Upon completion of the program, students will be able to...
- Demonstrate effective written and interpersonal communication skills
- Demonstrate a high level of inquiry, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrate effective quantitative skills
- Demonstrate proficient computer and information literacy skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of the liberal arts, natural sciences, and social sciences
- Recognize the work habits and characteristics that are demonstrated by successful technicians, including the codes and standards that technicians must know
- Read and interpret various types of technical drawings, including those used in engineering applications, and understand the basics of computer-aided design (CAD)
- Develop engineering graphics, utilizing orthographic projections, dimensioning, sectioning, tolerance, and threads
- Identify the basic terminology, theories, and applications relating to electricity and electronics, including the components and operation of electrical and electronic systems
- Identify various types of electric motors and describe how they are controlled; list the steps to use when troubleshooting electric motors and controllers
- Explain the methods, laws, and procedures used in engineering mechanics, including the branches of statics, dynamics, kinematics, and kinetics
- Identify manufacturing systems and processes, and recognize different materials used in manufacturing and engineering applications
- Describe total quality management (TQM), materials and inventory management, inspection plans, measuring tools that collect quality data, and various statistical process control methods
- List the steps and materials used in the tool design process, including the design of workholding devices, jigs, presses, dies, and gages
- Understand the basic concepts of pneumatic systems and how they compare and contrast with hydraulic systems; identify the concepts related to the delivery of compressed air
- Recognize important safety facts and practices associated with electrical, chemical, fire, material-handling, and machine hazards
- Understand the fundamentals of designing machine elements, including developing an awareness of procedures and materials, identifying how forces and stresses affect materials, and recognizing machine components
- Describe the operation of a number of pieces of manufacturing equipment and how they’re used in the design of a final product