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Mar 29, 2024
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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Industrial Automation Fundamentals Certificate of Achievement
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The Industrial Automation Fundamentals Certificate of Achievement trains workers for entry-level employment and provides skill upgrading for existing workers in companies related to Industrial Automation. Typical jobs include: Automation Control Specialist/Technician, Motion Control Specialist/Technician, Industrial Control Specialist/Technician, Electrical and/or Electronics Engineering Technician, ElectroMechanical Technician, Industrial Engineering Technician, and Mechanical Engineering Technician. Major topics include: electronics fundamentals, microcontroller programming and interfacing, robotics fundamentals (theory, construction, and programming), modern manufacturing processes and techniques, and basics of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) programming.
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Program Student Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of common electronic components, circuits, and test equipment: identify, describe, and determine the performance of common electronic components and circuits and properly use electronics test equipment to measure the performance.
- Demonstrate knowledge of common microcontrollers, software for programming them, and hardware interfacing with sensors: program a microcontroller to acquire information from sensors, perform analysis, and properly control an electronic circuit or system.
- Demonstrate knowledge of common industrial robots, including their hardware, software, and sensors: program a robot to perform specified tasks and respond properly to position and environmental sensors.
- Demonstrate knowledge of how common materials are used in modern manufacturing: identify and describe the processing steps for metals, plastics, composites, and other common materials.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the major steps in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) programming: identify and describe CNC milling, programming, cycles, and completion of the production run.
REQUIRED CORE:
Course ID |
Title |
Units |
ET 133 |
DC and AC Fundamentals |
4 |
ET 200 * |
Digital Signal Processing and Microcontrollers |
4 |
ET 114 * |
Digital Electronic Circuits |
4 |
ET 201 |
Robotics Fundamentals |
2 |
MFG 203 |
Introduction to Manufacturing Processes |
2 |
MFG 207 |
CNC Computer Numerical Control Programming I |
3 |
TOTAL UNITS FOR THE CERTIFICATE:
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19
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*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description.
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