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The Advanced Manufacturing degree promotes and enhances the skills of students, helping them to succeed within the advanced manufacturing industry. This program requires extensive applied technical knowledge, combined with strong communication skills, to effectively interact with individuals as well as groups and teams. The program represents education and skill building toward a broader advanced manufacturing theory.

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This course covers the graphic communication standards used in engineering design drawings. Forging, coating, fabrication, detail, assembly, and die drawings are studied.

Career Pathways to Success prepares Illinois Eastern Community Colleges' students with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully transition to college. Students will explore principles of student success: effective personal and academic skills, appropriate use of technology associated with the college, building campus and community connections, responsibility, accountability, and diversity. Includes instruction in the variety and scope of available employment, how to access job information, and techniques of self-analysis.

This course is designed to provide students with an appropriate knowledge and skills in precision measurement, inspection methods, and quality control. Included will be the techniques of precision measurement and the theory of measurement calibration. These skills will be applied to industrial inspection equipment for measurement of production work.

This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of the operation of a machine shop. The course covers the nomenclature, care, and use of most basic machine shop tools. Some of the machines covered will be the drill press, lathe, milling machine, saws, and various grinders. Precision measuring instruments will also be used. Safety in the shop is stressed.

Focuses upon the nature, background, importance, and needs in industrial safety. Major emphasis is placed on regulatory aspects of industrial safety, identification and controlling safety hazards, accident and injury analysis, development of safety goals, material handling, and fire prevention and protection.

This course provides instruction in industrial electricity including atomic structure, metric system, electrical qualities, series circuits, parallel circuits, combination circuits, simple control devices, and control relays. Emphasis is placed on applying classroom theory to lab reality and basic troubleshooting of electrical circuits is taught.

An introduction to Engineering Design Graphics/CAD, including design problems, sketching, dimensioning, tolerancing, multi-view orthographic representations, auxiliary views, section views, and working drawings. Students are required to use CAD in this course.

Composition I is an introductory course in composition and rhetoric emphasizing expository prose. Major focus is on organization, paragraph structure, and elimination of mechanical errors. The writing course sequence will (1) develop awareness of the writing process; (2) provide inventional, organizational, and editorial strategies; (3) stress the variety of uses for writing; and (4) emphasize critical skills in reading, thinking, and writing. Grade of C or better is required for IAI transfer credit. (Not to be used for humanities credit.)

This course is designed to develop the student's appreciation of the value of communication between individuals and between business and industries. It is to provide a practical application for today's trades, business, and industrial workers, particularly in the comprehension and expression of written English as it applies to business letters, reports, and memoranda.

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the operation of numerical control (NC) systems with emphasis on computer numerical control (CNC) systems, their programming capabilities, advantages, operation, and maintenance. Laboratory experience includes programming and operating CNC machine tools.

This course deals with the physics of power transmission. It is an introductory course in gear types and ratios, bearings, clutches, PTO, differential, final drives, and brakes.

This course is designed for students enrolled in technical programs. Topics include: measurement and approximation, algebraic principles and operation, identification and use of formulas. In addition, geometric and trigonometric principles may also be covered if applicable to the program area. Emphasis is placed on the application of mathematical concepts to the solution of problems in vocational and technical fields. PREREQUISITE: REM 0420 Basic Math with a C or better, or scoring at beginning algebra level on placement exam, or consent of instructor.

A study of computer concepts, including the information processing cycle, file organization, data communications and operating systems and systems software. Applications software, including spreadsheets, database, word processing, presentation software, computer communications, operating systems, and Internet access and use with business-oriented computer hardware and software concepts emphasis. PREREQUISITE: Recommended one semester of typing.

This course prepares the student for job interviews, job placement, and employment. Verbal and written communication skills are implemented through assigned reports. Topics of discussion and debate range from securing and keeping a job to individual attitudes, work habits, work ethics, and interviewing skills. The student will be required to prepare a written resume and to apply communication skills in practical situations.

The primary focus of the course is the development of leadership skills. It provides a basic understanding of leadership principles and group dynamics and helps students develop a personal leadership philosophy and style. Issues of diversity, personal growth and interpersonal relationships are explored within the context of leadership development.

