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INSTITUTION INFORMATION
Name of
Institution:
Sheridan College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Trafalgar Road Campus:
1430 Trafalgar Road
Oakville, ON L6H 2L1
905-845-9430
Davis Campus:
7899 McLaughlin Road
Brampton, ON L6V 1G6
905-459-7533
Locations:
(Campus Location
of Program is in
bold)
Hazel McCallion Campus:
4180 Duke of York Boulevard
Mississauga, ON L5B 0G5
905-845-9430
Skills Training Centre:
407 Iroquois Shore Road
Oakville, ON L6H 1M3
905-845-9430
Website Address: www.sheridancollege.ca
All Sheridan campuses are accessible by local public transit, with convenient
connections to GO Transit. Visit:
www.sheridancollege.ca / About Sheridan/ Campus Info/ How to Get to Sheridan
Second Career Coordinator: Deborah Campbell
Contact Person:
Application
Process/Offer of
Admission/Letter
of Acceptance:
Phone: 905-459-7533 or 905-845-9430 ext. 5068
Fax: 905-874-4385
E-mail: deborah.campbell1@sheridancollege.ca
1. If you have been provided with a Second Career Application Package by
your Employment Assessment Centre, please review Sheridan’s full-time
program admission requirements outlined below under Program-Specific
Admission Requirements. Please note that to be extended an offer to
Sheridan and obtain an acceptance letter, you are required to meet the
admission requirements. We will be pleased to talk with you about your
program and Second Career. Also, please attend a Sheridan Second
Career Information Session - times and locations are noted at
www.sheridancollege.ca under Programs and Courses, then select
Second Career.
2. Please apply to your program choice through the Ontario Colleges
website at: www.ontariocolleges.ca. Please provide transcripts or request
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mature student testing, if you meet the criteria (see below Mature
Student Status). There is a $95 non-refundable application fee, payable
to Ontario Colleges.
3. If Sheridan determines you do not meet the admission requirements
through transcripts or testing, we will provide you with information about
how you can most efficiently obtain the necessary prerequisites through
Sheridan’s Upgrading or ESL Programs.
4. If you are accepted into your program choice, you will receive an offer of
admission and, subsequently, a detailed acceptance letter, which you will
submit with your Second Career funding application.
Certification of
School:
Sheridan is an Ontario Public College and is certified to issue T2202A tax
receipts.
Sheridan recognizes that some students who enter a program at the College will
have earned postsecondary credits at other recognized postsecondary institutions
and may wish to apply these credits towards the Sheridan credential. Advanced
standing refers to the transferring of credit earned at another recognized postsecondary institution towards a Sheridan credential.
Students may apply to receive advanced standing for specific Sheridan course(s)
based on the successful completion of similar courses at other recognized
postsecondary institutions subject to meeting applicable Sheridan policies.
Advanced
Standing:
Candidates must have achieved a minimum course grade of C grade in the
course that is being considered for advanced standing, or the minimum pass for
the course for promotion within the program, whichever is higher.
Courses considered for advanced standing must have been completed within five
years prior to the request.
Please refer to the full Advanced Standing policy on Sheridan’s Policies and
Procedures website for specific details. Mac users please note: you must use
Firefox, Opera or Netscape to access the documents on the Policies and
Procedures website.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Program
Name/Credential:
Program-Specific
Admission
Requirements:
Mechanical Engineering- Design and Drafting (Ontario College Diploma)
Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, including these required
courses:

One English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or ENG4U),
Plus
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
Grade 12 Mathematics for College Technology (MCT4C), or Grade 11
Functions (MCF3M), or Grade 11 Functions and Relations (MCR3U), or
any Grade 12 (U) Mathematics
Or,
Mature Student Status – Mature students do not possess an Ontario
Secondary School Diploma, or equivalent, and are 19 years of age or older
before the starting date of the program.
Mature students who apply to Sheridan’s certificate and diploma programs must
demonstrate their ability to work at the postsecondary level in one of the following
two ways:


By successfully completing equivalency testing in English and/or
mathematics and/or; science or
By completing a program of academic upgrading at a level appropriate to
the program of choice.*
Mature students must demonstrate proficiency in meeting specific program
prerequisites.
Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements will be invited to
complete pre-admission tests in mathematics and English. Applicants asked to
take the test are considered for admission to Term 1 contingent on receiving a
minimum grade of 60% in both the pre-admission mathematics and English tests.
