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Estimate Mechanical Contracting   (MAI-261)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Mechanical contracting estimating procedures including systematic methods of quantity takeoffs & pricing. Techniques for estimating nonmaterial costs such as labor, redesign, etc.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Quantity takeoffs
  • Demonstrate your understanding of quantity takeoffs for a typical residential HVAC installation.
  • Compare the implications of utilizing alternate materials and fuel types to assure accuracy of project estimate
  • Non-material cost estimates
  • Explain how non-material costs, such as labor, are developed in project cost estimates
  • Describe various approaches that can be utilized to reduce these costs without sacrificing project quality
  • Alternate design configurations
  • Describe how HVAC project estimating has been utilized on both a residential and industrial system design and installation. Explain how precise the estimate was to the actual project costs.

 
Mechanical Systems   (CET-291)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
A study and analysis of residential, commercial, and industrial heating and cooling plants and vertical transport systems, their installation and maintenance and service problems.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Describe the main components in heat and cooling systems
  • State the differences between residential, commercial and industrial HVAC systems
  • Describe types of HAVC systems
  • Explain the main steps in the installation of HVAC systems.
  • Discuss the maintenance and service problems of HVAC systems

 
Mechanical Vibrations   (MRN-413)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
One and two degrees of freedom systems analysis. Course covers damped and undamped free and forced vibratory responses. Emphasis on systems analysis and design. Applications to propulsion systems and vibration monitoring for predictive maintenance.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Construct the equations of motion from free-body diagrams.
  • Solve for the motion and the natural frequency of (1) a freely vibrating single degree of freedom undamped motion and (2) a freely vibrating single degree of freedom damped motion.
  • Construct the governing differential equation and its solution for a vibrating mass subjected to an arbitrary force.
  • Decompose any periodic function into a series of simple harmonic motions using Fourier series analysis.
  • Solve for the motion and the natural frequency for forced vibration of a single degree of freedom damped or undamped system.
  • Obtain the complete solution for the motion of a single degree of freedom vibratory system (damped or undamped) that is subjected to non-periodic forcing functions.
  • Solve vibration problems that contain multiple degrees of freedom.
  • Obtain design parameters and indicate methods of solution for a complicated vibratory problem.

 
Electronic Drawing   (GRA-221)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Students will be able to prepare a set of working drawing of an electromechanical device, utilizing a printed circuit of their own design. In so doing, they will demonstrate their ability to prepare schematic and wiring diagrams, as well as their understanding of the principles and concepts of electronic standardization and miniaturization, including printed and thin-film circuits and wiring harnesses.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Describe and demonstrate the process of lay out and documentation of circuit diagrams.
  • Explain the terminology of electronic drawing and electronic symbology.
  • Demonstrate and explain the theory and practice of reference designators and component sequence numbering.
  • Explain the importance of standards (ASME and ISO) in the modern electronic graphics environment.
  • Identity and create electro-mechanical layout and design factors.
  • Identify and create unit and subassembly design elements.
  • Identify and create assembly drawings of electro-mechanical parts and enclosures.
  • Create dimensioned drawings of electro-mechanical hardware and flat patterns.

 
Interpretation of Building Plans and Specifications   (CET-171)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
A course to familiarize the student with the basic knowledge of how to read and interpret building plans and specifications. The student studies in detail the site plan, and abbreviations of a standard set of contract plans. The related specifications for wood, steel and concrete construction and electrical and mechanical systems are covered.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Describe how to read and interpret building plans and specifications.
  • Using an example of a building plan, real or invented, students must explain the information conveyed by the plan.
  • Describe and explain with examples specifications for wooden parts.
  • Describe and explain with examples specifications for steel parts.
  • Describe and explain with examples specifications for concrete parts.
  • Describe and explain with examples specifications for mechanical systems.
  • Describe and explain with examples specifications for electrical systems.

 
Ultrasound Physics II   (ULS-212)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
A course that reviews basic principles from Ultrasound Physics I in order to explain Doppler ultrasound, image artifacts, ultrasound bio effects, safety, and quality assurance.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Identify and describe spatial and temporal intensity levels
  • Describe the thermal and mechanical intensity thresholds as defined by the AIUM
  • Explain the ALARA principle
  • Describe and explain the thermal and mechanical index as defined in the Output Display Standard
  • Define and describe the Doppler effect and the Doppler shift
  • Define and describe the Doppler shift formula for parallel and non-parallel direction
  • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of CW and pulsed Doppler
  • Define aliasing and its relationship to the Nyquist limit
  • Explain the following color controls; color inversion, wall filter, priority, baseline shift, PRF, color map, and variance
  • Define Power Doppler and explain the advantages and disadvantages
  • Explain the term Quality Assurance and the elements of a good QA program
  • Define the following artifacts and the appropriate compensation for each; reverberation, speckle, elevational thickness, shadowing, enhancement, and refraction

 
Corrosion Control Metals   (EGM-262)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Corrosion Control Metals An introduction to the characteristics and properties of metals, metal identification, and cathodic protection; theory, types, and forms of corrosion; chemical and mechanical removal of corrosion products; and steam cleaning and air spray painting equipment; includes conditioning metal surfaces and conventional air spray applications. (EGM-262) 3.00 s.h.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • understanding of the physico-chemical principles which govern the corrosion processes
  • how to apply those principles to the prediction and control of corrosion.
  • understand current corrosion literature.

 
Computer Assisted Drafting II   (GRA-351)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Advanced 2D and 3D Mechanical Design. Introduction of 2D and 3D techniques and introduces the concepts of planes, surface generations and entity translations.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Identify the equations of parametric 2D surfaces (polylines) and the equations of parametric 3D surfaces (polyline meshes).
  • Demonstrate competency in techniques of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance.
  • Identify and explain what specific tools and techniques were applied when organizing assembly instructions.
  • Describe the types of software and integration of software (Interoperability), such as AutoCAD, Ansys, Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks, and NX used to create 2D and 3D object drawings and diagrams.

 
Working Drawings   (ARH-211)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
The development of schematics, preliminary drawings, working drawings, construction detail, and shop drawings. The integration of architectural, structural, and environmental systems into all the various types of construction drawings.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Develop architectural schematic drawings
  • Develop and analyze a complete architectural working drawings, including construction details.
  • Be able to analyze and discuss the integration of structural, mechanical, and environmental systems into all various types of construction drawings.

 
Machine Design I   (MET-311)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
The application of principles of mechanisms and strength of materials to mechanical design. Topics include theories of failure, fatigue, weldments, fasteners, spring and other machine elements subject to static and dynamic loading

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Compare and contrast the diverse theories of failure for materials.
  • Explain the principles of fatigue in materials
  • Ability to perform calculations for static loading of materials.
  • Ability to perform calculations for dynamic loading of materials.
  • Ability to design mechanisms involving fasteners and springs.

 
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