(GMAW; MIG; Short-Arc; Wire. Instructs in basic safety, equipment usages and procedures with various filler metal in four basic welding positions. Instruction in plasma arc cutting of various metals. Provides considerable hands-on experience as well as technical information.

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, and other essential elements of speaking successfully, including the listening process, form the basis of the course.

In this course, students design a complex integrated automation system. They use industrial robotics, programmable logic controllers, pneumatics/hydraulics, and sensors to develop the system. Upon successful completion, students will be able to design, program, troubleshoot, and improve a functional industrial automation system.

In this course, learners examine the relationship between the properties and processes of various materials used in advanced industrial equipment. The properties include: mechanical strength, chemistry, and basic material characteristic. The processes include: modern manufacturing techniques, fabricating, casting, metallic finishes, plating and chip removal. Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to match materials and processes used in the manufacture of equipment.

In this course, learners build foundation skills needed to read and interpret industrial prints. These skills, used to interpret industrial prints, are presented in a logical order: title blocks, change blocks, shop notes, symbols, lines, orthographic views, section views, auxiliary views, pictorial views, and assembly views. Learners interpret part geometric dimensions and tolerances using basic math skills. Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to read, interpret, and apply drawing content to advanced industrial equipment.

In this course, students explore how members of a team contribute to the success of project execution. They investigate work measurement analysis tools and the planning and layout of a manufacturing operation. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to recommend improvements to the manufacturing process.

This course introduces students to some of the major theories and topics of psychology, including the physiological basis of behavior, personality and learning theories, memory, states of consciousness, stress, research methods, intelligence, human development, psychopathology, and social behavior.

In this course, students explore advanced programming techniques for industrial robots. They examine interfacing peripheral devices such as programmable logic controllers, industrial sensors, and human-machine interfaces to a robot. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to apply advanced programming techniques to industrial robots.

In this course, learners will utilize 2D cameras, lighting systems and smart sensors in machine applications to provide imaging-based automatic inspection and analysis for such applications as automatic inspection, process control, and robot guidance. Learners will use vision systems to: sort good and bad parts; identify, position and orient objects images for robot guidance and orientation using edge detection; blob detection; pattern recognition; image acquisition; and bar code and QR code recognition. Learners will integrate smart sensors into PLC machine applications.

In this course, students examine networks and protocols used in advanced manufacturing systems. They investigate hardware components, data transmission systems, communication lines, data sets, and interface protocols. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to analyze networking systems for advanced manufacturing.