Applicants who are lacking the mathematics admission requirements for the
program may be able to be admitted into this program with additional courses
completed in their first year at Sheridan. There may be additional cost involved
depending on the program.
*If you do not have the required prerequisites, you may wish to enroll in
Sheridan’s Academic Upgrading program to obtain equivalent credits. Sheridan
also offers an ESL program. Preparatory training, such as academic upgrading, is
eligible for Second Career funding, subject to the approval of Employment
Ontario.
APPLICANT SELECTION
Eligible applicants will be selected on the basis of previous academic
achievement (the average of their six highest senior-level credits, including the
required course(s), and/or results of pre-admission testing.
Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for this program will be
assessed and advised individually and may be considered for other, related
programs.
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Start/End dates by
semester:
September 2013
start
Sept. 3, 2013
1 To
Dec. 13, 2013
Jan. 6, 2014
2 To
April 17, 2014
Sept. 2, 2014
3 To
Dec. 12, 2014
May 4, 2015
4 To
Aug. 14, 2015
This is a 2 year full time program (4 semesters of 14 weeks each).
Hours per week: 18 (daytime hours between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday to
Friday). Approximate hours of hands on training: There are many opportunities in
this program for students to put the knowledge they learn into practice (See
course outlines below).
Program Length/
Hours/Weeks:
Two Year Program
Programs starting in September have a four month break over the summer (from
approximately mid-April to end of August) between first and second year. The
Christmas break is approximately 3 weeks, and breaks between semesters are 2
weeks. There is a 4 month break between semesters 3 and 4.
Programs starting in January and May run continuously over 16 months (no
summer break). The Christmas break is approximately 3 weeks, and breaks
between semesters are 2 weeks.
Students will be notified about their class schedule and timetable prior to the
beginning of each semester.
Class Size:
Approx. 35
Course Outline:
See Program Outline section below
Registration Fee –
(applicable at time
of publication –
subject to change
without notice):
The $95 non-refundable application processing fee paid to Ontario Colleges
covers application processing for one application cycle.
Annual Tuition
2012/13 –
(applicable at time
of publication –
subject to change
without notice):
Parking 2012/13 –
(applicable at time
of publication –
subject to change
• Year 1: $4,082.00*
*Tuition fees are regulated by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
Tuition for programs starting September 2013, and subsequent terms, is subject
to increase and will be updated when the increase has been determined.
• Year 2: *
*By action of the Ontario government, a change may be made to year two tuition.
For purposes of your research, please use the year one tuition.
Parking for programs starting September 2013, and subsequent terms, is
subject to increase and will be updated when the increase has been
determined.
• One Month: $80.00
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without notice):
• One Semester (September to January): $186.00
• Two Semesters (September to May): $343.00
• Three Semesters (September to August): $410.00
Cost for books, etc. for programs starting September 2013, and subsequent
terms, is subject to increase and will be updated when the increase has been
determined.
Additional Costs
2012/13 –
(applicable at time
of publication –
subject to change
without notice):
Year 1
Books: $525.00
Expendable Supplies: $412.00
Year 2 (subject to increase)
Books: $262.00
Expendable Supplies: $205.00
Mobile Program - laptop required:
Mobile computing programs require the use of a laptop as a mandatory component of
curriculum during academic terms. New students in mobile computing programs must bring
a laptop of their choice that will meet the program’s requirements. For more information
please refer to: mobilecomputing.sheridaninstitute.ca.
Other:
Payment Policy for
Second Career:
Option 1: Payment of total fees for one full year should be paid in full by the tuition
deadline. Please refer to your Fees Invoice for tuition deadlines as deadlines
vary depending on when you are extended and accept an offer.
Refund Policy:
To officially withdraw from Sheridan full time programs, you must do so in writing
by submitting to the Office of the Registrar an “Application for Term or Complete
Program Withdrawal” form available at all Sheridan Student Advisement offices. If
you withdraw by the tenth scheduled day of the term, then all fees are refunded
for that term, minus a $100 administrative processing charge.
Your Second
Career in
Mechanical
EngineeringDesign and
Drafting:
Mechanical Engineering Technician / Technology – Design and Drafting combines
traditional mechanical engineering courses with advanced computer design
curriculum. This unique hybrid yields an uncommon skill set that’s in high
demand: the ability to communicate sophisticated mechanical engineering
concepts and ideas through drawings, computer images, and symbols.
