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Section8n1:8nAutomotive8nTechnology............................................................................... 1-1
Section8n2:8nEngines. ......................................................................................................... 2-1
Section8n3:8nElectricity ...................................................................................................... 3-1
Section8n4:8nEngine8nPerformance ..................................................................................... 4-1
Section8n5:8nManual8nTransmissions8nand8nTransaxles ....................................................... 5-1
Section8n6:8nAutomatic8nTransmissions8nand8nTransaxles .................................................. 6-1
Section8n7:8nSuspension8nand8nSteering8nSystems .............................................................. 7-1
Section8n8:8nBrakes............................................................................................................ 8-1
Section8n9:8nPassenger8nComfort ....................................................................................... 9-1
, Automotive8nTechnology:8nA8nSystems8nApproach,8n
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CHAPTER 1 8n
Careers in the Automotive Industry
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CHAPTER8nOVERVIEW
This8nchapter8nexamines8nthe8nautomotive8nindustry8ntoday8nand8npoints8nout8nthe8nchanges8nthat8nare8no
ccurring.8nProfessional8nservice8nprovided8nby8na8nproperly8ntrained8ntechnician8nis8ncritical8nbecause8n
of8nthe8ntechnology8nused8nin8ntoday’s8nvehicles.8nA8ndetailed8ndescription8nis8ngiven8nof8nwhat8nit8nta
kes8nto8nbe8na8nprofessional8ntechnician.8nIncluded8nare8ndescriptions8nof8ncareer8nopportunities,8njob8
nclassifications,8nand8nthe8nvarious8nautomotive8neducation8nprograms8nthat8nare8navailable8nin8nCana
da.8nAutomotive8nService8nTechnician8nInterprovincial8nStandards8nand8nASE8ncertification8nrequire
ments8nare8nalso8nprovided.
LEARNING8nOUTCOMES
• Describe8nthe8nreasons8nwhy8ntoday’s8nautomotive8nindustry8nis8nconsidered8na8nglobal8nindustry.
• Explain8nhow8ncomputer8ntechnology8nhas8nchanged8nthe8nway8nvehicles8nare8nbuilt8nand8nserviced.
• Explain8nwhy8nthe8nneed8nfor8nqualified8nautomotive8ntechnicians8nis8nincreasing.
• Describe8nthe8nmajor8ntypes8nof8nbusinesses8nthat8nemploy8nautomotive8ntechnicians.
• List8nsome8nof8nthe8nmany8njob8nopportunities8navailable8nto8npeople8nwith8na8nbackground8nin8na
utomotive8ntechnology.
• Describe8nthe8ndifferent8nways8na8nstudent8ncan8ngain8nwork8nexperience8nwhile8nattending8nclasses.
• Describe8nthe8nrequirements8nfor8nRed8nSeal8ncertification8nof8nautomotive8ntechnicians.
INSTRUCTIONAL8nOUTLINE8nWITH8nTEACHING8nHINTS
I. Servicing8nToday’s8nVehicles
A. The8nImportance8nof8nAutomotive8nTechnicians
B. The8nNeed8nfor8nQuality8nService
C. The8nNeed8nfor8nOngoing8nService
1. Warranties
2. Increased8nVehicle8nAge
Hint:8nDiscuss8nthe8nneed8nfor8nrepairs8nas8ncars8nbecome8nolder8nand8nwhat8nopportunitie
s8nthis8nneed8npresents8nto8na8nqualified8ntechnician.
D. Career8nOpportunities
1. Dealerships
2. Independent8nService8nShops
3. Franchise8nRepair8nShop
4. Store-Associated8 n Shops
5. Fleet8nService8nand8nMaintenance
Hint:8nDiscuss8ncareer8nopportunities8nin8nall8nareas8nof8nautomotive8nservice.
II. Job8nClassifications
A. Service8nTechnician
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, Automotive8nTechnology:8nA8nSystems8nApproach,8n
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B. Shop8nForeman
C. Service8nAdviser
D. Service8nManager
E. Service8nDirector
F. Parts8nCounterperson
G. Parts8nManager
Hint:8nDiscuss8nthe8nvarious8nautomotive8nshop8npositions8nand8nhow8nthey8neach8nrelate8nto8nthe8n
technicians.
III. Related8nCareer8nOpportunities
A. Parts8nDistribution
B. Marketing8nand8nSales
C. Other8nOpportunities
IV. Training8nfor8na8nCareer8nin8nAutomotive8nService
A. Student8nWork8nExperience
1. Job8nShadowing8nProgram
2. Mentoring8nProgram
3. Cooperative8nEducation
4. Part-Time8nEmployment
B. Canada’s8nAutomotive8nApprenticeship8nProgram
C. The8nNeed8nfor8nContinuous8nLearning
V. ASE8nCertification
Hint:8nIntroduce8nthe8nvarious8nprograms8nin8nyour8narea8nthat8nare8navailable8nto8nstudents.
WHAT8nARE8nCOMMON8nSTUDENT8nMISCONCEPTIONS8nAN
D8nSTUMBLING8nBLOCKS?
• Without8nexperience,8nstudents8nwill8nstruggle8nwith8nunderstanding8nhow8nan8nautomotive8nshop8nfunctions.
• Possibly8nhave8na8nshop8nowner8nvisit8nthe8nclass8nor8narrange8nto8ntake8nthe8nstudents8nto8nobserve8na8n
shop8nduring8noperating8nhours.
• To8nhelp8nstudents8nunderstand8na8nshop’s8ndifferent8njob8nclassifications,8nplace8nvarious8nstudents8nas8
nthe8nshop8nforeman8nor8nservice8nwriter8nand8nhave8nthem8narrange8nthe8n“workload”8nfor8nthe8nday’s8n
shop8nactivities.
• Have8nthe8nstudents8nrefer8nto8nthe8njob8nclassification8nsection8nof8nthe8nchapter8nas8na8nreferenc
e8nfor8nthese8nassignments.8nRefer8nto8npages8n8-128nof8nChapter8n18nfor8nreference.
SHOP8nACTIVITIES8nAND8nCASE8nSTUDIES
Here8nare8nsome8nactivities8nyou8ncan8nreview8nin-
class8nas8na8ngroup,8nor8nask8nstudents8nto8ncomplete8nindividually8nor8nin8npairs:
1. Research8na8nvehicle8nof8nyour8nchoice.8nVisit8nthe8nmanufacturer8nor8ndealership8nwebsite.8nMake8na8n
list8nof8nall8nof8nthe8nsystems8nin8nthat8nvehicle8nthat8nare8ncontrolled8nby8nelectronics.8nIf8nyou8nare8nuns
ure8nof8nsystem,8ninclude8nits8nname8non8nthe8nlist8nand8ntalk8nto8nyour8ninstructor8nabout8nit.
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