SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING NC II

(PERFORMING ROOT PASS)

(5 Days)
STUDY GUIDE

Prepared by: LOWIE B. GERASMIA

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING NC II. In this module  was prepared to help achieve the
required competency in Shielded Metal Arc Welding NC II. It will help you learn the basic understanding,
different steps and procedures in performing root pass using SMAW process.

OBJECTIVES
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
1. Determine what is performing root pass
2. Learn the steps and procedures in performing root pass
3. Help achieve the required competency in Shielded Metal Arc Welding NC II

KEY CONCEPTS
1. Safety welding practices
2. Performing root pass
3. Welding defects, causes and remedies

LEARNING RESOURCES
1. Competency Based Learning Materials
2. SMAW NC I Training Regulations
3. Online Learning Materials uploaded on LMS

STUDY QUESTIONS
1. What are the welding personal protective equipment?
2. How to perform root pass?
3. What are the different of welding defects?
4. What are the causes and remedies for these defects?

ACTIVITIES (Include Online and Offline activities)

A. Online Activities
1. Orientation Program
a. Read the study guide
b. Discussion forum entitled “Self-Introduction”
c. Getting to know each other
d. Discussion about SMAW
2. Daily attendance (Webinar)
3. Safety welding practices
a. Welding Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
4. Performing root pass
a. Correct electrode size
b. Correct Current
c. Correct Arc length or voltage
d. Correct Travel Speed
e. Correct Electrode angle
5. Identifying Welding defects, causes and remedies
a. Welding defects
b. Causes of Welding defects
c. Remedies of Welding defects
 6. Online learning activities
a. Discussion of lesson with video presentation and PPT under LO1: Perform root pass
b. Discussion
c. Questioning
d. Computer base test

B. Offline Activities
1. Orientation Program
2. Discussion of lesson with video presentation and PPT
3. Demonstration and assessment to the task activity and oral questioning
4. Mentoring and coaching
5. Institutional assessment and evaluation

STUDY SCHEDULE
Please refer to the schedule for your reference
DATE/PERIOD TOPICS ACTIVITY VENUE AND NO OF
TIME HOURS
June 15, 2020 Orientation of Face to Face Contextual 3 Hours
blended  5s Learning Area
learning  Lecture on Digital
Program Literacy
 Class Discussion
 Lecture on
Netiquette
Recognition of  Registration to LMS Online 3 Hours
Prior earning  Enrollment to Online
Module
 Watch Video: Basic
Navigation of LMS
 Participate in the
discussion
June 16, 2020 Unit I: Safety  Read “Lesson 1 Online 8 Hours
welding Welding Personal
practices Protective
Equipment (PPE)”
 Discussion of lesson
with video
presentation and
PPT
 Complete “Activity
1: Short Quiz
-Multiple Choice”
June 17, 2020 Unit II:  Read “Lesson 2: Online 8 Hours
Performing Performing root
root pass pass
 Discussion of correct
electrode size
 Discussion of correct
Current
 Discussion of correct
Arc length or voltage
 Discussion of
Correct Travel Speed
 Discussion of correct
Electrode angle
 Complete “Activity
2: Short Quiz –True
or False”
 June 18, 2020 Unit III:  Read “Lesson 2: Online 8 Hours
Welding Welding defects,
defects, causes causes and remedies
and remedies  Discuss welding
defects
 Discuss the Causes
of Welding defects
 Discuss of remedies
of Welding defects
June 19, 2020 Unit II: Face to face Contextual 2
Performing  Discuss Performing learning Area
root pass root pass and its
components
 Perform root pass Practical Work 4
using SMAW Area
 Prepare tools and Institutional 2
equipment Assessment Area
 Perform Written
Test, Performance
Test and Evaluation

REFERENCES:
1. Competency Based Learning Materials
2. Training Regulation (SMAW NC I)
3. Online Research