The program prepares graduates for specialized employment in the engineering,
manufacturing, and construction industries, or for further engineering studies .
Real-World Problem Solving
Students in the Mechanical Engineering diploma program learn the mechanics of
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materials, computer-aided engineering design and manufacturing, facilities layout,
CNC machining, jig and fixture design, mould design, sustainable design, and
green energy hydraulics. You'll work in a professional environment that simulates
the workplace, while doing project-based assignments based on real-world
mechanical engineering tasks. Examples include:
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Industrial products and manufacturing systems
Energy and power generation
Structural components of engines
Building layout
Heating, venting, and air-conditioning systems
You'll work with 2D and 3D software to explore the design component of
mechanical engineering. You'll also learn the relationship between computerassisted drafting and design (CADD) and computer-assisted manufacturing
(CAM).
The average employment rate for students coming out of the Mechanical
Engineering – Drafting and Design programs has traditionally exceeded 92%.
Graduates can expect to find employment in such industries as:
Career
opportunities/
Employment
Prospects/Success
Factors:
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Aerospace
Automotive computer-assisted design and manufacturing
CAD/CAM design
Plastics industry
Process piping and HVAC
Quality control
Product development
CAD drafter
CNC manufacturing
Technical sales
Engineering firms often employ our graduates to provide client support in
graphics, presentation, 3D modelling and rendering, technical programming, and
customization of CAD systems. A few recent graduates have gone into technical
sales of CADD/CAM/CNC systems.
A sizeable share of graduates continue their studies in Engineering or Technology
degree programs in local universities.
The Mechanical Engineering Technician/Technology–Design and Drafting
Program is nationally accredited by the Canadian Technology Accreditation
Board. Graduates have completed all the academic requirements for professional
certification with the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and
Technologists (OACETT). Additional requirements for certification exist and are
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established by OACETT.
Alumni of Sheridan can access all in-person and web-site Career Centre’s
services for assistance in Career Counselling and Employment Advising for one
year after their graduation date. After one year, they can access all web-site
services including jobs.sheridan (our on-line job posting system).
Method of
Instruction:
Equipment
Availability:
Instructor
Qualifications:
Courses are instructor-led. Students will engage in a variety of applied learning
and experiential activities and will complete multiple industry projects.
Students will have access to computers in open access computer labs.
College faculty are hired based on a combination of industry experience and
academic qualifications. Most full-time faculty have relevant Master’s degrees
and/or professional certifications where applicable to their field of expertise.
Faculty are provided with opportunities to engage in professional development to
ensure currency in their field as well as proficiency in teaching adults.
All Sheridan’s programs are designed and kept up to date with input from
Program Advisory Committees that include representation from employers and
industry organizations.
Curriculum Design:
Network for Innovation & Leadership in Education at Sheridan (NILES) at
Sheridan oversees the design of new programs and courses and maintains a
schedule of program review to keep programs up to date.
Students have the opportunity to complete a formal evaluation of the course and
instructor at the end of each course.
Evaluation of
Instructors,
Courses and
Programs:
Physical Facilities:
In addition, students can participate in the Student Satisfaction Survey to evaluate
their program.
Public colleges must survey students, graduates and employers as mandated by
the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to obtain information on Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs). Please visit: Sheridan Home Page, About
Sheridan, Sheridan at a Glance, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Sheridan classrooms and campus facilities are accessible and are designed to
support a wide range of applied learning activities. Classrooms and labs are
equipped with modern technology, including digital AV teaching and learning aids.
At the Davis and Trafalgar Road campuses, gyms and fitness centres, full-service
cafeterias, modern learning resource centres and vibrant student centres
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contribute to supporting student learning and life. Both campuses have attractive
grounds that provide a relaxing counterpoint to the hustle and bustle of student
activity.
As a public college, Sheridan is able to offer a full range of student services and
supports:
Athletics and Recreation
Career Centre (job search assistance): available for one year following graduation
Counselling and Special Needs Services
Additional
Supports and
Resources
Available:
Accessible Learning Services
Library Services
Peer Tutoring and Mentoring
Health Services
Student Advisement Centre
Student Union
Special
Accommodations:
Sheridan’s Accessible Learning Services facilitates equal access for eligible
students with disabilities by coordinating reasonable academic accommodations
and support services. Accommodation plans and services are tailored to
correspond with the disability related needs of each student and are determined
based on the documentation provided and program specific requirements.
