NWTC College Program Guide 2022-2023 | Page 31

Printed : 12 / 17 / 2021 Academic Year 2022-2023

Program Code 106641

As a graduate of the Automation Engineering Technology program , you ' ll be ready to work with integrated machine systems that involve industrial automation , robotics , mechanics , computers , industrial communications and / or electronics technology . Your potential career opportunities include controls designer , automation technician , controls technician , engineering technician , controls engineer in training , and automation engineer in training .

FT Median Annual Wage With 43 % Employed in Field

Curriculum : Students following the study plan below will complete the Automation Engineering Technology associate degree in the number of semesters shown .

First Semester

10-620-100 Fluids 1 : Basic Pneumatics 10-620-101 Fluids 2 : Basic Hydraulics 10-620-140 Machine Wiring and Safety 10-660-116 Introduction to AC / DC 10-664-100 Automation 1 : Control Logic 10-664-101 Automation 2 : Motor Control 10-620-144 Basic Mechanics 10-801-196 Oral / Interpersonal Comm 10-804-113 College Technical Math 1A 10-890-101 College 101 Semester Total

1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 1

15.00

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Beginning courses require mastery of algebra skills . For a description of algebra skills , see the Basic Education section of this catalog .

Fluids 3 : Inter Hydraulics , 10-620-165 Fluids 4 : Adv Hydraulics , 10-620-166 Mechanics 1 : Basic , 10-620-121 Mechanics 2 : Intermediate , 10-620-122 Mechanics 3 : Systems , 10-620-123

Understand and apply knowledge of electricity , electronics and motors to industrial applications . Read and interpret technical speci�cations , detail and assembly drawings , schematics , and diagrams for machine control . Document technical information through descriptive writing , sketches / diagrams , mathematical expression , computation , and graphs . Analyze electrical , mechanical , �uid control functions for proper machine programming and operation .

Apply a variety programming languages to the control of single manufacturing cells , programmable controllers , computer networks , industrial networks and information systems using a dynamic data exchange .

Construct ladder diagrams , �ow charts , timing diagrams , and basic computer control algorithms for machine control .

10-605-157 Power Electronics 1 : Drives 10-605-158 Power Electronics 2 : Drives 10-606-116 CAD-Intro 10-606-212 CAD-ECD 10-620-159 Power Electronics 3 : Drives 10-620-161 Power Electricity 1 : Motors 10-620-162 Power Electricity 2 : Motors 10-664-105 Automation 6 : PLC 10-664-151 Automation 8 : HMI 10-664-152 Automation 9 : HMI 10-664-160 Control 1 : Discrete Systems 10-664-161 Control 2 : Servo Systems-Intro 10-664-162 Control 3 : Servo Motion Prog 10-801-197 Technical Reporting Semester Total

Fourth Semester

10-620-170 Robotics - Introduction to 10-620-172 Robotic Vision Systems 10-664-150 Automation 7 : PLC 10-664-153 Automation 10 : Network 10-664-163 Control 4 : Servo System Camm 10-664-164 Control 5 : Servo System Regist 10-664-165 Control 6 : Process Control 10-664-189 Automation Systems Integration 10-809-172 Intro to Diversity Studies 10-809-198 Intro to Psychology 10-620-147 Intro to Predictive Maint Semester Total

Total Credits

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3

16.00

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 17.00

62.00

Understand and apply computer hardware / software applications to industrial systems .

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