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Certificate of Achievement in Manufacturing Operations

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Total Units: 34

Term 1

17 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	MFG 10: Introduction to Manufacturing Equipment	8.00
Corequisite(s): MFG 12, MFG 14, MFG 16 Unit(s): 8.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 85.00 hours Lecture / 153.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 170.00 Total Course Hours: 408.00 This course is designed to provide an introduction to basic manufacturing equipment as it relates to advanced manufacturing. Emphasis will be placed on developing safety skills as well as the terminology, history and future of the advanced manufacturing industry. Students will develop necessary skills in basic measurement and trade math, proper tool selection, identifying equipment types, equipment maintenance, drawing interpretation, creating and processing work orders, quality assurance and efficient application of the knowledge of proper feeds, speeds, and pressures. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises.
	MFG 12: Introduction to Production Welding	3.00
Corequisite(s): MFG 10, MFG 14, MFG 16 Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 68.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is designed to provide an introduction to production welding using the gas metal arc welding process as it relates to advanced manufacturing. Emphasis will be placed on developing safety skills, measuring skills, trade math, communication skills, types of filler metal transfers, filler metals, shielding gases, materials, equipment operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance, drawings, work orders, quality assurance, and the industry terminology, history, and future. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises.
	MFG 14: Introduction to Finishing	3.00
Corequisite(s): MFG 10, MFG 12, MFG 16 Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 68.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is designed to provide and introduction to basic finishing as it relates to advanced manufacturing. Emphasis will be placed on developing safety skills, trade math, and the industry terminology, industry history and future, types of finishes, base materials, surface prep, durability, application types, aesthetics, equipment types, equipment maintenance, troubleshooting of equipment, work orders, and quality assurance. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises.
	MFG 16: Introduction to the Process of Modeling to Production	3.00
Corequisite(s): MFG 10, MFG 12, MFG 14 Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 68.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is designed to provide an introduction of modeling to production as it relates to advanced manufacturing. Emphasis will be placed on developing basic safety skills, trade math, and the industry terminology, history, and future. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises.

Notes:

Term 1 Prerequisite: ITEC 55

Term 2

17 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	MFG 20: Manufacturing Equipment	8.00
Prerequisite(s): MFG 10, MFG 12, MFG 14, MFG 16 Corequisite(s): MFG 22, MFG 24, MFG 26 Unit(s): 8.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 85.00 hours Lecture / 153.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 170.00 Total Course Hours: 408.00 This course is designed to introduce the principals and practices of manufacturing equipment as it relates to advanced manufacturing. Emphasis will be placed on developing safety and operation skills used to operate CNC manufacturing equipment. Students will also learn measuring and trade math, tool selection and identification, equipment types, equipment maintenance, drawings, work orders, quality assurance, feeds, speeds, and pressures. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises.
	MFG 22: Production Welding	3.00
Prerequisite(s): MFG 10, MFG 12, MFG 14, MFG 16 Corequisite(s): MFG 20, MFG 24, MFG 26 Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 68.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is designed to provide training in production welding using pulse spray gas metal arc welding process as it relates to advanced manufacturing. Emphasis will be placed on developing safety skills, measuring skills, trade math, communication skills, focus on pulse spray transfer process, filler metals, shielding gases, materials, equipment operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance, drawings, work orders, quality assurance, and the industry terminology, history, and future. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises.
	MFG 24: Finishing	3.00
Prerequisite(s): MFG 10, MFG 12, MFG 14, MFG 16 Corequisite(s): MFG 20, MFG 22, MFG 26 Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 68.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is designed to develop skills involving finishing applications in advanced manufacturing. Emphasis will be placed on developing safety skills, trade math, surface preparation, types of application equipment, application methods, aesthetics, durability, product types, equipment maintenance, troubleshooting of equipment, work orders, and quality assurance. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises.
	MFG 26: Intermediate Modeling to Production	3.00
Prerequisite(s): MFG 10, MFG 12, MFG 14, MFG 16 Corequisite(s): MFG 20, MFG 22, MFG 24 Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 68.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is designed to develop intermediate skills related to modeling to production as it relates to the advanced manufacturing. Emphasis will be placed on developing basic safety skills, trade math, file types and conversions, applications of modeling and production software, equipment selection, data input, and production application. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises.