First Day of Class Info and Booklist - Carpentry

First day of class:

Bring steel-toed boots and safety glasses for shop.
Classroom: please see schedule of dates for exact room location Trades and Applied Technology | Vancouver Island University (VIU)
Shop: Building 110, Carpentry Shop

Hours of work (Normal hours) are:

Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday 8 am to 2:45 pm (instructor will advise on the first day of class)
All Carpentry Level 2 classes will run Tuesday-Friday
Coffee-time 10 am to 10:15 am
Lunch 12 to 12:30 pm
End of the day 2:45 pm

First Aid - All emergencies must be reported to 6600 – DO NOT CALL 911.

Dial 6600 from an internal phone, or dial 250-740-6600 from an outside phone.
Be prepared to tell the operator your:
Name
Campus Location - Bldg name and/or number and room number.
Nature of emergency (e.g. first aid, ambulance, police)
Extent of the emergency and the number of persons involved
The PFAA (Primary First Aid Attendant) will respond to the emergency.
Facilities Services employees will direct the Emergency Response Vehicle(s) to the appropriate location.

Please report all injuries to your instructor immediately as soon as possible.

College phone numbers

College closures for snow

Food services

Coffee and goodies are available at coffee time from a coffee truck that stops in front of the Heavy Duty Shop (Bldg 110)
Lunch is available on campus at the Student Activity Building (185), the Cafeteria (300) or at Subway (in building 165)

Student cautions

VIU has a non-smoking regulation in all buildings.
Pay Parking, and speed regulations on campus are enforced.
Instructors must OK any work to be done on student vehicles.
All tools, props, equipment and vehicles must be treated with respect, they must be used many times by many apprentices.
Instructors are here to help you learn, but you are also responsible for how much and how well you learn.

Study Skills

It is recommended that you take notes in class and review them after class. Any questions that you have should be brought to the attention of the instructor either in class or in the shop. When studying you must consider all areas of topic. When studying you must consider all areas of each topic.
Remember it is in your best interest to learn as much as possible when you are at a technical training session. Extra help with study techniques may be available for apprentices who feel that they are unable to keep up with the pace of the technical session, ask your instructor.
Please note: There is a large math component in the program; students are encouraged to review their math skills prior to attending technical training, with focus in the following areas:
Use of metric and imperial measurements, ability to convert
Fractions, adding, subtracting and dividing, converting to decimal
Ability to convert feet and inches to decimals of a foot
Area measure of different shapes
Volume measure of different shapes
Right angle triangle calculations
Ratio and proportions

Marking - Each Technical Training session is divided into two parts for marking.

-Theory

The average of marks achieved on both weekly and final exams give the overall theory mark. Your theory mark counts for approximately 65% of your final mark

-Practical

The number of shop projects completed and speed and quality of work achieved determines the practical mark. Other factors in the practical mark are attitude, initiative and clean up. The practical mark counts for approximately 35% of your final mark

-Final

All books are available at Vancouver Island University Bookstore 250-740-6200

Level 1 Carpentry Competencies	Loose leaf package sold at VIU bookstore
Level 1 workbook	Loose leaf package sold at VIU bookstore
Carpentry (1st Canadian Edition)	Vogt Nauth	Nelson Publications	0176105263
Understanding Construction Drawings	Stephenson	Nelson Publishers	9780176252038
British Columbia Building Code 2006		Crown Publishers	7610003256
Optional books:
Canadian Wood-Frame House Construction		C.M.H.C.	0660195356
Building Trades Dictionary	Toenjes	American Technical Publishers	082690405X
Solve Mathematical Problems Line B			0771914679
The use of Portable Power Tools	McDonnell	Delmar	0827311001
Span Book (2004 edition)		Canadian Wood Council	0921628692

Level 2 Carp Competencies	Loose leaf package sold at VIU Bookstore
Level 2 Workbook	Loose leaf package sold at VIU Bookstore
Concrete Formwork (3rd edition)	Koel	American Technical Publishers	826907083
Principles & Practices of Commercial Construction (8th edition)	Andres/Smith	Prentice Hall Career & Technology	0131599232
Handbook for Riggers	Newberry		0969015410
All Books Previously Purchased
Optional Books:
Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures (7th edition)		Canadian Portland Cement Association
Formwork For Concrete (6th edition)	M.K. Hurd	A.C.I.

Level 3 Carp competencies			Loose leaf pacakage available at VIU bookstore
Carpentry Level 3 - workbook			Loose leaf pacakage available at VIU bookstore
All Books Previously Purchased
Optional Books:
Trim Carpentry	Philip Moon	Nelson Publishers	9781418028640

Level 4 Carp competencies	Loose leaf package sold at VIU Bookstore
Carpentry Level 4 - workbook	Loose leaf package sold at VIU Bookstore
All Books Previously Purchased

All books are available at the Vancouver Island Bookstore

Hours: Monday through Friday 9am-4:30pm

250-740-6200

Toll Free: 1-866-965-2665