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ISE 2214 Manufacturing Processes Laboratory
Fall 2024
Course Syllabus
Course
Instructor:
Dr. Blake Johnson
Associate Professor, ISE
bnj@vt.edu
Laboratory Technicians
Laboratory
Instructors:
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs)
Scott Lancaster
scottl16@vt.edu
Addison Bright
adbright@vt.edu
Shawn Culver
shawnwc@vt.edu
Asa Castleberry
aceberry73@vt.edu
Aaron Collins
acollins2271@vt.edu
Iman Naderi
naderi@vt.edu
Eli Millirons
elimillirons@vt.edu
Xuerui Song
xuerisong@vt.edu
Doug Monday
mdoug@vt.edu
Daniel Neira Gonzalez
danielneira@vt.edu
Josh Slusser
joshs84@vt.edu
Ahmad Usmani
ahmadrazausmani@vt.edu
Kelly Snidow
ksnidow@vt.edu
Section
GTA
Schedule:
86587 (Mon AM)
Addison
86588 (Mon Noon)
Daniel
86589(Mon PM)
Xuerui
Section
GTA
86595 (Wed PM)
Iman
86596 (Thurs AM)
Ahmad
86597 (Thurs Noon)
Ahmad
86590 (Tues AM)
Addison
86598 (Thurs PM)
Daniel
86591 (Tues Noon)
Xuerui
90840 (Fri AM)
Asa
86592 (Tues PM)
Daniel
90841 (Fri Noon)
Iman
86593 (Wed AM)
Asa
90842 (Fri PM)
Iman
86594 (Wed Noon)
Asa
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Location: 189 Durham Hall – Computer-Aided Manufacturing Lab
(Meet in Durham at start of each lab)
174 Whittemore Hall - Harris Manufacturing Lab
Help and
For questions regarding labs, please email your GTA or the laboratory technician
Office Hours: who instructed that lab for you (or Scott Lancaster if unsure which lab technician).
For labs you will miss, missed labs, or administrative questions, email Dr. Johnson.
Lab technicians and Dr. Johnson are available by appointment only for one-onemeetings.
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) office hours are as follows (office locations TBA):
AM
PM
Required
Text:
Mon
TBD
TBD
Tues
TBD
TBD
Wed
TBD
TBD
Shewchuk, J.P., ISE 2214 Manufacturing Processes Laboratory
Available on each section’s Canvas site (under Modules).
Thurs
TBD
TBD
Fri
TBD
TBD
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Course Description: Laboratory investigation of manufacturing processes and their use in product1
manufacture. Processes include assembly, machining, casting, welding, sheet metal forming,
powder metallurgy, and inspection. Both manual and computer-aided processing techniques are
explored.
Course Objectives: Having successfully completed this course, you will be able to:
1. Operate a manual assembly line (i.e., line worker) and evaluate line performance;
2. Perform the basic steps involved in operating shop floor machines and equipment to
manually perform processes such as casting, machining, forming, welding, and
non­traditional machining;
3. Generate and apply computer programs, either directly (e.g., NC or keypad programming)
or via use of computer-aided manufacturing software, to operate shop floor machines;
4. Interpret and use rudimentary engineering drawings and process plans;
5. Perform basic part inspection and test (e.g., hardness) operations, interpret results, and
disposition parts accordingly;
6. Describe the basics of how product flow is controlled and monitored on the shop floor; and
7. Conduct experiments to evaluate the effect of process parameters on manufacturing
processes and products (e.g., surface finish vs. feed rate in machining).
Course Workload
Thirteen (13) laboratories are to be performed, one each week. Complete instructions for
all labs are found in the lab manual. Four types of labs are employed:
• Lab-only labs (L): students perform the lab, either individually or in groups, and are done.
• Quiz labs (Q): a paper-based quiz is given at the end of the lab.
• Lab report labs (R): students perform the labs in teams of 2-3 students. Each team collects
data during the lab, the prepares and submits a formal lab report before the start of their
next lab.
• Assignment labs (A): students must work individually to complete an assignment before
the lab and bring their completed assignment with them.