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PROGRAM OUTLINE
Course
Requirements:
Course Name:
Hours /
week:
MATH 17688
Mathematics 1
3
ENGI 16764
Applied Mechanics 1
4
CADD 13865
Concepts and Mechanical Applications - CAD 1
3
ENGI 15592
Applied Electricity
3
ENGI 19723
Mechanical Drafting Fundamentals
3
HEAL 27485
Health, Work and Safety
3
SCIE 16048
Technology: Apocalypse or Eden?
3
TOTAL HOURS PER WEEK
22
ENGI 22084
Metrology and Geometric
3
CADD 26463
CAD Mechanical Application 2
4
ENGI 13386
Applied Mechanics 2
4
ENGI 14330
Computer Applications – Mechanical 1
3
MATH 13406
Applied Mathematics
3
ENGI 14801
Mechanical Manufacturing Process
3
ENGI 10679
Engineering Materials and Testing
3
TOTAL HOURS PER WEEK
23
CADD 22711
Mechanical Detailing Solid Edge
3
CADD 24328
CAD 3-D Solid Modeling
4
Course code:
Semester 1:
Semester 2:
Semester 3:
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ENGI 29483
Pneumatic and Hydraulics Circuits
3
ENGI 23973
Shop Project
2
MATH 31851
Applied Calculus
3
ENGI 34857
Jig and Fixture Design for Manufacturing
3
ELECTIVE
General Education Elective
3
TOTAL HOURS PER WEEK
21
CADD 21958
Mould and Industrial Design
3
ENGI 20502
Plant Engineering Drafting
3
ENGI 29677
Manufacturing with CNC 1
3
ENGI 23413
Mechanics of Materials
4
PROG 29640
Programming for Mechanical
Applications
4
ENGI 34505
Kinematics of Machines
3
ELECTIVE
General Education Elective
3
TOTAL HOURS PER WEEK
23
Semester 4:
** Students are offered the option to graduate from the program with a cooperative education component.
Enrolment is limited through an additional co-op application process. Students who are accepted into the co-op
program will take their remaining class at the Trafalgar Road Campus and will spend three paid work terms
working in a program-related position. Co-op work experience complements classroom study and provides an ideal
background for enhancing career opportunities. See http://coop.sheridaninstitute.ca/ for details.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
COURSE
Mathematics 1
Code:
17688
MATH
Hours / wk: 3
Students cover fundamental concepts and operations of trigonometric functions of any angle,
vectors, linear functions, graphing of functions, systems of linear equations, factoring and
fractions, and quadratic equations which are necessary for a student in Engineering Sciences.
Emphasis is placed on applying these mathematical concepts and skills to solve technical and
physical word problems. Students are expected to use direct entry scientific calculators
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accurately. Graphing and solver software are used to aid students in their application of
mathematical skills to solve word problems.
COURSE
Applied Mechanics 1
Code:
ENGI 16764
Hours / wk: 4
This is a first course in applied mechanics, suitable for entrants to all branches of the technologist
program. The course is designed to give the student a sound understanding of how forces act,
and how they may be used in modern technology. It covers such concepts as components of a
force; resultant of a number of forces; coplanar forces in equilibrium; inertia; friction; kinematics;
Newton's Laws; energy, work and power; momentum. Applied Mechanics is composed of two
principal areas - statics and dynamics: "statics" is the study of forces on and in structures, i.e.,
those in static or motionless equilibrium; whereas "dynamics" is concerned with dynamic
equilibrium, or the forces acting on a moving body. Applied Mechanics, since it deals with the
very basic concept of force, is the origin for all calculations in areas such as stress analysis,
machine design, hydraulics and structural design.
COURSE
Concepts and Mechanical
Applications
– CAD 1
Code:
CADD
13865
Hours / wk: 3
This course is designed to give the student a detailed approach to computer drafting to produce
2-dimensional drawings by extensively using 2D modeling cad commands. Students learn how to
explore the use of model space, viewing multiple drawings at the same time in order to combine
different views of the same object and display them in a professional scaled format with boarder,
dimensions, title block and text. Students develop the ability to work independently, manage files
whilst utilizing both cad and industry standards.
