Course Descriptions
   

Engineering 10 - An introduction to the engineering profession. This course uses guest speakers from industry and academia and field trips to industrial sites to show students the nature and requirements of the engineering profession.

Engineering 26 - The study of the principles of orthographic projection, pictorial views, sections and auxiliary views, dimensioning, and the four fundamental views of description geometry. Emphasis on graphic communication used for manufacturing, construction and product design for parts and assemblies. The use of CAD will be incorporated to assist in the solving of industry related problems.

Engineering 30- Engineering Application of Digital Computation . Structured programming concepts applied to engineering problem types. Structured approach used, with applications to flow charts and computer programming. Mathematical techniques include iterative solution, bisection, Raphson-Newton, statistics, and matrix operations. Computer techniques include formatted input and output, selection, loops, functions, pointers, arrays, and characters.

Engineering 50 - Statics. Vector treatment of statics of Particles and Rigid Bodies. Free body diagrams application to problems of Equilibrium (two and three dimensions) with systems of forces in trusses, frames and machines. Principles of Friction, Distributed Forces, Centroid and Centers of Gravity, Moments of Inertia for area and mass, and Shear and Bending Moment.

Engineering 70*- Circuit Analysis . Modeling and analysis of electrical networks. Basic network theorems. Sinusoidal steady state and transient analysis of RLC network. Response as function of frequency. Current, voltage, and power relationships.

Engineering Tech 410- Principles of Engineering Technology. Exploration of technology systems and engineering processes that demonstrate the benefits of math, science and technology. Topics include the Design Process , communication and documentation, engineering systems, statics, properties of materials, quality assurance, materials testing, and engineering for reliability.

Engineering Tech 412- Introduction to Engineering Design. Survey of the design process as applied to engineering and related fields, with emphasis on 3-dimentional computer modeling software used in industry. Additional topics include: design sketching, visualization, geometric relationships, assembly modeling, and model documentation .

Engineering Tech 414- Digital Electronics. Introduction to the application of electronics in engineering technology. Topics studied include safety, Ohm's Law, engineering notation, DC circuits, capacitance, inductance, reactance, impedance, analog and digital waveforms, basic motors, number systems, logic gates, Boolean algebra, flip-flops, shift registers, and microprocessors. Techniques in computer simulation and electrical measurements will be stressed.

 

Engineering Tech 416- Computer Integrated Manufacturing. In this course, students will learn automated manufacturing concepts by creating three-dimensional designs with modeling software and producing models of their designs on computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools. The topics covered include machine tool operations, industrial practices, tool motion, CNC programming, simulations, prototyping, robotics and manufacturing systems.