22 courses with the subject DSL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
DSL 1110General Shop Practices2
| Lecture/Lab General Shop Practices teaches shop procedures, and safe shop administration in the Heavy Equipment and Diesel Shop. Safety in the use of hand tools, electric tools, and other equipment used by the technician are covered. The Minnesota Right-to-Know Law is presented. Shop procedures are covered with emphasis on safety and personal protection equipment. Emergency first aid procedures are covered.
| Lecture/Lab Beginning Electrical Systems will focus on atomic structure, electron theory of electricity, testing conductors, semi-conductors and insulators, construction and operation of storage batteries, Ohm's law theory, the applications to series, parallel, and series/parallel DC circuits, 12/24 volt DC components, operation, troubleshooting, repair, 12/24 volt DC charging circuits, 12/24 volt DC starting circuit, operation, troubleshooting, repair. MINNESOTA NORTH COLLEGE | 2024-25 CURRICULUM CATALOG
| Lecture/Lab Beginning Power Transmission focuses on the operation, repair and rebuild procedures of the transmission systems found on heavy duty truck and off-road equipment. This will include components such as air handling systems and foundation brakes found on heavy duty trucks and off-road equipment.
| Lecture/Lab Beginning Diesel Engines covers the fundamentals of diesel engine construction and operating principles. A major disassembly of a 4-cycle engine is performed by the students with a study of the internal components, their functions, and operation. Measurements and analyses of all parts are made.
| Lecture Mathematics for Diesel Technicians is a course focused on measurement, basic algebraic applications for technicians, geometric applications for area and volume, industry formulas, and applications of Ohm's Law and Pascal's Law. Students will apply mathematical functions to practical projects and troubleshooting in the diesel mechanic field.
| Lecture/Lab Intermediate Electrical Systems will focus on lighting, accessory and control systems, electrical schematics / diagrams, diagnostics, and troubleshooting. Prerequisities: DSL 1115
| Lecture/Lab Advanced Power Transmission will focus on heavy equipment power transmission and the theory of operation and repair. This includes the theory and operation, repair/rebuild procedures for a differential used in a heavy-duty truck or off-road equipment. The P a g e | 52
| Lecture/Lab Advanced Diesel Engines covers the operation, maintenance, and service procedures for the air, cooling, exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), and exhaust after treatment systems. This will include testing the cooling system and testing the air induction and exhaust systems. Students will work on "running engines" in the lab including the four flow systems. Prerequisities: DSL 1125
| Lecture/Lab Heavy Equipment Air Conditioning covers the basic fundamentals of air conditioning and their application to heavy duty equipment such as semi-tractors, delivery trucks, and off-road equipment. Students learn the operating principles and apply them in troubleshooting and servicing on actual equipment.
| Lecture/Lab Advanced Electrical Systems will focus on Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) computer Can-Bus standards, telematics and emerging technologies with a review of different styles of schematics used in the industry. Included are system function schematic vs theory schematics vs wiring diagrams, knowing where to find connector info, splices, and source of power (controller vs batt) and ground. Prerequisities: DSL 1215
1 credit | Lab General Shop Practices 2 teaches shop procedures, and safe shop administration in the Heavy Equipment and Diesel Shop. Safety in the use of hand tools, MINNESOTA NORTH COLLEGE | 2024-25 CURRICULUM CATALOG electric tools, and other equipment used by the technician are covered. The Minnesota Right-to- Know Law is presented. Shop procedures are covered with emphasis on safety and personal protection equipment. Emergency first aid procedures are covered. Prerequisities: DSL 1501
| Lecture/Lab Machine Tool Technology will address the operation, maintenance and application of machine tools used in the Heavy Duty Truck and Off Road Equipment industry. The course will focus on the application of critical measuring, comparison and repair procedures needed to repair component parts.
4 credits | Lecture/Lab Electronics/Electrical Systems 3 will focus on lighting, accessory and control systems, electrical schematics / diagrams, diagnostics, and troubleshooting.
4 credits | Lecture/Lab Heavy Equipment Hydraulics 3 covers the fundamentals of trouble shooting and repair of hydraulic systems. Prerequisities: DSL 1530
| Lecture/Lab Standard Transmissions/Clutches focuses on theory, operation, repair and rebuild procedures for manual transmissions and clutches that are used in on/off highway vehicles and heavy equipment.
| Lecture/Lab Steering and Alignment focuses on the operation and repair of the steering systems used on the heavy duty truck and off-road heavy equipment and correct alignment factors critical to proper operation. This course also focuses on theory of design and operation for truck and off-road tires.
| Lab Customer Repair internship allows the student to perform required repairs on selected customer equipment. This enables the individual student to apply the skills learned from courses and to complete repair work in accordance with manufacturers' guidelines and to customer satisfaction.