Some labs begin from scratch, while others build upon what was done in the previous lab. The
thirteen laboratories are shown in the following table:
Laboratory
Type
SB-A:
Switch Box – Assembly
R
P-C:
Pulley – Casting
L
P-M:
Pulley – Machining
L
P-I:
Pulley – Inspection
L
MP-M:
Mounting Plate – Machining
Q
and Related Processes
MP-NC1: Mounting Plate – NC Machining A
via Manual Part Programming
MP-NC2: Mounting Plate – NC Machining Q
via CAM Software
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Laboratory
Type
MP-I:
Mounting Plate – Inspection
Q
MP-W1: Mounting Plate – Manual Arc
L
Welding
MP-W2: Mounting Plate – Robotic Arc
Q
Welding
F/PM:
Sheet Metal Forming and
Q
Powder Metallurgy
EDM:
Electrical Discharge Machining
R
TRN:
Cutting Force and
R
Temperature in Turning
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Grading:
The courses consists of 13 labs only: there is NO final exam. The score for each lab is
calculated as follows:
No Quiz
Quiz
80%
60%
10%
10%
100%
10%
10%
20%
100%
Lab manual deliverables (“Lab
Requirements” section, 100 points)
Participation
Clean-up
Quiz
Total
All labs carry the same weight (100/13%~7.69%) in determining your overall score. Final grade
cutoffs: A= 88%; A-= 86%; B+ = 83%; B = 78%; B- = 76%; C+ = 73%; C = 68%; C- = 66%; D+ =
63%; D = 58%; D- = 50%; F = 0%.
Course Schedule
You will be assigned a group (A, B, C D, or E) during the first lab. Each group will then follow a different
schedule for performing the labs. You will be in the same group for the entire semester: please
remember what group you are in.
Week
1
Dates
Aug. 26-30
A
SB-A
B
SB-A
C
SB-A
D
SB-A
2
3
4
Sep. 2-6
Sept. 9-13
Sept. 16-20
MP-M
MP-NC-1
MP-NC-2
TRN
(F/PM)
EDM
P-C
P-M
(P-I)
(F/PM)
EDM
P-C
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Sept. 23-27
Sept. 30-Oct. 4
Oct. 7-11
Oct. 14-18
Oct. 21-25
Oct. 28-Nov. 1
Nov. 4-8
Nov. 11-15
Nov. 18-22
(MP-I)
MP-W1
MP-W2
F/PM
TRN
P-C
P-M
(P-I)
EDM
MP-M
MP-NC1
MP-NC2
(MP-I)
MP-W1
MP-W2
P-C
P-M
(P-I)
EDM
F/PM
MP-M
MP-NC1
MP-NC2
(MP-I)
MP-W1
MP-W2
TRN
P-M
(P-I)
TRN
MP-M
(MP-I)
MP-NC1
MP-NC2
MP-W1
MP-W2
E
SB-A
MPNC1
MP-M
TRN
MPNC2
P-C
(MP-I)
MP-W1
MP-W2
P-M
(P-I)
EDM
F/PM
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Course home page.
The course syllabus (this document).
All course announcements. Update your Canvas Account Notification
Preferences so that you receive email notifications of announcements.
Lab manual.
Lab report labs (SB-A, EDM, TRN): (one per lab report team).
Available/due dates will appear for SB-A, EDM, TRN.
Scores for all labs (each lab out of 100).
Section participants, student group assignments (A, B, C, D, E).
General Lab Procedure (FOLLOW THIS EVERY WEEK!)
Before the lab:
1. Read through the Safety Regulations (Modules: Lab Manual – Safety Regulations) and plan
to dress accordingly (dress code) for the lab.
2. Read through the Purpose, Overview, Equipment, and Background sections of the lab
manual for that lab (Modules, e.g., ‘Lab Manual - P-C Lab.pdf’). THIS IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT! Familiarizing yourself with your next lab in advance is essential for you to
complete each lab safely and on time. Additionally, some quiz questions (labs with quizzes)
will be based on this material.
