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4.00 Credits
This course is an introductory course in hydraulics and pneumatics. This course is designed for students who have no previous experience working with hydraulics or pneumatic systems. The primary goals of this course are to help individuals acquire the knowledge and skills required to install, troubleshoot and maintain hydraulic systems.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a comprehensive introduction to the workings of a modern manufacturing facility in the process industry. Key topics include valves, vessels, motors and turbines, heat exchangers, cooling towers, reactors and distillation, extraction and separation systems, and process instrumentation.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the knowledge and skills required to install and maintain programmable logic controllers (PLC) in automated control systems. Students will learn to write programs to solve basic control problems, connect sensors and actuators, and configure PLCs.
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3.00 Credits
This course teaches basic powerplant technology, powerplant engineering, and energy conversion offered in departments of mechanical engineering and nuclear engineering, including fossil and nuclear power plants. This course includes information on operating and maintaining steam and hot water boilers that are the main source of heating for buildings. Students will be required to obtain a Minnesota Special Boiler Operator license by the end of the course.
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4.00 Credits
This course is to build on the theories introduced in IETA-1800 Mechanical Fundamentals 2. Students will gain a better understanding of the workings of a modern manufacturing facility in the process industry. Students will be introduced to pumps, compressors, and power transmission systems. In addition, students will gain knowledge of valves, vessels, motors and turbines, heat exchangers, cooling towers, reactors, extraction and separation systems, and process instrumentation.
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2.00 Credits
The course is designed for students to be introduced to residential and commercial plumbing systems. There are numerous factors that are included in a working pluming system, including a supply system, drainage system, venting system, and a rain water system. This course is designed for students to understand the working systems of an existing building and to help with expansion of new systems.
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4.00 Credits
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to working in the field of industrial production or maintenance. Using knowledge and skills they have acquired through this program and partnering with local businesses, students will work for a company to gain additional knowledge and skills, and to potentially help students acquire employment.
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2.00 Credits
Students will consider their values, interests, goals, and skills as they relate to their program and career pathways planning. Students will learn about possible careers and the current job market, about the liberal arts and sciences disciplines and their roles in the Minnesota State Transfer Curriculum, and about the technical programs of study available at DCTC. Students will plan their Individualized Studies program pathway and learn to assemble a portfolio that will support their eventual job search. Job search skills and credit for prior learning opportunities will also be addressed.
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1.00 Credits
This course will guide students in their first semester through the creation of an individualized degree plan for the Business Management AAS degree program or other participating program at the college. Students will assess their previous education, prior learning from work and life experience and develop a portfolio of prior learning which will be submitted for review. Any credit(s) awarded will be in compliance with the standards, principles, and procedures as published by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. Course can be repeated up to six credits. Prerequisites: Program advisor approval.
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to basic concepts in critical thinking that support ongoing accomplishment in a modern world. Students will address concepts relevant to criticism, point of view, communication, education, organization, and performance. This course is intended for students in their first or second semester at DCTC. This course meets MnTC Goal Area 2: Critical Thinking.
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