CON1120 Product Management

Introductory · 1 credit · TMT - Trades, Manufacturing and Transportation

Description: Students develop basic shop drawing and estimating skills and apply them to build a product.
Prerequisite: CON1010: Construction Tools & Materials
Parameters: Access to a materials work centre, complete with basic drawing and construction tools, and to instruction from an individual with specialized training in the use of power tools.

Outcomes The student will:

1 identify and describe the parts of a technological system
- 1.1 describe the following components of a technological system:
  - 1.1.1 input
  - 1.1.2 output
  - 1.1.3 process
  - 1.1.4 feedback
2 apply basic drawing skills to prepare a shop drawing
- 2.1 list and describe common types of shop drawings
- 2.2 identify manual techniques and/or computer processes to create a drawing
- 2.3 create or modify a suitable product design
- 2.4 prepare a working drawing of a product with multiple parts
3 prepare a project timeline, cost estimate and work schedule
- 3.1 identify the method of costing materials using lineal, area and volume measurements
- 3.2 describe methods that are used to estimate the amount of time required to complete a project
- 3.3 analyze the drawing to create a:
  - 3.3.1 materials list
  - 3.3.2 cost estimate
  - 3.3.3 work schedule
4 apply the use of a technological system to construct a simple product with multiple parts
- 4.1 identify a variety of products and describe the types of materials, joints and fastening and finishing systems that are used, and explain how these details are shown on a drawing
- 4.2 for a product with multiple parts, use the appropriate tools, materials and processes to:
  - 4.2.1 lay out, cut, surface and size materials
  - 4.2.2 assemble and fasten parts
  - 4.2.3 prepare for finishing
  - 4.2.4 apply a simple finish
- 4.3 match the manufacturer’s recommendations and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) regulations when using hazardous finishing materials
- 4.4 use personal protective equipment
- 4.5 identify methods to improve quality and productivity through:
  - 4.5.1 accurate measurements
  - 4.5.2 choice of correct tools
  - 4.5.3 use of tools that are in good condition
5 demonstrate basic competencies
- 5.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:
  - 5.1.1 communicate
  - 5.1.2 manage information
  - 5.1.3 use numbers
  - 5.1.4 think and solve problems
- 5.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:
  - 5.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
  - 5.2.2 be responsible
  - 5.2.3 be adaptable
  - 5.2.4 learn continuously
  - 5.2.5 work safely
- 5.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:
  - 5.3.1 work with others
  - 5.3.2 participate in projects and tasks
6 make personal connections to the cluster content and processes to inform possible pathway choices
- 6.1 complete/update a personal inventory; e.g., interests, values, beliefs, resources, prior learning and experiences
- 6.2 create a connection between a personal inventory and occupational choices