COURSE
Applied Electricity
Code:
ENGI 15592
Hours / wk: 3
This course is designed to provide a working knowledge of electricity for Mechanical Engineering
Technologists. Emphasis will be placed on fundamentals with laboratories designed to develop
wiring skills, knowledge of basic electrical safety, and an understanding of the nature of
electricity. Complementary laboratory work will include the use of analog and digital meters, and
dc power supplies. Initially, fundamental topics in basic electricity, magnetism, electrical
measurement and dc electric circuits will be studied. Students will then investigate applications
such as electrical energy conversion, digital/analog electronic instrumentation, classical circuit
theorems to calculate currents and voltages in resistive networks, and power and efficiency in
small systems. Basic inductive and capacitive components will be studied. Periodic waveforms
and ac voltage, current, power, and ac transformers will be studied briefly.
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COURSE
Mechanical Drafting Fundamentals
Code:
ENGI 19723
Hours / wk: 3
Mechanical drafting is the language of engineering drawing, which is the graphic representation
of physical objects and relationships. It introduces the basic tools and techniques required for
mechanical drafting. Students will prepare technical drawings using a variety of drawing
instruments. Mechanical drafting requires standards and conventions for layout, view projections,
line thickness, text size, symbols, dimensioning, and notations to create drawings that are ideally
interpreted in only one way.
COURSE
Health, Work and Safety
Code:
HEAL 27485
Hours / wk: 3
This course will introduce students to the fundamental principles of health and safety in the work
place. Various pieces of legislation governing the work place in Ontario will be reviewed including
the Occupational Health and Safety Act; Workers Compensation Act; Employment Standards Act
and WHMIS. Health hazards such as chemical, physical and biological and health concerns will
be discussed. The physical environment and health will be explored by researching such topics
as managing wastes, violence abuse, reducing pollution (noise, water and air) and soil. Wellness
in the work place will be discussed through health promotion measures such as lifestyle, physical
fitness and licit and illicit drugs. Discussions, presentations, group work and lectures will
contribute to the understanding of the topics explored
COURSE
Technology: Apocalypse or Eden
Code:
SCIE 16048
Hours / wk: 3
This course provides opportunities for students to evaluate the effects of technology and the use
of technology in society, as well as on the individual through an analysis of competing visions of
technology. Through interactive lectures, online exercises, classroom assignments, and online
and classroom participation, the course will provide opportunities for written analysis of the work
of Jacques Ellul, as well as to the history of humanism and modern institutions such as the
corporation, science lab and political bureaucracy. Interdisciplinary concepts, such as technique,
humanism, 'creative destruction', and Disnification, will provide the analytic basis of scholarly
investigation in order to avoid the problem of personal speculation. Clear explanation of historical
trends, from the Classical Age to the Modern Age, and from the Physical Economy to the
Knowledge Economy, will put the concepts in context. The course will pose the question of
whether the modern corporation is a technological oppressor or a humanist wealth provider, and
whether individuals themselves are technicians or humanists
COURSE
Metrology and Geometric
Code:
N/A
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ENGI 22084
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COURSE
CAD Mechanical Application 2
Code:
CADD
26463
Hours / wk: 4
Further the knowledge and skills acquired in the first AutoCAD course by learning more
commands and advanced options. Learn how to produce working drawings with sections and
auxilliary views. Learn how to create symbols for the purpose of creating a symbol library. Use
advanced dimension options such as tolerances and alternate units. Create pictorial drawings
with dimensions. Produce isometric piping schematic drawing with symbols. Create detail
drawings of assemblies, make slides of them and create a script file to run a slide show
(presentation). Learn how to create custom buttons and toolbars. Understand how regions are
created and used for solids. Learn standard practices for creating template/prototype drawings
with attributes. Plot drawings from layouts in paper space at different object scales.
COURSE
Applied Mechanics 2
Code:
ENGI 13386
Hours / wk: 4
The course is designed for students who have elected to proceed in the Mechanical Engineering
Technology Program clusters and starts where the general course Applied Mechanics finishes. It
goes into structures and much greater detail with forces on bodies in motion and introduces
rotational dynamics, work/energy principals and momentum concepts. Applied Mechanics since it
deals with the very basic concept of force is the origin for all the calculations in areas such as
stress analysis, machine design, hydraulics and structural design.
