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Engineering Technology CAD Curriculum

Engineering technology with a Drafting & Design Specialization is focused on mechanical design, material application and properties. Experiences in manufacturing processes such as injection molding and small lot casting operations are supported by instruction in AutoCad, Unigraphics CAD including virtual tools such as finite element analysis (FEA), surface and assembly modeling.

First Semester

Principles of Engineering

DT-108 Credits: 3

A project driven course that will introduce students to aspects of the different engineering technology fields, including mechanical, construction and civil engineering. Students will work in individual and group settings to complete a variety of projects including hands on activities that reinforce topics they are studying. Skills that will be used include: problem solving, 3D printing, robotics, teamwork, construction and design.

AutoCAD I

Computer Systems & Applications

English Composition

GS-130 Credits: 3

This course provides students with the rhetorical foundations required to become proficient writers in the academic and professional world. Students will learn and apply the principles of effective writing through extensive practice in creating drafts, revisions, and final essays in a variety of context. Class discussion and readings will focus on the function of literacy in professional and personal contexts

College Algebra

The engineering technology workplace applies your CAD knowledge in a hands-on kind of way, our program is designed to include hands on instruction.

Internship

Add a summer (sometimes longer) internship to gain work experience. Internships can turn into job offers.

Second Semester

Mechanical Drafting & Design I

DT-112 Credits: 3

Prerequisite: DT-103
This course will provide an in-depth study of precision dimensioning techniques, unilateral tolerance, bilateral tolerance, limits, fits and allowances using ANSIY14.5 M- 1994 standard. It also includes detailed study of standard fasteners, springs, keys, keyways and pins. It will also cover a study of advanced sectional views, assembly drawings and detail drawings.

3D Modeling

General Physics

Manufacturing Materials & Processes

Trigonometry

Third Semester

Advanced Parametric Modeling

Mechanical Drafting & Design II

Engineering Mechanics

Industrial Psychology

GS-221 Credits: 3

Prerequisite: GS-130
An introduction to the study of human behavior in the workplace. Students will learn to apply knowledge of industrial/organizational psychology as it may affect them as employee, coworker, and/or supervisor. Areas of emphasis include: job analysis, employee selection and placement, organizational structure and communication, motivation, leadership/management styles, employee performance, and job satisfaction.

Principles of Technical Writing

Advanced Mathematics with Calculus

Graduates with a Drafting & Design Specialization find employment with firms involved in manufacturing, engineering, government agencies, drafting and design shops, machine welding shops, foundries, and product development.

Graduates with a Drafting & Design Specialization are employed in the fields of CAD operation and supervision, design drafting, preparation of specifications, product or project design, technical sales, quality control, materials inspection and testing, and management.

Fourth Semester

Advanced Surfacing & Assembly Modeling

Mechanical Project Development

DT-228 Credits: 3

Prerequisite: DT-206
This course consists of developing a complete set of design calculations, notes, and specifications in the form of a technical report, as well as a complete set of working drawings for the manufacture of some mechanical device and/or components. Emphasis will be on computer-aided work in all phases of drafting and writing. Rendered three dimensional and exploded three dimensional presentations may also be prepared. The course will be conducted on a design team method with formal presentations given at the completion of the project.

Thinking Critically

Oral Comunication

GS-239 Credits: 3

The purpose of this course is to instruct students in the principles of effective public speaking so that they will gain confidence, poise and proficiency in delivering speeches in a variety of situations. Students will be required to give impromptu, demonstration, persuasive, informative, and ceremonial speeches and a major business-style group oral presentations. Critical listening skills and ethical public speaking practices will be arranged by Department Coordinator.

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