairs
- Disassemble alternator
- Inspect alternator components
- Replace defective alternator components
- Reassemble alternator
- Carry out functional test of alternator
- Adhere to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in Circuit Protection
- Identify types of circuit protection devices
- Test circuit protection devices
- Diagnose fault in circuits
- Repair fault in circuits
- Replace faulty circuit protection devices
- Adhere to safety practices
Engine Management Systems
- Demonstrate knowledge of digital electronics
- Define digital logic gates
- State the difference between combinational and sequential logic
- Relate Boolean Algebra to logic gates
- Explain a combinational logic circuit
- Explain sequential logic circuit
- Explain computer memory types
- Demonstrate skills in ignition systems
- Explain ignition systems
- Identify types of ignition systems
- Explain the operational principles of computer-controlled ignition systems
- State advantages of coil-on-plug ignition (COP) systems
- Adjust spark plug gaps correctly
- Adhere to safety practices
- Demonstrate knowledge of Engine Management System (EMS)
- Identify layout of engine management system
- State functions of EMS sensors
- Identify engine management actuators
- State functions of the EMS actuators
- Explain functions of electronic control units (microcontrollers)
- State difference between open loop and closed loop controls
- Demonstrate skills in Emission Controls
- Define emission control systems
- Explain sources of automobile emission pollution
- Describe operating principles of emission control systems
- Explain effects of pollutants
- Explain methods of controlling pollutants from vehicle
- Perform emission test using exhaust gas analyzer whilst observing safety practices
Advance Automobile Transmission System I (Manual)
- Demonstrate knowledge of automotive manual transmission systems
- Identify types of clutches
- Explain operation of coil spring clutch
- Explain operation of diaphragm spring clutch
- Outline advantages and disadvantages of coil spring clutch
- State advantages and disadvantages of diaphragm clutches
- State function of clutch release bearing
- Demonstrate skills in repairing a faulty clutch
- Identify types of clutch driven plates
- State symptoms of clutch faults
- Troubleshoot causes of clutch faults
- Remedy clutch faults
- Adhere to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in manual gearbox
- Identify types of vehicle manual gear boxes
- Explain the operational principles of manual gearboxes
- State advantages and disadvantages of manual gearboxes
- Identify types of gearing used in manual gearbox
- Sketch power flow in gear ratio
- Repair manual gearbox adhering to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in drive arrangements
- Explain drive arrangement
- State reason for using sliding joints
- State the function of center bearing
- Identify types of universal joint
- State the functions of the final drive unit
- Carry out maintenance on final drive unit adhering to safety practices
Advance Automobile Transmission II (Automatic)
- Demonstrate knowledge of wet clutches
- Explain wet clutches
- Identify types of wet clutches
- Identify components of wet clutches
- State differences between fluid fly wheel and torque converter
- Explain torque multiplication
- Explain operational principles of torque converter
- Demonstrate knowledge of automatic gearbox
- Explain epicyclic gearing
- Identify components of epicyclic gear
- State functions of epicyclic gear components
- Explain operating principles of epicyclic gear train
- Explain operating principles of automatic transmission
- State advantages of automatic transmission
- Demonstrate skills in maintaining automatic transmission
- Perform automatic transmission fluid replacement
- Adjust transaxle control cable
- Carry out maintenance on automatic transmission
- Adhere to safety practices when carrying out maintenance on automatic transmission
- Demonstrate skills in repairing automatic transmission
- Identify components of automatic transmission
- State functions of the components of an automatic transmission
- Repair faulty automatic transmission systems
- Follow safety measures
Advance Suspension Systems, Wheels and Tyres
- Demonstrate skills in suspension systems
- Identify types of suspension systems
- Explain operating principles of suspension system
- Carry out repair work on suspension systems
- Adhere to safety practices during repair work on suspension systems
- Demonstrate skills in suspension system maintenance
- Perform shock absorber test
- Perform removal of coil springs
- Perform front hub preloading
- Maintain shock absorber
- Follow safety precautions
- Demonstrate skills in maintaining wheels
- State functions of wheels
- State types of wheels
- Carry out maintenance on wheels
- Adhere to safety practices
- Demonstrate skills in maintaining tyres
- Explain the meaning of tyre markings
- Explain tyre pressure management system
- Carry out removal of tyre
- Perform tyre repairs
- Perform wheel balancing
- Adhere to safety practices
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