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  • 4.00 Credits

    This course is the first in the two-course Elementary Chinese sequence. It introduces the study of the sound system-syllable structures, tones - and the basic language expressions pertaining to daily activities in life. Students will also learn Chinese character writing in each lesson of the textbook. Students will speak, listen, read, and write in simulated situations and will be equipped with some level of cultural understanding suitable for correct performance of assigned tasks in Chinese. The course includes intensive listening comprehension training through the use of audiovisual and multimedia materials and discussion of various topics. (4 contact hours)
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: CHIN 1001 or permission of instructor This course is the second in the two-course Elementary Chinese sequence. It covers comparative sentences; descriptive, potential, directional and resultative complements, as well as prepositions, question pronouns; and continuation of action/non-action and passive voice. Students will learn Chinese characters pertaining to each lesson in the text. The course continues intensive comprehension training and cultural discussion. (4 contact hours)
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course introduces students, with no previous shop experience, to machine shop safety, blue print reading, shop mathematics, basic shop gauges, measuring instruments and metrology techniques, and basic machine tools. Laboratory experience includes making parts from blueprints, using a vertical milling machine, lathe, surface grinder, and drill press; and using gauges and measuring instruments to inspect parts. The course grade will be Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. (CIM Tech-Prep students should not take this course.) (3 contact hours: 1 lecture, 2 lab)
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: CIMN 0950 or proficiency test or permission of instructor This course introduces students to basic jigs, fixtures and material holding devices used in machine part production, Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD), and computer numerical control (CNC) mill and lathe manual programming. Laboratory experience includes creating prints with dimensions using fundamental CAD commands; writing, editing, and simulating CNC code; downloading CNC code to the machine tool controller; the selection of the material holding device; zeroing tooling and machine; and machining the part. The course grade will be Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. (CIM Tech-Prep students should not take this course.) (3 contact hours: 1 lecture, 2 lab)
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course introduces students to electrical safety, electrical measurements, basic shop floor electricity, and fundamentals of motors, transformers, controls, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Laboratory experience includes building simple series and parallel circuits from schematics, taking electrical measurements, operating electrical rotating equipment, relay logic and ladder control circuit programming of PLCs, and elementary analog and digital circuits. The course grade will be Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. (Engineering Tech-Prep students should not take this course.) (3 contact hours: 1 lecture, 2 lab)
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is designed for students with a minimal mathematics background who want to learn a technical skill. It covers basic arithmetic operations including fractions, decimals and the metric system; the formulas, relationships and geometry of the most common two- and three-dimensional figures; and the use of oblique triangles and right-triangle trigonometry, as used in manufacturing. The course grade will be Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. (2 contact hours)
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course introduces students to the fundamentals of blueprint reading and sketching for clear and correct interpretation and accurate preparation of simple industrial sketches and drawings. It covers basic concepts of lines, views, dimensions, notes, sections, shop sketching, pictorial drawing and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) drawing fundamentals. The course includes extensive out of class, industrial application based assignments. Students must furnish a specified group of sketching tools and supplies. The course grade will be Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. (2 contact hours)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: MATH 0890 or successful completion of Math Placement Test into MATH 1001, MECT 1000 (can be taken concurrently), CADT 1100 (can be taken concurrently); or permission of instructor This course introduces students to basic material removal processes and equipment used in manufacturing, including machine tools and accessories; cutting principles and chip formation; inspection and quality control; determination of feed, speed, depth of cut, material removal rate, and horsepower; process procedures for both producing and inspecting a part; and automation, robotics, numerical control, flexible manufacturing and computer integrated manufacturing (CIM). Laboratory experience includes the creation of operation sheets and inspection forms, selection or calculation of operating variables, machining and inspecting parts produced; and the analysis, evaluation and communication of results and conclusions. Students must provide safety glasses for use in the laboratory and a portable calculator capable of exponents and roots. (4 contact hours: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: CIMN 1110 This course, a continuation of CIMN 1110 Manufacturing Processes I, introduces students to the basic conserving, joining, and conditioning processes and equipment used in manufacturing, including casting, forging, welding, powder metallurgy, plastics, metal forming, heat treatment and surface finishing, hot and cold working, and mechanical testing. Laboratory experience requires investigative experimentation into the engineering properties of materials, products of conditioning, and welding processes, and the creation and evaluation of injection molded plastic and aluminum cast parts, with written and oral communication of the analysis, results, and conclusions. Students must provide safety glasses for use in the laboratory and a portable calculator capable of exponents and roots. (4 contact hours: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: CIMN 0950 or CIMN 1110 or proficiency test or CIM Tech Prep graduate, MECT 1000, CIMN 1002 or MATH 1001 or higher, CIMN 1005 or CADT 1100 This course introduces students to the history and terminology of computer numerical control (CNC) and the development of CNC programs using International Standards Organization (ISO) coding system (G-codes) mode including part analysis, tool selection, program development, program input, tool path simulation, editing, speed and feed determination, and part manufacture. Laboratory experience includes writing simple CNC programs; entering, downloading, and simulating tool path; and examples of machining simple parts on CNC milling and turning centers.(3 contact hours: 1 lecture, 2 lab)
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