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COURSES

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Industrial Arts and Technology (Ind A)

101. Energy Conversion and Utilization (3)
Fundamental sources of energy, including the following energy conversion systems: direct mechanical, external combustion, internal combustion, solar power, wind power, electrical and atomic systems. Experiments and demonstrations. (field trips)

102. Industrial Process Control and Instrumentation (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 52. Industrial process control system principles and components; computers, controllers, transducers, and actuators; mechanical and electrical instrumentation.

103. Industrial Materials and Processes (3)
Chemical and physical properties of metals, plastics, wood, ceramics, fuels, lubricants, and other industrial materials. Structural properties, wear, corrosion, destructive and nondestructive testing; fabrication applications and potentials, cutting, fusion, casting, forming, and other industrial processes.

104. Fluid Power (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 52. Selective study of fluid power principles and applications; hydraulics, pneumatics and vacuum; includes pumps, controls, transmission systems, actuators and fluidics. In-depth study of air conditioning-heating theory and applications. (field trips)

105. General Building Construction (3)
Principles of general building construction including classes and requirements of occupancy; fire zone; type of construction; properties and uses of masonry, wood, concrete and steel; contracts and specifications.

106. Production Operations (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. A survey of production manufacturing operations: quality assurance, work sampling, testing, time and motion study; routing, scheduling and inventory control; flow processes, material handling, and automation. (field trips)

107. Industrial Computer Concepts and Applications (3)
Not open to students with credit in Ind A 151B. Flowcharting and programming techniques; industrial and technical programming systems and support components; data base organization and systems management; and industrial and technical management. (field trips)

108T. Technical Topics in Industrial Technology (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Investigation and analysis of selected subjects in Industrial Technology.

 


CONSTRUCTION AREA

14. Adobe Brick Construction Technology (3)
Cultural and technical aspects of adobe brickmaking and construction. Soil selection, laboratory experimentation, brickmaking, construction practice. Field trips to local manufacturing plant and construction sites. (field trips)

110. Estimating and Bidding (3)
Prerequisites: Ind A 15, 42. Basic methods used to evaluate, fix cost, calculate worth, make accurate quantity take-offs and labor time estimates; preparing bids for prospective buyers. (6 lab hours) (Computer lab fee, $15)

111. Light Building Construction (3)
Principles of light frame construction including foundations, framing, exterior finish, and related areas of layout; estimating and ordering materials; conventional and modular component systems. (field trips)

112. Heavy Building Construction (3)
Problems and methods of solution in the construction of heavy buildings; site, excavations, foundations, framework, heavy timber, reinforced concrete, structural steel, masonry construction, and related elements. (field trips)

113. Mechanical Systems in Construction (3)
Heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems in buildings and plants; basic functions, specifications; construction installation and testing procedures. Lectures, demonstrations, guest speakers from industry. (field trips)

114. Construction Management (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing in Construction. The construction manager's relation to internal organization, owner, architect, engineer, public, press, legal aid, unions, trades, equipment, utilities, insurance, finances, government and others.

115. Advanced Construction Materials (3)
Properties and functional applications of basic building materials: woods, steel, concrete, ceramics, plastics, adhesives, sealants. Recent developments in new materials and applications. (field trips)

116. Scheduling and Control (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 107 recommended, senior standing. Critical path method; planning, scheduling, and control of construction projects including logic, time assignment and computation, analysis, replanning, diagramming practices, monitoring and updating, computer utilization; role of management.

117. Construction Detailing (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 42. Standard structural details for buildings constructed of wood, concrete, masonry, and steel. Graphic communication among architects, engineers, contractors. (field trips)

118. Construction Contracts and Specifications (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 42. Principles and methods for developing and applying construction contracts and specifications.

