CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
COURSE REVISION FORM
REVISED 9/13/11
We recommend that you begin the course revision process by engaging in meaningful conversations
with your departmental colleagues and those colleagues who use the course in question as a service
course.
The course revision initiator and/or the sponsoring department chair should attend and be
prepared to address questions at the appropriate department meeting, Curriculum
Committee meeting and Faculty Council meeting.
I. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
DATE: January 31, 2014
SPONSORING DEPARTMENT:
COURSE REVISION INITIATOR:
THE COURSE BEING REVISED
Technology
Kristopher Renadette
IS NOT A TOPICS COURSE.
COURSE REVISION EFFECTIVE DATE:
fall
2014
DESCRIPTION OF ALL COURSE REVISIONS:
Change course prefix from INT 204 to MEC 204
Change the course from 4 credits to 3 credits.
Prerequisites for MEC 204 will be changed from INT 100 to MEC 100 and MAT 105
Course Description:
This course is intended to serve as a source for evaluating and using manufacturing processes. The
course provides a comprehensive survey of manufacturing processes for use in Industrial
Technology. This includes casting, forging, extrusion, drawing, stamping, injection molding, blow
molding, machining, welding, rapid prototyping, etc. To achieve this specific scope, the focus will
be placed on the major material families: metallic, ceramic, polymeric (plastic and wood), and
composite. Classroom topics will be reinforced in the lab with hands on materials properties,
casting, plastic forming, machining, and welding labs. Students will also experience these
processes first hand through field trip(s) to area manufacturing companies.
JUSTIFICATION FOR EACH COURSE REVISION:
The course prefix changed from INT to MEC because the program name is to change from
Industrial Technology to Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Having the class as 4 credits, with 3 hours of lab and 2 hours of lecture starts to get extremely
redundant between the lectures and the labs. Reducing the credit load to 3 credits will change the
structure to 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of lab. For this type of setting the students will still get
the same amount of content from the course, there will just be less of an overlap between lecture
and lab. Students learn more with the hands on activities in the lab environment than they do from
the lecture.
The perquisites needed to be updated to reflect the MEC prefix as well as reflect on course content.
The updated course description better describes the content and objectives of the course.
POSSIBLE IMPACT ON CURRENT CURRICULA:
None of the changes impact the curriculum, changing the name, applying the proper prerequisites,
updating the course description, and changing the required credits doesn’t impact the material
covered in the classroom.
II. MASTER COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE PREFIX AND NUMBER:
COMPLETE COURSE TITLE:
MEC 204
Manufacturing Processes
WEEKLY CONTACT HOURS FOR COURSE:
LECTURE HOURS:
LAB/STUDIO HOURS:
2
2
TOTAL CONTACT HRS:
4
COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR CATALOG:
This course is intended to serve as a source for evaluating and using manufacturing processes. The
course provides a comprehensive survey of manufacturing processes for use in Industrial
Technology. This includes casting, forging, extrusion, drawing, stamping, injection molding, blow
molding, machining, welding, rapid prototyping, etc. To achieve this specific scope, the focus will
be placed on the major material families: metallic, ceramic, polymeric (plastic and wood), and
composite. Classroom topics will be reinforced in the lab with hands on materials properties,
casting, plastic forming, machining, and welding labs. Students will also experience these
processes first hand through field trip(s) to area manufacturing companies.
COURSE PREREQUISITE(S): MEC 100
and
MAT 105
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MEASURABLE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES/COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe and compare various manufacturing processes.