This course provides instruction in the theory and application of industrial logic control circuits involving relays and programmable logic controllers. Control relays, time delay relays, latching relays, as well as basic and advanced PLC commands are discussed in theory and applied in lab with an emphasis on safety. PREREQUISITE: MAN 1211 Industrial Electricity or instructor consent.

This course introduces basic welding equipment and provides students lab experience in performing basic welding skills.

This is an internship experience in which the student receives practical experience in an industrial area. A training agreement will be developed for each student cooperatively between the employer, student, and college coordinator. The student will be supervised by the employer and the college coordinator. PREREQUISITE: Student must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in 12 semester hours of credit in the corresponding discipline. Variable internship hours based on 75 hours equated to 1 semester hour of credit will be given.

This course is designed to correlate with the supervised work experience. Student reports, panel discussion, and class discussion pertinent to on-the-job training experience will be presented.

This course is designed to emphasize lean manufacturing, to analyze and improve present management and operational work methods. As a learning partner, the student will be introduced to traditional industrial engineering tools for method improvement. The objective is to utilize various charting techniques, modern time study methods, ergonomics, incentives and alternative methods of improving present operational management processes. Emphasis will be placed on value-added and non-value-added activities and their relationship to the financial success of an organization.

This course introduces the student to various types of industrial materials, their properties and how the materials themselves are manufactured. Materials will include: ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, powder metallurgy, composites, plastics, ceramics and other materials as technology progresses. Further study will be given to the manufacturing processes that use these materials to create products and goods. Major areas of concentration in manufacturing processes include: casting, molding, forging, machining processes, welding/joining processes and other techniques related to modern manufacturing.

This course will provide the students with an introduction to the physical sciences discipline. The subjects that will be covered in this course will include at least two of the following: astronomy, chemistry, physics, and earth science. This course is designed for students wanting a general education background in the physical sciences.

A survey of the study of human and animal behavior with emphasis on the scientific nature of contemporary psychological investigation. Topics may include the biology of behavior, sensation, motivation, emotion, life-span development, personality, abnormal behavior and its therapies, social behavior, and individual differences. NO PREREQUISITE.

This course centers on those human relations skills that students need to successfully interact in today's changing world: communication, motivation, authority, leadership styles and strategies, attitude adjustment and coping. Students will learn the fundamentals necessary for adjusting to cultural diversity, economic fluctuations and changes in responsibility.

Introduction to engineering design and graphics, including sketching, computer aided drafting, dimensioning, tolerancing, multi-view orthographic representations, auxiliary views, section views, and working drawings. Design concepts such as adding features to aid in product manufacturability will also be discussed. Finite analysis of some models will be performed. Students are required to use CAD in this course.

An introduction to the proper operation of lathes, mills, and drill presses. The student will read and interpret blueprint and machine parts/stock to standard tolerances up to +/- .001". The student will also perform simple operations such as basic grinding, face, turn, bore, knurl, chamfer, center drill, tap, groove, cut tapers, adjust speeds and feeds, mill flat, square surfaces, and make slots. The use of layout tools and hand tools will be emphasized. The student will set up machines for simple operations and learn to adjust the machines to meet the quality requirement of the blueprint. PREREQUISITE: MAN 1201 Introduction to Machining.

The major emphasis of this course is the programming and operating of computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools. Laboratory experiences include writing and editing programs. Students will produce parts on both CNC milling machines and lathes. Also, the student will incorporate CAD-CAM. This technology eliminates the need for the CNC programmer to master the traditional M and G codes and dramatically shortens CNC programming time. PREREQUISITE: MAC 2231 Introduction to CNC.

Predictive maintenance techniques provide data that defines servicing and inspection periods so that maintenance departments can determine, in advance, when equipment should be shut down for overhaul. This course provides training in laser alignment, vibration analysis, oil analysis, infrared thermography, motor testing and power quality. Computer based maintenance management systems will be introduced.