119. Construction Laws (3)
Laws, acts, orders, bulletins, rules and regulations affecting the contracting business.

 


 

AUTOMOTIVE AREA

12. Basic Automotive Systems (3)
Design, construction, and mechanical functions of automotive engines, fuel systems, electrical systems, power transmission, brakes, and wheel suspension; proper use and safety of tools and equipment. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

120. Automotive Engine Systems (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 12, 52. Advanced study of automotive engines and support systems. Includes piston and rotary engine theory, fuel systems and fuel technology, electrical systems, small engines, diesel, gas turbine, emission control and diagnostic center power analysis. (field trips)

121. Automotive Engine Machining (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 12, 74. Advanced study of automotive engine machining including precision measurements, principles of engine operation, machining of engine components, crack detection, assembly procedures, lubricating and cooling systems. (field trips)

122. Automotive Chassis Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 12. Advanced study of automotive chassis components including power transmission, brake systems, wheel suspension, air conditioning, lubricants theory and testing, body repair and refinishing. (field trips)

124. Automotive Engine Diagnosis and Repair Procedures (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 12. Laboratory work with emphasis on engine trouble shooting, use of dynamometer and diagnostic equipment together with mechanical repair techniques. (technical reports)

129. Automotive Chassis Diagnosis and Repair Procedures (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 12. Laboratory work with emphasis on chassis diagnosis and mechanical repair procedures. (technical reports)


CRAFTS AREA

30. Plastics Technology (3)
Introduction to the plastics field. Technical information on composition, characteristics and uses of plastics; equipment design principles and manufacturing processes. (field trips)

34. Theatre Craft (3)
(See Drama 34)

133. Industrial Crafts (2; max total 4)
Creative and recreational experiences in craft media including plastics, leather, wood, enamels; historical, cultural, technological information.

134A-B. Advanced Theatre Craft (3-3)
(See Drama 134A-B)


DRAFTING/DESIGN AREA

31. Architectural Graphics (3)
(Former Ind A 143) Introduction to basic techniques and media used in architectural graphic communication including; perspective techniques, sciagraphy, models, and photography; emphasis on various ways of making drawn representations of architectural design proposals.

32. Architectural Design (3)
(Former Ind A 43) Introduction to architectural design theory; analysis of architectural design problems, assessment of human needs, establishment of architectural design criteria, and development of architectural design concept.

41. Industrial Design Graphics (3)
Application of the fundamentals of industrial design graphics. Sketching, lettering, orthographic projection, working drawings, auxiliary views, dimensioning, developments, pictorial drawings, duplication; interrelationship to the design process.

42. Architectural Drawing (3)
Architectural drafting techniques and standards; progress from fundamentals to completing light construction working drawings, floor plans, elevations, details; application of city and county codes.

44. Descriptive Geometry (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 41. Descriptive geometry as related to design processes. A nonmathematical approach to geometric magnitudes and the relationship between points, lines and planes in space. Application of these principles in solving a variety of technological design problems.

131. Advanced Architectural Graphics (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 31. Architectural graphic techniques as tools of three dimensional analysis and representation in the design process.

132. Advanced Architectural Design (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 32. Development of understanding of the forces affecting the manmade environment through function identification, systems analysis, and development of architectural design solutions to problems at an intermediate level of complexity.

136. Manufacturing Illustration (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 41. Practical application of the fundamentals of developing perspectives, isometric drawings, isometric projections, diametric drawings, trimetric drawings, and the rotation of views in the preparation of detailed pictoraI assembly drawings of machines and machine parts from a set of working drawings.

138. Advanced Rendering (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Ind A 147. Advanced rendering for industrial design, architecture, interior commercial art and illustration. Includes limited and full color problems with emphasis on professional presentation. Individual exploration encouraged.

139. Advertising Design (3; max total 6)
Advertising and illustration problems from rough sketches to finished art work. Emphasis on good design and professional techniques. Preparation of art work for reproduction including overlays, art type, photo mechanical procedures and advertising production methods.

140. Machine Design Graphics (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 41. Advanced technical drawing and design. Use of dimensioning/tolerancing, fabrication and materials standards, handbooks and industrial catalogs. Application of various machining and forming operations, including computer-aided design, in the investigation and completion of design problems. (field trips)

141. Design for Industry (3)
History and appreciation of design related to industrial design concepts; vocabulary of design terminology. Procedures to facilitate the development, selection, and organization of space, form and color.