2. Describe and compare various materials used in contemporary manufacturing processes.
3. Describe systems used to automate contemporary manufacturing systems.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Session #1
The Structure of Metals:
- Introduction
Mechanical Behavior, Testing, and Manufacturing Properties
of Material
:
- Tension
Session#2
Compression
Torsion
Bending (Flexure)
Hardness
Fatigue
Creep
Impact
Failure
Residual Stresses
Work, Heat, and Temperature
Physical Properties of Materials:
- Density
- Melting Point
- Specific Heat
- Thermal Conductivity
- Thermal Expansion
- Electrical, Magnetic, and Optical Properties
- Corrosion
Metal Alloys:
- Their Structure and Strengthening by Heat
Treatment
Session#3
Ferrous Metals and Alloys:
- Production
- General Properties
- Applications
Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys:
- Production
- General Properties
- Applications
Polymers:
- Structure
- General Properties
- Applications
Ceramics, Graphite and Diamond:
- Structure
- General Properties
- Applications
Session#4
Composite Materials:
- Structure
- General Properties
- Applications
Fundamentals of Casting:
- Solidification
-
Fluid Flow
Fluidity
Heat Transfer
Defects
Metal-Casting Processes:
- Introduction
Metal Casting:
- Design
- Materials
- Economics
Session#5
Rolling of Metals:
- Flat
- Mills
- Shape
- Production
- Continuous Casting
Forging of Metals:
- Open-Die
- Impression
- Rotary
- Forging – Die
- Die Failures
Extrusion and Drawing of Metals:
- Extrusion Practice
- Hot
- Cold
- Impact
- Hydrostatic
- Defects
- Process
- Drawing Equipment
Sheet-Metal Forming:
- Shearing
- Test Methods
- Bending
- Tube Bending
- Stretch Forming
- Deep Drawing
- Rubber Forming
- Spinning
- Superplastic Forming
- Explosive, Magnetic-Pulse, Peen, and Other
Forming Processes
Session#6
Processing of Powder Metals, Ceramics, Glass, and
Superconductors:
- Production
- Compaction
- Sintering
- Secondary and Finishing
- Design
- Process Capabilities
- Shaping
- Forming
- Processing of Superconductors
Forming and Shaping Plastics and Composite Materials:
- Extrusion
- Injection
- Blow Molding
- Rotational
- Thermoforming
- Compression
- Transfer
- Casting
- Cold Forming
Rapid Prototyping Operations:
- Subtractive
- Additive
- Virtual
Fundamentals of Cutting:
- Mechanics
- Chips
- Cutting Forces
- Temperature
- Tool Life
- Surface Finish
- Machinability
Session#7
Cutting-Tool Materials and Cutting Fluids:
- Carbon and Medium-Alloy Steels
- High-Speed Steels
- Cast-Cobalt Alloys
- Carbides
- Coated Tools
- Alumina-Based Ceramics
- Cubic Boron Nitride
- Silicon
- Diamond
Machining Processes Used to Produce Round Shapes:
- Turning
- Lathes
-
Boring
Drilling
Reaming
Tapping
Machining Processes used to Produce Various Shapes:
- Milling
- Planing
- Broaching
- Sawing
- Filing
- Gear Manufacturing
Machining and Turning Centers, Machine – Tool Structures,
and Machining Economics:
- Vibration
Abrasive Machining and Finishing Operations:
- Abrasives
- Bonded
- Grinding
- Ultrasonic
- Finishing
- De-burring
Advanced Machining Processes:
- Chemical
- Electrochemical
- EDM
- Laser
- Electron Beam
- Water-Jet
- Nanofabrication
- Micro
Session#8
Fusion Welding Processes
- Oxyfuel Gas Welding
- Arc
- Electrodes
- Thermit
- Laser
- Cutting
- Welding Safety
Solid – State Welding Processes:
- Cold Welding
- Ultrasonic
- Friction
- Resistance
- Explosion
- Diffusion
The Metallurgy of Welding:
- Welded Joint
- Quality
- Weld-ability
- Testing
- Weld Design
Brazing, Soldering, Adhesive Bonding, and Mechanical
Fastening Processes:
- Brazing
- Soldering
- Adhesive Bonding
- Mechanical Fastening
- Joining Plastics
Session#9
Surface Technology:
- Surface Structure
- Surface Integrity
- Surface Texture
- Surface Roughness
Tribology:
- Friction in Metals
- Friction in Plastics
- Wear
- Lubrication
Surface Treatment, Coating and Cleaning:
- Case Hardening
- Thermal Spraying
- Vapor Deposition
- Ion Implantation
- Diffusion Coating
- Electroplating
- Anodizing
- Conversion Coating
- Hot Dipping
- Painting
- Cleaning Surfaces
Session#10
Fabrication of Microelectronic Devices:
- Semiconductors and Silicon
- Crystal Growing
- Film Deposition
- Oxidation
- Lithography
- Etching
- Printed Circuit Boards
Common Aspects of Manufacturing:
- Engineering Metrology and Instrumentation
Quality Assurance, Testing, and Inspection:
- Product Quality
- TQM
- ISO
- SPC
- NDT
Session#11
Human Factors Engineering, Safety, and Product Liability:
- Safety
- Environment
Session#12
Automation of Manufacturing Processes:
- NC
- Robotics
- Sensor Technology
- Flexible Fixturing
- Design for assembly
Computer- Integrated Manufacturing Systems:
- CIM
- CAD
- JIT
- Artificial Intelligence
Time Allotted for Field Trips……………………………………………….
III. APPROVAL
2/11/2014
X
X
Curriculum Committee Chair
Sponsoring Department Chair
X
X
Faculty Council Chair
Vice President for Academic Affairs