This course covers the operating principles of hydraulic components of stationary industrial hydraulic & pneumatic systems. Various hydraulic circuits are studied with laboratory exercises involving repairs, adjustments, and troubleshooting of pumps, cylinders, control valves, motors, reservoirs, and accumulators.

This course is designed to provide introductory training and skills for efficient, cost-effective and current methods in choosing, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, servicing and repairing today's AC and refrigeration equipment.

This is an introduction to types and uses of industrial materials. Topics include the three general classifications of materials: ferrous metals, nonferrous metals, and composites. Emphasis will be placed on the manufacture, properties, and applications of these materials in contemporary industry. Corrosion and powder metallurgy will also be covered.

This course will teach the operational theories and trouble-shooting techniques of DC and AC single- and three-phase motors and motor controls as found in industrial and manufacturing settings. Topics to be covered include safety, magnetism and electromagnetism, Lorentz forces, single phase AC motor operations and construction, three phase AC motor operations and construction, DC motor operations and construction, industrial voltages, motor starters, overload contacts, reversing motor contacts, and variable frequency drives. PREREQUISITE: Instructor consent.

Organizational Behavior is the people-centered study of the relationships, interactions and behaviors within the individual, group and organizational levels of an organization functioning in the global environment. Focus of study will be placed on managing diversity, social processes and decision making, organizational behavior, change leadership and organizational design.

This course introduces the student to the principles of designing for manufacturing. Topics include: material selection, tool design, workholding, gaging, and tolerancing. Design software will be used to produce designs similar to those used in industry. PREREQUISITES: EGR1131 Eng. Graphics & Design or consent of the instructor.

The major emphasis of this course is the programming and operating of computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools to produce parts from multi-axis simultaneous tool paths. Three dimensional bosses and pockets used in industries such as molding will be produced using advanced solid modeling and CAD-CAM techniques. PREREQUISITE: MAC 2232 Advanced CNC Training.

This is an advanced class which facilitates the student to utilize the skills and knowledge learned in previous machine shop courses. Theory of stamping dies, molds, and EDM processes will be covered. The construction of small jigs, fixtures, dies and molds will also be taught. Successful completion of the course requires the student to be proficient with the standard machine shop tools, attachments, and appropriate procedures. PREREQUISITES: MAN 1201 Intro. to Machining and MAC 1208 Interm. Machine Processes or consent of instructor.

This course provides an introduction to various sensor and process control concepts used in manufacturing systems. It provides instruction concerning the use, testing and repair of sensing units and in the use and basic programming of microcontrollers. Sensing concepts include, but are not limited to: proximity, optical, ultrasonic, flow, temperature and pressure. An introduction to vision systems will also be covered in the course. Course material is intended to evolve with technological trends. PREREQUISITE: MAN 1211 Industrial Electricity or consent of instructor.

This course provides instruction that builds on concepts practiced in both MAN 2212 Industrial Automation I and MAN 2211 Programmable Logic Controllers. Students will implement design techniques and industrial networks to design and build increasingly advanced automated systems. Course will include, but is not limited to: PLC networks, communication with various field devices, vision inspection, pneumatic systems, sensing concepts and data logging. Students will be required to troubleshoot bugged automation devices and/or PLC programs with appropriate tools and documentation. As students progress in the course, robotic systems will also be added. PREREQUISITES: MAN 2211 Programmable Logic Controllers and MAN 2212 Industrial Automation I or consent of instructor.

This course provides the theory and technology of robots as used in manufacturing and production. Various configurations of robotic manipulators, power supplies, and effectors and programming devices/methods will be discussed. Students will be introduced to vision guidance and inspection as it applies to robotics. During instructional laboratory sessions the student will receive hands-on knowledge based on text and lectures as students program the robot controllers to achieve useful robotic movements. Tests and analyses are performed on these student generated programs. PREREQUISITES: MAN 1211 Industrial Electricity and MAN 2211 Programmable Logic Controllers or consent of instructor.

We recommend that you contact an advisor before enrolling in any degree, certificate, or transfer program to ensure all requirements are met including total hours associated with transfer courses.

This is a General Education or Elective course to be selected and therefore has no schedule link.