142. Advanced Design for Industry (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 141. Design principles; analysis of the design structure of forms, their variations, and derivations; color and three-dimensional projects.

144. Tool Design Graphics (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 41. Application of graphics to industrial work holding devices; their application, drawing and design. Construction of working drawings aided by standards, company catalogs, and handbooks. Final designs subjected to student presentation and evaluation. (field trips)

145. Technical Illustration (3)
Principles and practice of drawing and laws of light and shade; subject matter ranges from the simplest basic shapes to more complex real forms including renderings in pencil and opaque color of industrial products, interior, architectural, and automotive projects.

146. Materials of Product Design (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 41. Origins, kinds, properties, and uses of materials of product design and development in modern industry; mechanical and nonmechanical functions of materials; experimentation with industrial materials of significance in the design of industrial products.

147. Rendering (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 145. Theory and practice of rendering techniques for all phases of industrial and advertising design; from pencil sketches to composition stressing appeal and quick reading; in black and white, full color chalk, water color, and tempera.

149. Perspective for Industrial Design (3)
Theory of one, two- and three-point perspective, followed by extensive application involving industrial design objects. Laws of perspective and light and shade as applied to increasingly complex subject matter.


ELECTRICITY/ELECTRONICS AREA

52. Basic Electricity (3)
Not open to students with credit in Ind A S1. Introduction to electricity including fundamentals of electrostatics, alternating and direct current electrical circuits, electrical calculations, magnetics, circuit applications, electrical measuring and lest equipment.

53. Fundamentals of Electronics (3)
(Former Ind A 152) Prerequisite: Ind A 52. Basic electronic components and circuits including inductors, capacitors, alternating current circuits; resonance and filters; vacuum tubes and transistors; power supplies, measuring devices, oscillators, amplifiers.

151. Elements of Digital Computers (3)
Not open to students with credit in Ind A 151A. Electrical-electronics fundamentals and types of computers; elements and functional units of digital computers; digital computer systems, design techniques and installations. (field trips)

153. Fundamentals of Electronic Communication Systems (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 53. Electronic systems and applications including basic transmitters, amplitude and frequency modulation transmitters and receivers; transistor applications; antennas; television. (field trips)

154. Industrial Electronics (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 102, 153; 156, 158 recommended. industrial electronics systems analysis; applications of analog and digital electronic circuits, devices, and systems to industrial process and machine control. (field trips)

155. Integrated Circuits (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 151. Theory and practice in the development and manufacturing of integrated circuits. Applications of integrated circuits in linear and digital systems.

156. Fundamentals of Electric Motors (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 52; 158 recommended. Application, operation and control of alternating and direct current motors. (field trips)

157. Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Waves and Antenna Systems (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 153. Electromagnetic wave theory, propagation, and spectrum; antennas, transmission lines, wave-guides, and coupling circuits; and antenna constructions and measurements. (field trips)

158. Fundamentals of Electrical Power Generation, Transmission (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 52; 10l recommended. Equipment and systems for electrical power generation, transmission and distribution. (field trips)

159. Building Electrical Systems (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 52. Electrical systems for power, light, heat, signals, and communications in commercial, industrial and residential buildings. (field trips)


GRAPHICS ARTS AREA

60. Basic Graphic Arts (3)
Introduction to the graphic arts: letterpress, photo offset lithography, screen printing; layout, composition, imposition, presswork, bindery. (field trips 1

160. Advanced Graphic Arts (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 60. Advanced techniques in letterpress and offset printing. Completion of printed booklet, involving copyfitting, composition, layout, printing and bookbinding. Bookbinding projects, including hand-sewn case-bound books will be completed. (field trips)

161. Photo Offset Lithography (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 60. Photo offset lithography techniques and processes; design, layout, cold type composition, and paste-up, line, and half-tone copy, imposition, multicolor printing. (field trips)

162. Graphic Arts Crafts (3)
Various processes and media used in graphic arts; creative and recreational aspects for the student; silk screen, linoleum block, intaglio, papermaking, thermographs, marbling, bookbinding, student projects. (field trips)

165. Typographical Layout (3)
Theory and practice utilized by the printing industry in designing, producing, and selling printed matter. Typographical principles, properties, elements, techniques, processes, and media, with aesthetic and psychological implications. (field trips)

166. Reproduction Techniques (3)
Prerequisite: upper division student. Survey of all reproduction methods found in business and graphic reproduction industries. Methods discussed are; microfilm, C.R.T., holography, xographs, photographic, electrostatic, thermographic, xerographic and up-to-the-minute advancements. Technical publishing and yearbook production. (field trips)

168. Photography for Industry and Technology (3)
Prerequisite: upper division standing. introduction to basic black and white photography with emphasis on industrial and technical applications, including microphotography, photogrammetry and engineering drawing reproduction. Films and papers, tray and tank developing, enlarging and contact printing. (field trips)


METALS AREA

GENERAL METALWORKING

70. Basic Metalworking (3)
Introduction to and exploration in various metal areas including sheet metal, bench metal, art metal, wrought iron, foundry and forging.

170. Advanced Principles of Metalworking (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 70. Study and experience in the technological, scientific, and historical aspects of nonferrous metal casting, core-making; forging; principles of metal spinning.

 

WELDING

71. Metallurgical Processes (3)
Fundamentals of metallurgy; properties and characteristics of metals; survey of metal welding processes, equipment, and procedures; theory-discussion and laboratory experience in oxygen-fuel welding, cutting, brazing, and shielded metallic arc welding.

171. Advanced Metallurgical Processes (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 71. Lecture-discussion and laboratory experiences in advanced shielded metallic arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, gas metal arc welding, plasma arc cutting, air arc cutting, and automated oxygen-fuel culling; weld specimen preparation, testing (destructive/non-destructive), and welding metallurgy.

 

SHEET METALWORKING

172. Fluid Metal Processes (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 170. Theory and practice in processes of industrial casting, casting design considerations, pattern making, core making, sand mold casting, permanent mold casting, die casting, centrifugal casting, and related processes.

173. Metal Fabrication Processes (3)
Sheet metal pattern drafting and layout applicable to parallel, radial, and triangulation methods using light gauge metals; individual problems in planning, using, and maintaining hand and machine tools.

 

MACHINE TOOL METALWORKING

74. Basic Machine Tool Metalworking (3)
Basic methods of machining metals, including drilling, turning, boring, milling, grinding, and shaping; hand tools, precision measuring instruments, and layout; speeds and feeds; steel and its heat treatment.

174. Advanced Machine Tool Metalworking (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 74. Advanced machining and tooling, special machine tools, and precision measuring instruments; laboratory experiences in use of ferrous and nonferrous metals, cast iron and semisteel castings; coolants related to modern manufacturing process.

175. Machine Tool Technical Problems (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 74. Technical problems in design, layout fabrication and machinability of metals, tooling and gearing principles; maintenance, adjustment and repair of machine tools; introduction to numerical control.

176. Advanced Machine Tool Problems (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 174. Advanced technical work in metals area; introduction to tool and die work; jig and fixture principles and practices; heat treatment, specifications of materials and equipment; experimental work and technical reports.

METAL CRAFT

178. Jewelry and Metalsmithing (3; max total 6)
Design, fabrication techniques, and properties of materials as related to jewelry, gemology, and metalsmithing. Historical, contemporary, and creative emphasis. Designing and constructing articles of jewelry and hollow ware by hand and machine processes.


WOODWORKING AREA

80. Basic Woodworking (3)
Not open to students with credit in Ind A 81. Basic woodworking and finishing process and materials; use and care of hand tools, portable electric tools, light woodworking machinery, basic units in wood technology.

82. Wood Machining (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 80. Development of proficiency in the operation and maintenance of modern woodworking machinery and spray finishing equipment; safety education, cutting principles and techniques, machine design and capabilities.

182. Advanced Wood Machining (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 82. Design, construction, and finishing of furniture, cabinet work, millwork. Production methods, analysis of cutting processes.

