Mechanical Design Technology

本课程是AutoCAD最新版本的入门课程. 不需要有CAD或绘图经验. 虽然有一些计算机知识是有帮助的, geometry, and design problems, this too is not necessary. This course is designed for students that have had no or very little exposure to CAD. 在成功完成本课程的所有作业后, a student should have an understanding of how to create basic geometric shapes and drawings as well as applying dimensions using AutoCAD software. Students will use advanced CAD dimensioning concepts and edit and modify various types of entities, such as dimensions, hatch patterns, 并将文本输出到纸张视图和图纸中. Use of grips, attributes, and Xrefs, menu customization, and profiles are covered. 虽然绘图将在本课程中创建，但不教授绘图. 本课程严格处理AutoCAD软件的基本使用.

Students use Solidworks software to create solid models of various machine components. They also convert solid parts into conventional 2-D orthographic drawings which include sections, auxiliary views, and dimensions. 学生绘制各种零件的装配图和结构.

Topics include: solving linear, quadratic, and rational equations; graphing; formula rearrangement; solving systems of equations; percent; proportions; measurement systems; computational geometry; right and oblique triangle trigonometry; trigonometric functions on the unit circle; and operations on polynomials. 重点将放在技能对技术问题的应用上. This course is the equivalent to College Technical Math 1A and College Technical Math 1B.

在本课程中，学生将探索盖特威技术学院社区. 他们考察大学的资源和服务, 调查导致学业成功的技能, 确定实现教育和个人目标的策略.

本课程的学生学习并应用机械强度, chemistry, 以及材料的基本特性性质, for materials including; metals, plastics, composites, nano-technolgies, powered metals, and non-metals. Students will have a basic understanding of how to select materials that fit the engineering product design requirements.

This course will instruct the student in manual drafting techniques; however, 大部分材料可以用CAD完成. 它的目的是发展知识和基本的机械制图技能. Upon completion of this course, 学生将具备使用绘图工具的技能, lettering, geometric construction, orthographic projection, sketching, visualization, dimensioning, and basic tolerancing.

基本实体类的延续，包括装配图, exploded isometric drawings, customization, sheet metal drawings, import/export functions, thin features, 以及使用微软办公软件的功能来提高工作效率.

Advanced concepts of topics from Intro to MET are covered as well as several new topics. 实验作业在CAD工作站完成. 所涵盖的主题包括绘制主要和次要辅助视图, sections, threads and fasteners, and creating drawings of weldments.

This course is designed for learners to develop knowledge and skills in all aspects of the writing process. Planning, organizing, writing, editing and revising are applied through a variety of activities. 学生将分析读者和目的, use elements of research, 并使用标准准则格式化文档. Individuals will develop critical reading skills through analysis of various written documents.

现代制造业中使用的基本制造方法, welding, electroforming, casting, metallic coating, anodizing, plating and chip removal, using numerical control, and hydraulic systems.

Study of forces in equilibrium; types of forces, couples, vector and scalar quantities, force systems, friction, centroids, centers of gravity, moments of inertia of areas.

介绍课程，描述, analyzes, and critiques factors which influence the overall performance of the economic system. 主题包括供需分析, 国民收入决定模型, fiscal and monetary policy, money, financial institutions, the federal reserve system, unemployment, poverty, international trade, economic growth, inflation, and environmental deterioration. The links between economic problems, theory, and public policy are emphasized.

This course presents the applications and theory of basic physics principles. 它强调解决问题，实验室研究和应用. 主题包括单位转换和分析, vectors, 平移和旋转运动学, 平移和旋转动力学, heat and temperature, and harmonic motion and waves.

学生花部分时间在机械车间学习基础车床, mill, drill press, 以及磨床的操作以及布局. Part of the course is taught in the welding lab where students learn the operations of gas and arc welding.

This course explores the fundamentals of effective oral presentation to small and large groups. Topic selection, audience analysis, methods of organization, research, structuring evidence and support, delivery techniques, 以及其他成功演讲的基本要素, including the listening process, form the basis of the course.

Advanced concepts from Engineering Graphics 1 are covered as well as several new topics. 实验作业在CAD工作站完成. Topics covered include creating working drawings of simple and complex assemblies, 重新设计现有的零件和组件, and creating welded assemblies.

In this course, students use Pro-E software to create solid models of various machine components, 将实体部件转换为传统的二维平版印刷图纸, create section and auxilliary views with applied dimensions of various components, 并绘制各种零件的装配图.

Kinematics of machinery, displacement, velocity and acceleration, analysis of linkages, cams and gears, geometry of involute gears, properties of standard spur, helical, bevel, and planetary gears. 实际问题发展出对原则的理解.

This course provides a practical approach to motor control of various machines for non-electrical or electronic technicians. It discusses electrical and mechanical components and how they are connected together to control different types of motors. 讨论了许多不同类型的控制电路.

Internal stresses and deformation of elastic bodies resulting from external forces. 使用工程材料性能表. Analysis of simple and combined stresses relative to the properties of the materials to meet functional requirements.

In this course, students diagram ideas, gather data, 计算项目和过程能力, 在基于项目的环境中分析问题. Students initiate projects using mechanical design and manufacturing technology skills. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to judge the feasibility of a mechanical design or manufacturing process.

Advanced concepts of topics from Engineering Graphics 1 are covered as well as several new topics. 实验作业在CAD工作站完成. 涵盖的主题包括创建齿轮, sprocket, 以及滑轮图纸和切割数据, 理解与齿轮相关的术语, sprocket, and pulley drawings, 从表格和图表中查找有关标准件的信息, 创建凸轮位移图和轮廓, 并使用供应商目录来选择零件.

This course is designed to give the student a foundation in hydraulics and pneumatics. 教学单元将涵盖组件, 一般工作特性和原理, fluid power systems, 以及将这些系统整合在一起所需的解决问题的技术.

Procedures and consideration in design of simple machine elements such as shafts, bearings, couplings, keys, pins, springs, clutches, brakes, and pressure cylinders. Emphasis on neat, orderly procedure and a thorough consideration of design specifications.

This course introduces students to some of the major theories and topics of psychology, 包括行为的生理基础, personality and learning theories, memory, states of consciousness, stress, research methods, intelligence, human development, psychopathology, and social behavior.