Engineering Technologies and the Trades

To train students to be proficient with engineering drawing

• The students will demonstrate the ability to produce several types of engineering drawings.

To provide training for students to enter the field of engineering drawing.

• The students will enter a career within the engineering drawing field.

To train students to complete drawings based on standard inputs from engineering fields.

• The students will demonstrate standard drawing methods that include a variety of engineering concepts, facts and details.

To develop students´ abilities to successfully communicate engineering concepts and details using drawings.

• The students will prepare engineering drawings based on generally accepted national and international standards.
• The students will demonstrate the use of universal technical concepts (e.g. mathematics).

To develop students´ ability to communicate effectively within engineering fields.

• The students will demonstrate the ability to clearly describe engineering drawings in an oral presentation.
• The students will demonstrate the ability to gather information needed for drawings using the internet.
• The students will demonstrate communication skills by participating in and completing group projects.
• The students will demonstrate the ability to create reports that communicate technical information objectively using standard formats and analysis techniques

To develop students´ ability to quantitatively analyze engineering drawing problems.

• The student will demonstrate quantitative skills directly applicable to engineering drawing problems.
• The student will demonstrate quantitative skills common to basic engineering problems, such as the use of geometry, trigonometry, and the ability to solve simultaneous equations.

To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy.

• Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
• Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.

This is the first of a two-course sequence for students in programs that require mathematics through polynomial calculus. Algebraic manipulations, graphing skills and problem solving are emphasized. Topics include systems of linear equations including Cramer's Rule, quadratic equations, variation, factoring and fractions, vectors and oblique triangles, and an introduction to trigonometry and applications. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA115 Intermediate Mathematics.

This is the second of a two-course sequence for students in programs that require mathematics through polynomial calculus. Topics include complex numbers, exponential and logarithmic functions, analytic geometry, limits, derivatives and integrals of polynomial functions, applications of the derivative, and area under a curve. Prerequisite: MA121 Fundamentals of College Mathematics 1.

Develops understanding and problem solving skill necessary to interpret engineering drawings through the principles of: orthographic sectioning, auxiliary and pictorial drafting techniques; dimensioning and sketching in the preparation of detail drawings of cast machined parts.

This is an introduction into the use of MicroStation CAD software. Topics include: Basic theory and operational concepts, main palette use, projecting elements, entity construction and editing, entity manipulations, text and dimensioning parameters. Laboratory exercises involve 2D and 3D engineering drawing construction. Prerequisites: MT121 Mechanical Drafting or CT101 Civil Drafting or equivalent. (Fall semester only)

Develop understanding and problem-solving skills necessary to develop and interpret engineering drawings using computer-aided drafting software (AutoCAD). Topics include: assembly and detail drawing composition, design for assembly/manufacturing (DFA/DFM), geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, tolerance control and standard fits, fasteners, gearing, sheet metal developments, weldments and functional drafting techniques. Additional instruction will be given in the development of 2-D and 3-D CAD generated drawings and system operations. Prerequisite: MT101 Engineering Drawing, or permission of instructor. (Spring semester only)

This course integrates previous and current course work and applies it to the design of manufactured parts. Designing for easier and more economical manufacturing is emphasized. Topics include assigning tolerances based upon how the part is to function, common manufacturing process tolerances, limit dimensions, avoiding tolerance accumulation, datums, introduction to geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, ASME Y-14.5M-1994, and functional gauging. Prerequisite: MT121 Mechanical Drafting or equivalent. (Fall semester only)

Manufacturing Processes deals with non-machining methods of processing materials into manufactured components or products. This course is an introduction to many of the traditional processes used in manufacturing except machining, which is covered in a separate course.

This course has two objectives. First, it provides an introduction to computer programming techniques using BASIC as a language. Secondly, a case study approach is used, with examples drawn from the field of mechanical engineering technology. (Fall semester only)

This course introduces the student to the tools that are taught to global production workers to produce quality products. This is an applied statistics course designed to provide measuring tools for quality control and process control in manufacturing. Topics include: frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and of dispersion; natural tolerances, control charts for variables and for attributes; probability theory and applications to sampling and to O-C curves, AQL sampling plans; Pareto charts and random number tables. No formal math is required but the equivalent of high school Math 1 may be helpful. (Fall semester only)