Faculty Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION & CONTACT
Instructor: Tim Carter
Office: Automotive Bldg. 5000 Room 5135.13
Office hours: By appointment
Office #: 512-223-0353
Email: timothy.carter@austincc.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION
A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized
occupational theory, skills and concepts. A learning plan is developed by the college and
the Toyota/Lexus dealership. This course is external to the college for the advanced
student in a specialized field involving a written agreement between the educational
institution and a local dealership. Mentored and supervised by a workforce employee, the
student achieves objectives that are developed and documented by the college and that
are directly related to specific occupational outcomes. This may be a paid or unpaid
experience. This course will be repeated for 4 total semesters as a requirement of the
Toyota T-TEN program.
Credit Hours: 1 College Credits
Weeks in the semester: 8 weeks
Internship Duration: Spring 2024: March 24 - May 16 (2nd 8 Week Session)
Internship location: Your sponsoring Toyota/Lexus dealership
Class start date:March 24, 2025
Final class date: May 16, 2025

INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS:
1. Regular attendance is required. Only limited absences and tardiness will be
accepted if a grade better than an "F" is expected. If you miss more than 16 hours
of class/worksite time absent, after which a student may be withdrawn from this
class. You must maintain employment at a sponsoring Toyota or Lexus
dealership.
2. Students are required to maintain a "C" average or a grade point average of 2.00 in
order to graduate from ACC. Toyota requires a minimum grade of “B”(80%) or a
grade point average of 3.00.
3. Each student must have the tools from all prerequisite courses in order to
successfully complete this course.
4. Safety is always first. Common sense and our certifying agency, ASEEF, require
that all students wear safety glasses in the shop. Students without safety glasses
will be prohibited from any shop activities. You must wear attire or uniforms
designated by the dealership. Flip flops, loose baggy clothing or clothing that is too
revealing in nature that is distracting to other students are all unsafe for the shop
environment and may not be worn. Students that habitually or continue to violate
employer shop safety practices will be withdrawn from this course.
5. ACC requires all interns to complete the ACC Internship Agreement before you can
work at your dealership.

GRADING SYSTEM | TOYOTA TPORT:
SYLLABUS Quiz: 10%
A Syllabus quiz will be offered at the beginning of every semester. This quiz is a
requirement to continue in the course and will be completed on the first day of class
(in class- not as homework.) It will be an “open” syllabus quiz meaning that you can
use the syllabus as a reference during the quiz. You must make a grade of 100 on this
quiz. You will be allowed unlimited attempts where the highest grade is accepted of all
of the attempts. Once you make a grade of 100, you are done taking the test- no
additional attempts are needed. You will not be allowed to work in the shop and
participate in hand-on learning activities until this quiz has been successfully
completed.
EMPLOYER EVALUATION: 10%
Students will be evaluated by their employer (employer evaluation) on a variety of
topics, including, but not limited to: punctuality, efficiency, attitude, behavior,
attendance, safety, ability to remain on task, following direction, work ethic, and
content/subject matter and skills. Employer Evaluations will be turned into the
automotive instructor and be used in calculating the overall grade for the course.
Students that are terminated from their contracted internship workplace, with
cause, will receive a grade of “F” for their final grade and be dropped from the
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T-TEN program. Sponsorship includes but is not limited to the following: not working
under a mentor, getting moved to express lube or used cars, or not following workplace
guidelines. Completed through google form.
COMPLETE E-LEARNING MODULES: 5%
Required E-Learning Modules will be posted in Blackboard.
TPORT WORK JOURNAL: 40%
Journal entries are required for 8 weeks (5 or 6 days a week - whatever your work
week is.) It is the students responsibility to have the journal turned in, not for the
instructors having to ask for it to be turned in. If it is not turned in it will result in a “0” for
that week.
Work Journal Tracking: Each student will have their own google form to submit entries to their
work journal. This form link will be shared with you via your ACC email. It is advisable to keep
it pulled up on your work computer or on your phone to allow for ease of documenting
jobs/tasks as they are completed

TEXTS AND REFERENCES USED:
1. Toyota TIS & Techstream Scan Tool
2. Toyota TPORT:
T-PORT is designed to assist T-TEN in supplying dealerships with skilled technicians who
can diagnose and repair vehicles by providing a structure to coordinate workplace
experience with the student’s coursework. T-PORT also provides dealership supervisors
and instructors with feedback to assist with improving student’s technical and professional
workplace skills.
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T-TEN PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND COURSE PROGRESSION
The T-TEN program is a structured and clearly defined program with progressive classes
that are intended to be taken in sequential order (Appendix A- ACC Toyota T-TEN
Program Structure.) Students must follow the set program structure which was
established and approved through partnership with Toyota Motor North America.
The Toyota T-TEN program essentially allows an enrolled student to earn dual credit
courses where the student earns ACC course credit and Toyota Course credit. To achieve
course credit for Austin Community College, a student must complete the course with a
course grade of at least 70 (C.) To achieve manufacturer course credit for Toyota
(TMNA), a student must complete the class with a course grade of at least 80 (B.) Due to
the different minimum standards for each entity, a student could earn credit for a class in
the eyes of ACC and make progress in the T-TEN AAS degree while not earning credit for
the equivalent Toyota course.
Additionally, if a student drops a class or fails a class in the established T-TEN class
sequence, forward class progression is immediately halted and the student is no longer in
the T-TEN program. It is not beneficial for a student’s success in the program to continue
forward without building a solid understanding and skill execution of any previous course
content that is missing or lacking. Not completing a full education foundation can lead to
future struggles or failure. With student success in mind, any such student must reapply
to the T-TEN program and complete any missing classes with a passing grade of at least
a “C” or 70. Once caught up, the student may resume taking T-TEN classes in the
established sequential order.
TPORT PROCESS
Each T-TEN student has four Toyota internships as they progress through the ACC T-TEN
program. Each T-TEN internship is designed to increasingly add responsibility as students
develop their skills. The internship instructor will schedule regular visit to meet with the student and
dealer personnel concerning their progress.
Another key component of internship experience is the dealership mentor. This individual is
responsible for evaluating their mentee on the same tasks they learned at school, and record
these in the student evaluation booklet. Students must also complete their work journal on a daily
basis and submit it to their instructor electronically as part of an online internship class.
The following assignments are the basic foundation of the ACC Internship class and must be
completed by the student, instructor and dealership to achieve a passing grade.
● Self-Evaluation
● Mentor Evaluation
● Complete verification of Toyota Certification e-modules
● Completion of ASE exams OR ASE test preparation
● Completion of T-Port Work Journal Electronic Submissions
● And the Final T-Port evaluation