3. If the lab requires an assignment (A), be sure to complete the assignment.
Arrival to and during the lab:
If you have an illness, please follow
https://healthcenter.vt.edu/covid19_testing_qa.html).
instructions
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4. Report to 189 Durham Hall (CAM Lab) a few minutes before your scheduled lab start time.
STUDENTS WHO ARRIVE MORE THAN TEN (10) MINUTES AFTER THE SCHEDULED LAB
START TIME WILL BE REFUSED ADMISSION. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SCORE OF ZERO
FOR THAT LAB WITH NO MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITY. Be sure that
i)
You are dressed appropriately for your lab, as per the safety regulations.
SAFETY REGULATIONS (DRESS CODE) YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO
PERFORM THE LABORATORY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A ZERO GRADE FOR
THAT LABORATORY WITH NO MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITY.
ii) You have the required lab manual pages (hardcopies) for that lab with you. Specific
pages are needed for certain labs (as specified in the lab manual): sharing of printed
lab manual pages is not permitted. POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED if you did not bring
the required pages with you. Note: you are encouraged to just print out the entire lab
manual and bring it with you to every lab, you will then always have what is needed!
iii) If you are doing MP-NC1, you have your completed assignment with you. POINTS
WILL BE DEDUCTED if you do not follow this: see the lab manual for details.
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The GTA assigned to your section will be there to meet you. The GTA will take care of any
activities which involve everyone in your class (announcement reminders, etc.) at this time.
6. Once your GTA dismisses the class, proceed with the GTA to 174 Whittemore Hall (Harris
Manufacturing Processes Lab). Be sure to bring all of your personal belongings with you.
7. Place your personal belongings in the designated area. A lab technician (or your GTA) will
provide you with safety glasses for the lab. Wait for your lab instructor near the tool crib door.
8. Upon arrival, your lab instructor will take you to the shop area where you will be performing your
lab that day. Perform the lab per the lab instructor’s directions, then clean-up as instructed.
Students arriving to the lab impaired (prescription medications, alcohol, drugs,
etc.) will not be allowed to participate in the lab. Cases where the student is
suspected of prohibited conduct per Section V of the VT Student Code of Conduct
will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct.
Students who violate safety regulations, instructor directions, and/or act in a
threatening or unsafe manner will be warned and then asked to leave (and
receive a grade of zero for that lab with no makeup or waiver opportunity).
9. Once you have finished performing the lab and lab clean-up activities:
 If you just completed MP-M, MP-NC2, MP-I, MP-W2, or F/PM, the lab instructor will
provide you a paper-based quiz to take immediately.
− Quizzes are based on the Purpose, Overview, Equipment, and Background
sections of the lab manual for that lab, as well as what you did for the lab that day.
− You must attend and perform the lab in order to be able to take the quiz.
− Closed-book, closed-notes, no calculator required. Just have a pen handy!
− You will have 10 minutes to complete the quiz. Once you hand-in your quiz to the
instructor, you are done with the lab.
 No quiz: you are done with the lab.
Return checked-out materials to the tool crib and retrieve your personal belongings, then exit the
lab.
Following the lab:
6. If the lab you just finished was SB-A, EDM, or TRN, be sure to complete the lab report with
your team and submit it before the start of your next lab.
 Lab report teams (2-3 students each) will be assigned during the first lab (SB-A).
 One team member only uploads the lab report to Canvas (if more than one team
member submits the report, only the first submission uploaded will be considered).
 One submission only (no resubmissions).
 Late submissions will be accepted up to fifteen (15) minutes after the due date/time: a
penalty of 25% (of the lab report points awarded) will apply.
 All students receive the assigned lab report grade (no differential grading
Course Policies
Accommodations: Any student needing special accommodations due to a disability should
contact the course instructor as soon as possible.
Attendance: Attendance is REQUIRED in this course. Each student has one opportunity to perform
each lab: the facilities are run M-F 8:00 AM – 6:15 (6:20) PM for ISE 2214 so make-ups are not possible.