184. Woodworking Specialties (3-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Ind A 82. Specialized activities related to the field of woodworking; upholstering, inlaying and veneering, advanced wood turning, plastic laminate fabrication bending and laminating, molded plastic parts, paneling, caning, glass and mirrors, picture framing, furniture restoration, wood finishing.

185. Wood Technology (3)
Prerequisite: Ind A 82. Wood structure, identification, physical testing; study of wood products and processing industries. (field trips)


PROFESSIONAL COURSES

91. Foundations of Industry and Technology (2)
The development of industry and technology; past, present and future effects upon mankind; types, functions, and trends in education for industry and technology.

92. Safety for Industrial Education (2)
Principles of industrial education safety as applied to industrial, occupational, and school settings; principles of safety, safety legislation, first aid; machine, electrical, eye, noise, and fire prevention safety.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

193. Supervised Work Experience (3-6; max total 6)
Open only to Industrial Arts and Industrial Technology majors. Prerequisite: junior standing and permission of instructor. Supervised work experience in all technological fields relating to the various industries. Periodic consultations with instructor.

195. Modern Industrial Facilities (1-2; max total 4)
Observation, analysis, and critique of production methods and facilities of selected industries of interest to Industrial Technology and/or Industrial Arts majors within options, emphases, or unit areas of study. (field trips; students may anticipate charges relative to transportation, lodging and meals)

198. Technical Report Writing (2)
Prerequisite: senior standing in industrial technology. Technical writing for the industrial technologist; preliminary organization and development of the senior problem.

199. Senior Problem in Industrial Technology (2)
Prerequisite: Ind A 198 and permission of instructor. Approved problem or research project in the area of the student's option and emphasis.

 


 

GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)

The following graduate courses are open only to students who have been accepted into a graduate program. Students who are not in graduate standing should contact the department graduate coordinator prior to enrolling.

Industrial Education (I Ed)

223. History and Philosophy of Industrial Education and Technology (3)
A study at the developmental history of the technological and educational related fields of industry including philosophical and pragmatic foundations, issues, movements, and trends.

224T. Professional Topics in Industrial Education
(2-3; max total 6 on master's degree with no area repeated)

Advanced study in professional industrial education; administration, supervision, vocational guidance, economic, and sociological implications.

228. Evaluation in Industrial Education (3)
Techniques and philosophy of evaluation in industrial education; types of test items, item analysis, and interpretation of test results; evaluation of research, facilities, textbooks, and evaluative criteria.

270. Technical Problems
(2-3; max total 9 if no area repeated; max combined total with I T 290 is 12)

Technical work in selected areas; research under supervision of instructor.

280. Problems in Industrial Arts Research (3)
Seminar in research procedures in the industrial arts; basic bibliography, research form and method.

281. Research Design in Industrial Education (3)
Research formats and applied experimentation techniques; critical path analysis and program evaluation review techniques.

284T. Topics in Industrial Technology
(2-3; max total 9 toward master's degree if no area repeated)

Advanced study in technical areas; current industrial practices, developments and trends related to design, materials, and processes.

286. Safety and Related Problems in Industrial Education and Technology (3)
Safety principles in occupational, industrial, and school settings, safety legislation, inspections, equipment, workman's compensation, first aid, fire, noise, and general safety.

287. Planning and Organizing Industrial Education Curriculum (3)
Prerequisite: T Ed 161. Study of the planning, organizing, and control functions utilized in the development and management of industrial education programs and curriculum.

288. Seminar in Industrial Arts and Technology (2-3; max total 6 on master's degree)
Advanced individual and group study o1 selected problems; organizational relationships, effective communication of ideas, technological trends and developments, economic and social considerations.

290. Independent Study
(1-3; max total 6 if no area repeated; max combined total with I T 270 is 12)

See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

299. Thesis (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisites: I T 280; prior advancement to candidacy. See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.


IN-SERVICE COURSE

(See Course Numbering System.)

Industrial Education (I Ed)

341. Problems in Industrial Arts
(2-3; max total 6 if no area repeated)


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