COURSE
Computer Applications – Mechanical
1
Code:
ENGI 14330
Hours / wk: 3
The course is designed to advance the students knowledge of computers and various softwares.
The students will be able to recognize and understand the functions the computer performs. The
student will write or prepare various programs to solve various engineering problems using Visual
Basic and MathCAD software.
COURSE
Applied Mathematics
Code:
13406
MATH
Hours / wk: 3
Students study concepts and operations of exponents, logarithms, trigonometric functions,
inequalities, systems of non-linear equations, solution of higher order equations and plane
analytic geometry. Emphasis is placed on students applying these mathematical concepts and
skills to solve technical and physical problems numerically and graphically as well as
algebraically. Students are expected to use direct entry scientific calculators proficiently.
Graphing, solver and algebraic software tools are used to aid students in their application of
mathematics skills to solve word problems. The students' concepts and skills, learned in this
course, are reinforced in a project appropriate for a technician or technologist.
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COURSE
Mechanical Manufacturing Process
Code:
ENGI 14801
Hours / wk: 3
Engineering Materials and Testing
Code:
ENGI 10679
Hours / wk: 3
N/A
COURSE
The materials used in modern civilization are very complex and of great variety. Their properties
and possible uses are widely varied. These properties and uses, in many cases, depend to a
great extent on the prior treatment given to the material and on the environment in which they are
used. The technician and technologist need to have a good understanding of materials and how
they respond to the environment in which they are used. He/she must realize that materials
respond to definite laws of nature. More and more, the technician and technologist is required to
make decisions on materials, many of them new and different from those used in the past. It is
essential that he/she be able to evaluate these by analysis of data supplied by the suppliers.
COURSE
Mechanical Detailing Solid Edge
CADD
Code:
22711
Hours / wk: 3
This course builds on knowledge and skills acquired in previous AutoCAD courses. It provides
the students with the skill to produce 3D solids in AutoCAD and CATIA, which can be used for
both presentation and production of 2D working drawings. This enhances student's ability to
produce geometrics that are useable in the production of such parts. Students are introduced to
CATIA software.
COURSE
CAD 3-D Solid Modeling
Code:
CADD 24328
Hours / wk: 4
This course builds on knowledge and skills acquired in previous AutoCAD courses. It provides
the students with the skill to produce 3D solids in AutoCAD and CATIA, which can be used for
both presentation and production of 2D working drawings. This enhances student's ability to
produce geometrics that are useable in the production of such parts. Students are introduced to
CATIA software.
COURSE
Pneumatic and Hydraulics Circuits
Code:
ENGI 29483
Hours / wk: 3
This course comes after an Introduction to CAD Drafting and is a precursor to Plant Engineering
Layout and Mechanical Design courses.
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COURSE
Shop Project
Code:
ENGI 23973
Hours / wk: 3
In this course the student is expected to work independently in the mechanical shop to produce
certain items using different tools and machines. He is also expected to co-operate with others in
planning, designing and producing a selected mechanical project. Various materials and standard
items are to be selected from handbooks and catalogues. Skills and knowledge acquired in this
course are applied in several subsequent courses such as CNC and CAD/CAM project.
COURSE
Applied Calculus
Code:
MATH 31851
Hours / wk: 3
Students learn differential and integral calculus which involves formulas and, more
importantly, the understanding of the concept of calculus. Students apply differential
and integral formulas to technical word problems which involve optimization, area,
volume and velocity/acceleration/distance. A multi-step project allows students to
experience first-hand the applications of calculus. Students gain a meaningful
understanding of calculus through the use of graphing and algebraic technology.
COURSE
Jig and Fixture Design for
Manufacturing
Code:
ENGI 34857
Hours / wk: 3
This course is the integrating of the relevant engineering theory and contemporary industrial
practice that lead to effective jig and fixture design. In this course, students design various tooling
required for the manufacture of the part. Students communicate their design in the form of CAD
generic drafting, and apply proper geometric tolerancing and dimensioning detailed engineering
drawings. Through in-class exercises, labs, assignments and projects, students also cover topics
that are essential to tool design, such as tooling materials, use proper locating, clamping methods
for tool design, jigs and fixtures, use of robots and design economics.
