Syllabus

Home assignment(s) are to be completed that day or evening and when required are to be turned in the following class session.

Remember 100% of course work must be completed in order to pass this course.

Your instructor will assign specific due dates during class.

 

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Sample Syllabus

 

Mod 1

  1. Hour 1 – Getting Ready to Drive: Your Controls Seat and Feet
    • Driver Vehicle Readiness
    • Orientation to Controls
    • Moving, Stopping & Steering Smoothly
    • Brake/Gas/Dead Pedal
    • Reading Assignments

  2. Hour 2 – Getting Ready to Drive: Your Hands & Your Eye
    • Entrance Exams 1 & 2
      What 9 Risk Factors?
      Orientation to Controls
      Moving, Stopping & Steering Smoothly
      Target and Vision Usage
      Transition Pegs
      Simulated Steering Activity
    • Assignments

  3. Hour 3 – Uniting Driver and Vehicle
    • Review concepts from Module 1
      Module 1 Exit Exam
    • Home Assignments

Mod 2

  1. Hour 4 – Reading Signs, Signals and Vehicle Position
    • Entrance Exam 3
      Signs Signals & Markings
      Speed Limits
      Reference Points
      Entering Traffic Flows Smoothly Safely
      Securing and Exiting the Vehicle

  2. Hour 5 – Reading Gauges & Entering Traffic
    • Entrance Exam 4
      Activity – Identify Vehicle Gauges & Warning Devices
      Entering, Crossing and Leaving Traffic Flow

  3. Hour 6 – Entering Traffic & Precision Turns
    • Entering Traffic Flow from Curbside Model Roadway Activity
      Precision Turns, Stopped and Moving Model Roadway Activity
      Precision Turns
    • Home Assignments
  4. Hour 7 – Knowing Where You Are
    • Review concepts from Module 1
      Module 6 Exit Exam

Mod 3

  1. Hour 8 – Regulations, Risk Management & Accurate Tracking
    • Entrance Exam 5
      Oregon Insurance Laws and Regulations
      Risk vs. Gain
      Eliminating & Managing Risks
      Control Tracking and Targeting Path

  2. Hour 9 – Curves, LOS-POT’s & Backing Maneuvers
    • Entrance Exam 6
      Control of Tracking and Targeting Path: Model Roadway Activity
      Introduction to LOS – POT’s
      Activity Brainstorm Neighborhood LOS – POT’s
      Introduction to Backing: Model Roadway Activity
    • Home Assignments

  3. Hour 10 – You Are in Control
    • Review concepts from Module 3
      Module 3 Exit Exam

Mod 4

  1. Hour 11 – Searching with Accurate Perception
    • Introduction to the Zone Control System
      Perception and Accurate Searching: PEP Activity
      The Three Searching Ranges: PEP Activity
      Judging Space in Seconds: PEP Activity

  2. Hour 12 – Safety Restraints and Parking Maneuvers
    • Entrance Exam 8
      Restrain Systems
      Video: Seatbelts, They Work if You Wear Them
      Forward and Angle Parking Model Roadway Activity
    • Home Assignments

  3. Hour 13 – Searching for LOS-POT’s
    • Review concepts from Module 4
      Module 4 Exit Exam

Mod 5

  1. Hour 14 – Communication & Intersection Control
    • Entrance Exam 9
      Sending and Receiving Communications
      You Control the Intersection

  2. Hour 15 – Rear zone Control and Stopping in Traffic
    • Entrance Exam 10
      Video Clip – 45 Degree Searches
      You Control the Intersection
      PEP Activity A: Fastest Computer on Earth.
      Rear Zone Condition Recognition
      Stopping in Traffic – PONR
      Blind-spot Checks
    • Home Assignments
  3. Hour 16 – You Control the Intersection
    • Review concepts from Module5
    • Module 5 Exit Exam

Mod 6

  1. Hour 17 – Timing Lights and Managing Space
    • Traffic Lights Timing & Turning Left
      Highest risk of crash exposure
      Problem Solving Activity: Managing Time & Space
      Find, Solve & Control
      Backing Perpendicular Park

  2. Hour 18 – Changing Lanes, Parking & Begin the Deadly D’s
    • Entrance Exam 10
      Precision Lane Changes: PEP Activity
      Lane Change with Precision: Model Roadway Activity
      Backing into Perpendicular Parking Spaces: Model Roadway Activity
      Drinking, Drugs & Driving: Demonstration: The affects of alcohol on vision and coordination.
    • Home Assignments

  3. Hour 19 – Drinking, Drugs, Distractions & Driving
    • Entrance Exam 11
      BAC Implied Consent Law, Open Container Law and MIP
      Drinking, Drugs & Driving – PEP Activity
      Distractions: Brainstorm Activity
      Video Clip: Dialing and Driving

  4. Hour 20 – Managing Space, Drinking, Drugs & Distractions
    • Review concepts from Module 6
    • Module 6 Exit Exam

Mod 7

  1. Hour 21 – Rules of the Road Review, Curves and Hills
    • Responding to Laws Activity
      Approaching Curves and Hill Crests
      Video Clips: Car in a Circle, Evaluating Drivelines
      Demonstration: Traction Grip Comparison
      Demonstration: How Speed, Vehicle and Load Affect Control
      Walking Car Performance Approaching Curves: PEP Activity
    • Home Assignments

  2. Hour 22 – Rules of the Road, Following Other Traffic & LOS-POT’s
    • Review Driver Manual Study Questions
      Following Time & Space
      Video Clips: Techniques with a Car in Front, Following Others Time &
      Space, Measuring Following Distance, New York City
      “When I say stop” PEP Activity
      Commentary Driving Practice Activity

  3. Hour 23 – Interacting With Others
    • Review concepts from Module 7
    • Module 7 Exit Exam

Mod 8

  1. Hour 24 – Timing Side Zone & Parallel Parking
    • Entrance Exam 12
      Timing Side Zones: Best Separation Activity
      Parallel Parking PEP Activity
    • Home Assignments

  2. Hour 25 – Winter Driving and Vehicle Control
    • Small Group Problem-Solving: “8 Inches of Snow” PEP Activity
      “Gripometer” PEP Activity
      “Traction for Action” PEP Activity
      Demonstrations: Loss of Traction
      Demonstration: To Correct See Off-Target Condition
      Demonstration: The Widow of Opportunity
      Practice Targeting for Detection and Correction: PEP Activity
  3. Hour 26 – Interacting With Others
    Review concepts from Module 7
    • Module 8 Exit Exam

Mod 9

  1. Hour 27 – Managing Risky Situations
    • Night Driving Packets Due
    • Home Assignments
  2. Hour 28 – Sharing the Road and Emergency Situations
    • Entrance Exam 13 Score
      Demonstration & Discussion: Systematic Searches
      Discussion: Sharing the Road with Motorcycles, Bicycles and Trucks
      Evasive-Steering vs. Following Space Activity
  3. Hour 29 – Emergency Situations
    • Emergency Maneuvers: PEP Activities
      Vehicle Maintenance and Fuel Conservation

  4. Hour 30 – Managing Driver, Vehicle and Environmental Risk and
    Review concepts from Module 9
    • Module 9 Exit Exam
    • Home Assignments

  5. Hour 31 – Limited Access Highways & Licensing Requirements
    • Discussion: HA 10.01 Diamond Interchange
    • The Traffic Stop
      Video Clips: Traffic Stop 01, 10.04 Traffic Stop 02

  6. Hour 32 – Concept Review
    • Model Habit Review: PEP Activity
    • Turn in Driving Logs

  7. Hour 33 – Putting It All Together
    • Final Exam Score
    • Home Assignments