Engineering Technologies and the Trades

To prepare the students to be proficient with mechanical drafting.

• The student will demonstrate the ability to produce several types of mechanical drawings.

To prepare the students to enter the field of mechanical drafting.

• The student will enter a career within the mechanical drafting field.

To prepare the students to complete drawings based on standard inputs from mechanical fields.

• The student will demonstrate standard drafting methods that include a variety of mechanical concepts, facts, and details.

To prepare the students to successfully communicate mechanical concepts and details using drawings.

• The student will prepare mechanical drawings based on generally accepted national and international standards.

To prepare the students to communicate mechanical concepts effectively.

• The student will demonstrate the ability to clearly describe drawings in an oral presentation.
• The student will demonstrate the ability to gather information needed for mechanical drawings using the internet.

To prepare the students to quantitatively analyze mechanical drafting problems.

• The student will demonstrate quantitative skills directly applicable to basic mechanical drafting problems.

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 course covers the four fundamental operations on integers, rational numbers, and real numbers. It includes the study of weights and measures, exponents and radicals, factoring, and linear equations, with an emphasis on technical applications. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics.

This course is a continuation of MA105 Technical Mathematics 1, with further topics from algebra as well as from geometry and trigonometry, and an emphasis on technical applications. Prerequisite: MA105 Technical Mathematics 1.

This course introduces the theory and practices of metal removal as applied in industry. The set-up and safe operation of conventional machine tools is stressed, along with their capabilities and limitations. Common processes such as drilling, grinding,milling, threading, and turning are utilized.Topics include speeds and feeds, metal cutting theory, cutting fluids, selection of tooling, fixturing, precision measurement, and layout procedures. Prerequisites: MT101 Engineering Drawing or MT121 Mechanical Drafting, and MA105 Technical Mathematics 1. (Spring semester)

This is an advanced course using AutoCAD. Topics include menu customization, theory and operational concepts for three-dimensional CAD drawings and models, solid modeling, rendering and editing techniques. Prerequisites: MT140 Drafting and Design Using AutoCAD or permission of the Department Head.

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 gaging. Prerequisite: MT101 Engineering Drawing.

This course studies the legal issues, building codes, specifications, techniques of estimating costs, cash flow, and efficient construction methods relating to construction projects.Management topics include Deming’s fourteen points, Just-In-Time (JIT), quality control, and ISO-9000. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. (Spring semester)