COURSE
General Education Elective
Code: GNED
Hours / wk: 3
The purpose of General Education in the Ontario College system is to contribute to the
development of citizens who are conscious of the diversity, complexity, and richness of the
human experience; who are able to establish meaning through this consciousness; and who, as a
result, are able to contribute thoughtfully, creatively, and positively to the society in which they
live and work.
COURSE
Mould and Industrial Design
Code:
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ENGI 36529
Hours / wk: 3
Mechanical Engineering Technician-Design and Drafting
(PMETD)
Ontario College Diploma
Program Profile for Second Career
September 2013 start
In this course, students explore their capacity to create mechanical components by
addressing content and concepts in manufacturing. Students complete projects using
computer modeling skills combined with design principles to produce mechanical
parts. Students study the relevance of following the stages of the design process to
build molds to aid the manufacture of plastic components. Through interactive
lecture, discussion, and collaborative activities, students acquire and develop critical
thinking and problem-solving skills as they refine their skills in the process of
designing molds and other products.
COURSE
Plant Engineering Drafting
Code:
ENGI 20502
Hours / wk: 3
This course introduces the concept of Plant Layout drafting using CAD software emphasizing the
Canadian and International industry standards. Learn about equipment layout and arrangement
according to function and/or to material flow, piping layouts for process, utilities and services.
Produce a moderately complex project that encompasses the topics covered in this course.
COURSE
Manufacturing with CNC 1
Code:
ENGI 29677
Hours / wk: 3
This course introduces the concept of material removal operations as applied in milling and
turning as well as to machine tools and manufacturing process planning. Learn how to handle the
different types of metal cutting tools, cutting methods, cutting speeds and feeds. Learn the
principles of CNC machine tools such as type of control (open, closed and adaptive controls),
machining axis, co-ordinate systems, positioning methods and tool movement control. Examine
the use of CNC machine code in detail as to the functions of M, G codes, etc. and produce simple
manual program. Recognise and properly use these instructions to control a CNC machine. In the
later part of the course, use a CNC software such as MASTERCAM to generate the required
machine code to perform the following 2D machining operations: Contouring, Pocketing, Drilling
and Engraving on the mill and Rough, Finish and Thread turning on the lathe. This course is
hands-on with lab periods spent at the computer terminals and in the CNC lab.
COURSE
Mechanics of Materials
Code:
ENGI 23413
Hours / wk: 3
This course is the study of the strength of materials applied to different shapes of machine parts
and structures such as shafts and beams. Strength of materials or mechanics of materials is
concerned with the stresses and deformations caused by applied loads to a body. The course
reviews first and second moments of plane area, free body diagrams and method of sections
showing necessary internal reactions. Some of the topics covered together with the laboratories
are stresses, strains, Young's modules, shear stress in shafts, shear and bending stress in
beams, deflection of beams by the moment area method, and indeterminate compression and
tension structures.
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Mechanical Engineering Technician-Design and Drafting
(PMETD)
Ontario College Diploma
Program Profile for Second Career
September 2013 start
COURSE
Programming for Mechanical
Applications
PROG
29640
Code:
Hours / wk: 3
This course prepares the student to use the tool of programming to solve technical problems in
subsequent courses such as CADD33D1 Computer Assisted Mechanical Design.
COURSE
Kinematics of Machines
Code:
ENGI 34505
Hours / wk: 3
The students are introduced to the concepts of the kinematics of machines. The principles of
engineering mechanics studied in the first two semesters are applied to the analysis of machines
and their elements. The course will start with basic definitions of velocity and acceleration in
calculus notation and will lead into problem- solving of rectilinear, curvilinear, and harmonic
motion and circular motion. This will be demonstrated with graphs and equations. The student will
then use some of these principles to solve linkage problems with the basic relative velocity and
acceleration equations. Graphical solution methods will be accentuated. Instantaneous centers of
zero velocity, coincident points, sliding and rolling contact and Coriolis acceleration will be
discussed. Cam mechanisms, static inertia forces on machines will be studied along with
laboratories to illustrate classical motions.
COURSE
General Education Elective
Code: GNED
Hours / wk: 3
The purpose of General Education in the Ontario College system is to contribute to the
development of citizens who are conscious of the diversity, complexity, and richness of the
human experience; who are able to establish meaning through this consciousness; and who, as a
result, are able to contribute thoughtfully, creatively, and positively to the society in which they
live and work.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
All information current at time of publication - subject to change
without notice.
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