A missed lab will be waived (up to a maximum of 5 missed labs) under the following conditions:
 Life events beyond your control (illness or death of a family member or friend, off-campus
medical appointments or hospital admissions, court subpoenas, military orders, or faith-based
practices or celebrations). Contact and have the Dean of Students provide the course
instructor (Dr. Johnson) a class absence verification.
 Academic trips. Provide the course instructor with a letter or email from the VT faculty or
staff in charge of the event.
If you miss, or will miss, a lab due to a family/friend celebratory life event (e.g., wedding), contact the
course instructor and provide documentation if requested. If the absence is deemed justified, the
lab will be waived (again a maximum of 5 labs can be waived).
Prior classes running late, family or individual vacations, student organization events, etc., are
NOT valid reasons for missing a lab. A score of zero will be recorded for labs missed for such
reasons.
Lateness: Students must arrive to the lab ON TIME so that instruction need not be repeated and
sufficient time is available for the lab. STUDENTS WHO ARRIVE MORE THAN TEN (10) MINUTES
AFTER THE SCHEDULED LAB START TIME WILL BE REFUSED ADMISSION. THIS WILL RESULT
IN A SCORE OF ZERO FOR THAT LAB WITH NO MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITY.
Posting of Scores: Scores will be entered into Canvas no later than 1 week after lab-only (L), quiz
(Q), and assignment (A) labs and 2 weeks after lab report (R) labs. If you missed a lab but obtained a
waiver as previously described, you will see ‘Excused’ and that lab will not count against you.
Return of Quizzes, Lab Reports and Assignments: To ensure students cannot unfairly benefit
from access to graded quizzes, lab reports, and assignments, these items WILL NOT be returned
(posted on Canvas). You can discuss and see these items, however, by contacting the instructor (lab
technician or your GTA) for that lab.
Regrades: Requests for regrades must be submitted IN WRITING, to the lab instructor for that lab,
within TWO WEEKS from the date the lab was performed for lab-only (L), quiz (Q), and assignment
(A) labs and THREE WEEKS for lab report (R) labs. The regrade score will apply, regardless of whether
it is higher or lower than the original score. If no regrade request is received within the specified time
intervals, the posted score will be considered final.
Course Instruction: Due to the extremely heavy instructional load in ISE 2214 and the nature of
instruction, all instruction and grading is performed by the laboratory technicians and GTAs. The
course instructor is responsible for course content and deliverables, course operation and
management, supervision of lab instructors, course announcements, dealing with missed labs,
Canvas, and assignment of final grades. This has been standard ISE operating policy for this course
for many years. Students with concerns regarding this policy should contact the ISE Department
Head.
Honesty: The Undergraduate Honor Code pledge that each member of the university community
agrees to abide by states:
“As a Hokie, I will conduct myself with honor and integrity at all times. I will not lie, cheat, or steal,
nor will I accept the actions of those who do.”
Students enrolled in this course are responsible for abiding by the Honor Code. A student who has
doubts about how the Honor Code applies to any assignment is responsible for obtaining specific
guidance from the course instructor before submitting the assignment for evaluation. Ignorance of
the rules does not exclude any member of the University community from the requirements and
expectations of the Honor Code. For additional information about the Honor Code, please visit:
https://www.honorsystem.vt.edu/.
If you have questions or are unclear about what constitutes academic misconduct, please check the
Honor Code Manual (https://honorsystem.vt.edu/honor_code_policy_test.html) or speak with me
directly. I take the Honor Code very seriously in this course. The sanction I will normally recommend
for a violation of the Honor Code is an F* as your final course grade. The F represents failure in the
course. The “*” is intended to identify a student who has failed to uphold the values of academic
integrity at Virginia Tech. A student who receives a sanction of F* as their final course grade shall
have it documented on their transcript with the notation “FAILURE DUE TO ACADEMIC HONOR
CODE VIOLATION.” You would be required to complete an education program administered by the
Honor System in order to have the “*” and notation “FAILURE DUE TO ACADEMIC HONOR CODE
VIOLATION” removed from your transcript. The “F” however would be permanently on your
transcript.